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Watching Dante’s World Get Torn Apart in DmC Gets Me All Excited

While I enjoyed the Japanese-developed Devil May Cry series and adore English developer Ninja Theory, I had absolutely no interest in this new DmC until I saw this video. And to think all it took was the world crumbling apart. The fighting gameplay video we posted earlier this month did nothing for me, mainly because…

By Mike Fahey Published December 8, 2011

Assassin’s Creed‘s Ezio Wields Many Weapons In Soul Calibur V

The most surprising thing about Ezio Auditore in Soul Calibur V happens when you pull off his unblockable move. I won’t spoil it for you but, if you watch this video I shot of a Namco Bandai rep controlling the Assassin’s Creed character, you’ll see what Ezio’s weapons and tactics look like. The Ezio in…

By Evan Narcisse Published December 8, 2011

Meet The Other Games That OnLive’s Making Playable With Their New Tablet App

My preview yesterday about OnLive’s new tablet app focused on the controller, because it’s the crucial piece for playing a certain kind of game. But the cloud gaming company’s making a slew of titles playable by touch input as well. There will be three kinds of input that OnLive will be implementing on tablets: native…

By Evan Narcisse Published December 8, 2011

Join Kotaku in New York City for Drinks and 3D Gaming Tonight!

We’re having a Meet Up here in New York City at the Gizmodo Gallery and we’d like for you to come! Unless you are terrible. Don’t come if you are terrible. Or at least bring a gift for me. I like whisky. We’ve had a few slots open up for access tonight, so if you…

By Joel Johnson Published December 8, 2011

Dear Square Enix, Please Make Final Fantasy XV More Like Final Fantasy IX

In today’s fully Fahey-approved edition of Speak Up on Kotaku, commenter Paradox Me makes an argument for the greatness of Final Fantasy IX that’s more than just saying the name Vivi over and over again. Why is this game so amazing? These characters, world, music, etc. Shmowzow! That’s what XIII was missing. Characters and a…

By Mike Fahey Published December 8, 2011

A Shameless Foreign Battlefield 3 Rip-Off

There have been many obvious copies of big-budget games over the years, though some hide their “borrowing” better than others. This movie, submitted by a user on Reddit, was found in a foreign supermarket. It’s titled “ShadowChaser 3“, and shares more than a few similarities to Battlefield 3‘s box art, up to and including Battlefield…

By Matthew Buzzi Published December 8, 2011

Wave Hello: Microsoft’s Requiring Kinect Functionality for All Future Apps Built for Xbox 360

So, the future of the Xbox 360 is upon us. It’ll have lots of TV and video content. It’ll have UFC on-demand and FiOS set-top box functionality. (It won’t have Party Mode for video viewing, though.) In short, Microsoft’s looking to turn their dedicated game machine into yet another app repository. With a worldwide install…

By Evan Narcisse Published December 8, 2011

Can Minecraft‘s Creator Make a Game in 48 Hours?

What’s next for Markus “Notch” Persson now that he’s stepped away from Minecraft? Find out during the 22nd Ludum Dare game development event next weekend, where Notch will stream creating a game in just 48 hours. [Twitter]

By Mike Fahey Published December 8, 2011

Talk Amongst Yourselves

What’s going on with Miyamoto? Will the world as you know it be turned upside down? If he ever stops making games, would all the color drain from your world, leaving you to see only black and white? These are questions we cannot answer. A question you can answer, however, is what have you been…

By Matthew Buzzi Published December 8, 2011

The Day Mario’s Creator Didn’t Retire (And What It Says About His Future)

The internet was rocked. Shigeru Miyamoto, the creator of Mario and Zelda, reportedly said he was stepping down. Nobody seemed prepared for this. It was so sudden. So surprising. The end of an era. After the original report hit, Nintendo repeatedly denied that Miyamoto is “retiring” and stepping down from his current position. The official…

