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Come Chat Blur Live with Bizarre Creations Tomorrow
Join us tomorrow on Kotaku Talk Radio to chat with Bizarre Creations about their upcoming racer Blur. A project lead from the team behind Project Gotham Racing and upcoming Blur will be on Kotaku Talk Radio this Wednesday at 11 a.m. Kotaku Time (that’s 1 p.m. ET, 10 a.m. PT), giving you a chance to…
By Brian Crecente Published March 30, 2010 -
Modern Warfare 2 Stimulus Pack Is Live, But Broken [UPDATE 4]
Details are still sketchy, but we’re getting a number of reports that the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 map pack that hit this morning is not entirely working. The Stimulus Pack delivered five new maps for the multiplayer portion of Activision’s popular shooter for 1200 Microsoft Points. But readers are reporting a slew of…
By Brian Crecente Published March 30, 2010 -
This Is Not Spain
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: From DSi XL to iPAD I went on a vacation recently. Not to Spain, though! I have never been to Spain, sadly. I’d love to go one day. My uncle lives in Barcelona. And I really like the Whit Stillman movie Barcelona, so yeah. We went to Spain Mura (“Village”),…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 30, 2010 -
Korean Girl Group DSi Ads Are Not Exciting
One of South Korean’s most popular girl groups, Girls’ Generation, is appearing in DSi ads for Nintendo of Korea. The ads are, to put it kindly, dull. Here is one ad. Here is another ad. But come to think of it, pretty much all DSi commercials aren’t exactly thrilling television. Girls’ Generation music videos shilling…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 30, 2010 -
Hacker Working To Save PS3 Linux Support
Next month, the PS3 will be ditching its Linux operating system support — something that the console has had since it launched in 2006. There must be a way to stop this, no? On April 1, Sony will release the next firmware update for the PS3, bringing it to v3.21. It seems the sole purpose…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 30, 2010 -
Vintage Catalogues Revive The Ghost Of Nintendo Past
Reader Brett must have known our adolescent selves were in need of entertainment, otherwise he wouldn’t have pointed us towards this motherload of vintage Nintendo merchandise catalogues. From the Japanese publisher’s 1992 edition (Packed with gift ideas!) to a magnificent “Zelda Box” released in Japan in commemoration of the release of Wind Waker, there’s a…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 30, 2010 -
Gundam As Girls
Yes, Gundam are mobile suits. They’re mecha! And sometimes, they are cute doe-eyed girls. Since 1982, MS Shojo (MS Girl) has been published in monthly publication Gundam Ace. Familiar with most anyone who follows Gundam, MS Shojo was created by veteran Gundam mecha designer Mika Akitaka and pretty much spawned the entire young-girls-as-mecha subgenre. Akitaka’s…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 30, 2010 -
Alan Wake Motion Capture Expert Calls Heavy Rain “Visually Uneven”
PS3 exclusive Heavy Rain looks fantastic. Mark Carson, head of mo-cap specialist CaptiveMotion, told website VG247 that while the psychological thriller is “beautiful”, it is also “visually uneven”. Here’s the quote: “It’s beautiful and brilliant but visually uneven at points, which unfortunately is the nature of the industry because of the scope, budgets and time-frames…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 30, 2010 -
This Is Why You Don’t Buy A PS3 In A Parking Lot
A man from Evanston, Illinois found a PS3 for sale on Craigslist for $250. So he arranged to buy it. The meeting was scheduled to take place in a parking lot. Oh dear. When he got there, he was greeted by two men emerging from a car. They met him, took his money, then…drove off.…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 30, 2010 -
The Greatest School Bus In Japan
Kindergarten is a tough time for some kids. It’s the first time that they are away from their mother or father for an extended period of time. To help ease the experience, Japanese kindergartens and pre-schools have cute, colorful buses. The buses are supposed to hopefully make children want to ride them — and thus,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 30, 2010 -
Thank You, Dad
David Wildgoose, Editor of Kotaku Australia, now finds that the Civilization franchise has a much greater, personal significance than it did a month ago. On Monday March 15 my father passed away. Just a few days earlier I had told him there’d always be a piece of him in everything I do. This is why……
David Wildgoose Published March 30, 2010 -
How Can Ho Chi Minh City Stop Its Porn Game Problem?
Adult video games are flooding Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City. Time to fight the good fight. Or the not-so-good fight. Whichever! Touch screen games asking players to discern the differences between sexy girls have been popping up in Vietnamese arcades — often in plan view of others. This has alarmed some. “How can kids play…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 30, 2010 -
This Isn’t How The Nintendo 3DS Will Work
Nope. However it works, it’ll be more expensive, and advanced, than this. But is advanced always better? This 3D solution certainly has a charm of its own. The 3DS was only announced earlier this month, and will be shown off for the first time at this year’s E3 expo in June. Until then, details on…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 30, 2010 -
The Booth Companions of the Tokyo International Anime Fair
Over the weekend, the Tokyo International Anime Fair was held at Tokyo Big Sight. Appearing at the event were anime production companies, TV and film companies, toy and video game companies were in attendance. Here’s a look at some of the booth companions that appeared at show! 「東京国際アニメフェア2010」のコンパニオンさん 【TAF2010レポ】 [moeyo.com]
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 30, 2010 -
Advance Wars: The Board Game!
Nintendo’s turn-based wargame Advance Wars works well as a video game. But as a board game? Yeah, looks like it works pretty well as a board game, too. First designed last year, “Skirmish Wars” is the creation of Andrew Tullsen, Matthew Kloth and Brandon Pennington. It’s not trying anything fancy, which is a good thing:…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 30, 2010 -
Metal Gear Solid Voice Actor Directing Edgy, Twilightesque Werewolf Movie
David Hayter is best known for being the English voice actor for the character of Snake in the Metal Gear Solid video games. He also has a movie career. Not only has he penned the screenplay for X-Men, but he also worked on the Watchmen script and co-wrote The Scorpion King. Hayter will soon be…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 30, 2010 -
What Can 400 Microsoft Points Get You?
In a few hours, Modern Warfare 2’s first piece of downloadable content will become available. If you really, really must have it, chances are you’re going to have some spare change left over at the end of it. After all, the “Stimulus Pack” costs 1200 Microsoft Points, and many of you will be buying the…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 30, 2010 -
A Week In Comments
Logan International Airport Thinks This Might Be A Bomb Comment by: GymMasterAlex Nominated by: Shak_0 Is a man not entitled to handsome figurines without them being strapped to a bomb? No, says the TSA, it still might be dangerous. No, says the terrorists, they belong to us. No, says CATS, someone set up us the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 30, 2010