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Getting Records in the Mail
You got something you want to talk about that doesn’t even come close to being video game related? Here you go. This is the open thread reserved for that kind of discussion. Welcome back to the work week, Kotaku open thread readers! I was pleasantly surprised to receive my copy of Jim Guthrie’s Sword &…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 2, 2011 -
Red Faction: Origins Trailer Transports Us to Made-For-TV Mars
THQ and SyFy have teamed up to produce Red Faction: Origins, a made for television movie that spans the time period between 2009’s Red Faction: Guerrilla and 2011’s Red Faction: Armageddon No longer do you have to settle for simple stills of this Red Faction origin story, as THQ released the trailer for the June-due…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 2, 2011 -
And So We Enter the Wii Budget Age with the Arrival of ‘Nintendo Selects’ [Updated]
Nintendo will drop the price of the Wii to $149 in North America this month, according to details forwarded to Kotaku by retail sources. That price drop, first reported in April, will also coincide with a new budget friendly line of Wii software dubbed “Nintendo Selects.” Update: The official name of that budget line is…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 2, 2011 -
This Military Simulator is a Match Made in Heavy Metal Heaven
Brothers Ondrej and Marek Spanel—who spent their childhood in communist Czechoslovakia playing Atari games “bought on the black market”—are the surprising originators behind a military-training game employed by the governments of at least five major nations. Among the brothers’ sources of inspiration: heavy metal music. According to the New York Times, the Spanels endured a…
By Drew Cohen Published May 2, 2011 -
Does the Green Lantern movie introduce too many zany creatures?
Green Lantern isn’t just the story of an ordinary run-of-the-mill fighter pilot who gets a magic ring from space. It’s also the saga of a whole army of aliens, each with his/her/its own magic ring. The footage we saw at Wondercon laid the early fears of cheap, crappy CG work to rest. (Mostly. There’s still…
By Charlie Jane Anders Published May 2, 2011 -
Of Course Japan Would Pioneer the Kissing Controller
Not content with cruder simulations of physical affection like the love pillow or mousepads with soft, wrist-comforting cleavage, researchers at Tokyo’s Kajimoto Laboratory at the University of Electro-Communications have developed a kissing transmitter that aims to deliver the sensation of making out with someone over the internet. Or, at least, making out with the business…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 2, 2011 -
Portal 2‘s GLaDOS Takes On Her Slinky, Creepy Lady Form
GLaDOS gets a new human form to pester Chell in thanks to artist Heather Campbell and her awesome Portal themed illustration. You Win by Heather Campbell / makani (deviantART) Need your daily fill of geek eye candy? If so, head over to Justin Page’s Rampaged Reality and get your fix. Republished with permission.
By Michael McWhertor Published May 2, 2011 -
It’s Time for Chrono Trigger to Join the Wii’s Virtual Console
Looks like the original SNES version of Square Enix’s seminal role-playing game Chrono Trigger is bound for the Wii’s Virtual Console service. The ESRB recently rated Chrono Trigger for Nintendo’s platform, so expect the 16-bit version of that JRPG favorite to show up on a Wii Shop Channel near you. (The PlayStation port is also…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 2, 2011 -
Osama Osama Osama
OSAMAS | The many caricatures of Osama Bin Laden as seen on Newgrounds. (Newgrounds) More Than 12,700 Credit Cards Stolen from Sony Online Entertainment Sony’s security problems continue to mount, as the intrusion that brought down Sony Online Entertainment this morning is linked to the theft of more than ten thousand customer credit card numbers.…
By Brian Crecente Published May 2, 2011 -
Get Your First Taste of Resistance 3 with the Battle Los Angeles Blu-ray
Resistance fans, you’ll be able to get your hands on this—the flooded town of Wrightsburg, Missouri—next month, when the first single-player demo for Resistance 3 goes public. It’ll do so in the upcoming Blu-ray release of 2011 explosion-fest Battle: Los Angeles Insomniac Games revealed via G4 that a playable version of the boat level from…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 2, 2011 -
The 10 Game Deaths of Osama bin Laden
The world was informed the Osama bin Laden was killed on Sunday evening. Now that the story of his life has come to a close, we’re taking a moment to look back how Osama influenced the world of video games. As you might’ve guessed, he mostly got shot and killed. Well, actually that’s all he…
By Mike Epstein Published May 2, 2011 -
President Obama and Staff Watching Osama bin Laden Mission in Real-Time
The line between gaming and reality blurs as the President and members of his security team watch the hunt for Osama reach its long-awaited conclusion. President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden, along with members of the national security team, receive an update on the mission against Osama bin Laden in the Situation Room…
By Mike Epstein Published May 2, 2011 -
More Than 12,700 Credit Cards Stolen from Sony Online Entertainment
Sony’s security problems continue to mount, as Sony Online Entertainment reveals that the personal information of 24.6 million SOE accounts and more than 12,700 credit card numbers may have been compromised in the massive attack that brought down the PlayStation Network late last month. According to a Sony Online Entertainment statement, the company believes the…
By Mike Fahey Published May 2, 2011 -
Kinect Getting Its Own Original ‘Core’ Shooter Thanks to New Microsoft Studio
Xbox 360 owners looking to use their Kinect controller to do some hands-free killing may want to pay attention to what young Microsoft Game Studios Vancouver is currently working on—a new “core AAA shooter experience using Kinect.” That’s the description of MGS Vancouver’s new game from one of its senior artists who says the developer,…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 2, 2011 -
Too Human Trilogy Will Be Finished, Says Silicon Knights
Silicon Knights, the creators of Xbox 360 game Too Human, says it still “intend[s] to finish the trilogy” despite meager sales, middling critical reception and a very long development cycle. Studio founder Denis Dyack tells Industry Gamers it has no further comment, noting “You know, there’s very public litigation around that.” We know!
By Michael McWhertor Published May 2, 2011 -
Ten Years of Red Faction Coalesce in Armageddon
Ten years ago the original Red Faction gave PlayStation 2, PC, and Mac gamers their first taste of the future of humanity on Mars. Developer Volition explains how the three games before led up to next month’s Red Faction: Armageddon We’ve come a long way since Red Faction came out back in 2001, haven’t we?…
By Mike Fahey Published May 2, 2011 -
Japanese Games are Less Popular These Days Because of Changing Tastes In Graphics, Says Nintendo
Increases in the realism of video games are limiting the ability of Japanese games to appeal outside of their home country, according to the president of Nintendo. “Because the expressions in games are becoming more and more photo-realistic, I imagine that the cultural differences in acceptance have started to be reflected more clearly,” Nintendo chief…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 2, 2011 -
A Painfully Permanent Way to Never Lose Your 3DS Augmented Reality Cards
IHeartChaos’ Cranberryzero was so impressed with the Nintendo 3DS augmented reality cards that he decided to have one permanently stabbed into his skin. What could be better than this augmented reality tattoo? I have a few suggestions. Since the release of the Nintendo 3DS, people have been putting images of its augmented reality cards everywhere,…
By Mike Fahey Published May 2, 2011 -
At Least Two of Thor‘s Norse Gods Love Mario Kart
They might be at odds in the live-action Thor movie and its accompanying video games, but there is one thing Norse god of mischief Loki and earth goddess Sif agree upon, and that’s Mario Kart GamerLive.TV has posted a series of interviews with the stars of Thor, asking the cast of this week’s big comic…
By Mike Fahey Published May 2, 2011
