February 17, 2012 – One of the best uses of the PS Vita's rear touch panel comes from the FIFA folks at EA Sports, who realized that the back of the Vita and the back of the goal aren't that different after all. More »

February 17, 2012 – It's a brave new Week in Gaming apps as Kotaku's fresh new faces take a crack at the millions of smartphone and tablet titles available for purchase and download. More »

February 17, 2012 – Next month Rovio launches a whole new game in the Angry Birds universe ... into space! More than a simple expansion pack or companion game, Angry Birds Space is a whole new game, promising a mix of innovative new gameplay mixed with familiar elements from the award-winning series millions of fans... More »

February 17, 2012 – In this brilliant video from Israel's Karahat, the hero of Jordan Mechner's 1989 platforming classic comes to life in pixel-perfect form, right down to the stumbling animations and Mario prison romance. More »

February 17, 2012 – In today's completely grown-up edition of Speak Up on Kotaku, commenter DukeofWulf muses on how easy it is for kids today to fill all of that free time they've got with copious amounts of free gaming, the little snots. Today is a good day to be a kid. When I was young, I had all the time in the... More »

February 17, 2012 – Once considered the enemy of the child's eye, recent medical research has shown that video games can have a beneficial effect on vision. Now a psychologist at McMaster University in Canada says the 40 hours of action-packed gaming could significantly improve the vision of people born with... More »

February 17, 2012 – If anyone would know what it's like to show up late to a party it's the man that worked on Duke Nukem Forever for over a dozen years. Fanning the flames of the smartphone versus dedicated gaming handheld debate via Twitter yesterday, Duke Nukem co-creator George Broussard compared the launch of... More »

February 16, 2012 – For Reals | COPENHAGEN, DENMARK: Minecraft creator Notch witness his work made real through the magic of Lego. (Photo: Imagur) Gameplay and Story Are Exactly Like Music and Lyrics Look, okay. More »

February 16, 2012 – In an attempt to demonstrate how Mortal Kombat on the PS Vita can be played anywhere, anytime, Warner Bros. and NetherRealm Studios get augmented reality fans all excited for nothing. More »

February 16, 2012 – Did you think dropping $60 on a copy of Mass Effect 3 next month would be enough to save the Earth from the impending Reaper invasion? Is the Earth truly safe if you don't buy a Mass Effect branded keyboard, mouse, Xbox 360 controller, or iPhone case? More »

February 16, 2012 – In today's edition of Speak Up on Kotaku, commenter Balmung laments the impending release of too many titles for his poor wallet to handle over the coming year. More »

February 16, 2012 – This week's Nintendo download comes with a mouthful of slinky lizard as the demo for Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D hits the 3DS eShop, all stealthy-like. More »

February 16, 2012 – As I played through the first single-player mission of the new Twisted Metal I felt oddly disconnected from the previous games in the franchise. Perhaps my appreciation for the car combat genre had waned over the decade separating the latest title from PlayStation 2 classic Twisted Metal Black. More »

February 15, 2012 – Heroes and villains alike have been dealing with the vile machinations of that vile machine Brainiac since the launch of DC Universe Online. With the game's third major downloadable content pack his chapter finally ends and a new evil rises. More »

February 15, 2012 – This fall when Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 gamers are tearing through Cybertron in the shiny metal skin of Grimlock, PC gamers will remain earthbound, forced to witness the grand robot battles from afar. More »

February 15, 2012 – Having covered the $549 and $449 territories in January with the Tahiti-based Radeon HD 7970 and HD 7950, AMD is bringing its latest generation GPU to mainstream brackets today. More »

February 15, 2012 – I would have found a different PC case mod to kick off PC Gaming Lives' weekly celebration of the art of enclosure craft, but this Godfather-themed masterpiece made me an offer I probably could have refused but chose not to. More »

February 15, 2012 – When I see the term 'gaming laptop', the first word that comes to mind is 'performance'. And when I hear of a gaming laptop with a price tag of nearly $2,800, I imagine a system that can readily outperform any less expensive machine. More »

February 15, 2012 – Are you ready for two hours of nothing but PC gaming and PC gaming by-products? Of course you are.