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Samurai Heroes Help Sony Win This Week’s Japanese Hardware War

What sells PlayStation 3s in Japan? Samurai soldiers with rock hard abs and great hair, that’s what. See the impact that Sengoku Basara 3 had on Sony’s current generation console? Strong sales of Capcom’s war game helped moved the PS3 from fourth place to second, more than doubling sales of the console in Japan. With…

DJ Max Portable 3 Turns The Tables With Triple-Track Remixing

PM Studios and developer Pentavision mix things up in DJ Max Portable 3 with a three-track remixing system causing fingers to fly even faster over the PSP’s buttons later this year. PM Studios dropped news of a North American release for DJ Max Portable 3 in 2010 back in May, teasing a new feature that…

Four New Playable Species Join The Old Republic

BioWare has revealed that each class in Star Wars: The Old Republic will have an optional non-human species option, introducing the Force-wielding Mirialans, Miraluka, Zabraks, and Sith Purebloods. We’ve already seen the Rattataki Bounty Hunter, Chiss Imperial Agent, and Twi’lek Smuggler. Now BioWare broadens its horizons with four new playable species, each assigned to one…

What Are You Playing This Weekend?

Hopefully, Battle.net will be up and operational all weekend, for I plan on playing enough StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty to dwarf a Battlecruiser. OK, so I’m not sure how gameplay equates to ship size, but let’s move on. Despite having played through the single-player campaign and enjoyed loads of multiplayer, I still have challenges…

BlazBlue’s New Beginner Mode Is A Button Masher’s Dream

It might be crap for online play, but for a single-player button masher like me, nothing helps Taokaka bring down Boobie Lady faster than BlazBlue: Continuum Shift’s Beginner Mode controls. In case the video doesn’t make it abundantly clear, I am not a very good fighting game player. I buy a fighting game and tell…

Vote: What Should Our 401st Civilization V Move Be?

Yesterday, you were able to read about the first 400 turns I made in Civilization V. Today, you can tell me what to do next. You will be able to vote until midnight tonight on how I should try to win my first run through Civilization V’s preview press build. How should I try to…

ModNation Racers Patch Made My Load Times Longer

This week’s patch to PlayStation 3 game ModNation Racers was supposed to make load times in that otherwise-delightful, customizable racing game as much as 50 percent shorter. I tested the patch today. It made my load times longer. I shot five videos of a pre-patched ModNation Racers running on my PS3 today and five videos…

Tekken And Street Fighter Creators Face Off At GamesCom

Street Fighter series producer Yoshinoro Ono and Tekken series director Katsuhiro Harada are due for a rematch, and they’ll get their chance during a TEKKEN X Street Fighter tournament at GamesCom. The trash talk is already flying. Capcom’s reveal of Street Fighter X Tekken at Comic-Con might have stolen the show, but it was Tekken’s…

Why Are So Many Indie Darlings 2D Platformers?

2D platformers like Limbo and Braid have created deep metaphorical experiences, but can gamers appreciate them? And can their success move game literacy into new genres? Earlier today (at the time of writing), an interesting Twitter exchange took place between Trent Polack and Manveer Heir regarding Limbo. [Note from Kotaku: This article had been originally…

What Heavy Rain Looks Like With The PlayStation Move

Last week Stephen Totilo told us how Heavy Rain played on the PlayStation Move. Now let’s see how it looks. I don’t know if I’ll be able to play Heavy Rain this way. My favorite characters from the game were Flashing Arrow and Curving Arrow Arching Back On Itself. Without them, the experience just won’t…

Sonic Colors Gameplay Excites, But That Theme Song Has To Go

Sega is giving Sonic Colors all sorts of love today, confirming a November release date, showing off the game’s box art, and releasing this action-packed trailer featuring exciting gameplay and the worst Sonic theme song since “Seven Rings in Hand.” “I’m gonna reach for the stars, although they look pretty far!” Right. I’m going to…

This Is Not Your Father’s Mario

Cherry Sauce Clothing’s take on Super Mario as worn by Tristan. Cherry Sauce Clothing

Plants Vs. Zombies Looks Great On Xbox Live Arcade’s Lawn

I never thought I’d be this excited about a game I’ve already played on three other platforms. Take a look at news screens and a trailer for Plants Vs. Zombies for Xbox Live Arcade. I first played Plants Vs. Zombies on the PC, and loved it. Then I played it on the iPhone, and still…

First 4 Figures Gives You A Little Sonic And Friends

Don’t have $140 to spend on one of First 4 Figures’ Sonic the Hedgehog statues? The collectible creation company is releasing a six-pack of Sonic mini figures next month that might fit your budget a bit better. First 4 Figures’ Classic Sonic Mini Figure Collection contains 2 inch versions of six of our favorite Sonic…

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Pac-Man, Tekken Dev Turns Focus to “Casual” Market

Imagine playing popular fighter Tekken on Facebook or competing for a high score in Pac-Man against players on iPhones, computers and consoles. That’s the vision behind Namco Bandai’s decision to roll Namco Networks into a single game label this week. “The key reasons we are uniting these two companies (Namco Bandai and Namco Networks) are:…

Red Dead Redemption Legends And Killers In Motion

This is the trailer for the first paid downloadable content for Red Dead Redemption, the $10 Legends and Killers pack, set for release on August 10. This one’s for you multiplayer gamers.

Talk Amongst Yourselves

We’ve got our first repeat winner in the no-prize TAY image sweepstakes. Reader Tanarchi‘s entry is your pic for today. Now, let’s talk about some video games… Submit your TAY pic to #TAYpics Want to know more about commenting on Kotaku? Read our FAQ

The Magically Morphing Ferrari Steering Rig In Action

Unveiled in May, this video gives you a much closer look at Thrustmaster’s over-the-top Ferrari Wireless GT Cockpit 430 Scuderia Edition controller. The PC and Playstation 3 racing rig uses a latency-free 2.4GHz wireless system, 50 hours of battery life on 4 AA batteries, an adjustable, rigid metal structure, detachable replica of the Ferrari F430…

What Are Your Plans For The Weekend?

To: Totilo From: Bashcraft RE: The Big Apple We know Crecente is going house hunting. I have a Kurt Vonnegut drawing I want to get framed, so I’m gonna look for a frame! Maybe I’ll make tacos. Maybe. Maaaaaaaaaybe. Tacos and Vonnegut, what a weekend. What abou you Mister Totilo? What will you be up…