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White iPhones Are a Hassle to Make

“White models of Apple’s new iPhone 4 have proven more challenging to manufacture than expected, and as a result they will not be available until the second half of July. The availability of the more popular iPhone 4 black models is not affected.” —- Apple

By Brian Crecente Published June 23, 2010

Let’s Rate the Booth Babes!

I have always wanted to be a Booth Babe and I honestly can’t give you a real reason why, except for that I like to dress up and pose in ways that can’t possibly help my scoliosis. It seems that many gaming-related websites, especially ones on the Internet, have discussed the issue of Booth Babes…

Lisa Foiles Published June 23, 2010

Survive Earthquakes, Floods, And Tornadoes With Disaster Hero

Adventure game company Legacy Interactive and the American College Of Emergency Physicians have teamed up to create Disaster Hero, a web-based game aimed at helping people keep it together while the world is falling apart. When the forces of nature turn against us it seems like there’s nothing we can do to prevent them, but…

By Mike Fahey Published June 23, 2010

All Points Bulletin… For an Hour of Your Time

What do you want to know about Crackdown developer Realtime Worlds’ new online cops and crooks game APB? Ask the game’s lead designer, now, live! In addition to fielding your calls about all things E3—PlayStation Move, Nintendo 3DS, Kinect for Xbox 360—we’ll be chatting with APB: All Points Bulletin lead EJ Moreland about the team’s…

By Brian Crecente Published June 23, 2010

Missed Connections: Rock Of Ages

Between the trailer, these screenshots, and the advertisements on every E3 badge holder, I’m terribly sorry I missed our E3 2010 appointment with Atlus and didn’t see Rock of Ages, but I had to fly home. There was cake waiting. Rock of Ages is a new downloadable game from ACE Team of Zeno Clash fame.…

By Mike Fahey Published June 23, 2010

Living The High Life In Test Drive Unlimited 2

A glamorous, raven-haired beauty clad in a slinky dress wanders through a showcase of the world’s most expensive vehicles, her high heels clicking on the tile floor. I’m that raven-haired beauty, and one of these cars will soon be mine. The game is Test Drive Unlimited 2, Eden Games and Atari’s second trip into the…

By Mike Fahey Published June 23, 2010

E3’s Most Amazing T-Shirt

This little gem was being handed out to a very select crowd of people at the Capcom booth. The shirt, designed and printed by Mike McWhertor’s Meat Bun, was being passed out to promote Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 and sports a Secret Wars motif. So amazing.

By Brian Crecente Published June 23, 2010

Frontierville hits 5 Million

Zynga’s newest social game FrontierVille, cousin of FarmVille, reaches 5,000,000 player mark. Facebook users show they never tire of new ways to wall spam.

By Aulistar Mark Published June 23, 2010

DC Comics Finally Goes Digital

The electronic comic book movement gains momentum today, as Batman and Superman publisher DC Comics finally goers digital, offering downloadable comics for the iPad, iPhone, and Sony PSP. Marvel does it. Image does it. Even Dark Horse has electronic versions of many of their comic books available for purchase online. The one, major holdout has…

By Mike Fahey Published June 23, 2010

Jimmy Fallon Jacks The Hind In Call Of Duty: Black Ops

Jimmy Fallon played Call of Duty: Black Ops on Late Night last night, proving once again that video games are much more enjoyable in front of a live studio audience. Who needs 3D when you can have an entire television studio full of fans cheering you on? Fallon is joined by Treyarch’s Mark Lamia and…

By Mike Fahey Published June 23, 2010

Metroid: Other M Is Exactly What I Was Waiting For

Metroid: Other M is a fascinating game, one that manages to feel both like a solid retro remake and an innovative new take on a beloved series at the same time. This almost schizophrenic game design was, I believe, very deliberate, the product of having Nintendo’s Yoshio Sakamoto and Ninja Gaiden creators Team Ninja work…

By Brian Crecente Published June 23, 2010

New Zelda Continues Disturbing Right-Handed Brainwashing

The hero of the Legend of Zelda is left handed, just like Nintendo’s top-designer Shigeru Miyamoto and me, right? Not in the new Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. In theory, Link has been turned right-handed because he is being controlled with the Wii Remote, a device many gamers hold in their right hand. Even I…

By Stephen Totilo Published June 23, 2010

Talk Amongst Yourselves

The skies are too gray for Boktai, but they are perfect for talking about video games. Go for it, right here. Confused about commenting on Kotaku? Read our FAQ

By Stephen Totilo Published June 23, 2010

Harmonix’ Dance Central Could Come to PS3, But Not Wii

One of the of the most important games of E3, Dance Central, may not be an Xbox 360 exclusive. I ran into some of the Harmonix folks last week during a rooftop party for Kinect in downtown Los Angeles and among the group was studio co-founder Alex Rigopulos. As you can imagine, Rigopulos is a…

By Brian Crecente Published June 23, 2010

Kicked In

To: Crecente From: Luke Re: Kicked Out Again You keep leaving your house for inspections? I’ve got a story. It was a few years ago, when I was moving out of an apartment in Sydney, and a group of three students arrived to check the place out. I was home at the time, so figured…