Reviews & Features
Fallout New Vegas: A Fistful of Bottle Caps
| 7 February 2011
*Warning - the following story contains spoilers about Fallout: New Vegas* The following holotapes were recovered from the ruins of New Vegas.
StarCraft 2
| 2 February 2011 |
StarCraft II is a deep and intuitive game that will please veterans of the series, and allow new players to see what all the hype is about. Whether or not it becomes the classic that the predecessor ...
Monday Night Combat
| 29 January 2011 |
Monday Night Combat is a class-based, third-person shooter… and the most popular lethal sport of the future! "Steam"
Perpetuum Game Review
| 21 January 2011 |
The Omen - Division Captain of Perpetuum reviews this new game on the MMO market!
World Golf Tour Beta
| 19 January 2011
WTG? Never heard of it? Neither had I until...
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Current Review of Star Trek Online
| 25 November 2010 |
Moriir the Division Captain gives a current review and rundown of Star Trek Online at it's current state.
Runes of Magic Launches in Australia
| 5 October 2010
RUNES OF MAGIC Free to Play :
A closer look on our tog division, that is now expanding to the brand spankin' new Australian servers, which will revolutionize the gaming experience for local players.
League of Legends - Introduction
| 28 August 2010
Keddle gives us an introduction to League of Legends Clash of Fates
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» GameSpot Headlines
Ken Levine writing script for Logan’s Run remake - Report
18 June 2013 |Warner Bros. reportedly taps BioShock creator to write screenplay for remake of 1976 sci-fi film.
Castlevania dev has next-gen “in mind” for next game
18 June 2013 |Konami producer Dave Cox teases Mercury Steam's next project could land on Xbox One and PS4.
Navy publication blasts Xbox One
18 June 2013 |New report from independent military magazine Navy Times takes issue with connectivity and region-lock policies.
WB defends Batman: Arkham Origins
18 June 2013 |Creative director says "people have the right to be cynical," but believes gamers will be convinced when they try the game out.
Nintendo ‘investigating’ 3DS’ StreetPass DLC crashes
18 June 2013 |New 3DS update adds four premium games to the StreetPass Plaza.
Bleszinski “fought” for new IP after original Gears of War
18 June 2013 |Former Epic Games design director Cliff Bleszinski says fans have "no idea" how hard he lobbied for non-sequel.
WBIE pres. “very pleased” with PS4 price point
18 June 2013 |Warner Bros. executive Martin Tremblay says $399 is "spot-on" and will help "energize and make the transition easier."
Nintendo’s upcoming free-to-play game will be “balanced and reasonable”
18 June 2013 |Satoru Iwata says the company plans to avoid an "unbalanced" setup that has players paying "extremely large amounts of money.
Nintendo: “It is not an easy task to regain trust”
18 June 2013 |Satoru Iwata says it is "critical" that Nintendo only releases "incredibly high-quality products" after rise of less expensive smartphone games.
Sony on why it won’t hinder PS4 used games—Flexibility creates value
18 June 2013 |PlayStation boss Jack Tretton says ability to freely resell games creates value in the initial purchase; PS4 won't require online check-in because many countries don't have stable broadband access.
» IGN Headlines
» 1UP Headlines
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
29 May 2013 |Unleash combat drones and hack your enemies with Mass Effect 2's nerdy Engineer class.
MW2 MP Broken?
29 May 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
29 May 2013 |Can Super Mario Bros. withstand subzero temperatures? GoNintendo hopes to find out.
Ghost Recon: Future Soldier Trailer
29 May 2013 |Ubisoft releases a teaser to its much-anticipated Tom Clancy game.
Blur Beta Key Giveaway
29 May 2013 |Enter to win a chance to play Bizarre Creations' latest speedster three months early.
GDC 2010 Coverage
29 May 2013 |Check out the latest videos from this week's feature packed show in San Francisco.
Red Dead Redemption Trailer
29 May 2013 |New video details life in the Wild West.
Gears of War 3
29 May 2013 |Epic Games confirms the inevitable. Better ready the chainsaw.
Left 4 Dead 2: Realism Versus Here to Stay
29 May 2013 |Thousands of frag happy gamers vote to make experimental Mutation an official part of the L4D2 multiplayer scene.
