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Nintendo Patents WarioWare Take On Othello

The last time we unearthed a big new Nintendo patent, we found hints of a video game paradigm shift. This time, Nintendo may have locked up a multiplayer mode from a 2004 GameCube game. On June 23, the United States granted Nintendo patent number 7,5489,923 a more than 11,000-word patent invented by WarioWare director Goro…

Second Skin Coming To DVD In August

Second Skin, a documentary about virtual worlds and their inhabitants that we’ve been keeping tabs on since it started casting in 2006, is finally coming to DVD this August. Pure West’s Second Skin looks the lives of gamers and virtual world residents as they live out their lives playing World of Warcraft, Everquest, and of…

Check Out Tatsunoko Vs Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars This Weekend

Capcom will be showing off Tatsunoko Vs Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars to the public this weekend at the Anime Expo in LA. The game isn’t the final build, but it is the one that was shown off during E3. If you’re going to be at the expo check out the game at Booth 437/439. THQ will…

PlayStation Network Undergoing A Bit Of Maintenence

The PlayStation Network has been giving readers a bit of trouble today, so we dropped a line to Sony to get the down low on the down time, most of which should be behind us. Both North America and Europe seem to have been affected by the PlayStation Network outage, though only Europe received any…

Red Faction: Guerrilla DLC Covers New Ground

Another victory for Martian guerillas today, as THQ announces three packs of downloadable content for Red Faction: Guerrilla, beginning with Demons of the Badlands, which takes players to an all-new section of the Martian landscape. Of course the new areas included in August’s Demons of the Badlands DLC are still a rather coppery color, but…

The Three Factions of PS3’s MAG

Zipper Interactive’s massive Playstation 3 shooter MAG isn’t just about having 256 players in a single battle at a time. There’s more nuance than that. Take for instance the three factions in the game. In this video, Zipper developers walk us through the three private military companies that make up the factions of MAG. The…

Sega Still Keen On Mature Wii Games

Despite the poor sales of House of the Dead: Overkill and MadWorld, Sega still has plenty of publishing love set aside for mature games on the Nintendo Wii. House of the Dead: Overkill only sold 45,000 copies in its first month. MadWorld sold 66,000. The numbers paint a dismal picture, but as Sega’s MD of…

Stationary Arcades May Be Dead, But What About One On Wheels?

With video arcades on the wane, a Florida couple are trying a different approach to public gaming: Packing an arcade’s worth of games into a van that can be rented out for parties. Games2U vehicles have flat screen TVs installed both inside and outside the vehicle, allowing up to 20 people to game at a…

Crazy Eyes Chun-Li Invades Shadaloo Lounge Party

Did any of you make it out to Capcom’s Chun-Li wake last week in Chinatown? If you didn’t, you missed dipping into Capcom’s endless bar and hanging with a Kikoken of Chun-Li, including that one right there in the center. The one who’s eyes say “I really am Chun-Li and I’ll kick you in the…

City Of Heroes Vigilantly Launches Issue 15

The heroes are much more heroic and the villains exponentially more vile with the release of City of Heroes Issue: 15: Anniversary, with cosmetic changes and mission architect tweaks the order of the day. Aside from a new 5th Column Task Force / Strike Force series of missions, the bulk of the Issue 15 update…

A Glimpse At the Now Dead Aliens RPG

Last week Obsidian Entertainment confirmed what we’ve known for months: The Aliens RPG is officially dead. This morning pics from the now defunct game have surfaced. The images, especially the one of a hulking Alien, sorta make me glad the project isn’t moving forward. RPG Codex Forums [Via Polygamia]

Gears Of War 2 Continues In Jacinto’s Remnant

New York Times bestselling author Karen Traviss picks up the story of Marcus Fenix and Dom Santiago where Gears of War 2 left off, with next month’s release of Gears of War: Jacinto’s Remnant. As this novel is a direct sequel to Gears 2, those of you who haven’t finished it yet might want to…

Forza 3 Races Through Japan

We’re well aware that Forza Motorsports 3 looks amazing, but where will it look amazing? Microsoft highlights the legendary racing tracks of Japan in their latest update, revealing a handful of new cars in the process. The latest Turn 10 update for Forza 3 reveals four new tracks across three classic Japanese racing venues for…

Let’s Compare Monster Hunter Monster Sizes!

LET’S. This picture is not just a snazzy piece of art; it’s also a size comparison chart, letting you size up the beasts of Monster Hunter and see which is the biggest. As you can see, some are big, some are small. That shot above is just a sample. For the whole thing, hit the…

Talk Amongst Yourselves

We said goodbye to the Greeks at the end of May. At this end of June we say so long to these fine folk. Wish them well as you chat here about video games. Confused about commenting on Kotaku? Read our FAQ.

Teacher Drumming Amazement

To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Texas to Texas Ah, I miss Texas… No, really. Hope to get back there this holiday season. Mini-Bash had his school summer festival with all the kids dressing up in yukatas, dancing and singing. The teachers performed as well with some very, very impressive Japanese drumming. It’s hard to tell…

Battlefield Heroes Cashing In On Michael Jackson [Update]

Michael Jackson is dead. And lots of people are looking to cash in on his passing. Some, like Amazon, at least have a point. But a cartoon war game set during the Second World War? We’re trying, and failing, to see the point. Well, aside from the obvious point, that being there’s a buck to…

Check Out This Awesome Akuma Statue

Katon Callaway is a busy, busy boy. Not only is he hard at work on God of War III as a character artist, but he’s also done a little on the side for SOTA toys, coming up with this amazing Akuma statue. It stands about 12 inches tall (or will when it’s done, this is…

BlazBlue Trailer Ready To Kick Your Teeth In

2D arcade fighter BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger is coming to home consoles — soon! Developed by Guilty Gear creator Arc System Works, the console game features not only polished animations, but an exclusive story mode and the ability to toggle between Japanese and English voices as well. Game’s out today in North America.

Wii Sports Resort Is The Third Best Selling Wii Title

Last week, sports game collection Wii Sports Resort went on sale in Japan. Loads of people bought it. The game launched on June 25, and in its first four days, the title moved 353,827 copies. Sales-wise for the first four days, that puts Wii Sports Resort behind Mario Kart Wii (608,000) and Super Smash Bros.…