-
Canadian Man Terrorizes Bus With Video Game Controller
A 50-year-old man surrendered to police in Maine this morning, following a nine-hour standoff during which he threatened to blow up a bus using a fake detonator crafted out of a spiral notebook, a video game controller, and duct tape
By Mike Fahey Published March 31, 2011 -
This Speak-Up Post Is Dedicated To Steve
Today’s episode of Speak-Up on Kotaku is dedicated to a very special video game character. From the heart of commenter Digimope to the annals of Resident Evil history, this one’s for you, Steve Burnside. Every Resident Evil post on Kotaku, all I see is 100 comments about how f*#@ing awesome Leon is and it’s getting…
By Mike Fahey Published March 31, 2011 -
Magicka: Vietnam Dated, Blindfolded, Taken Out Back And Screen-Shot
Paradox Interactive and Arrowhead Game Studios have put an April 14 date on the downloadable content no one saw coming, celebrating the impending release of Magicka: Vietnam with the screenshots everyone will want to see. The sight of robed wizards making their way through the rice paddies of Vietnam should not warm my heart, yet…
By Mike Fahey Published March 31, 2011 -
Insanely Popular Doodle Jump Adds Multiplayer
It’s the one iOS craze I’ve managed to avoid, so I must trust what I’m told about Doodle Jump: that it’s fun. And moreover, that it’s fun when playing two-player over Wi-Fi. But how could I ever possibly know?! [iTunes]
By Joel Johnson Published March 31, 2011 -
Talk Amongst Yourselves
March is ending, so we proudly present to you our final read-submitted March image for Talk Amongst Yourselves. This one’s from Shinlord What’s next? April! We need a new image for April’s Talk Amongst Yourselves. You can nominate any painting that is in the public domain. Suggest something that’s more landscape than portrait, in terms…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 31, 2011 -
One Of These Is Not Totoro
WABBIT SEASON | OSAKA, JAPAN: Springtime is a good time to get fresh air with friends. (Photo: Brian Ashcraft) Mega Man Universe Is Totally Canceled Mega Man Universe was supposed to be out this year on the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade. It won’t be. Capcom, the game’s developer, is shutting the title down…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 31, 2011 -
Return To 2099 In Spider-Man: Edge Of Time
Developer Beenox and Activision cross continuities again in Spider-Man: Edge of Time, a time-hopping adventure that’s one part Amazing Spider-Man, one part Spider-Man 2099. One Spider-Man just isn’t enough for developer Beenox. After giving four Spideys a try in Shattered Dimensions the team trims things down to two in Edge of Time. The untimely death…
By Mike Fahey Published March 31, 2011 -
Street Fighter Needs To Be Like Soccer
Well, that’s what Street Fighter producer Yoshinori Ono thinks. And he’s even got an analogy to explain why “Until very recently fighting games have been a niche,” Ono tells the Guardian. “In order to play you needed to understand all the rules, you had to know exactly what to do in every situation.” In turn,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 31, 2011 -
Looks Don’t Come First With Final Fantasy‘s Leading Ladies
When Square Enix is making heroines, it might start with the character’s back story or her role in the story. For example, in Final Fantasy XIII, the initial concept for protagonist Lightning was a “strong woman”. FFXIII director Motomu Toriyama tells Japanese game mag Famitsu, “it was personality-based instead of plot-driven.” Then Toriyama says the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 31, 2011 -
Don’t Talk Video Games With Japanese Prisoners
Between 2006 and 2010, a prison guard in Chiba Prison chatted with prisoners about things he should not have. He talked to them about video games and comic books. But that isn’t all. Disciplinary actions were taken against the officer on March 29. The 31-year-old former corrections officer said he thought the idle chatter would…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 31, 2011 -
This Sega Cosplay Just Got A Little Bit Sexy
Crystal Graziano, who we last saw cosplaying as Valkyria Chronicles villain Selvaria Bles, is back again as…Selvaria Bles. Only this time, in a bikini. While this sounds absurd, swimsuits actually feature in the war drama, so Crystal has a perfectly good excuse for swanning around the recent Anime Conji 2011 in…this. Valkyria Chronicles was originally…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 31, 2011 -
Commander Shepard Can Punch Women, But Can He Beat Boba Fett?
In many ways, Mass Effect is what it is because its developers made a successful Star Wars game. So it’s about time we go to see the franchises square off. Artist Edrice Waliyar has done these two images, depicting some of the stars of the respective series taking each other on. In one pic, the…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 31, 2011 -
How To Put The 3DS Back Together Again
Screw warranties! Real men (and women) don’t need them. They are fearless when it comes to taking apart the 3DS with their bare hands. Putting it back together? Eh… That’s hard Here, a disassembled 3DS is reassembled with nothing more than tweezers and a screwdriver. Oh, a pair of hands, too. It’s a bit like…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 31, 2011 -
Choose Your Own Left 4 Dead Adventure
If the actual Left 4 Dead is a little too frantic for your tastes, why not try this “choose your own adventure” version of the game by web comedy troupe Game Station. It’s nice and slow, giving you ample time to consider your choices, then decide on what seems the most logical course of action.…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 31, 2011 -
A Dude In A Fursuit. Dancing. For Charity.
WolfPupTK, the dude in the suit, is on a mission to raise awareness for the American Red Cross. And to do that he’s making videos, like this: Here he’s playing In the Groove on expert. In his fursuit. “The American Red Cross is a wonderful organization that is constantly helping others and saving lives,” writes…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 31, 2011 -
WiiWare Losing Its Video On Demand Service In Japan
“Minna no Theater Wii” (Everybody’s Wii Theater) is a streaming Wii service that launched in Japan in early 2009. And later this year, it will end. The service allowed Wii owners to rent movies like Inception or anime like Astro Boy with Wii Points. Fujisoft, the Kanagawa-based IT company behind Minna no Theater Wii, today…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 31, 2011 -
Oh God, The Colors, They’re So Beautiful
Sadly, indie developer Joakim Sandberg seems to be going through a bit of a rough patch at the moment. So he’s released an in-progress version of a game he’s been working on, called The Iconoclasts. And it’s great. Great for what it is, anyway, which is a glorified demo of sorts of a vibrant 2D…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 31, 2011 -
Eventually, There Might Be A New No More Heroes
At a recent charity event in Tokyo, No More Heroes designer Goichi Suda said he’s up for making another NMH “someday”. Obviously, he’s got his plate full at the moment with action title Shadows of the Damned. [via Famitsu]
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 31, 2011 -
It Looks Like An Xbox 360, But It’s Actually A Small Heater
In Akiba’s Trip, the PSP game in which an otaku dude strips “vampires”, a black machine appears in-game. It looks like an Xbox 360. In fact, that’s what I thought it was. That assumption, however, is totally wrong. Players can use a wide variety of otaku-flavored items as weapons in Akiba’s Trip. For example, plastic…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 31, 2011