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Are You Good Enough At Gran Turismo To Race A Real Car?
Having previously been restricted to Europe and Australasia, the Gran Turismo Academy is now open to North Americans as well. What this means is that the best GT5 players can now compete for a spot on a real race team. Sounds bananas, but that’s exactly how it works, and has worked in PAL territories for…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 17, 2010 -
Under The Weather
Hey, Kotaku. You want to engage in a little off-topic conversation to close out the night? Sadly, I won’t be joining you. I’m calling in sick. I’ve been feverish and achy all day—and not just from strenuous sessions with PlayStation Move game The Fight: Lights Out—and it’s time for me to check out. I’m going…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 16, 2010 -
The Coolest Way To Play A Game Boy Game Is With A Samurai Sword
It may not be the most efficient way, but this demonstration of how to play the Game Boy Advance version of Rhythm Heaven with a laser and a Japanese sword is definitely the most impressive. Originally uploaded to Japanese video site Nico Nico Douga earlier this year, this video of a man playing mini-game “Samurai…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 16, 2010 -
Super Meat Boy For Steam Tastes Like Headcrab
The Steam version of brutal platformer Super Meat Boy has been infested with Half-Life Headcrabs, the latest addition to the list of playable cameos in Team Meat’s guest star-rich video game. The alien spawn that makes men into zombies in Valve’s Half-Life series replaces Gish as the first unlockable character in the Steam version of…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 16, 2010 -
You Could Own The Worst King Koopa Costume Ever
Super Mario Bros. The Movie may be one of the worst video game film adaptations of all time, but for those who love to revel in its awfulness, perhaps this King Koopa costume should be part of your collection. Movie memorabilia auction house Julien’s Live is offering bidders the chance to take home this, one…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 16, 2010 -
Strike Ewoks Down With All Of Your Hatred In The Force Unleashed II Add-on
Good. Goooood. I can feel three decades worth of your Ewok anger. Take your copy of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II and electrocute those Endor teddy bears and your journey towards the dark side will be complete! LucasArts may be making up for the so-so Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II by sending series…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 16, 2010 -
PlayStation Store Update: Crazy Taxis & Sands of Time
Could this be one of the best weeks ever for the PlayStation Store? I mean, it does have a fresh serving of Peggle in it, so it starts with that advantage. What else have we got? As the headline suggests, PSN ports of Dreamcast game Crazy Taxi and PlayStation 2 game Prince of Persia: The…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 16, 2010 -
Gift Guides
To: Ash From: Crecente Reviews! Gift guides! I don’t have a second to breath. What you missed Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 Spreads the Love In February Review: Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood Is The Best Assassin’s Creed Which Call of Duty: Black Ops Accessories Are Worth Buying? Bizarre Devs Took a Chance, May Get Closed Are The…
By Brian Crecente Published November 16, 2010 -
The Tester 2: Episode 3: “Can You Hear Me Now?” Liveblog: Communication Is Key
Can SCEA Santa Monica Studio Producer Deborah Mars keep Big Fazeek from eating the other competitors like some sort of cereal? Let’s watch The Tester 2 episode three and find out! Things heated up on The Tester 2 during last week’s episode. Tensions flared, the word douchebag was thrown about more than once, and a…
By Mike Fahey Published November 16, 2010 -
The New Yars’ Revenge Looks More Like Zone of the Enders
Atari is reviving the Atari 2600 space shooter Yars’ Revenge as a downloadable game next year which, so far, seems devoid of giant chromed flies and filled with anime-inspired mech girls. According to Big Download, the new Yars’ Revenge will release on the original game’s 29th anniversary, telling the tale of a “nameless Yar who…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 16, 2010 -
LEGO Universe MMO Log Three: A Dark Hero Rises
This week’s installment of our four-part LEGO Universe MMO Log begins with the death of RumbleWarpWhistle and the birth of Fahey, Agent of Paradox. Kotaku’s MMO reviews are a multi-part process. Rather than deliver day one reviews based on beta gameplay, we play the game for four weeks before issuing our final verdict. Once a…
By Mike Fahey Published November 16, 2010 -
Should You Buy an iPad for Gaming?
The iPad is a magical device, at least according to Apple, but is it a device worth buying to play games on? [UPDATED for the holidays.] This is our best advice — updated regularly — about whether or not you should buy an iPad for gaming, what games to get for it and what to…
Team Kotaku Published November 16, 2010 -
Ex LucasArts, Budcat Staffers To Also Have A Lousy Christmas [Update]
Bizarre Creations isn’t the only video game developer dealing with hard times right now. Two more developers appear to have been affected by holiday layoffs, including Star Wars game dev LucasArts and Guitar Hero studio Budcat Creations. Sources close to LucasArts say the studio has gone through another round of layoffs today, but numbers were…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 16, 2010 -
Kotaku’s 2010 iPad Gift Guide
The holidays are coming, and that means it’s time for you to start thinking about what sorts of gifts you want to give and get this year. Yesterday I walked you through a mix of some of the best games to hit the iPhone this year. Today it’s all about the iPad. Here’s our take…
By Brian Crecente Published November 16, 2010 -
My Cat’s Impressions Of Kinectimals
My cat has co-starred in a number of stories I’ve posted about Microsoft’s Kinect in the past couple of weeks, mostly by accident. She likes prowling through our house, making cameo appearances in videos I shoot. Not with Kinectimals, though. She is fascinated with Microsoft’s virtual cat game, which I discovered while I was reviewing…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 16, 2010 -
The Console War Fought Final Fantasy Style
If the video game console wars were fought not with billions of dollars spent on marketing and exclusives, but with Power Bombs, Biggoron, and Spark Shocks—and an Evil Wall with Bill Gates’ face—it might look something like this. “Firewall” is the latest creation from Doctor Octoroc, the talent behind Dr. Horrible’s Sing Along Blog: The…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 16, 2010 -
Final Fantasy XIV’s Skips Another Subscription Period
Expecting extensive game-fixing changes in the months to come, Square Enix steps up to the plate once again, offering Final Fantasy XIV players another free 30 days of game time while renovations are underway. Square Enix has big plans for troubled MMO Final Fantasy XIV, but those changes will amount to nothing if the player…
By Mike Fahey Published November 16, 2010 -
Are The PlayStation 3-Exclusive Assassin’s Creed Missions Worth It?
The main difference between the newly released Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions of Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood is that the PS3 version has eight “exclusive” missions. I played them last night to see if this is a difference with significance. The free downloadable missions involve Nicolaus Copernicus, the newest historical figure to be woven into…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 16, 2010 -
A Space-Time Cloak Is Much More Exciting Than An Invisibility Cloak
Do you find the idea of an honest-to-goodness cloak of invisibility intriguing? How about a cloak that obscures events in space-time? Science is making it happen. the United Kingdom is obsessed with not being seen, and I blame Monty Python Earlier this month I posted about a team of researchers in Scotland that were using…
By Mike Fahey Published November 16, 2010 -
Bizarre Devs Took a Chance, May Get Closed
Three years after purchasing the developer behind Project Gotham Racing and Geometry Wars, Activision appears to be in the process of deciding how to ditch the studio. “Over the past three years since our purchase of Bizarre Creations,” an Activision spokesperson told Kotaku today, “the fundamentals of the racing genre have changed significantly. Although we…
By Mike Fahey Published November 16, 2010