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Did You Just Win Our Best Buy Trade-in Contest?
Last week we asked readers to send in proof that you’ve been making the best of Best Buy’s killer trade-in program—you know, the one where you take your old games and exchange them for cold, hard Best Buy gift cards? In return, we promised to pick a few lucky entrants and double their returns. Well,…
Sponsored post Published October 26, 2011 -
The Best Way to Get Around in Infamous 2 Started Out As a Bug
I’m in the middle of playing the new Infamous: Festival of Blood DLC, which gives series hero Cole McGrath all sorts of new powers by virtue of his getting in turned into a vampire. I talked a bit about the Shadow Swarm flying ability in my hands-on preview and when I was demoing the game,…
By Evan Narcisse Published October 26, 2011 -
Should Mass Effect 3 Keep This Gamer From Selling His Xbox 360?
Mass Effect is a series about making tough decisions, and commenter eatplaysleepmore is really feeling it. He wants to sell his Xbox 360, but doesn’t want to lose the accumulated save data for the previous two games. What should he do? Been debating this for a while.. I don’t really want to keep my 360…
By Mike Fahey Published October 26, 2011 -
Here’s Nightwing in Action in Batman: Arkham City
Feast your eyes on the grown-up laughing young daredevil as he throws down on the thugs of Arkham City. The clip highlights his specialized weaponry and shows off his acrobatic fighting style, too. You’ll be able to start playing as Dick Grayson in new Wayne Manor and Main Hall challenge maps next week. You can…
By Evan Narcisse Published October 26, 2011 -
Talk Amongst Yourselves
Hello people of Kotaku! The change of seasons is in full swing, and it’s becoming downright fall-like here in NYC. Saying goodbye to the summer can be sad for some, but as gamers we know that some of the biggest releases of the year are right around the corner! Do you have your copy of…
By Matthew Buzzi Published October 26, 2011 -
Should You Buy Battlefield 3? Yes.
Battlefield 3 was one of my most anticipated games of this fall. It is the latest iteration in a long-line of beloved shooters from a team of developers who know what they’re doing, but I also love a good fight. I’m not just talking about the endless gun battles you get into in the game.…
By Brian Crecente Published October 26, 2011 -
Fuze Lets You Play Around With Throbbing Bombs and Premature Explosions
Bombs. They’re always around in pop culture, getting thrown by people, set to timers and self-destructing secret lairs. Getting them to not blow up continuously gets put across as a complicated venture requiring coolants, special scissors and special knowledge of red, black, blue or green wires. Fuze does away with all of that. The iOS…
By Evan Narcisse Published October 26, 2011 -
Super T.I.M.E. Force Coming Next from Sword & Sworcery Developer
There’s nothing like creating a straight-up phenomenon to generate a frothy appetite for more, more, more. Ever since Capybara Games’ hit IOS game Superbrothers: Sword and Sworcery EP rocketed to the top of the App Store earlier this year, folks have been wondering when they’d announce something new. The retro-styled indie title captured the hearts…
By Evan Narcisse Published October 26, 2011 -
Let the Blue Hearts Rock Your Face Off
Like a Rat | JAPAN: In this clip, the Blue Hearts perform “Linda Linda”. (Video: AMIRAALIBEER | YouTube) Arkham City Cosplay Turns Normal Man Into Dark Knight A team of props builders from forum The FX lab have wanted to build a Batman suit for a long, long time. With the success of first Arkham…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 26, 2011 -
Concept Art Fit for Giant Swords and Silly Cleavage
Capcom legend Kinu Nishimura is working on upcoming 3DS side-scrolling brawler Code of Princess Nishimura—who might not be a household name, but should be— is responsible for so much kick-ass game art The concept art and sketches for Code of Princess do not disappoint and show Nishimura in true form, creating magic with line and…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 26, 2011 -
Is This the Mirror’s Edge Cosplay You’ve Been Waiting For?
It’s the one I have. Cosplay superstar and Kotaku favorite Omi Gibson does her best leap of Faith. Her cosplay does a fine job of portraying the Mirror’s Edge heroine, and, correct me if I’m wrong, but I believe this is the first Western game cosplay she’s done. Omi specializes in Metal Gear cosplay as…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 26, 2011 -
Tony Hawk’s Looks Way Better Without a Skateboard
After a few years of games that just got progressively worse, Activision has wisely rested the once-mighty Tony Hawk’s skateboarding franchise. Maybe they should bring it back without any skateboards? This great video shows some parkour experts spinning, flipping and sliding to the visuals and even soundtrack of the classic Tony Hawk’s 2, even down…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 26, 2011 -
Nintendo Defeated. Japan Crowns a New Game Sales King.
This year isn’t over. There are still months to go. But according to Famitsu publisher, Nintendo didn’t own the first six months of this year. Other years, sure, but not this one. In a recently released report, Nintendo tumbled to the number two spot for Japanese software sales, dropping from ¥21.5 billion (US$283 million) to…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 26, 2011 -
Arkham City Cosplay Turns Normal Man Into Dark Knight
A team of props builders from forum The FX lab have wanted to build a Batman suit for a long, long time. With the success of first Arkham Asylum and now its sequel, Arkham City, they finally found the inspiration/motivation. So they built a Batsuit based on that found in the games. And it’s…well, I’m…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 26, 2011 -
Where Tokyo Meets Blade Runner
Phew. All this video game stuff, especially Battlefield 3 stuff, is wearing me out. Time to take a few minutes to chill, relax, watch a soothing movie where footage of modern-day Tokyo is played to the accompaniment of the Blade Runner soundtrack. The footage, shot by Samuel Cockedey, is mostly of the Shinjuku area in…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 26, 2011 -
Report: Nintendo Bleeding Cash
Remember the days of Nintendo printing money? Those days are over, apparently. According to Japan’s Nikkei, the Kyoto-based game maker is poised to post huge losses tomorrow. Profits are supposedly down a staggering ¥100 billion ($1.3 billion), which is twice what Nintendo forecast. The two major culprits are struggling hardware sales and the stubbornly strong…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 26, 2011 -
Watch This lady Explain Just how Crazy Uwe Boll is
German filmmaker and all around special guy Uwe Boll has a bit of a bad rep with gamers. Mostly due to his parade of terrible movies based on video games. But you’re all missing the point! The point isn’t to judge him solely on his movies. The point is to admire that a man such…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 26, 2011 -
An Insane Price. A Glittery Crotch. A Good Cause.
Fist of the North Star started life as a badass manga. A badass manga needs a badass figure. A big badass figure. But does it need Swarovski crystal? You bet it does. Fist of the North Star follows the adventures of Kenshiro as he punches the shit out of people and utters hard-nosed likes like,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 26, 2011
