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  LittleBigPlanet 2 Features Custom Voice Acting, Backwards Compatibility

  Sony has posted a LittleBigPlanet 2 FAQ on the PlayStation blog, answering pressing questions about features of the upcoming sequel, from compatibility with LittleBigPlanet downloadable content to adding your own custom voice acting. While fan-favorite Stephen Fry will be returning as the narrator in LittleBigPlanet 2, his isn’t the only voice featured in the new…

  By Mike Fahey Published May 20, 2010
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  What’s New About Nintendo’s New Wii Remote?

  Over the past few weeks, a new version of Nintendo’s Wii Remote controller was tested and ruled totally compliant by the FCC. What has changed about the device that gives the Wii its waggle? Well, the model number has changed from RVL-003 to RVL-036, but thanks to the confidentiality letter request from the applicant, Hon…

  By Michael McWhertor Published May 20, 2010
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  Diving Into Toy Story 3’s Toy Box

  Toy Story 3: The Video Game’s toy box opens up the world of the upcoming movie to exploration, experimentation and even a little bit of level creation. I had a chance to check out the game, due to hit stores on June 15 for the Mac, PC, PS3, Xbox 360, earlier this week during Disney…

  By Brian Crecente Published May 20, 2010
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  No More Heroes 2 Inspires The First Video Game Lingerie Collection

  Behold the ultimate touchdown for fans of No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle, as three lingerie designs from the game become reality. You or your significant other might never be as attractive as the girls from No More Heroes 2 or the fashion models showing off these three lingerie designs from Bedtime Flirt inspired by…

  By Mike Fahey Published May 20, 2010
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  World Of Warcraft Remote Auction House Is Free To Browse, Pay To Bid

  Blizzard has rolled out the first phase of the remote World of Warcraft auction house, allowing players to browse auctions on the web or via iPhone, with subscription-based bidding and auctioning coming soon. Earlier this year, Blizzard revealed that it was working on a remote auction house, allowing players outside of the game to browse,…

  By Mike Fahey Published May 20, 2010
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  Classical Guitar is Still Alive

  Children’s choirs and soloists have worked their way through the end song of Valve’s great puzzle game Portal, but this is the first rendition of seen of it played on what appears to be a classical guitar. Nicely done.

  By Brian Crecente Published May 20, 2010
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  Thank Duke Nukem, A Little, For Alan Wake

  Alan Wake is not like Heavy Rain, Halo Reach, God of War III, Splinter Cell: Conviction or any of the other big 2010 games that are not named for their star character. That’s intentional. With Alan Wake, we’ve got a game that was named more like Super Mario Brothers than like Tomb Raider, more like…

  By Stephen Totilo Published May 20, 2010
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  If we’re getting November-quality video games this week, then let’s get some November quality comments about video games in here, shall we? Confused about commenting on Kotaku? Read our FAQ

  By Stephen Totilo Published May 20, 2010
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  This is Not the Lightcycle I Rode

  As seen at Disney’s pre-E3 event in Los Angeles this week

  By Brian Crecente Published May 20, 2010
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  Costco Pizza, So Good

  To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Where Did Everybody Go? Went to Costco this morning to buy paper towels, Downy and some other stuff (I forget!). But for lunch, we have Costco pizza. Costco pizza is American-style pizza, which is quite different from Japanese pizza. Japanese pizza usually has mayo on it and often corn. Yes,…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published May 20, 2010
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  You Won’t Believe How Much Detail GT5 Has

  Oh, no. You really won’t. Well, maybe you will. Dunno! Earlier this month, Kotaku posted screens of the racing simulator from the Nürburgring tracks. Those screens look detailed, but website PlayStation University points out just how detailed. Look at the reflection in the car’s side mirror. Amazing. But is it done yet? Eh… GT5’s Attention…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published May 20, 2010
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  Rock Band Getting Japanese Groups?

  According to website JRock Revolution, the site has apparently partnered with Rock Band developer Harmonix to poll its readers about which J-Rock acts it would like to see in Rock Band. In 2008, Harmonix and MTV joined forces with Tokyo-based developer Q Entertainment, the studio behind Lumines, to make a Japanese version of Rock Band.…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published May 20, 2010
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  The Princess Is In Your Castle, And She Has Needs

  So you’re off to save the Princess, huh? Might want to think it over, side-scrolling platform hero. Because when you do save her, she may well be more trouble than it was worth. At least, that’s the perspective of this cautionary tale, in which our intrepid traveller gets more than he bargained for when he…

  By Luke Plunkett Published May 20, 2010
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  Instead Of Laughing At “Casual” Gamers, Try Helping Them!

  In a piece over on Wired, Kira Greer speaks publicly about the depths of her obsession with Farmville. It makes her sound like a nutter, yes, but it also makes her sound like someone in need of something better “I realized I was hooked when I was planning my day around when I knew crops…

  By Luke Plunkett Published May 20, 2010
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  Report: Red Dead Redemption Apparently Cost… [UPDATE 2]

  The last big Rockstar game, Grand Theft Auto IV, cost roughly US$100 million. Update 2: Daily Mail was just guessing? The most expensive game (well, before Grand Theft Auto IV) was SEGA’s Shenmue, which came in at a cool $70 million to develop. But in 2008, Rockstar producer Leslie Benzies guestimated that GTAIV cost about…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published May 20, 2010
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  Leisure Suit…Lenny?

  Alright Ashcraft. I’ll see your Japanese schoolgirl drumming and raise you a one-man band, who is named after a classic 80’s/90’s adventure game series from Sierra. This is Lenny, a musician from my home town of Canberra, Australia who between gigs in actual bands sometimes plays a one-man show. And when he does, he becomes…

  By Luke Plunkett Published May 20, 2010
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  Square Enix And Yahoo! Japan To “Change Japanese History”

  Japanese history is voluminous. And there have been huge changes. Just look at the past century! But domestic game company Square Enix and Yahoo! claim it will change Japanese history. The gall! A teaser site on Yahoo! Japan reads: “On May 21, we’ll change Japanese history.” So when you buy a Japanese history book in…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published May 20, 2010
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  Report: Sir Richard Branson Gets Back Into Video Games

  Virgin, the company owned and run by British gazillionaire Sir Richard Branson, will soon be getting back into the video game business, according to a report on trade site MCV. Branson will apparently use E3 as a springboard to reveal his plans for an online-only games service that spans “the leading console formats and feature…

  By Luke Plunkett Published May 20, 2010
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  Bow Before Your Lord, Mario

  An oldie, but goodie. As seen by はちま起稿

  By Brian Ashcraft Published May 20, 2010
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  Assassin’s Creed II Bundles Game With Downloadable Content

  Assassin’s Creed II, one of the games of 2009, is to be repackaged and resold as a “complete” edition, bundling the game along with its downloadable content, some of which is good, others, not so good The pack will include a copy of Assassin’s Creed II, the Bonfire of the Vanities downloadable content, the Battle…

  By Luke Plunkett Published May 20, 2010