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Tron’s NES Certainly Looks The Part
The chop shop team at Thretris have come up with another great way to make an old Nintendo console better: make it look like something out of Tron. The Glowing Tron NES is pretty much what it says it is: it’s a working Nintendo Entertainment System, complete with improved stereo sound, done up to look…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 31, 2010 -
K Monthly – May 2010
Welcome to the May 2010 edition of K Monthly, a look back at some of the best original coverage, including reviews, previews, features, weekly columns and more from Kotaku. It was a month of big changes, with Resistance developer Insomniac Games moving on to greener, multi-platform pastures and key Xbox execs making their own moves.…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 31, 2010 -
Frankenreview: Prince Of Persia: The Sands of Time
The power to rewind time will not save video game movie adaptation Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time from the likes of Roger Ebert and the assembled movie critics in this rare but highly warranted movie Frankenreview. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time might never live up to star Jake Gyllenhaal’s most famous…
By Mike Fahey Published May 31, 2010 -
Backbreaker Expects to See Large Penises in Your End Zone
Backbreaker‘s creators included a design customization engine so deep, a producer says you can recreate Da Vinci’s The Last Supper in your team’s end zone. He knows what most folks will try first though: “People, yeah, they’re gonna create dicks.” “Let’s face it, the first two days of the game being out, all we’re going…
By Owen Good Published May 31, 2010 -
Hidden Xbox Games You Need To Know About
I play a lot of games, but I need to play more. Thankfully, Kotaku reader Kobun is covering one of my blind spots, Xbox Indie Games. Thanks to Kobun, I know about a milking game and the possible $1 RPGOTY. Kobun starts a review of Ninja Chop with this: I suspect Microsoft would have prevented…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 31, 2010 -
Your Friends Are Already Following Kotaku On Facebook, Why Aren’t You
Your friends are probably already following Kotaku on Facebook why aren’t you!?! And besides being super cool, they’ve already had a chance to win neat prizes and are passing around the best of Kotaku’s stories. THE BEST!!! Check out who’s already hooked up and then join them and bask in the sunny glow of being…
By Brian Crecente Published May 31, 2010 -
Final Fantasy VII Writer Sees End of The Nintendo Era
Since the release of the Game Boy, Nintendo has ruled portable gaming. That era is over, says Masato Kato, the writer of FFVII, Xenogears and Chrono Trigger. But why? “With the iPad going on sale, the epoch of Nintendo is finished,” Kato tweeted. “But with the DS and the Wii, it’s been digging its own…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 31, 2010 -
Grind a Line, Change the World
Shaun White Skateboarding isn’t just about shaping the world into a skate park, it’s also about anarchy and rebellion, fighting the power and overthrowing government. That’s a tall order for an snowboarding Olympian’s first skateboarding game, but developers Ubisoft aren’t worried. “We created this game world where you’re in a city where it’s controlled by…
By Brian Crecente Published May 31, 2010 -
No Holiday For Us!
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft It’s not a national holiday in Japan or Australia, so Luke and I will be posting throughout the day. Lovely! What you missed last night Molester “Monk” Lured Boys With His Wii How Long Would A Final Fantasy VII Remake Take? Japanese Sex Game Fraudsters! Whose Car Is This? Iron Man…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 31, 2010 -
Molester “Monk” Lured Boys With His Wii
A 46-year-old Taiwanese man has been arrested for raping four young boys. The perpetrator would invite young boys to his house on the pretext of playing his Nintendo Wii. Apparently, he would then sexually assault the children. One of the boys’ mothers noticed that something was bothering her son, and he told what had happened…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 31, 2010 -
How Long Would A Final Fantasy VII Remake Take?
Final Fantasy XIII director Motomu Toriyama wants to remake role-playing game Final Fantasy VII. FFVII character designer Tetsuya Nomura doesn’t think it’ll happen any time soon. What about the company’s president? According to Square Enix honcho Yoichi Wada, they are often asked about a Final Fantasy VII remake. It took Square Enix between three and…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 31, 2010 -
Prince Of Persia’s Box Office Debut Was…Pretty Good [Update]
Prince of Persia had a big budget and some big names behind it, but all the sand (and marketing) in the world couldn’t ensure its opening weekend was the biggest in American video game movie history. The film’s opening weekend take in the US was just over $30 million. That’s a respectable figure, but it…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 31, 2010 -
PS3 Games Go 3D On June 10
Having previously revealed a launch date of “June”, Sony Japan got specific overnight and said that the PlayStation 3’s 3D era will begin on June 10. That’ll be the day a number of downloadable titles for the Japanese PlayStation Network are updated to support 3D technology. Those games are Super Stardust, WipeOut and Pain, and…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 31, 2010 -
Japanese Hackers Blackmail Sex Gamers
Two men have been charged with creating an adult video game virus that leaks personal information onto the internet, reports Japan’s Daily Yomiuri. The catch? Blackmail. According to the Yomiuri, those same two men apparently defrauded people out of money to recover the data. Kenzo Oka (27), a Tokyo company employee, and another 20 year-old…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 31, 2010 -
Roll Up, Get Your Replica Red Dead Dynamite And Playing Cards
Just in time to take advantage of people’s obsession with Red Dead Redemption before they move onto the next shiny thing that catches their gaze, Rockstar is releasing some “period” merchandise based on their Western adventure. Alongside some ho-hum t-shirts are a few more interesting trinkets, like playing cards, dice, TNT and even some patented…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 31, 2010
