Next Madden May Solve Game’s Notorious Difficulty Problem

If you’d like to play video game football but you stink at it, don’t worry. The next Madden will put a voice in your ear, telling you how to excel. Kotaku recently had the opportunity to try the “Gameflow” feature of this summer’s Madden NFL 11. It is the latest tool concocted by the Madden…

This Guy Is A Fighting Game Superstar

One word: “Daigo”. Daigo Umehara is one of the top Street Fighter players in the world. He’s famous for this clip — which will, no doubt, outlive us all. At the recent Super Street Fighter IV Fight Club Event in Los Angeles, Umehara was mobbed by fans eager to shake his hand. And sign stuff.…

Zelda Cosplay Makes A Big Splash

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There Are No Blue Shells In Starcraft Kart

Starcraft II isn’t just about strategy! It’s also about…kart racing. Everdraed, a participant in the game’s beta, built this map and threw this little race together to put a little more Mario Kart into proceedings, going so far as to have in-race items and “sweet ass go-kart” units. Blizzard’s Starcraft II – normally a real-time…

What Will Gaming Be Like In Ten Years?

Hollywood super producer Jerry Bruckheimer (not pictured) has seen the future. And it’s gamey. Bruckheimer, who has produced movies like Bad Boys and Armageddon, is a movie business wizard. He knows what he’s doing. His latest picture is a big screen version of video game Prince of Persia. “I really believe in the next 10…

Finally, We Can Bet Money On Street Fighter Matches

British bookmaker Paddy Power has shown today it knows a fresh cash stream when it sees one, as it will soon begin accepting bets on video games. It also shows it does not keep up with recent video game news Two of Britain’s better Street Fighter IV players will face off later this week, with…

Kotaku Japan Confronted by Famitsu and Konami

On April 20th, I wrote a post titled “Do Not Trust This Magazine’s Review Scores” that showed what seems to be the conflict of interest Japanese magazine Famitsu has. And what a conflict of interest it is. Famitsu appears in upcoming stealth PSP game Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker. What’s more, former Famitsu Editor-in-Chief Hirokazu…

Turn Xbox Media Center Into A Gaming Center

The Xbox Media Centre – one of the last things the old console is good for these days – doesn’t just play media. It can play games, too! Our pals at Lifehacker have come up with a handy guide that can turn the Media Centre into a gaming hub, letting you play both dedicated PC…

Hands On With Nintendo’s Ball

Japan’s Club Nintendo offered members the chance to redeem their points for this. Just look at it! This is a working re-issue of retro Game & Watch handheld, which was originally released in 1980. The game had players toss balls in the air and trying not to drop them. It is the first Game &…

A Good Look At Dragon Age’s Action Figures

First shown in February in a crummy magazine scan, DC Unlimited has finally released official pics of its line of Dragon Age figures, giving us our first good look at the series. The four figures, which go on sale on September 29, are Duncan, Genlock, Loghain and Morrigan. They’re the second in DC’s range of…

Which Game Franchise Does This Belong To?

Made by Mini-Bash. Seen by me.

Creator Commentary Comes To Monkey Island 2 Remake

The upcoming release of a Monkey Island 2 special edition is special not for the revamped graphics, but for the inclusion of a commentary track featuring the original game’s creators: Ron Gilbert, Tim Schafer, and Dave Grossman. While it’s not the first game to do so – Valve has been dropping them into games for…

The Neon Genesis Evangelion Convenience Store

Big cities in Japan are packed with convenience stores. It seems like there is one on every corner. (Sometimes there is!) There is one that stands out from the rest. Convenience store chain Lawson has opened a special Lawson Tokyo-3 conbini, or convenience store. Tokyo-3 is the fictional setting for the groundbreaking franchise Neon Genesis…

Possibility of Criminal Charges Over New iPhone

On April 19, sister site Gizmodo.com broke the exclusive news that Apple has been working on a new iPhone. Now, authorities are considering whether to file criminal charges over its sale, reports The New York Times. According to NY Times blog Bits Blog, the district attorney in San Mateo County in California has the option…

Wu-Tang’s RZA Working On Game With Activision

RZA, one of rap group The Wu-Tang Clan’s more prominent members, has revealed over the weekend that he’s been working with video game publisher Activision on a new game. He doesn’t say what exactly the game is, but since there’s pics of him wearing motion-capture suits, we can assume it’s something he’d appear in as…

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I Want You To Vote For The Best Kotaku WarioWare DIY Microgame!

Hey! Don’t forget to place your vote for what you consider the best Kotaku-themed WarioWare: D.I.Y. game created by you, the readership. The winner will walk away with some mega-sized Nintendo prizes, so choose your votes carefully. We need you to help us whittle down an impressive 95 WarioWare: D.I.Y. microgames to a more manageable…

The Cat Came Back

To: Luke From: Owen Re: Surprise Snow I’d semiadopted a neighborhood stray back during a terrible cold snap in the winter. She doesn’t get along with my indoor cat at all, so she spends most of her time outside. Friday I noticed she didn’t show up for dinner. Turns out she’d gotten locked in a…

A Compendium of Lame Excuses from the Banned

There’s only so many ways you can blame your Xbox Live profile saying nasty or verboten things on someone else. The truly creative are able to depict it as something beneficial to society. Like breast cancer awareness. Kotaku reader LOL It’s Bert got bored, apparently, and began sifting through the Xbox Live forums, finding several…