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Brits Get Their Free Dr. Who Adventures Early

The first episode of BBC’s Dr. Who adventure games is out and already being enjoyed by our British sci-fi-loving nerd brethren overseas. Apparently “it rocks,” or so says Kotaku tipster Dan2593. Doctor Who: The Adventure Games kicks off with “City Of The Daleks” today, a few days earlier than expected, a free download for PC…

NBA 2K Was Trying to Get Jordan In-Game ‘For Years’

The greatest NBA basketball player ever hasn’t appeared in a video game since 2003. But over the years since, 2K Sports’ NBA 2K team built a contingency plan to bring back Michael Jordan, and will see it realized in October. “With our development team, the reality is Michael Jordan has been a part of the…

The Video Game Solution To The BP Oil Spill

Link, Mario and Sam Fisher team up to tackle the ongoing BP oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, as seen at Virtual Shackles, via Reddit. Finally, a better use for the FLUDD!

First Look At The Captain America Coming To Theaters, Consoles Near You

We’re still more than a year away from the big screen adaptation of Captain America, but today we get our first look at how the first Avenger will look on celluloid and, eventually, in the Sega-published video game. Ain’t It Cool News gives us our first glimpse at Steve Rogers in full Cap gear, a…

Pre-Game Pageantry Returns to NCAA 11

Seven new screens from EA Sports show pregame animations, similar to those last seen in last-gen versions of NCAA Football, returning to this year’s game. Team-specific presentations, like Ohio State and Florida charging onto the field here, will be a part of the game. I’m wondering, though, if you’re 5-6 midway through a 10-year contract…

Quincy

To: Ash From: Crecente Re: The Shortest Night Note Ever? Man, I forgot how wonderful Quincy was. It was a pretty fucking deep, pretty amazing show back in its day. I spent the day watching old shows and answering a surprising number of questions from readers about my hair What you missed: You Say Apocalypse,…

PlayStation Move Gets Another Supporter

The number of games compatible with Sony’s new motion controller for the PlayStation 3 increases by one today, thanks to John Daly’s ProStroke Golf, the latest title to join the PlayStation Move line-up. While the number of games that will be playable on Move will surely expand at E3 2010, O-Games is showing its hand…

World Of Warcraft Gold Sellers Get More Creative Every Day

Benny encountered floating formation gold seller spam outside of the Orgrimmar auction house on World of Warcraft’s Destromath server. Apparently it’s the latest thing

Mass Effect 3 Should Be All Giggles

BioWare’s sci-fi role-playing game trilogy Mass Effect looks like it will end on a lighter note than previous entries, a Return of the Jedi to Mass Effect 2’s Empire Strikes Back, instilled with more fun, lightness and humor. Or, as OXM calls it, “humour.” BioWare’s Casey Hudson tells the publication that Mass Effect 3 is…

Nintendo’s New Fire Emblem Hits Japan In July

That new Fire Emblem for the Nintendo DS—actually an old Fire Emblem remade—is coming to Japan next month, specifically July 15. That was fast! Hopefully Nintendo of America will have some news for us at E3.

Speak-Up On Kotaku: Preorder Insecurity, Final Fantasy X-2, Aion Banning, And DSi Cases

Speak-up on Kotaku returns this week, with commentary on the greatness of Final Fantasy X-2, a question about DSi travel cases, Aion banning, and getting sick of preorder bonuses. Don’t like the gallery layout? Click here to view everything on one page. About Speak-Up on Kotaku: Our readers have a lot to say, and sometimes…

Cheese, Last Names And, Oh Yeah, Singularity

The latest episode of Kotaku Talk Radio is ready for you to download. Listen to an hour of conversation between me and the amiable Jeff Poffenbarger, senior producer of upcoming first-person shooter Singularity. Cheese was discussed. Other topics covered during my chat with Poffenbarger: -Where in the world does the last name of SIngularity hero…

Project Natal Prototype Looks Like It’s Ready For Retail

Last time we saw Microsoft’s Project Natal in the wild, the prototype version of its Xbox 360 camera-controller was a mix of cute and creepy. Now, it’s looking a hell of a lot more final. Engadget snapped a gallery’s worth of pics of the Natal accessory in use at All Things Digital, the Wall Street…

Science Figures Out Why Teenagers Are Stupid

While average blog readership is packed with the sort of hyper intelligent teenagers that have to be portrayed by 30-year-olds in TV dramas, many of the world’s teenagers are prone to doing stupid things for stupid reasons. New research explains why. Dr. Sarah-Jayne Blakemore and colleagues from the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience at the University…

The Pocket God Comic Book Has A Story, Somehow

One of the biggest games/apps/whatever-it-is on the iPhone and iPod Touch, Pocket God, will be turned into a comic soon. Here’s page three, the second page to be shown to the public (after this one). But what’s the story? Dave Castelnuovo of Pocket God studio Bolt Creative explained, over e-mail, what the comic is about:…

Kevin Butler, VP of Endangering Agent’s PS3 Exclusivity

PlayStation pitchman/executive mascot Kevin Butler tweets some ill-advised trash-talking at an unnamed old west video game that might appear on the platform he favors. The Eye of Sauron in New York may not be amused. [Twitter]

Live Chat: With Crecente

It’s been a long time Kotaku. How are things? Have time for a chat? No, don’t worry this isn’t an intervention. You don’t drink too much, really! Why don’t you drop in and ask me a question, I’ll then answer and we’ll proceed. Before you know it: Conversation! It’s like magic, but without all of…

This Video Game Movie Wouldn’t Be Like Those Other Ones

The pressure was enormous. Legions of fans worried. Prince of Persia, the movie, was more than a summer blockbuster. “Maybe I’m being melodramatic,” says movie scribe Doug Miro. Then again, maybe he’s not. This was a Hollywood video game adaptation. “The reality is that this movie has to do really well,” Miro adds from LA…

Michael Jordan is NBA 2K11‘s Cover Star

2K Sports just confirmed to CNBC that Michael Jordan, as rumored earlier, will be featured on the cover of NBA 2K11. Asked how Jordan would appear in the game, 2K said only that there will be “some really good surprises.” Jason Argent, 2K Sports’ vice-president of marketing, confirmed Jordan’s appearance and the game’s Oct. 5…

Man Accused Of Killing Kitten For Unplugging Game Console

A Virginia man faces charges of misdemeanor animal cruelty and disorderly conduct after allegedly hurling his girlfriend’s kitten against the wall after it disconnected the video game he was playing. Staunton, Virginia authorities were called to the apartment of 21-year-old Bruce Jamar Walston by his girlfriend around 9pm last night. The woman called 911 after…