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Can The Indie Flash Game Hit Canabalt Teach You To Type?

Mavis Beacon may be the world’s most famous typing teacher, but her indie cred pales in comparison to Adam Atomic and the nameless jumpman of Canabalt, which now features a white-knuckle edutainment mode. The beautifully minimal Canabalt now offers a handful of new control options in its Flash-based online version—trying to learn typing on the…

By Michael McWhertor Published May 5, 2010

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By Owen Good Published May 5, 2010

Watch A Full Scene From The Prince Of Persia Movie

Tired of seeing only quick flashes of the Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time movie? Here’s 55 seconds’ worth of Prince Jake running across rooftops, dodging arrows, and swinging from ropes for your viewing pleasure, courtesy of ComingSoon.Net. This certainly seems to be the sort of trouble we’d expect the Prince to get into.…

By Mike Fahey Published May 5, 2010

Kata

To: Ash From: Crecente Soooo, Kendo has kata, who knew? Not me, that’s who! 😀 What you missed: Alan Wake Review: Transcending Its Medium Why E.Coli Bacteria Is Better Than Your Computer Yoshi: Behind The Dinosaur GameStop Placeholder Art Names Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood – Update Jennifer And Jeff Hays To Have Twins What is Under…

By Brian Crecente Published May 5, 2010

What Does The Future Hold For Pac-Man?

Something big, potentially, is brewing for Pac-Man who celebrates his 30th birthday this year. Namco Bandai is holding an event next month, timed with the E3 video game expo, with a surprising guest in attendance. That would be Avi Arad, formerly the CEO of Marvel Studios and producer of the comic book company’s films, including…

By Michael McWhertor Published May 5, 2010

Harry Potter Magically Renames Classic Video Game Cheat

Many video games have had a “big head mode.” But who calls it “big head mode”? Not Harry Potter. In his next game, he inflates craniums with a spell called “Engorgio Skullus!” Other spells appearing in the DS version of Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4 include Vomitare Viridis (which makes the average Hogwarts student upchuck…

By Stephen Totilo Published May 5, 2010

Speak-Up On Kotaku: Fake E3 Leaks, Dog Voting, Bad Genres, And Retired Pirates

It’s Wednesday, and that means it’s time for Speak-Up on Kotaku! This week Deanb, Goldy, Lmaonade, and Nintendo451 discuss potentially prize-winning dogs, giving up piracy, fake E3 documents, and genre failure. 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,…

By Mike Fahey Published May 5, 2010

New Medal of Honor Trailer Aims For The Heart

Modern warfare first-person shooters have a new contender in Medal of Honor, EA’s current day reboot of the former World War II shooter series. The game’s second trailer puts less emphasis on explosive action than it does tugging at heartstrings. Oh, there’s an explosion or two near the end, so don’t think that this new…

By Michael McWhertor Published May 5, 2010

H.A.W.X. 2 Guns For The Fall, Tom Clancy Pleased

The latest Ubisoft game to bear the Tom Clancy name is H.A.W.X. 2, the sequel to the original, million-selling arcade-style flight sim. Billions of dollars in virtual aircraft will once again be blowing up this fall. Now in development at Ubisoft Bucharest, Tom Clancy’s H.A.W.X. 2 will land on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC…

By Michael McWhertor Published May 5, 2010

If Super Mario Bros. Was Made in 2010

Using eight images, game designer Zack Hiwiller shows us what Super Mario Bros. might look like, if it was made with modern sensibilities. Author’s Note: While this post is meant to be humorous, it isn’t meant to be humorous at the expense of my fellow designers. I know we all try to do what is…

Zack Hiwiller Published May 5, 2010

What is Under the Black Wrapping of this Nintendo Package?

It may not be due out until May 9, but the black Wii arrived on the doorstep of Kotaku Tower this morning. Check out all of that black! If you’re looking to pick one up it will set you back $200, but includes Wii Sports and Wii Sports Resort as well as the MotionPlus controller.…

By Brian Crecente Published May 5, 2010

Fight For The Enemy In Dragon Age: Darkspawn Chronicles

What if your character hadn’t survived the Joining at the beginning of Dragon Age: Origins? That’s the question explored in the Darkspawn Chronicles, a standalone adventure in which you lead the Darkspawn to victory. Clearing up the confusion over yesterday’s Xbox Live news update, BioWare has put up a web page dedicated to Dragon Age:…

By Mike Fahey Published May 5, 2010

Jennifer And Jeff Hays To Have Twins

Yes, you read the headlline right. Jennifer and Jeff Hays are having twins. No, I don’t know who they are or if they play video games. After you watch this, you’ll know why that’s irrelevant. [Thanks, Morris!]

By Stephen Totilo Published May 5, 2010

It’s A Super Luigi Galaxy!

Everyone’s favorite second-rate princess saver, Luigi, will be playable in Super Mario Galaxy 2, a major selling point for the Wii owner who detests blue overalls worn with red. Luigi, it appears, can do everything his brother Mario can do, whether that involves strapping on the Bee Suit again, riding Yoshi or wearing that new…

By Michael McWhertor Published May 5, 2010

GameStop Placeholder Art Names Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood – Update

While Ubisoft is busy teasing players via Facebook, we’ve got anonymous tipsters sending us images of the placeholder art for something called Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood. Ubisoft now confirms that this is indeed the next Assassin’s Creed title. Between this alleged placeholder art and a recent website registration for AssassinsCreedBrotherhood.com, we’re pretty sure we’ve nailed down…

By Mike Fahey Published May 5, 2010

Yoshi: Behind The Dinosaur

A faithful companion. A star in the making. Adoration, rejection, and finally, a triumphant return. This is Yoshi’s story… the real story. The year: 1990. With the release of the SNES, the limitations of the NES no longer forced Mario to be mountless. In stepped Yoshi, an inexperienced green dinosaur with a passion for licking…

Lisa Foiles Published May 5, 2010

Every Day the Same Dream Diary

Kikiyama’s Yume Nikki is a poem written in videogame. It takes the language of games and outputs a world so pronounced and realized that it’s almost too easy to overlook. At the same time just enough of the conventions are silently rewritten to make the game jarring for an unprepared player. There are no games…

John Jackson Published May 5, 2010

Why E.Coli Bacteria Is Better Than Your Computer

Computers crash all the time, even when running Linux. Human beings do not. A Yale study compares the structure of the Linux operating system to E. Coli bacteria to help determine why you and I suffer so few system crashes. I suppose the prevailing question is this: Why the hell would anyone compare Linux to…

By Mike Fahey Published May 5, 2010

StarCraft II Hooks Up With Facebook

Starting with the release of StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty your Facebook friends can easily become your Battle.net buddies as well, as Blizzard unveils integration with the world’s most popular social networking website. Odds are your Facebook and Battle.net friends list don’t coincide much, but that’s about to change, as Blizzard reveals Facebook integration features…

By Mike Fahey Published May 5, 2010

Come Chat with Sid Meier, Father of Computer Strategy

OK, maybe Sid Meier isn’t the father of strategy games, but he’s most certainly the father of Civilization and he’s here now to answer your questions on Kotaku Talk Radio. Meier will be our guest for the hour, talking about Civilizations past, present and, if we’re lucky, future. And he’ll be taking your calls live.…

By Brian Crecente Published May 5, 2010