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Does Studio Ghibli Have the Best Beer Label? Yes, Yes It Does.
Studio Ghibli, known for classic anime like My Neighbor Totoro and now PS3 game Ni no Kuni, has a museum. And at that museum, there is beer. And that beer is awesome. The label reads “Kaze no Tani”, a reference to Japanese title of Hayao Miyazaki’s 1984 anime Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 14, 2011 -
A Great Car Chase is now a Great Toy
You’ll be seeing a lot more toys over the next few days, because the New York Comic Con will be full of them. This one, however, won’t be. It’s coming from Japan, and commemorates what I think is one of the best car chase sequences in cinema history. It’s so great, in fact, that it’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 14, 2011 -
Dancing Mario Is Guaranteed To Make You Smile. Promise.
The Japanese version of Just Dance Wii features Mario dancing—no, better yet, doing the Mario to the Super Mario Bros. theme. Delightful! Just Dance Wii is out this October in Japan and is being promoted with Japanese idol group AKB48. Should’ve used dancing Mario! You can contact Brian Ashcraft, the author of this post, at…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 14, 2011 -
Hey Moron, Just Because you Like Arkham City Doesn’t Mean You can be Batman
Stick with this Batman: Arkham City trailer past its awkward first moments. It builds momentum, very slowly, until it there’s so much awkwardness you can’t help but crack a smile. Funny Batman Arkham City advertisement [Super Punch]
By Luke Plunkett Published October 14, 2011 -
The DS Game, Japan Will Forgive. The Sexy Orgy, It Won’t.
One thing I’ve never understood is why people care what others do with their fellow consenting adults. Unless it, say, wrecks their home. Yet, people do care, especially who their politicians are bonking. In September, just as politician Dominique Strauss-Kahn was cleared of a sex scandal, Reuters released a study on which nation was the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 14, 2011 -
Adorable Mario Weddings Warm Even the Coldest Hearts
When Esther and Ryan got married, they wanted to incorporate video games into the celebration. So they got artist Larry Quach to come up with a bunch of stuff that didn’t just blow their guests away, it’s blowing us away with them. He did invitations shaped like NES cartridges, complete with black sleeve. He made…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 14, 2011 -
Over Ten Minutes of Syndicate Gameplay Footage, Dude Saying “Chips”
This Syndicate clip runs for 11:06. Which is enough time to show you one mission from the upcoming shooter. It’s also 11:06 of you walking around just…holding a gun. It’s not just me, right? That gets distracting. This is a slow level, more like something from Deus Ex than an action game, with very little…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 14, 2011 -
Zynga Responds to Mafia Wars Drone Scare
The keystroke-capturing computer virus that infected the networks used to pilot U.S. Air Force drones had nothing to do with Mafia Wars despite early reports to the contrary, Zynga tells Kotaku Earlier this week the Associated Press reported that the credential stealing virus that infected those Remotely Piloted Aircraft operations computers was one routinely used…
By Brian Crecente Published October 14, 2011 -
This has Been a Sad Year for Football Games
Owen was right. I don’t think sports games are worth reviewing. But the battle between FIFA and Pro Evo, the biggest annual contest not just in sports but in all of gaming, is too big to ignore. Having played both of this year’s games, then, I figured I’d write something up on the state of…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 14, 2011 -
GoldenEye’s Paintball Mode is Preorder DLC Only, Even Though It’s on the Disc
GoldenEye’s “paintball” multiplayer mode, something won at a hard cost on the Nintendo 64 original, is a pre-order downloadable content exclusive, GiantBomb reports. It is not unlockable without a code from GameStop, which will be given out only for preorders of GoldenEye 007:Reloaded on PS3 and Xbox 360. Earlier in the week, word spread that…
By Owen Good Published October 13, 2011 -
A Good Day to Die Hard
Well, folks, we’re just about to wind down here on the nightly open thread. Tomorrow’s should be more interesting than tonight’s—unless you really take the reins and deliver some seriously memorable off-topic discussion! Yeah, let’s do this! Here’s a couple movie-centric items of interest to get the conversation going. The end. Die Hard 5 is…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 13, 2011 -
Where Does Batman Get Such Wonderful Toys?
