Reviews & Features
Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning
| 10 September 2008 |
Overall this is a great game that is different than other MMOs, yet includes many of the best features/functions that are in other MMOs.
Space Siege
| 9 September 2008 |
While the game’s title suggests that it’s a spiritual successor to the Dungeon Siege games, it is most definitely not Dungeon Siege in space
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09
| 1 September 2008 |
If you play golf, there are a number of secondary objectives that you are required to complete before you can call yourself a golfer. The first is to be able to fluently quote Caddyshack and, to a ...
Lord of the Rings Online: One Year Later
| 28 August 2008 |
How much of a chance for success does a game based on the grandfather of high fantasy have in the same marketplace as EVE, EverQuest 2 and WoW? Well, it turns out that it has a very good chance, ...
Porsche 911 Turbo Wheel
| 27 August 2008 |
An ambitious wheel design that doesn't quite live up to its own expectations.
Civilization: Revolution
| 21 August 2008 |
Although “built from the ground up for consoles” has almost become a cliché of games reviewing, Civilization: Revolutions is one game that encapsulates this term, and succeeds in living up to its ...
Star Trek Online: First Look
| 9 August 2008
A few months ago those waiting anxiously for an MMO set in the Star Trek universe were dismayed when Perpetual Entertainment closed its doors. Today at the annual Star Trek Convention in Las Vegas Cryptic ...
Atlantica Online - Preview
| 2 August 2008
In the old console RPG days turn based combat was the norm but it still left plenty of strategy for us to romance over. I can remember my epic battles and the sweet taste of victory when my units pulled off ...
Dungeon Runners
| 4 July 2008 |
Dungeon Runners is a free MMO from the publishers/developers of City of Heroes/Villains, Guild Wars, Lineage and Tabula Rasa. That’s a pretty impressive pedigree and it shows the moment you launch ...
Kung-Fu Panda
| 26 June 2008 |
If you haven’t seen the movie don’t worry, when you play this game you will be living it!
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» GameSpot Headlines
Microsoft clarifies Xbox One used game stance
22 May 2013 |Xbox maker acknowledges "confusion" exists around secondhand games for next-gen platform, doesn't deny fee will be required to play secondhand titles.
New Thief confirmed for Xbox One
22 May 2013 |Square Enix confirms upcoming game in development for Microsoft's next-gen platform, more will be shown at E3 next month.
Xbox One adds Smart Match, Game DVR
22 May 2013 |Microsoft says new multiplayer system a complete reengineering; new achievements span multiple games; Game DVR allows users to record and share gameplay.
EA Sports reveals next-gen Ignite engine
21 May 2013 |New engine for Xbox One and PS4 will power developer's upcoming games; Madden NFL 25, FIFA 14, NBA Live 14, and UFC launching in next year.
Alan Wake dev reveals Xbox One-exclusive Quantum Break
21 May 2013 |Remedy Entertainment's latest game claims to "blur the line between television and gameplay."
Battlefield 4 Xbox One version and October release date confirmed
21 May 2013 |DICE also says that Battlefield 4 multiplayer will be shown at E3 2013.
Sony shares leap 8 percent after Xbox One announcement
21 May 2013 |PlayStation 4 owner took to Twitter earlier today to joke of a "slow news day."
Bungie’s Destiny confirmed for Xbox One
21 May 2013 |Developer's first post-Halo project shipping on Microsoft's just-announced next-generation platform.
Call of Duty: Ghosts DLC coming first to Xbox One
21 May 2013 |New next-gen Call of Duty engine will still run in 60fps, says Activision.
Xbox One has preowned fee
21 May 2013 |Microsoft confirms all discs must be installed to HDD to play; secondhand owners must pay an unspecified fee.
» 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
Making competitive games more fair, more fun
22 May 2013 |Designer Keith Burgun argues that rubber band systems and randomness thrown in to level the playing field undermine the fun of competitive games. It's time to learn to love handicapping. ...
Crytek reveals Ryse, CryEngine 3 for Xbox One
22 May 2013 |Crytek says that its CryEngine 3 is ready for action on the newly-announced Xbox One console -- and the company has offered up its long-awaited hack and slash game Ryse as an Xbox One exclusive. ...
Using HTML5 for dynamic educational games
22 May 2013 |HTML5 developer Przemyslaw Szczepaniak considers the possibilities for using the platform for dynamic educational games to be used on tablets and smartphones in classroom settings. ...
