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  Skullgirls, The 2D Fighting Game That Plays Smarter, Not Harder

  A new 2D fighting game will throw its hat into the ring this summer, the ambitious and impressive Skullgirls. It’s a downloadable girl-on-girl brawler borne of a love of Street Fighter, Marvel Vs. Capcom and Guilty Gear. It’s a fighting game that creatively solves fighting game problems. Skullgirls, coming to Xbox Live and PlayStation Network…

  By Michael McWhertor Published March 10, 2011
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  D.C. Universe Online Digital Download Coming Soon to PSN

  Two months after the MMO’s release, D.C. Universe Online will get a digital download version over PlayStation Network, the official PlayStation Blog said earlier today. The game is $59.99 and includes a month’s subscription. Other packages will be offered.

  By Owen Good Published March 10, 2011
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  The Cardboard Tube Samurai Comes to Monday Night Combat

  Just in time for PAX East, the latest update to Monday Night Combat brings Penny Arcade’s revered Cardboard Tube Samurai to the game’s PC version, as a uniform for the assassin class. Check him/her out in that vidja above. The update also delivers an “All-Star Rating System,” that which will give players a better idea…

  By Owen Good Published March 10, 2011
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  Gatling Gears Does Twin-Stick Shooting, Commando Style

  If you’ve not grown weary of the twin-stick shooter yet, perhaps give arcade throwback Gatling Gears a chance, the top-down shoot ’em up that injects a dash of bullet hell into the mix. We recently got a chance to play Gatling Gears at an Electronic Arts event last week, finding the game to be an…

  By Michael McWhertor Published March 10, 2011
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  Mod Resurrects March Madness in NBA 2K11

  EA Sports’ NCAA Basketball bit the dust after its 2009 release; 2K Sports’ College Hoops 2K series cashed out two years before. With Selection Sunday three days away and March Madness upon us, how’s a gamer to satisfy his basketball jones? Well, those with a PC may do so through a “total conversion mod,” developed…

  By Owen Good Published March 10, 2011
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  Disney Vs. Capcom Isn’t Real, But Could Be Someday

  It’s an all out war between Disney and Capcom characters in Chris Clancy‘s newest piece of ass kicking artwork. DISNEY vs CAPCOM by Chris Clancy (deviantART) (Facebook) Need your daily fill of geek eye candy? If so, head over to Justin Page’s Rampaged Reality and get your fix. Republished with permission.

  By Michael McWhertor Published March 10, 2011
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  A Look at the Printed World of Homefront

  I’ve been playing through Homefront on my new computer for the upcoming review (next week). I can’t talk about that, but I would encourage Kaos not to mock me with rogue White Castles… that is all. Microsoft Invalidates Stolen Point Codes, Considers Punishment For Exploiters An algorithm that allowed the generation of working Microsoft point…

  By Brian Crecente Published March 10, 2011
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  Get A Taste Of The Ark With Brink At PAX East

  Eager to get your hands on Bethesda and Splash Damage’s Brink? We’ve played it a ton already, but if you’re interested in Brink‘s brand of team-based shoot ’em up action and you happen to be in Boston this weekend, say for PAX East, you can get your hands on the game this weekend in an…

  By Michael McWhertor Published March 10, 2011
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  Baseball Rivals Play Dueling Cameras [Updated]

  Kotaku may have kicked off a fad last year, with our post on how to make your video game baseball presentation conform to real life broadcasting angles. MLB 2K11 directly cited the work as an inspiration behind its new broadcast presentation. MLB 11 The Show was assuredly thinking the same thing when it introduced realistic…

  By Owen Good Published March 10, 2011
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  PlayStation Move Gets Its Ape Escape This Summer

  Already released in Japan as Furi! Furi! Sarugetchu, the PlayStation Move-powered Ape Escape is finally coming to North American fans of monkey snatching this summer. It is simply called PlayStation Move Ape Escape. In PlayStation Move Ape Escape, players use the Move controller as a fan, monkey snatching net, slingshot and more, all in the…

