Reviews & Features
Stargate Worlds: First Look
| 14 June 2008
We summarize all the info that's been released so far about Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment's upcoming game, Stargate Worlds. Can they MacGyver up an MMO worth your time?
Dungeons and Dragons Online: Stormreach - Replay
| 29 May 2008
So, when it was suggested that someone write and article about Turbine’s Dungeons and Dragons Online: Stormreach the question wasn’t if I was going to give it a try but what class to choose. If any of ...
Il-2 Sturmovik: 1946
| 16 May 2008
The Older Gamers now have an active WWII flight squadron, "The Old Goats," and are seeking new pilots!! No experience nescessary, just a fondness for sheep, fleecy boots and a strong stomach.
Project Reality
| 12 May 2008
Movement, ten o'clock. You're not sure if you saw something or not. Pull out your map and check to see if there are any friendly squads in your area – nope, you're on point. Slip your binoculars out and ...
Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures - First Impressions
| 10 May 2008
Over the years the story of Conan has been told and expanded in magazines, comic books, movies, and most recently, an epic MMO. In a matter of days Funcom will open the doors on a world of swords, sorcery ...
The Witcher
| 6 May 2008 |
Many PC gamers are eagerly awaiting the release of Funcom’s wild and wooly Age of Conan MMO without realizing that CD Projekt Red, a small development house in Poland, has recently released an ...
No More Heroes
| 4 May 2008 |
No More Heroes is a game that probably needed the services of a Minister for Common Sense. There's a really good game lurking in there somewhere, but it seems to have gotten lost amongst some kinky ...
What is EVE Online?
| 5 April 2008 |
1 Server, 10's of thousands of players on at any given time. Your own creation of enjoyment is within your grasp!
Rocketmen: Axis of Evil
| 3 April 2008 |
Take Smash TV, mix in some Flash Gordon and add RPG elements and you've got Rocketmen: Axis of Evil.
Turok
| 31 March 2008 |
Truthfully, what self-admitting gamer wouldn't look forward to what seemed to promise a lovely meshing of Gears of War and Jurassic Park? However, looks can be horribly deceiving and we sadly must add ...
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» GameSpot Headlines
Activision now has over 150 licensing partners
19 June 2013 |The publisher plans to support existing big franchises with acquired licenses; Skylanders, Call of Duty, and Destiny listed.
PS3 firmware update 4.45 locking up some consoles - Report
19 June 2013 |Update allows gamers to disable trophy notifications during gameplay.
Guilty Gear Xrd considered for next-gen platforms next year
19 June 2013 |Arc System Works president Minoru Kidooka says that more Guilty Gear news will come at E3 2014.
Nintendo’s new Steel Diver game to be free-to-play
19 June 2013 |New version of submarine simulation title to be multiplayer-focused; no platform confirmed.
Nintendo: ‘We are to blame’ for poor Wii U sales
19 June 2013 |Sluggish console sales were addressed by Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata, who says the company is to blame.
More layoffs at EA - Report
19 June 2013 |Source says Battlefield publisher let go of a "small number" of employees recently as part of company-wide restructuring.
Max Payne 3 headed to Mac this week
19 June 2013 |Rockstar Games' third-person shooter coming to Mac June 20; pricing or DLC not announced.
League of Legends player MegaZero joins Complexity
19 June 2013 |18-year-old Patrick "MegaZero" Glinsman now playing for Complexity.
Next Mass Effect: BioWare “borrowing” many game systems from Dragon Age III
18 June 2013 |Montreal boss tweets picture of design document for upcoming game, says BioWare is "borrowing" many game systems from Dragon Age III.
Black Ops II Vengeance DLC launching July 2
18 June 2013 |Third expansion for latest Call of Duty game arriving first on Xbox Live next month; features four maps, one Zombies environment, and new Ray Gun weapon.
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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
29 May 2013 |Unleash combat drones and hack your enemies with Mass Effect 2's nerdy Engineer class.
MW2 MP Broken?
29 May 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
29 May 2013 |Can Super Mario Bros. withstand subzero temperatures? GoNintendo hopes to find out.
Ghost Recon: Future Soldier Trailer
29 May 2013 |Ubisoft releases a teaser to its much-anticipated Tom Clancy game.
Blur Beta Key Giveaway
29 May 2013 |Enter to win a chance to play Bizarre Creations' latest speedster three months early.
GDC 2010 Coverage
29 May 2013 |Check out the latest videos from this week's feature packed show in San Francisco.
Red Dead Redemption Trailer
29 May 2013 |New video details life in the Wild West.
Gears of War 3
29 May 2013 |Epic Games confirms the inevitable. Better ready the chainsaw.
Left 4 Dead 2: Realism Versus Here to Stay
29 May 2013 |Thousands of frag happy gamers vote to make experimental Mutation an official part of the L4D2 multiplayer scene.
NBA Jam Facebook Contest
29 May 2013 |Immortalize your latest one-liner in arcade basketball history.
» Gamasutra Headlines
Tale of Tales’ latest game asks you to make love to your tablet
20 June 2013 |Tale of Tales' entry into this year's IndieCade showcase at E3, Luxuria Superbia, is a joyful iOS experiment in sensuality. Gamasutra speaks with co-developer Auriea Harvey about the project. ...
Postmortem - Sony Santa Monica’s God of War: Ascension
20 June 2013 |Remaking a popular franchise like God of War is no easy task. Members of Sony Santa Monica go over what went right and wrong with the latest installment. ...
Games for Change Festival names its 2013 winners
20 June 2013 |Games for Change, the New York City festival focused on the positive social impact of games, has revealed the winners of its 2013 awards, including the festival's coveted Game of the Year. ...
What do sheep and goats have to do with educational games?
