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The Night of the Rabbit Review

19 June 2013 |The Night of the Rabbit is a beautiful adventure with only a few pacing and puzzle quirks to trip you up along the way.

Monument Builders: Colosseum - Official Trailer

19 June 2013 |Check out this trailer for Monument Builders: Colosseum.

That Dragon, Cancer Screens

19 June 2013 |2 new shots posted.

Need for Speed Rivals - E3 Gameplay

19 June 2013 |Check out gameplay for Need for Speed Rivals featured at E3 2013

MapleStory - Unleashed Update

19 June 2013 |Watch this video to learn what will be coming to the world of MapleStory in the Unleashed update coming next week.

Adventure Park Screens

19 June 2013 |5 new shots posted.

MechWarrior Online Screens

18 June 2013 |2 new shots posted.

EVE Online Screens

18 June 2013 |1 new shots posted.

NASCAR: The Game 2013 Screens

18 June 2013 |2 new shots posted.

MU Online - Chronicle R

18 June 2013 |Check out this teaser trailer for an all new MU game.

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

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

New Modern Warfare 2 Trailer

29 May 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

29 May 2013 |Valve officially announces new multiplayer mode for its upcoming zombie fest.

A Brief History of Windows Gaming

29 May 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

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

Mass Effect 2: Meet Samara

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

Guild Wars 2 Video

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

Safe Sex with Friends wins Games for Change design challenge

19 June 2013 |Games for Change, in conjunction with SEXECT.org, has announced the $35,000 winner of its sexual awareness game design competition, Safe Sex with Friends. ...

Nintendo tests free-to-play waters with Steel Diver

19 June 2013 |3DS launch title Steel Diver is reincarnating with a new free-to-play entry, Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto confirms in a new interview. ...

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. ...

Zampella: Titanfall "not gunning for Call of Duty"

19 June 2013 |Respawn co-founder says shooters aren't direct competition, explains absence of single-player campaign

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

May Retail Video Game Sales Numbers Take a Nosedive

19 June 2013 | According to sales data collected by NPD Group, sales of new videogame products fell 25 percent in May, with game sales of console hitting their lowest levels in more than a ...

Games for Change Announces SEXETC.ORG Game Design Competition Winner

19 June 2013 | Games for Change has announced that the game concept Safe Sex with Friends is the winner of the 2013 SEXETC.ORG Game Design Competition. The three finalists were Safe Sex ...

Games for Change Announces SEXECT.ORG Game Design Competition Winner

19 June 2013 | Games for Change has announced that the game concept Safe Sex with Friends is the winner of the 2013 SEXECT.ORG Game Design Competition. The three finalists were Safe Sex ...

EA Sports: Ignite Engine Has to Be Adjusted for PCs

19 June 2013 | If you are a PC owner that enjoys playing EA Sports titles like FIFA, then I have some sad news for you: you won't be playing the latest editions of these games. ...

Humble Bundle for Android 6 Launches

19 June 2013 | Humble Bundle for Android 6 is alive and kicking, offering five games for Android-based hand-helds. Most of the games are also available for Windows, Mac and Linux too - and ...

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 ...

PSA: PS3 users reporting ‘bricked’ systems after 4.45 firmware update

19 June 2013 | A new firmware update for the PS3 is live, but a significant number of reports indicate it's locking users out of their systems. Posters on the official PS3 Support forum noted they couldn't boot their systems after the update, ...

Fist Puncher cracking down on Steam June 21

19 June 2013 | Team2Bit's 2D brawler, Fist Puncher, is preparing to light up Steam on June 21. You can pre-order Fist Puncher right now for a buck off its $10 asking price. Fist Puncher, published by Adult Swim Games, stars black belt holder ...

3DS update adds four purchasable Mii Plaza games, save data backup

19 June 2013 | 3DS firmware update v6.0.0-11 should satiate the needs of those who have collected every single StreetPass puzzle piece and beaten StreetPass Quest twice (or more). The update, only available in Europe at the time of writing, adds ...

Suda 51 and Grasshopper are using Unreal Engine 4 ‘heavily’

19 June 2013 | No More Heroes and Killer is Dead dev Grasshopper Manufacture is "heavily relying" on Unreal Engine 4, with next-gen games in mind. Speaking to Joystiq at E3, Grasshopper CEO Goichi Suda, most commonly known as Suda 51, confirmed ...

Gunpoint success allows dev to become independent, Mac and Linux ports on the way

19 June 2013 | Writer and developer Tom Francis originally planned his game, Gunpoint, as a showcase piece to earn him a job at a game development studio, but after seeing the success of the title so far he says he doesn't need to join another ...

Oculus Rift using its millions to hire more staff

19 June 2013 | The Oculus Rift creators recently secured $16 million in funding from investors, on top of their September Kickstarter bounty of $2.4 million - and they're going to use that cash to bulk up the team. "We're using the funding to ...

Combo Crew lets you beat ‘em up with two fingers

19 June 2013 |This is Portabliss, a column about downloadable games that can be played on the go. There was a time when the beat-em-up was king, a time when Streets of Rage, Final Fight and Golden Axe were at the top of the heap. Combo Crew on ...

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 gets ‘Vengeance’ DLC map pack July 2

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Max Payne 3 makes the slow-mo leap to Mac on June 20

19 June 2013 | Max Payne 3 is due to land on Mac on June 20, after launching on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC in May of last year. We found the shooting in Max Payne 3 to be so satisfying that we questioned our overall perspectives on video games, ...

PSN Tuesday: Dungeons & Dragons, Giana Sisters, Jak & Daxters

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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". ...

Oculus Rift Raises Another $16 Million

19 June 2013 |Craefter writes "It seems that the Oculus Rift virtual-reality headset caught the attention of investors after its showing at E3 this year. Spark Capital and Matrix Partners were able to push $16 million at Oculus VR in the hopes ...

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. ...