It sounds like a joke at first: What if Batman got addicted to drugs? But legendary Batman writer Denny O’Neil took a laughable premise and turned it into one of the best character portraits the Caped Crusader’s ever seen. Batman: Venom shows off everything that makes Denny O’Neil one of my favorite writers. His work…
When Star Wars: The Old Republic became available last December, the big test it faced was showing an ability to pull away players from the World of Warcraft juggernaut. Neither company wants to discuss the tug-of-war in terms of raw numbers, but Blizzard’s developers have admitted to seeing a dip in subscriptions. What about BioWare,…
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! Who needs Kicking Guy? Not Angryrider ! This…
How much of a difference does it make for Trials Evolution to have tracks set in the great outdoors? A whole bunch. As great as the tracks in Trials HD were, Evolution’s levels open up a whole new plateau of vertigo and surprise. Here, you’ll see two of my favorites, Roller Coaster and Sewage Plant.…
Fans of EA’s extreme snowboarding series were miffed that more homage wasn’t paid to the Tricky era of the SSX franchise when this year’s reboot came out a few weeks back. (All right, era may be pushing it since it was only one game…) No afros, no fireworks, no disco lights. “What the hell, EA?”…
The sun sets every day. And it rises, too. You can depend on things like that. Just like the yellow gas giant we orbit around, you can also depend on a new Call of Duty game coming out this year. No surprise there, right? But what kinds of terrible, death-dealing technology will it feature, you…
Chris Albeluhn’s out of work, like all too many Americans. But instead of wasting time on Facebook or sleeping until 3 p.m. like I used to do when between jobs, Albeluhn made an interactive 3D map of the universe using the popular Unreal Engine. The out-of-work developer started raising funds on IndieGoGo and currently has…
Even when you’re at a a fan convention packed with wall-to-wall gamers, it can be hard to find people playing Sony’s newest handheld. The fact that the Vita is so difficult to spot is just one bit of anecdotal evidence that the gaming portable is having a rough time. But does this mean it’s time…
Now, PC gamers, you might be mad that you’ll have to wait a few weeks after the console release to get Max Payne 3 on your screens. But, as is often the case, Rockstar’s noir threequel finds its most beauteous iteration on the personal computing platform. Look at those crow’s-feet on Max’s eyes! The arm…
How was your weekend, dear readers? Did some stuff you need to confess to total strangers? You’ve come to the right place! 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…
If you’re the kind of person who gets grossed out easily, you might want to plan on ignoring Sniper Elite 2. That’s because the World War II shooter shows you exactly what it looks when a bullet enters a skull. Or a heart. Or male reproductive organs. We captured some of the disturbingly detailed kills—except…
As long rumored, the GOTY edition of the Dark Knight’s latest adventure will feature all-new story-based content focusing on Harley Quinn, the homicidal clown-girl that keeps the Joker warm at night. It comes with all of the previous DLC—which focused on new challenge maps, alternate outfits and playable outfits—and also includes a download code for…
The developers at Runic Games know you’ve been waiting. Their long-brewing RPG sequel was supposed to be out last year, to give even players a dose of hack-and-loot before the even longer-brewing Diablo III came out. Now, Blizzard’s game will be hitting shelves before Torchlight 2 So, the powers-that-be at Runic have offered up the…
Multiplayer gamers know this fact: if you wander away from your group, you can die a horrible, stupid death. Cows apparently do not have this knowledge. A bizarre news story from the Seattle Times tells the story of about half a dozen cows that have uttered their last moo and left frozen carcasses behind in…
Hot on the heels of Halo 4’s release date announcement, a chunk of art and screens have materialized out of the ether to provide glimpses of the updated Cortana model, re-designed looks for the Red and Blue multiplayer factions and in-game locations. You can take a look at more images from the hotly-anticipated sequel by…
Rumors have been swirling—based on a list of achievements—that Batman: Arkham City will be getting a new story-based add-on that centered on Bat-villain Harley Quinn and The Dark Knight’s junior partner Robin. Well, a teaser image released today by the game’s official Twitter account seems to point to a future appearance by the Joker’s girlfriend.…
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! Today’s side-scrolling TAYpic makes Kicking Guy the video…
A lot of games set out to tell engaging stories. Some use a narrator, lots of cutscenes or branching dialogue systems. Others embed plot points in the environment. Success rates vary, of course. But what’s the worst storytelling in video games? Why, Gears of War, says Dead Space story producer Chuck Beaver. Eurogamer pulls out…
It may be too early to anoint any one game as a cult favorite of 2012 but Tokyo Jungle definitely looks like it’s in the running, based on its box art alone. The video above looks like it’s showing co-op gameplay, with what appears to be a hyena and a chimpanzee foraging through the game’s…
I can’t tell if the fan-made trailer for 0x10c—the upcoming game from Markus ‘Notch’ Person—is supposed to be tongue-in-cheek or deadly serious. The stentorian narration just about screams “irony” but the events setting up Mojang’s next game are nothing to laugh at. Nevertheless, this appears to be one very well-made community-generated trailer. Heck, Notch even…
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