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People Can Walk The Streets of Akihabara Again!

It used to be that on Sundays and holidays, Tokyo’s electrics and game mecca Akihabara closed off its streets to cars and turned itself into a “Pedestrians’ Paradise”. Then, seven individuals were tragically killed in a stabbing spree. And all that changed. The streets were closed to foot traffic, and the area even installed security…

Here Is Your Resident Evil Movie Hunk

You might know Wentworth Miller from the television series Prison Break. You might not have a television. I dunno! In the upcoming 3D feature film Resident Evil: Afterlife, the actor is RE protagonist Chris Redfield, star of the most recent Resident Evil game, Resident Evil 5. (Redfield made his debut in the first Resident Evil…

Exec Confronts Suicides, After Which Another Employee Dies

After months and months of Foxconn employees dying, the company’s CEO finally addressed the issue. And then, another Foxconn worker fell to his death. That makes ten deaths this year — nine by falling out of windows or off buildings and one apparently beaten to death. (Two more employees were injured in failed suicide attempts,…

These Images Might Be Different

Anime Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance is being released with “adjustments” on DVD and Blu-ray as Evangelion: 2.22 You Can (Not) Advance. What kind of adjustments? Pictured is Evangelion pilot Mari Illustrious Makinami. The top image is from the original movie version, while the bottom one is from the “enhanced” version. So difficult! Wish…

More Fire Emblem Ready To Burn Up Your DS

For those who were left thirsty for more Fire Emblem tactical game action after 2008’s release, take heart. There’s going to be more. Nintendo has just revealed upcoming title Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem ~ The Light And Shadow Of A Hero. The game does not have a release date and no word…

The Legend Of Beatboxing!

Link, with some help from his Four Swords co-stars, ditches the stealth approach and tries taking down the Forsaken Fortress the hard way: with beatboxing While it helps if you’ve played Nintendo’s GameCube Zelda title Wind Waker, it’s not necessary to get the most out of this. The straining-for-a-shit look on Red’s face speaks a…

Half-Life 2 Artist Working On Feature Film (And Game)

If you love the look of Half-Life 2 – and really, who doesn’t – Viktor Antonov is the man to thank. But the art director for Valve’s masterpiece doesn’t just do games. He does movies, too. For a few years now – since his last project, The Crossing, was canned – Antonov has been working…

Nathan Drake Back In The Snow For His Next Adventure? [Update]

Sony Europe is engaging in some curious marketing over on a German website, hinting that the future adventures of Uncharted hero Nathan Drake will take him on the trail of a famous Norwegian explorer. Drake has a page on meinVZ, a German Facebook clone, and it looks to be maintained by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe.…

Hitman 2 Has a Director. He Is…

They are making another movie based on the Hitman video games. Why? Well, because the first one made money. It grossed nearly US$40 million in the US, but did much better abroad, pulling in over $60 million. The film’s budget was $30 mil. Studio Twentieth Century Fox has scribe Kyle Ward (Uncharted movie script, Kane…

PlayStation Move Behind Gran Turismo 5 Delay?

Having let slip themselves that the game will support the PlayStation Move peripheral, it seems Sony’s decision to implement motion controls into Gran Turismo 5 is the reason for the game’s lengthy delay According to a “source close to Sony”, trade site MCV reports that a decision by Sony to put both motion controls and…

A Week In Comments

120 Metal Gear Solid Discs, But With A Catch Comment by: BubbleF**kingBuddy Nominated by: octaslash If I were a billionaire, I’d put each disc in a steel safe, encase each safe in concrete, and hide them all across the planet. That way, when humanity is long gone, our descendants can find this game and know…

HBO Comes To The PlayStation 3

HBO, the home of some of the best TV series of the past decade, will today be available on the PlayStation Network after a deal was struck between Sony and Time Warner, owners of the premium cable network. Under the terms of the deal, PS3 owners can pay a “premium price” to download episodes of…

Street Fighter II or Street Fighter IV, Which Does Daigo Like Better?

Daigo Umehara is arguably the most famous Street Fighter fighter on Earth — for this clip, perhaps. But which is his favorite SF game? “SFII holds a very special place in my heart. It was the very game that introduced me to the world of Street Fighter,” Daigo tells Kotaku. “I know Street Fighter IV…

Microsoft “Shaking Up” Its Gaming Division

According to a report on The Wall Street Journal, Microsoft is looking to “shake up” the management structure of its Entertainment & Devices Division, which among other things is the group responsible for the Xbox 360. What this actually means beyond the term “major organizational changes” is not disclosed, but it must be serious, because…

Before You Write To Nintendo And Ask For A Free DS, Read This

So, an 11 year-old schoolgirl wrote a letter to Nintendo and got a free DS for her class. Before you try it, though, you should know Nintendo will chase up your claim. “Nintendo always calls the school, hospital, retirement home, or whatever it may be to ensure the letter is legitimate,” Nintendo Australia’s PR rep…

A Brief History Of The Pixel, Then & Now

While characters like Mario were designed from the limitations of the pixel, modern game developers have embraced the element as part of a modern aesthetic. Artist Simon Cottee explores the visual building block in his documentary short ‘Pixel.’ [via BoingBoing]

Kotaku Off Topic: Spoiler Free Zone

Having spent all day playing video games and posting about them, a break, in which we can talk about things that aren’t video games, is welcome. Now, one thing I can’t talk about is Lost. I haven’t seen the final two episodes and am trying to stay away from spoilers. I’ve just been a little…

Uncharted 2 Photos

MMA Star Power Boosts Up for E3

Fedor Emelianenko, considered by some as the pound-for-pound top heavyweight mixed martial arts fighter in the world, will hit Los Angeles for E3 two weeks before going north to San Jose for his bout with Fabricio Werdum. Sherdog, not normally a tracker of video game news, mentions that the big Russian will on hand for…

See Red Dead Redemption’s Incredible Donkey Lady & Gunslinger Dog

When your game is as massive as Rockstar’s Red Dead Redemption, a few pesky bugs are bound to pop up, ones that turn horses invisible or spawn freakish half-breed beasts like the curious Donkey Lady or the helpful Gunslinger Dog. YouTube user WhereDaBootz was either lucky enough to be blessed with some of the most…