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New Kids On The Block NES Box Fetches Ridiculous Sum

How much would you pay for this New Kids On The Block sample box for the NES game that was never released? If you’re off your rocker for NKOTB, then surely $589 isn’t too high a price. Or so said box, obviously in terrible shape, commanded when auctioned off on eBay last month. As spotted…

Xbox 360 Owners “Defecting” To PS3 For Sequels?

Multi-platform console gamers may be making the switch to the PlayStation 3 for sequels to games they may have owned on the Xbox 360, analysis from consumer research and consulting firm OTX shows. Gamasutra‘s report on that OTX Gameplan Insight research shows that, for at least two titles, Xbox 360 owners are planning to invest…

Can’t Stop LOLing

To: Ash From: Crecente Re: Micro-Bash Stood Up By Himself Today This is bad, real bad. We’re in the middle of the busy reviewing season, gift guides, review guides, year end guides, game of the year awards are all circling in and I can’t stop playing League of Legends. Up until this afternoon I had…

The World Series Comes To PlayStation Network

The PlayStation Store’s video delivery side got a shot in the arm this week, thanks to the addition of new watchables from LucasFilm, TNT and more. Also new to the video store is the World Series. Major League Baseball is offering games from the showdown between the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Yankees, just in…

Darksiders Is “Akin to Zelda” But Way Bloodier

We’re exactly three two months and one day away from Darksiders’ ship date and I’m still waiting for Battle Chasers #10. I’m sure comic-book-author-turned-game-designer Joe Madureira is pretty sick of hearing that for the last eight years or so. But here’s hoping his game will make you forget all about war-torn worlds, burly swordsmen and…

Smoke Retro With Namco’s Game Zippo Lighters

Namco Bandai‘s Zippo lighters may not hold a candle to similar—okay, far superior—recent combustible offerings from Sega, but if you’re a huge Xevious fan, Banpresto has a lighter for you, buddy. Four Zippos themed on classic Namco properties Pac-Man, Dig Dug, Xevious and Galaxian are yours for the pre-ordering and importing, should you have the…

Wiiwaa Lets Wii Owners Penetrate, Play With Puppets

Swedish game developer Zoink Games presents Wiiwaa, a Wii adventure game “designed around the concept of puppeteering” that’s based around the concept of playing with a stuffed puppet with a Wii Remote jammed inside. Is this for real? Zoink’s trailer of Wiiwaa in action, which largely involves violently shaking a stuffed creature to “explore, jump,…

Podcast Ready: DSi XL Theories, Surprise Bayonetta PS3 Impressions, And Fahey Sings

We thought we would discuss Dragon Age and League of Legends among other things in the Kotaku podcast today. But you called in about other things. Including: How to do the Prince of Persia rewinding thing in a movie. Co-hosts Brian Crecente and I take your calls every Wednesday at 11am Mountain Time, 1pm Eastern.…

Tekken 6 Update Coming To Combat Online Lag

Namco Bandai has promised that an update to Tekken 6 is en route, one designed to “improve the online game experience,” a common complaint among reviews of the new fighter. The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 fighter was knocked for having unforgivable lag in our own Tekken 6 review. And we weren’t the only ones…

Dragon Age: Origins – PlayStation 3 Versus PC

On Tuesday we posted my review of Dragon Age: Origins for the PlayStation 3. Now I’ve moved on to the PC version of the game, and the difference is night and day. I have a relatively modest gaming computer, all things considered. It’s got one of the first AMD Phenom processors in it from a…

In NYC Tonight: Tell Developers What You Think Of Their Game, To Their Face

Shocked that New York developers don’t open their doors to gamers, the folks at Muse Games started doing that. Tonight is their 10th monthly game night, open to all. Bonus: They just made a game and want your live feedback. The venue is the Muse Games offices at 151 Lafayette Street in Manhattan, just south…

No Doubt Sues Activision Over Band Hero Likeness [Update]

Activision is catching legal heat from band No Doubt over the group’s appearance in the recently released Band Hero. No Doubt is suing Activision, seeking damages for turning the act into “virtual karaoke players.” Sound familiar? No Doubt says in a statement that the band “agreed to place avatars containing their name and likeness performing…

Blizzard Starts Selling In-Game World Of Warcraft Pets

It was only a matter of time. Blizzard has just put up a pair of in-game pets for World of Warcraft for sale on the Blizzard Store. Would you pay $10 for a Pandaren Monk or a baby Kel’Thuzad? The two new non-combat pets now available for purchase at the Blizzard Store represent the first…

How Many Hours People Play EA And Activision’s Wii Games

EA and Activision have released dozens of games on the Wii, and sold a bunch. But once people get these games home, how much do they play them? I pulled the stats. Some results are pretty. Not all. The following data was pulled from the Wii’s Nintendo Channel, which has collected the playing history from…

Modern Warfare 2 PC Multiplayer Capped At 9v9

PC gamers may find one more reason to grumble about Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, as Infinity Ward has confirmed that the maximum number of players in the game’s multiplayer mode has taken a hit from 32 to 18. A max of 18 players has been the norm for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox…

PETA Doesn’t Want You To Buy The Ringling Bros. Game

PETA doesn’t want you rushing to the store to pick up the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus game for the Wii on November 10th without considering elephant abuse. I know you all had your heart set on purchasing Take-Two’s Ringling Bros. circus game for the Wii next week, and the People for the…

First Tekken Movie Sales Art Shows Off Six Iron Fist Fighters

The original teaser poster for the movie adaptation of Tekken didn’t offer much. Yep, Tekken starts with a “T”… thanks. But this two page sales art spread gives us a better idea of Tekken: The Movie’s aesthetic. Movie site ComingSoon.net spotted the Tekken promo, featuring the fancy tagline “Survival Is No Game,” at the American…

The Second Left 4 Dead 2 TV Spot

Valve’s $25 million Left 4 Dead 2 ad campaign isn’t just good for trucks, as seen in the second TV spot here, featuring the song “Electric Worry” by the band Clutch. I preferred the footage in this TV spot back when it had story and context to it, but the original version was far too…

Major Nelson Weighs In On 360 Console Bans

Microsoft’s Larry “Major Nelson” Hryb discusses the recent string of Xbox Live piracy console bannings, delivering an important caveat to those purchasing used machines in the process. Last week Microsoft launched a string of Xbox Live console bans on Xbox 360s that had been modified to play pirated software, which naturally cause an uproar among…

Kotaku Talk Radio is Live: Modern Warfare 2, Dragon Age, LoL

In this week’s episode of Kotaku Talk Radio we’ll be talking about all of those great games we’ve been playing through over the past month as well as the latest news. We’ll also be chatting about Halloween, Warren Spector and fundraisers. Of course don’t forget to listen to our week’s taste of music too. Most…