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Square Enix Has Balls, Sega… A Banana Holder?
Swag | Sometimes the freebies that arrive on my doorstep kinda go together. (Photo: Brian Crecente) Bedtime Stories PS3 Hacker Flees the Long Arm of Sony for South American Freedom The saga of George “geohot” Hotz continues, hurdling deeper into absurdity with each growing unit of acceleration. He fought the law and lost-a judge demanded…
By Brian Crecente Published March 23, 2011 -
Lego Star Wars III Proves That New Star Wars Can Be Amazing Star Wars
Did you love those original Star Wars movies? Were you horrified by the newer ones… or think they were at least a wee bit inferior? Attention: we’re actually living in an era of great Star Wars. That might amaze you as much as the news that the newly-released Lego Star Wars III may be the…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 23, 2011 -
Paper Train Is Fight Control For Dummies
Paper Train takes the traffic management features of games like Fight Control and puts the whole thing on rails, with the player controlling when the trains start, stop, and crash into cows. It looks good on paper, but is it challenging? The answer is a little sketchy. Anyone that’s played the iPhone classic Fight Control…
By Mike Fahey Published March 23, 2011 -
LEGO Star Wars III Will Make You Shit a Brick
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By Brian Crecente Published March 23, 2011 -
Hyper Violent School Shooter Mod Yanked From Mod Hosting Site
The intentionally, unabashedly offensive School Shooter: North American Tour 2012, designed to be “the most realistic student slaughtering modification ever made,” has lost support from its former host. ModDB, original host of the Half-Life 2 mod—and hundreds of other mods—has pulled School Shooter from its site. ModDB founder Scott “INtense!” Reismanis says site administrators yanked…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 23, 2011 -
iPods, Onlive, Lithographs and LEGO Statues Among Silent Charity Auction Items
We’re just a day away from Kotaku’s final Denver fundraiser, a party we’re throwing to raise money for those in need following the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Hosted at Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom in downtown Denver, the event will now also include a silent auction and live DJ set by DJ LiciousD. That’s on…
By Brian Crecente Published March 23, 2011 -
Liberty City’s Most Dangerous Police Chases Make For Awesome GTA IV Cinema
Can you handle more than thirteen crazy minutes of Grand Theft Auto IV police chases, with Niko Bellic and his cousin Roman fleeing from cop cars, armored vehicles and police helicopters? Test your machinimatic endurance skills with “Hard Charger: Wide Open.” Written and directed by L.J. Carantan, “Hard Charger” is stuffed with thrills, spills, jumps,…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 23, 2011 -
But How Many 3DS Game Cartridges Fit In A 3DS Game Box?
In the midst of more serious experimentation with the Nintendo 3DS, I’ve been wondering how many 3DS game cartridges I could fit into the slim 3DS game boxes. I wondered this because I’ve long used a DS game box to transport a fistful of DS games any time I travel with Nintendo’s portable machine. Were…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 23, 2011 -
Delayed Games In Japan Give Dynasty Warriors, Dissidia Duodecim More Time To Shine
It was a week light in new video game releases in Japan. Sega’s gangsters meet zombies game, Yakuza Of The End, was supposed to have been released this past week, but was delayed after Japan’s natural disasters. That gives not-so-fresh games more opportunity to sell overseas. Last week’s bestseller, Dynasty Warriors 6 (DW7 in North…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 23, 2011 -
The First Templar Slices A Bloody Path Towards The Holy Grail
The secrets of the Order of the Knights Templar and the Holy Grail unravel in The First Templar, Kalypso Media’s combat-heavy cooperative third-person historical action game. The blood flows like wine in the latest gameplay trailer. Due out in May for the Xbox 360 and Windows PC, The Last Templar is the tale of a…
By Mike Fahey Published March 23, 2011 -
For The Sake Of Sex: Serena Williams Drops Pants, Pretenses In Video Game Ad
Let’s talk about sex. More specifically, sex, and sports, and video games, the perfect trifecta of ways to grab a certain demographic’s attention, and hopefully dollars. Watch the above commercial, a web-only spot for 2K Sports’ Top Spin 4. I’ll give you a couple of minutes if you need some time alone. What you just…
By Barry Petchesky Published March 23, 2011 -
Green Lanterns, The Illusive Man And The Best Week Of Comics On The iPad… Ever?
The selection of video game comics this week is thin, but a couple of major stories launch in the world of super-hero comics, one of the best graphic novelists in the world releases his first book in over a decade, and the iPad gets probably its best release of recent classics ever. This is a…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 23, 2011 -
PS3 Hacker Flees the Long Arm of Sony for South American Freedom
The saga of George “geohot” Hotz continues, hurtling deeper into absurdity with each growing unit of acceleration. He fought the law and lost—a judge demanded he hand over his PS3-hack relevant hard drives. His answer? I’m out, bitches. According to a court document filed by Sony in its noble, interminable battle to prevent people from…
By Sam Biddle Published March 23, 2011 -
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine Faces Off Against The Forces Of Chaos
THQ’s third-person shooter Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine would be pretty boring if you were only fighting the Ork forces. Developer Relic Entertainment mixing things up by introducing the forces of Chaos, the original mixer-uppers. Due out in August for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Windows PC, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine is a far cry…
By Mike Fahey Published March 23, 2011 -
Bizarro Kotaku vs. Bizarro Gizmodo: Should We Buy An iPad 2?
From time to time we like to publish a post from our ceiling-walking neighbors down under. Today Kotaku Australia debates Gizmodo Australia about the question of the century: Should gamers buy an iPad 2? So the iPad 2 hits Australia this Friday, and we’ve already had the price confirmed – the only question that remains…
By Joel Johnson Published March 23, 2011 -
Wizardry: Labyrinth of Lost Souls Casts Its Spell On The PlayStation Network
The original Dungeons & Dragons-flavored first-person dungeon crawler makes its current-generation debut on the PlayStation Network this spring, as XSEED Games brings Japan’s Wizardry: Labyrinth of Lost Souls to North America and Europe. Ah, Wizardry, how I love thee. From the 1981 original, which I played all-too-briefly on a school computer, to 1990’s Wizardry VI:…
By Mike Fahey Published March 23, 2011 -
Wizardry Gallery
By Mike Fahey Published March 23, 2011 -
Here’s What Mad Catz Is Bringing To The 3DS Party
Nintendo’s newest handheld hits North America on Sunday, and Mad Catz is releasing a line of accessories to ensure players have everything they need to enjoy 3DS to the fullest. Let’s see what they’ve got in store. Traveler Bag for Nintendo 3DS Fashionable yet durable, the Traveler Bag proves an ideal travel companion, providing storage…
By Mike Fahey Published March 23, 2011 -
FarmVille Grows Into The English Countryside
How do you expand a farming game played by more than 44 million people a month? You give them another farm. FarmVille English Countryside expansion gives FarmVille players a whole new row to hoe. FarmVille players level 20 and above that log into the game today will be greeted by a crash-landing zeppelin, heralding the…
By Mike Fahey Published March 23, 2011