Kotaku: Week In Games

Going Dark

Owen Good — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 17:00:00 EDT

Holiday weekends in the U.S. typically foreshadow light weeks in game releases and the coming seven days is no different. Darkspore, for PC, is the top drop on Tuesday. There also is some DLC coming for Shift Unleashed and Outland, a downloadable title for PSN and XBLA. More »

The Date Is Not A Lie

Owen Good — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 17:00:00 EDT

There's some game due to release by Tuesday, its name is on the tip of my tongue. Something about potatoes. Eh, it'll come to me. If not, Mortal Kombat, SOCOM 4 and Conduit 2 are all A-list drops arriving on the same day. More »

Beating a Different Drum

Owen Good — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 17:00:00 EDT

Another tranquil week; Patapon 3 arrives for PSP; World of Tanks rumbles across the line on PCs. Outside of those two, the heavy sounds of shovels as April's first bloom hits its stride. More »

Triple-As Take the Week Off

Owen Good — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 17:00:00 EDT

Very little in the way of big releases this week. Among games we're likely to play around here, Hoard arrives on the PC and Mac, five months after its console release. Spiral Knights, a free-to-play game from Sega, launches tomorrow. The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile, an Xbox Live Arcade game, is probably the biggest game with any kind of hype behind it, arriving Wednesday. More »

Legends in Your Living Room

Owen Good — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 17:00:00 EDT

Hype for Augusta National Golf Course's appearance in Tiger Woods: PGA Tour 12 has reached near saturation limits. Did you know another legendary figure also ends a long absence from video games? If golf is too sedate for you, Randy "Macho Man" Savage returns to the ring in WWE All-Stars, his first appearance under the WWE/WWF banner since 1994. More »

Confidence of Crysis

Owen Good — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 17:00:00 EDT

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Crysis 2's arrival is the console highlight of the week. A raft of games in preparation for the Nintendo 3DS's North American release next Sunday also start hitting retail shelves. More »

The War Comes Home

Owen Good — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 17:00:00 EDT

Retail shelves welcome our new Korean leaders with Homefront, the much-discussed urban guerrilla shooter starring irregular American troops. Plenty of other big drops this Tuesday also, including Okamiden and Yakuza 4's North American debuts. More »

Dragon Ball

Owen Good — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 16:00:00 EST

Pokemon Black and Pokemon White arrived on shelves today. Tuesday pits the jocks versus the D&D crowd. Leading the way is Dragon Age II; baseball returns the same day with MLB 11 The Show and Major League Baseball 2K11. More »

The Fight of Your Life

Owen Good — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 18:00:00 EST

EA Sports' raging bull crashes into shelves on Tuesday, with an M-rated look at the sweet - and brutal - science. More »

Shooting Stars

Owen Good — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 16:00:00 EST

Killzone 3 and Bulletstorm get their guns off on Tuesday. The third release in the Killzone series won't have as much cussin' in its dialogue, says developer Guerrilla Games. Bulletstorm, frankly, doesn't have much non-cussin' in its script. More »

The Week In Games: This Is Where The Curly Mustaches At

Michael McWhertor — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 14:00:00 EST

It is a week of lengthy game names, with the Fate of Two Worlds at stake, one game imploring to Let Us Cling Together and one visit to the Realm of Revelation. What new games await us, Kotaku readers? More »

The Week in Games: Let's Go for a Drive

Owen Good — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 18:00:00 EST

Test Drive Unlimited 2 peels onto the track this week, returning to Oahu, the scene of the first Test Drive Unlimited. Other releases include Mario Sports Mix and You Don't Know Jack. More »

The Week in Games: Don't Retreat, Rearm

Owen Good — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 17:00:00 EST

High-profile downloadables lead the coming seven days of game releases, beginning with Bionic Commando: Rearmed 2 on PSN Tuesday (and Xbox Live on Wednesday), plus the first map pack extension in Call of Duty: Black Ops. More »

The Week In Games: Dead Week

Owen Good — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 18:00:00 EST

Dead Space, the 2008 survival horror hit, repressurizes your living room environment with a widely anticipated sequel entering orbit this Tuesday. Other major drops include Monday Night Combat over Steam and Breach, the team-based downloadable FPS. More »

The Week in Games: LittleBigWeek

Owen Good — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 18:00:00 EST

Two heavily anticipated PS3-only releases arrive this week: Mass Effect 2 comes to that console, and LittleBigPlanet 2 hits the shelves. More »

The Week In Games: Gathered Together ...

Owen Good — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 19:30:00 EST

This week, DC Universe Online dedicates itself to truth, justice and peace for all mankind - on a PS3 or PC. More »

The Week In Games: Puzzling Prospects

Owen Good — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 18:00:00 EST

The critically anticipated Lost in Shadow for the Wii (pictured), and the cheerful platformer ilomilo on Xbox Live Arcade highlight the first week of major releases in 2011. More »

The Week In Games: Boxless Day

Owen Good — Sun, 26 Dec 2010 18:00:00 EST

We close out 2010 with four releases on download services, headlined by the first extension for Dead Rising 2 - or second, if you count Case Zero, which preceded the game. More »

The Week In Games: Not A Creature Was Stirring

Owen Good — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 18:00:00 EST

An all-download week coming up for Christmas, as Battlefield: Bad Company 2 releases its Vietnam DLC and several Neo-Geo games arrive for PS3 and PSP over PlayStation Network on Tuesday. More »

