You can now pick up a copy of Doom II RPG for your iPhone or iPod Touch for $4. The game includes nine maps, three playable characters, more than a dozen weapons, 11 enemies and plenty of upgrades. Game dev Zenimax, aka id, say there’s about eight hours of gameplay tucked away in Doom II…
More than 120 video game developers, publishers and hangers-on have confirmed that they’ll be at this summer’s Electronic Entertainment Expo, which organizers say is 90 percent booked. “Exhibitors, leading video game publishers, and millions of consumers around the world are eagerly awaiting the opening of the 2010 E3 Expo,” said Michael D. Gallagher, president and…
Indie games are important. No, not because they’re sometimes “art“, but because of the innovations, the stirring of the pot they sometimes lead to. And nowhere is that more celebrated than during the Game Developers Conference’s annual Independent Games Festival. Now on its 12th showing, the festival gathers together the biggest and best names in…
Wii fighter Tatsunoko Vs. Capcom is packed with tons of inside jokes, including plenty I don’t quite get. Take for instance this little “game” that you can play while watching the credits roll by after beating the game. You can control the speed of the trio of bikers (the Dorombo Gang, Fahey thinks) and tap…
Blizzard warnings and threats of a New York whiteout shut down CBS Radio’s New York Studio today, giving our podcast a last minute snow day. We apologize for the inconvenience, but are already hard at work with 2K Games shuffling schedules so we can get Jordan Thomas, creative director of Bioshock 2, on our snow-delayed…
To: Ash From: Crecente Re: Canceling eBay Purchase? Guess what Totilo will be checking in on next week? Toy Fair 2010! See what you miss when you don’t live in New York. I’ve never been, but it sounds like it could be super cool. I wonder if the only snacks you can buy are made…
Dante Alighieri, real world 14th-century poet and cavalryman, is re-imagined as a love-struck crusader in this retelling of the poet’s greatest work. Dante’s Inferno, one third of Alighieri’s Divine Comedy, serves as the backdrop for this video game’s story of the poet’s search for real-world love Beatrice in hell. Players arm themselves with Death’s scythe…
A version of Ghost Recon: Future Soldiers, confirmed earlier today by Ubisoft, will be coming to Wii, the company announced today. Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot confirmed that the upcoming shooter will be coming to all platforms when it hits, including the Wii. The game will be different though, he pointed out. It will be developed…
While Ubisoft has three relatively big-name games on or making their way to the iPhone by March, the company still remains on the fence about the potential of the iPhone market. During their quarterly conference call, Ubisoft said that while they plan to launch a “few games” on the iPhone, they will continue to split…
iPhone versions of Silent Hunter 5: Battle for the Atlantic and Anno Dawn of Discovery: The Harbor will be hitting by March, Ubisoft announced today. The two iPhone games, along with the multiplayer addition to the iPhone’s Assassin’s Creed II: Discovery, are all listed as arriving in the fourth quarter of Ubisoft’s 2009 calendar, which…
Just what you’ve been waiting for: A site that lets you critique the critics, review the reviewers, shit all over the shit all overers. Website Criticosm allows you to give reviewers a review score of their own. They then use a reviewer’s average score to weight the importance of their score for a game when…
Popular iPhone game Pocket God is getting its own comic book. Bolt Creative, producers of the game, tells Kotaku that they’ve cut a deal with indie comic book company Ape Entertainment to create a new series based on their game. “A comic book series is a natural extension of the Pocket God brand,” noted Dave…
As seen inside the retail copy of Dante’s Inferno for the Xbox 360. (Likely to be found in the PS3 version as well)
To: Ash From: Crecente Re: This Night Note Is Late Hey man, don’t know if you saw, but we launched another mini-theme week today. This one is all about Love and we’ve already run two stories on the topic: this month’s column by Lisa Foiles is about buying gifts for that important gamer in your…
With Valentine’s Day creeping up on us, ax in hand, we’ve decided to take a moment here on Kotaku to examine all things Love. What does that mean? It means along with our full slate of reviews, news, opinions and features, you’ll be treated to a cornucopia of stories examining the topic of love, in…
I guess dropping a few new songs in the Rock Band store and releasing a free version really boosts sales. Rock Band continues its position as king of the hill for iPhone games, this week. What do you think should topple it? Here’s the full list: Which do you think should be the top game?…
One hundred million copies sold, 36 magazine covers and 100 game critic awards: The Sims franchise continues to thrive ten years after its launch, basking in the uncommon flattery of having no real competition. The Sims importance and impact on the video game industry as a whole could perhaps be measured by the games created…
I’ve never been a fan of the football. But I still watch the Super Bowl every year. Why? The commercials. If you’re like me, than feel free to hang out in here and talk about them.
To: Ash From: Crecente Re: Why Is It Called China? I don’t know about you, but it’s been an exhausting week for me. Between the features, breaking news and reviews and handling a lot of manageminty and behind the scenes stuff, this week has zipped by. Next week has me traveling to San Fran on…
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