Kinect Launches In Japan But Does It Connect With Players?

After going on sale earlier this month in North America, Kinect finally launched in Japan. How’d it go? There was at least one long line for Kinect, which is good news. Why is it good news? Because if Kinect is successful in Japan, hopefully that means more Japanese developers will make software for it. If…

A Fine Day For A Pac-Man Parade

The lone game character from the International Video Games Hall of Fame’s inaugural class will appear on a float for the first time in the 122-year-old Tournament of Roses parade in Pasadena, Calif. Pac and his four adversaries also constitute the first video-game float ever in the parade, which precedes the Rose Bowl on New…

How A Game Controller Can Change The Way You Work

We’ve seen Kinect do some pretty interesting things these past few weeks, but ironically, the most exciting thing we’ve seen so far is simply using the camera to control Microsoft’s Windows 7. Here you can see Wolfgang Herfurtner, boss of “multitouch and gesture computing” company Evoluce, use several Windows 7 programs using nothing but his…

The Music Game Is Dead (Long Live The Music Game?)

There once was a time when music games were the biggest – and in some cases best – thing to happen to the video game industry. Oh, how those times have changed. Gamasutra’s chart fiend Matt Matthews has got hold of the revenue generated by the sale of music games over the past three years,…

Wiebe: Still Points Available In Race To Donkey Kong’s Max Score

The infamous “kill screen” sets a limit to the highest possible score in Donkey Kong. Steve Wiebe, who reclaimed the world’s No. 1 in September, says the game still has about 100,000 points to go. “Believe it or not, we’re still leaving some room at the top.” Wiebe told Crave. “But I think people put…

End Of Line

Wait, is it really Friday already? Huzzah! Let’s kill this work week with a little off-topic conversation. We’ll smother it with chit-chat and dump its body in the river. C’mon. It’ll be fun! As I said last night, I went to see Tron Legacy last night and, man, let me tell you something—the embargo for…

Books Retailer Jumping Into Used Games Market?

Books-a-Million, America’s third-largest books retail chain, weathered a crummy third quarter but sounded upbeat about plans to move into a new line of business: Video games. That’s news to some of their stores. Gamasutra reports that many of the chain’s locations, principally located in the American South and Midwest, began selling used titles over the…

BioShock Creators Won’t Let PS3 Lag For BioShock Infinite

PlayStation 3 owners may still feel the sting of the original BioShock being an Xbox 360 “exclusive,” then eventually getting a port of the game from another developer a year later. Don’t expect similar treatment for BioShock Infinite Irrational Games’ technical director Chris Kline took to the developer’s forums this week to address concerns that…

Poker Night At The Inventory Is All-In On Monday

Telltale’s crossover card game, Poker Night At the Inventory, has an official release date: Monday. For a $5 ante you can splash the pot with Strong Bad, Team Fortress’ Heavy, Penny Arcade’s Tycho and Max. Considering we had all of 11 days left in Poker Night’s promised delivery month, the short notice is to be…

Call of Duty Creators Infinity Ward Have Been ‘Reconstructed’

The studio that started the Call of Duty phenomenon fell to pieces earlier this year with the firing of its co-founders and the following mass exodus of pissed off Infinity Ward employees. With enough money, you can recover from that. And when you’re Activision Blizzard, you can put Infinity Ward back together again. You can…

NASCAR Screens Trade Paint In Pretty Ways

Another five screens for NASCAR The Game 2011, due next year from Eutechnyx and Activision, show off the wear and tear on the cars, walls, and pavement – such as the patch job at Phoenix International Raceway.

New Kato-heavy Green Hornet trailer gives us hope

Dare we dream that Michel Gondry’s Green Hornet could beat the bad buzz? Today’s new trailer and a handful of positive of reviews from a recent test screening might just raise your hopes for this comedic action movie. Click to view Looks like they’re riding harder on Seth Rogen’s comedic skills, as well they should.…

Get a 16GB Wi-Fi iPad For Just $399 at Some T.J. Maxx and Marshalls Locations

Apparently some T.J. Maxx and Marshalls spots are selling 16GB WiFi iPads for just $399 starting this week. Yes, you read that right—that first number’s a 3. This is a good deal, people! Updated While the savings spree isn’t exactly 100% official, reports have been cropping up that T.J. Maxx and Marshalls locations across the…

GT5 Install: Hope You Have 10 GB And An Hour To Spare

It’s an optional install – you may still play Gran Turismo 5 with a 256 MB basic installation if you don’t have much space. Whole hog, you’re going to need upwards of 10 gigabytes – and 50 minutes – free. Amar212, a GT5 power user well known on about three forums, got his hands on…

NASCAR The Game 2011 Screens

Fridays

To: Ash From: Crecente It is Friday, it is also one week away from Black Friday. Things are going to be crazy next week. That is all. What you missed This iPhone Game May Make You Forget You’re Playing on a Phone Kotaku Stalku: How To Track, But Not Kill, Your Favorite Kotaku Writers The…

Activision Hasn’t Bailed On Tony Hawk: Shred Yet

As much as Activision’s Call of Duty: Black Ops is a success, the company’s other recent franchise release, Tony Hawk: Shred, is not. But Activision isn’t giving up on Shred, even in the face of pitiful sales. Eric Hirshberg, CEO of Activision Publishing tells Gamasutra, that things could turn around for the Tony Hawk franchise…

Kotaku’s 2010 Wii Gift Guide

The holidays are coming, and that means it’s time for you to start thinking about what sorts of gifts you want to give and get this year. This year’s slate of Wii releases saw plenty of reliable performers and familiar brands in the console’s strongest genres. But it also featured a few games in the…

Should You Buy A Wii?

The Nintendo Wii exploded off store shelves when it first launched back in 2006. Is it too late to hop on the Wii bandwagon, or has Nintendo saved you a spot? UPDATED for the holidays.] Consider this guide our formal advice on whether you should buy a Wii or not, and if you do, which…

Frankenreview: Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood

Ezio might have a few underlings helping him out in his second outing, but the the video game reviewers in the Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood Frankenreview are legion. Ezio’s back and he’s heading to Rome to do some strategic killing in the name of all that isn’t Templar in the world, and he’s brought friends along…