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Kotaku Originals: SafeSearch is ON

I wanna know how long (and where) Crecente looked for the right “safe” pic to illustrate his porn/PS3 post. Yes, I know of “SFW Porn” but I don’t think that fits. I’m also not linking it, because it’s still NSFW. Alright, enough of that. From PAX Flu to Courtney Love, this week was the Emerald…

Justify Your Game: Halo 3: ODST

Halo 3: ODST may have been made in 14 months, but can Brian Jarrard justify it in 30 seconds?

Don’t Like Black? Get Your PS3 Slim In Other Colours

While the old PS3 was released in black, white, even “gunmetal“, the PS3 Slim is so far available in one colour: black. Or, at least that’s the only colour available officially. Console detailing specialists Colorware have announced that they’re now taking orders for the PS3 Slim. As with the company’s previous offerings, you can either…

Have You Ever Learned Something From A Video Game?

The day after Thursday is…? The day before Saturday is…? FRIDAY! Time for Tell Us Dammit. Here’s how it works: We ask a question, you answer it. Simple and no strings attached! This isn’t some marketing survey or whatever. It’s an emotional investment in you. Yes, we’re interested in knowing you, Kotaku reader person. You…

Lucidity Coming In October, To PC As Well

Lucasartstook the wraps off platformer/puzzler Lucidity last night, but in doing so a few important pieces of information went walkies. Firstly, the game won’t just be on XBLA, it’ll be coming to the PC as well. And secondly, it won’t be out “later this month” as originally announced. Instead, it’ll be out early next month.…

A Week In Comments

Apple Takes Swipe At Nintendo DS, PSP In Portable Game War Comment by: Innis Nominated by: Curse lily Apple is competing with the NDS and the PSP? Man i was way off on this.I thought the Apple was competing with Newgrounds. Obama Namechecks Xbox Once Again In Speech To Kids Comment by: Nulls Nominated by:…

Jedi Knight Series Coming To Steam

Lucasarts announced last night that the Jedi Knight series of Star Wars shooters will be making their way to Steam next week. Which is a slightly confusing statement. After all, Lucasarts’ FPS Star Wars titles began in 1995 with Dark Forces, whose sequel, Jedi Knight, was Dark Forces II. Making it part of the Dark…

Moe Nazi Vehicle Girls Getting PSP Sequel

Computer tactical role-playing-game Moe Moe Niji Taisen brought its Nazi and Allied vehicles to the PS2 and PSP back in 2009. An Xbox 360 spruced up port followed the next year. This year, a proper sequel is getting released — this December, actually. As we’ve pointed out previously, developer System Soft Alpha took its strategy…

MadWorld Finally Coming to Japan

Black and white and red Wii title MadWorld was made by Japanese developers, but wasn’t announced for The Land of the Rising Sun — until now. The “blood-soaked” game was released outside Japan last March by SEGA, which has a publishing deal with the title’s developer, Platinum Games. Due to its violent content, the game…

Papercraft Link is Enormous, Lifelike

Are there plans and printouts for this life-size Link? You bet there are. There are also plans on the Internet for atomic weapons – doesn’t mean I could build one of those either. Holy Hyrule this thing defies words. Haywan of PaperCraft Museum is responsible for this. Looks like it even has a detachable shield…

So, Which Games Made The NPD’s 11-20 List For August?

The NPD Group always announce the ten best-selling games for the previous month first. Let the glory boys get all the attention. Then, on Friday, they quietly pay respects to the ten games that didn’t quite make the cut. Those ten games, running 11-20 on the charts, can be found on Gamasutra, and what a…

Producer: Halo Natal will be Done ‘When It Makes Sense’

For those wondering if Microsoft’s Project Natal motion control automatically means they’re working on Natal-enabled Halo titles, Halo 3: ODST producer’s says, not necessarily. “We are committing to only doing it when it makes sense,” Alex Cutting told VideoGamer.com. “We are not going to produce a gimmicky feature that just takes advantage of motion controls…

Bethesda Sues Interplay Over Fallout Trademark Infringement

Bethesda Softworks has filed suit against Interplay, the company it purchased rights to the Fallout franchise from in 2007, citing trademark infringement and attempting to terminate its right to make a Fallout-themed MMO. The details of that case come from a complaint filed in the District Court of Maryland earlier this week. That complaint alleges…

Looks Like You Won’t Be Getting A Refund On That Copy Of Wolfenstein

Prior to the release of Wolfenstein, Raven Software designer Manveer Heir promised a full refund to anyone who bought the game if it outsold this year’s Madden. It did not. It didn’t come close, actually, according to NPD Group estimates. According to a report from GameSpot, the Activision game sold just 106,000 copies across the…

MMO Maker: Big Names Drive Small Fish to Free-Play Market

MMOs smaller than the ones made by the heavyweight players – which is to say most of them – have fled for the U.S. free-to-play market, the co-founder of MMO-maker Reality Gap told Gamasutra. Reality Gap, whose free-play offerings include the MMO Monato Esprit (above), also faces competition in ports coming over from the more…

NHL 2K10 Preview: Zamboni Smackdown

One of my worst nightmares – next to the one about a high school reunion – is attending a preview event where I’m the only girl and I have no idea how to play the game. You’d think I would have faced this fear enough times to master it, or at least learned to play…

Wii Price Drop Looks To Hit First Week Of October

Advance retail listings forwarded to Kotaku indicate that Nintendo is planning to issue its first price drop on the Wii, with a less expensive version of the console—currently priced at $249 USD—coming the first week of October. That listing comes from an early version of a Walmart ad that loosely dates, but does not price…

So What Did You Think Of Fairytale Fights?

At PAX, I dragged two of my friends over to the Playlogic booth to check out Fairytale Fights – just to make absolutely sure I wasn’t off my rocker for liking the game. I also wanted a longer look at the giants’ table level. The level interested me the first time I saw it, but…

The Weekends Are Made For

To: Ash From: Crecente Re: North Korean Booze … what? For me they’re made for spending time with my family. A wife and son I see all the time, but rarely have time to interact with during the week. It’s also made for trying to decompress and do things not video game related, in hopes…

Who Wants Some Shirtless Iggy Pop In Their LEGO Rock Band?

You? Well, there you go, one helping of sinewy LEGO minifig Iggy Pop coming right up. Looks like the former Stooges singer will get blocky in-game representation in the younger skewing Rock Band game from Warner Bros. Iggy Pop’s “The Passenger” will be featured in LEGO Rock Band soundtrack as will the singer himself, looking…