Spawning is back in StarCraft II: in other words, if you don’t have Blizzard’s real-time strategy game but you still want to play it, you can now mooch off a friend online. More info on battle.net (and in the video).

The Moneysaver: Rayman Origins, Crysis 3 Lost Island, Sealab 2021

I shall grant you these deals on this, the day of my daughter’s wedding. It’s already been a busy day for deals, and it’s not anywhere near over. PS3, PC, and even Vita owners can all grab the awesome Rayman Origins for big discounts today. We’ve also got lots of blu-rays and keyboards to choose…

Why is the PSP Getting Pro Evolution Soccer, and not the Vita or 3DS?

Pro Evolution Soccer won’t have Xbox One or PlayStation 4 versions. No surprise there. It won’t have a Wii U version. Even less of a surprise there. It won’t publish on the Nintendo 3DS or the PlayStation Vita, either. So why is it still coming out on the PSP? That’s right, the PSP. Of the…

Deadline Hollywood says that Microsoft’s trying to get Hollywood bigwigs excited about the Xbox One. CEO Steve Ballmer reportedly said that Microsoft “doesn’t want to be a cable channel.” Well, that’s a relief.

Animal Crossing: New Leaf: The Kotaku Review

Let me tell you, I’ve done some fantastical things while playing games. Saved the world. Visited galaxies. Destroyed evil—you know, that sort of thing. And yet none of that has baffled me as much as the idea that there’s a game where I accrued a home mortgage and was able to sit down and go,…

[It’s Over] Moneysaver One-Shot: Injustice: Gods Among Us For $10

Gamestop’s Power Hour Sale is Injustice: Gods Among Us for $10 on PS3, 360, or Wii U. Go!

What We Can Learn From Paul McCartney’s Awful Video Game

Sir Paul McCartney had a video game. It is pretty awful, but it’s also fascinating. In the video above, I talk about Give My Reguards to Broad Street, a game by Argus Press Software for the Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum based on an equally terrible movie of the same name. I talk about why…

Watch a Room Full of People Cheer on a Giant Video Game Snail

Listen: when you’re watching two teams go to war in Killer Queen, you don’t have to join in the crowds yelling for an oversized cephalopod gastropod to make it to one side of the screen. But you want to. “SNAIL! SNAIL! SNAIL!” It just comes out of you. The video above comes from the first…

Hey, The South Park RPG Still Looks Really Good [UPDATE]

Yes, it’s changed publishers and been delayed a few times, but South Park: The Stick of Truth still exists, and it still looks amazing. Here are some new screenshots from the Obsidian-developed RPG, which is written by the show’s creators, Trey Parker and Matt Stone. Originally slated for last year (and then earlier this year)…

Together We Can Ace This 120 Question Nerd Equivalency Test

At last weekend’s Denver Comic Con, animator and syndicated cartoonist Rich Moyer assembled a team of 120 characters from games, comics, science fiction and fantasy, and challenged children to name each one. Are you guys going to let children show us us? Moyer provided a numbered answer sheet for this limeted edition poster, available now…

Moneysaver Day One: Remember Me Is Out Today, Get It For $37.50

Don’t forget to remember to get Remember Me Welcome to Moneysaver Day One, a “new” segment where we bring you the best deal for a game on its launch day, assuming said game has launch day deals. Today we’ve got Remember Me, a new IP from Capcom that I was lukewarm on, but is actually…

One Year Later, Did Nintendo Keep Their E3 2012 Promises?

E3 is just around the corner and, for the fifth year in a row, we’re taking a look back at the big three’s big E3 promises. What came true, and what didn’t? Coming up now is Nintendo, following yesterday’s look at Sony. Microsoft will have its turn tomorrow For Nintendo, E3 2012 was all about…

The Lies We Tell Age-Gates

I wasn’t really born in 1863. But I just lied and told an age-gate on the website for the game publisher Bethesda that I was. And the dumb thing believed me. (This is how we keep the children safe.) You’ve probably lied to an age-gate, too. But how? I asked this question on Twitter yesterday.…

Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: Josay! thinks about what makes a great final boss. Zarynx explains her moral code as it pertains to playing new games. FrogFro has some personal remembrances of Animal Crossing games throughout the years. And there’s a kid-derived quote from Datacide that’s totally adorable And you…

Guild Wars 2 Antagonizes Dragons With Chocobo Racing

The world of Guild Wars 2 has survived another (the first, technically) year, despite the looming threat of dragons so powerful they could easily destroy the entire world if they so desired. Next week ArenaNet launches the Dragon Bash festival, a month-long celebration packed with events that would make me incredibly cross, were I an…

If the Xbox launch game Halo was, according to Microsoft, “Combat Evolved” and the XBox 360 launch game Geometry Wars was “Retro Evolved” and this Xbox-only new Fantasia game is “Music Evolved”, what other things should Xbox-exclusives evolve? (And why isn’t Forza subtitled Driving Evolved???)

High-Definition Fable Anniversary Coming Later This Year to Xbox 360

Fable Anniversary, an HD remake of the original Fable, is coming this year to the Xbox 360, according to this podcast, released this morning, from Major Nelson and Lionhead Studios’ Ted Timmins. In addition to the visual upgrade, to include better lighting and textures in high definition, the game will get an updated control scheme…

The Next Halo Game Is on Mobile and PC

Hello. It’s 2013. That’s why the next Halo game runs on tablets, has microtransactions and touch controls. It’s a top-down dual-(virtual)-analog shooter. It’s canon, nestling between Halo 3 and Halo 4 It’s all combat chopped into short missions, replete with the mix of shooting, grenade-throwing, melee and equipment that’s been part of the franchise since…

The Next Game From The Makers Of Rock Band Is Fantasia: Music Evolved

If I had the power of Disney’s legendary sorcerer Yen Sid, the first thing I would do is break out the Bruno Mars and take control of the beat, and I would look freaking spectacular doing it. Fantasia: Music Evolved is coming to the Xbox 360 and Xbox One, courtesy of the music masters at…

Tales of Festival was Four Hours of Pure Joy For Fans

Each year, Bandai-Namco holds a giant Tales-centric event in Yokohama. This year’s, Tales of Festival 2013, had nearly 12,000 fans in attendance each day. With concerts, new game announcements, and an array of voice actors from across the games, it was an unbelievably entertaining way to spend four hours. On the second day of the…