If you’re the owner of a brand-spankin’-new Windows Phone 7 device, then “Ilomilo” is a game you should play. But there’s a catch. The new operating system just launched in November and hasn’t exactly been doing gangbusters in terms of sales. Still, the phones have much to offer gamers. After all, Windows Phone 7 devices…
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One week from today team Kotaku descends on Vegas to prepare for the 2011 International Consumer Electronics Show. While there are no expectations of huge news shaking loose from the annual gadget and gear show, that doesn’t mean it’s going to be a boring week. Sony often drops interesting nuggets about their gaming division during…
To: Crecente From: Bash RE: The Last Monday of 2010! I guess this Night Note is for Owen… The odd thing is that I don’t have anyone’s autograph in the game industry. What you missed last night More Games Hack, Slash & Jiggle Their Way Into Early 2011 Super Meat Boy Hacked Into Super Smash…
By artist and blogger Steven Quinn. As seen on his site
For all the years in reviews, Japanese site Moeyo.com decided to do one that might go overlooked, but one that will definitely get a hard second look. That’s right, booth companions. Moeyo.com went through and catalogued all the booth companions from the major game, manga and anime related events from the past year. Here are…
That is, if you live in Japan. Nintendo is rolling out its Nintendo World 2011 next year in Chiba, Japan. The Kyoto-based company has a list of titles that will be playable for those over six. You’re over six, right? Those games are: Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D “The Naked Sample” (Auto Mode) Winning…
Consider the bar upped. Real Racing 2 is a straight up racing sim for the iOS, and it looks surprisingly good. The tracks are well designed and beautifully presented. And the car models look great. There are 30 licensed vehicles in the game that include the likes of Lotus, Nissan, Chevy, BMW and more. It’s…
Next month, Nintendo is showing off the Nintendo 3DS to the general public in Japan for the first time. It could possibly make you sick. Oh, and don’t plan on bringing young kids for 3D fun. Nintendo has a couple warnings regarding the Nintendo 3DS. These are general safety warnings for 3D, but here, Nintendo…
Jun Komori started out as a fashion model, appearing in magazines like Popteen. There are tons of magazine models. So Jun started to be different by making stupid faces. At a press conference today in Tokyo it was revealed that Komori will be the Yakuza franchise’s latest massage “therapist” in the forthcoming Yakuza: Of The…
Here’s a hint: Mario’s in it. Not much of a hint, because Mario games are generally huge. New Super Mario Bros. is just huger. As of December 26, the game has sold 6.01 million copies in Japan. This is the first DS game in Japan to break the 6 million mark! New Super Mario Bros.…
Still unofficial, the PlayStation Phone will be released next spring, reports Japanese newspaper the Asahi Shimbun. According to the report, the Sony Ericsson-developed phone could go on sale first in the U.S. and Europe and be based on the PSPgo and use slide-out PSPgo-style gaming controls. However, instead of analog thumb nubs, there is apparently…
Cars. Television. Game consoles. For years, these were what Japan was known for abroad. But that’s not all. Eight years ago, American journalist Douglas McGray coined the phrase “Cool Japan” to refer to Japan’s soft power prowess. Culture is now a huge export for Japan — whether that be anime, manga or, yes, video games.…
Sean Galloway threw down an excellent collection of Street Fighter character illustrations in his unique style. Related Rampage: Ironlad to the Rescue Street Fighter Busts by Sean Galloway (deviantART) (Facebook) (Twitter) Need your daily fill of geek eye candy? If so, head over to Justin Page’s Rampaged Reality and get your fix. Republished with permission.
How’s everybody holding up under the weight of all that snow? We’re talking to you, northeastern Kotaku readers and everyone else who wants to join in on some off-topic conversation. Things are cool and comfortable here in Florida, where blizzards tend not to happen. It’s a little frosty, but nothing tough video games media types…
The Wii release of Super Meat Boy is looking grim, but resourceful Super Smash Bros. Brawl hackers find a way to get the blocky man of meat into Nintendo’s beat ’em up. There’s not much meat to this clip showing off the Brawl hack, via Destructoid, but it goes to show you that Kirby is…
Brutal Legend makers Double Fine wish you a happy holiday, with visions of Stacking and Costume Quest under the tree, plus possible hints about the next two downloadable games coming from the developer’s “Amnesia Fortnight” project. Any guesses?
The first three months of 2011 are full of Musou flavor, courtesy of Dead or Alive and Dynasty Warriors publisher Tecmo Koei. It might also squeeze in a pair of Nintendo 3DS games, right around the 3D handheld’s launch. Tecmo Koei has at least three games arriving in North America by the end of March,…
To: Ashcraft From: Crecente Tristan left cookies for Santa too…. and an iPhone set up to record video of anyone who ate them. 😀 What you missed last night The CityVille How To: A Guide to Building the City of Your Dreams The Year In Motion Control Video Games: The Hype, The Horror, The Happiness…
A prototype version of The Legend of Zelda—or Zelda no Densetsu, if you’re a Famicom owner—has been released by the folks at The Lost Levels forums, a Nintendo curiosity that offers an early look at the NES classic. This version of the original 8-bit Legend of Zelda was for the Famicom Disk System, the add-on…
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