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This Treasure Chest Made No Sound

Box sent by Nintendo containing both a copy of the new Zelda DS game and a noise-making device that was probably supposed to make a sound when the chest was opened.

Check Out Girl Han Solo And Other Old Republic Characters

Now that we’ve got all eight classes out in the open, here’s how each of them look. I defy you to differentiate between the Jedi Consular and Knight purely on visuals.

Yes, Michael Jackson Did Work On Sonic The Hedgehog 3

Late pop star Michael Jackson had a fairly close relationship with Sega, lending his image to Space Channel 5 and Michael Jackson’s Moonwalker. Jackson was also rumored to have contributed to Sonic the Hedgehog 3, a rumor now confirmed. According to an interview in the French magazine Black & White—the “official magazine of Michael Jackson”—Jackson’s…

Games On Demand Coming To Games For Windows Live

Microsoft has announced that on December 15th, Games on Demand comes to Games for Windows Live, which is a very fancy way of saying it’s going to start digitally distributing PC games. It’s really the next natural step in Games for Windows Live development. The Xbox 360 Games on Demand program has been doing well…

Funcom Demos Age Of Conan Expansion Live On Monday

Funcom is letting fans in on the Rise of the Godslayer action, showing off never-before-seen content in a live gameplay demo of the Age of Conan expansion on Monday, December 7th. The Rise of the Godslayer expansion introduces players to the lands of Khitai, with several new world regions filled with new dungeons, quests and…

The Saboteur Offers Day-One Free Nudity DLC

Such are the vagaries of clean living. EA’s upcoming game, The Saboteur offers free in-game nudity via downloadable add-on — even interrupts the opening of the game to point that out — but… not in my house, not today. I have played the final PlayStation 3 version of The Saboteur for about 11 hours in…

GoG.com Brings Myst Back To The Masses

Good Old Games, the DRM-free digital download service for classic PC games, teams up with Cyan Worlds to bring classic adventure game series Myst back into service. Myst is one of those games that brought countless newcomers into the world of PC gaming, with it’s high-quality visuals and challenging puzzles making it one of the…

Forged By Chaos Explores The Darker Side Of Warhammer Online

Because there are two sides to every conflict, Mythic and Games Workshop publishing arm The Black Library have released Forged By Chaos, a novel that explores the fragile, deadly alliance of the forces of Destruction. In Forged By Chaos, the third novel based on Warhammer Online, author C.L. Werner takes on Dark Elves. Greenskins, and…

EA CEO: Mirror’s Edge “Deserves To Come Back,” Design At Crossroads

The head of EA, John Riccitiello, told Kotaku this week that the 2008 first-person free-running game Mirrors Edge, not only merits a sequel, but explained the design conundrum its developers face. “We’re still working through things like how to best deal with Mirror’s Edge 2,” he said during a Wednesday morning interview in New York.…

Square Enix Remakes Song Summoner For The iPhone

Does your music collection have what it takes to create an unstoppable army? Find out with Song Summoner: The Unsung Heroes – Encore, the iPhone remake of Square Enix‘s original iPod game. Right before Apple launched games for the Apple iPhone on the App Store, Square Enix released the original Song Summoner: The Unsung Heroes,…

Cutest. Assassin. Ever.

Here’s an Italian Renaissance assassin so adorable you’d pay him to kill you just to see him up close. Assassin’s Creed II protagonist Ezio Auditore de Firenze looked good in white, but not nearly as good as Sackboy does. The complete outfit goes up for sale today for LittleBigPlanet on the PlayStation Network, allowing LBP…

So Many Gundam Games, So Little Time

To mark the 30th anniversary of Gundam, a series of 11 titles at budget pricing will be released in Japan on December 17. Look at all those Gundam games. The games are: PSP Mobile Suit Gundam: Giren no Yabou Axis no Kyoui V Gundam Battle Universe Mobile Suit Gundam: SEED Rengou vs. Z.A.F.T. PORTABLE PS3…

Star Trek Online “Belly Of The Beast” Trailer Contains No Bellies Or Beasts

Seeing more Star Trek Online ship combat is always nice, but when you call a trailer “Belly of the Beast” there had damn well better be bellies or beasts in it. Or beast bellies. Perhaps I am just not seeing the beast in the trailer, or perhaps the whole thing takes place inside said belly…

Ace Combat Xi Launches On iPhone

Is that experimental flight technology evaluation squadron Falco in your pocket, or have you not yet downloaded Ace Combat Xi: Skies of Incursion, available today on the iTunes App Store? The People’s Republic of Leasath has launched a sneak attack on the Federal Republic of Aurelia, and it’s up to the Falco squadron to rock…

Average Mario Wii Playing Time Just Under 10 Hours So Far

Following up yesterday’s Kotaku report of Wii play-time stats, here’s how much time some of the bigger Wii games of the summer and fall are getting played by those who have them. The following are average playing times, per Wii user, since the launch of the game through December 1, 2009. The data is collected…

Talk Amongst Yourselves

It is seldom sunny enough for Boktai, but the weather is always good for commenting about video game in TAY. Confused about commenting on Kotaku? Read our FAQ.

Are You A Cosplayer?

To: Totilo From: Bashcraft RE: I Had One Good Tiger Woods Anecdote (Emphasis On *Had*) No, not you, Total. But you reader person. If cosplay and have a website, shoot me an email. THANKS! Bummer about the Tiger Woods anecdote. What you missed last night Reviewing A Game On Their Terms: The Increasingly Prominent “Review…

Canada’s Bungie-Scented Xbox 360 Bundle

Microsoft announced this week that, for a limited time, Canadian gamers will be able to grab a special bundle that includes a console and both of Bungie’s Halo games for the 360. In all, you get a 360 Elite, two controllers and copies of both Halo 3 and Halo 3: ODST, all for CAD$400 (USD$380).…

Wii Hits British Sales Milestones

The Nintendo Wii has carved two big notches on its belt today, passing not only the six million-sold barrier, but also becoming the fastest console in British history to do so. The Wii went on sale in the UK in December 2006, so we’re looking at an average of 2 million per year. Not bad.…

Bring Your Slave Gladiator Girl To Work Day

Do you know what today is? Why, it’s bring your slave gladiator girl to work day — or as it’s commonly know “BYSGGTWD”. Sure, we’ve already seen this girl loads. But we haven’t seen her using a computer, a telephone or a copy machine. The lady even takes off her helmet and lets a staffer…