Kotaku Australia

World Of Warcraft Turns 5: How Blizzard Built A Nation

Mike Fahey — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:40:00 +1100

World of Warcraft was launched five years ago today, and Kotaku is celebrating all week long, starting with a look at the Warcraft franchise’s fifteen-year history with key members of Blizzard’s development team. (more…)

Tearing The DSi LL To Pieces

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:40:00 +1100

It’s only fair. If Sony’s new PSPgo is to be torn asunder in the name of science, then Nintendo’s DSi LL should share a similar, grisly fate. (more…)

Shigeru Miyamoto Couldn’t Get A Job At Nintendo Today

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:20:00 +1100

Nintendo is a top notch Japanese company. Top notch Japanese companies want top notch Japanese recruits from top notch Japanese universities. Not folks like, you know, Shigeru Miyamoto who went to a normal college. (more…)

Reader Review: Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare Mobilized

David Wildgoose — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:00:13 +1100

Do you have what it takes to get a review published right here on Kotaku? Ben does, as he discovers a nuclear weapon in the palm of his hand. (more…)

Resident Evil Movie Producer Wants Bigger Success, Unlike Saw

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:00:00 +1100

The Resident Evil movies make money, and they keep on making money. Just listen to what producer Don Carmody has to say: (more…)

Sixteen-Player Co-Op Lets Survivors Outnumber Infected In L4D2

Owen Good — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:40:00 +1100

Someone has figured out a way to host 16-player co-op in Left 4 Dead 2 on the PC, and as this video shows, it is pure mayhem, with survivors outnumbering infected during some parts of the game. (more…)

WIN! Resident Evil: Darkside Chronicles Wii Prize Pack

David Wildgoose — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:30:48 +1100

The promo t-shirts for Resident Evil: Darkside Chronicles are easily the best promo t-shirts we’ve ever seen. You could win one, along with the game and a host of other Res Evil swag, by showing us how well prepared you are for the zombie apocalypse. (more…)

Aion Bans Many, Many, Many Players

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:20:00 +1100

When NCSoft swing the hammer, they do so with gleeful abandon: earlier today, as Aion’s servers came back to life after an unscheduled reboot, over 16,000 players found themselves banned from the popular MMO. (more…)

Bargain Hunter: Sanity’s Insane Games Clearout

David Wildgoose — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:00:32 +1100

Sanity’s online store is holding a games clearout right now. Plenty of new and old releases are being pushed out at some fairly insane prices. (more…)

Risqué IPhone Game Finally Approved For App Store

Owen Good — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:00:00 +1100

Six months after being submitted for approval, IUGO Mobile Entertainment’s A.D.D. – a package of mini-games ranging from silly to straight-up tasteless, finally has been cleared for sale on Apple’s iTunes App Store. (more…)

Astro Gaming A40 Audio System Review: Sound Advice

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:40:00 +1100

Astro Gaming’s A40 Audio System is largely pitched at the “pro gaming” market, a headset and amplifier combo that offers a private audio experience and the necessary options for voice chat while playing others. (more…)

Colourful Donkey Kong Kicks

AJ Glasser — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:20:00 +1100

As seen on gameSniped — and I’m so glad I spotted them because I really need to banish the image Owen evoked with the words “Donkey Kong’s taint” this past weekend. (more…)

Mario, Pac-Man Hit The Wall In Western Australia

David Wildgoose — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:00:26 +1100

Videogaming mural on a Subiaco underpass, as photographed by Kotaku reader Adam. More snaps after the jump. (more…)

Here’s The Maxim Bayonetta Model Winner

Owen Good — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:00:00 +1100

Sega has picked Andrea Bonnaccorso from a field of nine hotties in the Bayonetta impersonation contest they ran in conjunction with Maxim. Andrea gets a fly gaming rig and 972 unsolicited Facebook friend requests for her trouble. (more…)

Doctor Moreau Has Nothing On Borderlands’ Dr. Ned

AJ Glasser — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:40:00 +1100

The more zombie media I consume, the more curious I am to know where all these “doctors” are getting their medical degrees. My parents certainly didn’t learn the art of gene splicing at Baylor College of Medicine. (more…)

LittleBigPlanet PSP Sacks PlayStation Network Tuesday

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:20:00 +1100

After a brief delay, the PlayStation Network release of the PlayStation Portable version of LittleBigPlanet will officially go live this week for PSPgo users and agoraphobics. (more…)

LunchTimeWaster: The Hardest Button To Button

David Wildgoose — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:00:31 +1100

Few games are titled with such clarity as ClickPlay. The entire point is to click on the button labelled Play. Of course, it isn’t quite so simple. (more…)

Watch Obama Talk Math, Science, Education & Video Games

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:00:00 +1100

When the Entertainment Software Association’s president Michael Gallagher calls today “a very, very good day for the gaming industry,” he means this, U.S. President Barack Obama’s inclusion of video games as part of a new education initiative. (more…)

PlayStation Store Exacts Revenge Of The Wounded Dragons Thursday

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:20:00 +1100

PlayStation 3 owners will get an old school kick in the pants this week with the North American PlayStation Store release of Revenge of the Wounded Dragons, a side-scrolling arcade beat ‘em up that’s chock full of kung fu. (more…)

ESA: Today Is A “Very, Very Good Day” For The Gaming Industry

Stephen Totilo — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:00:52 +1100

Video game developers can be the new astronauts, a beacon that inspires schoolchildren to love learning science and math, the head advocate for the gaming industry in the U.S., told Kotaku today, as he described President Obama’s breakthrough education announcement. (more…)

Another Final Fantasy Game Gets An Aussie Release Date

David Wildgoose — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:00:11 +1100

Last week we heard Final Fantasy XIII confirmed its Australian release date of March 9. This week we hear another Final Fantasy confirm its local launch. (more…)

LEGO Indiana Jones 2 Will Continue Adventure With Online Coop

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:40:00 +1100

LucasArts latest LEGO adventure may have all the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull that Indiana Jones fans demanded, but it was lacking in one key feature — online cooperative play. That’s something LucasArts plans to remedy. (more…)

New Super Mario Bros. Wii, As Marriage Simulator

Stephen Totilo — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:20:12 +1100

Are you struggling to grab that ice flower? Is Luigi slowing you down? Need a new strategy for New Super Mario Bros. Wii? One man and his wife discovered a breakthrough: Play the game like it’s their marriage. (more…)

WIN! A Boy And His Blob Wii Game And Art Book

David Wildgoose — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:00:52 +1100

A Boy and His Blob is the adorable Wii remake of one of the most fondly-remember NES platformers. You could win a copy by sharing some love. (more…)

Wii Energizer 4X Charging Station Review: Induction Into The Hall Of Fame

Brian Crecente — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:00:00 +1100

If you own a Wii, a charging kit – any charging kit – is almost a necessity. Unless you enjoy to constantly purchasing double A batteries. (more…)