TOG - The Older Gamers

Sanctum 2—Valley of Fire

24 May 2013 |Armored Heavies are extra bothersome, but nothing a few well-placed rockets can't fix!

Ragnarok Online 2 Screens

24 May 2013 |3 new shots posted.

March of War Screens

24 May 2013 |3 new shots posted.

Sanctum 2 - Gameplay Trailer 2

24 May 2013 |Take another look at the gameplay featured in Sanctum 2.

Sam Lake’s Announcement to the Fans

24 May 2013 |Check out Sam Lake's announcement to his fans talking about Alan Wake as well as their new project.

Shanghai All Stars 2013 Interview: Nick Allen

23 May 2013 |Travis catches up with his good friend Nick Allen in Shanghai to discuss his new job at Riot and the set up for the All-Star event.

Need for Speed Rivals - Teaser Trailer

23 May 2013 |Check out the teaser trailer for the rivalry between cops and racers in Need for Speed Rivals

Empire: Total War Screens

23 May 2013 |1 new shots posted.

Shanghai All Stars 2013 Interview: Chaox

23 May 2013 |Travis chats with Chaox at the All Star Event to find out how life in China is, his thoughts on NA and TSM, and when he plans on returning.

Shanghai All Stars 2013 Interview: Nyjacky

23 May 2013 |Travis chats with Nyjacky about his experience at the All Star event and what his roll is with helping the NA All Stars.

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 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. ...

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. ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Square Enix announces ‘live’ E3 video shows

24 May 2013 |<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="298" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/X2gbLaZRPoI?wmode=opaque" width="530"></iframe> You know Nintendo Direct - now meet Square Enix Presents. ...

Sony considers splitting the company after proposed IPO

24 May 2013 | Sony executives are considering splitting the company's entertainment and electronics divisions, following billionaire Daniel Loeb's proposed initial public offering of its entertainment business. The entertainment arm includes ...

Super Stardust ‘spiritual successor’ coming to PlayStation 4

24 May 2013 | Finnish developer Housemarque announced today that it's working on a "spiritual successor" to the Super Stardust series for the PlayStation 4. Housemarque's twin-stick shooter Super Stardust HD launched as a downloadable title ...

Super Joystiq Podcast 051 Live: Xbox One

24 May 2013 |<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="298" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/L2HX3H2fN6Q?wmode=opaque" width="530"></iframe> This week's live Super Joystiq Podcast is all about the Xbox ...

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

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". ...

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, ...