NBA Jam Facebook Contest
29 May 2013 |Immortalize your latest one-liner in arcade basketball history.
» Gamasutra Headlines
Video: How Western mobile games conquered China
19 June 2013 |Google Play, Twitter, Facebook and YouTube are blocked in China -- so how can Western mobile games succeed? Yodo1's Henry Fong suggests a complete re-write for marketing. ...
Protecting immersion: ‘Whyproofing’ your game
19 June 2013 |Droqen (IGF nominee Starseed Pilgrim) writes about what really breaks immersion -- bad creative decisions on the part of a game's creator -- and how to use the game's world to "whyproof" it. ...
Get a job: Activision looking for a Tools Technology Director
19 June 2013 |"Reporting to the VP of Technology, this role's primary objective is to direct the development of significant tools technology across multiple Activision studios and titles." ...
‘Next-gen’ isn’t just a new console: Emerging trends from E3 2013
19 June 2013 |While everyone else was focused on the Microsoft-Sony horse race, editor Patrick Miller was paying attention to the Oculus Rift, eSports, and a collection of creator-driven games as the real next gen. ...
Group monetization: Building MMOs so people will play together
19 June 2013 |When your game must be played in a group, you should design your business around fostering great group dynamics and not "rewarding narcissists," argues virtual economist Ramin Shokrizade. ...
GDC Europe 2013 adds Kick Off classic postmortem
19 June 2013 |Organizers have confirmed a classic postmortem of Kick Off from Dino Dini for August's GDC Europe, also adding talks on Warface's low-end PC optimizations and Heidi McDonald on romance games. ...
Supercell aims to replicate its mobile success in Japan
19 June 2013 |Supercell today announced that it has launched its hugely popular Clash of Clans free-to-play game in Japan -- and a cross-promotion with GungHo will no doubt help it storm the charts. ...
The creation of Ubisoft Singapore: Building a ship as it sails
19 June 2013 |Its first game was Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. In a few years, it was building major oceanfaring sequences for Assassin's Creed III. ...
Blog: The world doesn’t need another mobile card battle game
18 June 2013 |Rage of Bahamut launched a card battle crazy, but is enough enough? Mobile developer Joseph Kim takes a look at the market after speaking to too many devs following in its trail. ...
Why people cheat, and what to do about it
18 June 2013 |We all know some players will inevitably cheat, but why? This blog delves into the psychology of cheating and the effect it has -- and some solutions to it. ...
» GamesIndustry.Biz Headlines
Ken Levine writing Logan’s Run
19 June 2013 |Irrational Games head penning screenplay for upcoming remake of '70s sci-fi film
Crytek shows off The Collectibles for iOS
19 June 2013 |Crytek's second iOS game shown at WWDC
Activision ups licensing partnerships to 150
19 June 2013 |More than doubled its portfolio in the past year
EA says Ignite engine needs to be adjusted for PC
19 June 2013 |EA's Andrew Wilson explains why Ignite isn't on PCs... yet
Sucker Punch co-founder: "We want to do one thing at a time"
19 June 2013 |We speak to Brian Fleming about being a part of Sony Worldwide Studios
Exient opens Leamington Spa studio
18 June 2013 |"Perfectly aligns with our self publishing plans"
GAME to open Xbox specific store in London
18 June 2013 |Platform showcase to open Thursday, June 20
High 5 Games acquires Electrotank’s assets, IP and team
18 June 2013 |Casino game developer searching for other growth opportunities
State Of Decay reaches 500k sales
18 June 2013 |Undead Labs still waiting on greenlight for MMO follow-up
Former Playfish boss calls new consoles "a distraction"
18 June 2013 |Kristian Segerstrale says publisher focus on next-gen will let digital companies gain the advantage
» GamePolitics Headlines
PS4 Games to be Priced at $60
19 June 2013 | Yesterday it was revealed that Microsoft planned to hold the line on pricing for retail game discs for Xbox One to current levels at right around $60. Today we learn that ...
Google and Yandex Voice Opposition to Russia’s ‘SOPA’
19 June 2013 | Google and Russia's biggest search engine Yandex are voicing their opposition to a new bill that would block site accused of hosting (in some way) copyrighted material. ...
