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  Concepts: Could The 3DS Look Like Any Of These?

  Since we don’t know what the new Nintendo 3DS looks like, people are having to guess what it looks like. Some guesses are crimes against nature, but others, like these, look pretty good! Most of these are mock-ups from users over on gaming messageboard NeoGAF, and unlike the flights of fancy that plagued the internet…

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 26, 2010
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  BioShock 2’s Newest, Fakest Upgrade

  Were I to stab this syringe-shaped pen into my arm, BioShock style,I would not get the “Hemingway’s Helper” gene tonic upgrade, but we would all remember that it was swag to promote the Sinclair Solutions BioShock 2 multiplayer add-on.

  By Stephen Totilo Published March 26, 2010
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  Sexy TERA Trailer Shows Its Lineage

  I don’t know much about TERA: The Exiled Realm of Arborea, but after watching this gorgeous trailer for the upcoming action MMO I’d definitely like to get to know it better. TERA is the inaugural work of South Korean MMO developer Bluehole Studios. Bluehole was formed in 2007 by a handful of ex-NCsoft employees, including…

  By Mike Fahey Published March 26, 2010
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  UFC Undisputed 2010 Packs New Modes, Moves, Fighters Into May’s Title

  After seeing tremendous success with mixed martial arts game UFC Undisputed 2009, THQ is back this year to show of a game sporting more fighters, more combat nuance and robust online support. At an event last night, the publisher unveiled UFC Undisputed 2010 to an international gathering of gaming press. The upcoming game will include…

  By Brian Crecente Published March 26, 2010
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  The Possibilities, Surprises And Limits of Playstation’s Move According to The Inventor

  The PlayStation Move thrives in darkness, could enable a new kind of Greek god game, has 10 hours of battery life, a mystery port and a simple innovation that could be profound. Kotaku learned all this and more earlier this week when I sat down with Sony senior researcher Richard Marks, the man who had…

  By Stephen Totilo Published March 26, 2010
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  We’re Off On The Road To PAX East

  Behold stately John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center. As this post goes live, Kotaku’s East Coast contingent is speeding towards this very location, in order to regale you with glorious tales of PAX East. I’m likely crammed against the bulkhead of a magical flying machine, snoring loudly and trying desperately not to touch the…

  By Mike Fahey Published March 26, 2010
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  DSi XL Passes The Pants Test

  The DSi XL is a large portable gaming device, with a bigger screen and graphics, but is the design too large? My dad has a theory, and it’s a pretty good theory too. When I told him about the iPad he said that anything too big to fit in a pocket might as well be…

  By Brian Crecente Published March 26, 2010
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  The Continuing Evolution of Gabe and Tycho

  Excerpts from the book The Splendid Magic of Penny Arcade: The 11 1/2 Anniversary Edition. Reprinted with express permission of the author and publisher. Publisher’s Note: Chronicling the misadventures of two obsessed video gamers, Penny Arcade is hilarious, irreverent, and rich with the arcana of geek life. Fans treat the strip’s biting, intelligent commentary on…

  By Brian Crecente Published March 26, 2010
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  Let’s all go to PAX East, okay? Who’s with me? Fahey is. Anyone else? While we’re on our way, please talk here about video games. Confused about commenting on Kotaku? Read our FAQ

  By Stephen Totilo Published March 26, 2010
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  Action Stations!

  To: Crecente From: Luke My brain, it is mush. For my birthday last week, my lovely wife bought me the complete Battlestar Galactica box set on Blu-Ray. Every waking second I haven’t been working, we’ve been watching, this my second run-through of the show, and my wife’s first. It got me thinking about something I…

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 26, 2010
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  Microsoft: USB Memory Support Hits Xbox 360 on April 6, Xbox 360 Flash Drives Hit in May

  Starting April 6 Xbox 360 owners will be able to use USB flash drives to store profiles, game saves, demos and “more”, Microsoft confirmed this morning. Posting on his blog, Xbox Live’s Larry Hryb said that the company has been testing the feature for a few weeks and that he thinks it’s is “great.” A…

  By Brian Crecente Published March 26, 2010
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  New Tech Turns Your Skin Into a Game-Controlling Touch Pad

  Imagine playing Frogger on your hand just by tapping your palm with a finger, or whipping through menus projected onto your arm. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon devised a new bit of tech magic that listed for the acoustic signals scattered through your arm when you tap it or your hand with a finger. The tech…

  By Brian Crecente Published March 26, 2010
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  Finally, A Mos Eisley Cantina Simulator

  THQ has revealed a new Star Wars game in development for the iPhone, that forgoes the usual stiff like lightsaber duels and X-Wing dogfights in lieu of…simulating the experience of running the Mos Eisley Cantina. It’s called Star Wars Cantina, and is a light strategy game, which tasks you with matching the drinks you’re serving…

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 26, 2010
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  Bulgarian Sacked For Milking Virtual Cow

  What a way to start the morning, with news that a Bulgarian city official has been sacked for milking a virtual cow in popular Facebook title Farmville. During government meetings. Dimitar Kerin, a member of the Plovdiv city council in the country’s capital, Sofia, had been warned – along with several of his colleagues –…

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 26, 2010
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  Yup, That Rain Sure Is Heavy

  As seen on Reddit

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 26, 2010
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  Sonic 4 Gets The Blue Skies Right

  Sega today released some new screenshots for its upcoming love-letter to Sonic fans, Sonic 4. Whether the game – the first console title to consist entirely of 2D side-scrolling since most of you were small children – is any good or not, we still don’t know. But I know one thing: they sure got that…

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 26, 2010
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  Hey, EA Sports, Why Aren’t Basketball Games As Good As Football Games?

  When you think football games, you think Madden. When you think football games, you think FIFA. When you think basketball, you think NBA Live, NBA 2K, and the fact neither of them is really that huge. Why is that, EA? “I’m not a programmer by any means, but I know enough to say there’s this…

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 26, 2010
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  Street Fighter? Zombies? Zombie Street Fighters!

  Zombies don’t just bite regular people. They bite World Warriors as well, meaning not only do these zombies know all kinds of crazy martial arts moves, they also know how to eat your face off. Formidable! And no, it’s not wrong to think Cammy is still easy on the eyes. It would be wrong to…

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 26, 2010
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  Mario Creator’s Priority Is Entertainment, Not Online

  To say Nintendo lags behind Microsoft and Sony when it comes to online gaming is an understatement. Want to know why? It’s because the Japanese company’s priorities lie with entertaining everyone “It is often said that Nintendo was rather late in advancing into the network world”, Nintendo designer Shigeru Miyamoto told The Economist. “Actually we…

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 26, 2010
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  Who Remembers Their First Gaming Experience?

  This Tuesday was a very important day. It was the first day my 1 and a-half-year-old son played his first video game. The game? Wii Sports baseball. And by playing he held the Wii Remote and kinda swung his arm. My older son doesn’t really play that many video games — instead, he likes to…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published March 26, 2010