Gaming

At Last, Flight of the Conchords Give Me an Excuse to Play Rock Band

I don’t care about Rock Band, even with the announcement of the Beatles and Lego editions. But now that the Flight of the Conchords are coming—like Jemaine and Bret confirmed at the Emmy Awards—I’m so getting it. They said they have three songs coming to the Rock Band store. Hard to decide what would I…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Sep 22

Undercover Investigators Can’t Resist Playing With a Drug Dealer’s Wii

For many of us, the novelty value of the Wii wore off a long time ago—not so for undercover cops in Polk County, Florida. They were recently busted bowling on the job by a convicted drug dealer’s security camera. As investigators searched the home for drugs, some drug task force members found other ways to…

Tech News Sean Fallon Sep 22

Get an Xbox 360 Elite for $250 if You’re Willing to Deal with Mail-In Rebates

The Xbox 360 Elite recently got its price dropped to $300, which is pretty good, but $250? That’s even better. Microsoft is offering a $50 mail-in rebate on all new Xbox 360 Elites through 10/5. [Rebate Page via Kotaku] https://gizmodo.com/microsoft-confirms-xbox-360-gets-cheaper-friday-5346689

Tech News Adam Frucci Sep 22

Microsoft: Any Xbox Bought Today Will Work with Project Natal Tomorrow

Just in case there was any lingering doubt (which there really shouldn’t have been), Microsoft has reiterated that any Xbox 360 purchased today will be compatible with Project Natal when it’s released “in the future.” So keep buying those Xboxes, kids! [Maxconsole]

Tech News Mark Wilson Sep 22

MaruBot Football League Is Next-Gen Foosball Without Wrist Fractures

The purist will probably hate this. Well, bad luck purists, because I don’t care. This MaruBot robotic foosball table is the next thing I want to play. The MaruBot Football League table can use up to four players, each controlling one of the four robots. I don’t really know how much fun is this to…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Sep 22

Xbox 360 Controller Mixes Black, Red and Black (and Red)

It doesn’t look like Microsoft has formally announced any new two-tone controllers, but either way, Gamestop will begin selling this black and red version of the Xbox 360 wireless controller on October 15th. Priced at a steep $70 when bundled with a battery and charger (about $20 more than a wireless controller will run you…

Tech News Mark Wilson Sep 21

Multitouch Air Hockey Table Is Nearly Impossible To Play

We’ve seen large-scale multitouch air hockey tables before, but this Japanese version cranks the difficulty up a few notches with crazy flashing lights and even crazier multiple puck games. If all the lights and pucks aren’t enough, the last video demonstrates a third level of difficulty involving virtual goal barriers that must be destroyed before…

Tech News Sean Fallon Sep 21

Japanese Erotic Game Uses Webcam for Boner Detection

How’s this for a bad idea: Japanese erotic game Love Death 4 is using face tracking and shape detection to add a nice dose of horror to the game’s already-questionable content. There are scant details for how it’ll work, and hey, maybe there are other shapes that an erotic game would want to detect other…

Tech News Adam Frucci Sep 21

Our Favorite Kotaku Posts of the Week

Let’s face it, until we’re holding one in our very own hands, lightsabers will never get old. And on a side note, and what’s going on with Bioware’s new Star Wars MMO? All Things BioWare: Answers From The RPG Powerhouse About Mass Effect, Dragon Age, Star Wars And More I

Tech News Mark Wilson Sep 18

Wiimote Football Thwarts Everything We’ve Worked For

Hey, idiotic software designers and hardware manufacturers. Video games, even sports video games, are supposed to even the playing field for us non-jock types. The CTA Digital Football for Wii may look like some cheap, plastic container for your Wiimote. But it’s so much more than that. This product is a manifestation of the way…

Tech News Mark Wilson Sep 18

Japanese Arcade Game Lets You Flip a Table in Anger

Gaming is all about escape. You know, to a distant planet or to the Super Bowl. Or, in this Japanese arcade game’s case, to a world where you have the balls to flip a table when people piss you off. Yes, “Cho Chabudai Gaeshi,” or “Upending the Tea Table Game” is an incredibly boring-looking arcade…

Tech News Adam Frucci Sep 18

SteelSeries Siberia v2 Headset Practically Floats on Top of Your Skull

SteelSeries second Sibera headset seems better than the original is basically every way: The suspension system makes it ridiculously comfortable to wear, the closed cups with bigger drivers result in way better sound, and it has a retractable mic now. Hopefully SteelSeries doesn’t upgrade the price too much to match. STEELSERIES INTRODUCES NEW SIBERIA V2…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Sep 18

