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Microsoft Wants To “Quadruple” Kinect’s Accuracy

While Kinect’s hardware is locked in and finalised, the firmware that controls it is flexible and able to be upgraded. And that’s exactly what Microsoft is planning on doing, according to a report on Eurogamer. It’s being reported that Microsoft is currently investigating ways of improving the compression technology that dictates how much code can…

On Comet, On Cupid, On Donner — And Yoshi

Have a very Mario Christmas! Cute piece of fan art by demiurgic on Tumblr Related Rampages: Big Sister is Watching You | Mega Man | Tails Mario Christmas by Becky / demiurgic (Tumblr) Via: demiurgic Need your daily fill of geek eye candy? If so, head over to Justin Page’s Rampaged Reality and get your…

Let’s Off Topic This Thing

Let’s put this week far, far behind us and never speak of it again. Instead, let’s talk about all things not video game related, whether it be film, music, science, sports, politics or whatever. I’m sure by now you’ve seen those swell Star Wars posters by UK designer Olly Moss. They’re getting a lot of…

Team Fortress 2 Descends Into Medieval Madness For Holidays

Valve celebrates Australian Christmas the way our antipodean friends have done for hundreds of years—by releasing a new Team Fortress 2 update. This one’s stuffed with 20 hats, new store items and the olde weapons-only “Medieval Mode.” To play Medieval Mode, a mostly melee affair, you’ll probably want to head to DeGroot Keep, a capture…

See The Weapon, Be The Weapon In Crysis 2

Here’s Crysis 2’s latest trailer – “Be The Weapon” – which showcases plenty of gameplay, some of being abilities and maps seen at the closed-door screenings back at E3. I swear, the Met Life (né Pan-Am) Building’s sole reason for being built was so it could be repeatedly knocked across 45th Street in the movies.…

Your Knights Contract Is Up In February

Fans of the hack and slash action game genre have Knights Contract to look forward to early next year, the medieval magic and melee adventure from Namco Bandai. You’ll get it on February 22, 2011 in North America. For those of you who may be wondering “Knights Contract?” this is the bloody action that pits…

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A Very LEGO Christmas

and a very bricky New Year.

Street Fighter Champion Breaks Up With His Main Character

Pick your favorite Street Fighter competition moment – like this – and most likely it stars Daigo Umehara, as Ryu. That’s coming to an end, the world champ said, after getting a look at Super Street Fighter IV’s arcade edition. “It’s over for projectile characters,” Daigo said, with a laugh, in remarks to Famitsu (translated…

Fez Returns With Fez Begins

Polytron’s Fez, an Xbox Live Arcade game we were really hoping to play in early 2010, is now due during the new year. A new trailer for Phil Fish‘s perspective-bending platformer gets us up to speed on Gomez’s journey. The new trailer for indie game Fez credits Canabalt creator Adam Salzman and Scott Pilgrim vs.…

Games Makers At The Fore Of Science Education Push

If you’re asking industry heavyweights to make a video to fire up kids about math and science, it’s probably no surprise that the video game maker is the one getting the most views. There’s nothing on the line in this informal competition – maybe bragging rights. But Activision Blizzard’s three minute spot for Change the…

Happy Holiday’s From Hudson’s Cave to Yours

And the back.

Mac Attack

Re: Packing To Survive America That’s funny, we pack survival kits when we come back from Australia too. What you missed Buy Bulletstorm Epic Edition, Get Into Gears of War 3 Beta Early The True Meaning of Christmas: Killtacular, Headshot, Pedobear The Year’s Most Popular Gaming YouTube Videos The Ever-Evolving Rooftop Races of Motorstorm Apocalypse…

It’s Never Too Early To Think About The Summer Game

Cody Ross, Jimmy Rollins and newly minted Chicago White Sox (sock?) Adam Dunn star in these screens for MLB 11 The Show. There’s a reason it’s called the Gran Turismo of baseball, and not just because both are PS3 exclusives. Want more? Operation Sports has compiled an exclusive gallery this week, including screen comparisons of…

Happy Vent-Free Holidays From The Dead Space 2 Crew

I suppose a few idiosyncrasies are in order for Issac.

This Is My Rifle, This Is My Gun; This Is For PS3, This Is For Fun

Alright, maggots, here is how you inspect, assemble and clean your Move-compatible Assault Rifle Controller, from CTA Digital. It’s $59.99 and Amazon says it’s due early next year. MAG, Call of Duty: Black Ops and Killzone 3 are specifically mentioned as games perfect for this peripheral, which also combines the Move Navigation controller’s functions. Amazon’s…

Demon’s Souls Will Stay Online Through October 2011

The brilliant Demon’s Souls for the PlayStation 3 will keep its unique online experience intact for at least the next ten months in North America, publisher Atlus said today, extending the life of From Software’s deviously hard role-playing game. Atlus USA has extended Demon’s Souls’ online service beyond the previously announced March 2011 (potential) cut…

Prepare for Kotaku’s Game of the Year Debates

Last week we unveiled our final picks for the Game of the Year nominees. At the time I said we’d be publishing our arguments in defense of and against the games over the month. But after polling all of Kotaku Tower I realized that a few of us still need a bit more time to…

What Are You Playing This Weekend?

What am I not playing this weekend might be a better question. Why? Because on the agenda this weekend are NBA 2K11, Mass Effect 2, echochrome ii, Super Mario Bros. All-Stars and many more. As we wrap up the year and try to catch up on last minute video game reviews, while also finding the…

Season’s Greetings From Atlus USA

Fun in the California… snow? Heck yeah!