Kotaku: Box Art

The Good Guys Have Already Lost on the Cover of Aliens: Colonial Marines

Mike Fahey — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:00:00 EST

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Hey there, alien, why so blue? Is it because you've already ingested that squad of marines and have nothing else to play with? You know what'll cheer you up? A little Eiffel 65. More »

The Best Box Art North American Nintendo Role-Playing Fans Will See All Year

Mike Fahey — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 08:15:00 EST

Never before has that little T for Teen ESRB rating box been such a welcome sight as it is on the North American box art for Wii RPG Xenoblade Chronicles. Is it April yet? More »

Take the Black in the First Screens from the Game of Thrones Action RPG

Mike Fahey — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 14:20:00 EST

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Winter is coming. A Lannister always pays his debts. Incest kills the little children. Whichever Game of Thrones catchphrases you prefer, it's hard to not get excited about Cyanide Studios' upcoming action role-playing game, especially after seeing the first screens. More »

Tapping the Spine of Video Game Cover Art

Mike Fahey — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 11:20:00 EDT

Big splashy box art is all fine and good, but the spine of the game case is what gets the most exposure. In today's Speak Up on Kotaku commenter Mindsale ponders spine art perfection. More »

Sony Atones for ICO's Box Art Disaster with ICO & Shadow of the Colossus Collection

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 15:40:00 EDT

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The original North American box art for PlayStation 2 classic ICO is one of the worst things to ever happen to a wonderful game. Sony is making amends for that visual blight on the PS2 library with its high-definition re-release on the PlayStation 3. More »

Resistance 3's Alternate Cover is for People Who Adore Box Art, Not Logos

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 16:40:00 EDT

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Insomniac Games' PlayStation 3 shooter Resistance 3 has some of the best, some of the classiest box art of the year, thanks to beloved British graphic designer Olly Moss. Better still? You won't have a visually wade through a sea of logos to enjoy Moss' work. More »

Can You Spot the Difference in These House of the Dead: Overkill Extended Cut Covers?

Mike Fahey — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 13:20:00 EDT

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It's obviously much colder in North America than it is in Europe. Spotted on the U.S. and Euro PlayStation blogs by reader tomo_cjt. More »

A Doom Tribute That Also Kind of 'Fixes' Doom's Box Art

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 16 May 2011 18:20:00 EDT

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This is not a knock on the original, iconic Doom box art, gorgeously illustrated by the late great Don Ivan Punchatz. This is just a tribute. But some may consider it a "fix" of the artwork that graced id's early '90s shooter. More »

Now You Have One More Reason To Buy Killzone 3

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 21:00:00 EST

Perhaps you want to get more use out of that 3D television or your PlayStation Move controller. Perhaps you simply just like the Killzone series. Or perhaps you want to play SOCOM 4 before it's released. More »

Super Meat Boy Creator Pleads For Russian Art Aid

Mike Fahey — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 12:40:00 EST

Russia will be the first country to score a retail release for the PC version of super Meat Boy, and creator Edmund McMillen sends out this moving call for Russian-inspired cover art. Good thing he's okay with the Cold War. More »

Searching For More Uncharted 3 Details?

Mike Fahey — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 15:00:00 EST

Since Entertainment Weekly revealed Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception this morning, the PlayStation Blog has updated with new information and images and box art has reared its likely placeholder head. Want to see? More »

Catherine's Sexy Box Art Is Not For The Sheepish

Mike Fahey — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 11:40:00 EST

Atlus is making its adult role-playing game Catherine as suggestive as possible. What does a tiny man with ram horns stuck in a woman's cleavage suggest to you? More »

The Most WTF Box Art Of 2010?

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 22:00:00 EST

It may belong to the Nintendo DS game based on Japanese science program "Tobidase! Kagaku-kun," starring the skinless Mr. Science, famous geek spokesperson Shoko Nakagawa and comedian Naoki Tanaka, who hunt animals for scientific purposes and make amazing box art. More »

Braid's Russian Box Art Is Glorious

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 18:30:00 EST

Indie hit puzzle-platformer Braid has come to retail in Russia, thanks to MumboJumbo and Russobit-M/GFI, giving us the box art giggles with its delightfully inappropriate and mischievous take on Tim and gang. Thanks, Maritan! More »

Sonic Colors Gameplay Excites, But That Theme Song Has To Go

Mike Fahey — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 12:20:00 EDT

Sega is giving Sonic Colors all sorts of love today, confirming a November release date, showing off the game's box art, and releasing this action-packed trailer featuring exciting gameplay and the worst Sonic theme song since "Seven Rings in Hand." More »

Can You Guess The Game Based On Its Dramatically Different Box Art?

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:40:00 EDT

What game is this? It's a shooter. It's a Wii game. It's a sequel. And the previous game's box art doesn't look anything like this. More »

Your Fourth Spider-Man From Shattered Dimensions Is...

