Reviews & Features
Chris Roberts Recognises the Star Citizens of TOG
| 26 October 2013
The rising interest in Star Citizen in TOG has gained the attention and thanks form Chris Roberts and Sandi Gardiner
Read more » | 18 Comments | PC
Warthunder heard throughout TOG
| 16 July 2013
The sounds of Warthunder is being heard throughout TOG
Planetside 2 Release 20-Nov-2012 PST
| 18 November 2012
The long awaited and critically acclaimed PlanetSide 2 will be released on 20-Nov-2012 PST
Guild Wars 2 Launch Date: 28th August
| 28 June 2012
Guild Wars 2 will officially launch on Tuesday, August 28th
Read more » | 29 Comments | PC
Source Wars End in an Epic Battle!
| 17 June 2012
Ever watch the movie Rocky? Who hasn’t, right? We had a battle for the ages last Sunday night to determine this year’s Source Wars champion. It was a good one. Just like the movie!
Review: Ducky DK 9008 Mechanical Keyboard (Cherry Red switches)
| 15 April 2012 |
The Ducky DK 9008 is a mechanical keyboard designed with the Cherry (Mx) Red switches for lower actuation forces and smoother/softer keystrokes.
TOG Source Wars IV
| 28 March 2012
Tom and Jerry Meets The Terrorists Meets Inglorious Basterds... Must be Source Wars IV
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» GameSpot Headlines
Russian government to fund “patriotic” games
9 October 2013 |Aide to Russia's culture minister says video games must be "conducive to patriotic education"; titles that "distort" history could be banned.
Star Trek game producer leaving Paramount - Report
9 October 2013 |Paramount SVP Brian Miller reportedly leaving the company after 14 years following poor reception of recent licensed game.
Drakengard 3 coming to PS3 in 2014
9 October 2013 |Square Enix confirms prequel will be released exclusively on PlayStation 3 next year in North America.
Inafune: Mario is “development bible” for game creators
9 October 2013 |"If any creator has not played Mario, then they're probably not a good creator," says Mega Man and Dead Rising designer.
Tomb Raider reboot coming to Mac
9 October 2013 |Feral Interactive porting action game to Mac later this year; unclear if DLC and microtransactions will be available in new version.
Leisure Suit Larry Reloaded coming to retail
9 October 2013 |Boxed version of Kickstarter-funded point-and-click adventure game coming to retailers in North America starting on October 29.
Star Wars: The Old Republic adding PvP combat
9 October 2013 |Player-vs-Player combat coming to free-to-play MMO through upcoming Galactic Starfighter expansion; available beginning December 3.
Castelvania: Lords of Shadow Collection dated for November
9 October 2013 |Bundle includes original Lords of Shadow alongside DLC, Mirror of Fate HD, and a demo for Lords of Shadow 2.
Square Enix launching crowdfunding program
9 October 2013 |New "Collective" initiative from Tomb Raider and Deus Ex publisher revealed through partnership with Indiegogo; creators can potentially use "older Eidos IP" for their projects.
Intel expecting GTAV on PC
9 October 2013 |Director of marketing says "I don't think it'll be console-exclusive very long," believes initial console exclusivity for Halo hurt the brand overall.
» IGN Headlines
» 1UP Headlines
Listen to the Final 1UP Podcast Ever
7 April 2013 | <!--Begin feature--> <!-- for syndication --> As you know, 1UP.com has breathed its last. Such are the vicissitudes of business. Happily, Jose Otero ...
Review: Bending Genres in Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon
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Review: Shambling Mirror of Fate Signals Time to Jam a Stake in Castlevania’s Heart
8 March 2013 | <!--Begin feature--> <!-- for syndication --> Castlevania: Lords of Shadow: Mirror of Fate brings the series back to Nintendo's portable systems, ...
An Unflattering Boll Cut
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The Trials and Tribulations of Gears of War: Judgment
6 March 2013 | <!--Begin feature--> <!-- for syndication --> <body> As the next generation of home consoles slowly emerge into the limelight and enter the ...
The Cinematic Nature of Parasite Eve
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A Plea for the Gaming Industry to Respect Gamers
1 March 2013 | <!--Begin feature--> <!-- for syndication --> Although the economy might not be in the thick of a recession as it once was, that doesn't mean things ...
Moving Forward and Looking to Indies, Not Better Graphics
28 February 2013 | <!--Begin feature--> <!-- for syndication --> Excited as I was to finally see a next-generation console, much of the PlayStation 4 software we saw ...
