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Evony, an online strategy game with saucy ads and, some would say, a shady past, knows you are not necessarily fans of its boob-riddled website advertisements, and is promising to mend its ways. “Moving forward – based on community feedback as well as an in-depth look at advertising effectiveness – we are employing an ad…
Jason Bradbury, host of Britain’s “The Gadget Show”, seems to know something the rest of us are only guessing at, proclaiming the launch of Sony’s PlayStation Move controller will take place this September. Posting on his Twitter account, Bradbury says, “.. another thing I was meaning to say. Sept for Playstation Move!!! I’m sure of…
Perhaps sensing that a string of lawsuits wasn’t terribly good for business, it appears publishers Activision will be dropping playable celebrity characters from the upcoming Guitar Hero 6. After Courtney Love, Jon Bon Jovi and No Doubt spoke out over the use of famous likenesses in the game – often inappropriately – the latest issue…
What will the power of the PlayStation 3 add to the monkey-catching and pants-vacuuming gameplay of the lovable Ape Escape series? Way more monkeys with flashing lights on their heads, according to new art released to promote the series. The “official Twitter page for apeclub.com, which is the official website for Ape Escape” has been…
Drink up, kids. It’s time for Kotaku Off Topic, a chance to get anything and everything off your chest, video game related or otherwise. Like your thing for elves for example. I don’t actually have a thing for elves, but I know a guy who does. It may have had something to do with his…
Rather than dress like Mario the way everyone else dresses like Mario – with overalls and a red cap – these guys tried a little harder, building a propeller cap and, more impressively, the FLUDD from Mario Sunshine. You can find details on how they were made here and here, which also double as a…
It may not have been a week as rich with reviews as the previous one, but with Iron Man 2, Lost Planet 2 and more in today’s round up, there are some can’t miss video game reviews within. Iron Man 2 Review: A Rusted Development In which Mike Fahey hurls complaints at the guy wearing…
For better or worse, that someday is coming this month, thanks to a bizarre, some might say stylish way to house one’s computer, sure to be the hit at your next LAN party. Taiwanese computer case maker Lian Li will begin selling the Mini-ITX T1 Spider later this month, a product that’s more of a…
In more good news for the PC gaming set, Lionhead’s “touchy” action RPG Fable III may be coming to a computer running Windows near you. That’s according to the game’s Xbox 360 box art, which… hey look, Fable III box art! If Fable III’s box art is accurate, that may help back up previous reports…
Stick Skater has been grinding its way to the top of the iTunes App charts. Surely, there must be a reason for it. Let’s see if there is! Stick Skater is a barebones skating game. Its stick man skater grinds on rails and hops over obstacles like lights, sand, staircases and trash cans. In its…
For anyone in San Francisco, there’s a Drink & Draw Frazetta Memorial tonight at Mission Comics!
Fans of the Japanese style role-playing game, particularly the long-running Ys series, have XSEED Games to thank for bringing a long list of developer Falcom’s games stateside, breathing new life into the PSP. XSEED has inked a deal with Nihon Falcom to bring Ys Seven, Ys: The Oath in Felghana, Ys I & II Chronicles…
They sort of killed Batman last year. This week, they sort of brought him back. Batman was never actually dead, even though in last year’s Final Crisis, Superman thought he had a Batman corpse in his arms. I don’t recall publisher DC Comics even pretending Batman was dead. Who would believe that Bruce Wayne got…
To: Crecente From: Crecente I know Frank Frazetta died on Monday, but his passing didn’t really hit home until I saw the collection of tribute art created by video game artists for Kotaku It reminded me of the first time I laid eyes on Frazetta’s rich artwork on the cover of an illicit copy of…
After a bit too much of the same old, same old, this week’s contest in the Japanese console war shakes things up, with the Wii and Nintendo DSi gaining ground against the PlayStation family. Like last week, however, the PSP stays on top, thanks to continued strong sales of Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker. The…
This wonderful bit of interactive game art was created for the iPhone by Niklas Åkerblad and Erik Svedäng. Kometen has you controlling a cyclops comet as it jets through the universe looking for orbital oddities to consume. It looks and plays like a painting come to life. For just $3 you really should check it…
Deviant Artist Kuroi-Tsuki shows us the stronger side of Super Smash Bros. Brawl’s female combatants. As seen at Deviant Art – thanks Jenzi!
PC gamers who felt burned by the decision to drop dedicated server support for Modern Warfare 2 may have a friend in that other Call of Duty developer Treyarch. The developer all but confirms dedicated server multiplayer in Black Ops. Treyarch studio head Mark Lamia tells CVG that dedicated servers are “excellent” and that the…
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