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So, What Does The “i” In “DSi” Stand For?

As silly/awesome as you think the name “Wii” is, at least it has a meaning. “We”. Togetherness. But what about the “DSi”? What does that mean? You could say it’s got something to do with having two cameras, but then, according to Nintendo of America’s David Young, it means your DS is “individual”. Here he…

You Could Have Won $2,500 If You Were Better Than These Guys

The good thing about the second annual Bay Area Game Jam‘s make-a-game-in-4824-hours contest is you get free games the day after the contest ends. The grand prize of $2,500 went to Daniel Bryner, Bradley Johnson and Chris Webb who managed to create Lava Ball on Wild Pocket’s new 3D engine. How they did this with…

Borderlands Still Alive, Still “On The Radar”

It’s been a while since we’d heard anything new from Gearbox Software on its original open-world sci-fi shooter Borderlands. But 2K Games says the delayed title is “still on the radar” for a 2009 release. That’s according to 2K Games reps who tell CVG the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC game is still on…

Everybody Likes, Nobody Hates New Worms Screens

Sure, Worms is already out on the PlayStation Store here in North America, but who are we to deny the readership “new” screens of the PlayStation 3 version of Worms. Frankly, we didn’t make a big deal of Worms‘ release on the PlayStation Store, but we’re trying to make it up to Team 17. Besides,…

Tim Schafer Doesn’t Want You To Worry About Sales

If there’s one thing Brütal Legend and Psychonauts creator Tim Schafer doesn’t want you spending valuable brain cycles on, it’s the sales figures for video games—especially his own. The Double Fine Productions founder tells MTV Multiplayer that even though sales of last-gen effort Psychonauts didn’t quite line up with its critical reception, things are cool.…

Nintendo “Not Particularly Concerned” With Weakening Wii Sales In Japan

With the PlayStation 3 outselling the Wii in Japan for the month of March, one might think that Nintendo executives are in a panic, concerned this whole motion control thing is a fad. Not so! Nintendo seems rather nonplussed by the monthly change in console domination on its home turf, which by Enterbrain’s figures meant…

Denver Ho!

To: Ash From: Crecente Re: Cops Crackdown On Bashcraft, North Korean Missiles Fly Overhead I flew out to Chicago late last week for a long weekend in the city. A cousin was getting married and it was a great chance to show Tristan and Trish the city and introduce her to about a bazillion relatives.…

Konami Heads To Iraq For Six Days in Fallujah

War, for Konami, has changed again. The publisher is heading back to the Middle East with Six Days in Fallujah, a new, documentary-style video game set in the Iraq War. According to the Wall Street Journal’s report on the Atomic Games developed title, Six Days in Fallujah will be a commentary-free “game-amentary” that deals with…

Dead Space Movie Now Streaming Instantly Via Netflix

Have a Netflix subscription? Are you able to stream “Watch Instantly” movies over the internet? Did you like Dead Space? Did you really like Dead Space? Then this is the post for you! For the Kotaku readership that finds itself in the tiny wedge of the Venn diagram we’re imagining to represent the above market…

Blanka Frolics With Livestock In Flock

In case wrangling livestock with a UFO wasn’t enough reason to buy Capcom’s Flock, how about a cameo by everyone’s favorite green-skinned electrified Street Fighter? In this cross-over to end all cross-overs, Blanka makes a special appearance in the UFO livestock puzzler Flock, doing what he does best – rolling into a ball and falling…

Rock Band 2 Wii Update: Don’t Stop, Believe In Spongebob

Not even the trio of Spongebob Squarepants songs coming to the Rock Band 2 in-game music store for Wii owners can detract from the feel good quality of Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believing,” arriving on Tuesday. Journey joins a list of new Rock Band 2 tunes that Wii owners can start enjoying on April 7th, a…

Puzzle Quest: Galactrix, Flock! Probe Live Arcade Wednesday

The release of Puzzle Quest: Galactrix on Xbox Live Arcade has been a longer time coming than expected. But it certainly isn’t a surprise that D3Publisher’s hexagonal space puzzler joins the Arcade lineup this week. The sequel to Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords—which doesn’t seem to stack up as well as the original—joins the…

First BioShock 2 Footage, “Major” Killzone 2 Announcement On Next GameTrailers TV

.html This week’s episode of GameTrailers TV, now airing one day earlier, will be packed with the game footage exclusives you’ve come to expect… no, demand from Geoff Keighley and crew. That includes our first look at BioShock 2 and its Big Sister in action. Exciting! Joining 2K Games blockbuster hit sequel in the making…

Take-Two Settles Shareholder Lawsuit

Closing one of the last doors left over from last year’s EA takeover bid, Take-Two Interactive has entered into an agreement to settle a shareholder lawsuit stemming from their failure to consider EA’s offer. The lawsuit was filed by Prickett, Jones & Elliott on behalf of Take-Two shareholder Patrick Solomon on Friday, March 7th of…

Ubisoft Promises Several DSi Games, Kicks Things Off With Cooking

My Healthy Cooking Coach will let gamers use the DSi’s camera to personalize their user profile and will come with ten more recipes than the DS version, Ubisoft said today. My Healthy Cooking Coach, available for the DS and DSi, includes more than 200 recipes and is due out this June. In the release Ubisoft…

Midnight Club: Los Angeles Is Having A Pizza Party!!

When one thinks of South Central LA and illegal underground street racing, one also thinks “Pizza!” Logically, Rockstar Games and Pizza Hut have partnered to promote Midnight Club: Los Angeles with the power of pie. The Midnight Club: Los Angeles South Central Pizza Hut Showdown will give the budding diabetic an opportunity to enjoy an…

Tell The Xbox Live Team What You Think

The Xbox Live Team is assembling today for one of their regular meetings, and you can be there too, through the magic of Twitter. While you won’t be able to actually see and hear the secret things Major Nelson and his crew will be discussing, they’ll have a large screen in front of them with…

A Little Floor Play

There’s a pretty cool maze at Chicago’s Navy Pier that, deep within its bowels, includes a video game of sorts. About two-thirds of the way through Amazing Chicago’s Funhouse Maze is an interactive floor. In the room games are projected onto the floor that you can play. The loop of interactive videos includes a giant…

Assassin’s Creed 2 Teased, Revealed Next Week

The official Assassin’s Creed web site gives us a brief taste of the second entry in the series and clues us in on when we can expect concrete details on Assassin’s Creed 2—next Thursday. The teaser consists of little more than a short Flash animation, rendered in a hand drawn style noticeably similar to that…

Fight Night 4 Is Realistically Slimy

The new physics engine for EA’s Fight Night Round 4 brings you closer than ever to the true experience of having your head sliding against a large sweaty man’s armpit. It’s all well and good when demonstrating boxing with a bald guy. What I was to see is real-time hair deformation as it slides underneath…