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Dreamcast, NES Ported to Papercraft

Sure, they don’t work, but these cardboard consoles definitely start more conversations. Best part, you don’t even need tape or glue. Thicker paper is recommended, as is a nice printer that can handle 150dpi printouts. You don’t technically even need color, like these old-school pals. (There is a little bit of red, in the logos;…

Punch-Out!! Developer Envisions, Wants Sequel

Unsurprisingly, the developer of the critically acclaimed Wii re-imagining of Nintendo’s Punch-Out!! would like to make a sequel. Yes, Next Level Games enjoys steady work and continued paychecks apparently. But the proposed ideas for a sequel are what’s interesting. Next Level Games’ gameplay lead Bryce Holliday tells the Official Nitnendo Magazine UK that the developer…

Your 360 Needs HDMI for Avatar’s 3D Effects

If you ponied up for a 3D-enabled TV because you want to take advantage of 3D-enabled games, you need to make sure you have an HDMI-enabled console to go with that. Ubisoft reminds us that James Cameron’s Avatar: The Video Game will need 1080p resolution from an HDMI cable if you’re grabbing up that game…

Report: Games Underserve, Underrepresent Minorities

A report from the USC Annenberg School for Communication finds that the video game racial landscape has a long way to go to match that of American society, fairing about as well or worse than that of television. The study surveyed the “top 150 games in a year across nine platforms and all rating levels”…

See The GLAAD On Games Panel For Yourself

If your Kotaku comment made it into the talking points of the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation panel a couple of weeks ago, this video immortalizes your screen name. Even if you weren’t one of the chosen few, you can still get a lot from watching what went on at the panel. I pulled…

The Bachelor, The Bachelorette Find Video Game Love

Good news, lonely gamers. Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has signed on with Ludia to pump out games based on ABC’s The Bachelor and The Bachelorette, letting you experience the romantic thrill of combing through scores of suitors from your couch. Expect games based on both dating games to ship “across multiple platforms” following the conclusion…

Meatball Subs

To: Bash From: Crecente Re: Passports, We Got New Passports You know what’s better than homemade bolognese sauce? Left over bolognese sauce with meatballs. That is all. What you missed: DJ Hero Gets Carrying Case, DJ Stand Aliens Vs. Predator: The Prey inFAMOUS Movie In The Works EVE Online: The Butterfly Effect Uncharted 2 Update:…

These Are Lips’ Number One Hits

Microsoft has confirmed the final lineup for Lips: Number One Hits, the sequel to the Inis-developed karaoke game that hit the Xbox 360 last year. You’ll be able to tap into your inner Lady Gaga and MC Hammer this October. As number one hits tend to be, the Lips sequel is filled with nothing but…

Atlus Really Wants You To Stop Importing Demon’s Souls, Expands Bribery

Demon’s Souls is coming stateside, thanks to publisher of all things niche Atlus. Therefore, it would really appreciate it if you’d stop importing the already translated Japanese version, now rather cheap. It’s doing so with many, many pre-order goodies. Today those offerings expand, as Atlus notes on the official PlayStation.blog that not only will Demon’s…

Square Enix Says Star Ocean PS3 Listing “An Error”

A listing for the PlayStation 3 version of Star Ocean: The Last Hope appeared on retailer Gamefly this week, an unannounced port of the Xbox 360 version. Square Enix reps now say that retailer listing was made in error. Sqaure Enix reps told Kotaku “We cannot comment on a PS3 release at this time.” However,…

EA Signs Fedor Emelianenko For EA Sports MMA

EA Sports and Tiburon have signed one more fighter for its upcoming mixed martial arts title, adding Russian heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko to the list of brawlers mixing it up in EA Sports MMA. Emelianenko will be joined by Dutch-American Gegard Mousasi and Brazilian Renato Sobral, three fighters who join “a long list of fighters” that…

Spread Your Own Brand of Happiness Like the Little King

We all just want to be happy, right? So does King Corobo. Tell us how you spread your special brand of happiness (forwarding Maru videos, perhaps?) and enter to win a copy of Little King’s Story, the new Wii RPG from Town Factory/Cing. Email us at [email protected] (subject line: Little King’s Contest) where the happiest…

Stoked DC Assaults K2

Bongfish’s follow-up to the Xbox 360 snowboarder Stoked has players barreling down the perilous slops of K2, the second largest mountain in the world. For every four people who have reached the summit of K2, one has died trying. Luckily, climbing will be the farthest thing from your mind in Stoked DC, which turns the…

Square Enix Has Gyromancer In Its Future

Fans of everything that Square Enix does should be on the look out for Gyromancer, a trademark recently filed by Square Enix for use in services such as “computer game software” and “video game software.” That’s typically a good sign that Square Enix will use Gyromancer for a computer game or video game. We’d go…

Gears Of War 2 Gets Night Vision Goggle Booty In Japan

If it’s good enough for Modern Warfare 2, it’s good enough for Gears, apparently. Microsoft is holding a contest for Japanese Gears Of War 2 fans that could net them a pair of night vision binoculars and a BBQ set. Sure, Gears aficionados can also win a replica Lancer gun, but it’s the option to…

World Of Warcraft’s U.S. Sales Numbers Are Massive

Between collectors editions and normal retail boxes, the core game and expansions, the NPD reports that World of Warcraft has pushed 8.6 million units in the U.S. to date. Following up on the news that EA’s The Sims 3 had sold 800,000 copies in its first month, Gamasutra decided to find out how well the…

CliffyB Makes Felicia’s Day

[Thanks DH]

R-Type Tactics Sequel Has A Bittersweet Subtitle

Atlus brought Irem’s R-Type Tactics to North American PSPs last year as R-Type Command, a turn-based strategic deviation from the side-scrolling shoot ’em up the series is known for. A sequel is planned, with an amazing subtitle. R-Type Tactics II: Operation Bitter Chocolate will be coming to Japan on October 29, according to a report…

Who Is The Mystery Darkside Chronicles Cover Character?

Capcom’s newly-released cover art for Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles contains a mysterious figure of mysterious mystery to puzzle players until it game comes out. While Leon, Claire, and Steve are clear enough of the cover of the next entry in the Resident Evil rail-shooter series for the Wii, who is that shadowy character in…

Hard To Resist Flinging The PSPgo, For A Good Reason

I wielded a PSPGo again yesterday and, I must confess, only will power, professionalism, and the fear of the Pottery Barn rule kept me from tossing the machine in the air. If I did toss the PSPgo, I would not have tossed it in anger. I have nothing against the system, even though Sony does…