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  Free Fallout 3 Premium 360 Theme For DLC Fans

  Have you purchased all five packs worth of downloadable content for Fallout 3 on the Xbox 360? If so, then this premium theme is yours free come October 1st. Bethesda would like to send their fans a big thank you for sticking with them on the Xbox 360 Fallout 3 downloadable content front. Even after…

  By Mike Fahey Published September 16, 2009
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  Spore Creature Creator Goes Flat

  Have you ever wanted to smash your Spore creations flat? EA’s newly-released Spore Creature Creator 2D saves you the trouble. Spore Hero for the Wii and Spore Hero Arena for the Nintendo DS are still several weeks away, so EA offers up the Spore Creature Creator 2D to help keep fans occupied until October 6th…

  By Mike Fahey Published September 16, 2009
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  Can’t Get Tetris Off My Mind

  A human head made of Tetris blocks as seen on Walyou. [Thanks Eran]

  By Brian Crecente Published September 16, 2009
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  The question is: If there was a TAY Special Edition console, what would it come bundled with? That and more can be discussed in the comments section here. Confused about commenting on Kotaku? Read our FAQ.

  By Stephen Totilo Published September 16, 2009
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  Nailing Down Party Details

  To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: And Then There Were Three I was going to write the sound hammers make when hitting something, but I couldn’t figure out if it would be “bang bang” or “dong dong” or “boom boom” or what. I think it would be “don don” in Japanese or maybe even “ton ton”.…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 16, 2009
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  Dutch Retailer Refuses To Sell PSPgo

  According to a report on Eurogamer, Dutch chain Nedgame – the country’s largest specialist games retailer – are refusing to stock Sony’s PSPgo. Why? Nedgame (and, apparently, other retailers in Holland and Spain) aren’t happy with the console’s price, believing it to be too expensive to bother stocking. A beef, then, but not their main…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 16, 2009
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  Halo 3: ODST Gets A 360 Bundle

  Not a Modern Warfare man? Maybe you’re a Halo man. Or lady! If so, you might be interested in this Halo 3: ODST hardware bundle. It contains a 120GB Xbox 360 Elite, controller (curiously, not an ODST controller), a copy of Halo 3: ODST, a copy of Halo 3 and access to the Halo: Reach…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 16, 2009
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  Nintendo Makes New Company To Improve Quality

  Nintendo Seal of Quality is going out on its own. The Kyoto-based company is splitting its quality control branch off into its own, separate company. The name of this Nintendo company is the appropriately named “Mario Club“. Contract employees and part-timers will see work conditions improve, and contract employees will become full-time, full-fledged Mario Club…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 16, 2009
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  PC Sales Charts: Still With The MMOs

  Last week’s charts were dominated by two MMOs, Champions Online and Aion. This week? Same story. Both games continue to hold down the top two spots on both the Steam and Direct2Drive charts, ahead of usual suspects like Left 4 Dead, new/old kid on the block KOTOR and, surprisingly, Darkest Days. I say “surprisingly” because…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 16, 2009
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  Fez Will Effe With Your Mind

  Game designer Phil Fish showed off his upcoming game Fez at the Austin Game Developer’s Conference. It was the first live demo of the game. Fish walk through some of the features we’ve seen before (2D game rotating through 3D space). However, game site Kombo reports that Fish did touch briefly on the plot line…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 16, 2009
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  Pink Floyd Interested In A Music Game

  Veteran British rockers Pink Floyd have told the BBC that, were the offer to come up to create a Rock Band/Guitar game based on the band, they’d definitely “consider it”. It’s an unusually positive outlook from an old-timey rock band, who call the games “interesting new developments”, particularly since so many other ageing acts –…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 16, 2009
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  Samurai Shodown: Edge of Destiny Dated For Japan

  The Xbox 360 version of SNK’s 3D arcade fighter Samurai Spirits: Sen (aka Samurai Shodown: Edge of Destiny) has been dated for Japan. The game will be out December 10 and priced at ¥7,140 (US$78). It will feature new characters and online support. Developed by Tenchu developer K2 LLC, Edge of Destiny was released in…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 16, 2009
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  Tomb Raider Co-Creator: Games Moving Toward Hollywood Business Model

  Toby Gard, co-creator of Tomb Raider who left Crystal Dynamics earlier this month to become a consultant, gave an interview to GamesIndustry.Biz in which he said game development’s going all Hollywood, and that’s where he fits in. Right now, Gard (pictured above) says, the m.o. is to fire a bunch of people at the end…

  By Owen Good Published September 16, 2009
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  Let’s Watch Men Watch Bouncing Jubblies

  Some men like boobs, some don’t. Ninja Gaiden Σ 2 has bouncing boobs in the game. This is probably what said men look like watching breasts go up-and-down up-and-down. Don’t miss the old man in the bathrobe with the glass of red wine. He’s relaxing.

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 16, 2009
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  360 250GB HDD Won’t Be Sold Separately

  When Microsoft announced that a bundle including two controllers, a new game and a 360 with a 250GB HDD was “only” $399, it led many to think the days of over-priced 360 HDDs was over. It’s not. In this little demonstration video for the new console (consoles need trailers now?), Microsoft’s Larry Hryb has announced…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 16, 2009
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  Modern Warfare 2 Multiplayer Hands-On Impressions: No Buzzkills

  Activision gave us our first taste of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2’s multiplayer modes tonight at an event in Hollywood, California, featuring a fully playable—but still beta—version of the impending holiday blockbuster. Modern Warfare 2 developer Infinity Ward brought with them three maps, five preset classes, and dozens of new improvements that make the…

  By Michael McWhertor Published September 16, 2009
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  Oh Kanye, You’re So Opinionated

  As seen on Go Nintendo.

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 16, 2009
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  Ubisoft Honcho Thinks More 2010 Games Will Be Moved Again

  There were a ton of games scheduled for this December, then then a big chunk of them moved to early 2010. Ubisoft president Yves Guillemot thinks those games will move again. Titles like Heavy Rain, Bioshock 2, Red Dead Redemption and Bayonetta were all moved to 2010. “We now have a situation where there are…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 16, 2009
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  Project Gotham, Audiosurf Coming To Zune HD

  This is agonising. I mean, on the one hand, my favourite racing series of all time – Project Gotham – has a new game coming. But on the other…it’s not for the Xbox 360. It’s for the Zune. It’s called “Project Gotham Racing: Ferrari Edition”, and can be glimpsed oh-so-briefly in that Zune gaming video…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 16, 2009
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  Holy Smoke, This Cosplayer Looks Like FFVII’s Cloud Strife

  Chiba-based cosplayer KANAME as seen on DannyChoo.com.

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 16, 2009