Surprise! The people who made Rock Band are making a musical side-scrolling shmup. It’s called A City Sleeps and will be out on PC and Mac in October. Lots of details on its Steam page and at IGN

Titanfall Introducing New Game Mode With No Titans

Titanfall‘s latest update will add a new mode that gives players the option of fighting without those pesky giant robots getting in the way. The new mode, called Pilot Skirmish, will be included in the game’s sixth major update, as detailed at the official Titanfall site. It’ll be an 8 vs. 8 shootout with no…

Humble Goes to PAX, All the Bioshock, Adult Lunchboxes [Deals]

The Humble PAX10 Flash Bundle brings Badland, Fez, the Swapper, and more. Bioshock Infinite and the Bioshock Triple Pack were some of the most popular game deals we’ve ever listed. Now there’s the Bioshock Franchise Pack that not only contains all three games, but also all the DLC. $24 with code Z4364W-7MR5WA-N5BCOO. [Bioshock Franchise Pack]…

Assassin’s Creed Unity Delayed To November

Remember how October was the month of All The Video Games? This is no longer true. Assassin’s Creed Unity will now be out on November 11, Ubisoft said today. That’s a two-week bump for the upcoming action game. Unity, which will be out for current-gen consoles and PC, will now release alongside Assassin’s Creed Rogue,…

Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Downloadable Commercialism: You Got Your Branding in My Game! • Video Game Photo Dump! • The Fall 2014 Anime Sequel Storm • There and Back Again: A Journey Through Gaming Hell TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.

Kingdom Hearts 2.5 Has A Ton Of New Stuff

You’ll get to fight Monstro the whale and even, well, [SPOILER] in the upcoming remake of Kingdom Hearts 2, which will be out December 2 for PS3. Square Enix just released this new trailer to show off all the new stuff they’ve packaged into the HD collection, which they’re calling “KINGDOM HEARTS HD 2.5 ReMIX.”…

Amazon’s End of Summer Sale Discounts over 300 Digital Games and DLC

You still have some time before most of the major fall game releases come out, so here’s a great chance to pick up a few games you may have missed. Amazon is offering solid discounts on over 300 titles in their digital games store from now until September 1. As always, be sure to check…

Things Sound Grim for the Lupin Movie

Lupin the Third is one of Japan’s most iconic manga/anime characters, loved by millions. His second live-action movie adaptation opens on Saturday, and one of the first reviews for it is brutal. Japanese movie critic Yuichi Maeda, who is a well-known yet controversial critic in Japan, recently gave the movie a piddling 3 out of…

Unmasking the Mysterious Batman of Japan’s Highways

Recently, photos of Batman on a Japanese highway surfaced. Who was that masked man? People want to know! And through the magic of television, we found out. Since this Batman is usually spotted in Chiba Prefecture, he’s known as “Chibatman” (千葉ットマン or “Chibattoman”). [Photo: coresugo] [Photo: ananweblog] The 41 year-old Chibatman works as a welder,…

Nintendo is holding a Nintendo Direct tomorrow in Japan, starting at 8pm Tokyo Time. The presentation will cover 3DS games.

Destiny Really Needs Beards

Destiny is big on its customisation, but there’s one thing missing – beards. This came to the fore when I asked Jonty Barnes, director of production at Bungie, what the team had learned after Destiny’s beta. This post originally appeared on Kotaku UK “Here’s a funny one for you – this was a surprise –…

Once Again, Atlus Doesn’t Want You to Spoil the New Persona

Persona 4 Arena Ultimax is out in stores in Japan right now, and once again, Atlus is asking that people be considerate. If you access the Japanese Persona 4 Arena Ultimax homepage right now, you’ll be greeted by an image overlay of the character of Teddy – or rather the shadow version of Teddy –…