It’s the one iOS craze I’ve managed to avoid, so I must trust what I’m told about Doodle Jump: that it’s fun. And moreover, that it’s fun when playing two-player over Wi-Fi. But how could I ever possibly know?! [iTunes]
Final Fantasy III was released in 1990 in Japan for the Famicom, not to be confused with North America’s Final Fantasy III, which was actually Final Fantasy VI in Japan. Final Fantasy III introduced many new features to the franchise… [Kotaku]
Have you heard about this “Color” phone app? It’s the hot new location-based photo-sharing social network thing that everyone’s talking about but nobody really understands. Well, I’ve figured it out: It’s the best way to stalk strangers who are richer… [Gawker]
Anyone that’s played the iPhone classic Fight Control knows that the joy in that game comes from the wondrous chaos generated by the twisting flight paths drawn by shaking fingers in order to avoid deadly mid-air collisions. In Paper Train… [Kotaku]
The original was released for computers back in 1996 and published by Apogee as a top-down perspective racing game with guns. In the original (now available for free) you started out with a $500-or-so VW Beetle and competed in armed… [Kotaku]
It’s a pretty arcade shooter, one that makes as good a use of the iPhone’s touch screen as it can with a “floating gun” control scheme, which uses virtual joystick to aim and has you shaking the phone to reload… [Kotaku]
KartRider is a web-game phenomenon, played by more than 200 million players, including a third of South Korea. So how is it on the iPhone? Pretty great.… [Kotaku]
Released last week to poor reviews (with a few exceptions), alien invasion flick Battle: Los Angeles runs 116 minutes long. The video game tie-in lasts less than half of that.… [Kotaku]
Big Pixel Studios may have just cost me a job at the local zoo, but its heart was in the right place. With a nod to games like Donkey Kong Country, Land-A Panda is a game about shooting a cannonball-shaped… [Kotaku]
Countless lives were destroyed late last Friday after an earthquake and tsunami ravaged the country. The clean up process is underway, and the biggest names in gaming are doing what they can.… [Kotaku]
A spokesman for the Pokémon Company said all employees, including Pokémon creator Satoshi Tajiri, are alive and safe following Thursday’s tremendous earthquake in Japan, specifically rebutting a widespread rumor that Tajiri had died in the disaster.… [Kotaku]
I’m sure the astronauts laughed with this one—while trying to hold their emotions in their last mission day. [Gizmodo]
By simply pressing “Start” and “Select” while booting up a DS game, players can get the title running at a clearer resolution. Better resolution comes at a price, however: shrinkage. [Kotaku]
Nintendo really screwed up when it named its new portable the 3DS. A better moniker would have the Nintendo Super DS, because thanks to its on board software, that’s exactly what it is. The Nintendo 3DS hardware is only one [Kotaku] Kotaku at 03/02/2011 02:27:47
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I’ve been playing with the 3DS all day for much longer than Nintendo’s recommended allotment of time. My head isn’t killing me, and I’m not barfing. Yet. [Kotaku] Kotaku at 02/26/2011 08:05:10
Following up the most successful game handheld in history is no easy task. That’s exactly what Nintendo is doing starting today. The future begins now. [Kotaku] Kotaku at 02/26/2011 03:03:10
The South Korean military today sent tens of thousands of helium balloons toward North Korea with leaflets informing people there of the revolutions taking place across the Middle East and reading, “a dictatorial regime is destined to collapse,” according [Gawker]
Back in the late 80s, the United States and Libya were rabid enemies. This is the thrilling story of Brian Shul and his Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird, as he zoomed through the skies of Qaddafi’s country, dodging anti-aircraft missiles.—JD [Gizmodo]
You think you know Batman? The Caped Crusader’s mysteries are much deeper than you’ve ever fathomed. Over 60-odd years, in an assortment of media, Batman has gone in some incredibly weird directions. Here are 10 Bat-facts you didn’t know. [io9]