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  DC’s Mass Effect, Killzone, God Of War Toys Up Close & Totally Awesome

  Toy and collectible maker DC Direct has some lovely looking action figure offerings coming this year and into 2011, all of which were on display at Comic-Con 2010. From Mass Effect to Twisted Metal, let’s take a look! Which is best? DC’s highly detailed but small-feeling God of War toys or its sharp and sleek…

  By Michael McWhertor Published July 22, 2010
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  It’s Like Pursuit Force, Only Fun

  Remember Playstation Portable game Pursuit Force, the one where the ability to jump between speeding cars was buried by a bunch of other things you had to do? Freeway Fury takes that concept and strips away the crap. The flash game creation has you burning down a highway and leaping from car to car for…

  By Brian Crecente Published July 22, 2010
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  The “Ultimate Version” Of Tactics Ogre Coming To PSP

  Fifteen years after the release of the original game, Square Enix is getting the old Quest gang together to create the “ultimate version” of Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together for the PSP. Developer Quest released the original Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together for the Super Famicom back in 1995. Fifteen years later, the…

  By Mike Fahey Published July 22, 2010
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  Giant Cardboard Robot Arms, REPEAT, Giant Cardboard Robot Arms

  What could you do with a pair of 5′ 6″ cardboard robot arms? More like, what couldn’t you do? Just steer clear of Amazon shipping centers and local recycling facilities, and the world is your oyster. [etsy via boingboing]

  By Mark Wilson Published July 22, 2010
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  Boba Fett Joins The Hunt In The Force Unleashed II

  Darth Vader recruits everyone’s favorite bounty hunter to get to the heart of the Starkiller issue in Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II. See Boba Fett get his marching orders in this clip from the game. “Find the woman and bring her to me. He will follow,” orders Lord Vader. “I’ll need a squadron of…

  By Mike Fahey Published July 22, 2010
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  A Gaming Mural With Heart

  This isn’t just a great gaming mural, it’s a gaming mural with heart. Reader Jay Moncada, 24, painted this wall mural at a local Children’s Home where he volunteers. He and his friend Emily spent three months on the painting. Check out more shots over on Flickr

  By Brian Crecente Published July 22, 2010
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  WiiLeanBack Encourages Laziness with YouTube-Enabled Wii Remote

  Since it’s such a small, specialized piece of hardware, it’s easy to forget that Wiimotes operate using regular old Bluetooth. With this free piece of software, a PC, and a Wiimote, you’ll be couch-surfing cat videos in no time. Via Android Review

  By Henry Baker Published July 22, 2010
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  Four Fantastic PlayStation Move Tech Demos, With A StarCraft Twist

  I don’t know how amazing the games of PlayStation Move, September’s Wii-like PlayStation 3 motion controller, are going to be. But the tech demos continue to be terrific. Here are four of the newest. All videos were shot by me in New York earlier this week. Demonstrating the Move demos is PlayStation researcher Anton Mikhailov.…

  By Stephen Totilo Published July 22, 2010
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  There are video games. And there is you. They won’t write comments about you, so you’re going to have to write comments about them. Here, please. Want to know more about commenting on Kotaku? Read our FAQ

  By Stephen Totilo Published July 22, 2010
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  Will We Still be Able to Play our Games in 20 Years?

  I really enjoy playing old games. This will come as no surprise to readers that keep up with our Friday Old Games series. But when I do get in the retro mood, I almost always play on the real console. ROMs, collections, and downloadable releases just don’t feel the same as hooking up an NES…

  By Amber Nichols Published July 22, 2010
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  We unmask Comic Con’s biggest celebrities who walk the floor incognito

  Every year some big-name geek icon roams the Comic Con floor, cunningly disguised by a mask. But who are they? And what masks are they wearing? We’ve compiled a list of celebrity maskers so you won’t be fooled again. This year a few big splash front cover tabloid celebs are hitting the Con. Do we…

  By Meredith Woerner Published July 22, 2010
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  When It Gets Hot, All I Wanna Do…

  To: Crecente From: Bashcraft Re: The Internet Sure Knows Its Books Yeah, man, the internet is great! Knows all kinds of stuff… You can ask it anything! And it knows. Oh, yes. It knows. It’s so hot here, man. When it gets hot, all I feel like doing is drinking pastis. What you missed last…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 22, 2010
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  Three More Looks At Fable III

  Fable III screenshots, Comic-Con 2010 edition. Like what you see?

  By Stephen Totilo Published July 22, 2010
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  Sony Rip-Off Ad Pulled!

  New Zealand television network TV3’s recent ad seems incredibly similar to a PS3 commercial from earlier this year. No wonder it won’t be running again. According to the New Zealand, TV3 did not comment on the similarities between the commercials, but did reveal that its ad had been pulled. “After a great response to our…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 22, 2010
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  DJ Hero 2 Signs Qbert

  DJ Qbert will be a playable character in Activision’s upcoming DJ Hero 2 music game. And he’s bringing two mixes with him, the publisher says.

  By Brian Crecente Published July 22, 2010
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  Konami Launching Retail Shop

  Japanese game company Konami already has an online store called Konami Style. The worst part about online stores? You cannot go visit them. Konami is rectifying that with its first bricks-and-mortar store, the company stated today. Konami Style Tokyo Midtown Shop will have limited edition Konami goods for customers to buy as well as a…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 22, 2010
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  Before Starcraft, There Were Space Marines

  This has nothing to do with Starcraft the game and everything to do with Starcraft the universe I like Starcraft! Both the game and the universe. The game is a robust real-time strategy classic, the universe one of the more enjoyable in video games, managing a science fiction setting with a dash of humour. But…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 22, 2010
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  The Kids Of Today Play The Games Of Yesterday

  Kids today, with their FAQs and their very easy modes, they’ve got it made. Let’s see what they think of games from a time when boys were men, ate nails for breakfast and had hair on their backs. They’re…quite polite, actually. Though I think the finer points of Starfox elude them… Click to view See…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 22, 2010
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  The 18 Classes of Final Fantasy XIV

  There will be 18 classes available to players when role-playing game Final Fantasy XIV launches this fall on PC. The classes are divided into four groups: Fighter, Sorcerer, Craftsman and Gatherer. More classes will be added once the game launches. These 18 should keep you busy until then, no? [Thanks for the info FFXIV Core!]

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 22, 2010
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  Meet The Guys Who Make Gaming’s Fancy Editions

  There are regular editions of games, sure, but there are also two kinds of fancy editions: the kind people pay extra money for, and the kind publishers send to the press. (For an example of what I’m talking about with regards to “press editions”, see the video below). James Glover works for Fluid Design, a…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 22, 2010