Clueless Sports Writer Is Very Serious About This Black Ops Ad Controversy

Click to viewHey there! Are you a busy person on-the-go and don’t have time to get stupider? ESPN has a six-minute solution: Gasbag Skip Bayless, opining that Kobe Bryant should be disciplined for appearing in that Call of Duty: Black Ops ad. Bayless, who seems to relish his role as ESPN’s go-to asshole on any…

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Homefront Coming Home In March

THQ’s Homefront, the game that might anger some Americans, will come to PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 on March 8, 2011 in the U.S., according to the game’s official Twitter account. Australia gets it March 10, Europe one day later.

The ‘Definitive’ Tetris Is Coming To PlayStation 3

The power of the PlayStation 3 and the PlayStation Network will bring you a brand new Tetris later this year, thanks to Electronic Arts, a high-def version of the frantic puzzle classic stuffed with new ways to play. Tetris for PlayStation Network brings “crisp 1080p high-definition (HD) graphics, high-quality 5.1 surround sound audio” and a…

Review: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 Stupefies

What happens when you take the magical world of Harry Potter, mix in a little Gears of War shooting and Splinter Cell stealth gameplay, and shake vigorously? Things go boom. Dumbledore is dead, the evil Lord Voldemort has risen to power, and Harry, Ron, and Hermione are on the run, searching for four magical artifacts…

Birthdays and Anniversaries

To: Luke From: Crecente Re: It’s A Letter, But Not The Intended Birthday Letter Today is my eleventh marriage anniversary. Tomorrow is my tenth wedding anniversary. I loved Trish so much when I met her that I married her twice. The first time was in a court house in Florida. I slipped a giant sour…

There’s A Dreamcast Collection Coming To Xbox 360, Says GameStop

Game retailer GameStop has listed (and since yanked) the Dreamcast Collection, a compilation coming to the Xbox 360 early next year. What could it be? Given that the Dreamcast Collection was listed at a budget conscious $29.99 USD, we wouldn’t expect too much beyond the Dreamcast games already announced and released for Xbox Live Arcade,…

Blaster Master Rolls Into Super Mario Bros. Crossover’s Next Update

Well, that’s one way to get rid of the Hammer Brothers. If blasting away at everyone with Lance’s spread-fire wasn’t enough overwhelming firepower, SOPHIA the 3rd from Blaster Master will arrive in late November. SOPHIA will have almost all of her abilities from the game, reports Crossover creator Jay Pavlina, but will be the first…

Harry Potter Guide

The only real time you’ll need to break out the explosive Confringo spell is to help Harry get over two-foot high barriers. Check out all eight of Harry Potter’s spells in action during one of the game’s many challenge stages. Sorry, there are no videos of me flapping my arms about while playing this Kinect…

NBA Jam Tries Not To Rub It In Too Much, Wii Owners

“Look Wii, it’s not you, it’s just, it’s me. I need to see other people. I need to see them in high definition, I need to see them online … But I’ll always remember the good times …” So that’s why my Wii’s sulking on the couch, digging into a pint of Edy’s Double Fudge…

The Behemoth’s Next Game Keeps Growing, Won’t Make 2010

The creators of Alien Hominid and Castle Crashers are going to need a bit more time with their third game, BattleBlock Theater, an Xbox 360 title that is “becoming so much more than we ever expected,” says developer The Behemoth. Not necessarily known for their speediness, but more for their fun, expertly animated downloadable games,…

Brave Black Friday In Old Navy, Get Free Dance Central

Well, not entirely free. You’ve got to spend $25 there first, but the bonus is yours if you do, per the clothing retailer’s Black Friday ad. The promo follows last year’s giveaway of Lego Rock Band. True, if you don’t have Kinect, this winds up costing $175 for a free game. But if you’re shopping…

Don’t Worry, Dragon Age II Is For You, Too

I’d heard and read that some Dragon Age fans were worried about Dragon Age II, the upcoming sequel I finally saw and played today. Was this game really an example of role-playing game powerhouse BioWare abandoning its past? Well, don’t let your heart stop as I tell you that I was shown the game on…

This Is Tron Inspired Fashion, Believe It Or Not

How does a video game movie inspire high end fashion? The new Tron Legacy collection from Opening Ceremony shows us, in the form of light cycle inspired cargo pants, handbags modeled after identity discs and laser cut dresses. Opening Ceremony’s Tron-inspired line, a collaboration with Disney Consumer Products, features neoprene sock boots, bodice tanks and…

What’s Going Down In N.O.V.A. 2?

Six year’s have passed since the events of Gameloft’s Halo-esque iPhone shooter Near Orbit Vanguard Alliance, and hero Kal Wardin figured he was safe to retire. He figured wrong. War never changes, and war veterans never truly retire. Kal Wardin gave it a good try, leaving the alliance after N.O.V.A. ended to settle on a…

Rumor: First Pics Of The PSP2

The oft-rumored PlayStation Portable 2 may have just been photographed in the wild—or at least an early version of the device’s development kit has. Early spy shots of the PSP2 appear to confirm many of its new features. VG247 has what it claims are pictures of the PSP2’s dev kit, appropriately grainy shots that show…

Reasons For Playing Assassin’s Creed On Facebook

I haven’t tried the Assassin’s Creed Facebook game. As into Assassin’s Creed as I am, I still thought I could skip it. But this video from Ubisoft, explaining how the Facebook game, Project Legacy, connect to Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood, makes it tempting. The video’s narrator describes how the connected games unlock content in one another…

And Now We’re Trapping Antimatter Atoms

Antimatter and matter annihilate each other on contact, so how do you go about capturing atoms of antihydrogen for study? The brilliant minds at the CERN particle physics laboratory near Geneva have figured it out. Antiparticles are the evil opposite of particles, carrying the same mass but the opposite electrical charge. As matter is comprised…

Kotaku’s 2010 PSP 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. Apple has had it’s turn with the iPhone and iPad Gift Guides; now it’s time for the dedicated portable gaming machines to have their say, starting with Sony’s…

Sorting Fact From Fiction In Call Of Duty: Black Ops

For a game based on a historical period and littered with historical figures, the latest Call of Duty game sure does take a lot of liberties with, well, history. So let’s try and sort the fact from the fiction. Call of Duty: Black Ops takes place during the Cold War, a period of time in…