TOG - The Older Gamers

Resident Evil: Revelations Review

23 May 2013 |Resident Evil: Revelations plays a lot like the best games in the series, but lacks the scariness and intensity that made those games special.

Resident Evil: Revelations - Video Review

23 May 2013 |Carolyn Petit contains a virus outbreak on a ship that makes the Carnival disaster look like a vacation.

House of Horrors: Cry of Fear Revisited

23 May 2013 |Jess and Zorine adopt the remainder of their usual stream time to jump with fear and be hacked up by screaming lady demons (Jess did NOT do the voice acting for this role)

Thunder Wolves Review

23 May 2013 |Thunder Wolves captures the essence of a good, excessive 1980s action flick.

Neverwinter - What is Neverwinter

23 May 2013 |Learn all about what Neverwinter is in the latest trailer.

GameSpot GamePlay Episode 42: Put Some Pants On

23 May 2013 |The Bureau: XCOM Declassified writer Erik Caponi re-enters The Matrix to talk about the Xbox One and the art of video game storytelling.

Star Wars: The Old Republic - Rise of the Hutt Cartel Review

23 May 2013 |A new planet and engaging romantic opportunities are among the features that make Rise of the Hutt Cartel so inviting.

Assetto Corsa Screens

23 May 2013 |15 new shots posted.

Age of Wushu Screens

23 May 2013 |6 new shots posted.

Trave Screens

23 May 2013 |28 new shots posted.

The Exciting Prospect of a J.J. Abrams-Valve Collaboration

7 February 2013 | <!--Begin feature--> <!-- for syndication --> The prospect of a keynote discussion at the DICE Summit between Gabe Newell and J.J. Abrams seemed ...

Digital and Nontraditional: Breaking Down Ouya, Steam Box, And Other New Wave Systems

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False Advertising? The War Z’s Launch Raises Questions

20 December 2012 | <!--Begin feature--> <!-- for syndication --> Update: As of this writing, The War Z is no longer available for purchase through Steam. Valve told ...

Despite a Messy Campaign, Molyneux’s Godus Kickstarter Still Has a Chance

19 December 2012 | <!--Begin feature--> <!-- for syndication --> After a month-long campaign, 22 Cans' Project Godus Kickstarter will come to an end later this week. It ...

Contemplating Company of Heroes’ Future

14 December 2012 | <!--Begin feature--> <!-- for syndication --> With Company of Heroes 2, Relic Entertainment is exploring fairly familiar territory. Certainly the ...

Call of Duty: World at War v1.6 Patch and v1.4 Mod Tools Released

26 April 2013 |Call of Duty fans can finally update World at War, courtesy of Big Download.

New Modern Warfare 2 Trailer

26 April 2013 |Airing tonight on NBC's Sunday Night Football is a new trailer for Activision's upcoming Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.

Left 4 Dead 2: New Scavenge Mode Revealed

26 April 2013 |Valve officially announces new multiplayer mode for its upcoming zombie fest.

A Brief History of Windows Gaming

26 April 2013 |Big Download takes a look back at Windows gaming and all of the sweet shooters and adventures we enjoyed along the way.

Fan Backlash

26 April 2013 |Mess with someone's favorite game franchise, and you'll get more than the horns.

Mass Effect 2: Meet Samara

26 April 2013 |She's blue, kicks butt and has no interest in materialistic possessions. Sounds like our kind of alien.

Guild Wars 2 Video

26 April 2013 |New trailer showcases five races, different characters and locations from ArenaNet's ambitious sequel.

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. ...

EA’s Gothenburg studio takes on Need for Speed

24 May 2013 |Electronic Arts has handed the reins to the Need for Speed franchise to its new Gothenburg, Sweden studio Ghost Games, with a release due later this year. ...

The anatomy of a memory manager

24 May 2013 |Fable developer Stewart Lynch focuses on C++ memory management for console game development, offering techniques for fragmentation and allocation. ...

Another Square Enix president has resigned

23 May 2013 |The executive shake-up continues at Square Enix, as the company's U.S president and CEO Mike Fischer has quit, according to media reports. ...

The power of imaginative world-building

23 May 2013 |Even on the Super Nintendo, it was possible to build worlds that captured the imagination and provoked strong emotion -- or so writes indie Zack Wood, in his analysis of obscure RPG Lennus. ...

British mobile outfit Ustwo launches dedicated games studio

23 May 2013 |British mobile app developer Ustwo, best known for Whale Trail, has launched a dedicated games studio headed up by a handful of notable industry figures. ...

With no acceptable offers on the table, Atari is going to auction

23 May 2013 |Earlier this year, the U.S. branch of Atari filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, with the aim to sell all of its assets and secure a fresh start for the company. Four months on, the sale isn't going so well. ...

A Guacamelee! combat design analysis

23 May 2013 |Combat designer Ben Ruiz gives the popular Metroidvania brawler a good thumping to see whether its mechanics live up to the potential its luchador protagonist promises. ...

Report: Microsoft’s deal with NFL is worth over $400 million

23 May 2013 |The Associated Press reports that Microsoft's new Xbox One partnership with the NHL, which is advertised as integrating live match streaming with interactive apps, comes with a hefty price tag. ...

