TOG - The Older Gamers

House of Horrors - Among The Sleep

22 May 2013 |Think horror games aren't scary enough? Well try playing them as a BABY. Jess and Zorine take a look at the alpha version of this recently Kickstarter-funded title!

Free of Charge - The Banner Saga: Factions

22 May 2013 |GameSpot's Jonathan Toyad explores the tactical intricacies of turn-based vikings-slash-giants combat in this free-to-play multiplayer game made by former Bioware developers.

Xbox One Vs. PS4: What We Know So Far

22 May 2013 |We compare the hard details of the next generation of consoles and present them side-by-side.

Strike Suit Zero: Heroes of the Fleet Screens

22 May 2013 |5 new shots posted.

Strike Suit Zero: Heroes of the Fleet DLC Trailer

22 May 2013 |Check out this trailer for the Heroes of the Fleet mission pack for Strike Suit Zero.

Call of Duty: Ghosts Next Generation Comparison

21 May 2013 |See how yesteryear's Call of Duty stacks up against the visual fidelity of the Xbox One and PlayStation 4.

Call of Duty: Ghosts - Behind the Scenes Preview

21 May 2013 |Infinity Ward Executive Producer Mark Rubin and the Call of Duty: Ghosts development team discuss the all-new world, story and characters.

Call of Duty: Ghosts - Next Generation Reveal Trailer

21 May 2013 |Witness the next generation of Call of Duty when Ghosts comes to the Xbox One later this year. New world. New story. New, next-gen engine.

Dungeonland - Infinite Dungeon Trailer

21 May 2013 |Check out the latest update that includes a new casual mode, star

World of Tanks Screens

21 May 2013 |24 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.

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. ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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

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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, ...