Monday, December 27, 2010 - Page 2
Nintendo

Dating Sim Will Prevent Your Friends From Stealing Your Virtual Love

Project LovePlus, an upcoming Japanese dating simulation from Konami, will use the Nintendo 3DS’ camera to recognise its main user’s face and make sure the virtual girlfriend in the game doesn’t stray to any of his backstabbin’ friends.


In Real Life

Kotaku’s Top 5 List Of Top 10 Lists

Each week throws off several new video game lists ranging from the humorous to the trivial. What’s better? A list of those. Here’s a roundup of the rundowns out there.


News

Activision CEO Sees Call Of Duty As A Form Of Social Media

Speaking to CNN earlier this week, Activision’s CEO noted that more people play Black Ops, daily, than watch the late night hosts Leno, Letterman and Fallon, combined. No offence, but that would seem to be an easy goal to beat.


News

The Next Soulcalibur Is Already Under Development

Namco producer Katsuhiro Harada and the new Soulcalibur director Daishi Odashima confirmed yesterday that the latest offering in the venerable fighting series is under development.


November 27, 2010

Review: Gran Turismo 5 Is Premium Class

Ages ago, when I bought a PlayStation 2, my wife told me flat out, “If you are going to get PS2, you need Gran Turismo.” This, of course I knew, but it underscored the series’ impact. Nearly a decade later not much has changed.


In Real Life

Can You Guess Who This Is In 16 Pixels?

“An experimental pixel art project by David Stoll,” 4×4 Pixels has 23 entries so far, some of video game characters, some not. Stoll promises a new entry every day. Above, Sonic the Hedgehog. [via 4x4 Pixels]


Col. Sanders Phantasy Star Screens Are Phinger-Lickin’ Good

Back in September we learned that Col. Harland Sanders would be appearing in Phantasy Star Portable 2 Infinity, celebrating the 40th anniversary of Kentucky Fried Chicken in Japan. We now have five screengrabs of his secret recipe in action.


News

MLB 2K11 Gets The Numbers Right

The first screenshot of MLB 2K11 has been released and it – quite deliberately I think – shows that the hideous uniform numerals from MLB 2K10 have been corrected and made consistent with real life.


News

The Smart Way To Launch An Xbox Live Game May Be To Keep It A Secret

You can play adorable, clever cooperative puzzle game ilomilo via Xbox Live Arcade right now, a small surprise of a video game launch that somebody’s trying to keep “secret.”


Cops Zap PCP-Using Rock Band Enthusiast (With Video)

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