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  Prototype 2’s GameStop Pre-Order Exclusive Has Enemies Bending Over For You to Kick Their Asses

  Everyone hates pre-order exclusives. Yes, everyone. I’ve never heard a person say “I’m so glad I plunked down $5 before Game X came out, so I could get Different Colored Gun and/or Different Ability That Really Doesn’t Change the Experience That Much.” One of the realities of this kind of thing is that retailers drive…

  By Evan Narcisse Published January 6, 2012
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  You Know Nothing, Garrus

  Commander Shepard, Relax | Sara McSorley tones down the anger and presents the new female Commander Shepard in a more peaceful light. How To Get Banned Playing Modern Warfare 3 (and What a Ban Actually Looks Like) Let’s say you’re curious as to how, exactly, developer Infinity Ward determines whether an online offence is grave…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 6, 2012
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  Putting the Difference Between GTAIII and GTAIV In Perspective

  On the left, the complete script for Grand Theft Auto III. On the right? The complete script for Grand Theft Auto IV [via Rockstar]

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 6, 2012
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  Video Game Anagram Covers are Hilarious

  For a while now, NeoGAF user jarosh has been making anagrams out of video game names, giving each not just a new title, but new box art to go with it. They usually involve a little Photoshop work to go with the new name, and as a result can be slightly NSFW, but the more…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 6, 2012
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  This Firefall “Cosplay” Kicks All Kinds of Armoured Ass

  To help shill their upcoming Firefall, Red 5 Studios is employing two models to play the part of the game’s characters at press events and shows. One is cosplayer Crystal Graziano, who Red 5 is also sponsoring for a full year. The other is not a cosplayer. He’s an actor and…American Gladiator. Lee Reherman, who…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 6, 2012
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  Six Days Into 2012 and we Have a Candidate For Worst Box Art of the Year

  And, surprise surprise, it’s for a HD anthology, in this case the re-releases of the first three Devil May Cry games. While we’ve tutted in disappointment at previous collections, this one seems particularly awful, especially when you look at the PS3 version’s giant silver dash (the 360 one isn’t too bad). There’s almost as much…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 6, 2012
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  Is the Xbox Live “Hacking” Problem Worse Than Microsoft Realises?

  So late last year, people began to complain that their Xbox Live accounts were being “hacked”. Microsoft said no, they weren’t, but acknowledged there was an issue with unscrupulous types “phishing” for account info. “It’s not a hack, it’s really just a different way to monetise stolen accounts”, Microsoft’s Doug Park said at the time.…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 6, 2012
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  Rumor: Next Xbox and Next PlayStation Will Both be at E3 2012

  MCV is reporting that both the next Xbox console from Microsoft and Sony’s next PlayStation home console will both make their debuts at this year’s E3. It’s implied in the story that the news comes from external parties associated with both platform holders, in Microsoft’s case its “partners”, in Sony’s case “third parties”. Were this…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 6, 2012
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  Zelda’s Boss Offers a Giant Disclaimer over “Official” Series Timeline

  When the “official” timeline for The Legend of Zelda series was first published in a Japanese book, I warned you. “Be warned…Nintendo may later own up and say this isn’t the super-secret official timeline they’ve been guarding with their lives for decades”, I said. “This may be just an ‘interpretation’. Or something”. Turns out that…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 6, 2012
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  Soulcalibur V Poster is as Subtle as Giant Boobs In the Face Can Be

  This, I kid you not, is a poster advertising the upcoming Soulcalibur V in Japan. Stay classy, Namco Bandai. (via 4Gamer)

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 6, 2012
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  Harrison Ford Watches Indiana Jones for the First Time

  Remember last year how Harrison Ford helped Sony market Uncharted 3 in Japan? Well, those clips have been remixed into something way better. Instead of fumbling his way through Uncharted 3, Ford is instead sitting down (well, not really) and watching the Indiana Jones movies. For the first time. Ever (well, not really). He loves…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 6, 2012
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  Developer Receives Death Threats Over New Devil May Cry Game

  I’ve never been as besotted as others are with Devil May Cry’s Dante. He looks like Carmen Sandiego-turned-serial-killer and has all the action hero swagger of a male hairdresser. So news certain fans of the series have made death threats to developers Ninja Theory over the character’s new appearance are…well, either disconcerting or hilarious. Probably…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 6, 2012
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  Report: EA Closes Studio Behind Terrible Harry Potter Game

  According to a report on Develop, EA has closed its Bright Light studio based in the UK. The developer had last released the awful Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. You know, the one that people called Gears of Wand

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 6, 2012
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  How To Get Banned Playing Modern Warfare 3 (and What a Ban Actually Looks Like)

  Let’s say you’re curious as to how, exactly, developer Infinity Ward determines whether an online offence is grave enough to warrant banning from their blockbuster shooter Modern Warfare 3. Or you’re an asshole who just wants to see how far he/she can push it before copping a ban. To satisfy your potentially self-harming curiosity, here…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 6, 2012
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  Video Gaming’s List of Who’s Who and Where They Stand on SOPA

  Much credit to Rock, Paper, Shotgun, for maintaining this registry of members of the Entertainment Software Association and their on-the-record positions regarding the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), a bill almost universally despised by rank-and-file gamers. Why is this important? The ESA, the industry’s principal lobbying arm in the United States, backs SOPA, meaning it…

  By Owen Good Published January 5, 2012
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  Nintendo Doesn’t Let WiiWare Self-Publishers Reveal Sales Figures

  The independent publisher Icon Games Entertainment, a week ago, looked back on 2011 and counted up how many copies it had sold of games such as Bashi Blocks (pictured above) and Arcade Air Hockey. Icon’s Richard Hill-Whittall found that he’d sold 255,763 copies of games in all, a pleasant surprise given he figured they’d only…

  By Owen Good Published January 5, 2012
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  5 Reasons I’m Totally Not Nervous About Mass Effect 3

  Man, what the heck is this guy on about? He is clearly just trolling for pageviews. I mean come on Kotaku, no one should be nervous about Mass Effect 3. There are so many reasons to believe that the game will, in fact, be the best Mass Effect yet. Hmm actually, let’s slow down for…

  By Kirk Hamilton Published January 5, 2012
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  Bastion, Skyrim, Portal 2 Lead Nominations for the 2012 Game Developers Choice Awards

  The nominees for the 2012 Game Developers Choice awards have been announced. The awards, which will be held at March’s Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, are one (if not the) most prestigious awards ceremonies in gaming. They occur the same night and location as the Independent Games Festival (IGF) awards. Both Bethesda’s Skyrim and…

  By Kirk Hamilton Published January 5, 2012
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  Electronic Arts Loses Fight for SSX Domain Name

  Electronic Arts has lost its bid to win the domain “ssx.com” from a holdings firm that bought it up in October. While the holdings firm parked the domain and briefly served ads leading to the game—an action that EA used as the basis for its complaint-an arbitration panel didn’t see that as enough evidence of…

  By Owen Good Published January 5, 2012
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  5 Reasons I’m Nervous About Mass Effect 3

  I, like so many other video game enthusiasts, am something of a Mass Effect fan. I love the stories, I love the characters. I love the music, I love the constantly improving gameplay, I love my many Shepards. I even love the lore, convoluted and prone to satire though it may be. But if there’s…

  By Kirk Hamilton Published January 5, 2012