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The Cars, Armored Vehicles and Trucks of Gamescom

Gamescom is mostly video game show but there’s also that amazing outside venue packed with motorcycle trick riders, ATVs and sand volleyball courts. Inside the show has a pretty surprising number of cars, trucks, motorcycles and even farm equipment on display… to promote video games of course.

Policenauts English Localization Completed

The fan-engineered English localization of Hideo Kojima’s PSOne cult classic Policenauts is finally complete. The project’s page today announced that the patch is live. For those not in the loop – that includes me, fair warning – Policenauts was a sci-fi adventure game produced for 3DO, PlayStation, and the Sega Saturn back in 1996. While…

Madden Suit Seeks to Gang-Tackle EA

Did you buy a copy of Madden NFL from its 2006 version forward? You too can be a plaintiff in the lawsuit against Electronic Arts, over its exclusive-rights arrangement with the NFL. Pecover vs. EA, the federal class-action suit alleging EA’s exclusive license with the NFL constitutes an illegal monopoly, is looking for additional plaintiffs…

What I Bought From BlizzCon

After the San Diego Comic-Con debacle, you didn’t really think I would escape BlizzCon unscathed, did you? Here’s where my money went during Blizzard’s annual fan gathering. It wasn’t too bad this year, truth be told. Initially I came out relatively light, only picking up the Murloc nOObz figure for $30 plus a t-shirt and…

The History of Arkham Asylum

Eidos’ latest, probably last buzzbuilder trailer before Tuesday’s release of Batman: Arkham Asylum, gives a thumbnail history of this notorious “hospital,” and shows why you don’t ever want to plead insanity in Gotham City. It sounds like this audio is taken from the character audio histories, which we saw as unlockables in Arkham’s well-received demo.…

Ozzy Talks BlizzCon With Kotaku: F***ing Amazing

Before rock legend Ozzy Osbourne took the stage at the closing ceremonies of BlizzCon 2009, he didn’t know “what the fuck to expect” from an audience full of gamers, he told Kotaku in a private interview. Ozzy Osbourne took the stage around 7:45 PM at the Anaheim Convention Center to help bring BlizzCon 2009 crashing…

GameStop Brings Forza 3 to PS3

GameStop occasionally puts out these promo boxes to show customers what they can buy in their stores. Or can’t, in this case, because I doubt Microsoft Game Studios is developing anything for the PS3 right now. Says one tipster wit: “Not the first time Gran Turismo used Forza art …” Thanks to Anonymous GameStopper #1,…

Playing Gran Turismo 5 Inside a Real Audi TT

Turns out that a demo of damage-modeling Gran Turismo 5 was indeed playable on the Gamescom show floor this week. And in the middle of all of those demo stations was this midnight black Audi TT hooked up to a Playstation 3, hydraulics and smoke machines. People stood in line to sit inside the real…

The Old Republic: 20 Minute Developer Walkthrough

If you’ve got the time, IGN has a four-part video series showcasing The Old Republic, in the developer walkthrough shown at GamesCom. The video shows three classes and their attributes, multiplayer dialogue, the “flash point” story mechanism, and much more. Twenty minutes is a long time to take a look at a single game. But…

Blizzard: Lack Of StarCraft Lan Is No Big Deal

Kotaku sat down with Blizzard’s executive vice president of game design Rob Pardo this weekend to talk Battle.net, but we couldn’t resist touching on the subject of the lack of LAN in StarCraft II. Pardo was in good spirits when we spoke to him yesterday afternoon when I touched on the controversial subject, which has…

Microsoft Responds to Xbox Failure Rate Claim

Microsoft’s responded to Game Informer’s controversial survey, which found 54.6 percent of Xbox 360s – among their readership anyway – have gone RRoD. Microsoft didn’t dispute numbers or offer their own, but did concede they’re “constantly improving” the 360’s design. In a statement to TG Daily, Microsoft said: Microsoft stands behind the Xbox 360 as…

Gamescom’s Craziest PC Case Mods

PC gaming is big in Germany, or so we’ve gathered by the rabid enthusiasm shown at Leipzig and Cologne’s gaming conventions. Also big is the PC case modding scene, which got plenty of real estate at Gamescom. The Germans, specifically the ones exhibiting at the Deutsche Casemod Meisterschaft booth, get a little kooky with the…

Front Mission Evolved Impressions Of Wanzer Draggin’

Square Enix is spinning off its Front Mission franchise, best known for its turn-based tactical strategy RPG play, into something more dynamic. Front Mission Evolved is its first venture into third-person shooting, not unlike Armored Core and Chromehounds. We sat in on a hands-off demonstration of Front Mission Evolved at Gamescom this week, one guided…

Weekend Talk Amongst Yourselves

It’s Sunday, we should talk about video games over breakfast. Shall I call you or nudge you? Confused about commenting on Kotaku? Read our FAQ.

Dead Nation Brings More Zombies, More Twin Stick Shooting To PSN

Look, when you’re close to the action, sometimes games like Dead Nation slip through the cracks. While at Gamescom this week, we didn’t get to devote much time to quietly announced PSN games like Dead Nation. But obviously we should, because it’s a zombie killing twin stick shooter for the PlayStation Network—which could benefit from…

Booth Babes, Cosplayers and Mascots: You’re Not Doing It Right

Gamescom has a lot going for it but, with a few admirable exceptions, cosplay and booth babes shouldn’t be included in that list. The modeling was light and the cosplay often stuck somewhere between frightening and confusing. Here, you be the judge.

BlizzCon 2009 Comes To An End

BlizzCon 2009 has come to a close, but our coverage will continue well into Monday, with interviews, hands-on impressions, pictures of stuff, and something very special from the man in this picture. That, of course, is Ozzy Osbourne, this metal legend who set the crowd at BlizzCon’s closing ceremonies on fire tonight, playing classic songs…

BlizzCon 2009: The View From The Show Floor

Since you’re reading this, I am assuming you didn’t get a chance to see what the BlizzCon 2009 show floor looked like. Don’t say I never gave you anything. Rows of computers and lines – that about sums it up. There are some statues as well, some of which we’ve seen before, and a lot…

Kotaku Approval Ratings: Batman and Your Game Platforms

Last week’s inaugural Approval Ratings seemed to be a success, with more than 15,000 of you responding to nine questions. Now let’s look at this week’s major release, your gaming habits, and some current titles. For this poll, we’re looking at how you feel about Batman: Arkham Asylum, which is due out on Tuesday. Also,…

Guitar Hero 5 DLC Incompatible with World Tour

So, we know that Guitar Hero 5 has – for a price – backward compatibility with existing song catalogs. But does it enable frontward compatibility in previous titles? Answer: No. The DLC you’ll get in Guitar Hero 5 is not usable in Guitar Hero: World Tour, according to Destructoid, and it’s not a big surprise…