Urban Trial Freestyle Review: Where Flash Trumps Substance
27 February 2013 | <!--Begin feature--> <!-- for syndication --> There is no getting around the similarities between Urban Trial Freestyle and the Trials series. The ...
The Orwellian Superheroes of Watch Dogs and inFamous: Second Son
23 February 2013 | <!--Begin feature--> <!-- for syndication --> <body> Always the eyes watching you and the voice enveloping you. Asleep or awake, working or ...
» GameDaily Headlines
Mass Effect 2: The Engineer
4 September 2013 |Unleash combat drones and hack your enemies with Mass Effect 2's nerdy Engineer class.
MW2 MP Broken?
4 September 2013 |Xbox 360 version plagued by cheaters and 18 person deathmatches. What's Infinity Ward doing about this? Based on our experiences this week...nothing.
NES Stress Test
4 September 2013 |Can Super Mario Bros. withstand subzero temperatures? GoNintendo hopes to find out.
Ghost Recon: Future Soldier Trailer
4 September 2013 |Ubisoft releases a teaser to its much-anticipated Tom Clancy game.
Blur Beta Key Giveaway
4 September 2013 |Enter to win a chance to play Bizarre Creations' latest speedster three months early.
GDC 2010 Coverage
4 September 2013 |Check out the latest videos from this week's feature packed show in San Francisco.
Red Dead Redemption Trailer
4 September 2013 |New video details life in the Wild West.
Gears of War 3
4 September 2013 |Epic Games confirms the inevitable. Better ready the chainsaw.
Left 4 Dead 2: Realism Versus Here to Stay
4 September 2013 |Thousands of frag happy gamers vote to make experimental Mutation an official part of the L4D2 multiplayer scene.
NBA Jam Facebook Contest
4 September 2013 |Immortalize your latest one-liner in arcade basketball history.
» Gamasutra Headlines
How to pitch your game to investors: A quick guide
12 December 2013 |Seth Sivak lays out a basic, solid plan for understanding how investors relate to your studio -- and what you should prepare in terms of knowledge and information before pitching. ...
Xbox One launch sales neck-and-neck with PlayStation 4’s
12 December 2013 |Microsoft said today that its Xbox One console has now sold more than 2 million hardware units worldwide, just over two weeks after it launched. ...
Copyright crackdown, as thousands of game videos are yanked from YouTube
12 December 2013 |Although we've seen plenty of crackdowns on Let's Play and game videos on YouTube in the past, it would appear that the largest crackdown to date in underway, with reports of thousands of videos being flagged over the last few ...
Blog: The glorious lie of the indie bubble
11 December 2013 |Indie developers are headed for a glut, a crash -- it's the 1980s all over again. Or is it? Independent developer Ben Serviss shares his opinion on what will really happen. ...
Blog: Do investors understand VR? Why Shark Tank shot down one game pitch
11 December 2013 |Shark Tank -- a reality show where businesses pitch investors -- recently auditioned a VR peripheral. But the pitch was shot down, and one blogger takes a look at why. ...
Yodo1 secures another $11M for its Japanese, Korean expansion
11 December 2013 |Off the back of a new global mobile publishing strategy, Chinese mobile game publisher Yodo1 has raised $11 million in funding, and opened a new production studio. ...
The Top 10 Game Developers of 2013
11 December 2013 |For 2013, we're kicking off our year-end video game roundups with perhaps our most important annual list: The Top 10 Game Developers. ...
DICE troubleshoots in public with Battlefield 4 bug tracker
11 December 2013 |A locked post on the game's forum lists every issue the team is working to solve along with the status of the fix, presumably in an effort to assuage community concerns about the game's buggy release. ...
Double Fine launching indie-backed Hack ‘n’ Slash in 2014
11 December 2013 |The studio's next game is a quirky action puzzler borne from the Amnesia Fortnight and funded -- along with Spacebase DF-9 -- by a coterie of notable indies. ...
