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Who Wants To Play With Kim Kardashian?
Kim Kardashian is famous for several reasons, none of which we fully understand. While she has used her ability to hold things for evil in the past (see above), she is now using it for good. Phew. This Kim Kardashian Xbox 360 is part of Microsoft Australia’s drive to auction off one-of-a-kind game consoles for…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 21, 2010 -
The Best Game I Played Today Was Over Ten Years Old
Today, Outcast was released on retro downloadable games service Good Old Games. It’s only $6, so I’m going to recommend it to almost everyone. And not because it’s a good game. No, the thing that struck me after returning to Adelpha was how ahead of its time it was, something you can only notice having…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 21, 2010 -
Do Not Trust This Magazine’s Review Scores
The biggest Japanese game magazine, Famitsu, has awarded its highest score to stealth game Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker. Deserved or undeserved, in the process of reviewing the game, the publication has shown that, as a source of objective game reviews, it cannot be trusted. Here’s why: Some would say that Famitsu has sold its…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 21, 2010 -
Ladies, Do Not Try And Sell A Nintendo Wii Over Craigslist
A pair of women from Toledo, Ohio thought it would be a good idea to try and sell their Nintendo Wii consoles via Craigslist. Ladies: it is never a good idea to conduct video game business over Craigslist. In two completely unrelated incidents, one woman was assaulted when a prospective “purchaser” came to her home.…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 21, 2010 -
For Hitler’s Xbox Live, The War Is Over
In 2007, Adolf Hitler and Xbox Live helped start an internet meme that started the whole world laughing. Three years on, the distributors of the film the clip is based on have yanked it from YouTube. The clip, and countless others that have been posted in its wake, took footage from the award-winning 2004 film…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 21, 2010 -
Kotaku Off Topic: Left 4 Las Vegas
You Kotaku Off Topic talkers won’t have me to kick around tomorrow. You’ll have to discuss whatever it is that strikes your fancy without me, as I’ll be in Vegas where people will be talking about video games. What will I see? Your guess is as good as mine. Go on, guess. Do it in…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 20, 2010 -
My Other Hoody Makes Me Look Like Tron Guy, Only Cooler
Are you wicked psyched for Tron Legacy? Or anything Tron for that matter? Then Threadless’ new t-shirt and hoody combo, inspired by the Disney film and capable of turning any guy or girl into a casually dressed Program, is for you. The “My Other Ride Is a Light Cycle” t-shirt and zip up hoody, designed…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 20, 2010 -
This Drunk Driving ‘Game’ Actually Has a Message
As Kotaku’s resident deplorable alcoholic, expectations for me are low enough that not only can I post something this reprehensible, it’s practically expected. So here’s the problem of drunk driving imagined as a 1990s-style game – note, this game doesn’t exist. Brooklyn comedy quintet POKYPAC is responsible for this foray into dark humor, produced last…
By Owen Good Published April 20, 2010 -
Steam Gets Its Big Overhaul Next Week
Developer Valve is wrapping up the beta for its big changes to the Steam UI this week, promising to roll out the still-in-beta version of its PC gaming service to everyone next Monday. The beta version of Steam’s new UI kicked off in February, bringing with it a slick new interface, future compatibility with the…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 20, 2010 -
Team Fortress 2 Tweaks the Drop System
Items in Team Fortress 2 will drop more frequently under changes Valve just rolled out, ones that the publisher hopes will discourage standing around idly in the game waiting for them to happen. The old system would determine, at random intervals, if you would experience an item drop. Now it determines at random when the…
By Owen Good Published April 20, 2010 -
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker Scores Famitsu’s Latest 40/40
Japanese game magazine Famitsu has weighed in the latest Metal Gear Solid adventure, welcoming the new PlayStation Portable into the coveted ranks of game’s bearing the publication’s highest mark. Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker has been rated 40/40. The latest Metal Gear game from Hideo Kojima and crew is the first game of 2010 to…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 20, 2010 -
Guru, Rapper Who Portrayed Grand Theft Auto III‘s 8-Ball, Dies at 43
Keith Elam, a hip-hop artist who performed under the name Guru, died Monday after ending a long battle with cancer. Elam voiced 8-Ball, the demolitions artist with whom the protagonist escapes at the very beginning of Grand Theft Auto III. Rockstar Games noted Elam’s passing in a brief obituary on its newswire today. “Guru was…
By Owen Good Published April 20, 2010 -
Is The New Silent Hill A First Person Shooter?
With Konami revealing very little about its all-new Silent Hill game, we’re left to speculate about which direction the psychological horror franchise will go. Will Silent Hill, like XCOM, make the first person shooter switch? Such was the speculation when Czech developer Vatra was pegged as the latest developer on the Silent Hill franchise, taking…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 20, 2010 -
Atari 2600 Emulator Built for iPhone; App to Follow?
The folks behind an officially licensed Commodore 64 emulator on the iPhone are also working on an Atari 2600 emulators for the device, meaning more plink-plonk classics from the early 1980s could be on the way to you. That’s a tech demonstration of Space Invaders, Berzerk and Frogger for the 2600, played over virtual controls…
By Owen Good Published April 20, 2010 -
Lord of the Rings Online Team Snatched Up By Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. video game family grows again today, as does the its ownership of things that fall under The Lord of the Rings brand, with the acquisition of developer Turbine, maker of The Lord of the Rings Online. According to Warner’s announcement, that means “all games rights for the Lord of the Rings franchise will…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 20, 2010 -
Great Boxie
To: Bash From: Crecente Re: This Is Great Edgar Allan Poe is a conundrum. I don’t mean the writer (though he certainly had his share of problems). No I mean our Great Dane… or whatever he is. Ever since we adopted him people have been asking us exactly what he is. At 110 pounds he’s…
By Brian Crecente Published April 20, 2010 -
Tecmo Bowl Throwback on Xbox Live Next Week; on PSN ‘Soon’
Tecmo’s reboot of the console classic Tecmo Bowl arrives on Xbox Live on April 28 for 800 Microsoft Points, but there’s no word yet on when PlayStation owners get in on the fun. A news release from Tecmo said only “A release on PlayStation Network will soon follow.” Throwback will deliver an old-school 2D mode…
By Owen Good Published April 20, 2010 -
Come Chat With Marvel Live Tomorrow on Kotaku Talk Radio
Join us tomorrow live on Kotaku Talk Radio to chat with Marvel’s Chris Baker about the big Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 news that hit today and all things Marvel gaming. Baker, Marvel Studio’s manager of licensed games, will be joining us live for our call-in podcast to field your questions and chat a bit about…
By Brian Crecente Published April 20, 2010 -
One Little Change To How Cars Will Fight
In our line of work here at Kotaku we see games early, before they come out. Sometimes these games change, before you play them the first time. Who is to say that a change is for the better? The developers, probably, who are among the only people participating obsessively with — playing — the game…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 20, 2010