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  Virtual Carlos Santana Wails In Guitar Hero 5

  Rock, salsa and jazz fusion spring to life in Guitar Hero 5, which will feature the guitar legend Santana in all his 3D-rendered glory. A live version of Santana’s “No One to Depend On” will be featured in the next version of Activision’s band game, and an eerily-lifelike Carlos Santana will be on hand to…

  By Mike Fahey Published July 20, 2009
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  Which Game Character Would Star in the Game of Your Life?

  Stealing a page from Jezebel (and GameSpy), I’d love to hear which game character would play you in the video game of your life. It’s pretty simple to answer: Just drop in picture of yourself and pictures of which character you’d like to play you in a game, and which actually would. No contest, just…

  By Brian Crecente Published July 20, 2009
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  Shattered Horizon: One Giant Whoops For Mankind

  On this, the 40th anniversary of man walking on the moon, Shattered Horizon developer Futuremark Games Studio reminds us why humanity can’t have nice things. Shattered Horizon is a first-person shooter which has players fighting in zero-gravity amidst the remnants of the moon, blown to bits during a mining explosion. In case you were wondering…

  By Mike Fahey Published July 20, 2009
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  The Nintendo Download: My Life As A Darklord

  Nintendo only adds four titles to the Wii and DS this week, with the Virtual Console passed up completely, but hey…one of the games has “Final Fantasy” in it, and the kids love Final Fantasy. Of course it also has “Crystal Chronicles” in it, which tends to make many a Final Fantasy fan cringe, but…

  By Mike Fahey Published July 20, 2009
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  Frak to Cleveland Steamer: Xbox Live’s Big Book of Forbidden Words

  In the 70s there were just seven words you couldn’t say on TV. Today there are thousands you can’t say on Xbox Live. The seven words deemed verboten by the 1973 Federal Communication Commission were scatological, anatomical and, well, nasty. What they all had in common, though, was that pretty much everyone over a certain…

  By Brian Crecente Published July 20, 2009
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  Attach a MotionPlus to your keyboard and please provide us the most dynamic and sensitive comments you’ve ever written about games, right here. Confused about commenting on Kotaku? Read our FAQ.

  By Stephen Totilo Published July 20, 2009
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  This Sunday Was Actually Lazy

  To: Bashcraft From: Crecente Like…… I played some Battlefield 1943, drank a glass of wine, watched it rain and read a book on the sofa. It was great — don’t remember the last time I actually was able to do this. How was your weekend? What you missed last night New Dashboard Commercials Bring Ad…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 20, 2009
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  Valve: Let Fans Fund Games Development

  Here’s how most games are made: idea is pitched to publisher, publisher likes idea, risks millions of dollars funding said idea. Most of those risks end up as busts. So is there a better way of doing things? Valve like to think so. Company boss Gabe Newell has said that, rather than allow conservative publishers…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 20, 2009
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  New Dashboard Commercials Bring Ad Breaks To Your 360

  As many of you have no doubt probably seen by now if you’ve been connected to Xbox Live, Microsoft’s new dashboard advertisements have begun appearing for Xbox 360 owners. Rather than the standard, static advertisements you’re used to seeing, these bring running commercials to your 360, in some cases complete with video and, more annoyingly,…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 20, 2009
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  Streets Of Rage, Now On iPhone

  Open up. Time for your weekly dose of “let’s port a game to the iPhone for a quick buck”, this time featuring Sega, and a re-release of Streets of Rage. The game was released on Friday, and is going for $5 on the App Store. As is standard policy with these things, I’m not touching…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 20, 2009
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  Your N64 Case Mod Is In Another Castle

  As seen on Technabob.

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 20, 2009
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  BioShock Meets Tabletop Gaming

  Guy by the name of Robert Sakaluk has tried something a little new, taking some Warmachine miniatures and turning them into BioShock miniatures. There’s a Big Daddy, A Big Sister and a Little Sister, each of which would look equally as comfortable amidst the ruins of Rapture as they would consuming action points on a…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 20, 2009
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  Steam Launches “Family” Section, Please Don’t Roll Your Eyes

  Valve announced on Friday the launch of the “Family Gaming” genre on their online store Steam, an entire new wing of the digital shopfront dedicated solely to games your mum, dad or gran might enjoy. Which means, yes, there’s some horrible titles in there. But there are also many games that aren’t horrible. The opposite…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 20, 2009
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  These Screenshots Are Different, We Think

  When Famitsu announced computer tactical role-playing-game Moe Moe Niji Taisen Deluxe, the Japanese game site showed a rather revealing screenshot of a female in a ripped outfit. The game’s developer, SystemSoft Alpha Corporation, has released official screenshots of the Xbox 360 version. There seems to be a big difference — maybe two! We wonder what…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 20, 2009
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  Splinter Cell Mission Briefings, 8-Bit Style

  One area in which the latest Splinter Cell game differs from previous outings is that mission briefings are being integrated into the game world itself. As in, “KILL SOME GUY” will be written on the side of an in-game building. It’s certainly a different take on a gaming staple, and makes a refreshing change from…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 20, 2009
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  Hinting At Western Release of Tales of Vesperia PS3

  Former Xbox 360 exclusive Tales of Vesperia is coming to the PS3 in Japan later this year. But it might be coming to the English speaking world, too. In the demo’s embedded code, English and Japanese descriptions of unused skills were found: Gun Support / ガンサポート
- サブ組の際、戦闘フィールド外から、一定の確率で拳銃で攻撃する。
- An inactive ally will occasionally attack with gun…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 20, 2009
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  Serve The Public Trust, Uphold The Law, Clean The Living Room

  As seen on Flickr & Tiny Cartridge

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 20, 2009
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  Of Course WiiWare Sexy Poker Doesn’t Poke Nudity

  WiiWare game Sexy Poker might be too sexy for Australia, but it’s not too sexy for the Entertainment Software Rating Board. According to the ESRB, the game is “M for Mature”. Here is the rating: SEXY POKER Platform: Wii Rating: M for Mature Content descriptors: Simulated Gambling, Suggestive Themes Rating Summary: This is a Strip…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 20, 2009
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  Daigo Wins 2009 Evo Champs

  And, we’re done! The dust has settled on the 2009 Evo (fighting game) Championships in Vegas, and a winner has emerged. That winner? None other than Street Fighting legend Daigo “The Beast” Umehara. A few readers were at the event, and pinged us to let us know that he defeated long-time adversary Justin Wong at…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 20, 2009
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  Expecting 5 Million Copies of Dragon Quest IX Shipped

  With 2.3 million copies sold in its first week, Dragon Quest IX is already a smash hit. Square Enix shipped 3 million copies at launch to ensure everyone who wanted the game could purchase it. But Square Enix isn’t stopping there. Square Enix president Yoichi Wada told the Japanese press, “We’re look at reaching over…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 20, 2009