  By Michael McWhertor Published March 10, 2011
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  Seized European PlayStation 3 Systems To Be Released Into The Wild

  While the Blu-ray patent infringement lawsuit between electronics manufacturer LG and Sony rages on, a court decision in the Netherlands has halted the confiscation of PlayStation 3 systems entering Europe, with the more than 300,000 units already seized ordered returned. The confiscations began last month, when a civil court in The Hague, Netherlands ordered a…

  By Mike Fahey Published March 10, 2011
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  If Running For Charity Is Too Exhausting, There’s Always Virtually Running For Charity

  When I was a kid we had charity walkathons at my school. We walked around the playground, making money each lap for a cause I’ve forgotten. When I worked for MTV, Second Life was popular, so someone was doing a walkathon in that virtual world, for cancer research. Today, games in which you might be…

  By Stephen Totilo Published March 10, 2011
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  There’s A New Wrinkle In Japanese Schoolgirl Game Gal Gun‘s Panty Shot Drama

  Do you know Gal Gun—or if you prefer, Gal☆Gun—the Japanese shooter for the Xbox 360 that’s all about shooting high school girls with a “pheromone shot” and is mostly wall to wall upskirt shots? Then you probably know about the back and forth “pantsu” drama that threatened to keep the Japan-only game panty shot free.…

  By Michael McWhertor Published March 10, 2011
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  There’s No Doubt Anymore. Apple Has Spooked Nintendo.

  Nintendo’s top people don’t use the word Apple. They don’t say iPhone or iTunes, not voluntarily, not if they can avoid it. And maybe that’s because when they’ve been lamenting the problems with the “value” of games lately — they like that word better than “price” — they don’t just mean Apple. They might also…

  By Stephen Totilo Published March 10, 2011
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  You’ve Never Heard Tetris, Pac-Man and Mega Man Sound Like This

  Composer and sound designer Jake “Virt” Kaufman follows up his Super Mario Bros. hi-def sound design experiment by giving 8-bit games like Tetris, Pac-Man, Mega Man, Donkey Kong, The Legend of Zelda and Contra the “ultra nextgen AAA” sound design treatment. My favorite maybe be the brief, horrifying sounds of Asteroids. Kaufman trades the thumping…

  By Michael McWhertor Published March 10, 2011
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  Everybody Wants To Pass As Cats In Marvel Vs. Capcom 3

  The cast of Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 get a feline makeover, courtesy of Capcom Unity’s Wave

  By Mike Fahey Published March 10, 2011
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  Minecraft Is Also A Musical Instrument That Can Play Movie Theme Songs

  We know that hit game Minecraft could use some long-term goals. You learn to play it, you survive the monsters, you build a palace and then what? Treat it like a musical instrument, perhaps. The January addition of musical blocks to Minecraft encouraged someone to create a block arrangement that could play the theme song…

  By Stephen Totilo Published March 10, 2011
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  Microsoft Invalidates Stolen Point Codes, Considers Punishment For Exploiters

  An algorithm that allowed the generation of working Microsoft point codes resulted in the unauthorized acquisition of what some claim could be as high as $1.2 million in virtual currency. Microsoft tells Kotaku that they looking into punishing those that took advantage. Microsoft points might not be real money but they are purchased with real…

  By Mike Fahey Published March 10, 2011
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  Movie-Goers Don’t Deserve an Uncharted Movie

  There was a time when video game developers seemed to be seeking approval from a wider, more mainstream audience. Games were child’s play, or so non-gamers seemed to think. I believe that’s one of the reasons, maybe even right behind money, that so many developers seemed interested in having their games turned into movies. It…

  By Brian Crecente Published March 10, 2011
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  Want To See What A Hacking Attempt Looks Like?

  Contrary to 1995 movie Hackers, breaking into a computer system does not involve colorful cartoon characters. The act can be accurately represented visually, however, as proven in this excellent video created by Ben Reardon of Dataviz Australia. Reardon’s visualization transforms the act of hacking a voice over IP server into a strategic dance. The hacker…

  By Mike Fahey Published March 10, 2011