Riot Games launches new API in open beta
11 December 2013 |Riot Games new tools are a show of support for app developers in the League of Legends community. ...
» GamesIndustry.Biz Headlines
"Fast follow" no longer works in mobile
12 December 2013 |As TinyCo gets into licensed fare with Family Guy, studio's Andrew N. Green says quality games, more traditional marketing key for future
Getting Emotional: Developing Sports Games for Next-Gen
12 December 2013 |Sports franchise devs discuss the challenge of splitting their focus between current-gen and next-gen
Xbox One tops 2 million sold
12 December 2013 |Microsoft system makes milestone 18 days after launch, falling just shy of pace set by PS4
Gran Turismo 6 sells 200k in first week in Japan
11 December 2013 |Sony's racer steals the spotlight, but Dragon Quest X pushes Wii U to another strong week
YouTubers hit with wave of copyright claims
11 December 2013 |New measures spell trouble for monetisation on user-created videos, several publishers distance themselves from crackdown
Storm8 makes move into publishing
11 December 2013 |"Storm8 users are also some of the most enthusiastic and engaged mobile game players in the world"
nWay raises $5 million in funding
11 December 2013 |Studio from Realtime Worlds vets takes total funding to $11 million
Miniclip hits 250 million mobile downloads
11 December 2013 |"Game players know that the Miniclip brand represents great quality games"
John Carmack laments next-gen push
11 December 2013 |"Just as you fully understand a previous generation, you have to put it away to surf forward on the tidal wave of technology that's always moving"
PS4 is the "leading system of this generation" - DFC
11 December 2013 |DFC Intelligence notes that Sony's 2.1m sold is the best first two weeks of any console launch in history
» GamePolitics Headlines
Game Companies Push Back Against New YouTube Copyright Enforcement System
12 December 2013 | Google has implemented a new system that auto detects content that is supposedly in breach of copyright this week, and it is affecting many YouTube stars. They are claiming ...
Report: 38 Studios Asset Auction Happening Today
12 December 2013 | According to a brief report on Boston.com from the Associated Press, the auction to sell off what remains of the 38 Studios intellectual property assets will happen today ...
Report: ESA Spent $3.9 Million in 2013 Fighting Against State and Federal Anti-Videogame Legislation
12 December 2013 | According to a Wall Street Journal report (membership required), Some examples of the bills the ESA has fought against: a bill in Connecticut called for a review of data on ...
Sony: PS4 Outpacing Xbox One Three-to-One in Spain
11 December 2013 | PS4 sales are outpacing Xbox One sales in Spain, according to PlayStation Spain and Portugal CEO James Armstrong. Armstrong claims that the PS4 is outselling Xbox One by ...
Government Defends Heavily Redacted Brief in FISC Case Filed By Tech Companies
11 December 2013 | The United States government defended a heavily-redacted response to surveillance requests at the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) made by multiple software ...
Shadowrun Returns, DRM-Free on GOG.com
11 December 2013 | The crowd-funded cyberpunk-fantasy themed RPG adventure Shadowrun was well received when it was released in July of this year on Steam, but one complaint that came up here ...
FCC Puts Five-Month Moratorium on AT&T;’Special Access’ Rate Hike Plan
11 December 2013 | The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has put the brakes on a plan by AT&T to raise prices for "special access" customers, which could have led to a rate ...
World of Tanks Veteran’s Day 1-Million Gold Charity Division Winners Announced
11 December 2013 | World of Tanks maker Wargaming and event sponsor NVIDIA announced the winners of the NVIDIA GeForce eSports World of Tanks Veteran’s Day 1-Million Gold Charity ...
Operation Ninja S.T.A.R. Seeks Funding to Invalidate Treehouse Avatar Patent
11 December 2013 |Inspired by the software patent trolling efforts of patent house Treehouse Avatar Technologies, a new IndieGoGo campaign launched today seeks to raise funds for a project that will ultimately help the little guy. The project is ...
EA Earns Perfect Rating for ‘Workplace Equality’
11 December 2013 | While EA generates a fair share of bad press on a variety of fronts from time to time, it's hard to deny that the company has a pretty good track record when it comes to ...
» Joystiq Headlines
Elder Scrolls Online launch dates: April 4 for PC & Mac, June next-gen
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Take a convoluted trip to North Yankton via this GTA Online glitch
12 December 2013 |<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="298" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/7NNXONWa3h0?wmode=opaque" width="530"></iframe> A GTA Online glitch reveals the snowy streets of North Yankton ...
Take a convoluted trip to North Yankton via this GTA Online glitch
12 December 2013 |<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="298" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/7NNXONWa3h0?wmode=opaque" width="530"></iframe> A GTA Online glitch reveals the snowy streets of North Yankton ...
Hit List Q&A: Gone Home’s Steve Gaynor
12 December 2013 |In the "Hit List" from the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences, the video game industry's top talents describe their current gaming addictions, their most anticipated releases and more. This week: Steve Gaynor, co-founder of ...
Xbox One sales hit 2 million mark
12 December 2013 | Microsoft announced this morning the Xbox One surpassed the 2 million mark for global sales, 18 days after the console launched in 13 markets on November 22. The figure is stipulated as "sell-through," so it represents sales to ...
