Could Valve’s future games finally come to a Nintendo platform? Thanks to the Wii U, a system that appears at least as powerful as an Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3, it sounds like that’s a very real possibility. Gabe Newell, president and co-founder of the studio that makes Team Fortress, Half-Life, Portal and Left 4…
The makers of Peggle, Plants vs. Zombies and Bejeweled are reportedly in the process of being snapped up by someone with very, very deep pockets. The rumored mystery buyer may be paying more than $1 billion USD for the right to PopCap’s brand of casual, commercially successful fun. TechCrunch names a few possible buyers in…
Better late than never, the PSN release of Beyond Good & Evil HD, previously scheduled for May, will grace the PlayStation Store next Tuesday, June 28 in North America for $9.99 USD. Here’s Kotaku’s take on the XBLA version. [PlayStation.blog]
The third downloadable add-on for Call of Duty: Black Ops, “Annihilation,” hits next week (for Xbox 360, that is), bringing with it four new maps and one new zombie-slaughtering “experience.” Want to see? Watch that video. You’ll get a new peek at those maps—Hangar 18, set in a highly classified military base of Area 51;…
Good evening and good Tuesday, Kotaku readers. Tonight’s open thread is of a themed variety, in which I might ask you a question, you might want to answer. Tonight’s recurring question is “What are you reading?” Me, I’m still bearing down on Don DeLillo’s Underworld, an activity that I don’t seem to have much time…
I worry about Sony’s new PSP. After the shock of the impressive visuals of Sony’s next-generation portable, the PlayStation Vita, had become familiar, after the pleasant surprise of the new handheld’s price settled in ($249 USD, the launch price of a PSPgo), I started thinking about the harsher realities of the Vita. Is it just…
The “biggest, most ambitious update” for Team Fortress 2 is detailed further today with a not so big, not so ambitious update for the multiplayer game’s Sniper and Demoman, both of which will be rattling all-new sabers soon. Following on yesterday’s Heayy and Spy update, the Team Fortress 2 blog did not release “Meet the…
The Call of Duty: Black Ops Limited Edition hits Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 next week at North American retailers, packing in one game and one token for “First Strike” downloadable content that originally hit in February. Cost? $59.99 USD.
The nominees for the Game Critics Awards’ “Best of E3 2011” are in, with two games vying for Best of Show, Irrational Games’ BioShock Infinite and Naughty Dog’s Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception Those two games lead the E3 2011 pack with four category nominations each, also battling for Best Action/Adventure Game and Best Console game.…
The World of Warcraft fan art of Chinese artist Jian Guo lies somewhere between medieval storybook art and stained glass window, telling visual stories of Warcraft lore in gorgeous, highly-detailed works. Below is Guo’s “Fall of Arthas,” one of a handful of lovely art pieces inspired by World of Warcraft. Other must-see storybook murals from…
The makers of great, time-stealing games like Peggle and Plants Vs. Zombies are bringing one of their biggest successes to consoles and handhelds later this year, with Bejeweled 3 making the leap to five platforms (or three, depending on your point of view). PopCap Games will bring the latest and greatest Bejeweled to PlayStation 3,…
Judge a small portion of Duke Nukem Forever for yourself. The game’s demo has been widely released on Xbox Live Marketplace and Steam, with a PS3 version due “ASAP.” Read Kotaku’s take to see if Duke’s worth the bandwidth.
Superhero MMO City of Heroes is killing its monthly fee with the advent of City of Heroes Freedom as the game transitions from subscription-based model to a new, free to play one. Publisher NCsoft and developer Paragon Studios detail the plan to bring City of Heroes to a larger, pay-what-you-want audience today, explaining that the…
The North American PlayStation Store gets a dose of downloadable content from some very big games today, starting with the latest map pack for Guerrilla Games’ Killzone 3 Joining the new “From the Ashes” map pack is new add-on content for Castlevania: Lords of Shadow, L.A. Noire and Mortal Kombat. Those digital goods help pump…
So, you’re a little late to the game in getting the beautiful iPhone and iPad adventure Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP? Worry not! For now you look smart, frugal even, for waiting until Sword & Sworcery went cheap. The cheapness of Sword & Sworcery is fleeting, however. Today only—June 21, the advent of the summer…
If you thought Duke Nukem Forever was the last gasp for the ’90s video game icon, well, what the hell were you thinking? Publisher Take-Two certainly isn’t done with Duke, regardless of the reaction to his latest game. Take-Two chairman Strauss Zelnick tells Forbes that “you will see future Duke IP coming from this company.”…
Good evening, Kotaku readers. Is it really Monday already? (*sound of heavy sighing*) Good news! We got an open thread right here where we can share in the pain together! There’s a ton of good links just below, so please, take a look and talk amongst yourselves. This *is* an open thread, so please, go…
Konami is releasing a special edition version of Gradius-meets-boobs shoot ’em up Otomedius Excellent. It features a bonus rarity for North American retail releases, a two-side pillowcase with busty cartoon girls printed on it, girls that won’t protest being drooled upon by you. For the record, this is what it looks like. The special edition…
Valve’s forever updated Team Fortress 2 is rolling out “the biggest, most ambitious update” in the history of the game later this week, the Über Update. Despite its name, it’s not solely focusing on TF2‘s Medic class. The first part of the Über Update, detailed on the game’s official site, is Mafia-related, detailing three new…
We’ll have plenty of time to scrimp, save and perhaps land a second job to afford the next generation of video game consoles. Avalanche Studios, creators of Just Cause and the forthcoming Renegade Ops, believe 2014 is when we’ll get them. So says David Grijns, the man heading Avalanche’s new New York City-based studios. He…
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