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The Guy Who Played Magneto from X-Men: First Class Will Be Wearing The Assassin’s Creed Hood

Magneto will be killing evil Templars in the upcoming Assassin’s Creed movie. Michael Fassbender—the actor who played the Master of Magnetism in last year’s X-Men prequel movie—has signed up to be the lead star in the film adaptation of Ubisoft’s historical action games. The Variety article where news of Fassbender’s casting broke describes the move…

Spelunky’s Best Feature Lets You Rescue Whoever You Want

Saving people is not the point of Spelunky. The trapped humans you encounter in the roguelike platformer are essentially just people-shaped health packs, there to grant you a heart if you escort them to an exit and finish the level you find them on. But, while you’re doing that, the back of your brain will…

Phew, Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Will Have Afro Breakdance Kung-Fu and Boxing Dinosaurs Again

The announcement of a fighting game sequel always comes with two varieties of nervous tension. First comes the worry of “Who’s gonna be in it?,” where one wonders if their favorite fighters will be showing up in a new installment of Series X. Then comes the panic that developers might have nerfed or ruined your…

Activision’s Making a Walking Dead First-Person Shooter

Telltale Games appears to have a hit on their hands with an adventure-game take on The Walking Dead. But Activision wants to go in a different, more combat-oriented direction with the just-revealed Walking Dead first-person shooter. Developed by Terminal Reality, The Walking Dead FPS will focus on controversial white supremacist brothers Daryl and Merle Dixon…

Here’s How Halo 4‘s Multiplayer Is Changing

When Bungie was at the helm, multiplayer in the Halo games was mostly a team-oriented affair. Sure, you’d have personal stats that you could be proud of but it was the glory of a Red or Blue victory that motivated you. But, 343 Industries is making the newest Halo and things are going to be…

Xbox Live Is Down, For Now [UPDATE: It’s up!]

Kotaku has heard that users in multiple regions can’t login into the Microsoft game console’s online service. Attempts to get onto Xbox Live at Kotaku‘s NYC headquarters haven’t been successful. Microsoft has said the following via Twitter: We are aware of the issues some users are having with Xbox LIVE and are actively investigating. Thanks…

Talk Amongst Yourselves

It’s Friday. Time to think about what you’ll be getting into this weekend. And once you decide, tell everyone! It’s what forums are for! So, go on and talk about the games you’re playing, loving and hating. Head over to Talk Amongst Yourselves, the place where we gather on a daily basis to discuss all…

Hey, Dead Space‘s Dismembered Hand Makes a Great Night Light

Some folks see a scary movie or play a scary game and proceed to purge all that terror out their minds immediately. A game as scary as the original Dead Space made me want to void my bowels many times over. I breathed easy once my time with the game was done. For other people,…

How the Spider-Man Game Picks Up on the Spider-Man Movie’s Missing Threads

Spoiler alert: If you haven’t seen or played the new Amazing Spider-Man movie or game yet, don’t read any further. Seriously. Remember all those The Amazing Spider-Man promos? The ones that teased something mysterious lay in Peter Parker’s past, specifically the fates of his long-dead parents? It sure seemed like the newest movie reboot of…

These Action Figures Make Star Wars‘ Scum & Villainy—and Military Heroism—Look Damn Good

I still remember the lone Star Wars figure I owned a long time ago in a childhood far, far away. Getting that Imperial Guard was a rare treat for me as my two siblings and I were raised by a single mom. Money was always tight and I always had to plead with my mom…

Talk Amongst Yourselves

Today’s topic: Barbecue hangovers… do they exist? If you’re a vegetarian or just don’t care, you fine folks can talk about the games you’re playing, loving and hating, too. Head over to Talk Amongst Yourselves, the place where we gather on a daily basis to discuss all things video game and existential. Go to the…

Sideshow Collectibles’ Comic-Con Exclusives Star Wars Figures gallery

Talk Amongst Yourselves

It’s the Independence Day holiday here in the United States. Consider yourself free to talk about the games you’re playing, loving and hating, don’t you? Then, head over to Talk Amongst Yourselves, the place where we gather on a daily basis to discuss all things video game and existential. Go to the TAY forum at…

Four Comics That Will Vibrate Your Molecules This Week

If you’re here in the Panel Discussion programming block, you might be a lapsed comics reader, trying to find a way back to the JLA Satellite. Or you might someone killing time until you pick up your weekly Wednesday pull list. Or maybe you’ve said goodbye to dozens of longboxes to embrace the promise of…

What the Hell Is Going on with the Avengers and X-Men in This Picture?

Rumors have been reverberating for a while now that Marvel Comics would be staging their own major shake-up as an answer to the New 52 re-boot that rival DC Comics pulled off almost a year ago. Now, the first look at the House of Ideas’ next major superhero shift—called Marvel Now!— comes via Entertainment Weekly.…

The Best Rabbit Samurai Ever Created Gets a New Game This Summer

I love Usagi Yojimbo. The itinerant rabbit swordsman created by cartoonist Stan Sakai has been the star of various series over the last 25 years but only ever starred in one video game. Stan Sakai’s signature creation will be getting a new outing in HappyGiant’s multiplatform Usagi Yojimbo: Way of the Ronin. The trailer above…

The Strangest Posts of All… Panel Discussion Starts Now!

Are we still pretending that comics and video games don’t have anything to do with each other? Not anymore, we’re not. Welcome to Panel Discussion, where the focus will be on comic books and sequential art, whether they connect directly to video games or not. Confused? Read this arrow “Panel Discussion”

Spelunky: The Kotaku Review

Sometimes a video game is like a razor blade. Only millimeters thick, yet sharpened to a fine edge sharp enough to draw blood if you’re not paying attention. Once you learn that truth, such a game requires your total attention lest you wind up bleeding a lot. Spelunky comes to the Xbox 360, sharp enough…

Talk Amongst Yourselves

You want to talk about the games you’re playing, loving and hating, don’t you? Then, head over to Talk Amongst Yourselves, the place where we gather on a daily basis to discuss all things video game and existential. Go to the TAY forum at this link and do what you’ve always done: share your thoughts…

Halo 4‘s Multiplayer Requires At Least 8 GBs of Space

Halo 4 is going to be huge. I’m not talking about critical success or sales or anything like that. No, I’m talking about memory storage. In order to play the online multiplayer portion of Master Chief’s next outing, players will have to free up at least 8 GB of space. There are whole games taht…