XBLA dropped for Xbox One, all games lumped together
22 May 2013 |With the Xbox One, the Xbox Marketplace will no longer offer a distinction between retail, Arcade and Xbox Live Indie Games -- instead, all titles will be available under the same banner. ...
EA is working on Wii U games after all
22 May 2013 |"We are building titles for the Nintendo console, but not anywhere near as many as we are for PS or Xbox." - Electronic Arts CFO Blake Jorgensen says that EA is making games for the Wii U after all. ...
Kinect support will not be mandatory for Xbox One games
22 May 2013 |Although Microsoft has confirmed that the Xbox One will not work without Kinect attached, the company says that it is not mandatory for developers to integrate Kinect functionality into their games. ...
Postmortem: Roblox Mobile
22 May 2013 |The popular Lego-like kids' virtual world needed a great mobile app and needed it fast -- and this feature-length post covers what went right and wrong in its four-month dev cycle. ...
Xbox One isn’t always-on but it will require a regular connection
22 May 2013 |Xbox One players will not have to maintain a constant internet connection for single-player games, but they will have to connect once a day to keep playing at all, says Microsoft. ...
Xbox One’s preowned games strategy involves a single-use code
22 May 2013 |Installing a used game on your Xbox One will not require a fee, says Microsoft corporate vice president Phil Harrison. At least, not exactly. ...
Get a job: Be an Art Director for Unfinished Swan dev Giant Sparrow
22 May 2013 |Unfinished Swan developer Giant Swan seeks an Art Director for "setting the visual direction, managing and giving feedback to our artist and animator, and working with our graphics programmer" on its upcoming title. ...
» GamesIndustry.Biz Headlines
Happy Cloud gets new CEO, raises $4.25 million
22 May 2013 |Online portal appoints Tamir Buchler as chief exec ahead of consumer launch
Xbox One: "E3 is absolutely all about the games"
22 May 2013 |Last night's grand unveiling has caused confusion. Xbox UK marketing chief Harvey Eagle has some, but not all, of the answers
Roundtable: What to Make of Xbox One
22 May 2013 |How effective was Microsoft's "all-in-one" console reveal, and how did it compare to the PlayStation 4?
GameStop president: PS4 and Xbox One games can be resold
22 May 2013 |"It's a recognised way to make these games more affordable"
Microsoft’s Harrison explains Xbox One’s online requirements
22 May 2013 |Corporate vice president explains internet connections, pre-owned and sharing discs
After an awful start, Xbox One must redeem itself at E3
22 May 2013 |Microsoft's confused, boring reveal event angered the core audience and worried business commentators. E3 will be a chance to set things right
EA making Wii U games, but focusing on next-gen
22 May 2013 |Electronic Arts makes a u-turn on Wii U development comments
Xbox One: Inside The Belly of a Trojan Horse
22 May 2013 |Jeremy Parish sees a long-term plan finally coming to fruition on the Redmond campus, but will gamers buy into this vision?
Xbox One news hammers GameStop shares
22 May 2013 |Investors react to the announcement, news about used games; GameStop says it's "working closely with Microsoft" on used
CryEngine 3 and PhysX ready for Xbox One development
22 May 2013 |Crytek and Nvidia support Microsoft's latest console
» GamePolitics Headlines
Microsoft’s Muddled Messaging on Xbox One and Used Games
22 May 2013 | Microsoft's messaging on how used games will be handled on the Xbox One seems to be muddled, contradictory and confused as different individuals within the company offer ...
Former NCAA Player Admits EA Sports Character Doesn’t Look Like Him
22 May 2013 | USA Today reports that Former Connecticut guard Tate George has admitted in a deposition taken last year that avatars in several versions of a video game that are supposed ...
Fireproof Co-Founder: Platform Holders Need to be Friendlier to Developers
22 May 2013 | Barry Meade, the co-founder of Fireproof Games, has a message for Sony and Microsoft: the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One need to be friendlier to game developers. Fireproof is ...
Report: TV on Xbox One Will Use a ‘Pass Through Cable’ Method
22 May 2013 | During today's big reveal of the Xbox One Microsoft showed off how seamlessly television works on the system. Our initial concern was "how do consumers get TV onto ...