Batman: Arkham City may be about to hit shelves, but two of these new figures are for the last great Batman game: Arkham Asylum This video shows you Titan Joker, Killer Croc and Mr. Freeze, all videoed in as much detail as I could capture with an iPhone through a thick pane of plastic. The…
By Brian Crecente Published October 13, 2011 -
EVE Apostates Receive a Deep Fiasco-Inspired Discount
Last week, the game’s CEO prostrated himself before the mercy of the community last week; this week, EVE Online declared it is offering deep discounts to those whose subscriptions to the sci-fi MMO lapsed before or during the unpleasantness of the summer. Those subscribers are welcomed back at promotional rates of $5.95 per 30 days.…
By Owen Good Published October 13, 2011 -
BurgerTime Reboot has a Release Date, at Last
BurgerTime World Tour, the high-definition remake of the 1980s food preparation platformer, will arrive Nov. 2 on Xbox Live, “affordably priced” at 800 Microsoft Points ($10) according to a news release by MonkeyPaw Games. In addition to retooled singleplayer action the game will feature a multiplayer mode, seen above in a trailer released today. You…
By Owen Good Published October 13, 2011 -
Robots, Ninjas, Planes and More in Our Latest Xbox Live Indie Favorites
Every few weeks we here at Kotaku make a selection of some of the best Indie games that Xbox Live has to offer. These are our latest favorites. You’ll be able to find the list here for reference, or in the “Kotaku‘s favorites” channel in the Indie Game section of Xbox Live’s Games Marketplace. Robotriot…
By Matthew Buzzi Published October 13, 2011 -
Locked out LeBron Finds Work in Madden
With the first two weeks of the NBA season canceled thanks to the lockout, some players have gone looking for alternative employment. Gordon Hayward of the Utah Jazz, for example, was in a Starcraft pro gaming tournament this past weekend, just barely finishing out of the money. So it was around Monday when some folks…
By Owen Good Published October 13, 2011 -
Valve Celebrates Mann Co. Birthday & $2 Million in Team Fortress 2 Item Sales With A Mann-sized Update
Has it already been a full year since Valve launched the Team Fortress 2 Mann Co. Store, the in-game shop in which people trade cold hard cash for hats, weapons and hats? Yes, it has. Valve is therefore celebrating the shop’s birthday and $2,000,000 in profits(!) for item creators with a high five-filled update. Today,…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 13, 2011 -
Should You Buy Ace Combat: Assault Horizon? Yes.
Namco Bandai’s Ace Combat: Assault Horizon is out there ready to be purchased, or rented, and played. But should you invest the time and money? Since I’m the only one playing, here’s my split personality Gut Check: Michael Fahey, Die-Hard Ace Combat Fan: What the hell have they done to my series? I depend on…
By Mike Fahey Published October 13, 2011 -
Fruit Ninja Kinect Codes. Fruit Ninja Kinect Codes Here! Get Your Fruit Ninja Kinect Codes! Who’s Ready?
Our good friends from Halfbrick have showered us with free Xbox Live codes for Fruit Ninja Kinect, both for the full title and for all of its downloadable content—the Storm, Art and Space packages of blades, shadows and new achievements. Well, I’m gonna give ’em away via Twitter. You can claim yours by following Kotaku…
By Owen Good Published October 13, 2011 -
Geek Immortal
Team Kotaku Not Pictured – A healthy portion of Kotaku is at the New York Comic Con right now, sadly not in form-fitting Deadpool costumes. More super coverage to come. The Best iOS Gamer in The World Congratulations, JeNeI_7, you are the best iPhone or iPad gamer on the planet. You’re not a machine, are…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 13, 2011