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Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Out on September 14th for Europe, With a Giant Collector’s Edition
If you’ve been wondering when you’ll be able to get your hands on Steve Fox, Lilli and, ahem, Kunimitsu and you happen to live in Europe, Namco Bandai’s got answers for you. Tekken Tag Tournament 2 will be available for continental fighting game fans on September 14th, bringing with it the collectors’ edition and expected…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 22, 2012 -
XCom: Enemy Unknown Invades Earth in October
The highly-anticipated update to the beloved Bullfrog Microprose strategy game comes out on October 9th for the U.S., followed by a October 12th international release date. In addition to announcing the release dates in a release this morning, 2K Games also detailed several extras that the collector’s edition of the game will be getting. Those…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 22, 2012 -
Diablo III Accounts Getting Hacked, Gold and Items Going Missing [UPDATE]
More troubles are plaguing Diablo III A report on Eurogamer relates one incident when staffer Chris Donlan’s account for playing the hit action RPG was accessed by someone who claimed to have bought it. On the official Diablo III forums, other users are also reporting instances of illicit access and gold theft . Apparently, the…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 21, 2012 -
Nightwing, Bizarro and Zatanna Playable With Lego Batman 2 Pre-Order DLC
With Superman, Wonder Woman and Green lantern joining the Dark Knight in Lego Batman 2, you’re pretty much going to be able to assemble a miniature Justice League in the block-happy sequel. But since when it comes to hero team-ups, four measly characters is barely an appetizer. You’ll be happy to know, then, that more…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 21, 2012 -
EA Pulling Dragon Age: Legends from Facebook and Google+ on June 18th
EA hasn’t been shy about blatantly saying that they’re going to extend their big games across as many platforms as possible. The recent example Mass Effect Infiltrator on iOS—which links back to the console game via the mega-publisher’s Origin online service—shows how EA probably wants this kind of thing to work in the future. An…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 21, 2012 -
Talk Amongst Yourselves
Welcome to Kotaku’s official forum, known affectionately as Talk Amongst Yourselves. This is the place where we gather on a daily basis to discuss all things video game and existential. Want to talk about new games, old games, games that aren’t even out yet? Knock yourselves out! We had Kirby helping out Angry Impoverished Dude…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 21, 2012 -
Aliens: Colonial Marines Will Take Players on a F***ing Bug Hunt on February 12, 2013
You’ll finally get your chance to snuggle up to the deadly Xenomorphs of the Aliens film franchise when Aliens: Colonial Marines hits consoles and PCs early next year. The release date for Wii U version of Colonial Marines will be announced sometime in the future. Published by Sega, the Gearbox-developed title will let players assume…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 21, 2012 -
Payday: The Heist Developers Confirm That They’re Working With Valve on Left 4 Dead Crossover
The action-packed brand of high-stakes robbery delivered by Overkill Software’s Payday: The Heist might just be pulling off its next job in the middle of a zombie apocalypse. Early this morning, an official statement from Overkill game director Ulf Andersson revealed that the Swedish development team will be working on an “in-depth collaboration” with Valve:…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 21, 2012 -
EA Offers Crowdfunded Games Three Months of Free Distribution on Origin
So, you’ve successfully rallied hundreds of strangers to pay for your brilliant game idea on Kickstarter, IndieGoGo or some other crowdfunding site. Now you need to make the damn thing. But an even bigger problem looms after you develop and test Amazing Game X: getting it to everyone who wants it, including backers. EA, of…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 18, 2012 -
Most Games are “Not Good Enough for Adults” Says Journey Creator
Jenova Chen thinks that video games don’t access enough of the human emotional spectrum. Sure, they do revenge and aggression well but they struggle to handle love or other kinds of deep connection. That’s why all of the games spearheaded by Chen—Flow, Flower and, most recently, Journey—have all proceeded from a clear mandate of wanting…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 18, 2012 -
Heavy Rain Creator “Not Interested in the Next Generation of Consoles”
We’re at a weird place in terms of expectations for the near-future of video games. Yesterday saw Epic Games unveiling the next iteration of their Unreal Engine and that— combined with a stream of leaks about the successors to the PS3 and Xbox 360—have people thinking about the possibilities of what’s next. But David Cage…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 18, 2012 -
See How Spyro The Dragon Evolved In These Early Sketches
Sure, Spryo may be the ostensible core of Activision’s hit Skylanders franchise but once upon a time, he started off as a simple pencil-on-paper drawing. The sketches above come from an archive hosted at The Animation Academy and focus on the work of artist Charles Zembillas as he tried out multiple designs for the firebreathing…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 18, 2012 -
Talk Amongst Yourselves
It’s Friday and the power pellets are right around the coner. Welcome to Kotaku’s official forum, known affectionately as Talk Amongst Yourselves. This is the place where we gather on a daily basis to discuss all things video game and existential. Want to talk about new games, old games, games that aren’t even out yet?…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 18, 2012 -
You’ll Always Have Time for Treasure-Hunting With This Uncharted Watch
You idolize Nathan Drake. You half-tuck your henleys in the style of the handsome adventurer and quietly mutter to yourself when solving life’s puzzles. The only thing missing from your daily tribute to the PS3 hero is a rugged manly timepiece like the one Drake wears. Well, fret no longer. Over on Etsy, accessories designer…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 18, 2012 -
What’s Going On With That Crazy, Over-the-Top Brothers in Arms Game?
At last year’s E3, lots of people sat up and took notice at Brothers in Arms: Furious 4, Gearbox Studios’ radical reinvention of their earnest World War II first-person-shooter franchise. With bawdy humor and stylized, gratuitous violence, the Ubisoft-published project looked like it was going to be a vast departure from how games set in…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 18, 2012 -
The Sworcery Guys Will Be Making Beautiful Music for Sound Shapes
Just like an all-star music festival where awesome acts keep announcing that they’ll be showing up to play, upcoming PlayStation Vita game Sound Shapes keeps pulling in top-notch talent to its creative roster. Game-loving celebrity DJ Deadmaus is contributing to the game and now he’ll be joined by some bonafide indie gaming superstars. Two of…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 17, 2012 -
If Lego Batman 2 Happened in Arkham City, It Would Look Like This
Crossovers happen in comics all the time, where characters stumble into worlds that look radically different and meet alternate versions of themselves. Such a thing probably won’t happen with the kid-friendly Lego Batman 2 and the Dark Knight’s ultra-violent exploits in Batman: Arkham City But, damn if Wonder Woman, Robin, Joker and Catwoman don’t all…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 17, 2012 -
Harley Quinn Is Back and Boy, Is She Pissed At Batman
Despite her background as a psychologist, Harley Quinn doesn’t seem to be dealing with loss very well. The teaser for the upcoming “Harley Quinn’s Revenge” add-on for Batman: Arkham City sees the murderous moll grow even darker, even managing to gun down the Dark Knight. It’s already been leaked that you’ll spend part of the…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 17, 2012 -
Unreal Engine 4 Will Make the Next Generation of Games Look Utterly Mind-Blowing
If you’ve loved the look of a big-budget game in the recent years, there’s a really good chance that it was built on Epic Games’ Unreal Engine 3. Titles like Batman: Arkham City to Infinity Blade II all relied on the software suite to create astounding visuals. As good as current-generation Unreal 3 games look,…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 17, 2012
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