Darksiders II: The Kotaku Review

I am become Death, destroyer of crates. Also vases. And skeletons. And bees. And, oh yes, enormous slavering eldritch horrors from Hell. I destroyed a bunch of those, too. Darksiders II begins more or less where the first Darksiders left off. In that game, War—as in, the apocalyptic horseman—accidentally triggers the Armageddon before the correct…

Only Assassin’s Creed Could Make Naval Warfare This Exciting

Having showcased Assassin’s Creed III‘s naval warfare elements at E3 2012 and again at the San Diego Comic-Con last month, it’s obvious Ubisoft is proud of this aspect of Connor Kenway’s adventure. As well they should be — this is the first time naval warfare in a video game hasn’t made me want to take…

Bad Hotel is the Next iPhone Game You Should Care About

Yesterday, I kept telling my colleagues about Bad Hotel. You need to play this game, I told them. It’s cooler than all of us combined. (Maybe that’s not so hard?) Bad Hotel? They were confused, because it doesn’t even sound like the name of a video game, let alone a good one. And then I…

New Gameplay Footage Proves Dead Space 3 Is Pretty Damn Scary

Here’s new gameplay footage for horror game Dead Space 3, which will be out February 5, EA announced today at Gamescom. Check it out!

Battlefield 3 Premium Edition Gives You Everything for $69.99

Due out September 11 for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC, the Battlefield 3 Premium Edition combines the original game, all expansion packs and a multiplayer head-start kit into one $69.99 package. Want to play Battlefield 3 but worried everyone else is too far ahead? Well they are, and there’s nothing 15 different weapons,…

New Medal of Honor: Warfighter Trailer Shows Off Multiplayer Shooting

Here’s a new multi-player trailer for Medal of Honor: Warfighter, shown off at EA’s Gamescom press conference today. It’s got a brief look at co-op mode. Warfighter is out October 23 for PC and consoles.

Here’s Video Footage Of The New SimCity‘s ‘World’ Multiplayer Mode

Shown off at Gamescom today during EA’s press conference, this new trailer shows off how global connections in SimCity will work. SimCity is out February 2013 for PC and Mac.

PC transit simulator Cities in Motion is getting a sequel, but the teaser trailer for CiM 2 just doesn’t show much.

A Proper Origin Client Coming to the Mac, Origin Improvements Outlined

Following up on this morning’s news of SimCity coming to Origin for the Mac in February, the Origin client proper is coming to the Mac as well, giving Apple gamers a taste of the fresh new features coming to EA’s online service. EA’s Peter Moore took the stage at the company’s Gamescom press conference in…

The Simpsons iOS Game Comes Back This Week

Springfield is going mobile once more. You’ll be able to get your hands on The Simpsions: Tapped Out, which Electronic Arts pulled earlier this year after overwhelming demand, later this week. “Quite honestly, we bit off a bit more than we could chew to start with,” EA’s Peter Moore said on stage at Gamescom while…

Need for Speed: Most Wanted’s Newest Trailer Shows Off Crash-Crazy Multiplayer Racing

The reel above highlights a bit of the multiplayer action in the upcoming Need for Speed game, with the competitive play and co-op challenges I talked up in my preview showing up in gameplay for the first time.

7 Must-Watch Minutes of Remember Me, Capcom’s Very Cool, “New” Sci-Fi Game

At first it looks like Assassin’s Creed, but it’s futuristic, stars a lady and… wow, this game looks cool and goes places AC has never gone. Seven minutes of footage, mostly stealth and platforming, as our heroine tries to trick her target into killing himself. You’ve seen it before, until the part where you’re playing…

SimCity Returns to the Mac in 2013

SimCity returns to the Mac in February 2013, when EA releases the city builder as a digital download via Origin. Seeing as many of us first played Maxis’ storied franchise on an Apple system, this is grand news. “Whether you owned a Macintosh or a DOS PC, we all have memories of laying down zones…

Sleeping Dogs: The Kotaku Review

Oh, Sleeping Dogs. Thank you for rescuing me from this slow, slow summer. Before Square Enix/United Front Games’ open-world kung-fu game, the most recent exciting game was Spec Ops: The Line. And not even everyone was 100% in love with that Sleeping Dogs came just in time to stir up the doldrums. It had been…

Looks Like The Final Fantasy VII Re-Release Is Out Today In Europe [UPDATE: And The U.S. Too]

Final Fantasy VII, once released on PC in the 90s, then accidentally re-released a few weeks ago, has been re-re-released today. At least in Europe. Update: It’s also out in the U.S. today. Here’s Square Enix’s press release: In celebration of the Final Fantasy franchise’s 25th anniversary, Square Enix is offering Members exclusive access to…

Mad Catz Releases a Gaming Keyboard from the Future

It’s completely modular. It’s got an LCD touch panel with program controls and integrated TeamSpeak. It’s made of freaking metal. The S.T.R.I.K.E. 7 gaming keyboard is a technological marvel, and it can be yours for only *checks price* $300, dammit. I’ve spent a great deal of money attempting to find the perfect gaming keyboard over…

Spy Hunter Get Reborn For Vita and 3DS October 30th

Get ready to have the theme from Peter Gunn suck in your head all over again. Warner Bros. Games just divulged that the previously announced reboot of the car combat classic will be hitting shelves in portable form on October 30th. It’ll be playable at Gamescom for those attending. The rest of us can take…

Black Ops II Multiplayer Blowout: Scorestreaks Replace Killstreaks, Livestreaming Goes Big-Time, Leagues, and More

So much for Call of Duty being gaming’s safely predictable 800lb gorilla. The people making the new Black Ops II are changing multiplayer. A lot. Adios, Killstreaks Black Ops II is still a first-person shooter (set in the high-tech future of 2025, mind you) and players will still be able to spend endless hours virtually…

Tera‘s Player-Versus-Player Battlegrounds Open August 22

With August 22nd’s Argon Queen update for Tera I’ll finally be able to focus my adorable rage on other players without having to deal with that silly party fight system thing they were using. Hooray for battlegrounds! I am not a PVP player normally, but I make the odd exception. Prior to next week’s update,…

Valve’s Doug Lombardi confirms the developer will not be showing Half-Life3 at GamesCom. The listing was a mistake