Assassin’s Creed III: Liberation: The Kotaku Review

There had to be some sort of heroes back then. Unnoticed in the ways that mattered and exploited in the ways that left permanent fractures, the African people that came over during the Atlantic Slave Trade had to have found ways to survive and thrive in a land where they were looked on as property.…

Let’s look back on an iconic scene from the original Star Wars, as we look ahead to the new management.

Modder Rimplus made a Myst book. That has a computer in it. That plays Myst

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Time To Get Rid Of Game Discs

Remember video games on discs? Forget ‘em. These slides come from mega-publisher EA (Madden, The Sims, Battlefield, Need for Speed) and if you dig into them you’ll see that EA is making a LOT of money off of what they call “digital”. That’s selling games for download, selling DLC, subscriptions, microtransactions. You name it. It…

Call of Duty and Guitar Hero Servers Face Storm-Related Troubles

We here at Kotaku aren’t the only ones with servers in storm-beset New York City. Activision, too, has servers in the zone affected by wind, water, and power outages, and those servers are having a rough time of things right now. Actvision community manager Dan Amrich announced on his blog, One of Swords, that servers…

Is this how Star Wars: Episode VII will begin?

Donate to Hurricane Sandy Victims with a Simple Text Message

lifehackercom: There’s no doubt you’ve been reading (and seeing) a lot about Hurricane Sandy’s destruction today. Figuring out how to help after a massive natural disaster can be tough, especially if you’re far away from the damage. Thankfully, several relief organizations allow for quick $10 donations through text message. Read More

Need for Speed Most Wanted Mobile Is Excellent, Until You Play the Console Version

I’ve been playing the gorgeous mobile version of Need for Speed Most Wanted for the past week, loving every tilt-steering, nitrous-swiping, fender-bending moment. Last night I played the console version of Need for Speed Most Wanted for the first time. I can never go back. Real Racing developer Firemonkeys makes the best racers on iOS…

Disney Buys LucasFilm, Star Wars Episode 7 Coming In 2015

This is not a joke. Multiple news outlets are reporting that Disney has bought LucasFilm, and will release Star Wars Episode 7 in 2015 Will it star Luke? Anakin? Jar-Jar? We have no clue. All we know is THAT SHIT CRAY. On top of that? Disney “plans to release a new Star Wars feature film…

Have a look at Call of Duty: Bayonet Ops, created by Kotaku reader Jason Tedeschi

Assassin’s Creed III: The Kotaku Review

It is one of the best video games of the year, one of the most daring developed by a major studio this generation, and one of the most beautiful to ever run on any machine. It stumbles from some awkward glitches and some game design over-reach, but it is superb in a surprising number of…

If you can’t slam with the best, would you kindly jam with the rest?

This Is What Clans Will Look Like In StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm

Launching this week as part of a patch for the Heart of the Swarm beta, the new StarCraft II clan system supports group chat, news/announcement sections, officer promotions, and all the other things you might expect a clan system to have. Anyone can make a clan, Blizzard says, and fill it out however he/she would…

Okami Looks Better Than Ever

Via Capcom, here’s the launch trailer for Okami HD, which is out today on PSN for $20. Not gonna lie: it’s pretty gorgeous. Okami was already a pretty game when it was released for PlayStation 2 in 2006, and it looks even cooler in high definition. I dig!

Dead Island Riptide Will Be Released April 23, Special Edition Announced

Dead Island Riptide will be released on April 23, developer Deep Silver announced in a press release today. They also announced a special edition of the game, which includes “a pack of exclusive weapon mods (for more creative undead destruction!), a digital strategy map (for the best expert advice on how to own the approaching…

Amazon Is Running An All-Day Video Game Sale

Just a heads up: Amazon is running Lightning Deals on games all day today. Looks like Sleeping Dogs, Skyrim, and Theatrhythm Final Fantasy are just some of the titles on sale.

2K Sports Loads the Wrong Roster into NBA 2K13’s Update

After James Harden (pictured via Operation Sports, above) was traded to the Houston Rockets in a weekend blockbuster deal, NBA fans were keen to see how he’d play with his new team in NBA 2K13. Trouble is, this morning’s regular roster update didn’t have Harden on the Rockets. Nor did it look a thing like…

Need For Speed: Most Wanted: The Kotaku Review

Need For Speed: Most Wanted is a video game shot out of a cannon. It starts at a sprint and never stops for breath, hurtling forward with such momentum that it feels like it may rattle apart at any moment. Most Wanted is exhilarating, disorienting, maddening, cathartic, and hilarious, all in equal measure. It’s the…

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