PSP game Criminal Girls puts players in the role of a prison guard that “spanks” and “disciplines” bad girls. Oh yeah, and the game is set in hell. So a manga version of this would look like… This. We can’t show you the full image. Well, we can, but we’re not. The game is getting…
Gaming Heads today released some better photos – along with release information – for their fancy-looking statues based on Half-Life’s headcrab zombie Available in Q2 2011, there’ll be two variants of the statue released, one with a saw blade at its feet and one without. The one with the saw blade will cost USD$315 and…
Writer Alex Garland of The Beach and 28 Days Later fame penned Enslaved: Odyssey to the West. That game was developed by Ninja Theory of Heavenly Sword fame. Garland hadn’t played that game when he met Ninja Theory. Why? Here’s why: He was “fucking sick” of his PS3. “There weren’t any original games that really…
Ever wonder what the name of that weird little lantern-nosed guy from upcoming DS/PS3 role-playing game Ni No Kuni is called? His name’s Shizuku. And he is adorable So adorable Suravi crocheted this little version of him, which only ups the cuteness factor of the game even more. It’s not for sale, so don’t ask,…
In Japan, schoolgirls are often the default characters for product pitchmen. They pop up in sports drink ads, life insurance ads, bicycle ads — you name it. One of the main reasons for this is that their youthful image is healthy, happy and spirited, but they are also able to appeal to a cross segment…
Not much to this one. You sit across from a man and you play Russian Roulette until one of you is dead. It’s a simple premise, but the fact the game is so damn empty makes it a lot creepier than it should be. All you need to do is hold down the space button…
During the 1980s, game company Namco started making awesome robots. Robots! But Namco was not alone. Space Invaders developer Taito also took the know-how it attained from the arcade business and funneled that into building its own bots. In 1983, Taito created a walking, talking bot named “Yumemaru” as well as a guitar-playing robot. Yumemaru…
Fallout 3 (and New Vegas) are set in a bleak, post-apocalyptic world, where mankind lies despondent after a devastating atomic holocaust. Fantasy it may be, but it’s based on real science; question is, just how real is it? Futirist and TV personality Dr. Michio Kaku explains in this short clip for Spike which, whackjob political…
The latest trailer for Japanese survival horror game The 3rd Birthday features phallic looking tentacles. Tentacles, again with the tentacles. What gives, Japan? One of the earliest (if not the earliest) pieces of tentacle erotica is The Dream of the Fisherman’s Wife (NSFW) by Edo-period artist Hokusai, who is one of Japan’s greatest artists. The…
Friends bugging you to try Minecraft? Just got it and have no idea what to do? Here. Watch this. So that’s getting your act together during your first day in Minecraft. For your first night? Keep that door closed, and whatever you do, keep away from it until the sun comes up… If you’re unable…
A Game About Insurgency Comment by: Kogo Nominated by: DunnCarnage A real game about “insurgency” would require some form of subscription payment. The subscription cost would get higher and higher, the longer you play. These escalating payments would, however, come with mailings, emails or messages that the subscription cost would soon end and, indeed, be…
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow’s E3 trailer introduces us to the cast and characters of Konami’s newest adventure. This extended trailer goes deeper into the gameplay mechanics of Lords of Shadow. Almost every big boss encounter will be preceded by a lengthy talking to, with some Lord of Shadow telling Gabriel what a fool he is…
With Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood’s multiplayer beta currently underway on the PlayStation 3, we’re given our first good look at how the series’ first foray into multiplayer actually works. And…it looks a lot like singleplayer does! Only with more flashing clutter on the HUD. Also, there’s an awful lot of other players skulking around all wearing…
Continuing a tradition set by the original versions of NBA Jam, which included political figures like Bill Clinton and Prince Charles, EA’s latest game in the franchise will feature some more contemporary characters, like President Barack Obama and Sarah Palin. They’re just the start, though; the American political spectrum is being represented in force with…
sirleechalot wanted to build himself a new PC, one with a BioShock twist, so he did just that. The twist being almost the entire thing is submerged in liquid While it looks like water, it’s in fact mineral oil, which many endorse for its cooling benefits, but which sirleechalot just wanted to use because it…
Harmonix’s Rock Band will add its 2000th song—not including songs from The Beatles—on Tuesday, October 12 with the addition of “Are You Experienced?” by The Jimi Hendrix Experience. Rock on. [IGN]
Greetings, regular Kotaku readers. I trust you had a good weekend and are ready to engage in our nightly discussion, where video games aren’t the only topic, but nerdier things still reign supreme. Good, then let’s get to it. This weekend, I not only played some Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, I also revisited…
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