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The Nintendo Download: Nintendo’s First Downloads Of 2010

Nintendo ushers in the new year with seven new downloadable games for the Wii and DSi, including Final Fight 3, Hell’s Kitchen Vs., and five titles you’ve likely never heard of. Even Hell’s Kitchen Vs. for DSiWare (800 DSi Points) is a stretch, as I can’t imagine I am in the majority when it comes…

By Mike Fahey Published January 4, 2010

Oh What A Year

Staggering layoffs, a slew of delays, console price drops, promising new technology and two new gaming platforms: For fans of video games, 2009 was one heck of a roller coaster ride. Looking back over the past year in video games it’s surprising that so much good and so much bad happened in just 12 months.…

By Brian Crecente Published January 4, 2010

CGI Salem And Rios Hit London

Creating the CGI versions of Army of Two: The 40th Day co-stars Salem and Rios for this trailer likely cost more than dressing up two guys in Salem and Rios costumes. CGI Salem and Rios were last seen using a sniper rifle in EA’s offices. Since then they’ve managed to board a plane carrying weapons…

By Mike Fahey Published January 4, 2010

Sega Shying Away From Mature Wii Titles

Poor sales of MadWorld and House of the Dead: Overkill shook Sega’s resolve over mature titles for the Nintendo Wii, but it took an EA title to finally break the publisher’s enthusiasm for releasing adult Wii titles. In late June of last year, Sega was fully prepared to continue gambling on mature Wii titles. In…

By Mike Fahey Published January 4, 2010

Tony Hawk: Play Ride and I’ll Be Your Friend

Tony Hawk seemed to take matters into his own hands last night, hopping onto Twitter to get people to play his latest skateboarding game Tony Hawk’s Ride. The famed skateboarder Tweeted that he was on Xbox Live playing Ride, dropping his Gamertag ( tonyinegypt ) for those interesting in joining him. Later he said anyone…

By Brian Crecente Published January 4, 2010

Man Finished 48 Games In 2009 (And That Man Was Me)

I finished more video games in 2009 than in any other year of my life, according to a big list I’ve been keeping since 2006. Dare I write this in public: I played too much. Below you will find my 2009 playing history in grisly detail. This is the fourth list I’ve made of this…

By Stephen Totilo Published January 4, 2010

iPhone Chart Toppers: Zombies Won’t Die

Zombies managed to hold onto the top spot this week, with only The Simpsons Arcade breaking onto the list for the first time. Here’s the full rundown. Which do you think should be the top game? Check out all of our iPhone game reviews. Position Title Price Weeks Last Week 1 Call of Duty: World…

By Brian Crecente Published January 4, 2010

Talk Amongst Yourselves

The greats of history knew not the ways we would immortalize them. Immortalize your gaming thoughts here in Talk Amongst Yourselves. Comment away… Confused about commenting on Kotaku? Read our FAQ.

By Stephen Totilo Published January 4, 2010

When The Jonas Bros. Came To the Shopping Mall

To: Crecente From: Bashcraft I don’t even know who the Jonas Brothers are! But apparently, American teenage girls like them. Sorry, Disney bubble gum idols aren’t exactly on my radar. Japanese idols, on the other hand… Wait. Take that back. I do know who the Jonas Bros. are. Sorta. One of them did that horrible…

By Brian Ashcraft Published January 4, 2010

Mommy, Where Do Game Boxes Come From?

Sometimes, the most interesting back-stories can be the ones about the most uninteresting things. Take, for instance, the humble zipper. Or, for a more relevant example, how video game boxes are made. Gamasutra ran a great interview last week with the creative director of Hamagami/Carroll, a packaging company that’s designed the game boxes for titles…