Why the Hell is Justin Bieber Giving a Shout-Out to 2K Sports? [2K Sports]
From the Beeb's official Twitter: "shoutout to @Ronnie2K - everyone follow him. good people. thanks for the good time. the eye will heal. ha." More »
 Here?s All of Today?s Nintendo News in One Place [Nintendo]
Mario's corporate owners dropped a bunch of news today via their two Nintendo Direct broadcasts and Kotaku was all over it. Whether it's details about a new, more demonic Brain Age or the longed-for NorthAm release of a great Wii RPG, the links below have the knowledge you seek: More »
 Mass Effect Publisher Wants You to Make the UK Government 'Fess Up That Aliens Exist [Mass Effect]
In the far future of Mass Effect, the existence of alien life is a given, with Turian, Hanar and Asari intermingling with humans for decades. EA thinks that there's Life Out There and it also thinks that the British government is covering up knowledge of the little grey men who've visited our little mudball. More »
 More New Vita Content, Starhawk and SSX Demos New This Week on the PlayStation Store [PlayStation Store Update]
The PS Vita rollout continues with another stacked week of new digital content at the PlayStation store. Vita owners get access to all manner of stuff, from a few free augmented reality games to apps for Netflix, Flickr and Twitter, demos for a few more titles, and several new digital-only games including Plants vs. Zombies, Hustle Kings and the (highly enjoyable!) Tales From Space: Mutant Blobs Attack! More »
 Bending the Rules as an Art Form [Rules]
A man who applies a particular mental skill to play Blackjack, counting cards, will eventually find security standing behind him, strongly suggesting he vacate the premises, when someone working for the casino figures out what he is doing. More »
 In Syndicate's Corrupt Corporate Future, Roving Bands of Game Critics Fight a War of Opinion [Syndicate]
It's not like the original Syndicate. We've accepted that. Moved beyond it. This is not Bullfrog's beloved tactical shooting game from 1993. This is something altogether different, and not every game reviewer likes it. More »
 Vita Values [The Moneysaver]
This Wednesday edition of Kotaku's The Moneysaver catches all the offers, promotions and bargains that can't wait until the weekend. The Midweek Moneysaver is brought to you by Dealzon. More »
 "It's a Pac-Man Sun!" [Note]
Won't You Come, Wash Away The Rain | A partial solar eclipse described by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory as a "Pac-Man Sun" (Photo Credit: NASA/SDO via Space.com.) More »
 Pouring Like an Avalanche Down SSX's First Mountain [Video]
The SSX demo landed yesterday, with the full title arriving, at last, on Tuesday, rebooting EA Sports' much-loved snowboarding series. The last SSX release was the Wii-only Blur in 2007; before that, SSX on Tour in 2005. It's long enough that even some old hats may feel like newcomers in the seven-year layoff this game has had from traditional controls. More »
 Huge FIFA Roster Update Kicks Off Tomorrow [Video]
News and notes from around the world of sports video gaming: More »
 From Tebow Time to the "Tecmo Bowl MMO" [Video]
Whatever you think of him, Tim Tebow has made a contribution—if indirect—to video games development. More »
 Taco Bell Blames Vita Contest Debacle on 'Technical Issues,' Enrages Misled Winners [Vita]
More than a week after informing PlayStation Vita contest winners that their entries were invalid, fast food corporation Taco Bell has told them that it messed up, blaming "technical issues" for the confusion. More »
 Horror Game Amnesia Scores A Terrifying Sequel [Blip]
Gaming site Joystiq reports that it will be called Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs. It will feature a wealthy industrialist who is haunted by dreams and disaster following an unfortunate trip to Mexico. [ Joystiq] More »
 Introducing ZiGGURAT. [Video]
[Editor's Note: Every month, we pay Tim Rogers to share his unique view of video games. But Tim has gone and made a video game. For free, we're letting him introduce his new game as only Tim can. He'll be back later this month with stuff we actually pay him to write. Take it away, Tim... ] More »
 American Game Developer on Death Row in Iran Receives Family Visit [Amir Hekmati]
The fate of American game developer Amir Hekmati, currently on death row in Iran, remains in question weeks after the original deadline for appeal has passed. More »
 How Does the Razer Blade Handle Guild Wars 2? See for Yourself [Video]
When I asked you folks to suggest games for me to test out the Razer Blade, Guild Wars 2's name came up an awful lot. At the time I replied that I wouldn't have the Blade when the press beta rolled around. Well, turns out I lied. More »
 Watch This Amazing 16-Bit Legend of Zelda PC Case Come to Life Block-By-Block [Video]
You've seen his classic Final Fantasy-inspired PC cases. Now Richard "8-Bit Builder" Clinton upgrades to 16-bit with his amazing PC case rendition of Link from The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. How does he do it? Watch the video and find out. More »
 Six Classic and Contemporary HTML 5 Games You Can Play Free Right Now [Techspot]
