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Well Played
Novel, Write Thyself
The fiction of a video game's universe is fertile ground for novels, sprouting dozens of books annually that tap into gaming's beloved and unknown back stories. More » -
Multiplayer
Forza 3 Will Deliver Nearly Limitless Online Multiplayer Variety
More than anything, Forza Motorsport 3's greatest challenge is perhaps its greatest strength. More » -
Clips
Dante's Inferno Lust Level Could Have Been Packed With Sex
Dante's Inferno is a complex undertakling. While the source material and it's use in a game still doesn't sit well with me, the setting is rich, deep and, if you trust this video, being fully explored. More » -
Name Game
Activision Renames Modern Warfare 2 Again, Slaps Call of Duty On the Box
Modern Warfare 2 has once more been renamed, shifting back to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 after ditching the franchise name for a few months.
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Announcement
Kotaku Comments Get Star Power, Edit Option, Tiering
I've often said that more important than the stories, the writers, the pictures and videos to Kotaku, are the commenters. More » -
Screens
A Glimpse At G.I. JOE on the Playstation 3
Due out next month, G.I. Joe The Rise of the Cobra hasn't been making many favorable impressions around Kotaku tower. More » -
iPhone
iPhone Gets Another GTA Game... Still Not Official
Due out by the end of the summer for the iPhone and Touch, Gangstar West Coast Hustle is Gameloft's take on an open-world crime game, AKA Grand Theft Auto. More » -
Text Adventures
LucasArts Hopes To Turn Old Into Gold With Adventure Games
There was a time when gaming was left more to the imagination than the pixel-count. When the written word was mightier than the joystick. More » -
Pinball
Lessons From a Pinball Wizard
At 98, the father of modern pinball still has some lessons to impart to the video game industry. More » -
Patch
THQ Outlines Laundry List of Fixes For UFC's Broken Online Play
It sounds like the current state of online play for UFC 2009: Undisputed is a bit of a mess. Fortunately, publisher THQ says they know all about it and are working on a patch. More » -
Free
Peggle Gives Away World of Warcraft-Themed Game
PopCap Games today released a standalone World of Warcraft-themed Peggle mash-up for free on their website. More » -
Review
Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood Review: A Fistful of Accolades
The western shooter seems to be a conundrum to developers. Despite valiant efforts, and great games, few have ever enjoyed the runaway success of their modern warfare counterparts. More » -
Clips
Kids Sings Mega Man 2 Theme A "Ba da ba da ba," Without Poppin Irksome Younger Brother
Capcom just posted this up on their blog, an adorable kid bopping his way through the Mega Man 2 and 3 themes while fending off a little brother. More » -
Lucasarts games
LucasArts' Rereleases Classics on Steam
A bevy of classic LucasArts games are coming to Steam over the next month, LucasArts Games announced this morning.
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The Horror
Putting a Cat's Face on a Fight Night 4 Boxer
Fight Night 4, like many of EA Sports' titles, allows you to use a camera and their "GameFace" tech to import a version of your mug into the game. More » -
Well Played
My Pirate, My Friend
Piracy, the video game industry's multi-billion dollar problem, may have met its match. More »
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Lucasarts
LucasArts Announcing News On Old Game On Monday
LucasArts Games promises to unveil exciting news based on an existing franchise on Monday. More » -
blockbusters
Blockbuster's Top Ten Selling New Video Games Includes... Haze?
Maybe it's because I don't really read newspapers anymore. Maybe it's that I just never noticed it. But I didn't realize that like the New York Times, Blockbuster has gotten into the bestsellers business. More » -
Sega
Alpha Protocol Hits Oct. 6
Spy role-playing game Alpha Protocol will be hitting the PC, Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 on Oct. 6, according to Sega. More » -
Clips
The Characters of Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles
This new look at Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles gives us a better sense of all of the characters appearing in the game. More » -
High School
The Video Game Yearbook
When I graduated from High School I didn't do anything worthy of compliment or insult, not true of our favorite video game characters. More » -
Review
Mecho Wars Micro-Review: Landians Versus Wingians... Really?
Mecho Wars brings to the iPhone and iPod Touch a solid turn-based strategy title in the vein of Intelligent Systems' Advance Wars, delivering the game with a flashy art style and interesting time twist.
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Religion
Religious Video Games Get Their Own Church-Centric Website From Left Behind
Church-goers will soon have their very own "inspirational" gaming portal thanks to the backing of Left Behind Games. More » -
Rumor
Foot Controlled Silver Surfer Game?
Robomodo's Tony Hawk skateboard controller may be destined for some stellar controls if Robomodo President Josh Tsui wasn't just spit balling during a recent dev presentation in Chicaogo.
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Culture
Kotaku Kard Man
Meet Kotaku Kard man, an amazing present Tristan bought for me this past Father's Day. The only thing this Crecente-at-work reproduction in Kotaku business cards is missing is a tiny little paper ulcer. So cute. More » -
Clips
Everyone Loves Shoryukens
I'm pretty sure I won't be checking out Aliens in the Attic when it infests theaters this summer, but this video is worth a watch. More »