The Witcher 3 DLC Free on PC
19 June 2013 | If you are someone that will buy CD Projekt RED's The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, are concerned about all the nonsense associated with DRM and used game sales blocking found ...
Texas Law Kills Warrantless Searches of Email
19 June 2013 | While the rest of the country worries about what the NSA is doing with our data on the Internet, the state of Texas is securing the privacy of its citizens' emails. On ...
Oculus VR Raises $16 Million for Virtual Reality Hardware
19 June 2013 | Oculus VR has secured $16 million in its first round of funding as the company moves towards bringing its virtual reality hardware technology to the masses. According to ...
Pay-What-You-Want For Vox
19 June 2013 | IndieGameStand is offering the cute voxel-based RPG, Vox for $10 or whatever you want to pay. Developer AlwaysGeeky Games describes Vox as a "highly customizable game ...
GOG’s Massive DRM-Free Summer Sale, Torchlight for Free
19 June 2013 | Being that we strongly support any company that goes out of its way not to use DRM schemes to give them the false sense that they are somehow protecting their products from unauthorized use (and not impeding the pleasurable use ...
More Details on PlayStation Plus and PS4
18 June 2013 | Sony has confirmed with VideoGamer.com that auto-updates, social features and some entertainment on the PlayStation 4 will not be behind a pay-wall. In confirming this news ...
Poll Results: Has Microsoft’s DRM Policies Doomed the Xbox One?
18 June 2013 | Last week during E3 we asked you if Microsoft's policies on used games and DRM in general on the Xbox One have doomed the new console among consumers. You responded in ...
Dota 2 Player Gets Lifetime for Betting Against Team
18 June 2013 | Dota 2 network StarLadder TV has issued a ban for a player that allegedly bet on his team losing. The ban was issued after a "suspiciously horrible performance" ...
» Joystiq Headlines
Earth Defense Force 2025 adds another cheesy chapter to D3’s bug book
19 June 2013 | With all of the hubbub about next-gen at this year's E3, Earth Defense Force 2025 stood out as the product of an entirely different generation, one where wildly idiosyncratic Japanese-developed games both delighted and confused ...
Endless Space: Disharmony settles on June 26
19 June 2013 | Ampltude Studios' Endless Space will launch its first premium expansion, Disharmony, on June 26 through Steam. Publisher Iceberg Interactive will also have an English retail version - key-only box with 16 page artbook - two days ...
GOG.com summer sale: Free Torchlight, Alan Wake series for $4.48 and more
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Crimson Dragon is Panzer Dragoon with a side of laser-gravy
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Mad Max not Barlog’s rumored project, says Avalanche CEO
19 June 2013 | Though Mad Max has been a project spanning several years, going through several iterations in that time, Avalanche Studios CEO Christofer Sundberg claims it's not the game that was rumored in 2008. God of War 2 lead Cory Barlog ...
Steam Greenlight sneaks out six more games, one more app
19 June 2013 | Steam let six games and one piece of software through its Greenlight service last week during E3, granting each the ability to be distributed on the platform. The greenlit games were Assetto Corsa by Kunos Simulazioni, DreadOut ...
Plants vs. Zombies 2: it’s about time we talked freemium vs. premium
19 June 2013 | PopCap Games is known for making games that appeal to a mass audience, and perhaps none are more so than Plants vs. Zombies. The cute 'n clever tower defense game has connected with players of all ages and origins. A sequel, then, ...
PSA: Gears of War: Judgment ‘Lost Relics’ DLC found today
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Benjamin Rivers’ Home spooking up iOS this Thursday, OSX this summer
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PlayStation Plus subscription isn’t required for auto-updates on PS4
19 June 2013 | Auto-updates, previously tied to PlayStation Plus on PS3, aren't tied to the paywall on PS4. Speaking to Videogamer at E3, SCEE UK & Ireland MD Fergal Gera also noted "the social features of PS4 and PS4 games sit out of the ...
» 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
UK Town of Ipswich Remodelled As Zelda Level
19 June 2013 |cyclomedia writes "Switch Fringe is a relatively new not-for-profit annual music and arts festival in the UK town of Ipswich, and this year's programme features a full page map of the town with details about each venue. Unlike most ...
