TOG - The Older Gamers

GS News: Nintendo claiming ad revenue for user-created videos

17 May 2013 |Mario maker enforcing copyright on videos featuring its games uploaded to YouTube.

Tales of Symphonia getting a PlayStation 3 HD remake - Report

13 May 2013 |Wii-exclusive follow-up Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World also rumoured to be included.

House of Horrors - Resident Evil Remake

1 May 2013 |Jess and Zorine open some doors and make friends with dogs in the fan favourite remake of the survival horror classic, Resident Evil

Artist Arcade - Pandora’s Tower

19 April 2013 |In this edition of the Artist Arcade we take a look at fantastic artistic renditions of fan art for Pandora's Tower.

Link to the Past sequel and more at Nintendo Direct April 2013

18 April 2013 |Join Nintendo's Satoru Iwata as he announces a sequel to The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, plus a new Yoshi's Island and Mario Party, all for 3DS.

Inevitability Rears Its Head as Call of Duty Sales May Be Lower Than Usual

4 December 2012 | <!--Begin feature--> <!-- for syndication --> The videogame industry lacks any single, reliable sales tracker, particularly when accounting for ...

Black Friday Videogame Deals - 2012 Edition

22 November 2012 | <!--Begin feature--> <!-- for syndication --> Thanksgiving is now just a day away here in the United States, but what many people are looking forward ...

Wii U Hardware Review: A Solid, if Imperfect, Start

19 November 2012 | <!--Begin feature--> <!-- for syndication --> The Wii U has arrived! We've said plenty about it already, so let's just skip the preamble and jump ...

Charticle: Let’s Compare Nintendo’s Console Launch History

17 November 2012 | <!--Begin feature--> <!-- for syndication --> Nintendo's next console launches in just two days -- perhaps you've heard about it? We've seen plenty of ...

Gallery: Our First Look at the Final Wii U Hardware

8 November 2012 | <!--Begin feature--> <!-- for syndication --> With less than two weeks remaining until the Wii U arrives here in the U.S., Nintendo has ...

More Obscure Game Re-Releases Could Result From ESRB’s Free Digital Ratings

27 October 2012 | <!--Begin feature--> <!-- for syndication --> The Entertainment Software Rating Board faces a difficult task in assigning ratings to digital games, ...

From Japan: Will Dragon Quest X Fly or Flop? 

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That Difficult Question: How to Decide Which Platform to Buy a Game For

1 September 2012 | <!--Begin feature--> <!-- for syndication --> Those of us fortunate enough to own more than one gaming system are faced with a tricky question ...

Check out this supercut from Ludum Dare 26

18 May 2013 |Make yourself comfortable. This supercut compiles nearly all of Ludum Dare 26's over 2000 submissions into an intense 20 minute video. ...

New Team Fortress 2 update is completely user-made

18 May 2013 |The newest free content update for Valve's Team Fortress 2, Robotic Boogaloo, is entirely the creation of the game's fans, with more than 50 modders contributing to the project. ...

New layoffs reach Trion

18 May 2013 |Trion Worlds has confirmed for Gamasutra that it has laid off yet more of its workforce. Several teams have been dramatically reduced, with Trion's Defiance team said to be "obliterated." ...

Do all games need big audiences? 

18 May 2013 |"It might be ok for some games to really be for other game makers, or only for literature buffs, and not the general public," writes Adam Saltsman (Hundreds) on the fickle nature of indie curation. ...

How developers mess up immersion (you might be doing it wrong)

18 May 2013 |Adrian Chmielarz (Bulletstorm) takes a tour through Metro: Last Light to expose a common way developers try to foster a sense of immersion -- and why they miss the mark. ...

Video: Curating the do-it-yourself revolution

18 May 2013 |Developers Terry Cavanagh (Super Hexagon) and Porpentine (Howling Dogs) highlight innovative games from 2012 and call for other developers to join in the curation. ...

