To buy or not to buy, that is the question we’re most commonly asked. And it makes sense. After all, here at Kotaku we spend our days writing about, talking about and playing video games. So who better to ask about whether now’s the time to pick up a Playstation 3, grab an Xbox 360…
Got some video game thoughts on your mind? Reveal them in the comments here. Confused about commenting on Kotaku? Read our FAQ
A regularly updated set of stories that walks people through the ins and outs of buying a new gaming system and whether now is the right time to pick one up.
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft This Monday got BUSY. I hate when Monday’s busy. Haaaaaaaaate it. What you missed last night Viral Video Apparently Teases 3D PS3 Hideo Kojima Collaborating with Square Enix Jamie Lee Curtis Loves Her Some World Of Warcraft Microsoft Changing Xbox 360 Box Art Rumor: 3DS “Close To” 360, PS3 Graphics
A viral video apparently plugging some new sort of Playstation technology surfaced over the weekend. Is it for 3D gaming (likely) or the Playstation 4 (seriously doubt it)? The clip opens up with a night vision shoot of some sort of complex. The text reads S.C.E. Principal Scientific Research Laboratory, Minami-Aoyama, Tokyo, Japan. (Sony Computer…
A new trailer for action game Vanquish shot up the internet. The gameplay itself looks like a blast. Definitely excited to see more of this game. What am I not excited about? The on-screen HUD (Heads Up Display) looks like it takes up a lot of space. Why is a good chunk of the real…
The creator of Metal Gear, Hideo Kojima, is joining forces with Square Enix, the company behind Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy. Pictured is Metal Gear artists Yoji Shinkawa, Square Enix’s Shinji Hashimoto (in the suit) and Hideo Kojima. On the screen is the Front Mission Evolved logo. Oh. Yeah. Huh. The mecha game will be…
As seen at reader Garrett’s local Ralphs.
If I told you a game cast you in the role of a US soldier in Iraq, would you simply assume you’d be spending your time shooting? You probably would. Which is why I like this game. The “Tactical Language Series” have been developed by Alelo for the US military, which seeks to train soldiers…
Following a rash of suicides, workers at the Foxconn Shenzhen factory have a shot at a raise. Another one. This is the most recent pay increase at a factory complex that has garnered internationally attention for its workers jumping to their death. Foxconn manufactures the iPhone, the iPad, the Xbox 360, the Wii and the…
Think Jamie Lee Curtis and you think Hollywood star. Maybe that scene from True Lies. You probably don’t think “World of Warcraft apologist”. Yet here she is, cashing in on Avatar, sticking up for World of Warcraft in a way that only a Hollywood actor – or someone who actually plays the game – could.…
Um… In years past, Mario showed up in a bunch of Nintendo games. Tons “Mario is a very important character in the Nintendo world and so we want him to appear in our titles,” said Miyamoto in a recent interview. “Indeed there are a lot of games to which he is well-suited. However if he…
Anyone who’s played Red Dead Redemption should instantly recognise this song. It’s one of the highlights, not just of an amazing soundtrack, but of the entire game itself. If you haven’t played the game, and want to, I’d actually recommend you not hit play. A YouTube clip can’t do the “experience” justice. You’ll hear it…
Like clockwork, every summer a new Pokemon movie is released to coincide with summer vacation. The last Pokemon movie featured the vocal stylings of Akihiro Miwa, who was Yukio Mishima’s lover. The next Pokemon movie, Pocket Monsters: Genei no Hasha Zoroark, will feature voice work from Natsuki Kato. “I’ve done voice-over before but the roles…
E3 may well be full of unexpected surprises, but one thing that’s for sure is we’ll see a new Kingdom Hearts game. Series director Tetsuya Nomura was interviewed in the latest issue of Game Informer, and while he stopped short of saying that one of two KH games currently in development is Kingdom Hearts 3,…
Marvelous Entertainment has published titles like Harvest Moon, No More Heroes and Little King’s Story. It has seen better days. Last March, Yasuhiro Wada, who created Harvest Moon, stepped down from his position as Director Digital Contents. That same month, it was revealed that Cing, the studio that co-developed Little King Story, was going bankrupt.…
As we get closer to the release of Project Natal, we get closer to the day the Xbox 360 makes its biggest push yet for an image makeover. Leading the way will be…new box art. Since the 360’s launch, every single game released on the system has featured the above white stripe running across the…
Takaaki Mitsuhashi, an 40-year-old economic analyst, has made a name from himself by penning books on economic policy. He is a regular inhabitant of 2ch, Japan’s largest bulletin board. And now, he is running for political office. In an effort to campaign for Japan’s House of Councillors election, he hosted a “cosplay party” at the…
Since the Game Boy Advance was a Super Nintendo, and the DS was a Nintendo 64, most people expect the upcoming 3DS to have the horsepower of a GameCube. IGN say that may be under-selling the machine somewhat. The website reports “Several developers that have experienced 3DS in its current form have reported, off the…
Nobody looks good playing Project Natal. Nobody. Microsoft’s upcoming motion controlled Project Natal is controller-free. When the system was first showed at last year’s E3, it was assumed that Project Natal will involve flailing. It will, and it does Lots and lots of flailing. People do not look good flailing. And thus, people do not…
Mode
Follow us
