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  Kotaku Originals: Lawsuits, PETA and the NPDs

  I used to have this nightmare all the time where I forgot to show up for my Spanish finals in college and couldn’t graduate. See, I was a semester away from graduating when they discovered I needed to take one Spanish class to be able to earn both my degrees. I took the class, but…

  By Brian Crecente Published May 16, 2009
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  Batman: Arkham Asylum ‘FreeFlow Combat’ Walkthrough

  Click to viewBatman: Arkham Asylum Exclusive ‘FreeFlow Combat’ Walkthrough Beating the crap out of people as Batman may be only one aspect of Batman: Arkham Asylum, but it sure looks to be the one I’d like to spend the most time on in the game. When I played around with Batman freeflow combat the biggest…

  By Brian Crecente Published May 16, 2009
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  Come Cover E3 With Kotaku: Contest Kick Off

  If you want to come to E3 with Kotaku you can’t be dead weight. That’s my job. The winner of our Cover E3 with Kotaku contest is going to have to have the writing chops to sift through the seething turmoil of gaming and come out alive and with something to post on Kotaku. Lots…

  By Brian Crecente Published May 16, 2009
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  How To Build A 3D City Landscape In Four Minutes

  You may have heard the term “procedurally-generated” tossed about recently when we’ve been discussing Love, or Introversion. Want to know what it means? We could tell you, but it’s easier to just watch this video. Pixel City [via Rock, Paper, Shotgun]

  By Luke Plunkett Published May 16, 2009
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  A Week In Comments

  Just What You’ve Always Wanted: a Playboy MMO Comment by: D-K, Came for the punch, stayed… Nominated by: Owen Playboy brainstorm session: “About 90% of the entire male population likes porn, amirite!!??” *collective “boo-yah”* “About 60% of the male populous also enjoys gaming, amirite!!?? *some w00ts and a “hell yeah!”* “So by combining the two,…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published May 16, 2009
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  PAL PlayStation Store Update: Nobody Rides For Free

  The North American store got a free, subsidised copy of Rag Doll Kung Fu: Fists of Plastic yesterday. Are Europeans and Australians so lucky? Short answer: no. They got nothing of the sort. What PAL users did get, though, is…well, not much. Our highlights (note: your highlights may differ) include Buzz! Junior: Ροpοtάκιa eν dράseι…

  By Luke Plunkett Published May 16, 2009
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  Do You Actually Like Announcements Of Announcements?

  Hi Friday, how are you? Good? That’s good. Let’s talk. This is Tell Us Dammit, no, make that TELL US DAMMIT. 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…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published May 16, 2009
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  Unique FPS That Merged Single & Multiplayer Gets Shelved

  Man, I remember reading about this game in Edge a few years back and thinking “they will never get this to work”. And they haven’t, as The Crossing has been put on hold. The game, by Arkane Studios, promised to blend single & multiplayer gaming, by making real humans your faceless opponents in a singleplayer…

  By Luke Plunkett Published May 15, 2009
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  Can We Expect More Ninja Gaiden Games? Can We?

  When game designer Tomonobu Itagaki headed up Tecmo’s Ninja Gaiden franchise, he stated that Ninja Gaiden II was the last title in the series. But the franchise isn’t his anymore. New Team Ninja lead ninja Yosuke Hayashi hinted to website Kikizo that there very well could be more in store for Ninja Gaiden. “Regardless of…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published May 15, 2009
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  Valve Release Left 4 Dead Mod Tools

  Those wanting to build their own take on the zombie apocalypse are being well looked after today, with Valve announcing an open beta for Left 4 Dead’s software development kit. If you jump to the “tools” tab in Steam, you’ll see it available for download. Contained within are “modified versions of the same tools” used…

  By Luke Plunkett Published May 15, 2009
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  Your Favorite Red Picture Is…

  Kotakuland has spoken and picked its favorite red picture for our Red Faction contest. But which photo was the winner? (Hint: It’s a picture with red in it.) For this contest we asked folks to send us read photos, and we got extremely impressive entries. Much love to everyone who entered. But sadly we only…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published May 15, 2009
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  Broken Window Theory: Invaders Reckless Abandon

  As seen on Abandoned Places.

  By Michael McWhertor Published May 15, 2009
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  Call of Duty: World At War, MadWorld Go Cheap

  Looking for some piping hot deals this weekend? Then look no further than… however far Call of Duty: World At War and MadWorld are. Both are newly cheap, thanks to fresh price breaks. Treyarch’s return to World War II is the latest Steam Weekend Deal, marked down 50% on Valve’s digital distribution service. That translates…

  By Michael McWhertor Published May 15, 2009
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  New Tony Hawk Peripheral “Responds Like A Real Skateboard”

  Whether you think the new Tony Hawk skateboard controller is a disaster-in-waiting or a stroke of mould-injected genius, you’ll want to know how it works. And Tony Hawk himself has offered some clues. “The board controller is a marvel of new technology”, he says in full-blown PR mode, before continuing. “[It] responds like a real…

  By Luke Plunkett Published May 15, 2009
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  Adventure Quest Brings 80s Gaming To The Stage

  This summer The Brick Theater in Brooklyn, New York will debut Adventure Quest – a play built around PC adventure gaming of the 80s and early 90s. The production projects vintage game graphics onto the stage, uses 8-bit era music and an EGA color palette theme for set pieces and costumes. The story is about…

  By AJ Glasser Published May 15, 2009
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  EA Adds First-Person Punching To NHL 10

  Get ready to experience what it’s really like to punch Canadians and Eastern Europeans in the face when NHL 10 ships this September. Electronic Arts has added first-person view brawling to the professional hockey sim. First person brawlers are few and far between—only a handful, like Condemned, Breakdown and Zeno Clash, have found some degree…

  By Michael McWhertor Published May 15, 2009
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  Mega Man Losing To The French In Robot Hall Of Fame Race

  Mega Man is a man among robots, but is he spiffy enough to top a French robot built in 1810 that writes poetry for a spot in the Robot Hall of Fame? Capcom isn’t completely sure and that’s why they’re asking their blog readers to go support their iconic blue-clad hero by voting for him…

  By AJ Glasser Published May 15, 2009
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  E3 Cometh

  To: Ash From: Crecente Re: The Most Important Live Blog of The Day Micro-Ash crawling. Congrats man, pretty cool and we were IMing when it happened, so it’s almost like I was there. We kicked off our contest today to fly a reader out to E3 to help us cover the big show, press pass…

  By Brian Crecente Published May 15, 2009
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  Reminder: BlizzCon Tickets Go On Sale Tomorrow

  Don’t forget! Tomorrow, the first batch of tickets for BlizzCon 2009 go on sale at the official Blizzard online store at 10 A.M. Pacific Time sharp. Let’s hope Blizzard’s web infrastructure can hold up. Given my close proximity to Irvine, I’d hate to see anyone bad happen, like Blizzard’s web servers going nuclear. But it’s…

  By Michael McWhertor Published May 15, 2009
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  MX VS. ATV Re-re-reflex First Look

  MX Vs. ATV Reflex will allow gamers to control the driver and vehicle separately with a controller’s two thumbsticks. During a brief demonstration last week, developers showed onlookers how the “rider reflex” controls can affect stunts and maneuverability. By shifting your riders weight around while driving you can actually put weight on different tires, allowing…

  By Brian Crecente Published May 15, 2009