The previously rumored Prince of Persia Trilogy 3D for the PlayStation 3 has been confirmed by publisher Ubisoft today, stuffing three PS2 games onto one Blu-ray disc, which will only be available in Europe. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, Prince of Persia: Warrior Within and Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones will get…
Want to get your hands on the Duke Nukem Forever demo before anyone else? Then you might want to buy the Borderlands Game of the Year edition, your key to the “Duke Nukem Forever First Access Club.” What’s that about? 2K Games says today that Duke Nukem Forever First Access Club grants members access to…
Activision and developer Treyarch are adding a new dimension to the Call of Duty series, bringing stereoscopic 3D visuals to Call of Duty: Black Ops for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC. The option will be coming to the next marquee Call of Duty game “day one, out of the box,” says Mark Lamia,…
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow’s E3 trailer introduces us to the cast and characters of Konami’s newest adventure. This extended trailer goes deeper into the gameplay mechanics of Lords of Shadow. Almost every big boss encounter will be preceded by a lengthy talking to, with some Lord of Shadow telling Gabriel what a fool he is…
Harmonix’s Rock Band will add its 2000th song—not including songs from The Beatles—on Tuesday, October 12 with the addition of “Are You Experienced?” by The Jimi Hendrix Experience. Rock on. [IGN]
Greetings, regular Kotaku readers. I trust you had a good weekend and are ready to engage in our nightly discussion, where video games aren’t the only topic, but nerdier things still reign supreme. Good, then let’s get to it. This weekend, I not only played some Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, I also revisited…
Latecomers to Rockstar Games’ bombastic crime epic Grand Theft Auto IV will be able to enjoy the stories of Niko Bellic, Johnny Klebitz and Luis Lopez on the cheap later this month with the game’s “Complete Edition.” Or so says Amazon.com, which lists a new version of Grand Theft Auto IV for the Xbox 360…
Panasonic’s new portable online games machine, The Jungle, is out of the bag and now 100% official. What’s the company line on the handheld designed exclusively for online gaming and MMORPGs? The Jungle’s official web site calls it a “new mobile device concept designed specifically for online gamers,” a “mean little machine features a kick…
Hey, Zombie Abigail, you’ve got a little schmutz right below your mouth. Presumably just like every other bloodthirsty undead fiend in Rockstar’s zombie adding expansion to the brilliant Red Dead Redemption. While I preferred the more human side of Red Dead Redemption and its hero, I’m at least curious to see how well zombies integrate…
To: Ashcraft From: McWhertor Re: Today Is…. Kotaku Towers have been quiet today, Ash! This is our first day in a long time that we’re absent our biggest jock, the jovial Owen Good, who now enjoys a much deserved two days off per week. As a former seven-day-a-weeker—I worked an office job Monday through Friday,…
Gearbox Software’s Randy Pitchford is taking Duke Nukem Forever on a world tour, with the randy action hero’s first international stop being the recent Firstlook gaming convention in Amsterdam, where Dutch gamers got a sneak peek at Duke Nukem urinating. Fortunately, gamers with high-definition cameras and mostly steady hands were in the crowd, filming it…
Games on demand service OnLive is now free and free from now on, according to the company’s founder, who brings word that the streaming game service has dropped plans for monthly subscription fees. Steve Perlman, founder and CEO of OnLive, says today that the previously pricey ($14.95 USD per month) subscription plans have been scrapped,…
Bangai-O HD: Missile Fury, the Xbox Live Arcade update to the Treasure series that gets a surprising amount of attention, will not be coming out this year as originally planned. Don’t worry, there’s a happy ending to this story. D3 Publisher, the folks bringing Treasure’s missile barrage of a shooter to XBLA, says that the…
Runaway indie success Minecraft will treat players to a deeper, scarier, more difficult version of the game later this month, when developer Notch has promised a new Halloween-themed update, complete with a new element—pumpkins! The next big Minecraft update promises more than just fewer bugs, more music and new monsters. The update, planned to hit…
According to a very cryptic report from Gaming Age, a “major consumer electronics company” will unveil a new “gaming related” product today. And they’ll do so tonight, via MTV. That report claims that MTV reality show Rob Dyrdek’s Fantasy Factory will see the unveiling (or “teasing”) of a new product—hardware? software? a combination of both?—from…
Welcome to the September 2010 edition of K Monthly, a look back at some of the best original coverage, including reviews, previews, features, weekly columns and more, from Kotaku. September was a busy month, with Kotaku reporting live from PAX 2010 and the annual Tokyo Game Show. The booming Penny Arcade Expo gave us our…
Nintendo’s Wii Party is more than just a collection of enjoyable mini-games. It’s also the ideal instrument to get you the girl of your dreams, even if she’s currently dating a total douchebag who just happens to have great hair. In the battle against the Johnny Lawrences, Stan Winstons and Chas Osbornes of the world,…
The once-prolific Guitar Hero series sees just one major release this year. Once upon a time, we could expect publisher Activision to pump out five or more guitar-based games a year. In 2010, there is only Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock The follow-up to last year’s unusually diverse Guitar Hero 5 focuses more on guitar-driven…
Wow. Fez! It’s been a while since we’ve seen your dimension twisting gameplay in action. Thankfully, the oft-delayed game appears to be alive and well, as proven by a new gameplay trailer released by developer Phil Fish. It may not have a release date or much in the way of new concrete information, but at…
Another week of outstanding sales for Pokemon Black & White, another week of total Nintendo DS dominance in Japan. More than half of every console sold in Japan this past week, according to sales tracker Media Create, could play Nintendo DS games. The most popular version of Nintendo’s still wildly successful platform was the DSi,…
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