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The new teaser trailer for Grid 2 has got some seriously squealing tires and some seriously flaring lenses.

ChefVille ‘Temping Truffle Cook Station’ Quests: Everything You Need to Know

Remember when the Exotic Cook Station quests were released to a random group of players in ChefVille? Well, Zynga has once again rolled out a new event to a “random” assortment of players, with no time table for when the rest of us will get to play along. We’ve learned that this process could take…

Watch The Stellar 2013 Sequel To 2010’s Most Provocative Talk About Video Games

In 2010, professor and game designer Jesse Schell gave an amazing talk at the DICE gaming summit that went viral. His topic: the gamification—the adding of points and play systems—to everything imaginable. He imagined a crazy future where we got points for everything from brushing teeth to giving each other high fives. Three years later,…

Stellar tower attack games Anomaly: Warzone Earth and Anomaly: Korea are 50 percent off on iOS and Android right now.

Conan O’Brien Also Thinks Halo 4‘s Cortana Is Pretty Hot

Watching someone who isn’t too familiar with video games try their hand at Halo 4 can be pretty hilarious. But when it’s Conan O’Brien testing out 343’s first entry in the series, it’s that much funnier. Even if he does roll his eyes a little too much at the storyline. I mean, I get it.…

Check Out This Gorgeous 2D God Game That Lets You Command Giants

Take a look at Reus. It’s a 2D god game where you control different types of giants and, naturally, dictate the lives of puny humans. The developers walk you through some of the basic gameplay in the footage above. Interesting to think you can’t make things too good for the humans, because then they ask…

Oh, Come On: 67% of Polled Republican Voters Say Video Games Are a ‘Bigger Threat to Safety’ Than Guns [UPDATE]

Want proof that the maddening campaign to make video games a scapegoat for gun violence is working? Just check out these poll results where the vast majority of people essentially say that video games are scarier than guns. At first blush, the latest press release from Raleigh-based firm Public Policy Polling seems like a typical…

Mobile Gaming’s Platforming Hero Returns — One Part Mario, One Part Sonic

In 2011 SilverTree Media introduced Cordy, a robotic platforming hero for the smartphone age. While other developers struggled with implementing traditional games using touchscreen controls, Cordy played as perfectly as the best console platformers, with more personality than most. Now Cordy 2 has arrived, and it’s easily twice as good as the original. Cordy is…

What People Used To Say About The Sega Dreamcast

Today, we’ve got Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony vying for control of the console market. But there was a time when Sega was also a contender. Their last home console, the Dreamcast, is still getting games (sort of) despite being fourteen years old. But what was it about the Dreamcast that inspired such devotion? Let’s take…

Daylight, the first third-party game on Unreal Engine 4, is a randomly-generated horror game coming to Steam this year.

Square Enix Is Teasing Something Murderous [UPDATE: It’s A Game Called Murdered: Soul Suspect]

I have no idea what Square Enix is teasing, but it’s certainly piqued my interest. A few minutes ago, I got a strange e-mail via a Square Enix press list: from: [email protected] via kotaku.com reply-to: [email protected] to: [email protected] date: Fri, Feb 8, 2013 at 10:27 AM subject: What is the hardest case to solve? mailed-by:…

God Save Mario The Anarchist

We’ve seen Mario as a GTA character, which is badass on its own. But have we seen him fully outfitted as a punk rock anarchist? Brazilian graphic designer Butcher Billy has quite an impressive, pop culture-filled profile on Béhance, including his latest, stunning crossover, featuring Super Mario characters and legendary punk rock band Sex Pistols,…

Feel the Love with Disney’s Free Where’s My Valentine?

Love is in the air, and it’s all musky. It calls for a shower, maybe a little spy work. Disney’s free Where’s My Valentine? update should do the trick nicely. Available now for free on iOS and Android, Where’s My Valentine? brings Perry the platypus and Swampy the crocodile and/or alligator together for 12 levels…

Wii U Gets A $390 ZombiU Package

Nintendo is coming out with a new Wii U package, and it’s full of zombies. Starting February 17 in North America, you’ll be able to find this $390 “ZombiU Deluxe Set,” which comes complete with a black deluxe Wii U and GamePad, a digital copy of Nintendo Land, and a ZombiU disc. It also comes…

A New Trailer for Dreamfall Chapters Promises an Emotional Finale to a Beloved Adventure Game

Dreamfall Chapters will introduce an all-new world in the upcoming sequel to the acclaimed adventure game series. Under development by Red Thread Games, the previously announced project is being led by Dreamfall creator Ragnar Tørnquist, who secured the license from Funcom where he worked on The Secret World MMO. A Kickstarter to help fund the…

If We’re Lucky, Crysis 3 Will Have The Heart of Halo 4 And The Innards Of Far Cry 3

As much as first-person shooters evolve—what with new weapons, armor abilities, and creepy new alien enemies (if we’re talking the sci-fi brand)—there’s always a key component to any good game that most seem to miss the mark on. Humanity. We forget that the protagonist is perhaps more than the silent, big-bodied bulk of strength capable…

This Week’s iPad Charts: The Room, The Room, The Room is On Fire

It always brings a smile to my face when one of the games we consider the very best on a platform makes a comeback on the charts. The brain-twisting puzzles of The Room are on fire this week, and the galaxy is 2. The Room is currently on sale for $.99. Coupled with its status…

Activison’s earnings call yesterday revealed World of Warcraft has lost 400,000 subscribers, dipping to 9.6 million.

How to Make a Japanese PSN Account on the New PSN (and How to Navigate the Store)

Have you ever wanted to log on to the Japanese PlayStation Network to download some demos or buy a game or two but have given up on the idea because you don’t know how to read Japanese? No problem. Here’s a step-by-step guide from Kotaku East that explains how to create a Japanese PSN account,…