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The DS Is The Nation’s Best-Selling Game System Of All Time, Sort Of
With more than 47 million Nintendo DS handhelds sold in the United States since the portable’s launch in 2004, Nintendo is calling the DS the country’s best-selling gaming system of all time. Does it really count? There’s no doubt in anyone’s mind that the Nintendo DS is one of the most successful gaming platforms of…
By Mike Fahey Published January 4, 2011 -
At Long Last, The Masters Come To Video Games
Over the steady march of a dozen years’ progress, video games have brought us to all the sacred places in sports, awarded all their cherished trophies, and shared all their greatest traditions, except for one, A Tradition Unlike Any Other. This year, more than three years in the making – under unbelievable secrecy – EA…
By Owen Good Published January 4, 2011 -
Stunning Pictures Only a Gamer’s Eye Could Have Captured
Trey Ratcliff runs the most popular travel photo blogs in the world, he is also the first person to have an HDR picture hang in the Smithsonian. His photos may feel familiar to gamers, perhaps because Ratcliff himself is one. This short video shows off just a few of Ratcliff’s amazing, stunning images, each of…
By Brian Crecente Published January 4, 2011 -
Problem: We Don’t Shoot Green Things Enough
Exploding red barrels are a video game cliché. The people making the video game Bulletstorm wanted exploding barrels in their game, but they dreamed to make their barrels green. Then they woke up. Well, before they woke up, they put green barrels in their game. And they tested their game on real human beings. Here’s…
By Stephen Totilo Published January 4, 2011 -
Talk Amongst Yourselves
You are looking at Kotaku’s official forum. Join in. Talk about video games all you want! If you’d like to be immortalized on the site, submit an image for Talk Amongst Yourselves at #TAYpics. Congratulations to reader DiamondSea for today’s.
By Stephen Totilo Published January 4, 2011 -
Capcom to Delight at The Consumer Electronics Show
Nowadays video games are, at best, a means to an end at the Consumer Electronics Show. They are used to highlight television fidelity, or 7.1 surround sound or 3D. But there’s still one company that puts games first: Capcom. This year the developer appears to be the only purely software company making an appearance at…
By Brian Crecente Published January 4, 2011 -
What The Hell Are Vervain Leaves?
To: Brian From: Luke You may drink tea. If you do, this will bore you to death. But if you don’t, this is my nightly ritual. Leaves, mugs, submarines. Here’s what you missed: Will Call of Duty Get A ‘Second Tier’ Of Online Multiplayer? The Elder Scrolls Fans Give Morrowind A Makeover Review: Back To…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 4, 2011 -
This Game Artist Can Sure Make A Pretty Comic
Artist Daniel Lieske has worked on games like PC action RPG title Sacred. When he’s not being told to draw skimpy girls in metal bras, though, he can come up with stuff that looks a lot better. Employed by day by Ascaron Entertainment, in Germany, by night he lets his imagination off the hook. Lieske…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 4, 2011 -
Whatever You Do, Keep Your 3DS Straight At All Times
The fancy no-glasses 3D tech Nintendo’s latest handheld is packing comes with a few caveats, one of which is the fact you have to try and keep from having the thing shake while you’re playing it. Because the 3DS’ effects are only workable if you’re in a viewing “sweet spot”, you’ve been reminded that any…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 4, 2011 -
What Is “Avatar Kinect”?
Some photos snapped from behind the scenes at the setup for this week’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas hint Microsoft will be showing something called “Avatar Kinect”. What is it? Provided, that is, these shots show anything other than a new marketing slogan? Your guess is as good as ours, since it won’t be…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 4, 2011 -
A Sucky Solution To The Problem Of iPad Gaming
Apple’s mobile devices can be great for games, but the lack of actual buttons or analog sticks can be a real pain. Fling’s iPad Joystick is looking to fix that. It’s a thumbstick that you stick to the iPad’s screen with a suction pad, turning it into a joystick for the device. It still doesn’t…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 4, 2011 -
The History Of 2010’s Games
Boy, video games sure covered a lot of historical ground in 2010, with titles set everywhere from “a long time ago” to the dark, distant future of 2552. Below you’ll find a timeline of some of last year’s biggest games, showing where in humanity’s grand story they fit in. We’re assuming they left Civilization V…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 4, 2011 -
The iPhone’s Gamiest Game Is Getting A Little Brother
Kairopark’s Game Dev Story may be – pause for effect – the best game on the iPhone. So a sequel of sorts will have a lot of Game Dev Story addicts either pleased or terrified. Or maybe both! While a true sequel to Game Dev Story – a cute title that puts you in control…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 4, 2011 -
Video Game Charity Raises Over $2 Million For Sick Kids
Child’s Play – a charity founded by Penny Arcade’s Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins – managed to raise over $2 million during the course of 2010. Amazing. The charity, which is geared at providing entertainment (video games in particular) for kids stuck in hospital, brought in $2,294,317 from various events, functions and donations over the…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 4, 2011 -
Goodnight, Pete
Ladies and gentlemen, let’s make a resolution to share more openly in 2011. I’ll start with this, our semi-nightly off-topic thread, in which we can talk about anything and everything. We can talk about the death of actor Pete Postlethwaite, who I recently saw in both The Town and Inception, a pair of movies I…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 3, 2011 -
The Elder Scrolls Fans Give Morrowind A Makeover
Give your 2002 copy of The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind a fresh, modern day coat of paint with the Morrowind 2011 Graphical Project, a graphical once-over that may make you love the look of Bethesda’s massive role-playing game. The Morrowind 2011 Graphical Project is basically a long, long list of Morrowind mods (4 gigabytes worth!)…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 3, 2011 -
Will Call of Duty Get Standalone, Pay-To-Play Online Multiplayer?
Call of Duty publisher Activision has been talking about new ways to make even more money from its shoot ’em up cashcow for years. A new report makes it sound like a new way to play Call of Duty online is imminent. The analysts at Wedbush Securities believe that Activision is set to reveal a…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 3, 2011 -
Get A Good Look At The Nintendo Inspired Toyota In Motion
You may have already seen the Nintendo Famicom-inspired Scion xB in stills, but you’ll be missing out if you don’t see the other sights and sounds this customized ride has to offer. Giant Robot magazine publisher Eric Nakamura walks us through the non-standard options of this retro-styled Toyota, which features a NES cart for a…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 3, 2011