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Tuner Fits His Toyota with Mario Intake
Reader Danny Z. sent this in with a barebones description – I’m no mechanic, so I can’t tell if this is a joke or not. But that’s Mario peeking out from an MR2 Spyder’s intake. Saith Danny: i made a intake for my car. i thought i share. its made out of pvc. its pretty…
By Owen Good Published August 1, 2009 - Uncategorized
Guess BlizzCon Tourney Winners, Win a Gaming Laptop
All you Warcraft tournament handicappers, take note – Blizzard’s Intel’s running a contest to guess the winner of three of its tournaments at the upcoming BlizzCon, and laying two Asus G50vt laptops as grand prizes. Now, I don’t have the first clue how you’d predict these winners. But if you do, or if you get…
By Owen Good Published August 1, 2009 - Uncategorized
Weekend Coupons: A Quarter Back
‘Tis the weekend for bulk discounted savings. Not a lot of game-specific deals out there, but three big online retailers are running sales on games you might enjoy. Let’s go to the tape! Software: • GameStop’s running an online used game sale until noon tomorrow. You get 25 percent off with the promo code DEAL25U,…
By Owen Good Published August 1, 2009 - Reviews
NCAA Football 10 Review: Be True to Your School
EA Sports appeals to your school pride and sportsmanship with this year’s version of NCAA Football, encouraging you to play the game right and giving you the tools to make its complex tasks more simple. But what motivates college sports fans about these games is the fantasy of it all – being a heavily recruited…
By Owen Good Published August 1, 2009 - Uncategorized
Kotaku Originals: Glum Assignments
It wasn’t much fun reporting quarterly numbers that showed nearly every major name in games having a terrible time. Fortunately, Batman, Scribblenauts and A Boy and His Blob arrived to put a smile on everyone’s face. The week that was in Kotaku’s original reporting: 2009 San Diego Comic-Con Round Up Summer of Gaming Libraries Got…
By Owen Good Published August 1, 2009 - Uncategorized
Which Western Games Have Inspired Final Fantasy XIII?
There are plenty of Western games that have been inspired by Square Enix’s Final Fantasy series over the years. But are there any Western games that have inspired Final Fantasy? Specifically, Final Fantasy XIII? Why, yes, there are. In an interview with 360 Magazine, Square Enix’s Yoshinori Kitase – producer of FInal Fantasy XIII –…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 1, 2009 - Uncategorized
Downloadable Games Or Retail Games – Which Have You Been Playing?
Hello you. How ya doin? Good? That’s good. Let’s talk. Here’s how it works: We ask a question, you answer it. Simple and no strings attached! This isn’t some marketing survey or whatever. It’s an emotional investment in you. Yes, we’re interested in knowing you, Kotaku reader person. You probably know oodles about us –…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 1, 2009 - Uncategorized
A Week In Comments
The Witcher Uncensored For North America Comment by: Instant_Awesome Nominated by: Curse_Lily Remember when nudity was nonexistent in mainstream movies? Well, that changed, and so will games, eventually. One day, games will be able to have full artistic expression without being labeled as smut that’s harming our children. We’re not there yet, but it will…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 1, 2009 - Uncategorized
German Amazon Lists PS3 Slim
Earlier this May, supposed “leaked” photos from a Chinese plant showed what’s reported to be the PS3 Slim. The German Amazon site now has a listing for “PlayStation 3 Konsole slim”. Googling the product code number does not show anything else but this listing on Amazon.de. Retailer listings of unannounced products are always fishy. Ditto…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 31, 2009 - Uncategorized
Halo? More Like Claylo, Amiright?
Guy called Antithesis has blended a childhood pastime with an adult interest and come up with this impressive – no, adorable – range of Halo figures, each sculpted from stringy bits of clay. You can check out these, as well as keep up to date on promised future models, by visiting his website below. [Primordial…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 31, 2009 - Uncategorized
PC Erotic Game Getting Movie Version
A movie version of an adult visual novel Fate/stay night has been announced via teaser site. There’s no info about the movie just yet — such as who’s starring in the flick, who’s directing, etc. Fate/stay night was originally released on the PC back in early 2004. It has spun off PlayStation platform titles, anime…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 31, 2009 - Uncategorized
Mickey Rourke Doesn’t Talk Games With Other Actors
These days loads of big Hollywood actors are appearing in video games. It’s become normal. Heck, even Oscar nominee Mickey Rourke is doing game voice work. For actors, Rourke sees film and gaming as still totally separate. “I don’t really think people yet are comparing the two, insofar as somebody’s performance in a video game…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 31, 2009 - Uncategorized
Capcom Giving Away Autographed Snack Foods
If you know what “Pringles” means among Marvel vs. Capcom 2 players – and it’s no compliment – you can win a can of the real thing autographed by the guy who coined the term. It comes from Michael “IFC Yipes” Mendoza and was dropped in the stream-of-conscious lingo play-by-play of this MvC2 fight years…
By Owen Good Published July 31, 2009 - Uncategorized
Lifetime Sales Figures For The PlayStation 3
Every time Sony releases their quarterly earnings, they update their records to show exactly how many consoles and games have been sold to the public over the past few months. Let’s take a look at the PS3 figures then, eh? In 2006, Sony decided to start tracking how many consoles and games they sold all…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 31, 2009 - Uncategorized
Chargeback Snafu Results in Warcraft Account Suspensions
A gigantic mess involving credit cards, unauthorized charges, chargebacks and an unresponsive company has suspended the accounts of many unwitting World of Warcraft players. In a nutshell, here’s what happened: first, the accounts were suspended because of “a chargeback filed against the account’s past payments.” For those not in the know, that is when a…
By Owen Good Published July 31, 2009 - Uncategorized
id Responds To PlayStation 3 ‘Rage’ Ruckus
id Software co-founder John Carmack’s comments about the PlayStation 3 version of its shooter Rage weren’t promising. He told Edge magazine that the PS3 version was lagging behind its PC and Xbox 360 counterparts, inspiring an internet slap fight. Amid accusations of “lazy developers,” id responded to the “ruckus” via its Rage-centric Twitter account today,…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 31, 2009 - Uncategorized
Tekken 6’s Console-Only Costumes In Detail
The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of Tekken 6 pack in the console-exclusive bonuses that will have us frantically unlocking each superfluous addition, like these overly ornate costumes for Lars Alexandersson and Zafina. Like the CLAMP-designed get up for Tekken 6‘s Jin Kazama and the Penny Arcade home for Yoshimitsu, Lars and Zafina’s console-only…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 31, 2009 - Uncategorized
The 360 Gets a $30 Chastity Belt
If you’re in a crap neighborhood where smash-and-grab burglaries are a problem, maybe this thing saves your 360 even if the rest of your stuff’s stolen. Chances are, you got ripped off just buying it. This first-ever Security Kit is $29.95 worth of common stuff you can buy at a hardware store for a lot…
By Owen Good Published July 31, 2009 - Uncategorized
DSi Goes Retro In Chicago This Weekend
The Nintendo DSi tour bus is hitting this weekend’s Retro in Roscoe street festival in Chicago, bringing the high-tech glory of handheld gaming to a celebration of art and antiques. In addition to providing a bus full of playable DSi units, the press release says that the Mobile Tour bus is “interactive.” If this means…
By AJ Glasser Published July 31, 2009
