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Wii Party And Wii Sports Follow The Wii’s Price Cut
The Wii is now $169.99 USD at most U.S. retailers (Best Buy, Target, Amazon, GameStop) as of this week. Budget minded Wii owners will also be happy to know that two Nintendo games, Wii Party and Wii Sports Resort, have also had their prices slashed a cool ten bucks. Both are $39.99 USD, Nintendo of…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 18, 2011 -
The Next Hit Music Game is Already Out There on Facebook
French developer MXP4 says they want you to “play with your music.” They just launched Bopler Games, a set of classic games on Facebook with an added musical slant. To play, choose a song from the Bopler library, (which features an inordinate amount of 80s pop) choose a game, and go. The kicker is that…
By Mike Epstein Published April 18, 2011 -
Farm, Chill, Whatever—It’s All Cool With Facebook Game Pot Farm
Virtual agriculture has recently become a bit more spliffy. If conventional farming simply isn’t your thing—or if you’re too half-baked to feign an interest in produce and husbandry—then the Facebook game Pot Farm may be just the foray into horticulture you’ve been jonesing for. Pot Farm (which is is still currently “totally Beta or whatever”)…
By Drew Cohen Published April 18, 2011 -
Posters From The Great Mushroom Kingdom War
This killer set of WW2 / Mario Bros. propaganda posters by Fernando Reza is now up for sale. You can buy the 11″ x 17″ hand signed pieces as a group (cheaper) or individually HERE. Each is a limited edition of 100. Each Poster: Victory! | The Enemy! | Power Ups! | The Boos! MARIO…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 18, 2011 -
Telltale Games Nabs Law & Order: Los Angeles For Its Latest Episodic Series
The Telltale Games factory has added one more property to its lengthy episodic games portfolio, NBC crime procedural Law & Order: Los Angeles. With Back to the Future, Jurassic Park, The Walking Dead and many, many more episodic series on its plate, why Law & Order? Well… “Law & Order: LA fits very well with…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 18, 2011 -
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DISARRAY | New York, New York: My new, temporary desk in Gawker HQ. (Photo by Crecente) The Mother of All Motherboard Shoot-Outs Chipset delays aside, Sandy Bridge has been one of the most anticipated and impressive releases we’ve seen from Intel in recent years. The first wave of processors have demonstrated superior efficiency as they…
By Brian Crecente Published April 18, 2011 -
American McGee Says American McGee’s Alice Is Coming To The New Alice: Madness Returns
Perhaps you’re interested in playing the new fantasy adventure Alice: Madness Returns, but have never enjoyed the 11-year-old PC original. Worry not, for it appears that the first game, American McGee’s Alice is coming to consoles as a downloadable game as well. So says American McGee of American McGee’s Alice fame, who tells CVG that…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 18, 2011 -
Hunted‘s Crucible Unlocks Unlimited Replayability
Finishing story mode is only the beginning of the adventure in inXile Entertainment’s Hunted: The Demon’s Forge. With the Crucible, players can spend their hard-earned gold pieces on creating and sharing endless custom dungeon romps. The Crucible is a feature in Hunted that allows players to craft their own dungeon adventures for play alone with…
By Mike Fahey Published April 18, 2011 -
Microsoft Carves Out Its E3 2011 Keynote Plans
Just a few days after Sony told us when to expect its E3 2011 showing of all things PlayStation, Microsoft chimes in, letting us know when and where to expect their big E3 media briefing. We were invited to the the Xbox 360 E311 Media Briefing earlier today, which is slated for Monday, June 6…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 18, 2011 -
What Defines A Huge Video Game Fan?
In today’s highly collectible installment of Speak-Up on Kotaku, commenter Korio8 wonders what the requirements are to be considered a “huge fan” of a video game or game series. What games do you consider yourself an above average fan of, and why? How do you consider yourself as a “huge fan” of someone or something?…
By Mike Fahey Published April 18, 2011 -
These Drugs Were Smuggled In A Wii
Late last year, authorities from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency released the photo here. It shows a bundle of drugs, unsuccessfully hidden inside a Nintendo Wii and intercepted in Newark, New Jersey. The authorities haven’t been clear about just how they were tucked in there. Were the Wii’s circuits all removed? Was there…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 18, 2011 -
Homefront Vs. The Canceled Heartland, A Tale Of Two U.S. Invasions
The co-creator of Twisted Metal, David Jaffe, wanted to make a game about the Chinese military invading the United States once upon a time. Heartland for the PSP would have been “a very liberal response to the Bush administration and the Iraq War,” Jaffe has said, a first-person shooter that evoked intense emotion. While Heartland…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 18, 2011 -
A Video Game About The Anger We Can’t Express
The creators of the video game Asura’s Wrath think you might be holding back. They think that, if you’re an adult, you might be bottling your rage. They’re making a violent video game to help you express your anger within, because they believe that’s how violent video games can help us. Their game, Asura’s Wrath,…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 18, 2011 -
Introducing the PS3’s Answer to the Wii Bowling Ball
Yes, a bowling ball for your PS3. Take that Dude.
By Brian Crecente Published April 18, 2011 -
Video Game Ratings Board Lets Computers Do The Rating
Last year the Entertainment Software Ratings Board reviewed approximately 1,600 video games prior to their U.S. release, painstakingly poring over video game footage before arriving at a final decision. Starting today, the board is passing a great deal of that responsibility on to computers. Here’s how the Entertainment Software Review Board’s process generally works. A…
By Mike Fahey Published April 18, 2011 -
Screen-Free Week Goes On The Attack, Pushes TV-B-Gones
Screen-Free Week seems to be going guerrilla, calling not just for folks to avoid using their TVs, game consoles and computer screens this week, but to turn off other people’s televisions. Today kicks off the week of screen-free time, hosted by the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood. What would you and your family do with…
By Brian Crecente Published April 18, 2011 -
GLaDOS Is Powering Up, Is Portal 2 Imminent? [Updated]
The potatoes on the GLaDOS@Home web page are counting down, and a cryptic email from GLaDOS herself arrives. What does it mean? Is Portal 2 about to open? We’ve just received an email here at Kotaku Tower from [email protected], warning us of what could very well be our impending doom. Subject: The time has comf92xnsaielghdsm28…
By Mike Fahey Published April 18, 2011 -
Hands On With Uncharted 3‘s Three Team Deathmatch and Free For All Killfests
My first few minutes spent playing Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception in the game’s multiplayer mode was dedicated to making my Nathan Drake and my Victor Sullivan look different from all the other Drakes and Sullys I was fighting against. I put a fisherman’s hat on Sully, gave him a blue Hawaiian shirt, decked him out…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 18, 2011 -
The Witcher 2 Casts A Sexy Spell On Polish Playboy
The Witcher’s fiery redheaded sorceress Triss can’t seem to pull a complete outfit together in the May issue of the Polish version of Playboy. Does she get this naked in the game? Why yes, yes she does. In the preview build I am currently playing you get to see naked Triss within moments of starting…
By Mike Fahey Published April 18, 2011