By Brian Ashcraft Published December 8, 2011

Say Goodbye to Netflix’s Party Mode on the Xbox 360

Even as it brings waves of new TV and video content to the Xbox 360, the console’s latest firmware update appears to have killed the most popular feature of its Netflix app. When Netflix brought its Instant Watch catalog, Party Mode became unexpectedly popular. It let you talk to your Xbox Live friends while you…

By Evan Narcisse Published December 8, 2011

Batman’s Return to Arkham City is Triumphant, But Short

Batman Arkham City: Lockdown is an entertaining, graphically lush chance to beat your way through four of Arkham’s most notorious villains and their henchmen on an iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. It’s a visually rich, combat intense brawler that has you swiping and poking your way through hand-to-hand combat with Two-Face, Deathstroke, Solomon Grundy, the…

By Brian Crecente Published December 8, 2011

Kinect Is Going to Tokyo Disneyland

Mickey | CHIBA, JAPAN: Disney’s Kinect game on sale at Tokyo Disneyland. (Photo: Game Watch Impress) Nintendo Denies That Mario‘s Creator Is “Retiring” Late last night, a Wired.com report stated that Shigeru Miyamoto, the creator of Mario and Zelda, had said he was “retiring”. Today, Nintendo denied that report. According to the original Wired report,…

By Brian Ashcraft Published December 8, 2011

You Try Playing a Video Game in Crazy High Heels, Buster

This is Rola. Born of mixed Japanese, Russian, and Bengali heritage, Rola is one of Japan’s most popular fashion models. It isn’t only on the runway that Rola straps on dangerously high heels. It’s also when she plays Need for Speed: The Run Sister site Kotaku Japan covered a recent EA Japan event at Lamborghini’s…

By Brian Ashcraft Published December 8, 2011

Hideo Kojima’s Business Card Will Cut Your Finger Off

The creator of Metal Gear, Hideo Kojima, got new business cards. They look fucking dangerous. ギリギリで新しい [Twitter]

By Brian Ashcraft Published December 8, 2011

Do These Dead or Alive 5 Screens Live Up to Your Expectations?

Tecmo Koei is working on the latest entry in its fighting game series Dead or Alive, DoA 5. This latest batch of screenshots shows Hitomi and Ayane duking it out. Fans of the series will notice that Ayane’s character design is tweaked. Dead or Alive 5, the first developed without DoA creator Tomonobu Itagaki, is…

By Brian Ashcraft Published December 8, 2011

This Is Your Famicom on Drugs

This old Famicom has what’s called a GetLoFi Precision Oscillator in it. Don’t know what that is? It can make the console sound like this Circuit-Bent NES [MAKE]

By Luke Plunkett Published December 8, 2011

Now That’s a Baroness, GI Joe

Anastasia Cisarovna. The Baroness. She’s just one of the many memorable villains that make up the GI Joe universe, but for many young men, she’s the most memorable. The suit and glasses, you know. While the 2009 movie didn’t really do her justice, this statue from Sideshow Collectibles certainly does. Capturing her sexy swagger (if…

By Luke Plunkett Published December 8, 2011

Why Epic Isn’t Making a Vita Game (Yet)

Mike Capps, president of Gears of War and Unreal Engine powerhouse Epic, gives one reason why his company isn’t yet developing a game for the PlayStation Vita. Considering he also told GI.biz in an interview, “I’m not sure how well it’s going to be accepted in our Western market which is primarily where our games…

By Luke Plunkett Published December 8, 2011

Nintendo Denies That Mario‘s Creator Is “Retiring”

Late last night, a Wired.com report stated that Shigeru Miyamoto, the creator of Mario and Zelda, had said he was “retiring”. Today, Nintendo denied that report. According to the original Wired report, Miyamoto apparently said he was stepping down from his current management position so he could work on smaller projects with younger developers. “What…

By Brian Ashcraft Published December 8, 2011