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We Offer 3DS Advice To Nerds
I appeared on College Humor’s Nerd Alert show yesterday in order to make the other people on the show seem funnier. They also wanted my expertise about the 3DS, which I told them they don’t need to buy now — but should plan to get someday. Sure, we already told you that here at Kotaku,…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 1, 2011 -
Your First Episode Of Back To The Future Is Free
Episodic adventure crafter Telltale Games has dropped all charges for the first installment of its Back to the Future series, making it available for free download to anyone with a PC or Mac capable of playing it.
By Mike Fahey Published April 1, 2011 -
Sega Makes No Apologies For This Thor Wii Trailer
While the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of the upcoming Thor movie tie-in game embrace the thunder god’s movie appearance, Red Fly Studios’ version looks a bit more like World of Warcraft exploded in New York City. Graphics aren’t everything, of course. I’ll take a fast-paced cartoony game to a slow and stuttering graphically…
By Mike Fahey Published April 1, 2011 -
Vendetta Online Offers a Glimpse of What a Portable Eve Online Could Be
This is no Eve Online, nor is it meant to be. It’s Vendetta Online, a 7-year-long space massively multiplayer online game now playable on Android tablets. While there is much that separates the twitch space combat, and NPC alien infested outer limits of Vendetta from the purely player driven machinations of Eve, one can serve…
By Brian Crecente Published April 1, 2011 -
Addictive Is The New Epic
In this addictively epic edition of Speak-Up on Kotaku, commenter Aikage the Skilled Furby is having trouble dealing with the video game industry’s ever-changing buzzwords. Apparently, “addictive” is the new “epic”. A while back we started seeing that every game included an “epic” storyline where the fate of the universe rested in the balance. Now,…
By Mike Fahey Published April 1, 2011 -
Watch The Lovely Ladies Of Mortal Kombat Beat Each Other Skinless
First we got an all-ninja round of Mortal Kombat tag team action, and now Netherrealm Studios gives us an all-female battle royale. It’s all fun and games until the crotch skin comes off. Which is better, Mortal Kombat ninja battles, or this video of the Mortal Kombat ladies in action? It’s a trick question, really.…
By Mike Fahey Published April 1, 2011 -
The Gmail Version Of Kinect Is Google’s April Fool’s Joke
Imagine a world in which sending an e-mail is as simple as standing in front of an Xbox 360 Kinect and making a fool of one’s self. Send a message not by pressing a button, but by making a stamp-licking gesture. Stand on one foot to inscribe a P.S. These are the joke innovations for…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 1, 2011 -
Talk Amongst Yourselves
Welcome to April, a new month for talking amongst yourselves about video games. A new month brings new art. This month, you’re invited to make visual video game riffs upon The Class Pranksters, a painting by Auguste Joseph Trupheme that was submitted by reader Ari Kagura. Submit your image to #TAYpics (Read this thread for…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 1, 2011 -
These New Shots From Skyrim Are No Laughing Matter
There’s nothing funny at all about the latest screenshots from The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, unless you count the amount of time I spent making sure no one hid penises in them. No one is safe on April Fools’ Day. We’ll spend as much time today verifying our stories are true before posting them as…
By Mike Fahey Published April 1, 2011 -
This Is Not The Next Guild Wars 2 Character Class, But We Wish It Was
ArenaNet’s upcoming massively-multiplayer online game Guild Wars 2 has warriors, magic-users, and rogues. What’s missing? Elite military commandos. For one day and one day only, that role has been filled. Imagine playing through a SOCOM mission with your buddies and finding yourself in World of Warcraft. That’s the idea behind ArenaNet’s Commando class for Guild…
By Mike Fahey Published April 1, 2011 -
April Fools’ Day Is Stupid. I Hate It.
AMPLE | OSAKA, JAPAN: A card game aimed at kids provides an eyeful. (Photo: Brian Ashcraft) Wake Up, Kotaku Good morning, Kotaku. It’s April 1. April Fools Day. A day when the internet becomes a wasteland of bad jokes and annoying fake news. So wherever you tread today, be cautious. And if it’s any consolation,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 1, 2011 -
2010 Was The Year The Sony Passed Nintendo In Japan
According to Famitsu publisher Enterbrain, the PS3 outsold the Wii in Japan last year. The PSP also outsold the Nintendo DS. This is the first time Sony has ruled both home and portable consoles. [via Famitsu]
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 1, 2011 -
Fukushima Nuclear Plant Getting Help From…An Xbox 360 Controller?
The situation at Fukushima is far from over. The Japanese government is working hard to cool the nuclear cores and contain the problem. Help from outside is being enlisted, too. Help that is powered by an Xbox 360 controller. North America’s QinetiQ deployed its unmanned Talon robots in Fukushima. According to QinetiQ, the robots are…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 1, 2011 -
Manga From Square Enix Coming To TV And Film
Comedy manga Arakawa Under the Bridge, which already has an anime adaption, is coming to Japanese television in live action form. And then the silver screen! This summer, Arakawa Under The Bridge will debut on Japanese television in episodic drama form. The following year, a feature film version will hit cinemas. The manga is published…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 1, 2011 -
Mega Man Creator Starts Not One, But Two Companies
Former Capcom big wig Keiji Inafune is starting two new game development companies: Comcept and Intercept. “Comcept” is a combination of “computer” and “concept”. Oddly, “Capcom” is a shortened version of “capsule” and “computer”.
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 1, 2011 -
These Final Fantasy Ladies Look Ready For A Fight
Watch, as Final Fantasy XIII comes to life before your very eyes. This pair were snapped by Belgian cosplay photographer kn8e at the Anime Conji 2011 get-together, which was held last weekend in San Diego. There’s some great work in those costumes, from the boots to the sword, but it’s the hair colour I like…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 1, 2011 -
The Complete History Of An Under-Appreciated Games Developer
You may know Volition as the developers behind the Saints Row and Red Faction games. But its history is actually a lot longer, and more illustrious, than that. A film crew from Game Informer has, during the course of some studio visits, got a little sidetracked and catalogued the entire history of the developer, from…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 1, 2011 -
Japan’s Biggest Amateur Pin-Up Brings This Adult Game To Life
Ushijima Ii Niku (Ushijima “Good Meat”) is Japan’s biggest amateur pin-up. And this summer, she’s coming to a theater near you. That is, if you live near Akihabara. Upcoming adult computer game Djibril The Angel Of The Warring States is getting a “live action” incarnation, starring Ushijima. Or is it? The movie tentatively has a…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 1, 2011