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Wasteland 2 will be coming out on September 19, according a tweet from creator/designer Brian Fargo. You can read an interview with Fargo right here.

​How One of the Worst Superhero Movies Ever Got Made

Great Captain America movies. A blockbuster Batman trilogy. An Avengers film that’s almost universally loved. It’s clear that today’s comics fans live in happier times. An era where they can expect basic levels of quality in the superhero movies we get. In 1994, things were not always so great. Exhibit A: the Fantastic Four movie…

Konami Approved, Then Canceled Metal Gear Fan Remake, Devs Say

Back in May, a bunch of Metal Gear-loving modders thought they’d achieved the impossible: according to a team member, they’d gotten permission from Konami to proceed on an up-rezzed re-make of the original 1987 Metal Gear game. Work was coming along nicely, too, with pro developers on board to help. But, now, the project is…

​A Rare, Deep Dive Into A Game That Never Got Made

Usually, when you hear about games that never make it out into the world, you get a few screenshots. Maybe a trailer teasing what might have been. But the dev studio behind Heavenly Sword and DmC are showing damn near all the work they did on a title that never saw the light of day.…

Destiny is going to take you to Mars. And, just like on the Moon, it looks like you’ll be fighting new enemies there, too.

​The Newest Batman Movie Is a Sexy, Bloody, Funny Good Time

Harley Quinn doesn’t get naked and have sex in any of the Batman video games that she’s appeared in. But the Joker’s psycho girlfriend does exactly that in the new animated movie tied to Arkham Asylum and Arkham Origins. It’s not the only surprise in there either. Out in DVD, Blu-Ray and digital streaming forms…

Take a Look At What’s Changing in Assassin’s Creed Unity

More freedom. Missions that change as you play. Improved stealth. This new video shows how Assassin’s Creed Unity is trying to deliver on these big promises. The Gamescom demo above takes us through the bustling 18th Century Paris and into the Notre Dame cathedral, highlighting how Unity is trying to be the next big jump…

We’re long overdue for a good skiing/winter sports game. Snow might be filling that void. The small-team title that’s using CryEngine for its frosty action will be heading to PS4, in addition to PC .

​Ok, This Move Should Be in the Next Titanfall Game

Sure would be useful if the giant robots in Respawn’s hit game could pick you up and throw you at enemies, right? There are a few scenarios in Titanfall where Titan robots and on-foot human pilots team up in combat. But none of them are as cool as the move seen here in the latest…

​Some PS4 Owners Can’t Play This Week’s Great New Indie Game

Hohokum came out for the various PlayStation platforms yesterday. The beautiful, weird exploration game isn’t quite like anything else on the video game landscape lately. So it’s really messed up that some folks who bought the game for the PS4 are saying that they can’t play it. Over on Sony’s message boards and Twitter, many…

NBA 2K15 will be hitting the PC in the exact same form as its PS4/Xbox One console brethren, with enhanced graphics options available for that platform. The screenshot above is from the PC version. That’ll be good news to fans who felt that last year’s release was an under-realized port.

New Game from Creator of Rayman Lets You Be an Animal. All of Them.

Humans are so last-gen. The next game from the creator of Beyond Good & Evil will let you have adventures as any animal you see. It’s called Wild Best known for Beyond Good & Evil and the Rayman series, French designer Michel Ancel took to Sony’s Gamescom stage to introduce the new PS4 exclusive. It’s…

New PS4 Update Will Let Your Friends Play Your Games Without Owning Them

Sony’s coming closer to delivering on one of their PS4 promises and, soon, you’ll be able to virtually hand off the games in your PS4 library to your friends. The upcoming 2.0 system update for the PS4 will introduce the SharePlay feature, which will let users share the same game experience over the web: The…

Next Up From the Folks Who Made Heavenly Sword, Hellblade

Is that Kai?! Is this what we’ve hoped for? A sequel for Heavenly Sword? At the very least, it looks like the new game from Ninja Theory shares lot of DNA with Heavenly Sword. We’ll have to wait and see if this is an actual continuation of the PS3 launch game’s mythos. Update: More details…

In The Tomorrow Children, Humanity’s Screwed if We Don’t Work Together

Just unveiled at Gamescom, the next game from the makers of the Pixeljunk series is focused on co-operation. Better work on your manners. The Tomorrow Children looks like it’s got elements of crafting, class-based strategy and structure-building, wrapped inside a claymation cartoon aesthetic. Doesn’t seem like anything Q-Games has ever done.

Looks Like Everything’s Going to Burn in Bloodborne

The new trailer for From Software’s next dark action game just dropped and it’s looking just as grim as fans have hoped. Some of this footage was shown behind closed doors at E3 in June, but now everyone can take a look at the gothic carnage coming from the makers of Dark Souls.

Journey‘s coming to the PS4 later this year, along with cult PS3 fave The Unfinished Swan, according to a post on the official PlayStation blog. A line in the YouTube video’s description mentions cross-buy: “Get more for your money with Cross-Buy – purchase this game for PlayStation 3 or PlayStation 4 and get the other…

Goat Simulator, Super Hot and lots of other indie games got a quick spotlight during the Xbox One press event at Gamescom today. Me, I can’t wait for Cuphead. What looks good to you, dear readers?

If you’ve been holding out for a white Xbox One, then you’ll be able to get one this fall. Just announced at Gamescom, a Sunset Overdrive bundle will be the first chance the general public gets to own a frosty version of Microsoft’s newest home console.

​Hohokum: The Kotaku Review

Hohokum is almost definitely the strangest video game I’ve ever played in my life. I swear I can hear the new game giggle at my attempt to describe it or pin it down. I’m going to try, because you should know what you’re getting into. And, yes, Hohokum is very much a thing you should…