Get a job: Cryptic Studios seeks multiple programmers

18 May 2013 |"Cryptic Studios is a leading developer of massively multiplayer online role playing games. We are currently looking for full-time Programmers. Multiple positions available!" ...

Building a games-as-a-service studio from the ground up

18 May 2013 |Jeremy Blum tells the story of the founding of New World Interactive, developers of Insurgency, explaining how his background boosted his effort to build a community-focused studio. ...

‘Coercive’ free-to-play, or treating your players like a disease

18 May 2013 |Monetization consultant Ramin Shokrizade explains how many free-to-play games are "coercive" towards players -- and how, inevitably, these business models will stop working. ...

The $3 million (per day) man

18 May 2013 |Kazuki Morishita, president of GungHo Online, had the original idea for smash mobile hit, Puzzle & Dragons, which rakes in a reported $3 million each day. Where does GungHo go from here? ...

Ubisoft reaffirms its faith in Nintendo

18 May 2013 |Publisher confident that "Nintendo will take steps to ensure that the Wii U is successful in the market”

Battlefield project manager moves to Call of Duty team

18 May 2013 |Kevin Flynn leaves the Battlefield to join the Ghosts

Trion hit by mass layoffs

18 May 2013 |Defiance developer reportedly makes deep cuts to staff, Rift and other games "unaffected"

Galaxy S4 sales approach 10 million

18 May 2013 |Samsung says latest smartphone is outpacing the S3, expects it to hit milestone next week

Obsidian and Mail.ru Games partner up for Skyforge MMO

18 May 2013 |Obsidian and Allods Team's new game coming in 2014

How Nintendo Can "Win" E3

18 May 2013 |"Effectively, Nintendo needs to relaunch the Wii U and make sure the audience understands what it is"

Sega Europe hands Sonic publishing duties to Nintendo

18 May 2013 |New partnership for three exclusive titles as publisher continues transition to PC market

Nintendo Wii U: Death By Apathy

18 May 2013 |With no support from Electronic Arts, the Wii U just experienced its Dreamcast moment. Will other publishers now follow suit?

Selling Your Children: Game Entrepreneurs On Letting Go

17 May 2013 |Trip Hawkins, Alex Seropian, and Tony Goodman on regrets, emotional trauma, and what drives them to keep starting new companies

Defense Grid 2 finds angel investor for final development

17 May 2013 |XE.com exec Steven Dengler provides the funds

Apple Celebrates Over 50 Billion App Downloads

18 May 2013 | On May 3 Apple said that it was very close to hitting 50 billion app download mark on its App store. Today the company announced that its App Store has surpassed the ...

Hackers Talk CISPA, Anonymous and More

18 May 2013 | Motherboard (part of VICE - which you may know better from their new weekly news show on HBO) has an interesting interview with two hackers - Dragon and PhäntömZ ...

Report: GameStop Has Delisted Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Patriots

18 May 2013 | Is Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Patriots dead? We're not sure, but GameStop made a dramatic move today that might indicate that something bad has happened to ...

First Lady Sees Culture as an Obstacle to Higher Education for African American Youth

18 May 2013 | First Lady Michelle Obama recently gave a commencement address at Bowie State University encouraging more young African Americans to continue their education. She does ...

Six Games Greenlighted by Steam Community

18 May 2013 | Valve announced six new titles to be greenlighted by the Steam community. The new games that will eventually make their way to Steam thanks to the community's support ...

Nintendo to Offer Unreleased Playable Demos at Select Best Buy Stores During E3

18 May 2013 | Nintendo has a novel way of getting gamers (who do not already own a Wii U) excited about the games it will be showcasing at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles ...

Four UK-Based LulzSec Members Sentenced for 2011 Security Breaches

18 May 2013 | The BBC reports that four members of the hacktivist group LulzSec based in the United Kingdom have been sentenced this week. They are Ryan Cleary, Jake Davis, Mustafa ...

