Kotaku Talk Radio is Live: Chatting With Tony Hawk Ride Dev

In this week’s episode of Kotaku Talk Radio we’ll be talking with Tony Hawk Ride developer Josh Tsui, president of Robomodo, about the upcoming peripheral game. We’ll also be chatting about family-friendly music, the lessening glut of fall games and why porn stars should read Kotaku. Of course don’t forget to listen to our week’s…

Live-Action Mario Dead At 76

Wrestling manager Captain Lou, Cyndi Lauper’s fake dad, and Mario in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, Lou Albano passed away today at the age of 76. Wrestling fans know him as the WWE Hall of Famer who managed more than 50 wrestlers in his day, with more than two dozen championships won by athletes…

Kotaku Talk Radio Programming Alert: Tony Hawk Ride

Don’t forget to join us later today for our weekly live episode of Kotaku Talk Radio. I will be joined by Robomodo co-founder Josh Tsui live to talk about his upcoming game Tony Hawk Ride. We will also be talking about the lessening fall glut of games, Kotaku for porn stars and family-friendly songs. And,…

Creat Declares Mushroom Wars On PSN

Tomorrow Creat Studios launches Mushroom Wars on the PlayStation Network, and it could be one of the most adorable real-time strategy games ever created. Simple gameplay, quaint graphics, and catchy music are the key features of Creat’s Mushroom Wars, a fast-paced real-time strategy game coming to PSN tomorrow. Players of all ages can participate in…

Vegeta Goes Super Saiyan 3 In Dragon Ball: Raging Blast

The Saiyan prince’s giant forehead gets even bigger in Dragon Ball: Raging Blast, as Namco Bandai announces Super Saiyan 3 Vegeta as an exclusive character for the next Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 fighting game. Earlier this year, Namco Bandai revealed the first game-exclusive character for Raging Blast, Super Saiyan 3 Broly, and the Super…

Earth Eternal Finally Makes It To Open Beta

Earth Eternal, the browser-based anthropomorphic animal MMO I’ve been following since early 2007 has finally reached the open beta stage, and the time of man has officially passed. I’ve been following Earth Eternal for quite some time, and AJ recently had occasion to go hands-on with the game, dispelling worries that the game was for…

Come Party for Child’s Play in Denver

The holidays are approaching and that means it’s time for Kotaku’s annual Denver fundraiser. This year we will be taking over Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom in downtown Denver for hours of giveaways, Rock Band and fun, all for a good cause: Child’s Play. The event will be on Nov. 19, probably starting around 7 p.m., but…

Madden Arcade Coming To XBLA, PSN

Today EA announces Madden NFL Arcade, a downloadable, pick-up-and-play, 5-on-5 football game for those of us who get dizzy looking at all of those X’s and O’s. I’m one of those Madden players who picks up the game every year, beats the pants off of the AI in easy mode a few times, gets his…

What’s the impression you get from the Kotaku staff? If I were to compare them to anything it’d be a typical family, with us as the pets 😛 The majority of the staff are the kids who kept pestering their parents til they finally caved and let them get some pets (us). Generally everyone shares…

Lucidity Micro-Review: Beauty Is Only Skin-Deep

LucasArts’ out-of-left-field Lucidity forgoes the publisher’s usual reliance on the Force and fedoras in favor of a little girl who loves her Nana. As Sofi, players are unleashed into a storybook-like, side-scrolling dream-scape evocative of the worlds created by Tim Burton. Despite Sofi being the main character, players don’t actually control her; instead, they protect…

Virtual Fashion: What They’re Wearing In Uncharted 2

For too long, video game characters have been permitted to strut through their games without a comment about their fashion sense — or the sense of the game designers who clothed them. No more. We are proud to launch this new era of virtual fashion scrutiny with a check of what the beautiful virtual people…

Talk Amongst Yourselves

Two weeks in and this image is still creepy. Hooray for art! Talk about some other art — video games — here below this post. Confused about commenting on Kotaku? Read our FAQ.

Black Wii Remote and Nunchuk Price For U.S.

Black versions of the Wii remote and nunchuk will go on sale on Nov. 16, Nintendo announced this morning. The new black remote controller will be available with a black Wii MotionPlus add-on for $50. The black nunchuk will sell separately for $20. “The Wii Remote revolutionized not only how people play games, but also…

Now I Can Go To The Bathroom

To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: New York State of Mind Already Tweeted and Facebooked this, so if you read this there, SORRY. The doorknob to the restroom suddenly fell off, making opening it very difficult. Out of all the doors in the house you don’t want to be difficult to open…especially if you have small…

Nvidia Chip To Power New Nintendo DS

Graphics chip maker Nvidia has apparently been awarded a contract to provide its mobile-centric system-on-a-chip, Tegra, to a new Nintendo DS, which will be announced in late 2010. Insiders tell IT news outlet BSN that a single chip Tegra will supposedly power the new DS; the Tegra was developed for use in mobile devices like…

Another Horrible, Horrible Drawing From That Pretty Lady

She’s back. Voice actress Yu Kobayashi has returned — if anything, just to scare the crap outta us. Last time we saw Yu, she tried her hand at doodling Polla, the character she voiced in Arc Rise Fantasia. Horrors ensued. Now, she’s drawing character Beatrice, the golden witch in doujin psychological thriller visual novel Umineko…

China Bans Foreign Investment In Online Gaming [Update]

The General Administration of Press and Publication, China’s video game industry regulator, is now prohibiting foreign investment in domestic online gaming, reports Reuters. This comes as China’s online gamine sales are expected to increase 30 – 50 percent in 2009. This new decision also prevents foreign companies from indirectly influencing Chinese gaming companies through tech…

First Footage of Tecmo Koei’s New Game

As leaked yesterday in the upcoming issue of Japanese mag Famitsu, Tecmo Koei is hard at work on Fist of the North Star for the PS3 and Xbox 360. The manga (Hokuto no Ken) debuted in 1983 and went on to spin off two animated series and motion pictures. Dubbed Hokuto Musou, the game is…

Divinity II: Ego Draconis Impressions: Morality Is For Lesser Mortals

In Divinity II, you are a freaking dragon at least half the time. Why should you care about petty mortal concerns like good and evil? Unlike other fantasy role-playing games with branching plotlines and dialogue trees, you see, Ego Draconis emphasizes choice over morality. Choosing one action over another doesn’t net you any karma or…

Cyberbike Trailer Cycles Out

Clear out those living rooms! That exercise bike game Cyberbike needs its space. Out next January, there are 18 different courses, unlockables and multi-player — dunno if that’s local or online multi-player. Though, dragging an exercise bike to a friend’s house seems like a good work out. Heck, getting it home from the game shop…