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How To Kill a Pedestrian in L.A. Noire

The citizens of Los Angeles, as rendered in Team Bondi and Rockstar Games’ L.A. Noire are fleet of fun. It is hard to run them down, as we’ve made clear in video before. But it can be done. I had thought, originally, that L.A. Noire‘s pedestrians were unkillable, that their reflexive repulsion from the approaching…

By Stephen Totilo Published May 23, 2011

F.E.A.R. 3‘s Soul King Never Holds Office For Long

While I prefer the cooperative style of F.E.A.R. 3‘s Fucking Run multiplayer mode, competitive types should proudly wear the crown of Soul King, at least until someone shoots it off their head.

By Mike Fahey Published May 23, 2011

What Games Would You Suggest To a New Dreamcast Owner?

Commenter Gigawings is taking the first steps on the wondrous journey we call first time Dreamcast ownership, and wants to know what games he should play first in today’s Speak Up on Kotaku. So I finally got my Dreamcast, get a step down converter, and play my first game that comes with it, deSPIRIA. The…

By Mike Fahey Published May 23, 2011

99Bullets Should Help Us Survive This Week’s Nintendo Download

In a couple of weeks Nintendo will finally open up its eShop, ushering in a new era of old games remade for the 3DS. In this calm before the storm, 99Bullets is the only sound we hear. 99Bullets is the best and brightest of this week’s Nintendo Download, an easy task considering the competition. We’ve…

By Mike Fahey Published May 23, 2011

Talk Amongst Yourselves

Thanks to RRW for today’s image. Submit your image to #TAYpics (Read this thread for directions on how to do a TAYpic.)

By Stephen Totilo Published May 23, 2011

The Quantum Thief: An Excerpt

The Quantum Thief, released in the UK last year and in the U.S. this month, is a heist story set in a future of marching cities, ubiquitous public-key encryption, people communicating by sharing memories, and a race of hyper-advanced humans who originated as massively multiplayer online role-playing game guild members. Here for your consideration is…

Hannu Rajaniemi Published May 23, 2011

Bumpy Road is a Sweet Trip, Just Not a Smooth One

Bumpy Road is one of those games I’d like to play with someone looking over my shoulder. It’s a delight to look at and to listen to, and its very sweet-natured purpose-follow an aging couple down memory lane-makes it a feel-good story you’d want to share. Unfortunately, that doesn’t make it a game I really…

By Owen Good Published May 23, 2011

Hey Look, Japanese People Playing Kinect!

Connected | TOKYO, JAPAN: Microsoft held a meeting for developers in Japan. (Photo: Famitsu.com) Resident Evil’s Milla Jovovich, Now Yours to Buy Milla Jovovich, star of the Resident Evil series of films, is now the star of an exquisite Resident Evil action figure, with Hong Kong company Hot Toys recreating her in this 28cm piece.…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 23, 2011

Combing Through Modern Warfare 3 Launch Site

Twitter user @Haakontje shifted through CallofDuty.com’s Modern Warfare 3 site, finding images in the cache and the game’s release date in the site’s source code. None of this is new to those who’ve read Kotaku‘s exclusive details on the game, which Kotaku first broke earlier this month.

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 23, 2011

There’s More Pokémon Incoming, and It’s Kinda Meh

In late April, blurry Japanese magazine scans showed a new Pokémon title. It’s late May, and that new Pokémon title is… A new Pokémon Battrio—you know, those kiddy Pokémon arcade games that children play with “pucks”. The latest iteration features characters from Pokémon: Black and White. Not terribly exciting—unless you’re seven or eight. Even then.…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 23, 2011

Sony Hacked… Yet Again (Though Not Likely PSN-Related)

As Sony gets its PlayStation Network back online in the West, subsidiary So-net, Sony’s internet provider, was hacked earlier last week. Intruders entered So-net’s customer rewards site and made off with USD$1,225 worth of customers’ redeemable gift points. “Although we can’t completely rule out the possibility that there is a connection with the PSN issue,…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 23, 2011

Take-Two Game To Be Totally New MMORPG

Today, Take-Two inked a deal with South Korea’s XLGames to make one of the U.S. game company’s titles into an MMORPG. Take-Two owns Rockstar Games (Grand Theft Auto) and 2K (BioShock). [via 4Gamer]

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 23, 2011

The PSN Attacks Have Cost Sony a Ton of Money

Finally putting some kind of official estimate on the damage caused by last month’s attack on the PlayStation Network, Sony has pegged the total cost to be around USD$170 million “Based on information currently available to Sony, our currently known costs associated with the unauthorized network access are estimated to be approximately 14 billion yen…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 23, 2011

Sephiroth, an Engineer and Samus Walk into a Bar…

The incredible Sephiroth (Final Fantasy VII) cosplay you see up top is just a taste of some of the work on display in this week’s cosplay roundup, in which tribute is paid to games like Team Fortress 2, World of Warcraft and Dragon Age 2 Impressive stuff one and all, in fact one of the…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 23, 2011

You Will Not Believe These Star Wars Pictures Are Real

These photos (and they are genuine photos, not a photoshops), of Grand Moff Tarkin, were taken in 2011. Yet the man who played the Star Wars villain, screen legend Peter Cushing, died in 1994. How can this be? Because this is a sculpture. A 1:1, lifesize bust of the character, so impressive in its detail…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 23, 2011

Don’t Judge a Kick Ass Gears of War 3 Player by His Rank

Two years ago, gamer Aldo Cauvi started losing his hearing. Then, things got worse. Last year, he lost his hearing completely. And his job. This year, he needed something to keep going. That was Gears of War 3 On April 18, Cauvi began the Gears 3 beta, and by May 15 at 5pm EST, Cauvi…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 23, 2011

Oblivion is Getting a Limited Re-Release

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, one of the most expansive and successful role-playing games of all time, seems set for a limited re-release, as retail listings for a 5th anniversary edition begin appearing online. It includes the material from the original Collector’s Edition (like map and bonus material discs), along with a discount coupon for…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 23, 2011

Over Ten Minutes Of Dead Island Footage Won’t Eat Your Brains

Upcoming first-person zombie game Dead Island has been promising a few twists and novel features outside the usual “run around and kill zombies” formula. Talking a good game isn’t as good as playing a good game, though, and while we can’t play the thing yet, we can watch somebody else do it. Which is better…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 23, 2011

Universal Studios And Gaming’s Monster Hit

This August, Monster Hunter Portable 3rd is invading Universal Studios Japan. Details are scant, but the USJ event kicks off this August, and there should be recreations of the game’s monsters. Monster Hunter has a lot to live up to—namely this Since Monster Hunter is not a Universal flick, what do MH and USJ have…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 23, 2011

Harry Potter On the Genesis Looks Awesome

There is of course no such thing as a Harry Potter game on the Sega Genesis. The series came about far too late for Sega’s old console. If you thought that would stop Chinese pirates, though, you don’t know Chinese pirates too well. These are the same people who can put Final Fantasy VII on…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 23, 2011