The Week In Games: Gold Medal

Medal of Honor weathered criticism in its pre-launch period thanks to the (formerly) playable Taliban in the game’s multiplayer mode. Does its release on Tuesday mean the end of the controversy, or its beginning? Monday, Oct. 11 Deal or No Deal: Special Edition (DS) G.G Series: Super Hero Ogre (DSiWare) Ivy the Kiwi? mini (DSiWare)…

Kotaku’s Top Five List Of Top 10 Lists

Each week throws off several new video game lists ranging from the humorous to the trivial. What’s better? A list of those. Here’s a roundup of the rundowns out there. •10 Most Provocatively Named Mega Man Bosses [Delta Attack] Really surprised Tits Man didn’t make this list. •Top 5 Unintentionally Funny Video Game Moments [Calm…

Go Grab Bejeweled 2 Today; It’s Free

Today is Binary Day, being that it’s 10/10/10 – and that goes for both here and Europe. And to continue its 10-month celebration of the 10th anniversary of Bejeweled, PopCap has an offer that is free to you today. Run go get Bejeweled 2, PC or Mac, for free from PopCap’s store. Just plug in…

It’s Dangerous To Go Alone! Get Inked Together!

Reader Tim T., perhaps taking a page from Fahey and the soon-to-be Mrs. Fahey’s art, sends in these his-and-her Zelda tattoos he and his wife have. The heart containers are mirrored so that both halves form the same whole. Dawwwwwww.

Kinect Games Gallery

Dance Central Harmonix, the creators of Guitar Hero and Rock Band, are using Kinect’s motion sensors to track the movement of dance, teaching Xbox 360 owners how to dance. Kinect Adventures Kinect Sports Your Shape: Fitness Evolved Kinectimals Kinect Joy Ride Sonic Free Riders Fighters Uncaged

Call of Duty DS Studio Says They’re Not Closing

“n-Space is down, but definitely not out,” says the studio’s CEO, Dan O’Leary, addressing rumors that the developer of Call of Duty: Black Ops’ DS version has closed its doors. O’Leary says the independent shop had supported 70 to 90 employees “for several months without funding,” making mass layoffs on Friday “unavoidable.” That said, O’Leary…

All Of NBA Jam’s Secret Characters (So Far) — And Their Ratings

Who’s a better dunker, Obama or Clinton? Can Tim Kitzrow, Mr. Boom-Shakalaka, throw down on Mike D from the Beastie Boys? And was it really necessary to give all of the Republicans an 8-out-of-10 rating in “steal”? There are seven secret teams that are unlockable in NBA Jam on the Wii through codes entered either…

NBA Jam Secret Characters

Democrats Unlock: At the “Press A to Start” screen, enter Left 13 times followed by Plus BARACK OBAMA: Block: 6; Clutch: 7; Dribble: 6; Dunk: 8; Pass: 7; Speed: 6; Steal: 7; Strength: 6; 2-point Shooting: 8; 3-point Shooting: 7 BILL CLINTON: Block: 4; Clutch: 8; Dribble: 7; Dunk: 9; Pass: 7; Speed: 6; Steal:…

Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Pinkwashing

Alright. This one should be fish-in-a-barrel easy. So it is October, which is officially National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Thing is, because some product manufacturers see the pink ribbon as a really good way to sell stuff to a female demographic, by the second week this starts feeling a little like National Breast Cancer Awareness…

Sunday Comics

Penny Arcade published Oct. 8 PvPonline published Oct. 6 ActionTrip published Oct. 4 Digital Unrest published Oct. 4 EXTRALIFE published Oct. 8 Dueling Analogs published Oct. 7 Nerf NOW published Oct. 8 Rooster Teeth published Oct. 5 Virtual Shackles published Oct. 6 Little Gamers published Oct. 6

Weekend Talk Amongst Yourselves

Form feet and legs! Form arms and torso! I’ll form the head, and you talk amongst yourselves! GO KOTAKU TAY FORCE! Quick, someone hum or beatbox the theme for me. KindaGamey is the weekend winner of the #taypics derby. There are six chances each week to get your handiwork featured. Just shop up this image…

Review: NBA Jam

The greatest names from the twilight of the coin-op days demanded your money like you were late with the rent. NBA Jam, the landlord of the arcade, is back, and wants to know if you got paid last week. NBA Jam is EA Sports’ Wii reboot of the cabinet and cartridge classic ubiquitous to the…

A Visual Guide to NBA Jam

Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Zombie Mode Winners

The news of zombie modes for Call of Duty: Black Ops and Red Dead Redemption last week made us go screw it, let’s just zombify everything. Or dezombify it, an option few folks pursued. kleptonin, and Riquez did, successfully, and get nominations here. Sports also provided a useful inspiration, with boopadoo, grndmstersrs, ScottiH and Cody…

Enlisted Gamer Criticizes Military Response to Medal Of Honor

Stars and Stripes, the foremost independent publication covering the United States military, examined the Army and Air Force’s recent decision to forbid Medal of Honor from being sold in their exchanges. One enlisted man blasted the decision as shortsighted. Marine Cpl. Aaron Hostutler, described as an “avid gamer” is the only service member quoted in…

This’ll Scare Those Trick-Or-Treaters Away

Yours for just $49! Seen in a Walmart by reader Kevin S.

New York Comic-Con Cosplay Gallery Day 2

Today, I’m cheating. The adorable Marvel Family and the mid-assassination EzioAltair were from New York Comic-Con’s first day (see that day’s cosplay too). But I got them late and am adding them to this all-star bunch, which goes from Alan Wake to Zelda. Good job, cos-players!

Mega Man Comic Coming To Newsstands In Spring 2011

Mega Man is getting a new comic book series this coming spring from Archie Comics, which vows it will be faithful to the game’s continuity. This isn’t Archie’s first video-game comic either; they already publish a Sonic the Hedgehog series, and past works have included The Adventures of Bayou Billy, Nights Into Dreams, and other…

Let’s Check Those Halo Reach Statues Again

When we last saw Square Enix’s Halo Reach statues in July, half of them weren’t painted. Now they all are. Half of Halo Reach’s Noble Team team will be available in statue form this fall; the other half in early 2011.

NBA Jam, NBA Elite, And A Tale Of Two Videos

They’re not haters, they say. They swear they aren’t fanboys for the competition, either. But neither would they be EA Sports’ favorite people right about now. One is “Hard8Times,” the guy whose 700,000-views video of a devastating glitch in the NBA Elite 11 demo became linked to the decision to indefinitely delay the game. The…