EA Abandons Wii U Completely

18 May 2013 | Say the name of an Electronic Arts title you'd like to see come to the Wii U. Okay, now let me break the bad news to you as gently as I can: There are no games from ...

Nintendo: 3DS First-Party Software Sales Up 52 Percent in 2013

18 May 2013 | Nintendo says that first-party game sales for the Nintendo 3DS were very strong in the first four months of 2013. The company claims that within that time period it moved ...

Video Game Sales Down 25 Percent in April

18 May 2013 | Video game hardware and software sales were down by 25 percent during the month of April (April 4 - May 7, 2013) in North America, according to data released by the NPD ...

Resident Evil: Revelations adds Pirate Jill, Sailor Chris, Ninja Keith

19 May 2013 | The upcoming console/PC iteration of Resident Evil: Revelations will include a trio of confusing new costumes for Jill Valentine, Chris Redfield and Keith Lumley, Capcom has announced. As can be seen in the gallery, Jill and ...

Ouya booth to be open to the public in a parking lot outside of E3

19 May 2013 | Ouya's E3 presence will be open to the public, as it plans to show off games for its console in a parking lot down the street from the Los Angeles Convention Center where E3 will be held in June. The information comes from an ...

Journey producer Robin Hunicke to speak at Boston Festival of Indie Games

19 May 2013 | The Boston Festival of Indie Games has announced that its keynote speaker will be Robin Hunicke, former executive producer of Journey. Hunicke's talk, Finding Meaning in Gameplay, will "focus on how developers can create games ...

Costco UK selling full-size F1 simulator for just £90,000

19 May 2013 | Costco UK is selling an FMCG International F1 racing simulator for £89,999.89 (including delivery and installation!), or $138,338.83, which is still significantly cheaper than owning an actual Formula 1 car. We also assume ...

Sims 3 producers guide you through Island Paradise DLC

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Grid 2 gameplay trailer drifts through Japan

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Team Fortress 2 ‘Robotic Boogaloo’ update tangos with Steam

18 May 2013 |<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="298" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/GKLYJIU7vuA?wmode=opaque" width="530"></iframe> The first community-created updated for Team Fortress 2 has ...

Dust: An Elysian Tail scampers onto Steam May 24

18 May 2013 | Next week marks the Steam debut of Humble Heart's XBLA darling, Dust: An Elysian Tail. Dean Dodrill, animator and creator of Dust, took to Twitter to announce the May 24 launch date; though there is currently no Steam product ...

Dungeon Defenders 2 begins character profiles with ‘Man and Machine’

18 May 2013 | <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="337" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/q7uZl0WZP_M?rel=0&wmode=opaque" width="599"></iframe> Trendy Entertainment's Dungeon Defenders 2, which is ...

Report: Remastered Final Fantasy VIII coming to PC in Japan

18 May 2013 | [Rough translation of the above dialogue: "...whatever."] The ever-sullen Squall and his friends are set to make a high-resolution return, as Famitsu reports that Square Enix is developing a remastered PC version of Final Fantasy ...

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". ...

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, ...

Integer Overflow Bug Leads To Diablo III Gold Duping

9 May 2013 |Nerval's Lobster writes "Online economies come with their own issues. Case in point is the Auction House for Diablo III, a massively multiplayer game in which players can pay for items in either in-game gold or real-world dollars. ...

Oculus Rift Guillotine Simulation

7 May 2013 |An anonymous reader tipped us to news of an interesting hack for the Oculus Rift: a simulation of being beheaded by a Guillotine. Thrown together in a couple of days at the Exile Code Jam, the simulation lets you... "look around to ...

EA Is the Game Company Disney Was Looking For

7 May 2013 |An anonymous reader writes "Electronic Arts announced today it has landed an exclusive multi-year agreement to develop and publish games based on Lucasfilms' Star Wars universe. EA said the it will create and publish Star Wars ...