The Week In Games: Cataclysmic Ending

Owen Good — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 18:00:00 EST

Everything arrives Tuesday in the final week of 2010 to see multiple major releases. World of Warcraft: Cataclysm leads the roster, joined by Tron: Evolution and Bejeweled 3 as notable drops. More »

The Week In Games: Slipped A Mickey

Owen Good — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 18:00:00 EST

Games enter their post-holiday hibernation with just two big releases: Epic Mickey for the Wii, and Golden Sun: Dark Dawn on the DS. Super Meat Boy also arrives on the PC. More »

The Week In Games: Gran Prize

Owen Good — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 18:00:00 EST

Four years after the PlayStation 3's launch, the console's definitive racer at last arrives. You're forgiven for waiting until you have it in hand to believe it. Other launches this week: Splatterhouse and Donkey Kong Country Returns. More »

The Week In Games: Rome, Built In A Year

Owen Good — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 18:30:00 EST

A year after Assassin's Creed II, the story of Ezio Auditore shifts to Rome with Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, the week's major core console drop. Others of note include Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit, Sonic Colors, and NBA Jam in high definition. More »

The Week In Games: Call of Duty Black Out

Owen Good — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 18:30:00 EST

Much like Madden's first Tuesday in August, Call of Duty's second Tuesday in November is getting to be a gaming holiday. No one's going up against Activision's military shooter, which looks to break records set last year. More »

The Week In Games

Owen Good — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 18:00:00 EDT

The last Tuesday in October does a number on your wallet with seven big releases, including Fable III, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II and Rock Band 3. More »

The Week In Games: Everything's Ring-A-Ding

Owen Good — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 19:00:00 EDT

Fallout: New Vegas is assuredly this week's top drop for the core, but Kirby's Epic Yarn and EA Sports MMA also are worth a look for fans of Nintendo scrollers and simulation fighters. More »

The Week In Games: Gold Medal

Owen Good — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 18:00:00 EDT

Medal of Honor weathered criticism in its pre-launch period thanks to the (formerly) playable Taliban in the game's multiplayer mode. Does its release on Tuesday mean the end of the controversy, or its beginning? More »

The Week In Games: "I'm Back"

Owen Good — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 18:00:00 EDT

After nearly seven years away from video games, Michael Jordan makes his triumphant return this week in NBA 2K11. NBA Jam has no Jordan but it has no shortage of nostalgia and enthusiasm, either. More »

The Week In Games: The Beautiful Games

Owen Good — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 18:00:00 EDT

FIFA 11, Dead Rising 2 and Guitar Heroes: Warriors of Rock headline the final week of the fall quarter, with Borderlands' latest DLC and Lara Croft's arrival for PC and PS3 highlighting the downloadable titles. More »

The Week In Games: At Last, Civilization

Owen Good — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 18:00:00 EDT

Sid Meier's Civilization V is this week's sole highlight, though a PlayStation Move title, Serious Sam on Xbox Live Arcade, and DeathSpank on both console services, should appeal to many. More »

The Week In Games: Quite A Reach

Owen Good — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 18:00:00 EDT

Tuesday marks the culmination of a year's worth of hype - and the narrative of a franchise that transformed console gaming in the first decade of the century. More »

The Week In Games: Face Off

Owen Good — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 18:00:00 EDT

A lively week of releases kicks off the stretch run of Labor Day through the holidays; EA Sports ships two hockey titles; the first PlayStation Move game arrives and a couple of strong handhelds round out the week's cattle call. More »

The Week In Games: Another M

Owen Good — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 18:00:00 EDT

Metroid: Other M, on the Wii, is the biggest console release, returning to space with the iconic Samus Aran. Valkyria Chronicles II on PSP, Castle Crashers on PSN and a Dead Rising 2 prequel on XBLA round out the highlights. More »

The Week In Games: Made Men

Owen Good — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 18:00:00 EDT

Mafia II's arrival on Tuesday is this week's biggest highlight, with strong downloadable offerings in Shank (Tuesday on PSN, Wednesday on XBLA) and Scott Pilgrim vs. The World (Wednesday on XBLA.) More »

The Week in Games: The Dog Days of August

Owen Good — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 18:00:00 EDT

Square Enix owns the week as Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days releases on Tuesday, with Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light coming to Xbox Live Arcade on Wednesday. More »

The Week In Games: Monday Night Madden

Owen Good — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 18:00:00 EDT

The second Tuesday in August has always been Madden's, and EA Sports' NFL behemoth will release with midnight parties. But on Wednesday, don't overlook downloadable contenders Monday Night Combat on XBLA and Scott Pilgrim vs. the World on PSN. More »

The Week In Games: Don't Despair

Owen Good — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 18:00:00 EDT

A light week for releases is headlined by Castlevania: Harmony of Despair, coming to Xbox Live Arcade on Wednesday. More »

The Week in Games: Zerg Rush

Owen Good — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 18:00:00 EDT

StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty - a sequel following its predecessor more than 10 years later, and officially under development for the past three years, finally launches on Tuesday. So does the online racing MMO Need for Speed World. More »

The Week in Games: One-Track Week

Owen Good — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 18:00:00 EDT

A very slight slate of offerings this week: Trackmania Wii is the headliner, largely by default. A version also arrives for DS on Tuesday. Wednesday on XBLA, look for the indie offering Limbo, from Playdead. More »

The Week in Games: The Old College Try

Owen Good — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 18:00:00 EDT

It's back to school two months early with NCAA Football 11 on Tuesday. Dragon Quest IX is already out today, and DeathSpank slaps down on Tuesday for PSN and Wednesday for Xbox Live Arcade. More »