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  More Gran Turismo 5 Gameplay Footage

  Digging through the remnants from our coverage of Gamescom last night, I stumbled upon this short video I shot of a reader playing Gran Turismo 5 on the show floor. Sit back, enjoy and see if you can spot the damage modeling.

  By Brian Crecente Published August 27, 2009
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  You Got Tim Curry In My Dragon Age: Origins

  BioWare has announced the star-studded voice cast for Dragon Age: Origins, giving us yet another excuse to post a giant picture of Tim Curry. Not that we need an excuse. Left unchecked, I’m sure half of our posts would have giant Curry faces staring at you on a daily basis, but we show restraint, to…

  By Mike Fahey Published August 27, 2009
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  This Is Not How You Respect The Sanctity Of The Batcave

  http://www.gametrailers.com/video/batman-arkham-home/55021 Here’s a video showing the PlayStation Home Batcave, a place where you really shouldn’t host impromptu dance parties. The Batcave is a special treat for PlayStation 3 owners who pick up Batman: Arkham Asylum, first announced and shown off earlier this month. It looks lovely, but once again I must stress how much Bruce…

  By Mike Fahey Published August 27, 2009
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  PS3 Slim Vs. Xbox 360 Elite: Tale of the Tape

  For the first time in the history of the Playstation 3, Xbox 360 console wars, gamers have a chance to pay the same cash for very similar hardware. For $299 a happy gamer can land themselves a PS3 Slim or an Xbox 360 Elite. Let’s go to the numbers to see how they compare. PS3…

  By Brian Crecente Published August 27, 2009
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  As of today, Kotaku will be $100 cheaper to read (but not any slimmer). You’re welcome. Now please comment here about video games. Confused about commenting on Kotaku? Read our FAQ.

  By Stephen Totilo Published August 27, 2009
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  Firm or Soft: Which Is It?

  To: Crecente From: Bashcraft Last week, we bought a bed. And yesterday, just like that, it arrived. Amazing how that works. For the last couple of years, we haven’t had a bed — our last apartment was so damn small that we had to sleep on mats in the living room! And since we moved…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 27, 2009
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  Exchange Rates Make Microsoft’s 360 Price Hike A Little Iffy

  Like the US, the 360 Elite is getting a hefty price cut in the UK. But unlike the US, the price of the Arcade 360 in the UK is about to go up. Hey, Microsoft, what’s the deal? Microsoft Europe’s Chris Lewis has told MCV “We are making modest increases on the Xbox 360 Arcade…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 27, 2009
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  Ratchet & Clank Will Be Out In October

  The latest Ratchet & Clank game from Insomniac – Ratchet & Clank: Future – has been given a release date by Sony, and will be out towards the end of October. October 27, if you need the exact day. Note that’s only the US release date; European dates are still to come. So far this…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 27, 2009
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  Devil Kings In Snack Food Form

  How popular is Sengoku Basara (AKA Devil Kings in the West) in Japan? Popular enough to merit snack chips. Featuring characters of Sengoku Basara Battle Heroes, the crispy chips come in four flavors: Mustard miso, crab, seaweed and cow tongue. Tasty! They’re priced at ¥315 (US$3.30) for a bag and available from this month across…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 27, 2009
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  Arcade Cabinets For Your GI Joes

  Disillusioned by the way the recent GI Joe movie treated the 1980’s take on the franchise? You’re not the only one. Spare a thought for the plastic Joes themselves, who must now console themselves with endless games of Tempest. And Pac-Man, and Galaga, and Donkey Kong. The bleeps and bloops of decades-old arcade games are…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 27, 2009
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  Talent Agency: Hans Zimmer Is Scoring Modern Warfare 2 [Update]

  Hans Zimmer. Check the composer of big Hollywood films, and you’re bound to find his name. He’s scored movies as diverse as the smash hit The Lion King soundtrack and his Badlands inspired True Romance score. Most recently, Zimmer has scored Frost/Nixon and The Dark Knight. According to Zimmer’s agency, the Gorfaine/Schwartz Agency, the composer…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 27, 2009
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  Peggle Nights Gets An Extra Ball On Xbox Live Arcade

  Peggle Nights – the joyous expansion to the joyful Peggle – will soon be making the jump from personal computer to Xbox 360. It’ll hit the 360 in the form of downloadable content, and includes everything you’d find in the PC/Mac version of Peggle Nights. Which means 60 new MP levels, 60 new campaign levels…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 27, 2009
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  UK Gets Xbox 360 Price Cut And Price Hike

  It’s not only the US that is seeing an Xbox 360 price drop, but the UK, too. Starting tomorrow, the Xbox 360 Elite 120GB will be priced at £199.99 (US$324). The new price is a £30 drop from the current retail price, and the the Xbox 360 Pro will be phased out in the United…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 27, 2009
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  The Limited Edition Pokemon World Champs DSi

  The Pokemon World Championships held recently in San Diego were a source of laughter, yes, but for die-hard fans they’ll also have been a source of envy if this Pokemon DSi is any indication. Handed out in strictly limited quantities, it’s probably as visually pleasing an offspring of Pokemon and San Diego as you’re going…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 27, 2009
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  Gundam Large And In STONE

  Another giant Gundam statue. Sure, it’s not as big as the 1/1 scale Gundam — this mobile suit is 4 meters and weighs 10 tons. Recently hitting the Japanese internet, this Gundam was created 2 years ago by a Japanese stone cutter in Yasu City, Saga Prefecture. See those stones in the background? Those are…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 27, 2009
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  Microsoft Confirms Xbox 360 Price Drop, Denies Slim 360 Rumors

  Microsoft’s priciest version of the Xbox 360 is getting a $100 price drop this Friday, the publisher told Kotaku, and its top selling model of the console is being phased out. The 120GB Xbox 360 Elite will sell for $299.99, while the popular 60GB Xbox 360 Pro will be cut to $249.99. Despite being Microsoft’s…

  By Brian Crecente Published August 27, 2009
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  Pro Evo 2010 Box Art Is Short, Beautiful

  The thing about the football market having two flagship series as opposed to, say, the NFL’s one, is that there are always two box art rituals to sit through. We’ve seen FIFA’s, now let’s look at Pro Evo‘s. Appearing on the cover of this year’s edition are Barcelona’s pint-sized Argentinian Lionel Messi, who reprises his…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 27, 2009
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  Fez: New Footage!

  Can’t say I watch G4’s Electric Playground that often. And by that, I mean never. Which explains why I missed this neat little segment on the neat-looking XBLA platformer Fez. There’s an interesting interview with the game’s shaggy developers, Polytron, along with a few minute’s worth of in-game footage. The clip below is the full…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 27, 2009
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  How Borderlands Will Handle Cheaters

  There are cheaters. There are always cheaters. Borderlands developer Gearbox Software has a plan to get ’em. “We’re going to wait and see what the cheaters do, and then we’ll attack them,” says Gearbox honcho Randy Pitchford. “It’s the only way to fight them, they’ll be there no matter what we do. The console versions…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 27, 2009
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  Tearing The PSPgo To Pieces, Just To See What Its Insides Look Like

  Another day, another ruthless dismembering of a Sony console, as following on from yesterday’s PS3 Slim teardown we now get a real good look at the PSPgo’s inside bits. Not knowing what the hell was going on, I just sat back, scrolled through the 12 pages of pics and pretended I could hear the PSPgo…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 27, 2009