#gameface
Spotted at last week's Bulletstorm party, Saturday Night Live cast member Kenan Thompson hangs out with former All That co-star and current Kotaku columnist Lisa Foiles. More »
After next week's crossover RPG Trinity Universe, you'll have to wait until September for your next serving of anime-style, cute role-playing from NIS America.
“Tomorrow is the Ni no Kuni press conference. Sunday is the Inazuma Eleven Fan Appreciation Festival. It looks like it will be a busy week. I’ve changed my face visual to the Inazuma version.” - Akihiro Hino, Level-5 CEO
We should be getting some more information on Ni no Kuni later tonight. Hopefully a new [...]
#battlenet
Blizzard's 3.3.5 patch for World of Warcraft went live yesterday, enabling the new Battle.net Real ID feature, allowing for cross-faction, cross-server, and when StarCraft II comes out, cross-game chat. More »
As you probably already know, Sonic the Hedgehog turns 19 years old this week. As a celebration for Sega's mascot's one-year anniversary of being able to buy pornography, smoke and vote, a number of Sonic titles and DLC for said titles have had their prices reduced for one week only. Check out these offers, as well as some other highlights (new MAG DLC! Monkey Island!) in the full list posted after the jump.
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#science
General George Patton said that "Courage is fear holding on a minute longer." Now scientists may have found a way to stimulate courage, pinpointing the portion of the brain that helps humans conquer their fears. More »
Three new games this week. Three. All are 800 MS Points and all are radically different. We've got the cutesy, Breakout-esque Space Ark, some 2D action with Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project and a classic board game with some new twists in RISK: Factions. See all three after the break.
There are new Xbox Live Arcade games released every week. We realize that our readers are busy, attractive people, and you may not have time to download and examine each and every new XBLA game. You've got busy, attractive person stuff to do, after all. Not to worry though, because we've done the work for you, downloading every single trial game and giving you a taste of what to expect. Watch XBLA in Brief every week to see which games deserve a closer look. When you have the time, of course.
- 51 percent of adult (18+) Wii owners use the console at least one to two hours a week
- 26 percent of adult (18+) 360 owners use the console at least one to two hours a week
- 22 percent of adult (18+) PS3 owners use the console at least one to two hours a week
“The [...]
Wired.com talks with Cullen about the origin of Optimus Prime’s voice, how the character became a phenomenon, the experience of acting in a videogame, and other characters he’s done throughout the years — including Eeyore from Winnie-the-Pooh … and Mario.