PS4 system update 1.52 out now, improves system software stability
11 December 2013 | Sony released the latest PlayStation 4 system update this morning, and apparently it's a rather minor one. Habitual followers of the firmware scene will be au fait with the words "system software stability," which the 1.52 ...
Indie Capsule Bundle: Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet, Blood of the Werewolf, more for $3.49
11 December 2013 | The Indie Capsule Bundle is now live, and gives buyers seven games for $3.49. The bundle, slated to end on January 7, is hosted through Bundle Stars and hand-picked by Capsule Computers. Those that pick up the Indie Capsule ...
Nintendo offering refurbished Wii Remote Plus and Nunchuk for $20
11 December 2013 | Nintendo has a deal for those that don't have spare Wii Remote Plus and Nunchuk controllers left over from the last console generation. The console manufacturer's online store now includes refurbished versions of the peripheral ...
Humble Jumbo Bundle adds 3: Sanctum, Orcs Must Die!, Cities in Motion 2
11 December 2013 | The Humble Jumbo Bundle is now packed with three extra games, Sanctum: Collection, Orcs Must Die! GOTY and Cities in Motion 2. These join Orcs Must Die! 2: Complete Pack, Garry's Mod and Serious Sam 3: BFE behind the "pay more ...
Terraria launches Christmas update on iOS, Android
11 December 2013 | 505 Games has released an update for the iOS and Android versions of its 2D sandbox action-adventure game Terraria, adding a new holiday-themed world and a variety of Christmas cheer-infused customization options. Starting this ...
» Kotaku Headlines
While You Were Sleeping
23 August 2011 |Sleeping can be fun — necessary even. But what if stuff happens when you’re sleeping — game stuff? What are you supposed to to do then? Thankfully we have a solution — While You Were Sleeping, a quick round ...
Talk Amongst Yourselves
23 August 2011 |This is where Kotaku readers go to talk about the stuff we’re not already posting about. Think of it as the official unofficial Kotaku community forum. (more…)
Finally! Video Game Clothing That’s Stylish And Perfect For Daily Wear
23 August 2011 |Deus Ex: Human Revolution is already getting great reviews, though it doesn’t release until tomorrow. And now a Deus Ex clothing line has been announced for what promises to be a blockbuster game. (more…)
Deus Ex: Human Revolution’s Review Scores Are Perfectly Natural
23 August 2011 |In the year 2000, Ion Storm unleashed the perfect marriage of futuristic shooter and skill-based role-playing in Deus Ex, a game so unique that even its own sequel couldn’t replicate its success. Can any follow-up possibly do ...
The Gaming Tragedies That Didn’t Kill Us (But Nearly Broke Us)
23 August 2011 | My proudest moments as a tap dancer are displayed in my parents’ house in the form of sparkly, obnoxious trophies. (more…)
On The 8th Day Atlus Gave Us A Good Reason To Buy Devil Survivor Again
23 August 2011 | With only one more day before the 3DS remaster of Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor comes out, Atlus gives fans one more day to consider replaying one of the best role-playing games of 2009. (more…)
The Rare Angry Birds Theme Guitar Remix Spotted In The Wild
23 August 2011 | When musicians decide to take video game music and make it better, the results are almost always fantastic. (more…)
Death Of PC Gaming Scheduled To Be Disproven On August 26
23 August 2011 | We’ve heard it said time and time again, PC gaming is not dead, but sometime just saying something isn’t enough. This Friday, PC peripheral maker Razer plans to prove it. (more…)
Aliens: Colonial Marines Shows Why It’s Smart To Wait 25 Years To Make A Movie Game
23 August 2011 |While we’ve known for a while now that Gearbox’s upcoming Aliens: Colonial Marines makes extensive use of original concept art from the movie it’s based on, 1986′s Aliens, it’s still a surprise to see ...
The Trailer For Dark Souls Comes With Fair Warning
23 August 2011 | The new trailer for Dark Souls comes with a simple warning: Prepare to die. (more…)
» Next Generation Headlines
The limits of videogame interaction
17 September 2012 | Nuanced and subtle game design is meaningless if the player can't respond in kind, says Clint Hocking. A few ...
World Of Warplanes: free-to-play dogfights from the creator of World Of Tanks
17 September 2012 | Developer Wargaming on taking its free-to-play fight to the skies. World Of Tanks was a freak success. Not even ...
Introducing Free-To-Play Week
17 September 2012 | A thorough investigation of the industry's fastest-growing business model kicks off today. Throughout this ...
Joe Danger 2: The Movie review
17 September 2012 | Hello Games' sequel layers on the polish without losing the original's scrappy small-team charm. At ...
