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The 20 Most-Loved Wii Games
Monster Hunter is on course to beat Smash Bros. while, lower Rock Band 2 continues to tangle with… Run Factory Frontier? These are the 20 most-loved Wii games as of August 1, 2010. (Click the chart to enlarge it.) Welcome to August and Kotaku’s monthly look at the most-loved Wii games on Nintendo’s home console.…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 2, 2010 -
Talk Amongst Yourselves
We’ve got a new image for this month’s Talk Amongst Yourselves and new opportunities for you. You can still talk about games below each day’s TAY. But you can also now submit the next day’s image at #TAYpics Thanks to reader Kirk Douglas for this month’s template image, Norman Rockwell’s Freedom of Speech. If you…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 2, 2010 -
EA’s Create Has You Designing Your Own Puzzling Levels
Electronic Arts unveiled a new game this morning that seems to blend the best of LittleBigPlanet’s level creation with Scribblenauts’ imagination and puzzle solving. Create, due out this November for the Mac, Playstation 3, PC, Wii and Xbox 360, has players creating levels, designing and solving puzzles in a free-form open world. “Create uses families’…
By Brian Crecente Published August 2, 2010 -
WELCOME BACK BRIAN CRECENTE
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft How was Mexico? Good? Rested up, rarin’ to go? I’d love some Mexico food. Like right now. Please someone make it happen!! What you missed last night Game Cafe Robbed, Gamers Fight Back, Lots Of Punches To The Head 151 Pokemon Used As Sexual Innuendo The King Of Fighters XIII Is…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 2, 2010 -
Cosplay Queen Eyes The World of Warcraft Movie
Meet Alodia Gosiengfiao. She’s a popular cosplayer, a gamer and totally interested in being a blood elf in the World of Warcraft flick. But she doesn’t just want to be in the movie, she’s apparently had a meeting with Legendary Pictures, the studio producing the big screen version of World of Warcraft, to discuss the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 2, 2010 -
This Osaka Building Is Due For A Slimmer Redesign
As seen on はちま起稿
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 2, 2010 -
In The Future, There Is Only Team Fortress 2
Team Fortress…Warhammer 40K…two very different beasts, but bring them together and you’ve got…a very different beast. This clip shows a work-in-progress skin pack for Team Fortress 2, bringing Space Marines to the dusty battlefields of Valve’s shooter. It may look a little strange to see the big guys running around wooden barns at such a…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 2, 2010 -
How Consoles Can Leave A Company Vulnerable To Hackers
At the Defcon security conference in Vegas last week, a pair of hackers have shown that the humble Nintendo Wii can leave large companies vulnerable to attack. How? Well, because many companies like to have a Wii in the office for downtime, that’s how. Seems a lot of offices know that controls need to be…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 2, 2010 -
Italy, You Are Cosplay Champions
This Sunday, a cosplaying duo representing Italy beat out rivals from 14 other countries to take first place at the World Cosplay Summit in Nagoya. The winners dressed as Link and Ganondorf from The Legend of Zelda. Luca Buzzi cosplayed as Link, while Giancarlo Di Pierro was Ganondorf. The finalists performed a 3-minute live-action play…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 2, 2010 -
Another Square Enix x Metal Gear Solid Action Figure
Square Enix has released the first set of official images for its second Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker action figure, this time featuring Snake in his jungle fatigues. It’s retailing for around USD$55, but as of today only has a Japanese release frame, which is sometime around November. Square Enix’s Play Arts figures may look…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 2, 2010 -
First Look At Art For New Tales Game
Namco Bandai’s “Tales” franchise is quite popular in Japan. It’s so popular that Tales of Vesperia caused the Xbox 360 to sell out in Japan — quite a feat considering the sluggish sales in the region. The company has confirmed three new Tales titles, which already leaked out earlier today on the Namco Bandai site.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 2, 2010 -
Is Nintendo Missing Out On Developing Markets?
In an investor Q&A published on Nintendo’s website, president Satoru Iwata explains why Nintendo does not officially release games or systems in developing nations (think Latin America, India, South-East Asia, Africa, etc). And he seems to be missing something. “It is true that not only those in Japan and the other developed countries in North…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 2, 2010 -
The King Of Fighters XIII Is Buggy And Needs Special Rules
Arcade fighting game The King of Fighters XIII not only features jiggly ninja Mai Shiranui, it also features lots of bugs. That’s why the game needs special rules for tournament play. At Japan’s Tougeki fighting game tournament, there are special rules in place regarding the game’s bugs. Here are the bugs, and Tougeki’s rules regarding…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 2, 2010 -
Metal Gear Solid Goes Merry For The Third Time
Long-time readers may remember Merry Gear Solid, a great little Christmas-themed Metal Gear title. Well, the game’s creator, Arthur Lee, is back with a third game in the series, and this time it’s gone 3D. Looks fun! The last two ended up being released in playable form, so hopefully this one is too. And when…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 2, 2010 -
Kinect Doesn’t Like It When Models Stand Too Close To Each Other
Microsoft tried something novel at a recent event in Hong Kong; they figured if you use a pair of scantily-clad booth babes to demo a Kinect game, maybe people won’t notice the game not working Things begin well enough; the waves to the crowd are twitchy, but recognised. Then the race starts. And things start…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 2, 2010 -
All The Otakon Cosplay You’d Ever Want?
Well, maybe you’d like some more. Maybe this is enough. Maybe it’s not enough. I dunno! The Otakon pop culture convention, which was in Baltimore over the weekend, played host to its fair share of cosplayers. Website Japanator was on hand to capture them for posterity. Otakon, a mish-mash of “Otaku” and “convention”, has been…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 2, 2010