Borderlands 2 Dev Talks New Art, Improved AI, and Why PC Gamers Will…
By now, you've probably seen the leaked footage of the most recent Borderlands 2
The War of the Worlds Video Game Keeps Reminding People of Out of this …
I heard at E3 that the new downloadable War of the Worlds game might remind people of the lovely, spooky black-and-white sidescroller Limbo. But when I saw the downloadable game at the Xbox 360 booth at the Penny Arcade Expo, I and two other passersby all made a different comparison: Out of this World.
The Splatters is About the Cheerful Suicide of Blobs (But You May Have …
Before I saw The Splatters this month at the Penny Arcade Expo in Seattle, our own Brian Crecente saw the game
Five More Things I've Learned about Skyrim, About Murder, Encumberance…
Fifteen minutes of play time with the fifth Elder Scrolls game isn't enough. Skyrim is massive. A quarter of an hour in it illuminates the game's world about as well as stepping just outside of an airport terminal explains a new city.
Tetris Plus Tower Defense Yet Again, But Better This Time.
In game designer Eitan Glinert's mind peanut butter must be tower defense and jelly must be Tetris, because for the second game in a row, the young creator has smushed the two great gaming styles together. He's just done it radically different this time, as if switching from making PB&J sandwiches to—I don't know—PB&J …
Spoiler: This Game Begins at the End and is Played in Reverse. With a…
Matt Gilgenbach is the kind of forward thinker who makes a video game to propose to his girlfriend, fakes his way onto an MTV reality show (or so he told me), and creates a video game like Retro/Grade that is played entirely in reverse.
An Exclusive Tour of Valve Software, the Place Where Portal, Half-Life…
Valve Software's Chet Faliszek recently gave me a tour of his company's Belleveue headquarters, a final act of kindness during a visit in which Chet also let me play Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
AirMech Looks Amazing, Like the Sequel to Proto-RTS Masterpiece Herzog …
Tucked away at this weekend's Penny Arcade Expo was indie game AirMech, a real-time strategy title that looks a hell of a lot like a spiritual sequel to Herzog Zwei. Don't know it? It's not only of the earliest real-time strategy games, it's one of the best multiplayer experiences on the Sega Genesis.
Closure is a Light and Darkness Game for PlayStation 3 Owners to Brag…
Over the last couple of years, the indie game Closure has generated some buzz for its simple, smart design. This is a game about light and darkness. In the game's black and white world, what is illuminated has substance, what is in darkness is intangible. You can move the source of light, carrying it away from a…
Funny, I Don't Remember "Sassy Gay" Being a Dragon Age II Character…
PAX Prime was a great place to catch some cosplay
It Sounds Like the Next Duke Nukem Game will be Better and will be…
You don't acquire the rights to one of video game's most famous characters without planning on doing something great with him.
Possible Alternate Ending to Zelda II
Either these cosplayers at PAX 2011 in Seattle were relaxing when they agreed to let me take their photo this past weekend, or they were role-playing the more mellow, never-before-seen alternate ending the second-best Zelda on the Nintendo Entertainment System.
Sonic CD Looks Less Jaggy on the Xbox 360, But Only When You Want it To
In the wee hours of PAX, I rushed into the Xbox booth to catch a minute of the Xbox Live Arcade version of Sonic CD. The old Sega CD game is coming back later this year
Universe Sandbox Getting Stellar Update (Not a Pun) Next Year, Mac…
Dan Dixon, escaped former This is Vegas producer now working on improving his galaxy and planet-smashing sim, Universe Sandbox, told me at PAX that he's working on a significant update to his terrific not-quite-a-game. He expects will be out next year.
Gearbox Pulls an Oprah, Gives Away Borderlands 2 To Everyone in…
You get a Borderlands 2! You get a Borderlands 2! This is Randy Pitchford and other top people from Gearbox Software giving away a copy of Borderlands 2 to every one of the 900 people who showed up at their community panel at PAX. Everyone got a card that includes a redemption code for the game (redeemable when the…
New Borderlands Patch Will Test Borderlands 2 Tech, Adds Steamworks
A new patch coming September 9 for the PC version of Borderlands will add Steamworks support and will begin to test some new systems development studio Gearbox Software wants to incorporate into Borderlands 2.
The Highlights of PAX 2011: Mass Effect 3, League of Legends, BioShock …
One week after Gamescom, Kotaku was back on the road, this time in Seattle for PAX 2011, which wraps up today. The coverage does not end here. Stephen Totilo and Kirk Hamilton will have more to share in the coming week.
A Historical Brothers in Arms Game is in the Works, But Furious 4 is…
The next Brothers in Arms will be the E3-announced over-the-top, gleeful Nazi-killing Furious 4
Dominion Will Be League of Legends Made Faster, More Accessible
Lately, Defense of the Ancients-style games have exploded in popularity. Valve is working on DotA 2, and has already held their first international tournament