Sleeping Dogs tops UK chart again
17 September 2012 |read more
Time Extend: Super Metroid
16 September 2012 | "The last metroid is in captivity. The galaxy is at peace." Thankfully, that's just about the only thing Super Metroid ...
The Making Of: Spacewar!
15 September 2012 | The first ever videogame ran on a $120,000 piece of hardware - we go back to the summer of 1962. It's a ...
Hide&Seek;Weekender offers drop-in gaming to London public
15 September 2012 |read more
Tokyo Jungle review
15 September 2012 | Bold and strange, Crispy's underdog adventure daringly attempts to upset the natural order of things. Novelty ...
Gamestation stores to be rebranded under Game name
14 September 2012 | 122 Gamestation outlets to be unified with parent company, rebranded stores to combine "best of both brands". ...
» Digg Headlines
» Slashdot Headlines
Doom Is Twenty Years Old
12 December 2013 |alancronin writes with a quick bite from the Dallas News about everyone's favorite FPS: "Few video games have had the impact that Doom has on the medium as a whole. While it wasn't the first first-person shooter out there, it was ...
Interview: Ben Heck Answers Your Questions
10 December 2013 |A while ago you had the chance to ask gamer and console modder extraordinaire Ben Heck about his favorite mods, hacks, and what he sees coming in the future. Below you'll find his answers to your questions. Read more of this ...
NSA Collect Gamers’ Chats and Deploy Real-Life Agents Into WoW and Second Life
10 December 2013 |An anonymous reader writes in with news that some NSA agents were trying to dig up info by joining the horde. "To the National Security Agency analyst writing a briefing to his superiors, the situation was clear: their current ...
The Quest To Build Xbox One and PS4 Emulators
10 December 2013 |Nerval's Lobster writes "Will Xbox One and PS4 emulators hit your favorite download Websites within the next few years? Emulators have long been popular among gamers looking to relive the classic titles they enjoyed in their youth. ...
DARPA Makes Finding Software Flaws Fun
8 December 2013 |alphadogg writes "The U.S. Department of Defense may have found a new way to scan millions of lines of software code for vulnerabilities: by turning the practice into a set of video games and puzzles and having volunteers do the ...
Mozilla Organizes Game Creating Contest, Prizes Worth $45,000
6 December 2013 |sfcrazy writes "Mozilla, the organization behind Firefox browser and operating system, is organizing a contest for creating games. They have teamed up with Goo Technologies for Mozilla and Goo's Game Creator Challenge to engage ...
The Ultimate Anti-Action Online Game: Waiting In Line 3D
30 November 2013 |Freshly Exhumed writes "Looking a lot like the venerable Wolfenstein 3D or similar Id action games of the DOS days, the new online game Waiting in Line 3D was released Monday by developer Rajeev Basu, and was played 50,000 times in ...
The Surprising Second Life of the PlayStation Vita
24 November 2013 |First time accepted submitter jonyami writes "It's been a slow start for Sony's latest handheld console, despite the console-like quality games that were shown off at launch, and its excellent screen and tactile controls you could ...
John Carmack Leaves id Software
23 November 2013 |jones_supa writes "John Carmack has left id Software completely. 'John Carmack, who has become interested in focusing on things other than game development at id, has resigned from the studio,' id's studio director Tim Willits told ...
Ask Slashdot: MMORPG Recommendations?
23 November 2013 |An anonymous reader writes "Lord of the Rings: Online's latest expansion, Helm's Deep, involved cutting many skills for all classes, with a only a handful reclaimable through the new, 1-dimensional trait trees. If you're not an ...
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Guild Wars 2: Division Overview
| 22 August 2012
An Introduction to Guild Wars 2 and the TOG GW2 Crew.
Get to know your guildmate interview #4: Serah De Vere
| 29 December 2012
Ral Partha interviews TOG member and Guild Wars 2 fan "Serah De Vere", in the latest installment of "Get to know your guildmates with Ral Partha"!
Get to know your guildmate interview #3: Pumpkin
| 19 December 2012
Ral Partha interviews TOG member and Guild Wars 2 fan Pumpkin, in the latest installment of "Get to know your guildmates with Ral Partha"!
TF2 Unveils a new Co-Op Mode - Mann vs Machine
| 26 August 2012
The game that keeps on giving unveils new co-op mode. Red and Blue join forces to fight off a marauding mob of malevolent machines. TOG TF2 has 2 MvsM servers up and running for your machinations. See the ...
Health, You and the Launch of Guild Wars 2
| 23 August 2012
Specs gives a humorous but serious run down on how to stay healthy in the first weekend of Guild Wars 2.