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How To Turn A Great Cartoon Into A Video Game
Adventure Time is the best new cartoon I’ve seen in years. So it’s nice to see that the first person putting down sketches on how a game adaptation would work is Pendleton Ward, the man who created the show. Don’t know what Adventure Time is? Come on, grab your friends. It’s not an official project,…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 10, 2010 -
Gran Turismo 5’s Fake Prototype Is Now A Gutless Reality
The whole point of Gran Turismo 5’s Red Bull Racing X1 Prototype was that it was a car that was so fast it couldn’t actually exist. So what do we do with it now that one actually exists? We relax, that’s what, as this version of the prototype car won’t be setting any land speed…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 10, 2010 -
Nerd Dating Event Becomes (Surprise!) A Sausage Fest
At the end of this month, a match-making event is being held just outside Tokyo. But this get-together is a little different. It’s for otaku. And not just otaku, but otaku looking to settle down with a wife and their plastic figures. In Japan, female otaku are often referred to as “fujoshi” or “rotten girl”.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 10, 2010 -
Black Ops On PC Suffering From Mysterious “Lag” [UPDATE]
I’m playing Black Ops on PC, and have been having some problems. Random performance issues, even stuttering during cutscenes. Turns out I’m far from the only one. Many PC players are reporting issues with the game related to poor performance that has nothing to do with their own hardware. For example, Black Ops will slow…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 10, 2010 -
LEGO Universe MMO Log Two: Excitement Builds?
Having exhausted a majority of the questing content during my first week playing LEGO Universe, I dedicated my second week to that most basic of LEGO activities: Building. 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…
By Mike Fahey Published November 10, 2010 -
Microsoft Suing Motorola Over Xbox 360 Tech
Not everything inside the Xbox 360 was designed by Microsoft; the console’s wi-fi capabilities (hold the jokes) and some its video codecs are licensed from Motorola. And are now the subject of a court battle between the two companies. A suit has been filed in a Federal Court in Seattle by Microsoft, alleging Motorola “broke…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 10, 2010 -
Digitized Hammer Time
Folks, let’s turn off this Tuesday with a little off-topic conversation that could be about the new copy of Scott Pilgrim vs. The World you bought on DVD and/or Blu-ray today. Hint! HINT! While I’m still waiting for my copy from Amazon to arrive—like I’m going to leave the house, c’mon!—maybe you can whet the…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 9, 2010 -
GoldenEye 007 Then Vs. Now: How Far Bond Has Come
GoldenEye 007 for the Wii may feature a new James Bond and all-new graphics, but as this comparison video shows, Activision’s remake of the 1997 Nintendo 64 game stays impressively true to its source material. RewindReplay TV’s side-by-side comparison clip of the new and old GoldenEye 007 games is also a great illustration of just…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 9, 2010 -
Keep Your World of Warcraft Account Safe With One Simple Phone Call
Blizzard is offering one more way to keep your World of Warcraft and StarCraft II account safe, this time by making a standard, toll-free phone call to authorize any weird login attempts. The creators of Warcraft and Diablo have already given paranoid players the physical Battle.net Authenticator and Mobile Authenticator app to keep their accounts…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 9, 2010 -
The Tester 2: Episode 2: “Step It Up” Liveblog: Military Precision
Insomniac’s Ted Price guest stars as the cast of the Tester 2 take on a task that will truly put their game testing skills to task: Air Force drills. They say it’s in order to test precision and accuracy, but I think they just want to make Big Fazeek cry, and judging by the next…
By Mike Fahey Published November 9, 2010 -
PlayStation Store Update: A Rush Of Air, Mist & Music
This week’s North American PlayStation Store update is stuffed with new musical selections for Rock Band 3, Def Jam Rapstar and Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock, new jams that far outweigh the number of new playable games for the PlayStation 3 and PSP. PS3 owners can pay to play Crescent Pale Mist, a stylish side-scrolling…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 9, 2010 -
‘100 Yen’ Explores The Japanese Arcade Experience, Needs Your Help
Filmmaker Brad Crawford wants to chronicle the past, present and future of the Japanese arcade game scene with a project dubbed 100 Yen: The Japanese Arcade Experience, a lovely looking documentary that needs some financial assistance. Got a few bucks? If so, you can help fund the rest of 100 Yen, which for now exists…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 9, 2010 -
Shopping Season Is Almost Here
To: Ash From: Crecente Hey, hey. It’s time for us to start prepping our shopping guide. Thanksgiving is less than three weeks away, which means we need to start looking for gifts, gifts for gamers. We’ve got guides coming for everything from the iPhone and iPad to the consoles, handhelds and PC. FUN! What you…
By Brian Crecente Published November 9, 2010 -
Braid’s Russian Box Art Is Glorious
Indie hit puzzle-platformer Braid has come to retail in Russia, thanks to MumboJumbo and Russobit-M/GFI, giving us the box art giggles with its delightfully inappropriate and mischievous take on Tim and gang. Thanks, Maritan!
By Michael McWhertor Published November 9, 2010 -
Europe Gets The LittleBigPlanet 2 Collector’s Edition Shaft
North American PlayStation 3 owners are getting a positively swell premium edition of LittleBigPlanet 2 next year, but Europe? Unless you absolutely adore SteelBook cases, I think you’re going to feel slighted. LittleBigPlanet 2’s collectors edition in Europe does come with the same digital content, giving you cool Sackboy costumes that make the LBP mascot…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 9, 2010 -
So How’s The DS Version Of Sonic Colors Shaping Up?
We’ve been impressed by what we’ve seen so far of the Wii version of Sonic Colors. How does the DS version look? Pretty colorful. Could there be two good Sonic Games in stores on November 16? I’m not sure my heart could handle it. I started off preordering Sonic Colors on the Wii for the…
By Mike Fahey Published November 9, 2010 -
The Best Wu-Tang Clan Song Is Coming To Def Jam Rapstar
C.R.E.A.M. is not the best Wu-Tang Clan song. Can we agree on this? The best is Protect Ya Neck, which is part of a Wu-Tang Clan downloadable song pack some of you can rap to today. Protect Ya Neck is one of four songs from members of the famous East Coast hip-hop crew being added…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 9, 2010 -
Report: Call Of Duty To Go Back To The Future, Recruit ‘Space Marines’
The people who helped create sci-fi horror adventure Dead Space may be taking the Call of Duty series to its final frontier, bringing the bloody war game into space and into the future. According to a report from Gamasutra citing “industry sources,” Activision studio Sledgehammer Games may be creating a Call of Duty “set in…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 9, 2010 -
This Is How You Attend A Black Ops Midnight Launch
Monica Davis of Nevada gets up close and personal with a military-style fast attack vehicle on display at the Call of Duty: Black Ops midnight launch at a North Las Vegas GameStop. Gameface is a photographic celebration of the people who make, play and love video games.
By Mike Fahey Published November 9, 2010 -
South Korea Gets The Next Ghosts ‘N Goblins
This is Ghosts ‘N Goblins online, by Korean developer Seed 9. It’s coming to South Korea in 2011. Yay for South Korea, but what about the rest of the world? We’ve contacted publisher Capcom to find out if this game has any chance of being released outside of South Korea and will let you know…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 9, 2010