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When Online Gaming Relationships Go Bad
Commenter WittyUserName thought he found a lasting online gaming friend in Battlefield: Bad Company 2, until the griefing started. Read about his gaming relationship gone sour in today’s Speak-Up on Kotaku. I just kicked a longtime friend off my friend’s list. There was this guy I played Bad Company 2 with a lot and we…
By Mike Fahey Published February 23, 2011 -
Dead Space 2’s Haunting New Chapter Arrives In March
Gabriel and Lexine from Dead Space: Extraction make their Dead Space 2 debut on March 1 as the central cast for the chilling new single-player digital download pack Severed. Here’s a scream that will haunt you all day long. I played Dead Space 2 for about an hour before I set it aside, not out…
By Mike Fahey Published February 23, 2011 -
Talk Amongst Yourselves
Welcome one and all to the page on Kotaku where you can talk about video games. Make each comment your best comment yet, if you can. Thank you! Also, thanks to reader FiveSpeed for today’s terrific image. Submit your image to #TAYpics (Read this thread for directions on how to do a TAYpic.)
By Stephen Totilo Published February 23, 2011 -
New Gears of War 3 Release Date Makes Room For Halo?
Gears of War 3 will be released on September 20, according an Associated Press report. The game used to be scheduled for spring but had been bumped back to fall late last year. At the time, Mark Rein, vice president of Epic Games tweeted about a Gears delay to September, but quickly deleted the tweet…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 23, 2011 -
Minecraft Head Block, Zelda Hate And Doggy Shoes
Ah, children’s clothes. I quite like these doggy shoes as does Micro-Bash. I believe he wears them almost everyday. There was a choice between bear shoes and doggy shoes, and we went with the doggy shoes ’cause the kid likes dogs. I think we made the right choice! America’s Favorite Video Games, All In One…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 23, 2011 -
Watching A Battlefield 3 Kurdistan Firefight
Battlefield 3 looks to be a gritty, darker version of the Battlefields we’ve played in the past, judging by these first public glimpses of the upcoming shooter from Electronic Arts. The new video shows in-game footage of U.S. Marines taking on hostile PLR forces in Iraqi Kurdistan. We’ve seen the game in action and will…
By Brian Crecente Published February 23, 2011 -
Final Fantasy Maker’s Embarrassing Sports Clone
Inazuma Eleven (“Lightning Eleven”) is a soccer role-playing game from Level-5. Samurai Eleven is a soccer sim from Square Enix. You’d think if someone was going to make a clone, they’d at least change the sport. And the font. You’d think. Level-5 is the studio responsible for games like Professor Layton and White Knight Chronicles.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 23, 2011 -
Japan’s Pokemon DSi Portables Coming To America
Forget for a moment that the 3DS is hitting U.S. retailers in late March. In early March, black and white Pokémon DSi units are coming to the States, each priced at US$179.99. The bundles were released in Japan last year.
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 23, 2011 -
3D Wasn’t Originally Planned For The 3DS
Before the Nintendo 3DS was called the 3DS, it had a codename. It was a prototype that Nintendo was developing as the Nintendo DS’s successor. And initially, it did not have 3D. The portable’s console manager Hideki Konno tells Famitsu that the planning for the DS’s successor commenced when the original DS was finished, complete…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 23, 2011 -
Your AR Cards Can Go Fishing
Fishing, Graffiti, AR Shot, Mii Pics and Star Pics are among the titles purported to be heading to the Nintendo 3DS’s AR Games, reports GameLife. While the other games are fairly self-explanatory, Star Pics is an augmented reality title that uses Nintendo characters like Mario, Link, Kirby, Metroid’s Samus and Pikmin (Mii Pics supposedly uses…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 23, 2011 -
America’s Favorite Video Games, All In One Place
Graphic designer Eileen Lopez has put together this very helpful chart, which shows the best-selling games of all time in the United States. All of them. From the 2600 to the 360, Space Battle to Smash Bros. A few things to note before we continue! Firstly, to keep things clean, Lopez rounded off the sales…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 23, 2011 -
Little Japanese Girl Wins Over Our Hearts (And Kinect)
If you are looking for success in the Xbox 360’s uphill battle in Japan, look no further than this. It’s easy to be jaded about the Xbox 360 in Japan. The console isn’t exactly a blockbuster there — ditto for Kinect. But none of that matters, because this four-year-old girl is adorable. On Kinect title…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 23, 2011 -
Nothing Says Dead Space Like Papier-Mâché Knee Pads
Some game character costumes are easy. Link, for example. A pair of tights, a green top and a hat and you’re set. Dead Space’s Isaac Clarke, however, is about as complex as they come. His engineering suit is nothing but a sea of sharp points and angles, while most surfaces not jutting out at 90-degrees…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 23, 2011 -
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By Mike Fahey Published February 23, 2011 -
How To Knock A Block Out Of A Man’s Head
Filmmaker Martin Waltz loves Minecraft so much that he decided to pay homage the only way he knew how: by knocking a block out of a dude’s noggin. “I’m a big Minecraft player myself,” he tells Kotaku. “I ran a dedicated 24/7 server for some months before I had to shut it down because it…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 23, 2011 -
Why Do Pokémon Games Take So Damn Long To Come Out In The West?
Pokémon games are always released in Japan months before they make their way to Western markets. It’s not conspiracy; instead, it’s because developers GameFreak like to make sure Pokémon names truly mean something, regardless of the language used.
By Luke Plunkett Published February 23, 2011 -
This Is How Minority Report Surfs The Web On Its Lunch Break
Continuing the trend of Kinect doing awesome things in everything but video games, take a look at this web browser that’s been built specifically for Microsoft’s motion-sensing camera. It’s called SwimBrowser. Sounds like a stupid name until you see it in action, because “swimming” is exactly what you’re doing as you gently wave and roll…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 23, 2011 -
The World’s Stupidest DRM Takes A Well-Deserved Break
For its last few big PC releases, publisher Ubisoft thought it was a good idea to force users to stay connected to the internet at all times. It wasn’t, people got upset, and the company’s next big release won’t do it. The upcoming PC release of Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood (which was released on console last…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 23, 2011