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Play Games With Your Brain Next Month

I’ve been slightly intrigued with game controller Emotiv since I had a chance to go brains on with it a few years back in San Francisco. Sure I looked uncomfortable using my Ki to move stuff around in a game, but it was… neatish. But is it $300 neatish? Emotiv Systems is rolling out a…

Diabloriffic Torchlight Coming To Retail

Runic Games‘ unapologetic Diablo-clone Torchlight, recently released on various digital distribution channels, is getting a richly-deserved retail release next year, courtesy of Encore Software. Torchlight is a quick and dirty Diablo clone, and there’s no two ways about it. You’ve got three classes, a base city, point and click movement and attacking – hell, you’ve…

Mysterious LEGO Pods Falling From Space

Mysterious LEGO pods are appearing around the globe, piloted by minifig pilots that may hold the key to a parallel universe. Only you and The Bradford Rant Institute of Cosmic Kinesis can solve this riddle. The Brandford Rant Institute of Cosmic Kinesis was founded in 1984 by inter-dimensional theorist Bradford Rant to study the possibility…

Another Look at Assassin’s Creed: Bloodlines

Word around Kotaku Tower is that Assassin’s Creed II is a strong contender for game of the year. But what about the Playstation Portable version? I’ve been waiting for something to topple God of War: Chains of Olympus from the top of my list of favorite games to play on Sony’s portable. Could Assassin’s Creed:…

360 Facebook And Twitter Go Live On Tuesday

Social networking hits the Xbox 360 full-force on Tuesday when the next dashboard update goes live. bringing Facebook, Twitter, and Last.FM to the masses. Speaking to Fast Company, Xbox Live general manager Marc Whitten revealed the launch date for the eagerly anticipated dashboard update, which brings console-tailored versions of Facebook, Twitter, and Last.FM to Xbox…

Command & Conquer 4 Gets Release Date, Preorder Bonuses

Tiberian Twilight colors the PC gaming horizon on March 16th, and EA has dropped details on the preorder goodies awaiting those who want to get an early jump on the end of the world. Remember back when we used to fight over Tiberium? We were such dorks back then. Now that it is killing the…

What’s your console playtime percentage? Mine: 360: 70% PC: 30% Wii: 5% #talkamongstyourselves

Care for a Ubisoft fighting game or RPG? They’re coming

Ubisoft chairman Yves Guillemot told a group of investors and industry executives in New York today that the publisher of Assassin’s Creed is developing games in new genres for the company, including RPGs, sports, music, and fighting games. Speaking at the BMO Capital Markets digital entertainment conference, Guillemot did not offer specifics though he did…

Ubisoft: Prince of Persia Movie Could Outperform Pirates of the Caribbean

A lot of hopes are riding on the release of the Prince of Persia movie among gamers. Some of us, hurt countless times by bad ports, are finding it hard to open our hearts up once more to a potentially good movie based on a video game. But Ubisoft chairman Yves Guillemot has no such…

StarCraft II Expansions, Diablo III Coming in “Next Few Years”

While StarCraft II, an upgraded Battle.Net and World of Warcraft: Cataclysm are all firmly pinned down to 2010 releases, Diablo III, StarCraft II expansion packs and Blizzard’s next MMO still show a release date of the “next few years”. During a presentation in New York today, Thomas Tippl, Activision Blizzard chief financial officer, raved about…

Talk Amongst Yourselves

Some people aren’t even happy with their own graphics. Like this guy. Talk about graphics or anything else gaming-related in TAY today. Confused about commenting on Kotaku? Read our FAQ.

Back In The Saddle

To: Crecente From: Luke Re: For That Guy I Met In Japan Who Only Reads Kotaku Day/Night Notes… I think Stephen needs a good lie down… So! Yes, I am back. First week back of proper work since my wedding and honeymoon, which incidentally was the first long holiday I’d taken in years. It’s strange…

The Mario Suits That Were, Are And Should Be

With New Super Mario Bros. Wii around the corner – a game that introduces yet more suits to Mario’s burgeoning wardrobe – we figured it was a good time to look back, and forward, at some of his sharper outfits. We’re not going to catalogue every suit he’s ever worn; that would be boooooorrrring. Instead,…

Libraries Declare National Gaming Day

This Saturday, November 14, has been set aside by libraries across the US as “National Gaming Day”. But don’t think it’s got to do with bowing at the altar of consumer entertainment. Oh no. It’s to do with history. The American Library Association, realising what some of us have known for years, have decreed that…

Modern Warfare 2 Sells Nearly Five Million Copies In A Day

According to “internal Activision estimates”, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 didn’t just have a good launch, it had “the biggest launch in history across all forms of entertainment”. This claim is based on sell-through sales, with Activision bean-counters reporting the game managed to pull in $310 million in its first 24 hours on sale.…

Some Old Friends Return In Valkyria Chronicles 2

And you thought there were only new kids to send off to die in Valkyria Chronicles. Not quite! Turns out two of the stars of the first game, poster-girl Alicia and Welkin, are back for more in Valkyria Chronicles 2. They’re not reprising starring roles for the PSP sequel, but still, they’ll be in there…

Seven Indie Hits For The Price Of One

Online PC store Direct2Drive, flush with cash from their first “Best of Indie” bundle deal, have decided to offer another, with seven great games at 75% off. The Best of Indie: Volume 2 includes Crayon Physics Deluxe, Aquaria, Aaaaaa!, I-Fluid, And Yet it Moves, Project Aftermath, and Acceleration of Suguri. All told, these seven games…

Eleven Secret Herbs Of Fighting

As seen on Masao, via Tiny Cartridge.

Turn Your DSi Camera Into A Slightly Better Camera

The DSi’s camera is OK for quick snaps but, like the early days of mobile phone cameras, it’s quite limited in what it can do. Which leaves a gap in the market for clip-on accessories like Thrustmaster’s Studio Kit. It includes a range of add-ons to help bring the camera up to speed, like a…

Aliens vs Predator vs Unterhaltungssoftware Selbstkontrolle

This story involves Germany and a video game packed with violent content, so yeah, you can already imagine where things are headed from here. Seems Sega know that the upcoming Aliens vs Predator is so violent, and packed with so much gore, that they’re not even going to bother submitting it to the USK, Germany’s…