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A Bittersweet Reunion With The NES
Can your Nintendo miss you? Can you keep it together while a man reflects on the misty water-colored memories of Super Mario Bros. 3 speed runs and being a Battletoad? Are you already re-hooking up your NES, Kotaku reader? Still Unemployed 13 [YouTube via Reddit]
By Michael McWhertor Published January 12, 2011 -
Painful Laughter, Killing Castro And My Other Favorite Gaming Moments of 2010
Suicide, laughter, and the believed death of a communist leader. These were just some of my ten favorite moments from my favorite games of 2010. (Spoilers) We’ll have favorites from the rest of the team throughout the week. There are SPOILERS ahead so don’t read it if you don’t like SPOILERS Brian Crecente’s Favorite Gaming…
By Brian Crecente Published January 12, 2011 -
MMA Contender Muscles Up For an M-Rated Release
Unsanctioned, underground and uncompromising, says the mixed martial arts title Supremacy MMA. It’s also unrated as of now, but if it’s got a shattered femur flopping around in it, one can expect the game to be rated M. That would make Supremacy MMA, from 505 Games, the second major sports game to get a Mature…
By Owen Good Published January 12, 2011 -
Which Console Is Best For First-Person Shooting Racists?
In order to determine which video game console you should play, you must ask yourself a few questions. Are you a gamer? Do you prefer first-person shooters? Racist or non-racist? Dorkly’s handy flowchart insults and informs. Judging by this graphic, I should be playing games exclusively on the original PlayStation. I have absolutely no problem…
By Mike Fahey Published January 12, 2011 -
You Still Have Time To Help Shape The He-Man Game, Got Any Ideas?
Just one week ago we were pretty sure that a He-Man video game was in the works. It turns out that it’s more of just a hope and a dream right now. So now’s your chance to be influential. Danny Bilson, avowed Kotaku reader and head of “core” games at game publisher THQ told us…
By Stephen Totilo Published January 12, 2011 -
Mass Effect 2 Is Also Coming To The PlayStation Store
It may be a little late, but Mass Effect 2 for the PlayStation 3 is doing something seriously right. In addition to shipping on good old reliable Blu-ray discs next week, it’s also coming to Sony’s PlayStation Network. BioWare will release a digital download version of Mass Effect 2 on January 18 on the PlayStation…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 12, 2011 -
Zac And Snoop Play the Charity Game
Snoop Dogg and Zac Efron spent last night at the H.O.M.E. Foundation’s STIKS Celebrity Video Game Challenge in Hollywood, where Efron battled fellow actor Michael Strahan in Madden NFL 11 for the I’m Too Young For This! Cancer Foundation Gameface is a photographic celebration of the people who make, play and love video games.
By Mike Fahey Published January 12, 2011 -
What Guillermo Del Toro Told A Roomful Of Game Developers
Movie director Guillermo del Toro goes to a meeting with the game developers who are working on a new game trilogy with him. He delivers an ultimatum. Danny Bilson, one of the higher-ups from the game’s publisher at THQ recalled this ultimatum while talking to Kotaku today: “He said, ‘At the next meeting I want…
By Stephen Totilo Published January 12, 2011 -
So, Is This Your Legend of Zelda Rip-off, Gameloft?
On the one hand, the next iPhone and iPad game from the copycats at developer Gameloft has airships. One the other, the “legendary” unnamed game also has talking trees, will o’ wisps and adventure on horseback. See a link? Since Gameloft already has at least one Final Fantasy-like—Eternal Legacy—on its long list of iOS clones,…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 12, 2011 -
This Video Game World Record Will Blow You Away
Yesterday Guinness awarded Jesse Moerkerk of Dutch gaming magazine N-Gamer a world record certificate for playing Super Mario Galaxy 2 for 18.52 minutes. Oh, and he did it while free-falling. It’s a brand new Guinness world record, but a world record nonetheless. From within the confines of an indoor skydiving tunnel, something I didn’t know…
By Mike Fahey Published January 12, 2011 -
One Day You Might Think ‘Saints Row’ Without Thinking ‘Grand Theft Auto’
Saints Row is the video game series many of us think of, with good reason, as the premiere Grand Theft Auto imitator. In theory, we won’t think of the next Saints Row that way. “All I can tell you is that [pause] it’s all good,” Danny Bilson the head of “core” games at Saints Row…
By Stephen Totilo Published January 12, 2011 -
Scientist Plan Probe To Study Uranus
Uranus is a cold and distant world that hasn’t been seen up close for 25 years. British scientists propose a plan to launch a satellite in that could shed new light on the mysteries of the frozen planet. The seventh planet in the solar system and the third largest, Uranus was first discovered in 1781…
By Mike Fahey Published January 12, 2011 -
Your First Look at an Intense Dead Space 2 Trailer
Dead Space 2 is one of the year’s most anticipated games, and we’ve got an inside look at the action-horror series’ next chapter. Check out an exclusive pulse-pounding trailer featuring Smashing Pumpkins, plus our interview with Executive Producer Steve Papoutsis. Who can Isaac Clarke trust? How can he survive on a whole space station full…
By Charlie Jane Anders Published January 12, 2011 -
Praise Jesus, In Front Of A Super Mario Backdrop
Why is Bishop Paul Ojeda preaching in front of a giant Wii Remote and some of those tall mushrooms from Super Mario Brothers? It was part of the Austin Power House Church’s Wii Love Jesus event which involved a guy running around dressed as Mario, kids doing trust falls and lots of fake Wii Remotes.…
By Stephen Totilo Published January 12, 2011 -
Not Even Superman Can Defeat Mother Nature
Sony Online Entertainment’s massively multiplayer superhero game DC Universe Online launched yesterday, and I was not there to see it. What diabolical villain kept me from playing a major MMO release on day one? What you are looking at is enough snow to cause a major metropolitan area to grind to a halt. It may…
By Mike Fahey Published January 12, 2011 -
Was Modern Warfare 2 An Act Of Sabotage?
Was Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 a “silent rebellion” on the part of Infinity Ward, an early shot in the big Activision legal battle? Kotaku commenter Shibuya ESPer explores the possibility in today’s Speak-Up on Kotaku. Has anyone ever considered the ridiculous possibility that (Modern Warfare 2) was actually a premeditated “silent rebellion” type…
By Mike Fahey Published January 12, 2011 -
Accused Tucson Shooter Asked Fellow Gamers If They Had ‘Aggression 24/7’
In the months leading up to a violent Tucson shooting spree, gamers and friends say Jared Lee Loughner spent time in gaming forums rambling and talking about anger issues under a variety of drug-inspired user names. In one post found in the forums for massively multiplayer online game Earth Empires, the 22-year-old high school drop…
By Brian Crecente Published January 12, 2011 -
This Is Not The Right Outfit To Wear In A Firefight
This is what passes for well-protected in SG Interactive’s newly-launched free-to-play online first-person PC shooter Project Blackout. Nothing says “I’m combat ready!” like a camouflage crop jacket, Daisy Dukes with fishnet stockings, and a padded orange thermal bikini top.
By Mike Fahey Published January 12, 2011