The Nintendo Download: A Mixed Bag With Meerkats

With no one game in particular standing out in this week’s Nintendo Download other than the one with the meerkats in it, perhaps it’s one of those weeks laced with hidden gems? Yes, we’ll go with that. And don’t take my singling out of Lapland’s Lead the Meerkats for WiiWare as any sort of endorsement.…

F.E.A.R. 3 Likes its Exploding Bodies

We know that F.E.A.R. 3 has an interesting take on cooperative play, and an even more interesting take on the word family. But let’s take a closer gander at the game in action.

Obsidian Takes On Dungeon Siege 3

Obsidian Entertainment takes on yet another action role-playing game sequel in Dungeon Siege 3, with series creator Chris Taylor on board as an advisor, helping oversee the franchise’s console debut. Obsidian Entertainment is the go-to development studio for big-name role-playing game sequels. While the company’s attempts at creating a first-party title hasn’t gone so well,…

“You Gonna Read This, Fisher?” The Art of Enemy Taunts

I can’t think of another game so destroyed by its dialogue as Splinter Cell: Conviction; not by bad lines alone (which are nothing novel in gaming) but by the way Ubisoft’s designers and programmers used them. It could live on, maybe, as a cautionary tale in design meetings: “your idea would poison our game, sure…

Super Scribblenauts’ Surfer Werewolves and Balloonist Zombies

Sure upcoming DS title Super Scribblenauts will include 120 levels and 800 updated objects, but that’s nothing. It will also bring with it adjectives. Adjectives like surfer and balloonist!

iTunes Chart Toppers: Zombies Eye Some Angry Birds

Angry Birds manages to maintain its top spot, holding out against a brand new zombie onslaught. Here’s the full list of games for both platforms: Which do you think should be the top game? Check out all of our iPhone game reviews iPhone Position Title Price Weeks Last Week 1 Angry Birds (Clickgamer.com) $0.99 7…

Kotaku’s Buyer’s Guide: An Introduction

To buy or not to buy, that is the question we’re most commonly asked. And it makes sense. After all, here at Kotaku we spend our days writing about, talking about and playing video games. So who better to ask about whether now’s the time to pick up a Playstation 3, grab an Xbox 360…

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Man, It’s Monday

To: Crecente From: Bashcraft This Monday got BUSY. I hate when Monday’s busy. Haaaaaaaaate it. What you missed last night Viral Video Apparently Teases 3D PS3 Hideo Kojima Collaborating with Square Enix Jamie Lee Curtis Loves Her Some World Of Warcraft Microsoft Changing Xbox 360 Box Art Rumor: 3DS “Close To” 360, PS3 Graphics

Viral Video Apparently Teases 3D PS3

A viral video apparently plugging some new sort of Playstation technology surfaced over the weekend. Is it for 3D gaming (likely) or the Playstation 4 (seriously doubt it)? The clip opens up with a night vision shoot of some sort of complex. The text reads S.C.E. Principal Scientific Research Laboratory, Minami-Aoyama, Tokyo, Japan. (Sony Computer…

Okay, Vanquish Gameplay Looks Neat But…

A new trailer for action game Vanquish shot up the internet. The gameplay itself looks like a blast. Definitely excited to see more of this game. What am I not excited about? The on-screen HUD (Heads Up Display) looks like it takes up a lot of space. Why is a good chunk of the real…

Hideo Kojima Collaborating with Square Enix

The creator of Metal Gear, Hideo Kojima, is joining forces with Square Enix, the company behind Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy. Pictured is Metal Gear artists Yoji Shinkawa, Square Enix’s Shinji Hashimoto (in the suit) and Hideo Kojima. On the screen is the Front Mission Evolved logo. Oh. Yeah. Huh. The mecha game will be…

Modern Warfare Is Already A Movie (And It’s Cheap!)

As seen at reader Garrett’s local Ralphs.

The War Game Where Nobody Gets Shot

If I told you a game cast you in the role of a US soldier in Iraq, would you simply assume you’d be spending your time shooting? You probably would. Which is why I like this game. The “Tactical Language Series” have been developed by Alelo for the US military, which seeks to train soldiers…

Foxconn Workers Offered 66 Percent Raise

Following a rash of suicides, workers at the Foxconn Shenzhen factory have a shot at a raise. Another one. This is the most recent pay increase at a factory complex that has garnered internationally attention for its workers jumping to their death. Foxconn manufactures the iPhone, the iPad, the Xbox 360, the Wii and the…

Jamie Lee Curtis Loves Her Some World Of Warcraft

Think Jamie Lee Curtis and you think Hollywood star. Maybe that scene from True Lies. You probably don’t think “World of Warcraft apologist”. Yet here she is, cashing in on Avatar, sticking up for World of Warcraft in a way that only a Hollywood actor – or someone who actually plays the game – could.…

Nintendo Is “Very Strict” About Mario’s Game Appearances

Um… In years past, Mario showed up in a bunch of Nintendo games. Tons “Mario is a very important character in the Nintendo world and so we want him to appear in our titles,” said Miyamoto in a recent interview. “Indeed there are a lot of games to which he is well-suited. However if he…

My Highlight Of Red Dead Redemption Is…This Song

Anyone who’s played Red Dead Redemption should instantly recognise this song. It’s one of the highlights, not just of an amazing soundtrack, but of the entire game itself. If you haven’t played the game, and want to, I’d actually recommend you not hit play. A YouTube clip can’t do the “experience” justice. You’ll hear it…

Who’s In The New Pokemon Movie?

Like clockwork, every summer a new Pokemon movie is released to coincide with summer vacation. The last Pokemon movie featured the vocal stylings of Akihiro Miwa, who was Yukio Mishima’s lover. The next Pokemon movie, Pocket Monsters: Genei no Hasha Zoroark, will feature voice work from Natsuki Kato. “I’ve done voice-over before but the roles…