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Mega-Sized Mega Man Chart Charts Mega Man History

It was not a dream, people. Here is inarguable proof that there have been many Mega Man games. What we’ve got here is a chart by Capcom community blogger Snow, displaying the grand amount of Mega Man games released by Capcom during the last 23 years. The horizontal lines represent years. The bunched columns represent…

ESRB Rates Shadow of Destiny PSP, Contra ReBirth

Two Konami releases have been semi-confirmed for upcoming releases via new ratings for the WiiWare retro throwback Contra ReBirth and PSP remake Shadow of Destiny. Make a note of it, Konami fans. While Contra ReBirth‘s release to Wii owners was nigh inevitable, a proper ESRB rating—these don’t come cheap!—for the Gradius ReBirth follow-up is good…

Optimus Prime In A More Familiar, Downloadable Outfit

This summer, you will be able to add to the Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen roster through the magic of downloadable content. We don’t know when, we don’t know for how much. We do know this robot, though. Activision has released more images of Transformers that will be part of the bundle. We’ve got…

The Inside Story Of The Death Of Midway Newcastle

Following the sale of most of Midway to new owner Warner Bros., Midway Newcastle was shuttered, its staff given their walking papers. The Wheelman developer never found a buyer for the now defunct studio, nor its original IP, Necessary Force. Steven Pick, senior GUI artist for Midway Newcastle‘s Wheelman, gives a painful blow-by-blow of the…

BioShock 2 Marketing Crew Wants You On A Beach Saturday

They sent creepy drawings. Then a record. And now, apparently not getting the memo that the game’s been delayed until 2010, the BioShock 2 marketing team has sent directions about where and when fans need to be on Saturday. The preceding map and following note arrived in the Kotaku NYC offices today, pre-wrinkled and purportedly…

Everyone Has a Punched-in-the-Face Story

So tell us yours, in honor of the epic beat-downs to be had in The King of Fighters 12. If you’ve never been punched (aren’t you a special angel?), tell us about a punch you witnessed. The best story wins a copy of KOFXII. Send entries to [email protected] (specify platform). Standard Contest Rules apply. Trailer…

WipEout HD Gets Loading Screen Ads, Adds User Fury

In-game advertiser Double Fusion announced today that it was bringing “dynamic video advertisements” to WipEout HD, ads that owners of the PlayStation Network racer have been experiencing (and grumbling about) over the past week. Those video ads began appearing during WipEout HD‘s loading screens, presenting players with a video spot that, in some cases, appears…

You Cannot Unsee The Mario And Peach Sex Tape

Not only is College Humor’s Mario and Peach sex tape extremely not safe for work, it will change the way you play Super Mario Bros. forever. I’m going to say it again, in case you miss the tag, and never read the first sentence of any Kotaku story. This is not safe for work. So…

Spot The Greenest Packaging

Three console manufactures. Microsoft. Nintendo. Sony. Three ways of packaging the cards sold in GameStop that contain redemption codes for points used on the consoles’ online stores. Which one do you think the planet likes best? Get a closer look: To download games on the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii, you need to use…

Call Of Juarez DLC Delivers More Legendary Wild West Action

Ubisoft unleashes the Old West Map Pack for Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood this Thursday, with four new multiplayer maps covering important moments in Wild West history. General Custer sure is getting a lot of play lately. The famous Battle of Little Bighorn is not only the starting point for the upcoming time-travelling shooter…

GameStop’s New Rewards System Could Be Your Ticket To E3

GameStop is currently surveying customers about a new points-based rewards system for customers that could be your ticket to the E3 Expo. In a survey sent out to customers who’ve signed up for the company newsletter (like myself,) GameStop is shopping around a new free customer rewards program that would see visitors earring points for…

Visit Arkham Asylum This Friday

Players get an early chance to slip on the cape and cowl of the World’s Greatest Detective this Friday, when the Batman: Arkham Asylum demo drops for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC. The Batman: Arkham Asylum demo gives players a taste of the opening scenes from the full game, with Batman and Commissioner…

Netflix ABC Deal Means More Lost, Grey’s Anatomy for 360 Owners

You may have noticed that you can now watch the first five seasons of Lost on your Xbox 360 through Netflix. That’s because Netflix and Disney recently signed a deal to stream the first five seasons of Lost, seasons four and five of Desperate Housewives, season five of Grey’s Anatomy and seasons one and two…

Third Eye Blind Re-Records For Rock Band

The band that no one could escape in the late 90’s is coming to Rock Band, with Third Eye Blind‘s drummer Brad Hargreaves tweeting about re-recording “old hits” for Harmonix’s rhythm game. Step back from that ledge, Third Eye Blind fans! According to the band’s drummer, six of the band’s older songs are heading to…

Monster Hunter TRI Finally Goes West

Four-player online co-operative monster hunting is coming to the Wii in 2010, as Capcom finally stops teasing and officially announces Monster Hunter TRI for North America and Europe. Fans have been clamoring for the North American and European release of Monster Hunter TRI ever since the first gorgeous screens trickled over from Japan, and now…

Nintendo Download: Sexy Poker And Friends

This week’s Nintendo Download is dedicated to those of you who felt that the poker games already available for the Nintendo Wii just weren’t sexy enough. North America gets its first M-rated WiiWare title this week in Gameloft’s Sexy Poker (500 Wii points), which features six anime-flavored women stripping to their underwear if you’re good…

Let The Sims 3 Expansions Begin

Travel around the simulated world this November, as EA announces The Sims 3 World Adventures, the globe-spanning first expansion to the top-selling threequel. The Sims 3 World Adventures introduces several exotic new locales for your little fake people to visit, all based off of real-world locations. China, France, and Egypt are represented in Shang Simla,…

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Don’t Interview Pretty Actresses When You Have A Runny Nose

To: Crecente From: Bashcraft Been fighting off a cold. Mustered enough energy to jet up to Tokyo recently to interview Kill Bill actress Chiaki Kuriyama for a book I’m writing about Japanese schoolgirls — I guess it’s the follow up to Arcade Mania. She was a great person to talk to, honest, friendly and so…

Modern Warfare: Mobilized Coming to DS

The latest DS-version of Modern Warfare will include multiplayer and horde modes, Activision announced today. Modern Warfare: Mobilized is being developed by n-Space for a Nov. 10 release. Previous DS titles by n-Space include Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Call of Duty: World at War and Star Wars: The Force Unleashed. Mobilized will have…