19 June 2013 |At the 2013 Games for Change festival, designer Jesse Schell talked about different educational strategies, the source of curiosity, and more. ...
Removing friction at the point of player payment
19 June 2013 |It's hard enough to get players to pay for games or items -- so it's dangerous to be unaware of the how the payment process. This blog post explores the complexities of international payments. ...
Candy Crush Saga’s King said to be eyeing up an IPO
19 June 2013 |Social games studio King is said to be preparing an initial public offering following the success of Candy Crush Saga on Facebook and mobile, according to media reports. ...
A free HTML5 engine to play around with
19 June 2013 |Experienced Flash developer Zac Zidik has been transitioning to HTML5 and written an open-source engine, complete with tutorials posted here on Gamasutra, that you can give a spin. ...
Automated testing the BioWare way
19 June 2013 |Forget what you think you know about automated testing. BioWare QA engineer lead Alex Lucas explains why you need to rethink where in the dev cycle you automate and even what you automate. ...
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. ...
» GamesIndustry.Biz Headlines
Nintendo targets Steel Diver for free-to-play
20 June 2013 |Miyamoto reveals the series that will be the company's first experiment
Warren’s Mailbag: Publishers using Metacritic as a "weapon"
20 June 2013 |Warren Spector answers your questions about the problems with the reviews aggregation site and the industry's reliance on a flawed system
SCEE funding Gamer Camp scholarships
19 June 2013 |Scholarships will be awarded by Evolution Studios
Mark Cerny to keynote Develop 2013
19 June 2013 |PS4 architect talks next-gen in Brighton
Watched Rezzed sessions online this weekend
19 June 2013 |PC and indie games show to feature talks from Creative Assembly, Chris Avellone and Dean Hall
Gamestick ship-date delayed until August
19 June 2013 |Android micro-console pushed back for UI refinements
Sony: PlayStation 4 has given Vita a shot in the arm
19 June 2013 |Handheld was always developed as a companion to new console; and no PS3 price-cut yet, says Sony exec
Film director de Rakoff joins Jagex team
19 June 2013 |From Danny Dyer to Transformers Universe
Gunpoint finds pre-order success after 64 seconds
19 June 2013 |PC Gamer writer makes the move into games development
King thought to be prepping IPO
19 June 2013 |Success of Candy Crush Saga prompts publisher to engage bankers
» GamePolitics Headlines
EMA: Blu-Ray Disc Sales Increase in 2012
20 June 2013 | Retailers are embracing digital delivery as consumers migrate their existing disc collections into the digital world, but a new report by the Entertainment Merchants ...
Sony Pulls Latest PS3 Firmware Update
20 June 2013 | As of this writing, PS3 firmware update 4.45 has been taken down from the site and Sony Computer Entertainment has said publicly that they are currently fixing the problem. ...
EMA Honors William Shatner with a Video Legend Award
19 June 2013 | William Shatner has been honored with a Video Legend Award by the Entertainment Merchants Association (EMA) in recognition of his extraordinary career and the popularity of ...
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. ...
» Joystiq Headlines
YU-NAMA: The Puzzle - Minion mayhem on PlayStation Mobile
20 June 2013 |This is Portabliss, a column about downloadable games that can be played on the go. "Yu-WHAT NOW?" If you own a PSP, you may already be familiar with Acquire's RTS-like YU-NAMA series. NIS America released the first two entries ...
Company of Heroes 2 open beta extended through June 23
20 June 2013 | The Company of Heroes 2 open beta, originally scheduled to conclude yesterday, has been extended through this Sunday, June 23, until midnight Pacific. In this latest phase of testing, beta recruits will have access to new ...
Rumor: Steam beta update file suggests game sharing is coming
20 June 2013 | Those who opted into the Steam client beta may see some interesting language alluding to game sharing in the "steamui_english" file of the latest update. It's suggested that Steam users will be able to set a shared game library - ...
Ubisoft admits Wii U sales drove Rayman Legends delay
20 June 2013 | In the midst of the E3 madness, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot acknowledged Rayman Legends' delay was over concern of low sales on and of Nintendo's Wii U. "What happened was that we saw the Wii U was not going to sell enough of ...
The Bureau: XCOM Declassified files ‘Battle Focus’ trailer
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The Bureau declassifies DLC plans
19 June 2013 | Publisher 2K Games announced today that The Bureau: XCOM Declassified will have pre-order and post-launch downloadable content, which is about as shocking of a revelation as knowing Marmite will divide humanity into the two groups ...
Ken Levine is writing Logan’s Run remake for Warner Bros.
19 June 2013 | BioShock creator and Irrational Games boss Ken Levine is making a return foray into films by taking on the screenplay for the Warner Bros. remake of Logan's Run. According to Deadline, the move is very much a unique and temporary ...
PS4 vid shows Killzone: Shadow Fall download can be split into single-player, multiplayer
19 June 2013 |<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="298" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/7s32Q7MxvH0?wmode=opaque" width="530"></iframe> A new PS4 promotional video reveals users can choose to either ...
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number unmasked: Blood, drugs, feelings
19 June 2013 | Don't worry, Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number is just as violent as Hotline Miami. In fact, it has everything that made Hotline Miami so brilliantly bloody - and then it adds more. More characters, more emphasis on narrative, more ...
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, ...
» 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". ...
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Lobster, a New Game Programming Language, Now Available As Open Source
19 June 2013 |Aardappel writes "Lobster is a new programming language targeting game programming specifically, building on top of OpenGL, SDL 2 and FreeType. The language looks superficially similar to Python, but is its own blend of fun ...
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 ...
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Guild Wars 2: Division Overview
| 22 August 2012
An Introduction to Guild Wars 2 and the TOG GW2 Crew.
Get to know your guildmate interview #4: Serah De Vere
| 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.