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Xbox Live hacked?
24 May 2013 |Hacker claims to have cracked Microsoft's online network, exposing confidential information for 47 million users.
Alan Wake will return ‘when the time is right’
23 May 2013 |Remedy says it could have made "less ambitious" sequel, but it wouldn't have done series justice; Quantum Break to be "ultimate Remedy experience."
Ninja Theory teases announcement
23 May 2013 |Enslaved, Devil May Cry developer hints that it will have "something new to show" tomorrow.
Is The Witcher 3 coming to Xbox One?
23 May 2013 |CD Projekt Red declines to confirm RPG for next-gen platform, says it will "shed more light" on 2014 game at E3 next month.
Sony explains why Gran Turismo 6 is debuting on PS3, not PS4
23 May 2013 |SCEE CEO Jim Ryan says PlayStation 3 still has "a lot of potential," would rather launch on platform that has 70 million units sold already.
Destiny gameplay reveal at E3
23 May 2013 |CGI/live-action trailer for Bungie's new shared-world shooter featuring Breaking Bad star and directed by Jon Favreau teases gameplay reveal during Sony's media briefing next month.
Mirror’s Edge 2 spotted on Amazon
23 May 2013 |Listing for sequel to 2008 first-person free-running game appears on retailer's German website.
Atari to sell RollerCoaster Tycoon, Test Drive franchises at auction
23 May 2013 |Bankrupt publisher hoping to bring in at least $22 million from upcoming asset auctions.
FIFA 14 release date announced
23 May 2013 |FIFA 14 coming to Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC on September 27. Xbox One and PlayStation 4 versions will arrive later in 2013.
GameStop: Xbox One, PS4 will be less expensive at launch than past consoles
23 May 2013 |Retailer says next-gen platforms from Microsoft and Sony will debut below price points for Xbox 360 and PS3 at launch.
» 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
26 April 2013 |Unleash combat drones and hack your enemies with Mass Effect 2's nerdy Engineer class.
MW2 MP Broken?
26 April 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
26 April 2013 |Can Super Mario Bros. withstand subzero temperatures? GoNintendo hopes to find out.
Ghost Recon: Future Soldier Trailer
26 April 2013 |Ubisoft releases a teaser to its much-anticipated Tom Clancy game.
Blur Beta Key Giveaway
26 April 2013 |Enter to win a chance to play Bizarre Creations' latest speedster three months early.
GDC 2010 Coverage
26 April 2013 |Check out the latest videos from this week's feature packed show in San Francisco.
Red Dead Redemption Trailer
26 April 2013 |New video details life in the Wild West.
Gears of War 3
26 April 2013 |Epic Games confirms the inevitable. Better ready the chainsaw.
Left 4 Dead 2: Realism Versus Here to Stay
26 April 2013 |Thousands of frag happy gamers vote to make experimental Mutation an official part of the L4D2 multiplayer scene.
NBA Jam Facebook Contest
26 April 2013 |Immortalize your latest one-liner in arcade basketball history.
» Gamasutra Headlines
Art Works webinar coming up on May 30th
24 May 2013 |A new webinar from the National Endowment for the Arts will be held later this month for prospective applicants of 2013's Art Works grant. ...
Unity announces support for open-source platform Tizen
24 May 2013 |On the heels of YoYo Games' announcement that it would be bringing GameMaker to Tizen, Unity Technologies has announced it, too, is developing a version of its software to the open-source platform. ...
Here’s a look at the new dev tools you may have missed at GDC
24 May 2013 |In this reprint from the May issue of GD Mag, Nate Ralph takes us through this year's newest tools and middleware, straight from the Game Developers Conference show floor. ...
Video: Thief vs. Deus Ex - a design discussion
24 May 2013 |Deus Ex designer Warren Spector and Thief designer Doug Church grill each other on stage at GDC 2002 about their first-person stealth game design decisions. ...
This Week in Video Game Criticism: From Indie Networks to Wii U
24 May 2013 |This week, our partnership with game criticism site Critical Distance brings us picks on topics including the Wii U and indies helping indies. ...
Creative leadership vs. project leadership: A guide for small teams
24 May 2013 |Make Something Unreal winner Michael Levall explores the difference between leading a project and being the stakeholder of its vision -- sharing strategies for keeping a small team running effectively. ...
Is coding ‘to the metal’ dangerous?
24 May 2013 |Simon Roth (VVVVVV) suggests that game programmers' obsession with coding "to the metal" is counterproductive in the current multiplatform era -- writing "it's not the '90s anymore." ...
Get a job: Be a Graphics Programmer for 2K Games
24 May 2013 |"2K Games seeks the talents of a seasoned graphics programmer who enjoys a collaborative and creative work environment and is looking to push the boundaries of cutting edge 3D graphics." ...
