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  Have A Closer Look At Castlevania ReBirth

  Konami’s exhumation of Game Boy classic Castlevania: The Adventure will arrive in Japan on October 27 on WiiWare. Last we saw of the game was a crummy snapshot of screens in Famitsu. Here’s a nice screenshot! As we detailed earlier, Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth will colorize and modernize the 20-year-old outing of Christopher Belmont in…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 22, 2009
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  Toyota Exec: Realistic Video Games Make Cars Unnecessary

  Car sales are down in Japan, and young adults are less interested in automobiles. Instead of blaming that on a grim economy or even good public transportation, Toyota has apparently found another culprit: video games. In a piece in the evening edition of Osaka’s Mainichi Newspaper, there’s an editorial on the “date car” by journalist…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 22, 2009
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  A Fold-Up Driving Cock Pit You Can Make (Maybe!)

  A crafty Japanese dude created this Gran Turismo cockpit using PVC pipping, wood planks and awesomeness. The link below has how-to instructions — they’re in Japanese, but perhaps you can figure them out? Perhaps not. CockPitStorage@2chGTForce(&Pro)Thread [FTフォース via はちま起稿]

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 22, 2009
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  Ballmer: You’ll Be Able To Get Blu-ray Drives As Accessories

  In the format wars, Microsoft supported HD DVD in the battle against Sony’s Blu-ray. The company even released an HD DVD player for the Xbox 360. But, HD DVD lost. Blu-ray won. In an exclusive interview with sister site Gizmodo, Ballmer addressed the question of adding Blu-ray to the Xbox 360, saying, “Well I don’t…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 22, 2009
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  Tecmo Shows How You Put Boobs On A Wall

  For the launch of Ninja Gaiden II, Tecmo released a series of viral-type ads. Here’s how they made them. Fascinating.

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 22, 2009
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  One Reason Why Hideo Kojima Put MGS: Peace Walker On The PSP

  There has to be a reason, no? Metal Gear Solid designer Hideo Kojima could have put the game on home consoles, but he chose portables. Here’s at least one reason why: In an interview with Famitsu, Kojima told Assassin’s Creed II developer Patrice and Patrice’s beard: Really, I don’t think much about whether a platform’s…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 21, 2009
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  What Does Bruce Willis Think of the Kane & Lynch Script?

  Last June, it was officially announced that Bruce Willis had signed on to play mercenary Adam “Kane” Marcus, who with batshit insane partner James Lynch is out to retrieve a stolen microchip. It’s been rumored since fall 2008 that Willis would be joining the Kane & Lynch flick. Veteran stunt coordinator Simon Crane will make…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 21, 2009
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  Fable III May Also Get In-Game Microtransaction Shops

  In addition to confirming that Lionhead Studios‘ Fable III will benefit from the frantic arm waving that Project Natal can offer, Peter Molyneux has also reportedly said that the third game in the series may have in-game microtransactions. That’s according to an account of the Microsoft Game Studios creative director’s talk at BAFTA’s Video Games…

  By Michael McWhertor Published October 21, 2009
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  Will Brütal Legend Be On This List?

  Half the fun of super-long video game lists is scrolling through to see if your favorite/most-hated games are on there. The other half of the fun is looking for Tim Schafer games. It’s not that Schafer’s made so many games that he has to be on every list (like the Final Fantasy games). It’s just…

  By AJ Glasser Published October 21, 2009
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  Explore The Uncanny Valley With The Real-Life Ladies Of Dragon Age

  Did you know that BioWare has based at least two of the characters in Dragon Age: Origins on real-life attractive women? It’s true! It’s a brilliant move, sure to land them a feature in Maxim! As of yesterday! According to Maxim, the two “real life hotties” Alleykatze Alex Stein and Victoria Johnson have “lent their…

  By Michael McWhertor Published October 21, 2009
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  This Week In Video Game Comics

