Call of Duty: Ghosts Features Female Soldiers in Multiplayer

At the big multiplayer event for Call of Duty: Ghosts underway right now, the mode’s hype reel closed out with a close-up shot of a female character, which would be a first for the franchise. Women have not been featured in multiplayer before but one was playable in the campaign of Call of Duty: Finest…

You Don’t Have To Wait Until Pokemon X & Y To Use Mega Mewtwo

When we posted something about an awesome Super Smash Bros. mod that makes Captain Falcon’s final smash glorious, a few commenters noticed something peculiar—was that Mega Mewtwo in some of the clips? Yes, yes it was—even though Mewtwo isn’t even (officially) in Brawl. If you’re thinking “must be mods,” you’d be right. Following Pokemon X…

Sorry, Russia! Xbox One Will Launch In Only 13 Countries This Year

At E3, Microsoft said they’d launch the Xbox One in 21 countries this November. Today, they’ve altered that forecast a little bit, slashing it down to 13. Here’s Microsoft’s official Xbox blog with the news: At E3, we announced that Xbox One would be available in 21 markets around the world at launch. This was…

See the New Call of Duty‘s Multiplayer for the First Time Right Here

We’ve heard about its campaign. We’ve heard about its story. We’ve heard about dogs and fish. But we haven’t heard what Call of Duty: Ghosts has planned for multiplayer. That changes at 1:30 p.m., when Infinity Ward reveals what’s in store for us there. The news is streaming live, and you can watch it all…

The Strange Prey 2 Situation

PLUS, MORE GAMING SECRETS: Sony’s World War II air combat game? — Monolith and WB working on a Lord of the Rings game that’ll be cross-generation? — Gas Powered Games’ canceled project: Project Spark? In late November 2011, the same month Human Head Studios reportedly stopped working on Prey 2, Paul MacArthur, president and owner…

Shadow Warrior Is Exactly How Old Shooters Should Be Rebooted

As a kid, I didn’t have a PC or gamer friend to grant me access to 3D Realms games in the 90s. I’m not sure if having one would have made me appreciate this remake of Shadow Warrior more, or if it would have made me complain that it’s not the same as it used…

It’s Nearly A Miracle That The New Ultima Exists

The back-story behind a new Ultima game should be a horror show: Ultima—beloved role-playing game series designed by the great Richard Garriott who sold his company to cold, corporate EA and down the tubes Ultima would go, returning in 2013 only for money-grubbing reasons. Nope. That’s not it. Some of that is accurate. Some of…

They Should Have Just Left Me Down In Hell

The apocalypse is here, but that isn’t a bad thing when it comes to Charlie Murder, a punk rock take on the old beat em up games of the past. But unlike those games of old this one includes the glorious ability of throwing decapitated heads, which I’m sure anyone can appreciate. Not to mention…

Moneysaver One-Shot: The Last Of Us For $45

Not going to be in stock for long. We haven’t seen many deals on The Last Of Us, and the last time we saw this exact $45 deal on eBay from Newegg it sold out in about an hour. Don’t wait. [eBay] Here’s our current regular Moneysaver Keep up with Shane Roberts on Twitter, Facebook,…

Over at our terrific reader-run version of Kotaku, the wacky Asura’s Wrath gets a lot of love, an Xbox fan explains why they’ve cancelled their Xbox One pre-order, and one brave reader boldly tries food from New York City street vendors. Read all of that… or just go answer their Question of the Day

The Most-Played Characters In The Most-Played Fighting Games

The experts at the major fighting game site EventHubs have crunched some numbers to figure out which characters their thousands of users prefer in major fighting games. Top-played Super Street Fighter IV character? Ryu. Any guesses on the top Super Smash Bros. Melee one? This guy: (On the other hand, Ike is tops for Brawl.)…

Grand Theft Auto V Mocks Republicans, Skewers Democrats

The creators of Grand Theft Auto have been lampooning the stupider parts of American society for years. With a new GTA around the corner, they’re taking some new shots at the worst aspects of American political tribalism. Above, a campaign video for the conservative would-be governor of GTA’s version of California. Below, the campaign video…

One Of Disney Infinity‘s Mobile Apps Is Amazing. Not This One.

This is Disney Infinity: Action!, a free movie-making, do-it-yourself marketing tool. It’s actually rather nifty, but not as nifty as the Disney Infinity: Toy Box app. Disney Infinity: Action!, hitting iTunes and the Windows Store tomorrow with Android coming soon, is a toy for making movies with all of your Infinitized Disney friends. Users unlock…

Digital artist Fernando Reza added seven new really cool posters to his series, in which Super Mario and the Mushroom Kingdom meet World War II-style propaganda. The series is also available in his store Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of the prettiest, funniest game-related screenshots and art that we…

This Stunning Trailer Runs Red with Blood

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has a brand new CG trailer, and geez, it’s looks good. CD Projekt RED, of course, is developing The Witcher 3; this trailer, however, is from Oscar-nominated visual effects studio Platige Image. Slated for the Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, and the PS4, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt will be out…

A new teaser page appeared on the official Diablo 3 site, with the name Reaper of Souls in it and an image having the “d3x_teaser-en-us.jpg” filename. Although it’s not confirmed officially, there’s a good possibility that this could be the expansion. The first Diablo III expansion is “Reaper of Souls”, teaser site is live [NeoGAF]…

Explaining Microsoft Windows’ Evolution Is Simple

Over the years, Micrsoft’s Windows OS has changed. It has evolved. There’s an easy way to explain the differences between each version, and it involves houses. Yes, houses. Here ya go, from Windows 95 to Windows 8 with the variations explained using dwellings: Of course, this comparison omits earlier versions, such as Windows 3.0, which…

The Largest Grand Theft Auto V Ad Stares Down The Streets Of L.A.

Look what just got finished in downtown L.A. The gigantic, amazing mural for Grand Theft Auto V is finally up on the Figueroa building, which is already well-known for its gaming ads. And look, it wasn’t a banana in Michael’s hand after all. Now all we have to do is to stare at that enormous…

Anti-Smoking Lobby Goes After Studio Ghibli’s New Film

Studio Ghibli co-founder Hayao Miyazaki smokes. A lot. And so do the characters in his latest film, Kaze Tachinu. It’s like nearly every character, save for the female lead, smokes in Kaze Tachinu. If you think about the 1920s and 30s setting, the excess cigarettes make perfect sense: It seemed like nearly everyone smoked in…

The American StarCraft II WCS Finals, Summed Up In 7 Minutes Of Drama

Gotta love these dramatic edits by Blizzard, covering the events of the Season 2 of the StarCraft II World Championship series. They managed to put together a video as intense as humanly possible. Terran player Polt was crowned as the champion with a dominant 4-0 victory against the legend and Mutalisk king Jaedong. Definitely worth…