Cry Havoc And Let Slip The Dogs Of… Metal Gear?!

Tonight’s open thread is brought to you by Kotaku reader John’s girlfriend, a Big Boss action figure and Toby the dog. Photos like this are one of the benefits of having a tips line at Kotaku. John explains how this photo op came to be. “I woke up this morning with these photos in my…

Not Much Bounce In Bouncing’s Step

Bouncing, a rather straightforward knock-out puzzle game from JRSoftWorx, confounded me for a solid 30 minutes until I realized the problem wasn’t the game, it was me. Again, colorblindness rears its head in gaming. In Bouncing, your job is to clear the board of bubbles colored in five different hues. Any grouping of three or…

Fallout New Vegas Map Is Not To Scale, But Fit For A Poster

This take on the map of Fallout New Vegas is by the illustrator Gareth Davies, using his cartoon interpretations of the role-playing game’s characters. Should you want it in poster size, send Davies a message via Twitter.

Review: LittleBigPlanet 2 Is Good For The Greedy Gamer

Why does the PlayStation 3 need a new LittleBigPlanet when users of the first game continue to flood it with new content? The creatively unchained LittleBigPlanet 2 and its broad set of new tools answers that question easily. The second LittleBigPlanet expands upon the “Play Create Share” mantra of the first, giving wannabe level creators…

Facebook Game Satire Continues With ‘Cow Clicker Blitz’

Cow Clicker, the send-up of social gaming absurdity, has expanded its parody of all things Facebook with an application platform that offers “seamless bovine integration.” Cow Clicker Blitz is a proof-of-concept of the robust leverages it can architect. Or something. Ian Bogost, the games scholar who built Cow Clicker, delighted in sending us an embargoed…

Online Game Saves Man From Being (Maybe!) Burned Alive

The strategy game Evony, infamous for its salacious, cleavage-filled ads, has helped do some good. The Facebook version of the game is now credited with helping to save the life of a disabled man. 51-year-old gamer Robert Chambers, who suffers from muscular dystrophy, was at home when a fire, started by his toaster, began to…

Kinect Player Kicks Cat Into Camera — Fake Or Not Fake?

A cat innocently wanders by his owner playing Kinect, and is accidentally kicked across the room directly into the camera. Do you want to watch that? Hell yeah! But is it fake? You make the call! [thanks to tipster Jared.]

Manly Men Show You How To Be A Real Fruit Ninja

Fruit Ninja, the bestselling fruit slicing game for the iPhone, iPad and Android, is better played on a touchscreen than with a razor sharp knife in each hand. For video proof, we present two attempts at real life fruit ninjutsu. Luckily, no shirtless man was seriously harmed during the making of these Fruit Ninja videos.…

My Office Away From My Office

You know what the worst part of selling your house is? Never being able to be in it. There are days when we have to clear out for six hours at a time. That especially awesome when you have three dogs, a child and work from home. FUN TIMES!!! What you missed Short Cords, Long…

Mega Man Powered Up 3.0

Mega Man gets the needed Metal Man power upgrade to take on Woodman! Insane illustration by elsevilla Related Rampage: Lord of Shadow Powerup 3.0 by Hector Enrique Sevilla Lujan / elsevilla (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…

“World of StarCraft” Will Go On, Likely Under A Different Name

Click to viewA YouTube takedown and a call from a top lawyer for a major games publisher notwithstanding, what happened this week to the programmer leading a fan-made StarCraft role-playing game must be the secret hope of many a modder. “World of StarCraft,” led by modder Ryan Winzell, will not be shut down by Activision…

Brink Makes Sweet Music From Gun Violence

Get the sound of gunfire stuck in your head with Brink‘s “choir of guns,” a catchy excuse to look at the deep and customizable arsenal in the forthcoming first-person shooter. Brink’s latest promo may borrow a trick from Half-Life 2 music video “The Ballad of Black Mesa,” but some beautiful editing and a new look…

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What We Know So Far About The Nintendo 3DS

The 3DS is coming in March, and while the picture is far from complete, we’ve compiled what we know about Nintendo’s latest handheld into one handy post. We’ve got the basics covered here, from launch dates and prices to the initial software line up. We’ve even got some technical details sprinkled here and there for…

Star Fox For Nintendo 3DS ‘Ups The Star Fox Mania’

There’s a new old Star Fox coming to the Nintendo 3DS, a remake of the Nintendo 64 classic that, according to Nintendo, “ups the Star Fox mania” with a pair of new features, seemingly designed for Star Fox maniacs It’s not the improved take on Star Fox 64’s multiplayer mode, though that’s in the 3DS…

Report: Modern Warfare 3 Coming In November, Spin-Off Delayed To Get It Done

If we’re getting a Modern Warfare 3 this November, it’s going to come at the cost of an Call of Duty spin-off from the head creator of Dead Space, the Los Angeles Times reported today. Citing “people familiar with the situation,” the paper says that Infinity Ward, the studio behind the last two Modern Warfares…

The Next Final Fantasy Fight Starts In March

Dissidia 012 [duodecim] Final Fantasy brings more Final Fantasy fighting to the PSP on March 22 in North America. Cost? $29.99 USD. The game stars Rachael Leigh Cook as Tifa, Keith David as Chaos and many more vocally talented folks.

Zelda Remake Will Be More User-Friendly On The 3DS, Probably Not Longer

The still-undated remake of The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time for the Nintendo 3DS looks better and has a better inventory system — an upgrade that shouldn’t be underestimated. But don’t expect new content. “I wouldn’t anticipate any extra dungeons,” Nintendo’s Bill Trinen told Kotaku in an interview yesterday in New York City,…

Arcade Magic – A Visit To The New Pinball Wizard

The American arcade, on the verge of extinction, has been given new life with the opening of a New Hampshire based arcade. Writer Jon Lynch visits the newly opened Pinball Wizard, speaks to its proud, passionate owner and returns with this report. Tucked in the corner unit of a shopping plaza in sleepy Pelham, New…

This Might Be The Most Effective Pesticide Ever

You might think you know the most effective way of ridding your home of uncommon household pests, but you’re wrong. Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon shows us the right way. Behold the Pesticide Guns. Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon is about one thing: Killing giant weapons with hundreds of powerful weapons. The Pesticide line of…