Here’s how much ‘whales’ spent so far this year
24 May 2013 |The top 1 percent of people spending money on in-app purchases in mobile and web games account for around 33 percent of total spending, according to a new report. ...
Making VR games: A primer
24 May 2013 |With the Oculus Rift reawakening interest in VR games, serious games developer Sébastien Kuntz shares his decade-plus of experience in creating immersive virtual simulations. ...
» GamesIndustry.Biz Headlines
Kinect 2.0 for Windows coming in 2014
24 May 2013 |The new Kinect will hit PC after the Xbox One's launch
Xbox One is a games machine first and foremost, says Activision
24 May 2013 |Eric Hirshberg says there's a "false divide," that hardcore gamers can enjoy other entertainment like watching TV too
Wargaming promises financial support to open-source foundations
24 May 2013 |Free-to-play publisher gives back to technologies it utilizes
Kinect will be Xbox One’s game-changer, says Harrison
24 May 2013 |Microsoft exec says having camera controller standard will boost dev support, says content will be "more broadly curated"
GameStop brushes aside concerns about Xbox One and used games
24 May 2013 |Following the earnings call, we analyze the year ahead for GameStop as controversy over Xbox One and used games heats up
Yahoo acquires PlayerScale
24 May 2013 |Yahoo looks to build new gaming experiences with PlayerScale's service
38 Studios court arguments begin
24 May 2013 |Dismissal cases presented for Schilling and fellow defendants, state promises "avalanche" of evidence against them
What the Xbox One Controller Says About Microsoft… and Nintendo
24 May 2013 |Jeremy Parish can't help but notice philosophical differences between Microsoft and Nintendo
Square Enix of America CEO departs
24 May 2013 |Headed to retailer Amazon, but on good terms
GameStop sales slide 6.8%
24 May 2013 |Retailer blames late stage of console cycle for shortfall, sees 30% dip in new hardware sales
» GamePolitics Headlines
CS: Global Offensive Community Will Soon Police Itself
24 May 2013 | Valve has decided that players in the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive community should be able to police themselves. With that in mind, the company has launched a beta of a ...
EA Promises Support for PS3 and Xbox 360 Until 2017
24 May 2013 | While some maybe worried that the PS3 and Xbox 360 would be abandoned as soon as the PS4 and Xbox One is released to retail at the end of this year, EA says that it plans to ...
iam8bit Entertainment System Exhibit Opens June 7 in Los Angeles
24 May 2013 | The iam8bit Entertainment System, a videogame-themed art exhibit, is set to launch in Los Angeles on June 7. Organizers of the iam8bit Entertainment System promise the ...
SimCity Update 4 Turns Some Disabled Features Back On
24 May 2013 | A brand new update to EA's always-online city management game SimCity finally turns on some features that were turned off during the game's launch due to wide scale ...
Newzoo: Global Games Market Growth at 6 Percent to $70.4 Billion in 2013
24 May 2013 | Newzoo's 2013 Global Games Market Report predicts that game revenues will grow to $70.4 billion worldwide this year, representing a 6 percent year-on-year increase for ...
Playnomics Reveals Consumer Spending Numbers in F2P Space for 2013
24 May 2013 | According to a new report by social game analysis company Playnomics (reported on by Gamasutra), the top one percent (commonly referred to as "whales" because they ...
ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom: Libraries Should Embrace Video Games, Not Ban Them
24 May 2013 | An interesting editorial penned by Barbara Jones, the director of the Office for Intellectual Freedom for the American Library Association, puts the brakes on all the talk ...
Wargaming Providing Financial Support to Three Open Source Software Foundations
24 May 2013 | Free-to-play MMO developer and publisher Wargaming (World of Tanks, World of Warplanes, and World of Warships) has announced that it will provide financial support for three ...
Capcom UK Cancels Bloody Pool Event in Light of Woolwich Attack
24 May 2013 | Earlier this month we told you about a Capcom UK PR event to promote Resident Evil: Revelations in London. The event, which would let visitors swim in a pool filled with ...
Atari Seeks Permission to Hold Asset Auctions in July from Bankruptcy Court
24 May 2013 | Atari Inc., the US division of French parent company Atari S.A., has asked a U.S. bankruptcy court for permission to auction off its assets in July. The assets include the ...
» Joystiq Headlines
Gamestop: ‘Xbox has said that they do support’ used games market
24 May 2013 | Gamestop's approach to the Xbox One's nebulous pre-owned game policies - which may include charging players a fee for booting up a used game - involves emphasis on digital adaptation, and letting Microsoft do the talking. "I ...
Iam8bit ‘Entertainment System’ show features art inspired by 1980s games
24 May 2013 | Iam8bit is at it again with Entertainment System, an international art show featuring work inspired by 1980s video games, debuting on June 7 at the iam8bit gallery in Los Angeles. Opening night is free for all ages and runs from ...