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

Talking Shop: Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon’s Production Manager

23 May 2013 |We chat with Philippe Fournier about bringing the creative and technical together

Indie Sarbakan snapped up by Adrenaline Amusements

23 May 2013 |Canadian developer will help company enter mobile gaming market

Industry vets launch global comms agency Plan of Attack

23 May 2013 |New marketing and communications firm will have headquarters in London, Amsterdam and San Francisco

Microsoft: New console generation can grow market by 30%

23 May 2013 |Support for Xbox 360 will continue for "multiple years" says Lewis

Curve disappointed in Xbox One’s indie approach

23 May 2013 |"Leaves the way clear for Sony to capture the most innovative market" says MD

EA CTO: New consoles a generation ahead of the best PC

23 May 2013 |Rajat Teneja believes new hardware will end the need to ration engine resources

Oculus hires Valve VR man

23 May 2013 |Adds Tom Forsyth and robotics scientist Steve LaValle to team

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 ...

Poll: Are You Excited For the Xbox One?

23 May 2013 | Sony's Microsoft's ass-numbingly long PlayStation 4 Xbox One blowout is finally over! So what did you all think? Are you excited?  Are you cautiously ...

Humble Bundle Weekly Sale Features Alan Wake Titles

23 May 2013 | The Humble Weekly Bundle is offering the Collector's Edition of Remedy's psychological action thriller Alan Wake and the follow-up title, Alan Wake’s American ...

GameStop Assures Consumers that PS4 and Xbox One Games Can Be Resold

23 May 2013 | While Microsoft is being a little bit cagey about how it will handle used games on Xbox One, GameStop is trying to reassure consumers that next-generation games will be able ...

College Player Wins Appeal in NCAA Football Game Lawsuit

23 May 2013 | The 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed a lower court that dismissed the lawsuit of former Rutgers quarterback Ryan Hart's against EA Sports related to the NCAA ...

Sony Considers Suggestion for Entertainment Division IPO

23 May 2013 | Bloomberg is reporting that, under pressure from its shareholders, Sony executives and board members have decided to discuss billionaire Daniel Loeb’s proposal for an ...

Sony Considerers Suggestion for Entertainment Division IPO

23 May 2013 | Bloomberg is reporting that, under pressure from its shareholders, Sony executives and board members have decided to discuss billionaire Daniel Loeb’s proposal for an ...

Indies Can’t Self-Publish on Xbox One

23 May 2013 | Even as Microsoft revealed that it would ditch the Xbox Live Arcade designation for games in the new version of Xbox Live - likely to be launched with the release of Xbox ...

Diablo III: One Year Later

23 May 2013 | It's been a year since Blizzard launched Diablo III to the masses, and even though it struggled in the beginning because the game requires a constant connection in order ...

Need for Speed Rivals floors it to Xbox One, PS4 ‘later this year’, PC and current-gen consoles Nov.

24 May 2013 | Recently renamed developer Ghost Games and the fellow racing fanatics at Criterion Games have banded together for Need for Speed Rivals: a new game that represents the franchise's first drift into the next-gen console world (which ...

Need for Speed Rivals on PC will look ‘easily as good’ as next-gen versions

24 May 2013 | Need for Speed Rivals - the franchise's first turn into the new world of next-gen consoles - is also coming to the PC. In crafting the PC version, Ghost Games executive producer Marcus Nilsson promises "Need for Speed Rivals will ...

E3 Nintendo Direct scheduled for June 11

24 May 2013 | The E3 Nintendo direct is scheduled for June 11 at 7AM Pacific (10AM Eastern, 3PM UK). The new installment will "provide updates about future Wii U games," according to Nintendo. Nintendo Europe has also announced a direct for the ...

Dying Light adds a dash of Parkour to Techland’s zombie tour

24 May 2013 | Techland is keeping its zombie vendetta going in Dying Light, a new first-person action game coming to Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in 2014, care of Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. The ...

Poker Night at the Inventory 2 splits onto iOS

24 May 2013 | As of today, you can join Sam, Ash, Brock, Claptrap, and dealer GLaDOS at the table via iPads and iPhones. Telltale Games launched Poker Night at the Inventory 2 on iOS this morning, where it's priced $4.99. Just don't bring ...

Pid dev unveils ‘early gameplay footage’ of wildlife survivor Shelter

23 May 2013 |<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="298" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/8u4OWvpIiwc?wmode=opaque" width="530"></iframe> At first glance Shelter looks kind of cuddly; you play a badger ...

Call of Duty: Ghosts confirmed for PS4

23 May 2013 | In formality news, developer Infinity Ward took to Twitter to confirm Call of Duty: Ghosts for the PS4, in addition to the PS3, Xbox One, Xbox 360, and PC. In related news, the death of announcements featuring the phrase ...

Grand Theft Auto 5 collector’s editions detailed, priced

23 May 2013 | Grand Theft Auto 5 will try to beat a couple extra bucks out of you with its "special edition" and "collector's edition," which were announced for pre-order this morning by Rockstar Games. The $79.99 special edition includes the ...

Atari Inc. seeks to generate $22M by auctioning assets in July

23 May 2013 | Atari Inc., the US branch of French parent company Atari S.A., filed for court approval this week to auction its assets in July. Those assets include the Atari logo, as well as the Test Drive, Rollercoaster Tycoon, Asteroids, and ...

Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance Ultimate Edition now available on PSN

23 May 2013 | Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance Ultimate Edition is now available for download via the PlayStation Store. This edition bundles the Platinum and Kojima-developed game with five character skins, additional VR Missions and two DLC ...

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…)

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

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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". ...

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, ...