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The Batman-Maker Who Didn't Know The Meaning Of GOTY
Some day this past summer, Sefton Hill was browsing the Internet, reading comments about the demo for Batman: Arkham Asylum. He came across an acronym he didn't know: GOTY. The lead creator of Arkham Asylum, he would learn it. More »Just Cause 2: An Island In Chaos
The chaos Rico Rodriguez causes on the fictional island of Panau is showcased in this trailer for Just Cause 2, with an ending that leaves me completely sold on the game. More »Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days Trailer Is All Potty, Talk & Guns
It's hard to look back upon the original Kane & Lynch and its baggage and remember it too fondly. But IO Interactive and crew are at least turning out intriguing trailers for the sequel, Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days. More »From the VGAs Mark Hamill Hints at Arkham 2 [Updated]
Kotaku's Michael McWhertor is in L.A. for tonight's video game awards, where Mark Hamill told him he was asked to do a trailer for a sequel to Batman: Arkham Asylum. Update: Looks like that game has been announced. More »Preorder Just Cause 2, Download Fabulous Toys
Putting money down on Rico Rodriguez latest island-hopping adventure earns you exclusive in-game goodies, including a hovercraft with a turret-mounted grenade launcher. Everything should come with a hovercraft with a turret-mounted grenade launcher. More »Just Cause 2 Car Chases: "The Laws of Physics on Drugs"
Again, the biggest selling point for Just Cause 2 is that it just does not give a damn. Motorcycle jump to a parachute landing? No biggie. Lasso a humvee to a cenotaph? All in a day's work. More »Tomb Raider Dev Wants Multiplayer Designers for ... Tomb Raider?
Well. Color me shocked. Crystal Dynamics has put out a help-wanted ad seeking a designer to lead "multiplayer vision and design effort for "one of the most prestigious AAA franchises in the industry." Whatever could that be? More »Just Cause 2 Plummets Towards March Release
Square Enix has announced a March release date for Just Cause 2, in which secret agent Rico Rodriguez parachutes his way around another island while things explode. More »Square Enix Makes Kane & Lynch 2 Official
After trademarks and teases and rumors of naked grizzled men, Square Enix finally announces Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days, with developer IO Interactive taking inspiration from documentary filmmakers and the user-generated era. More »Just Cause 2 Screens... Just 'Cuz
Sorry, had to do it. Enjoy the fancy screens with their livid explosions and rich, blue skies through which you'll be parachuting sometime in the near future. More »Just Cause 2 Preview: Eat Your Heart Out, Spider-Man
"Sandbox third person shooter/action game" is a mouthful. Let me instead suggest an alternate label for Just Cause 2 the effectively sums up the experience: "BASE-jumping, grapple hook parachuting with guns." More »Rumor: Kane & Lynch 2 Has A Very NSFW Level
Eidos sequel to the 2007's Kane & Lynch: Dead Men, likely titled Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days and likely teased in this fascinating but brief video, may be giving your eyeballs more Kane and Lynch than you bargained for. More »The Incredibly Bizarre Kane & Lynch 2 Teaser
It might be the least graphically impressive video game trailer we've ever seen, clearly by design. It might also be the first teaser for Eidos' sequel to Kane & Lynch: Dead Men. More »And Here is Two Full Minutes of Nonchalantly Performed Badassery
Eidos just released a new trailer for Just Cause 2, which blends cinematic action with some impressive gameplay. More »Eidos Buyout, Taito Severance Drains ¥5 Billion from Square-Enix
Square Enix amended its consolidated results forecast today, lowering its income projections for the fiscal year, which is now half over. Severance payments to get rid of some Taito employees and the company's takeover of Eidos were blamed. More »PC Arkham Asylum Players Play Dress-Up
Console Batman: Arkham Asylum players may have gotten the game first, but they'll never be able to dress Batman up like Captain America. More »4Kids Grabs Mini Ninjas
It looks like we'll be seeing a lot more of Eidos' Mini Ninjas in the future, as film and television production company 4Kids Entertainment becomes the property's global licensing agent. More »Second Batman Challenge Map Out Early in the UK [Update]
Just a reminder that Prey in the Darkness, the second challenge map in the Batman: Arkham Asylum set of free downloadable content, will arrive on PlayStation Network and Xbox Live tomorrow. More »Mini Ninjas Review: Hitman: Lunch Money
Strange one, this. Mini Ninjas is, at first glance, clearly aimed at children. Or at least children at heart. Big-eyed characters, cute design. But it was also made by the same guys who did Hitman. More »Holy 2.5 Million Units Shipped, Batman!
2 million units sold is impressive, sure, but now that the PC version is out and about, Eidos celebrates passing along 2.5 million units to retail shelves since the launch of Batman: Arkham Asylum. More »Tomb Raider Co-Creator: Games Moving Toward Hollywood Business Model
Toby Gard, co-creator of Tomb Raider who left Crystal Dynamics earlier this month to become a consultant, gave an interview to GamesIndustry.Biz in which he said game development's going all Hollywood, and that's where he fits in. More »