Gamestop Q1 sales and profits down, mobile/digital sales up
24 May 2013 | Gamestop's financial data for the first quarter of its fiscal 2013 have arrived like a pizza with nearly 25 percent fewer toppings than the pizza you ordered during the same 13-week period last year. Also, cheesy bread sales are ...
The Witness shares some gameplay secrets in developer video, post
24 May 2013 |<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="298" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/DTQeee7Mw18?wmode=opaque" width="530"></iframe> Since announcing The Witness is on its way to Sony's PS4, ...
SimCity 4.0 update brings new park, region and more
24 May 2013 | SimCity's 4.0 patch - whose numbering nomenclature has certainly sent developers everywhere into a death spiral - should arrive shortly. The update adds a new park, new region, more explicit details on what generates happiness, ...
Payday 2 planning an August heist, web series starts in two weeks
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Contrast comes out of the shadows on PSN, XBLA, PC in Q4 2013
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FIFA 14 launches September 24 in North America, 27 in Europe
24 May 2013 | FIFA 14 will line up for the North American continental anthem on September 24 for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. The European launch is September 27. Pre-orders of FIFA 14 through GameStop, Best Buy, Walmart, Target, Amazon or Origin get ...
Next-gen Kinect for Windows gesticulating in 2014
24 May 2013 | Microsoft has announced Kinect for Windows will receive the updated Kinect sensor shown at the Xbox reveal event for the Xbox One. The rub: it won't arrive until some time in 2014. We already knew Kinect for Windows would be ...
The Warriors rages onto PSN next week as PS2 Classic
24 May 2013 | The Warriors, Rockstar's 2005 game based on the 1979 cult movie, is coming to PSN next week. As per typical PS Store updates, it arrives in North America on May 28 for $9.99, and then in Europe the day after for ...
» 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". ...
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Xbox One: No Always-Online Requirement, But Needs To Phone Home
22 May 2013 |An anonymous reader writes "The Xbox One was revealed earlier, and Kotaku was able to get some answers about the always-online rumors that plagued the console before its announcement. Microsoft VP Phil Harrison said Xbox One ...
Microsoft Unveils Xbox One
22 May 2013 |Today at a press conference leading up to E3, Microsoft unveiled its next-gen games/entertainment console, the Xbox One. Their stated goal for the Xbox One is to have a single device provide "all of your entertainment." One of ...
Steve Jackson Shows Off the Texas Brick Railroad (Video)
21 May 2013 |Imagine game designer Steve Jackson and a bunch of friends building Lego trains and tracks and scenery, including buildings and other props. Sounds like fun, doesn't it? The group calls itself the Texas Brick Railroad. A lot of ...
Nintendo Hijacks Ad Revenue From Fan-Created YouTube Playthroughs
18 May 2013 |mcleland writes "The BBC reports that Nintendo is now using the content ID match feature in YouTube to identify screencap videos of people playing their games. They then take over the advertising that appears with the video, and ...
Used Game To Survive? EA Plans To Drop Online Pass
17 May 2013 |Krazy Kanuck writes "Introduced in 2010, Online Pass was marketed as a way to 'preserve' online content or DLC as titles were sold in the used game market. Many saw this as a way to cut out the second hand game market. EA has now ...
NeuroGaming Conference Profiles the Rise of Brain-Computer Interfaces
15 May 2013 |kkleiner writes "The first NeuroGaming Conference and Expo took place at the beginning of May to showcase the convergent technologies that are paving the way toward gaming with your mind. Tech news has been dominated with stories ...
Google Play Games Leaks Ahead of I/O
12 May 2013 |Android Police reports on an information leak out of Google in the lead-up to their I/O conference, which starts on May 15th. A new version of Google Play Services contains information about "Google Play Games," the company's ...
Vulnerability Found In Skyrim, Fallout, Other Bethesda Games
12 May 2013 |An anonymous reader writes "The author of this article goes over a format string vulnerability he found in The Elder Scrolls series starting with Morrowind and going all the way up to Skyrim. It's not something that will likely be ...
World of Warcraft Loses 1.3 Million Players in First Quarter of 2013
10 May 2013 |hypnosec writes "World of Warcarft, the gaming industry's most popular franchise and one of Blizzard's cash cows, is bleeding subscribers with 1.3 million defecting from the game in the first quarter of 2013 alone. Blizzard ...
Ouya Game Console Retail Launch Delayed Until June 25
9 May 2013 |PC Mag is one of several outlets reporting that the Kickstarter-funded Ouya Android game console has been delayed by a few weeks; the new target date for launch is June 25. Says the article "The delay does not affect early backers, ...
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