3DS | A pile of games, as seen on my desk. (Photo: Brian Crecente)
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Sad World: An Entire Generation of Video Game Deaths
https://lastchance.cc/sad-world-an-entire-generation-of-video-game-deaths-5785689%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
My darling Robert ātheā Beschizza of Boing Boing made this wonderful video compilation of deaths from 8- and 16-bit games. I can think of no finer way to start your morning while you re-rez over some coffee. MoreĀ Ā»
Mortal Kombatās Tag Team Ninja Throwdown Is A Glorious Spectacle
Scorpion and Sub-Zero square off against Cyrax and Sektor in the ultimate ninja-on-ninja battle. Come for the fighting, stay for the scenery! Weāve seen plenty of fighting footage from Netherrealm Studiosā next Mortal Kombat by now, but most of it has been against a backdrop of the treacherousā¦ MoreĀ Ā»
Is Standardized Video Game Pricing Bad For Business?
https://lastchance.cc/is-standardized-video-game-pricing-bad-for-business-5785709%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
In this Friday edition of Speak-Up on Kotaku, commenter YamiKarasu wonders if the standard $50 ā $60 price for todayās video games is hurting the industry. MoreĀ Ā»
Trust Us, Ridge Racer Has The Best 3D On The 3DS
https://lastchance.cc/trust-us-ridge-racer-has-the-best-3d-on-the-3ds-5785695%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
It is hard to show you the 3D graphics of the Nintendo 3DS. It is nearly impossible. So please trust me when I say that the ordinary graphics of Ridge Racer 3D look extraordinary when the Nintendo 3DS slider is activated. MoreĀ Ā»
The Most PSP Game On The 3DS
https://lastchance.cc/the-most-psp-game-on-the-3ds-5785690%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
What would a PSP-style game look like on the 3DS? Samurai Warriors Chronicles has the cut-scenes, the voicework, the multiple loading screens ā MoreĀ Ā»
The $50,000 steering wheels of Formula 1
http://lastchance.cc/5785852/the-70000-steering-wheels-of-formula-1%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
It wouldnāt be Formula 1 without some kind of constant friction between racers, team owners and organizers, and this yearās kerfuffle involves steering wheels that force drivers to push more buttons than a 747 pilot having a seizure. With the seasonās first race in Australia this weekend, driversā¦ MoreĀ Ā»
Crysis 2 Shoes Want You To āBe Fastā
http://lastchance.cc/5785850/crysis-2-shoes-want-you-to-be-fast/gallery/%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
Crysis 2 is a wonderful, wonderfully different shooter. The shoes? Not so much. We received this shoes today in the mail. While they feature the Nike swoosh and branding, the box says theyāre the product of McTiller Martins, the prototype facility that created the original nanosuit. MoreĀ Ā»
Ghost Recon Shadow Wars Is a 3DS Must Buy
https://lastchance.cc/ghost-recon-shadow-wars-is-a-3ds-must-buy-5785853%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
Weāve been worried a bit, here at Kotaku, about the launch titles lined up for this weekendās kick off of Nintendoās 3DS. The platform is a neat device with plenty of potential, but the games so far available mostly arenāt quite there. Enter Ghost Recon Shadow Wars. MoreĀ Ā»
We Came, We Partied, We Raisedā¦
https://lastchance.cc/we-came-we-partied-we-raised-5785742%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
With just two weeks planning and tons and tons of help from lots of very good people, we managed to raise a record breaking (for us) $7,650 to help earthquake relief efforts in Japan. That doesnāt include all of the people who couldnāt make last nightās Denver party and instead made directā¦ MoreĀ Ā»
Real Racing 2 HD Turns Your iPad 2 Into A Console (And A Steering Wheeel)
https://lastchance.cc/real-racing-2-hd-turns-your-ipad-2-into-a-console-and-5785940%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
If the iPad does indeed ākillā the home video game console, as some doomsayers have warned, then this video of Firemintās Real Racing 2 HD running on iPad 2 may be admissible as evidence in the murder case against Apple. This is Real Racing 2 HD running in 1080p on an HDTV, a āfirst for iOSāā¦ MoreĀ Ā»
Thereās a lot of 3DS games sitting in my house right now, but Iām only really dying to play through one of them. Hint: Itās tactical. āBrian Crecente
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