Atari Founder Writes Science Fiction Book, Opens New Horizons Of Money Laundering

Did you know that the same guy founded Atari (in 1972) and the pizza/video-game chain Chuck E. Cheese? Nolan Bushnell was ousted from both companies right before they hit the big time. And now he’s writing a science-fiction novel. Not surprisingly, Bushnell’s novel in progress is about a “video game designer in the future,” and…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders Sep 18

Gigantic Tetris Setup Won’t Make Tetris Any Easier

That game gets hard enough around level 8 without having to move the stick two feet to drag a piece. [Kotaku Japan via Kotaku] https://kotaku.com/tetris-for-giants-30959820

Tech News Adam Frucci Sep 17

250GB PS3 Slim Uncharted 2 Bundle Appears to Be Imminent

Well lookie here, it’s another console bundle for an anticipated game. This time, it’s a PS3 Slim with a 250GB HDD and Uncharted 2. The likely details involve this dropping around October 13th when the game comes out. We’ll see! https://gizmodo.com/250gb-xbox-360-exists-part-of-modern-warfare-2-bundle-5360404 Update: The PlayStation and Naughty Dog logos aren’t facing the right way, if you’re…

Tech News Adam Frucci Sep 16

No, You Won’t Be Able to Buy the Xbox’s 250GB HDD Separately

Do you want the 250GB HDD that comes with the Modern Warfare 2 Xbox 360? You’re gonna have to pony up for a new console, suckers. https://gizmodo.com/250gb-xbox-360-exists-part-of-modern-warfare-2-bundle-5360404 Yes, Microsoft continues to dick us around with their ludicrous hard drive prices, continuing to charge $150 for a 120GB drive. If they sold this 250GB model seperately,…

Tech News Adam Frucci Sep 16

American Nintendo DSi Dons a Pretty Pink Dress, Tasteful White Slip

Nintendo of America’s just started shipping the DSi in two new colors, adding to the preexisting blue and black units: White, for a subtle, decidedly ungadgety look, and pink for the lay-deez dudes who carry garishly colored gadgets ironically. [Nintendo] https://gizmodo.com/nintendo-dsi-review-5197200

Tech News John Herrman Sep 15

Spawn HD-720 Is Like a Slingbox For Your Console Games

Spawn Labs, a startup launching today at TechCrunch50, wants to do for console gaming what the Slingbox did for TV. With their Spawn HD-720 box, users can remotely connect to a console via their laptop. In other words, if you want to play a game on your console remotely, you can connect to your system…

Tech News Sean Fallon Sep 14

Nintendo Wii Price Cut to $199 in Two Weeks

A Toys R US ad for Sept. 27 follows a Walmart list that makes it seem pretty damn likely the Wii’s gonna drop to $199 in the next couple of weeks. With Wii Sports intact, even. About time. [Kotaku] https://kotaku.com/wii-price-drop-looks-to-hit-first-week-of-october-5357766

Tech News Matt Buchanan Sep 14

The PS3 Slim Painted Just Like I Like It

For $450, Colorware will sell you a custom-painted PS3 Slim. And with the proper color scheme, the upgrade is almost tempting. [Colorware via ChipChick]

Tech News Mark Wilson Sep 14

At Last, Flight of the Conchords Give Me an Excuse to Play Rock Band

Undercover Investigators Can’t Resist Playing With a Drug Dealer’s Wii

Get an Xbox 360 Elite for $250 if You’re Willing to Deal with Mail-In Rebates

Microsoft: Any Xbox Bought Today Will Work with Project Natal Tomorrow

MaruBot Football League Is Next-Gen Foosball Without Wrist Fractures

Xbox 360 Controller Mixes Black, Red and Black (and Red)

Multitouch Air Hockey Table Is Nearly Impossible To Play

Japanese Erotic Game Uses Webcam for Boner Detection

Our Favorite Kotaku Posts of the Week

Wiimote Football Thwarts Everything We’ve Worked For

Japanese Arcade Game Lets You Flip a Table in Anger

SteelSeries Siberia v2 Headset Practically Floats on Top of Your Skull

Atari Founder Writes Science Fiction Book, Opens New Horizons Of Money Laundering

Gigantic Tetris Setup Won’t Make Tetris Any Easier

250GB PS3 Slim Uncharted 2 Bundle Appears to Be Imminent

No, You Won’t Be Able to Buy the Xbox’s 250GB HDD Separately

American Nintendo DSi Dons a Pretty Pink Dress, Tasteful White Slip

Spawn HD-720 Is Like a Slingbox For Your Console Games

Nintendo Wii Price Cut to $199 in Two Weeks

The PS3 Slim Painted Just Like I Like It

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