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EA Forms Real-World Racing Team

Continuing the series’ move away from Fast & the Furious and towards the kind of corporate street racing seen in games like DiRT, EA today revealed the formation of Team Need For Speed, a real, proper racing team. Made up of drivers like Mad Mike Whiddett, Patrick Söderlund and Matt Powers, they’ll be racing in…

Let’s Talk About Diarrhea And No More Heroes 3

There has been No More Heroes and No More Heroes 2. They are, says series creator Goichi Suda, like emptying one’s bowls. No More Heroes 3? That’s like diarrhea, he says. “With No More Heroes 1, the idea came when I was literally sitting on the toilet. It was the result of trying to empty…

Metal Gear Solid? More Like Metal Gear Solid Advertising, Your Billboard Here

Stealth series Metal Gear Solid has never shied away from corporate sponsorship and obvious in-game product plugs. In past games, there have been tie-ups with CalorieMate and Playboy. But has the franchise now gone too far? Today in Tokyo, Japanese game company Konami held a press conference for upcoming PSP title Metal Gear Solid: Peace…

These Wii Games Aren’t Widescreen, They’re Widescreen And Then Some

The Nintendo Wii supports standard widescreen resolutions. 16:9, just like most movies and TV shows. But a Wii emulator on a PC can get really wide. These screenshots, taken using the Dolphin emulator, are 1920 pixels wide and nowhere near that many high, giving us an amazing panoramic view of some Wii games. While the…

Prince of Persia is “Bigger” Than Harry Potter

We’re not talking popularity here, but size, physical size — er, scope. Distance! Get your mind out of the gutter. Mike Newell directed 2005’s Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and the upcoming Prince of Persia film. When asked about the difference between the two, he told website Latino Review, “It’s bigger because Harry…

Transformers On Wii Warrants A Name Change, Apparently

Systems like the PS3 and Xbox 360 will be getting a good-looking Transformers game soon called “War For Cybertron”. That same game is headed for the Wii, but when it hits Nintendo’s console, the name won’t be so combative. No, when the game’s released on Wii, it’ll be called “Transformers: Cybertron Adventures”. It’s the same…

Professor Layton Movie Getting Western Release

All video game movies suck? Not so fast. The anime based on the Professor Layton puzzle series is quite good. Released last December in Japan, Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva was subtitled into English for its Singapore release last month. The film was written by Akihiro Hino, who designs the games, and created by…

Crysis 2 Trailer: Big Apple, Nice Buns

There was a big Crysis 2 event in New York’s Times Square earlier today, the pinnacle of which was this debut of a new trailer for the game. Reader Justin took this footage from the public airing of the clip, and while it’s shaky, you can still make out what’s going on. If you’re wondering…

The Revolution Won’t Be Televised, It’ll Be A Game

Think FarmVille meets real world activism. Online site Armchair Revolutionary is a social game that hopes to tap into the millions upon millions who are playing games on places like Facebook to create crowd-sourced, viral activism. According to USA Today, Armchair Revolutionary users can participate in activities that include quizzes, voting, volunteering for tasks, uploading…

Halo Reach’s Gun Porn (And Vehicle Porn, Too)

Halo creators Bungie love guns. Love big, bulky space vehicles,too. Love ’em so much they’ve released a ton of renders showing how both will appear in the upcoming Halo: Reach. Alongside those mechanical moneyshots we’ve also included some older shots of the game’s cast of Spartans, Covenant and cannon fodder Marines. Halo Reach’s beta kicks…

Rumor: Grand Theft Auto Developers Pressure Magazine, Writer Sacked

A report on news.com.au says that a former editor for Zoo Weekly, an Australian “lads mag”, has been sacked after making public an email from Rockstar, developers of the Grand Theft Auto series, demanding more “favourable coverage” from the writer. Toby McCasker, who used to be deputy entertainment editor for the magazine, says that Rockstar…

Kotaku Off Topic: Bidness

Who wants to talk about video games? Well take it somewhere else, pal! We got off topic things to discuss tonight! That are kind of video game related!! Today, I made a rare eBay purchase. And I mean rare, because in my 9-year-long history as an eBay member, I’ve purchased and sold a total of…

Big Mega Man on Campus

Bricks become pixels in this sidewalk art Mega Man, spied by reader Amanda B. near the Belk Tower on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker Has A Monster Surprise

Snake’s list of mortal enemies appears to have gotten a bit longer, as the latest issue of Famitsu reveals that upcoming PSP game Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker will feature a surprise crossover that we certainly didn’t see coming. According to early details from the Japanese magazine, Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker will feature beasts…

Here’s Who and What You Get in the UFC Undisputed Demo

THQ, responding to community demand, has shed light on a few details about its upcoming UFC Undisputed 2010 demo. One of those details is not the demo’s release date, although THQ hopes that will arrive before April 25. While no specific demo release date was fixed, THQ did say “we’d like to release the demo…

Halo: Reach Weapon & Vehicle Renders

NES Rarity Stadium Events Sprints To Streetwear

Top shelf streetwear label The Hundreds is tapping the NES collector curiosity Stadium Events—which fetches a pretty penny on eBay these days—for their spring line of tees, a classy and understated reference from the Los Angeles based brand. Why “classy”? Well, as a video game shirt, it doesn’t crack wise with a pun, nor does…

Driving a Real World Car Like a Video Game Car

It’s awesome enough that Rooster Teeth would rig up a Ford with a third-person camera, to attempt to drive like one does in a video game. What really makes this video shine are the Yakuza extras karate-kicking the test subjects. This is an aspect of video games that was long overdue for the Mythbusters treatment,…

Shantae: Risky’s Revenge Clearly The Prettiest Thing To Hit DSiWare

Based on the first trailer for WayForward’s Shantae: Risky’s Revenge, there’s no doubt that the Nintendo DSi-bound sequel to the Game Boy Color original is the best looking thing to hit DSiWare. Sure, many of those clean and simple games from the ArtStyle line and from developer Q-Games are attractive, but rarely have we seen…

Sega Gals Collection 3 A Disappointment To Girly Toy Collectors, Like Me

Speaking as an owner of the first series of Sega Gals capsule toys, toymaker Takara Tomy’s latest venture into taking well-known women from Sega’s long history of games and turning them into wee plastic figures is a bit disappointing. The Sega Gals Collection 3 features these lovely ladies from Sega games past and present: Fei…