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Guitar Hero: Van Halen Now Available For Pre-Order At GameStop

Executives have spoken of it. Ratings Boards have classified it. And now the world’s largest games retailer is accepting preorders for it. Activision, it’s about time you announced Guitar Hero: Van Halen. A GameStop employee has helpfully pointed us towards his overseer’s website, where you can throw some money down on the unannounced title right…

You Too Can Meet 50 Cent!

That is, if you live in New York City. And if you do, lucky you. On April 30, the rapper will be appearing at retailer Play N Trade to promote his game 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand. If you don’t care about 50 Cent (and why the hell not!), there will be a Street…

Topless Bathing Man Covered In Ketchup

Yep! That’s right. Topless man. Covered in ketchup. Kotakuite “Neo Deus” sends this, writing: Don’t worry, Kotaku! I haven’t gone all Patrick Bateman on you! I realized that my apartment contains lamentably few red items, and so I had to make due with what I DID have…and that included a jumbo-sized bottle of ketchup and…

More Legal Fuss Over Scratch DJ Game

What. A. Mess. Having been sued by publishers Genius Products earlier in the week, Scratch developers 7 Studios are now suing them right back. The counter-suit alleges that Genius’ actions are a “textbook case of unlawful and unsavory business practices”, and that the game has been delayed a number of times thanks to Genius, not…

Face Tracking Erotic Game Wars!

A battle is being waged. A very important battle. The battle for upskirt face-tracking technology in Japanese erotic PC games. Developer Teatime put out Tech48, a game that uses a special face-tracking web cam called the T-Cam that lets players do things like look at in-game heroines from various angles. Read: Up their skirts. Not…

Best Buy’s $10 Game Sale

Next week, Best Buy will be kicking off a $10 game sale. While there will be copious amounts of crap, this list might encourage you to hit the sales bin and start digging. Because while most games going for $10 deserve to be going for $10, you’ll find a few attractive bargains (namely good, recent…

This Is What Free Yakuza 3 DLC Looks Like

Ryu Ga Gotoku 3 (Yakuza 3) may have already been released, but that doesn’t mean SEGA is finished with the game. The title has been getting downloadable content — free of charge. The DLC content is a total of 29 items and is being released over the course of eight weeks. What kind of content?…

Prototyping The Wii Remote, Nunchuk

No doubt inspired by yesterday’s reveal of the MotionPlus prototype process, Siliconera patent trawler Spencer Yip has uncovered a similar process, only this time for the Wii’s actual controllers. Again, like with the MotionPlus, if you were hoping for a radical evolution from batshit crazy design to the current models, you’ll be disappointed. They’re all…

Hideo Kojima Giving Lecture At Tokyo Apple Store

Want to listen to a man who not only makes video games but also carries an iPhone with his own face on it? Hideo Kojima, creator of the Metal Gear franchise, is your man. On April 26, Kojima will be giving a lecture at the Ginza Apple Store in Tokyo in a speaker series called…

Virtual On Out (Again) Next Week

In case you couldn’t tell, we’re excited about the impending return of Virtual On, with Oratorio Tangram about to be released on Xbox Live Arcade eight years after first appearing on the Dreamcast. And it’s going to be released soon, with Sega today announcing that it’ll be available for download on April 29. The re-release…

Japanese Singer’s Naked, Drunk Rampage… In Saints Row 2

As we mentioned earlier, SMAP singer Tsuyoshi Kusanagi was arrested for indecent exposure. Even as the news broke, some on the Japanese internet were shocked, but others had a different reaction: L-O-L. And decided to recreate the drunken, naked rampage in Saints Row 2 by whipping up a custom-made Tsuyoshi Kusanagi (comparison images here —…

Top Gun iPhone Preview: Bringing Back The Cold War

Remember when Russians were the staple bad guy of good films? If not, you may be too young to own an iPhone. Top Gun for the iPhone remembers the glory days of the Cold War – a time when men wore leather jackets, women (apparently) didn’t wear bras and the B2 Spirit was next-gen. Developed…

PlayStation 3 Sales Get Huge Boost In Japan, Thanks To Final Fantasy XIII Demo

To say the release of Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete on Blu-ray in Japan gave the PlayStation 3 a “sales bump” might be underselling it. The movie’s re-release nearly quadrupled PS3 sales in Japan. Of course, it’s not just the movie that’s lighting a fire under new PlayStation 3 owners. It’s the release of…

How Noby Noby Boy’s Multiplayer Actually Works

We’ve seen footage of Noby Noby Boy’s multiplayer mode before, but it didn’t really explain anything. Just showed some Noby’s wriggling around. So creator Keita Takehashi has stepped up with a few more details. Apparently what each player eats has a different effect on how the game goes down. For example, Takehashi says that if…

Tomb Raider Lifetime Sales Show Off Lara Croft’s Biggest Hits

Lara Croft’s many adventures have seen numerous highs and lows—from a sales standpoint, that is. After debuting strong with 1996’s Tomb Raider, the series has had some hits and misses. What was Lara’s biggest miss? According to recently released lifetime sales figures from Eidos’ new owner Square Enix, it appears to be Tomb Raider Anniversary,…

The New Military Madness Looks Quite Sane

As a big fan of the Military Madness released on the TurboGrafx-16—many, many days were spent in an attempt to secure the Earth’s moon by sheer military force—I’m looking forward to the newest version. Due to hit Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network and WiiWare this year, Military Madness: Nectaris looks to remedy complaints levied against…

Stephen Totilo On His Move To Kotaku, Leaving MTV

Stephen Totilo is leaving his MTV Multiplayer gig to join the ranks of Kotaku as our new Deputy Managing Editor. Why would Totilo do such a thing? He explains the transition in a new interview. Totilo tells Crispy Gamer all about the move from simple Kotaku tag to his highly anticipated return as a Kotaku…

PlayStation Store Update: Ultor, Red Faction, Sackboy Exposed

A pair of THQ demos leads this week’s worthwhile downloads on the North American PlayStation Store, with Red Faction: Guerrilla and UFC 2009 Undisputed giving PlayStation 3 fans a bite-sized taste of the games. Other freebies include the LittleBigPlanet Creator Pack, with tutorials for budding level designers, and even more Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm packs.…

I Cannot Stop Playing Pet Society

To: Bashcraft From: Fahey RE: The Biggest Non-Gaming News In Japan Today Involves A Naked Man While you’ve got your hands full with naked Japanese men over there, I’m busy trying to shake my addiction to Pet Society, a Facebook game from a company called Playfish, in which you create a pet and take care…

ESRB: Bayonetta Has Jiggling, Gyrating, And Torture Attacks

Entertainment Software Ratings Board description’s are a welcome recent addition, clinically telling us about all the naughty, neat things that transpire in our Mature-rated video games. Take the ESRB’s recent rating of Bayonetta, for example. The Platinum Games developed title gets extra clarification for its “torture attacks,” the enemy-finishing moves that relieve Angels of their…