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And Then Luigi Went on Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride

Photographer Jeff Junio gets up-close and personal with Nintendo characters in his Super Macro Bros. set, crafting this image of Toad and Luigi that’s either delightful or very sinister, I can’t tell. See more at the 8-Bit Cubist

The PlayStation Vita is Smaller Than You Think

This is a PSP 2000. Hiding under it is a PlayStation Vita. An actual Vita, not a fake one The Vita was running Hot Shots Golf, but you can’t see that. You can only see two things: 1) The Vita, impressive futuristic gaming handheld that it is, isn’t much bigger than a PSP 2) that…

The Settlers Online Colonizes North America as Castle Empire

Ubisoft knows exactly what North America needs: More free-to-play, micro transaction-fueled, browser-based online empire building sims. The Settlers Online is making its way to North America, with a generic name change to make sure it sounds as unappealing as possible. Castle Empire, developed by the original creators of The Settlers at Ubisoft’s Blue Byte Studio…

They Want to Make Space Combat Games Fun Again

Space combat sims, much like their terrestrial flight sim counter-parts, aren’t quite as popular as they used to be. It’s been more than a decade since we’ve had a solid Wing Commander, Star Wars: TIE Fighter or Descent: FreeSpace come to computer gamers. Long enough for some, even some of the folks who make those…

If Anything Can Get Me To Play Battlefield Heroes, It’s Magic

I will play any game that pits the forces of magic against (relatively) modern military forces. Battlefield Heroes gets wizards today. I approve.

What if LittleBigPlanet Had Been Free To Play?

We could have had Sackboy for free at one point. Turns out that this was an early suggestion from Sony to the fledgling group of devs that would become Media Molecule, the studio revealed at the Develop 2011 conference. “Phil said all sorts of buzzwords that hadn’t really hit yet. He said it should be…

The PlayStation Vita is Larger Than You Think

What’s the point of having two analog sticks on the successor to the PSP if you can’t reach them at the same time, right? The good news: it’s slimmer than you think. As seen today at a New York City PlayStation 3 and Vita showcase.

Rope Rescue: Call It Cut the Birds, or Maybe Angry Rope

I saw a Chillingo game at Electronic Arts’ fall preview event last night that featured colorful, cartoon birds in peril and ropes that could be cut. It wasn’t a sequel to Cut the Rope or Angry Birds, but it certainly—perhaps accidentally—seems to be riding on the coattails of those two massive iPhone gaming hits. In…

Are These the Remaining Eight New Fighters in Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom 3?

Fans combing over Capcom’s website following the announcement of Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 have unearthed eight new character images that could very well be the rest of the update’s new lineup. Frank West? Iron Fist? Rocket Raccoon!? Yes, please. This morning Capcom outed Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom 3, debuting four of the 12 new…

The Latest Patch for The Witcher 2 Adds A Sackful of Fluff

Patch 1.3 for The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings is live, delivering extended aspect ratio support, 3D Vision support fixes, item storage, cutscene flashbacks and more, topped off with “A Sackful of Fluff”, a lovely bit of free downloadable content.

20 Years of Sonic the Hedgehog All At Once, All For You

Celebrating the 20th anniversary of its spiky blue mascot and the upcoming double-stuffed Sonic Generations, Sega show us how far Sonic has come, how far he’s gone off course, and how Sonic the Werehog gameplay never really counted.

Gears of Wars 3 Gets Its Own Damn Throat Mic and Headsets

When the guy on the other side of your multiplayer game runs a chainsaw attachment for the umpteenth time, you’re going to want to make sure he hears what you call his mother clearly and succinctly. Mad Catz’s Gears of War 3 audio range is here to help. In preparation for the release of Gears…

Anomaly Warzone Earth is One of the Hottest iPad Games Yet

We loved, loved Anomaly Warzone Earth when it came to the PC. What’s to stop us from loving this backwards tower defense game when it hits the iPad and iPhone? Due out in the coming weeks, Anomaly Warzone Earth is an anomaly of a tower defense game. Instead of controlling the placement of towers, creating…

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Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 Brings Twelve New Fighters at a Budget Price

This November Capcom fighting fans will feel the vengeance of Ghost Rider, the sting of Hawkeye’s arrows, the fury of Firebrand, and the sexy skill of Strider, four of twelve new characters joining the battle in Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom 3. Capcom continues the trend of releasing disc-based updates to its popular fighting titles with…

Aliens: Infestation Slips Flesh-Hungry Xenomorphs Into Your Pocket This September

Popular comic artist Chris Bachalo breathes life into the 19 space marines doomed to die this September in Sega and WayForward’s Aliens: Infestation for the Nintendo DS. We knew it was coming; now we know what it is. Developed in collaboration with Aliens: Colonial Marines developer Gearbox Software, Aliens: Infestation is a 2D side-scrolling shoot-em-up…

Full Body Burnout Crash Is More Fun Than It Sounds

Burnout Crash seems to be a wonderful party game, the sort of title you pop on and pass and play with a group of rowdy friends. That it includes Kinect support only makes the experience better. All three of Burnout Crash‘s game modes have you controlling a car viewed from above. You’re high enough up…

This Reminds Me of That Time They Announced Family Guy Online

It seems today that all you see are quick and dirty browser-based tie-in games for popular shows on TV. 20th Century Fox is bringing Seth MacFarlane’s animated comedy online, giving fans a chance to make their pop culture laden flashback dreams come true. Part of a Fox initiative to reach consumers on whatever platform they…

You Know What Would Make an Awesome Video Game Documentary?

Commenter GiantBoyDetective has the drive, the limited resources, and the low-cost manpower to create the ultimate low-budget video game documentary. Now he just needs a subject. Let’s brainstorm in today’s Speak Up on Kotaku. So since I love making movie and videos and I also love video games I think I may do a documentary…

Have Japan’s Xbox Mission Men Been Restructured?

In early 2010, Xbox Japan launched a new mascot, Sanrokumaru (literally, “360”), a businessman with an Xbox logo for a head. A year and a half later, he seems to have vanished. Poof! As part of a then new commercial campaign, Sanrokumaru was part of the fictional “Xbox Mission Department”. In each of the subsequent…