You’ll Be Able To Pay Money For Better Weapons In Dead Space 3

It’s hard to get good at a video game. It can require a ton of practice and effort. You’ll have to hone your skills over time, training your eyes and fingers to react with split-second precision and speed. Or you could just use your credit card. Dead Space 3, an upcoming sci-fi horror game from…

A Mystery ‘PS4’ Project Revealed? Plus: Other Gaming Secrets Involving XSeed, Remedy And More

In mid-November, Quantic Dream registered the domain singularityps4.com, suggesting a title and system for the second of two games the Parisian developer is said to be developing for Sony. Despite Cage declaring a lack of enthusiasm for the next generation of consoles, it’s been evident for a while his company is eyeing future platforms. “Singularity”…

This Guy Will Do All Of Your Chores While You Play Call of Duty: Black Ops 2‘s New DLC

This trailer for Call of Duty: Black Ops 2‘s new map pack, Revolution, is actually pretty funny. Out next Tuesday for Xbox 360 (and later for other consoles), Revolution actually lets you play as the zombies in Call of Duty‘s popular undead-killing mode. This trailer is designed for people worried that the new DLC might…

Thank God, Dragon Age 3’s Visual Improvements Include Less Brown And A New Engine

The first two Dragon Age titles? Not so hot, visually. That’s about to change. Bioware’s Neil Thompson recently spoke with OXM UK about the upcoming Dragon Age sequel and its visual upgrade. Thanks to DICE’s Frostbite 2 engine, the Bioware team has been able to do “some amazing stuff,” enough that he reckons that when…

Former Pres. cand. Ralph Nader: parents should protect kids from “electronic child molesters.” (AKA violent games & TV.)

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This Remarkable Song Composed By Portal Turrets Fills Me With Happiness

Fucking Zachariah Scott, man. He is a visual genius, and his partnership with composer Lars Erik Fjøsne is a genius beyond comprehension. The video above is a Turret Anthem, internally known as Megadub, and it’s a fantastic song. The video is great too, of course, as you watch the tiny turrets slowly overtake GLaDOS in…

FarmVille 2 Chinese New Year Crafting Recipes: Everything You Need to Know

You’ve had a complete look at the new Chinese New Year decorations, crops, animals and trees in the FarmVille 2 marketplace. But wait, there’s more! There are also three new Crafting Kitchen recipes that will be available for around a month, and we’re here with a complete guide to their ingredients and payouts. The first…

When Hardcore Games Meet Hardcore/Punk Album Covers

The other day, I thought to myself: “I’ve been working at Kotaku for nearly a year and not once have I brought up the band Black Flag and the game EarthBound in the same post.” Then I thought to myself, “You know what I should do? Fire up Photoshop and make that a reality.” What…

5 GIFs Of Kerrigan Destroying Everything In Starcraft II: Heart Of The Swarm‘s Opening

After a 5 month hiatus, the Blizzard Cinematics Team finally struck lightning again, sweeping the Internet earlier today with this stunning opening cinematic for Starcraft II‘s upcoming expansion pack Heart Of The Swarm No one, not even Terran battlecruisers can stop Kerrigan’s plan to fulfill her vengeance, as you can see on these GIFs I’ve…

Wave Trip is a Marvelously Melodic Mission of Musical Salvation and Creation

Sharp geometric shapes, gorgeous alien landscapes and mellow beats define the latest musical adventure from the makers of Bad Hotel. That the melodies you generate while weaving waves through space free your friends from the clutches of evil is merely a bonus. Lucky Frame knows how to bring music and games together to create charming…

Resident Evil Revelations Is Coming To Xbox 360, PS3, And Wii U On May 21

Capcom’s 3DS game, Resident Evil Revelations (not to be confused with Revelaitons) is getting a console port, Capcom announced today. Revelations, a survival horror action game that stars series mainstays Jill Valentine and Chris Redfield, was well received when it hit 3DS early last year. Totilo loved it, calling Revelations “one of the 3DS’s most…

Twelve Things You Should Know About The Stellar, Stunning Ni no Kuni

You are perhaps wondering whether or not you should play Ni no Kuni, the RPG by Level-5 and Studio Ghibli that comes out today on PlayStation 3. Let me put it simply: Yes. Ni no Kuni is a fantastic game. Although I haven’t played enough to feel comfortable writing up a full review—I’m around 14…

Imagine Seeing This Beast of An Assassin With His Sights On You On The Battlefield

The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences and Noodlehaus-produced live action Assassin’s Creed III teaser trailer above kicks off a promotion for the 16th annual D.I.C.E. awards, which goes live on February 7th. Can you imagine scouting the battlefield as a general of sorts, gauging your success/loss rates and spotting this proficient killer, eyes clearly…

Three Avatars Do Battle In This Six-Minute Cinematic Trailer For The Elder Scrolls Online

Released to herald the start of open beta for The Elder Scrolls Online, here’s a new cinematic trailer for Bethesda’s massively multiplayer online role-playing game. You can sign up for beta over at the official website for TESO, which will be out this year for Mac and PC.

Hands On With Dead Space 3: This Game Is Way Better With A Friend, Surprisingly

The answering machine goes off. It’s Ellie, trying to get a hold of Isaac Clarke. He doesn’t answer. He’s standing in a disheveled apartment located on a lunar colony, but it’s not your typical bachelor pad type mess. It’s dark, it’s grimy, it’s gross—it looks as if this is a cave, a personal hell which…

The Game That Got Us Excited About a Retina iPad Finally Comes Out

In March of last year, a week before the announcement of the iPad 3, developer Pixels on Toast showed us how good its game would look on the device’s rumored retina screen. Today that game, Food Run, finally arrives on iTunes, and it’s just as pretty as promised. Food Run is an easy-to-digest little platform…

New Gears of War Deal Reminds Us That The Price of Games No Longer Makes Sense

The first wave of “launch” copies of March 19th’s $60 Gears of War: Judgment will come bundled with a bonus $19.99 “value”, according to a Microsoft press release e-mailed this morning. That “value”? A download code for the original Gears of War, which the company says “more than half” of the players of the last…

Looks like there’ll be a Nintendo Direct tomorrow with new Wii U games—9am Eastern Time.

The Cave: The Kotaku Review

Have you ever had a recurring dream? And each time that dream revisits your slumber, some small detail has changed? It’s the same dream, but it somehow feels unfamiliar again. That’s sort of what it feels like to play The Cave, Double Fine’s latest cartoon-like adventure. You’ll walk through the same hallways, climb the same…