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New DSi Game Makes The Real World An RPG

Spirit Hunters, a new game in development by Nnooo for the DSi and “future nintendo handhelds”, is an augmented reality title that promises to be, in the creator’s words, “a role playing game set in the real world”. Players use the DSi’s (and, presumably, 3DS’) camera to view the world on their handheld’s screen, upon…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 21, 2010

Why Can’t I Stop Buying DS Games?

Lately I’ve been buying Nintendo DS games at an alarming rate, with little or no regard to my own well-being. Could my new DS case be controlling my brain? First off, yes, it’s pink. I like the color pink, and my fiancée likes men who like the color pink, so we’ve sorted that out. Anyway!…

By Mike Fahey Published May 21, 2010

Arise, Zangief Prime

Zangief is more than meets the eye in this fan-made custom Transformer, complete with rust chest hair. Created by Deej at the Fanboy Forum. Thanks Benjamin!

By Mike Fahey Published May 21, 2010

A Wintry Wampa Wonderland For Star Wars: The Old Republic

Just in time for the 30th anniversary of The Empire Strikes Back, BioWare reveals the frozen wastes of Hoth as the next playable planet in Star Wars: The Old Republic. Hoth was the scene of the opening battle in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes back, in which the Imperial forces invade a hidden Rebel base,…

By Mike Fahey Published May 21, 2010

A Second Helping Of Phantasy Star Portable Headed Stateside

Sega’s blogs are buzzing with the news that Phantasy Star Portable 2 is heading to North America this fall, with twice the content of the previous games giving players plenty to poke at on their PlayStation Portables. Phantasy Star Portable 2 picks up three years after the events in Phantasy Star Universe, the series’ last…

By Mike Fahey Published May 21, 2010

The Birth of the DS and the Wii

Kotaku is proud to present an excerpt from Nintendo Magic: Winning the Videogame Wars, by Japanese reporter Osamu Inoue. In this section, an insider’s view of how the DS and Wii came to be. “What’s keeping people from touching game machines? What’s making them run away?” Their discussions started there. Recent game systems had button-encrusted…

By Brian Crecente Published May 21, 2010

Centaurian The Game Can Never Live Up To Its Trailer

When the love between a man and his horse gives birth to a tribe of evil centaurs, only one man can save the world from being stomped under the hooves of oppression – Simon Peterson. Designer, animator, yoga instructor, ping pong extraordinaire, writer, webmaster, and creative genius Simon Peter might have out creative genius’d himself,…

By Mike Fahey Published May 21, 2010

There Is Playable Pac-Man In Your Google Logo

Google has a proud tradition of modifying their logo image to commemorate special occasions, but for the 30th anniversary of Pac-Man, they’ve gone from image manipulation to game creation. Pac-Man was released in Japan on May 22, 1980. Back then you’d regularly find arcades packed with players eager to guide the pizza-faced hero through his…

By Mike Fahey Published May 21, 2010

The Absurdity of Video Game Speech

On page 141 of Noah Wardrip-Fruin’s (excellent) Expressive Processing, there’s discussion of a citation of from Jesper Juul: Unlike most literary fictions, however, the worlds of many games are, in Juul’s terminology, “incoherent” (which is one of the things that limits Juul’s interest in discussing games in terms of narrative, as opposed to fiction). These…

By Lauren Orsini Published May 21, 2010

Fable III’s Kingly Collector’s Edition Is Xbox 360 Only

Microsoft confirms a holiday release for Fable III on both Xbox 360 and PC, but if you want a royal amount of Collector’s Edition swag, you’re going to need to go the console route. Last week’s box art wasn’t kidding when it proclaimed that Fable III was coming to the Xbox 360 and PC. Today…

By Mike Fahey Published May 21, 2010

Talk Amongst Yourselves

There are video mysteries you can solve in Talk Amongst Yourselves, just by talking them out. And there are those that will remain mysteries. Please talk it out. Confused about commenting on Kotaku? Read our FAQ

By Stephen Totilo Published May 21, 2010

Egyptian Food Sure Looks Tasty!

To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: I Don’t Remember How To Write The Day Note I’ve never had Egyptian food before, but Mini-Bash got a book about Egypt (he’s interested in Egypt!) and Egyptian food looks pretty darn good. I’ve been to Campisi’s Egyptian Lounge in Dallas, but that’s not Egyptian food. Jack Ruby apparently went…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 21, 2010

Several Unscripted Moments with Madden‘s New Announcer

I thought I was going to have a script. Come on up, said EA Sports. We’ll put you in the booth with Gus Johnson, the new play-by-play man, and let you play the part of the color analyst. Instead, when it was my turn to call a 49ers-Seahawks tilt at EA’s Redwood Shores studio, I…

By Owen Good Published May 21, 2010

Madden Taps Gus Johnson for Video Games’ Top Play-by-Play Job

In a madcap dash covering the last seconds of 2009’s first Sunday of football, the Denver Broncos won their game, Gus Johnson lost his mind, and Madden NFL 11 found its voice. Today, Johnson, the exciting and excitable CBS sportscaster, officially became the fourth play-by-play man to hold sports gaming’s top booth job. Teased at…

By Owen Good Published May 21, 2010

And The Suicides Continue

Foxconn is the largest electronics manufacturer in the world. Its China-based plants churn out iPods, iPads, iPhones, Kindles, PS2s, PS3s, Wiis and Xbox 360s. And today, another one of its factory workers apparently committed suicide. Or the 21-year-old fell from his window from Foxconn’s many worker dormitories in Shenzhen, located in Guangdong province in southern…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 21, 2010

ChatRoulette: The Game

Tired of playing the old “how many dicks can I see in an hour?” game on webcam novelty Chatroulette? Might want to try something a little more structured. ChatVille is a program that takes the core concept of ChatRoulette – being introduced to random strangers via webcam – and adds a little “game” to it,…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 21, 2010

Turning Executive Mistakes Into Art

Heeeeeeeeeey, guess what. Video game executives, whether on purpose or not, fib. And they do it all the time. What’s important is not to get upset! You need to get constructive, and turn those fibs into works of art. These fake propoganda posters, put together by Brian Altano and Brian Miggels for IGN, take some…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 21, 2010

Dr. Mario, For Real

Former Nintendo boss Hiroshi Yamauchi, who ran Nintendo from 1949 to 2002, used to be the richest man in Japan. He isn’t anymore. That doesn’t mean he isn’t willing to part with his cash. Especially for a good cause. Yamauchi has donated over US$80 million for a new cancer central in Kyoto — where Nintendo…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 21, 2010

Video Game Sound Has Come A Long Way, Baby

It may seem ridiculous now, but there once was a time when it was tough work getting sound out of a PC. We’ve come a long way since then, something this clip does a good job of reminding us. Twenty years of PC audio is covered, all by showing us how the Monkey Island theme…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 21, 2010

Solid Snake Through The Years

This is 1987 stealth game Metal Gear. The box shows protagonist Solid Snake at the age of 23. Let’s review and see how he stacks up over the years — courtesy of 2ch, the world’s largest bulletin board. Here is snake at 27 years-old in Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake. And at 33. And at…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 21, 2010