  It’s angry animals week in the world of video game comics. Plus Gears of War and World of Warcraft. Click the thumbnails for more details. World of Warcraft #24 Written by Walter and Louise Simonson. Drawn by Mike Bowden and Tony Washington. Summary Via Publisher Wildstorm Entertainment: As the new Council of Tirisfal recruits its…

  By Stephen Totilo Published October 21, 2009
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  Today’s Batch of Jack-o-Lanterns

  Yesterday’s patch is a tough act to follow, but there are still more gaming-themed pumpkins to be had this year. Here’s a few more. We’ve got a Ninja Turtle from Neo_X, a PlayStation logo taken with a cell phone cam from Eric Pederson and I can’t find the original email that had the Borderlands pumpkin…

  By AJ Glasser Published October 21, 2009
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  What Game Does Bayonetta Creator Hideki Kamiya Want Sega To Make?

  Every Sega fan has at some point foolishly hoped for a sequel to a forgotten franchise from the publisher, whether it be Shenmue III, Phantasy Star V or something with Jet Set Radio in the title. What about Hideki Kamiya? The creator of Bayonetta, Devil May Cry, Viewtiful Joe and more has officially asked, nicely,…

  By Michael McWhertor Published October 21, 2009
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  System Flaw Is Actually The First DSi-only Game

  Looks like we may have missed an announcement, because yesterday we incorrectly assumed that the first Nintendo DSi-only game in Japan would also be the first Nintendo DSi-only game released in North America. We didn’t know about System Flaw. That game, Nintendo DSi owners, will be the first retail release to claim the title of…

  By Michael McWhertor Published October 21, 2009
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  Draco Malfoy Spotting

  To: Bash From: Crecente Re: About halfway through dinner with Capcom last night, several of us couldn’t help but notice a young man walk into the restaurant with nearly white blonde hair gelled back from a high forehead. Turns out the 20-something, who appeared and disappeared with an older couple, was Tom Felton, the actor…

  By Brian Crecente Published October 21, 2009
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  Toki The Simian Spit ‘Em Up Platformer Getting Remake

  Toki, the 1989 arcade platformer featuring a monkey with impressive spitting skills, is getting a high-definition remake for Xbox Live Arcade and PC via young French development studio Golgoth. Confused? I know, the TAD Corporation’s arcade work may not be on your list of classic games in need of an HD overhaul, but I vaguely…

  By Michael McWhertor Published October 21, 2009
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  The Gears of War Snuggie

  “It really does exist…” according to Epic Games rep Dana Crowley and her Twitter feed. She tells Kotaku that the snuggie pictured is a “prototype” that sadly won’t be mass produced.

  By Brian Crecente Published October 21, 2009
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  Maybe The Best Rock Band Deal Yet

  The Rock Band warehouses must be bursting with Special Edition sized boxes, because MTV Games is practically giving away the game and its sequel for a song. The official Rock Band web site is selling the Rock Band Special Edition Bundle, including the game, drums, microphone and guitar, plus a copy of Rock Band 2…

  By Michael McWhertor Published October 21, 2009
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  The Ballad Of Gay Tony To Have “Strong” Sex, Ample Thrusting

  How does Rockstar Games plan to one-up the shock factor of full frontal male nudity from Grand Theft Auto: The Lost & Damned? Perhaps with some “strong” sex scenes and thrusts aplenty in The Ballad of Gay Tony. That’s how the British Board of Film Classification describes the potentially objectionable content in next week’s downloadable…

  By Michael McWhertor Published October 21, 2009
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  The Good, Bad and Ugly of The Modern Warfare 2 Server Decision

  This was a doozy of a week for Kotaku Talk Radio with Totilo, myself and oodles of listeners weighing in on the issue of Modern Warfare 2 and dedicated servers. Is it a sign of things to come? What far-reaching consequences could it have? Tune in to find out and to get a pulse of…

  By Brian Crecente Published October 21, 2009