The Wii Didn’t Start The Fire

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File this under: ‘we thought this would be lame but it turned out to be awesome’. A brilliant reworking of Billy Joel’s ‘We Didn’t Start The Fire’, replacing history spinning ‘classic’ with the history of video games. Watch and have your heart warmed.


November 15, 2010

Hack Transforms Kinect Into 3D Capture Tool

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While we sit here waiting for our Kinects to arrive at Kotaku HQ (stupid rain slowing down the couriers) we came across this video, showing how the device can be transformed into a 3D video capture tool.


Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood: New Trailer

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If pushed, I think that the Assassin’s Creed series, alongside Mass Effect, has probably been my favourite new series this generation, so I’ve been pretty hyped for Brotherhood, which comes out this thursday.


November 10, 2010
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Rockford Gets Super-Sized In Boulder Dash XL

First Star Software teams up once again with Catnip Games to bring the robotic Rockford back for another round of diamond-digging in Boulder Dash XL for Windows PC and Xbox Live Arcade.


October 22, 2010

Vanquish Comp: Winners!

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We had a decent amount of entries into the Vanquish competition, and choosing a winner was tough, but we’ve finally come up with ten winners!


Trailer: Metal Gear Solid 3 On 3DS

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As if we weren’t already hyped enough about the Nintendo 3DS, Konami just had to go and release this trailer and these screenshots for the upcoming Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater remake on the console.


October 21, 2010

Undead Nightmare: One Final Fling

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I already mentioned in my open letter to zombies that, despite my zombie fatigue, I was still ready for one final fling with Red Dead Redemption. This video, which showcases some of the new weapons featured in the upcoming Undead Nightmare pack, only serves to reinforce my lust!


October 19, 2010

Some Awesome Vanquish Entries!

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Hey guys, you still have until the end of today to get your Vanquish entries in, but I thought I’d post a couple of entries just for the hell of it! We’ll be announcing the winners by the end of the week!


May 21, 2010

How Lovely Are Your Witches, Knights Contract

What does Namco Bandai’s new action game Knights Contract have that its competitors don’t? Good question. The just-revealed PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 game appears to share a common trait with many upcoming games.


April 27, 2010

New Explosive Enslaved Screens Set Free

Heavenly Sword developer Ninja Theory has already proven that they can make “post apocalyptic” pretty with Enslaved: Odyssey to the West. But can they do explosions as well? New screens of Enslaved let you be the judge.