Microsoft Reiterates that Xbox One Is Not Backwards Compatible
22 May 2013 | People hoping to hear that Xbox 360 games would be backward compatible with the freshly announced Xbox One will be upset to hear that Microsoft has not suddenly changed its ...
Unity Mobile Tools Now Free to Indies
22 May 2013 | Unity Technologies announced that its basic Unity game development engine tools for mobile devices are now free to independent developers and small studios. The basic ...
Microsoft Unveils Xbox One
22 May 2013 | Despite nearly a year of rumors about the name of Microsoft's next-generation console (Durango, 720, Infinity, etc.), it turns out that Microsoft has settled on ...
Research: Childhood Media Consumption Not a Predictor for Adult Criminality
22 May 2013 | A recent study by Texas A&M International University chair and associate professor, psychology Dr. Christopher J. Ferguson shows that childhood media consumption is not ...
Sony Bringing Public Restroom Management Game to PS Vita
22 May 2013 |Sony has released a trailer for a new PS Vita game that lets you be a men's room attendant called "Men's Room Mayhem." In the game - coming to the PS Vita "soon" - players direct patrons to stalls and ...
PSA: Microsoft’s Xbox Press Conference Today
22 May 2013 | As you are probably aware today is the day that Microsoft will reveal more about its next-generation console. Besides catching the press conference live stream on Spike TV ...
» Joystiq Headlines
Crytek’s Ryse confirmed for Xbox One
23 May 2013 | Crytek's 'Kinect-enhanced' brawler Ryse is exclusive to the Xbox One. The game, previously confirmed as exclusive to Xbox platforms, is revealed for the Xbox One by a countdown on Crytek's site, which is set to end on June 10 - ...
Next-gen Kinect coming to PC
22 May 2013 | Microsoft says it's bringing the newly unveiled next-gen Kinect to PC as well as the Xbox One. The company disclosed its plans to Polygon and Shacknews. Microsoft Corporate VP of Interactive Entertainment Business Ben Kilgore told ...
EA to show Star Wars plans at E3
22 May 2013 | In an E3 conference not so far away, EA will offer a first look at its upcoming Star Wars games. The ink has barely dried on the exclusive contract with Disney in the wake of LucastArts' demise, but with next-gen consoles around ...
CryEngine 3 already runs on Xbox One
22 May 2013 | Crysis has thrown its card into the hat of today's Xbox One announcements, to say that CryEngine 3 does indeed run on Microsoft's new console. The company is already licensed to provide middleware and tools for Xbox One, which ...
Xbox One, PS4 game box art appears on Battlefield 4 site
22 May 2013 | Are these the designs for Xbox One and PS4 game covers? The images come via the official Battlefield 4 site, where they're pictured prominently on a couple of pages. They may just be EA mock-ups - no other companies, including ...
Microsoft: ‘Only Xbox One controllers, accessories will work with the new console.’
22 May 2013 | Microsoft confirmed to Joystiq only Xbox One controllers and accessories are supported by the new console. The new system won't support the Xbox 360 controller or Xbox 360 Kinect. When approached, a Microsoft spokesperson provided ...
Wii U 3.0.1 system update released
22 May 2013 | Nintendo released what looks like a minor system update for the Wii U this week, and it's available to download now. Going by the patch notes, 3.0.1 U offers "further improvements to overall system stability and software ...
Rumor: Slant Six worked on Medal of Honor PS Vita game
22 May 2013 | At one point, Slant Six Games was apparently working on a Medal of Honor game for PS Vita. Some concept art for the game showed up over on an artist's portfolio site, spotted by the @supererogatory Twitter account. Medal of ...
Skullgirls to beat down Japanese arcades
22 May 2013 | Skullgirls, the little fighting game that could, just keeps on chugging. The magazine image above was discovered by NeoGAF, showing Skullgirls listed for release in Japanese arcades (7th from the bottom). That's a very big deal ...
Dying: Sinner Escape absconding to Vita, iOS
22 May 2013 | The Vita and iOS devices are set to receive a new dose of horror courtesy of Dying: Sinner Escape. The game is being made with help from the creator of Saw, according to developer Nekcom Entertainment, though the announcement ...
» 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
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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Guild Wars 2: Division Overview
| 22 August 2012
An Introduction to Guild Wars 2 and the TOG GW2 Crew.
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| 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.