A lot has changed since the days when web developers relied almost exclusively on Flash for media-rich interactive content. Although the technology is still very much alive and may not see a replacement anytime soon for certain uses, more and more websites are implementing HTML5 for streaming audio and video, and we are also starting to see some applications in the gaming space. More »
 Tera Asks Guild Leaders: Are You an MMO-FO? [Video]
Tera is an upcoming massively multiplayer online role-playing game that emphasizes action-packed combat mechanics over traditional MMO click battles. Bas Rutten is a legendary mixed martial arts fighter with a penchant for kicking his opponents in the liver until they fall down. Put them together and you get a room full of mildly terrified guild leaders. More »
 I Just Spent a Week With a Very, Very Expensive Gaming PC [Review]
Alienware has recently launched a new line of its Aurora desktops, a range of very pretty, very expensive gaming PCs. More »
 EA Yanks Busted Battlefield 3 Shooter from App Store [Battlefield]
It came in stealthily, like a Navy SEAL on a night mission. And now Battlefield 3: Aftershock 's been dishonorably discharged after seemingly falling below EA's expectations. More »
 How To Turn Off the Vita's Background Music [Vita]
I hope you're enjoying your brand new PlayStation Vita! If you're anything like me, you turned it on and enjoyed the refreshing, smooth sounds of the menu music. Then, about an hour later, you realized that it's actually pretty mind-numbing and started to wish you could turn it off. More »
 Nintendo's New 3DS Western Is Cool And Worth Playing, Except for One Thing [Video]
If you're left-handed, I have a minor bit of bad news about the terrific, original game that Nintendo started selling on the 3DS eShop today. More »
 Mass Effect 3 Cover Art Has Decidedly Feminine Side [Video]
The Femshep love-fest spreads from trailer to box art, as BioWare's official unboxing of the two-disc Xbox 360 version of Mass Effect 3 reveals reversible cover art for fans of Shepard's female form. More »
 WTPT: CD Projekt Won't Stop Teasing Us With The Witcher 2 on the 360 [Video]
Teaser trailers are the cruelest of trailers when done right. A second teaser trailer follows yesterday's look at The Witcher 2 on the 360. More »
 This Pok?mon Rap Is Hot Like Charmander [Video]
I know. You're skeptical. "Another Pok?mon rap? This is going to be terrible," you're thinking. More »
 Mother Nature, The Coldest Real-Time Strategist of Them All [Video]
Eufloria HD is a brutal game. Oh sure, it looks to be all pastels and flowers, but beneath its groovy new-wave art-style and bloopy, soothing soundtrack lies a game about life-or-death survival. A very fun game about life-or-death survival, as it turns out. More »
 How Could You Miss the Best Damn Pickup Truck Racing Game on the Wii? [Video]
Yes, yes, whine about how overly-saturated the pickup truck racing genre has gotten during the past console generation. That's a poor excuse to miss out on what some remote cultures might consider the greatest Dodge Ram-centric racer ever created. More »
 Nintendo Teases 3DS Owners With Thoughts Of New Zelda [The Legend Of Zelda]
Check out what Nintendo's Eiji Aonuma, best known for directing and producing multiple Zelda games, just sent 3DS owners via Swapnote, the system's text and picture messaging application. More »
 Mario Tennis Open Serves Up Online Play for the 3DS on May 20th [Video]
The latest entry in Nintendo's racket sports franchise will be hitting the 3DS on May 20th, five days before its Japanese counterpart. Nintendo says that there'll be comprehensive online support for Mario Tennis Open and you can see Mario, Bowser, Princess Peach and more characters volleying in the trailer above. More »
 And This is What High-Definition Rereleases Are All About [Speak Up On Kotaku]
Some people view high-definition rereleases of older games as nothing more that an attempt to cash in on nostalgia. Others, like commenter Uncle Jesse here, see them as an opportunity to discover the gems they might have missed. More »
 This Man Has Played Through Mass Effect 3, And He Likes It A Lot [Mass Effect]
I talked to a guy named Ray a couple of weeks ago. He was with his buddy Greg. Ray said he had played BioWare's Mass Effect 3 end to end already. More »
 Dillon's Rolling Western Pops Up On 3DS eShop Today [Blip]
Surprise! Nintendo has released the action slash tower-defense game a day early, it said during a video conference this morning. You'll find Dillon's Rolling Western in the 3DS eShop for $10 right now. [ Nintendo] More »
 Talk Amongst Yourselves [Official Kotaku Forum]
Here is where you can speak your mind, wanderers. Welcome to Kotaku's official forum, known affectionately as Talk Amongst Yourselves, where we gather on a daily basis to discuss the joys and wonders of gaming all rolled up into one. More »
 Marvel: Avengers Alliance Lets You Assemble Your Own Oddball Avengers Team on Facebook [Avengers]
Cyclops! Black Cat! Invisible Woman! Facebook Avengers Assemble! Facebook's Marvel: Avengers Alliance cares not for comic book continuity, focusing instead on giving players some sweet choices, and then making them pay for them. More »
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