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Iwata: DSi XL Not Just For Seniors, It’s For Watching Others Play Too

The addition of larger 4.2″ LCD screens on the Nintendo DSi XL (or DSi LL) may initially lead one to believe it’s targeted at old folk. But its larger, wider viewing angle screens give the portable platform additional appeal. Nintendo president Satoru Iwata said at the company’s semi-annual financial briefing that the boost in LCD…

Frankenreview: Tekken 6

The King of Iron Fist Tournament returns for another round of furious fighting action in Tekken 6, the first multi-platform game in the franchise’s history. Not only is this the first Tekken game appearing on a console that doesn’t have Sony in the front of its name, it’s also the first Tekken game to ship…

New Super Mario Bros. Nearing 20 Million In Sales

Shigeru Miyamoto once said that the people on Nintendo’s financial side would love to see a New Super Mario Bros. 2. His company just showed another reason today why that might be a good idea. As part of Nintendo’s release of its financial results for the first half of its current fiscal year, the company…

Fallout 3 Wins The Golden Joysticks

The 27th annual Golden Joystick Winners were announced in London today, with Fallout 3 being crowned the “Ultimate Game of the Year.” What other games were big winners? More than 1.2 million votes were cast for this year’s Golden Joystick Awards, representing a 47% jump in votes over the previous year, and a great many…

Games, Not Porn, is Adult Actress’ Secret Pleasure

Raven Alexis’ nine-to-five is about having sex, in front of people, on camera. The brown-eyed, pigtailed 22-year-old, who describes herself as a “reality porn star”, just signed on with porn powerhouse Digital Playground and her first movie is set for a Dec. 29 release. But that’s her public face. Her secret life is one of…

Bayonetta’s January Release Date Nailed Down

You might want to hang onto those holiday video game gift cards a bit longer than normal, as Sega confirms the early January release date for sexy slash n’ shooter Bayonetta. Sega wants to make Bayonetta the first triple A video game title of 2010, and they’ve got the release date to do it. The…

Our Tour Of Halo Waypoint, Including Surprise Avatar Awards

The hub for all things Halo is live on my Xbox 360 (and yours if you have the dashboard update preview). I’m a Level 19 Halo user, it seems. Check out my video tour, which starts with… Avatar Awards. Avatar item unlocks…. Awards given for people who get Achievements pulled from a series of related…

No Other Platforms Planned For Disney Epic Mickey… Anymore

Speaking with game designer Warren Spector earlier this week, he told Kotaku that Disney Epic Mickey is currently a one-platform game. That means that while it’s headed for the Wii, there aren’t even plans for a DS version. “There haven’t been a lot of games like this on the Wii,” he said. “There hasn’t been…

Kotaku’s Denver Fundraiser: Silent Auction Items

Don’t forget that we’re holding our annual Child’s Play fundraiser here in Denver on Nov. 19. The evening will be filled with Rock Band and DJ Hero up on stage, a mountain of swag that we’ll be giving away and a few high-end silent auction items. We’re still gathering up what we will be auctioning…

The Old Republic’s Jedi Knights Revealed

BioWare finally reveals the Jedi Knight class for Star Wars: The Old Republic, bringing with them more than 20,000 years of defending the Republic, wielding lightsabers, and wearing long, flowing garments. For many Star Wars fans, this is the end-all and be-all of character classes. The Jedi Knights are the warrior monks of the Republic,…

Behold, The God Of War III Ultimate Edition

Do you possess the courage to open Pandora’s Box and discover the bountiful swag included in the God of War III Ultimate Edition? An epic game needs a truly epic collector’s edition, and Sony is delivering just that. The God of War III Ultimate Edition is a work of art. Specifically a work of sculpture,…

Demon’s Souls Gets Even Harder For Halloween

An ominous warning from Atlus indicates that online players of Demon’s Souls for the PlayStation 3 will find the Demon’s minions much more powerful on All Hallow’s Eve. The Kingdom of Boletaria is a pretty dark place, so reports of it growing darker over the Halloween weekend are disturbing to say the least. According to…

Capcom Hopes To Sell 300K Copies Of Motion-Controlled Resident Evil 5

The company also expects to sell more than 10 times that for Lost Planet 2. In a report of the company’s performance for the first half of its fiscal year, Capcom provided sales projections for some of its biggest console games on the horizon. The chart below, shows blockbuster expectations for Lost Planet 2 and…

Here Are Your Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Fortune Hunter Edition Finalists

Earlier this week we asked you to prove that you were the biggest Uncharted fan on the site, and boy did you answer the call. Hundreds of you spent time crafting stories, taking pictures, traveling, making things, drawing, dressing up, to prove you deserved a copy of Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Fortune Hunter Edition. We…

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Yes, Yes, I Have Been Sledding

To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Sledding Sure did! I used to go sledding at Cornell, down the Libe Slope — which sometimes can look like this photo someone else took (not me!). Snow sucks. Haaaaaaaate the snow. Now I will drink beer. The end. What you missed last night Jury Awards $16 Million in Fatal…

Surprise: People Prefer Wii Sports Resort To Wii Fit Plus

As seen on Coffee With Games via the Go Nintendo blog. Me, I’m loving Wii Fit Plus — but I don’t own Sports Resort and I have a virtual crush on my virtual Wii Fit Plus trainer.

Nintendo President: “There Was A Miscalculation”

Today at an investors event in Tokyo, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata was once again frank, admitting a “miscalculation” was made about the game market. “The mood of the market got colder than expected,” said Iwata, “and there was a miscalculation.” This comes as Nintendo records its first decline in profits in six years. Iwata disclosed…

Fat Princess Gets Patched, Demoed

Patch 1.03 hits the PlayStation Network today for Fat Princess, bringing a new map called New Pork. Also, there’s now a demo you can download if you’re not convinced of Fat Princess‘s fatness. Even better, both of these things are free. So you too can get in on the choke points, silly hats and magic…

Katamari Designer Has An FPS Idea (It’s Kooky!)

Keita Takahashi, the guy behind Katamari Damacy and Noby Noby Boy, is a wacky guy — he makes wacky games! But he has plans for more wacky games he hasn’t even started making yet. There’s this FPS concept he’s got… Talking with game site Develop, Takahashi explains, “I had this idea for an FPS where…