MS To Indie Devs: You Have a To Have a Publisher
17 June 2013 |Loadmaster writes "The new Oddworld game New 'n' Tasty is coming to every platform in the current generation and even the next generation but not the Xbox One. It's not that developer Oddworld Inhabitants isn't porting the game. ...
Anxiety Gaming Wants To Offer Mental Help Via Game Console
17 June 2013 |An Ominous Cow Erred writes "In an odd approach to reaching out to otherwise shut-in sufferers of mental distress, an organization called Anxiety Gaming is betting that online intervention is the best way to reach people with ...
Microsoft Reputation Manager’s Guide To Xbox One
17 June 2013 |symbolset writes "In the wake of a disastrous E3 product reveal Microsoft has purportedly distributed a confidential internal 100-point 'FAQ' for the Xbox One that reads like it's from the Ministry of Truth. It was of course ...
Sexism Still a Problem At E3
16 June 2013 |An anonymous reader writes "Now that E3 has wound down and the big product announcements are out of the way, its time to take a step back and look at the culture represented by the giant gaming show. 'The presence of scantily clad ...
Robot Dominates Air Hockey, Adapts To Opponents’ Playing Style
15 June 2013 |colinneagle writes "Researchers at Chiba University in Japan have developed a robot that could frustrate teenagers worldwide with its impressive air hockey skills. What's remarkable about this air hockey-playing robot, which is not ...
Apogee Suing Gearbox Over Unpaid Royalties For Duke Nukem Forever
15 June 2013 |jones_supa writes "Apogee Software/3D Realms alleges that Gearbox has refused to pay more than $2 million owed to 3D Realms from royalties and advances Gearbox received from publishers for Duke Nukem Forever. In a lawsuit filed ...
EA Takes Over Scrabble App, Wipes Player Histories and Switches Dictionary
15 June 2013 |New submitter DeathToBill writes "EA is in the midst of another user backlash, the BBC reports. After EA took over operation of the online Scrabble brand, it introduced a 'new and improved' version. Improvements include requiring ...
Dell’s Haswell-Powered Alienware X51 R2 SFF, a PC Gamer’s Console Alternative
14 June 2013 |MojoKid writes "Dell recently introduced their Alienware X51 series of small form factor gaming PCs but until now, squeezing in components that were powerful enough for the enthusiast gamer was a significant thermal challenge. ...
Video Gamers See the World Differently
12 June 2013 |trendspotter points out this research from Duke University: "Hours spent at the video gaming console not only train a player's hands to work the buttons on the controller, they probably also train the brain to make better and ...
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Blogs Have Moved!
| 3 November 2010
Blogs can now be found in the vBulletin blogging tool, located here.
Latest Division News
21 May: GA Ladder Match: TOG | Artemis Squad vs 506th Airborne
| 17 May 2010
21 May: GA Ladder match between our Arty boys and the 506th.
Interview with a Killer
| 16 May 2010
TOG's own Carnaldestruct interviews The Omen about the changing Battlefield landscape.
16 May: GameArena Ladder Match: TOG Hades Squad vs Save our Souls
| 14 May 2010
16 May: GA Ladder Match between our Hades Squad and opponents Save our Souls
17 May: COD4 Division Search and Destroy Fun Night
| 14 May 2010
17 May: The COD4 Division holds a Search and Destroy social night every Monday at 7pm Australian EST
19 May: COD4 Division Social Night
| 14 May 2010
19 May: Every Wednesday night at 7pm our COD4 Division has a social night . All are welcome
Lord of the Rings turns Three
| 13 April 2010
To mark the release of Volume 3 : Allies of the King and the 3rd anniversary of the launch of LOTRO, I thought I would share with you my character - Branswith's - report to Lord Elrond.
BF2142 - Rusty Knife War Declared!
| 28 January 2010
Yes, it's on again! The BF2142 Division's two casual squads (Artreides & Harkonnen) are going head to head in another battle of the Rusty Knife Wars.
Fremen BF2142 Season 7
| 23 January 2010
With the GameArena's ladder season 7 coming to a close, we're looking back on the season that was.
BF2 ! Sunday night is Battlefield 2 night!
| 9 January 2010
If you're an old hand at BF2, or you're looking for something new to fill your evenings on a Sunday then jump into TeamSpeak and join the regular Battlefield 2 crew.