One Of These World Warriors Doesn’t Belong [Comic-Con 2010]

A Twilight cosplayer—aligned with Team Jacob and apparently in Big Head mode—proves that werewolves don’t belong in the Street Fighter line-up. Spotted outside the Capcom booth at Comic-Con 2010. More

Fable Creator, Rare Wanted Kinect To Have A Controller [Xbox 360]

Microsoft’s Kinect doesn’t need a controller. That’s the whole point of the thing! Still, a controller-free gaming experience is a hard idea to get your head around, which perhaps explains why Peter Molyneux and Rare asked Microsoft to include one. More

Looks Like We Got a Mexican Standoff Here in Red Dead Redemption [Multiplayer]

Rockstar pumped out a few more screens of Red Dead Redemption this time showing us the competitive side of its multiplayer setup. On the jump, a video also fleshes out what to expect. More

Let’s Look At Damaged Gran Turismo 5 Cars [Gran Turismo 5]

Gran Turismo 5 features car damage — a first for the series. Does developer Polyphony Digital do, dare I say, a bang-up job? More

iPhone-Loving Microsoft Employees Endure Unspeakable Hardship [Bluster]

The WSJ has a discussion today of the phenomenon of the iPhone-using Microsoft employee. Apparently that time Ballmer fake-stomped an iPhone is emblematic of some (barely) real anti-iPhone sentiment in Redmond. More

Company Of Heroes Developer Killed In Car Accident [Rip]

Brian R. Wood, lead designer of Company of Heroes Online and a key player in the development of the series as a whole, was tragically killed on Friday night in an automobile accident north of Seattle

Kotaku’s Top 5 List Of Top 10 Lists [Kotaku Weekends]

Each week throws off several new video game lists ranging from the humorous to the trivial. What’s better

New Star Wars Multiplayer Might Remind You Of Super Smash Bros. [Penny Arcade Expo 2010]

At PAX, LucasArts is showing off what person after person keeps calling Star Wars Smash Bros. Wrong? More

What a Day, What a Year [2009 Year In Review]

Christmas is a big production, but they don’t roll credits at the end of it. Still, with the home a wasteland of gift wrap and packaging, and the light slowly receding outside, it’s a good moment to reflect on 2009. This past week Kotaku recapped the year that was in video games, on subjects both naughty and nice.

Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Antiques Gameshow Winners [Photoshop]

We took the contest to Antiques Roadshow-land last week and discovered that one man’s trash is another man’s ‘Shop. We had another 700-entry contest, check out the 20 best below! More