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  Let The Beast Show You How To Hold Your Stick

  Daigo Umehara. AKA “The Beast”. AKA The best Street Fighter player on Earth. If there’s someone who might have advice on how to improve your game, it’s him. Earlier this year, Umehara appeared on NHK (think BBC for Japan) and provided tips on how gamers can sharpen their game. His reflexes are lighting quick and…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 31, 2010
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  Feeling Down? Watch A Kitten Play Duck Hunt

  Sure, she’s cheating by standing so close. But you try playing Duck Hunt with no opposable thumbs. It’s a fairly good effort, especially later in the clip as “Claire” begins to learn she’s only supposed to be clawing madly at the ducks, not the dog as well. [via Go Nintendo]

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 31, 2010
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  BioShock Creator On BioShock Movie’s Progress

  Hollywood is working on a big screen version of underwater opus BioShock. There have been stops and starts, but the game’s designer Ken Levine assures the film adaption is being “actively” worked on. “I will say that it is still an active thing,” Levine tells DC radio station 106.7. “And it is something we are…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 31, 2010
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  Goodbye, “ATI”

  Nvidia vs ATI. To PC gamers who are big on their hardware races, it’s like Ford vs GM, Packers vs Bears or Sony vs Microsoft. Sadly, it’s a fight that’s about to get a name change. When processing giant AMD bought ATI a few years back, it kept the old name around, but with a…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 31, 2010
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  And Finally, Years Later, My Wii Is Online

  The Nintendo Wii launched in 2006. For one reason or another, I wasn’t able to get my Wii online, save for a brief spell when Super Smash Bros. Brawl was released. Today all that changed, and my Wii is online. This morning, a wonderful fellow at Nintendo was kind enough to walk me through the…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 31, 2010
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  Final Fantasy Dev: Japanese Games Slipping Because Of Technology, Passion

  Why aren’t Japanese games made by companies not called Nintendo not as big or important as they used to be? Square Enix’s Final Fantasy veteran Akitoshi Kawazu has a theory. “Aside from a few well-known titles, games from Japan are receiving less and less attention, regardless of if it’s an RPG or not”, he told…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 31, 2010
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  A Week In Comments

  Sony Gets Federal Court to Temporarily Block Sale Of PS3 Modchips [Update] Comment by: newmark5 Nominated by: UsernameOfTheDead Sony has to do this, everyday it breaks my heart when I walk down the street and I see a homeless Sony employee or some other developer who was put on the street from piracy. Forget that…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 31, 2010
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  “According To My Supervisor, There Are No Such Things As Portals”

  Internet funny man David Thorne received an abnormally hefty gas bill earlier this month. He blames two portals, a PlayStation 3 and Prince Adam of Eternia. Or, he does in this email conversation with the surprisingly up-front Allison Hayes from Aussie gas provider AGL, who first provided Thorne with days of fun before he finished…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 31, 2010
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  Why This Lady Has a Zelda Tattoo

  On a recent episode of cloak-and-dagger thriller series Rubicon, a female analyst explains to Miles Fielder, played by actor Dallas Roberts, why she has a Triforce tattoo. Haven’t seen this show yet — is it any good? Thanks for the tip, Jeff!

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 31, 2010
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  What Kind Of PSP Decorations Represent Yakuza’s Bar Girls?

  A Japanese nail saloon has decorated a handful of PSPs covers in the image of in-game hostesses. Thrilling! Here is curvy Yuu Tejima. The design done in her image is called “colorful leopard print”. This is Aya Hoshi. The design is called “Black Love”, because the PSP-3000 is covered with black rhinestone-type thingies and has…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 31, 2010
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  Microsoft Promises More, Bigger Games For PC Owners

  Microsoft’s two most recent PC game reveals were welcome, sure, but they were also catered towards a certain end of the market: the end that is cool with playing browser games. But what about the PC gamers that hardware companies would call “enthusiasts”? Is there a game coming for them, something for them to double-check…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 31, 2010
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  PS3 Modchip Court Showdown Delayed

  A hearing due to take place today to determine the ultimate fate of the new PS3 modchip in Australia has been postponed, Kotaku has learned. Previously, Sony had sought and been granted a temporary injunction by Australia’s Federal Court to block the sale of the devices, ahead of a hearing due to take place on…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 31, 2010
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  What Are These Wii Remote Accessories For?

  I can tell you, they’re not for the pursuit of medical science. They are, our more perverse readers will no doubt have already deduced, dildos. That you attach to a Wii Remote. They’re a pair of products by Mojowijo, which are “able to transform the varying motions of the control into appropriate vibration signals”. While…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 31, 2010
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  Looks Like Vinnie Chase Is In The Kinect Beta

  Let the Kinect product placement commence! Or let it continue, as in addition to making a none-too-subtle cameo on HBO’s Entourage this week, the Xbox 360 motion controller has been featured prominently during Justin Bieber’s current world tour. While Kinect’s appearance on the show is incredibly brief, it does illustrate that in addition to supporting…

  By Michael McWhertor Published August 30, 2010
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  10-Foot Gundam Made of Plastic Model Leftovers

  What do you do with the runners—the leftover wires that hold together plastic model parts—when you are done building your tiny Gundams? Keep them until you have enough to build a giant 10-foot Gundam. It took 250 man-hours to build this RX-78-2 Gundam. It’s not full scale, but it’s still quite impressive. [Goo via Technabob]

  By Jesus Diaz Published August 30, 2010
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  Hello, World

  Greetings, Kotaku readership. If you’ve been here awhile, you probably know what this nightly thread is for. It’s for off-topic discussion. If you’re not a Kotaku reader—or you have a hard time grasping simple concepts—we’ll explain further. Many other posts on Kotaku are just about video games. This one, not as much. It can be…

  By Michael McWhertor Published August 30, 2010
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  First Look At That HUGE Beta Kinect Camera in the Wild

  Beta users for the Xbox 360’s Kinect seem to have mixed feelings about the still-in-development motion gaming device. The beta Kinect kits started showing up in mailboxes and on doorsteps today and came with a small collection of games including Kinect Sports and Kinect Joyride. It also came with the motorized camera and a smiley-face…

  By Brian Crecente Published August 30, 2010
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  Italian American Group Claims Victory In Making Mafia II Launch Party Lame

  UNICO National, the group representing Italian-Americans upset over the portrayal of Italian gangsters in the recently released Mafia II, have scored a win in their battle against 2K Games’ mobster adventure. They claim to have unquestionably pooped 2K’s launch party. Andre’ DiMino, spokesperson and man upset by Mafia II, says that the group’s protest against…

  By Michael McWhertor Published August 30, 2010
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  Space Invaders: Infinity Gene Coming Next Month

  We’ve known for a couple months that Space Invaders: Infinity Gene, last year’s hit iPhone app, would get versions on both Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network. A video on the game’s official site says it will arrive in September. No more specific date or pricing than that. If you want to know more about…

  By Owen Good Published August 30, 2010
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  Who Could Convince Blizzard To Make A StarCraft Movie?

  StarCraft and Diablo maker Blizzard already has a World of Warcraft film in development with Spider-man director Sam Raimi. What might twist the arm of Blizzard’s top creators to get a StarCraft movie underway? James Cameron might! Rob Pardo, executive VP of game design at Blizzard, tells MTV Multiplayer that it’s still seeking “the right…

  By Michael McWhertor Published August 30, 2010