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  Jack Black Talks Gaming, Giving Devs the Finger

  In an interview with USA Today, comedian and video game star Jack Black talks about his gaming roots and the today’s release of Brutal Legend, starring him. Black says he got his start playing games in the mid 70s with Space Invaders. Hey! So did I, sorta. Scramble and Marble Madness are among his favorites,…

  By Brian Crecente Published October 13, 2009
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  Name Your Price For World Of Goo

  World of Goo turns one-year-old today, and 2D Boy celebrates by letting you buy the PC, Mac, and Linux version of the game for whatever you think it’s worth – even a penny! From now until October 19th, visitors to the 2D Boy website can click on the buy button and fill in whatever amount…

  By Mike Fahey Published October 13, 2009
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  New Splatterhouse Screens Dripping With Gore

  Namco Bandai unlocks the door to the Splatterhouse next year. Check out the latest screenshots to see what they’ve done with the place. Splatterhouse is a worrisome title. I tend to lose confidence in a game once the original development team is dropped from the project and then subsequently rehired piece-by-piece. The latest screens certainly…

  By Mike Fahey Published October 13, 2009
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  Chat With Tony Hawk Ride Developer Wednesday… LIVE!

  Don’t forget to tune in tomorrow afternoon to chat live with Josh Tsui, co-founder and president of Tony Hawk Ride developer Robomodo. Before co-founding Robomodo in 2008, Tsui worked at Midway Games on the Mortal Kombat series. He went on to co-found Studio Gigante in 2000, which developed both Tao Feng: Fist of the Lotus…

  By Brian Crecente Published October 13, 2009
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  What If Classic Games Had Achievements?

  Achievements and trophies are a relatively new phenomenon in the world of gaming, but what if they weren’t? Gamerpaper takes a look at the achievements that might have been. Duck Hunt, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Mario Kart, and Mortal Kombat are just a few of the classic games that Gamerpaper gives the achievement treatment, to…

  By Mike Fahey Published October 13, 2009
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  Infinite Bits: Miami’s First Video Game Convention

  Next weekend in Miami you can enjoy live music, tournaments, world record competitions, special guests, a costume contest, and a video game museum at Infinite Bits, South Florida‘s “first major video game convention.” Infinite Bits is definitely a consumer-oriented video game event. It’s about the community and the gamers, rather than big-name publishers showing off…

  By Mike Fahey Published October 13, 2009
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  Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Let’s Play Online

  Playstation 3 blockbuster Uncharted 2: Among Thieves is officially out today and I have a hankering to shoot some heads! Did you pick up a copy? If you didn’t you should check out our review of the game and everyone else’s. If you did maybe you could help Kotaku out a bit. When I reviewed…

  By Brian Crecente Published October 13, 2009
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  Command & Conquer 4 Goes To Junktown

  The Global Defense Initiative and the Brotherhood of Nod battle over Junktown in this latest set of screenshots from Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight. Why do you suppose they call it Junktown? I tried looking through the screenshots for some sort of clue, but there was too much junk in the way for me…

  By Mike Fahey Published October 13, 2009
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  Grand Theft Auto IV Is On Demand

  Xbox 360 owners no longer need to leave their homes to commit heinous crimes, as Grand Theft Auto IV joins the Games on Demand lineup at a price that’s actually rather reasonable. Now the mean streets of Liberty City are only a 7GB download and $29.99 away from the net-connected Xbox 360 owner. The $30…

  By Mike Fahey Published October 13, 2009
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  Take the National Guard on in Laser Tag at Modern Warfare 2 Premiere

  From the Best Buy that brought you a zombie-infested red carpet roll-out for Resident Evil 5 comes a chance to take on the Pennsylvania National Guard in Laser Tag for the Modern Warfare 2 premiere. The Best Buy near Scranton, Pennsylvania (yes, that Scranton) will be hosting the Scranton Warfare Premier, Best Buy’s David Partenio…

  By Brian Crecente Published October 13, 2009
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  Stay in shape by commenting here about video games. Confused about commenting on Kotaku? Read our FAQ.

  By Stephen Totilo Published October 13, 2009
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  Digital or Analog?

  To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Kotaku Talk Radio Special Guest Watched the Charlie Brown halloween dealio on VHS tonight. Yes, VHS! It actually looked okay on my HD television — analog, but okay. In the next year or so, analog broadcasts will cease. I know digital looks better, but a lot of these movies, TV…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 13, 2009
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  Queen Guitarist Says Dedicated Rock Band Game “May Happen”

  The Beatles Rock Band game looks to be a blueprint for other big time bands keen to cash in on a dedicated Rock Band title — big time bands like, say, Queen. The group is already making an appearance in LEGO Rock Band. “It’s the ultimate accolade, to be portrayed in Lego,” Queen guitarist Brian…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 13, 2009
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  Left 4 Dead, Meet The Mushroom Kingdom

  There’s a bustling Left 4 Dead mod community over at L4Dmaps.com, whipping up also sorts of custom maps like this Super Mario Bros. 64 map created by modder DoritoClock. Who knew Princess Peach’s Castle could be so nightmarish? Mushroom Massacre [L4Dmaps.com]

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 13, 2009
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  You’ve Got Pizza Hut In My Phantasy Star Portable 2

  Hungry? SEGA Japan has teamed up with Pizza Hut by opening a virtual restaurant in the game’s Gurhal Galaxy. Hello advertising! As game site Siliconera points out, players can get figures of Japanese Pizza Hut mascot Cheese-kun as room decorations as well as arm themselves with a Pizza Hut cardboard box shield and a pizza…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 13, 2009
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  Yakuza Designer, Your Customer For A Day

  Bar girl magazine Koakuma Ageha (yes, Japanese night club hostesses have their own mag!) is running some sort of contest. You’ve never guess what present number 19. Well, you might! SEGA is offering a “customer for a day ticket” with Toshihiro Nagoshi, designer of the Yakuza franchise and Super Monkey Ball. We imagine that Nagoshi…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 13, 2009
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  Check Out Epic Mickey Enemy

  Since Warren Spector’s new Disney game is a Wii exclusive, you’ll have to imagine this official character sketch as rendered by the Nintendo Wii, not an artist’s pencil. The sketch was done by a character artist at developer Junction Point and shows the first good look at an in-game enemy. Mickey also makes an appearance.…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 13, 2009
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  What Can Kotaku Tell Me About These Tales of Graces Vids?

  Dear Japanese role-playing game gods, let Namco Bandai bring Tales of Graces to the US soon. I need to get the lingering yuck of Dawn of the New World out of my Wii. Video Games | Tales of Graces | TGS 09: Japanese Old Tree Trailer XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii Regrettably…

  By AJ Glasser Published October 13, 2009
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  Japanese Retail Employee Says Xbox 360 Having Rough Time

  Xbox Japan has never had an easy time in The Land of the Rising Sun. Last year, with titles like Tales of Vesperia, the company saw some bright spots. This year has been somewhat grim. Even with the recent Xbox 360 price, Microsoft only moved a little over 4,000 consoles in the most recent sales…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 13, 2009
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  Here, Have Some Ballad of Gay Tony Screens

  Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony hits Xbox Live and store shelves (along with Lost and Damned) October 29, 2009. Let’s look at some screens.

  By AJ Glasser Published October 13, 2009