Ghost Recon: Future Soldier Puts You in the Brain of a Highly Trained Military Killer

There has been a longstanding tradition of military fantasy in video games—you’re a part of an elite team who have been honed into lethal killing machines by years of intense training. The rules of engagement are clear—we’re the good guys, they’re the bad guys, and we’re going to operate as a well-choreographed unit to take…

Play The Villain in Dead Island‘s Ryder White DLC

Check out the trailer for Dead Island‘s first significant piece of DLC, which is due out on February 1st. Gamers will take on the role of Ryder White, the antagonist from the original experience, who dramatically crash-lands on the island. Emphasizing Ryder White’s conflict between executing military orders and finding his wife, the trailer promises…

Come Talk About the Epic of GLaDOS, Portal 2, at Kotaku Game Club

Welcome everyone to week 3 of the Kotaku Game Club‘s look back at Portal 2. In our third meeting we’ll be talking about the game’s story and characters. Gameplay aside, the world of Portal 2 plays such a large role in making Portal 2 a rich experience, and I’m sure you all have something to…

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Work Out Your Clown Phobia or Hatred of Bats Today in the Gotham City Impostors Beta

We ran impressions of the private beta for Gotham City Impostors a while back and now everyone with an Xbox or PS3 can get their taste of Monolith’s upcoming multiplayer FPS in the public beta. It’s your chance to be an overweight Bat-worshipper or finally get to blow stuff up while wearing clown shoes. Go…

Kinect Star Wars Makes Chris Pratt More Powerful Than You Can Possibly Imagine

Parks & Recreation and Moneyball star Chris Pratt’s turn as a micheivious Obi-Wan in this commercial for Kinect Star Wars does not make me want the game. It does, however, make me to hang out with Christ Pratt. There’s no gameplay whatsoever in this Kinect Star Wars trailer, which all things considered might be for…

Steam Gets a Mobile App for Droid and iOS

Valve’s popular cloud-based PC gaming platform Steam will now be accessible from your iOS and Android-based mobile phone, according to a press release sent out today by Valve. The app is currently available, though the service itself is in closed beta. From the press release: With the Steam app, gamers around the world may chat…

You’ll Get to See All of Rayman Origins‘ Gorgeous Detail on the PlayStation Vita

Rayman Origins had great gameplay, great reviews, great visuals, great tech and great sound. It was, in a word, great. So, news that it’s coming to PlayStation is great, too. Over on the official PlayStation Blog, Ubisoft rep Alex Monney says that the game’s coming to the portable fully intact. Even better, you’ll be able…

Resident Evil Revelations: The Kotaku Review

Resident Evil: Revelations is a wonderful surprise. It benefits both from the low expectations set by the previous, shallow Resident Evil on the Nintendo 3DS and from the fact that it is a very good Resident Evil It also benefits from being, perhaps, the game that makes the most of Nintendo’s year-old handheld. That a…

Rayman Origins Marches to the PC

The best 2D console platformer of 2011 becomes the one of the best 2D PC platformers of 2012 on March 29, when Ubisoft releases the PC version of Rayman Origins

Mario and Sonic in the January 26, 2012 Nintendo Download

The 3DS demo trend continues with a sneak peek at Mario and Sonic wiping the wrestling mat with one another in the demo for Mario & Sonic at the 2012 London Olympic Games, plus physics, pixels, and platformers, all in this week’s Nintendo download. Isn’t it just lovely that we’re getting demos for Nintendo 3DS…

The Witcher 2 on Xbox 360 is, Thankfully, Still Very Much The Witcher 2

This week, I had a chance to sit down and play through a few hours of the upcoming Xbox 360 version of the 2011 PC-exclusive game The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings. The Xbox 360 version will launch on April 17th. I’m happy to report that the port meets expectations in every way—close your eyes…

Batman Tells Booster Gold to Man Up in This Justice League International #6 Preview

Once upon a time, the heroes of Justice League International laughed. At enemies, at circumstances, even at each other. Those days are long gone, but DC Comics’ New 52 reboot has revived the concept of a global team of superheroes. The tone’s changed but many of the face remain the same, with Batman, Booster Gold,…

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Synchronized Tactics, Punchy Ultraviolence, and Dumb Storytelling Abound in Ghost Recon: Future Soldier

A couple of weeks ago, I visited Ubisoft headquarters to sit down and play through a large chunk of single-player content from their upcoming tactical shooter Ghost Recon: Future Soldier. I’d also played the game at E3, but this demo gave me a much better sense of how the stealth tactics will play out, as…

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Heads Up, Witcher 2 Fans! Tune In to Facebook for Details on Witcher 2 on Xbox 360

You’ve been waiting for it. Microsoft’s been waiting for it. Hell, I’ve been waiting it! It, in this case, refers to The Witcher 2 on Xbox 360. CD Projekt’s holding a live-streamed press conference today that you’ll be able to view on Facebook with details on Geralt of Rivia’s console debut. In addition, our own…

The Most Popular Pokémon of All Time Goes Black and White Next Month

Pikachu is cute and all, but when it comes to battling Pokémon it doesn’t get much better than Mewtwo. Players of Pokémon Black and White can witness this power first-hand starting February 12. Starting February 12 Pokémon Black and White players with access to a wireless connection will be able to download Mewtwo for a…

California Pays the ESA $1.3 Million Dollars Over Video Game Free Speech Court Battles

Though they raised the ire of anti-SOPA/PIPA activists for their one-time support of the controversial anti-piracy bills, the ESA fought to numerous legal battles in the California court system against legislation that criminalized the sale of M-rated video games. That fight made its way to the United States Supreme Court and the state of California…

Does Digital Distribution Do More Harm Than Good?

Isn’t moving from disc-based software to downloadable digital products a step in the right direction? Commenter Paradox Me isn’t so sure, and explains why in today’s Speak Up on Kotaku. I think I might be a bit of a technophobe. I love technology to a certain point, where my interest begins to fade and rather…