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Nintendo’s Revised History Of Super Mario Bros.

Super Mario Bros. is 25 years old this year. To commemorate that anniversary, Nintendo is releasing the Super Mario All-Stars collection for Wii. The way Nintendo explains what Super Mario Bros. is and how one plays it has changed over the years. None of those changes are dramatic, though. What Nintendo calls Super Mushrooms in…

Clearing Up When X-Men Gets Here And What It Costs

If you’ve read that Konami’s arcade classic X-Men is getting a timed exclusive on Xbox Live Arcade, fear not, PS3 owners. Well, PS3 owners in North America anyway, where the game’s coming out a day earlier on PlayStation Network. A Konami rep verified for Kotaku that X-Men is out Dec. 14 on PSN, Dec. 15…

They’ve Got Jenga On The iPhone

The Natural Motion people know their physics. So they made a football game. And then they made a Jenga game. This iPhone Jenga game costs $3 and is out now. In the video I show the regular mode and the arcade mode. If you love Jenga, I guess this is good, but it feels more…

Aimez La Resistance, Get More Screenshots

Enough people paid the Facebook “Like” ransom so Insomniac released another four Resistance 3 screens today (on the heels of the seven that went out yesterday). There’s also a theme you can slap on your PS3. The studio had held the five shots hostage until more folks hit their page’s like button. Apparently some threshold…

The Coolest PlayStation 3 Bundle You Can’t Buy

Now this is a bundle: Laser-etched Killzone 3 PlayStation 3. Move Controller. PlayStation Eye Camera. Nike Move sneakers. Nike Killzone combat boots. Sony showed it all to us at a PlayStation event in New York today. This Nike Move PS3 bundle, as we’ve mentioned regarding the shoes inside it, won’t be sold to consumers. But…

A Visual Guide to the Sharp Shooter

The Goriest Nintendo Entertainment System

Hardcore gaming at its finest! Evan M. Lopez used this monster within a poster/postcard/flyer for Autumn Society‘s October Video Game Gore show. Video Game Gore by Evan M. Lopez Need your daily fill of geek eye candy? If so, head over to Justin Page’s Rampaged Reality and get your fix. Republished with permission.

Epic Mickey’s Designer Addresses Kloodgy Camera Complaints

A common criticism of Disney’s Epic Mickey (made by Totilo in his review, too) concerns the game’s flawed camera view. Warren Spector, the game’s designer, says the problem is the game bridges two styles that use fairly standard angles. “We did the best we could given that we were not trying to make a platform…

Late Night Dinner

Date: 12/9/2010 Time: 17:00 Location: New York City If you didn’t have the time to read Kotaku today, here’s your five-minute glimpse. Lawrence Of Arabia Inspires Next Year’s Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception U.S. Pegs Kim Jong-Il’s Second Son As A Gaming Loser First Live Demo of Uncharted 3 Hits TVs Nationwide Next Week Kotaku’s 2010…

Call of Duty “Phenom Booter” Use Lands British Teen In The Slammer

A U.K. teen using a tool called “Phenom Booter” to kick players off Call of Duty servers back in September is now enjoying a stay in jail following an investigation by the Manchester police department. Phenom Booter, which triggers a denial-of-service attack that can clear a server of specific users, or all of them, is…

Fight Night’s New Legacy

In case it wasn’t clear, “Champion Mode,” which is the role-playing career of fictional fighter Andre Bishop, is a wholly separate mode in Fight Night Champion. Legacy, the old career, will still return, with improvements. The big deal seems to be the addition of an experience point system replacing the old training structure whereby a…

A Disappointing Console Debut For Nintendo’s Plumber

In today’s Speak-Up on Kotaku, P4w4rr10r decides he’s a video game reviewer from 1986, taking on some game about a plumber on the Nintendo Entertainment System. Review: Mario Jumps His Way Into Oblivion In March, Nintendo will drop Super Mario Bros. in the States, a side-scrolling platformer for the brand new Nintendo Entertainment System. It…

This Is The Official PlayStation Move Submachine Gun

In case the official PlayStation Move handgun wasn’t powerful enough, Sony today reveals the PlayStation Move Sharp Shooter, a $40 Killzone 3-friendly plastic housing for your Move and navigation controller. Or you could just buy the new jungle green Dualshock 3. Now that Sony has their answer to the Wii remote and nunchuck it’s time…

Follow Me. Call Me. I Love You. Be Stupid.

What do you have to say in ten characters or less? You’d better think of something clever, because Diesel Watches wants you to have a brand-new LED panel watch, into which you can program anything you like. Ideas include: BrushTeeth, Pay Bills, High Score… Diesel’s new watches feature a scrolling LED message display, a silicone…

Dead Rising Makes Its iPhone Debut

While Dead Rising fans are waiting for the first game’s hero’s triumphant return in Dead Rising 2’s Case West expansion they can relive the glory days with Dead Rising Mobile starring Frank West. He’s covered wars. We know. We found out about Dead Rising Mobile back in October, and now it’s finally here. The iPhone…

Casual Gaming Destination Pogo Jumps To The iPhone

Pogo has been drawing casual gamers to its website for more than a decade. Now EA’s casual gaming hub makes the leap to the iPhone, bringing five of its most popular titles along for the ride. One of the most recognized brands in online casual gaming extends its reach today, as EA releases a free…

Halo, A Backstreet Boy, A Naked Woman, And A Madman

Artist Tyler Shields brings together the Backstreet Boys’ Aj McLean, Madmen’s Michael Gladis, an attractive naked woman, and Halo in a twisted tale of love, friendship, betrayal, and murder. Check out Shield’s website for some NSFW stills from the shoot. Gameface is a visual celebration of the people who make, play and love video games.

The Concentration Camp Video Game

An Israeli modder has turned a 1992 first-person shooter into a bloody tale of revenge set in a Nazi concentration camp with Sonderkommando Revolt, putting players in the role of an Auschwitz death camp prisoner on a killing rampage. Sonderkommando Revolt is based on the real-world uprising at Auschwitz in October 1944—with some obvious Nazi…

Searching For More Uncharted 3 Details?

Since Entertainment Weekly revealed Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception this morning, the PlayStation Blog has updated with new information and images and box art has reared its likely placeholder head. Want to see? Entertainment Weekly had the scoop this morning on the third adventure of everyone’s favorite swashbuckling treasure hunter. Drake’s Deception will be taking our…

This Is Why Your Batteries Die

No matter how strong the rechargeable battery in your portable device is, it will eventually die. Why must they die? You’d die too if someone regularly twisted your innards up in knots. Click to view What we’re looking at here is the effect an electrical charge has on a tin oxide nanowire. A joint team…