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Sexed-Up No More Heroes 2 Figures Are Finally Here
No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle’s Sylvia Christel can soon straddle a beam katana on your toy shelf, thanks to the sculpting talents of master toymaker Mitsumasa Yoshizawa who brings the Grasshopper Manufacture creation to life in pricey polyvinyl chloride form. Ready the wallet! The “Sylvia Christel Complete Figure” from Yamato’s Creator’s Labo line is…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 25, 2011 -
The Android Dogfighting Sim That Even Michael Vick Disagrees With
A recently released video game for Google’s Android platform has drawn the ire of the Humane Society for its violent content that includes the ability to train, electrocute and fight virtual dogs. Kage Games‘ Dog Wars (not pictured) has even been frowned upon by former dogfighting enthusiast Michael Vick. The ex-con, Philadelphia Eagles QB and…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 25, 2011 -
L.A. Tribeca Noire
TRIBECA | NEW YORK, NY: A glimpse of the press swag bag handed out at the Tribeca L.A. Noire “screening” in Manhattan tonight. (Photo by Stephen Totilo) Play A Game For Social Change America may not be headed toward a future of citizens tracked with implanted chips, pacified by drugs and tightly segregated, but creating…
By Brian Crecente Published April 25, 2011 -
Video Games Killed The Soap Opera Star?
The day time soap opera is dying. Perhaps the most clear and recent evidence of its demise is the impending cancellation of long-running soaps All My Children and One Life To Live, shows that have been on the air for more than 40 years. Who’s responsible? Is it Farmville? That’s the theory floated by Adweek…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 25, 2011 -
We’re Phoning In These Six New L.A. Noire Screens
We’re just a few weeks away from the release of Rockstar’s next big effort, crime drama L.A. Noire. Today, the people behind Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption give us a peek at L.A. Noire’s vice desk, which apparently deals with Los Angeles’ “dregs, druggies, pimps, pushers, prostitutes, bootleggers, bookies, mob lords, thugs and…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 25, 2011 -
Microsoft’s Official Kinect Dev Kit Makes You A Universal Remote Control
This spring, Microsoft will release an official software development kit for its Kinect camera, catching up to the open source community and giving fully sanctioned creative control of its motion sensing Xbox 360 controller. Here’s Microsoft’s pitch on what Kinect can do in the hands of, well, anyone. And while the tech demos on display…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 25, 2011 -
It Really is Time for the Wii 2, According to the People who Robbed Me this Weekend
There may be no clear winner in this generation’s console wars, but there is definitely a clear loser, at least according to the people that broke into my apartment this weekend and stole every piece of electronic equipment they could get their hands on. While they took every other gaming console hooked to my television,…
By Mike Fahey Published April 25, 2011 -
Good News! The Infamous 2 Beta Has Been Extended!
Developer Sucker Punch is giving Infamous 2 beta testers and early access mission designers more time with the game’s beta. Why? Because the PlayStation Network is still offline, naturally, making it really difficult to beta test. Sucker Punch says on Facebook that the extension period is still TBD. We’ll know after PSN returns.
By Michael McWhertor Published April 25, 2011 -
A Little Catherine Art Makes Everything Better
Nothing brightens up a bad case of the Mondays like a batch of new screens and character art for the upcoming North American version of Atlus’ sexy erotic horror puzzle-platformer Catherine It’s lovely to see this PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 beauty with English text at the bottom, isn’t it? After all of those months…
By Mike Fahey Published April 25, 2011 -
Everything You Need To Know About The PlayStation Network Hack
It has been almost a week since Playstation Network went offline because of an external intrusion Now that Sony has confirmed that it’s going to be another week or so and that personal information has been stolen from their databases, I bet you have a bunch of questions. Well, we have some answers. Drop more…
By Mike Epstein Published April 25, 2011 -
Wikileaks Reveals Al Qaeda Used Sega Cartridges For Explosives
Newly released documents from Wikileaks related to Guantánamo Bay prisoners have an unusual video game connection. According to the Department of Defense’s assessment records for Guantánamo detainees Hassan Mohammed Ali Bin Attash and Khalid Shaikh Mohammed—who confessed to masterminding the 9/11 terrorist attacks—Al Qaeda once used Sega cartridges as explosives devices. Mohammed’s detainee assessment record,…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 25, 2011 -
Remember, Rampage Monsters Are Naked People Too
What happens to the gigantic monsters from arcade classic Rampage after they’ve transformed back into their unclothed human selves? That all depends on what sort of naked human you revert into. I remember playing Rampage in the arcades as a young man and feeling just the briefest wave of titillation as Lizzie reverted to her…
By Mike Fahey Published April 25, 2011 -
Nintendo’s New Console ‘Playable By Everyone’ At E3
Nintendo’s confirmation this morning that they’ll be showing their new console at E3 left many unanswered questions, but also raised a note of skepticism. The company’s statement on the Wii successor promises “a playable model” of the machine at E3 in June. But would Nintendo just play it on stage and leave attendees to gawk?…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 25, 2011 -
World Of Warcraft Is The Future Of Online Dating
Dating sites are always looking for a method of matching people up with dates they’ll actually like in real life. But World of Warcraft may already have found it. Stephanie Rosenbloom of the Times profiles couples who met in the game, and her piece reveals a number of reasons why playing WoW might be even…
By Anna North Published April 25, 2011 -
Our First Look At Phantasy Star Online 2 In Action
Sega’s reveal of Phantasy Star Online 2 at last year’s Tokyo Game Show was nothing more than a logo. It’s about time we got some game play footage and screenshots, isn’t it? Sega delivered the goods this weekend at the Infinity Gran Prix event in Japan with an extended look at the game in action.…
By Mike Fahey Published April 25, 2011 -
Section 8: Prejudice Brings Dedicated Servers To The Xbox 360
TimeGate Studios’ downloadable first-person shooter Section 8: Prejudice becomes the first Xbox 360 game to allow players to rent dedicated PC-hosted game servers. Fully configurable ranked and unranked servers for up to 32 players are now available through GameServers.com
By Mike Fahey Published April 25, 2011 -
Despite Reports, No Arrest Yet in Playstation Network Outage
No arrests have been made connected to the Playstation outage, Kotaku has confirmed, despite a story making the rounds that claims FBI and others have issues warrants and made arrests. Speaking to the FBI this morning, Kotaku confirmed there have been no arrests in the U.S. The story, which seemed to first pop up on…
By Brian Crecente Published April 25, 2011 -
What’s Wrong With The Mortal Kombat Strategy Guide?
To go along with last week’s release of Mortal Kombat, Prima Games released a lovely hardbound collector’s edition strategy guide to teach new players with an extra $35 how to play the game in style. Why is this man so angry about it? A fighting game fan from the United Kingdom, Scott picked up a…
By Mike Fahey Published April 25, 2011 -
Valve ‘Probably’ Done With Single-Player Games
The makers of such acclaimed single-player video games as Portal and Half-Life 2 want all of their future games to support connected, non-solo gaming, in some way, at all levels. That assertion first appeared in the Final Hours of Portal 2, journalist Geoff Keighley’s recent behind-the-scenes chronicle about Valve’s newest game. It’s an assertion he…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 25, 2011 -
Let’s Play The Dream Video Game Sequel List Game
It’s Monday morning, and Speak-Up on Kotaku is feeling a little playful, so we’re going to play commenter Wocalax‘s little dream video game sequel game. If you could have a sequel come out in 1 year, one in 6 months, one in a month, and one in a day, what would you want? (all of…
By Mike Fahey Published April 25, 2011