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 23:20:00 EDT

...well, it could be a few things. What appears to be the final box art for Activision's Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions is here, thanks to Gamefly, apparently revealing the fourth, still unofficially revealed incarnation of Spidey. And he's black. More »

Flaming Basketball Gets the Cover of NBA Jam

Owen Good — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 18:30:00 EDT

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En Fuego the Flaming Basketball, widely considered the greatest performer in the history of combustible sporting goods, was revealed today as the cover pitchman for EA Sports' upcoming NBA Jam for the Wii. An in-game appearance is also confirmed. More »

Bloody Tourists Invade The Dead Rising 2 European Special Edition

Mike Fahey — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 11:40:00 EDT

If there's one thing Europeans can't stand, it's all the bloody tourists. Capcom plays off this fear with the European special edition of Dead Rising 2, showing off the game's official box art alongside one ravishing ravaged high-roller. More »

Greatest of All-Time? These Cover Stars Belong, Too

Owen Good — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 22:30:00 EDT

This morning, NBA 2K11 revealed its box art featuring Michael Jordan, billed as "the greatest cover of all time." But there are many others also among the greatest in their respective sports who've graced a game's cover. Here's a sampling. More »

Dead Space 2 Box Art More About Isaac, Less About Dismembered Hands

Michael McWhertor — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 20:00:00 EDT

EA lifted the veil on the box art for Dead Space 2 today, well in advance of the game's release on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC. Gone is the sci-fi space gore in favor of Isaac Clarke face time. Like it? More »

The F.E.A.R. 3 Box Art Has Its Eyes On You

Mike Fahey — Wed, 05 May 2010 11:40:00 EDT

I'd say evil little psychotic girl Alma is almost looking hot on this official box art for F.E.A.R. 3, but her kids are watching. More »

Super Street Fighter IV's TV Spot Is Stylin'

Mike Fahey — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 16:20:02 EDT

Inspired by urban artists and featuring a hard-hitting track by record producer/rapper Just Blaze, this Super Street Fighter IV TV sport makes me wish Capcom had tapped ad agency Ammirati to do the game's cover art as well. More »

Red Dead Redemption Box Art Is Redder Than Ever

Mike Fahey — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 16:00:24 EDT

This is the third time we've posted a completely different version of the official box art for Rockstar's Red Dead Redemption. Hopefully it'll also be the last, but we're not promising anything. More »

The Settlers 7 Box Art Gets Extremely Kirby-ed For America

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:40:00 EST

Ubisoft's real-time strategy city building game experiences The Kirby Effect during its trans-Atlantic trip, as seen on NeoGAF. (Xtreme version for ass-kicking North Americans follows.) More »

Get Your Superior Heavy Rain Box Art Here

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:40:52 EST

How far would you go to improve the box art of the game that you love? If that game is the newly released Heavy Rain, fortunately, you don't have to go too far to upgrade it. More »

Judging The Covers Of Games, And How To Make Them Better

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 13:20:00 EST

You see them every day, whether browsing in a store, clicking through the internet or looking at a shelf in your living room, but have you ever wondered what kind of thinking goes into creating a game's cover? More »

Red Dead Redemption Box Art Gets Less Red

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:40:00 EST

Rockstar Games has updated the look of its Red Dead Redemption box art, looking noticeably less red, much more The Good, The Bad and the Ugly than before and more like the John Marston of the game. More »

This Is Your Super Street Fighter IV Box Art

Mike Fahey — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:20:00 EST

This is what you'll be looking for at your local video game retailer once Super Street Fighter IV hits store shelves on April 27th. More »

Kotaku 'Shop Contest: Week One Results

Owen Good — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 19:30:00 EST

Well. I badly underestimated the participation and interest in a Kotaku photoshopping contest, and as such, we need to make a few changes to accommodate everyone in the future. But first, a roundup of submissions from our Heavy Rain debut. More »

The Wii Gets Its First Black Box, Maybe Its Best Box Art

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:40:00 EST

Nintendo is letting another game that isn't New Super Mario Bros. Wii break the tradition of white Wii game cases, giving Sandlot's Zangeki no REGINLEIV a chance to stand out from its peers with a sharp looking black box. More »

Kotaku 'Shop Contest: Heavy Rain Edition

Owen Good — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 13:00:00 EST

No doubt about it, Heavy Rain's box art for North America is a train wreck, if two trains overcame their apathy long enough to crash into each other. Think you can do better? Here's your chance. More »

Sony Plans Less Awful Heavy Rain Box Art Option For America

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 22:00:32 EST

If you have a discriminating eye for fine video game box art and were rendered inconsolable by the visual blight that is Heavy Rain's North American box art, Sony has good news for you. More »

Final Fantasy XIII Box Art, Now With More Xbox 360

Mike Fahey — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 10:00:00 EST

There is definitely something eerie about seeing Final Fantasy box art with the Xbox 360 logo at the top. More »

Leaked Survey Tips Off MLB 2K10 Cover Athlete - 2nd Update

Owen Good — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:30:00 EST

A tipster taking a marketing survey was asked to judge four potential covers for next year's MLB 2K10. The Tampa Bay Rays' third baseman Evan Longoria is on all of them. More »

Nintendo Explains The Red Box, Dashes Hope For Yellow Ones

Stephen Totilo — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:40:32 EST

Why is the next big Mario game the first Wii title to not come in a white case? Credit Japan, Nintendo told Kotaku today. And don't expect it to happen again. More »

Don Ivan Punchatz, Doom Box Artist, Dies at 73

Owen Good — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 13:00:00 EST

The artist Don Ivan Punchatz, whose artwork on id Software's Doom helped establish the game's hardcore reputation and appeal, has died of a heart attack. He was 73. More »

This God of War III Box Art Is Not Final

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:40:00 EDT

It says so right on the recently released, still unofficially finalized box art, meaning your copy of God of War III could very well look different. Placeholder though it may be, it's both attractive and subtle. More »

This Could Be The Biggest Wii Pack Shot Ever

Mike Fahey — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:20:00 EDT

Here's the pack shot for Cyberbike, the Nintendo Wii exercise game that comes with its very own, full-size exercise bike packed right in. More »

A Boy And His Blob Get Their Own Month

Mike Fahey — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 11:00:00 EDT

Majesco reveals new concept art and the cover to the Wii reimagining of NES classic A Boy and His Blob as part of Blob Month, a celebration leading up to the game's October 6th release. More »