What’s Better Than Old School Tank Combat? Old School Tank Combat in Space.

Don’t let the over-the-top and quite frankly incredibly misleading launch trailer put you off Nexon’s new free-to-play online iOS game. Space Tanks is the Atari 2600 classic Combat from the future. It’s the little things. Six players gathering online in a top-down tank battle. Toss in a few power-ups, add some enhancement towers, allow players…

Capcom Says They’ve Made 75 Resident Evil ‘Titles’. Seventy. Five.

There sure have been a lot of Resident Evil games, right? The above chart was posted by Capcom back in June. I just noticed it on their corporate website today, and… wow… I knew they’d made more Resident Evils than the name Resident Evil 6 implies, but not this many! Surely, Capcom’s count of “titles”…

Wii U voice chat plot twist: PDP says their wireless Afterglow headset is Wii U compatible via the console’s USB port.*

This Miniature Replica Portal Gun Does Not Actually Shoot Miniature Portals, But It’s Still Cool

Do you need an Aperture Science Handheld Portal Device? Of course you do! Sure, there’s a life-sized replica out there in the world, but for those of us with smaller living rooms (and smaller budgets), this miniature edition, from ThinkGeek, is just the ticket. This model, admittedly, can’t actually make a wormhole in your wall.…

Maybe Capcom Was Right. Resident Evil 6 Is Selling Well in Japan.

Despite taking a beating from some critics (including two of our own) Capcom’s Resident Evil 6 appears to be a hit in Japan, nearly doubling the sales of Resident Evil 5 in the same time period. The Japanese sales-tracking service Media Create shows the PlayStation 3 version of RE6 selling 634,933 and 92,921 in its…

If I Ever Play Mass Effect On PS3, It Will Have To Be On This Gorgeous Custom Mod

I have a PlayStation 3. It works perfectly well. In well over four years of loyal service, it hasn’t failed us yet and it most certainly does not need replacing. And yet. I don’t even want to play Mass Effect on it. I’ve got that trilogy on PC, and I like it better that way.…

Missing-in-action online brawler Anarchy Reigns, already out in Japan, hits N. America, Europe in January for PS3/360.

Square Enix Finds Redemption for Demons’ Score with Symphonica

I was terribly disappointed with the way Square Enix priced iNiS’s rhythm game, Demons’ Score. So disappointed that when I heard the company had released another iNiS rhythm game on iOS I almost didn’t bother. Between the free initial download and the stirring sounds of Dvorak’s New World Symphony my tenuous convictions crumbled, and I…

Gangnam Style will be DLC for Just Dance 4… for “all motion sensor platforms in November 2012,” according to Ubisoft.

This Week’s iPad Charts: Of Course Free is the Right Price

This is Mike Fahey with Kotaku, reminding you to keep your pets spayed and neutered, in honor of a The Price is Right game topping this week’s free iPad charts. You should probably just pick one—spay or neuter, not both. I’m not a vet or anything, mind you. I’m just a big Bob Barker fan.…

Who Is Stealing Halo 4?

Halo 4 doesn’t come out until November 6th. Millions of people are eagerly awaiting the highly anticipated next chapter in the Master Chief saga, poring over every bit of info released about the game. But some others aren’t waiting at all. They’re already playing and selling Halo 4. As of this week, half a dozen…

Yep, You Can Now Play A Game Where Mitt Romney Catches Women In A Binder

I don’t know what’s funnier about this new flash game: The concept, the garbled English header, or the fact that there’s an advertisement for Mitt Romney’s campaign on the right. Let’s just say all of the above.

The Xbox’s Twitter & Facebook apps are being removed from Xbox Live. OK. They stank. Use Live’s new web browser instead.

Watch The Continuing Drama Of Halo Soldiers-In-Training

The Forward Unto Dawn live action webseries continues with this week’s installment. In Episode 3, personal drama of every sort comes to a head—but a poorly-timed (or well-timed?) invasion will change everything. How does teenage angst fare against an alien invasion? Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn-Part 3 [Halo Waypoint]

This Leaked Assassin’s Creed III Trailer Recaps the Series’ History and Teases Its Future

There’s a chance that some of the people picking up Assassin’s Creed III in a few weeks won’t have played the previous entries in Ubisoft’s hit historical action series. They won’t know about the Altair or the Templars or the Animus. Well, this trailer will bring them up speed in dramatic fashion. It’s also narrated…

The Creators Of Quest For Glory Want To Make A Western Version Of Persona

Will we ever get enough of Persona? The concept might sound bizarre—hardcore RPG meets lighthearted school simulator?—but the results are spectacular. It’s a winning formula, which might be why Corey and Lori Cole, the husband-and-wife team that created the classic Quest for Glory series, are using it for their brand new video game. A video…

Tetris in Reverse Looks and Sounds Positively Dreamy

Coming November 15 to iOS, Dream of Pixels looks like a beautiful watercolor Tetris clone. Look closer and everything starts falling apart quite wonderfully. Sighted this morning via the newly-launched Slide DB (it’s working, guys!), Dream of Pixels is all about unpacking lines of neatly-stacked tetromino blocks, tapping on shapes to send them falling off…

For Pokémon, Like Everyone Else, “Gender” Doesn’t Have to Mean “Sex”

There’s some fairly serious thought that goes into Pokémon gender. Especially since breeding and evolving is so important. But does it really matter? Gender isn’t sex, it’s a wonderfully elastic term, one that artist Maré Odomo explores ever so sweetly with this comic. BOY OR GIRL? [Attract Mode]

Hitman: Absolution Lets You Dress Up in Goofy Outfits, Too

Here’s a look at some of the “deadly disguises” that Hitman: Absolution. You know, like a large chicken. And a scarecrow. And a judge. Lethal!

Grind? What Grind? Tokitowa‘s Just Fun to Play

Tokitowa is an ambitious game. It mixes sprite-based anime graphics with a 3D world, has dating sim elements, and debuts a unique battle system—all in the same package. Moreover, all these elements are tied together with a complex, time travel narrative. But is Tokitowa able to pull all these different elements into a complete, polished,…