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The Nintendo Download In 3D: Dolphins, Diaries, And Destiny
Nintendo fans don’t have to wait for the 3DS for a little 3D gaming. This week’s Nintendo download’s got dolphin pets, an interactive diary, and Magical Destiny, with no special glasses required. WiiWare gets the short end of the magic wand in this week’s Nintendo Download, with just one title: Shanblue Interactive’s Magic Destiny, an…
By Mike Fahey Published January 31, 2011 -
Nintendo Download Gallery
All-Star Air Hockey Publisher: Skyworks Interactive Players: 1 ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) Price: 200 Nintendo DSi Points Description: Remember the days of hanging around the local arcade and playing air hockey until the wee hours? Grab your paddle and enjoy some classic arcade action with All-Star Air Hockey from Skyworks, creators of some of the…
By Mike Fahey Published January 31, 2011 -
It’s Time To Confess Our Video Game Lies
Games are about social achievements, right? About goals, fulfillment, and making us feel powerful and happy? And yet video game lies are a part of the culture. I’ve done it; you’ve done it, and even game designers have done it. Today, it’s time to come clean. So I’m on this replay of Final Fantasy VII,…
Leigh Alexander Published January 31, 2011 -
Witness The World-Ending Final Boss Of Marvel Vs. Capcom 3
What menace could be so great that the combined might of Marvel and Capcom’s top heroes and villains are needed to contain it? Find out in the video below, if you can handle the spoiler. I’m guessing many of you already knew or at least suspected which character would wind up being the major bad…
By Mike Fahey Published January 31, 2011 -
Are Achievements Your Personal Video Game Ratings System?
In today’s Speak-Up on Kotaku, KillerIri5h notices a strong correlation between how much a player enjoys a game and the amount of achievements unlocked. Can you use achievements and trophies to rate your games? During a lazy moment today I decided to look through my past achievements on my X360. As I scrolled through 100+…
By Mike Fahey Published January 31, 2011 -
The Toughest Game Cartridges Survive Fire, Flood, Ice, And Jell-O
Which video game console had the most resilient cartridges, the Super Nintendo or the Sega Genesis? Blistered Thumbs’ Rinry lets her sadistic side shine as she boils, burns, freezes, and drops a pair of games to determine the toughest. NHL Stanley Cup for the Super Nintendo faces off against Joe Montana Sports Talk Football for…
By Mike Fahey Published January 31, 2011 -
Talk Amongst Yourselves
This is the end of our January Talk Amongst Yourselves. That means two things. 1) You can continue to talk here about video games, since TAY is your official Kotaku forum. 2) We need a new TAY image. Submit your favorite public domain painting, one that would be suitable for a discussion about video games,…
By Stephen Totilo Published January 31, 2011 -
A PlayStation 3 In Your Pocket, And Maybe A Game Store Too
Sony’s Next Generation Portable sounds like a portable gaming machine powerful enough to replace the Playstation 3 home console, but it’s actually meant to augment the experience, Sony Entertainment of America president Jack Tretton says. Unveiled at a press event in Tokyo last week, the NGP offers controls that feel surprisingly similar to the Playstation…
By Brian Crecente Published January 31, 2011 -
Airplanes Suck, Let’s Ride The Bullet Train
I hate flying. Hate it, hate it, hate it. I love taking trains. Love it, love it, love it. Which do you prefer? What you missed last night Is Everyone Going To Go Back-Touching Bananas? Two Words Helping Overthrow A Government This Minecraft Video Will Make You A God-Damned Sexual Tyrannosaurus When It Comes To…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 31, 2011 -
Final Fantasy Studio Invites Creepy Leering
Square Enix, the Tokyo-based game company behind Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy, is launching a pink web promotion for its massively multiplayer online game Fantasy Earth: Zero, complete with suggestive YouTube clips of ladies eating corn flakes and exercising in a low-cut dress. This is part of a stunt campaign for new players, sure, but…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 31, 2011 -
Is Everyone Going To Go Back-Touching Bananas?
In 2007, Apple unveiled the first iPhone. It featured a revolutionary “pinch” gesture, which found its way into other phones and devices. Likewise, Sony’s NGP is ready to shake up the way we interact, just by letting us rub its back. The NGP features a front OLED touch screen as well as a rear touchpad.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 31, 2011 -
Did PSP Gaming Result In Japan’s Big Soccer Wins?
This weekend, Japan’s “Samurai Blue” soccer team beat Australia to win the Asia Cup. Pundits are pointing to the team’s young players and new coach, Alberto Zaccheroni. But there might another reason for their chemistry — perhaps, like Monster Hunter. Like many athletes (and Japanese people, for that matter), Samurai Blue players enjoy playing video…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 31, 2011 -
Two Words Helping Overthrow A Government
“Game Over”. It’s a term synonymous with video games, yet right now in Egypt, it’s also a rallying cry for mass political action. As political turmoil grips the Middle Eastern state, with people clamouring for the removal of President Hosni Mubarak, “Game Over” has quickly become a simple, effective slogan for protesters to employ. In…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 31, 2011 -
Does This Look Like Gundam To You?
Whether it’s video games, anime or plastic toys, Gundam is a Japanese cultural institution. No wonder the country wasn’t happy when a Chinese theme park ripped it off. Lawyers attacked, and the statue was removed. Now, it’s back. Last December, a 15-meter mecha was constructed at China’s Floraland Park and caught heat for looking too…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 31, 2011 -
This Minecraft Video Will Make You A God-Damned Sexual Tyrannosaurus
Just as you think you’re getting to the point where you loudly exclaim “enough of the f**king Minecraft videos already”, along comes one that turns Minecraft into Predator Minecraft. There’s the music. The Predator language. The invisibility. The skulls. There’s even the lumberjack stalking sequence and…oh, OK, so that part’s new to this vid. Everything…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 31, 2011 -
Meet The Man Responsible For Your North Korean Fears
This is John Milius. Writer, director and NRA member, Milius is bringing his vision to video gaming next month with Homefront. The game’s trailer very much plays on paranoia — fears both real and imaged. The man who wrote the game brought his gung-ho swagger to Hollywood films for years. During the late 60s and…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 31, 2011 -
Uncharted’s Creators Are Not Developing Uncharted For The NGP
The most exciting piece of game footage shown off during Sony’s big NGP reveal last week was of a portable Uncharted game. A game that is not being handled by the series’ creators, Naughty Dog. No, as we saw with the last PSP, the handheld versions of key franchises are being worked on by a…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 31, 2011 -
The Xbox 360 That Thinks It’s The End Of The World
The Xbox 360 was recently redesigned to make the thing look better. More stylish. If, instead, you’d like to lock it away behind a giant (and slightly terrifying) sci-fi gas mask, well, have we got the deal for you This is the C11 XBOX360 MLG Vault, which may look like an Xbox 360 case mod…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 31, 2011 -
See The NGP, And Its Games, In Action!
Late last week, Sony revealed its new portable, currently codenamed NGP, to the world. Perhaps you read my liveblog? Now you can watch the real thing, complete with English voice-overs. The event showed off the new NGP as well as games like Uncharted and Little Deviants. Game developers like Capcom’s Jun Takeuchi (Resident Evil 5)…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 31, 2011