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  Rocksmith‘s European Release Delayed by Trademark Dispute

  On Wednesday Ubisoft said Rocksmith, the rhythm game playable with a real guitar, would be delayed in Europe until 2012 because of “music licensing” and “other factors.” Yeah, you could say that. Turns out there’s a rock band in the UK that goes by the name, wait for it, “Rocksmith.” Apparently Ubisoft forgot to check…

  By Owen Good Published October 14, 2011
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  A Hooded Robin, A Detective-Mode Batman, a Creepy Penguin

  Yesterday, I gave you a brief tour of some of the new Batman: Arkham City and Arkham Asylum toys I spotted at New York Comic-Con on Thursday. Here’s a second video showing off another batch of new figures. The case also features a big blank spot where a couple of other figures were quickly removed…

  By Brian Crecente Published October 14, 2011
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  What’s wrong with you? What you screamin’ for? Every 5 minutes there’s somethin’, a bomb or somethin’. I’m leavin’. bzzzz.

  New York Comic Con –Either that’s some pretty great Chris Tucker cosplay, circa Fifth Element, or the stand-up comic, turned actor decided that the New York Comic-Con was the best place to dodge the foreclosure notices. Should You Buy Batman: Arkham City? YES Rocksteady’s follow-up to its acclaimed 2009 Batman: Arkham City is a fantastic…

  By Brian Crecente Published October 14, 2011
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  Dead Rising 2: Off the Record Brings Back the Mega Man Unlockable, With a Twist

  The original Dead Rising featured a full set of Mega Man armor and a functional Mega Buster. Well, if Capcom’s bringing back Frank West, why not bring back a Mega Man costume? So they did, with a twist. This time you get Protoman armor, with a functioning arm cannon, of course. It takes some doing…

  By Owen Good Published October 14, 2011
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  Almost Three Minutes of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Played By the Pros

  I captured about three minutes of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive while walking around New York Comic-Con on Thursday. The game isn’t open for the public to play, but rather is hosting a slew of pro-gamers who are checking out Valve’s latest version of their mod-friendly shooter. You can contact Brian Crecente, the author of this post,…

  By Brian Crecente Published October 14, 2011
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  Batman Fails to Instill Fear in the Hearts of Arkham City Reviewers

  Did you know Batman: Arkham Asylum holds the Guinness World Record for ‘Most Critically Acclaimed Superhero Game Ever’? Judging from the initial reviews for Batman: Arkham City, that’s probably no longer the case. Arkham Asylum raised the bar not only for comic book-based video games, but action adventure games in general, so when Warner Bros.…

  By Mike Fahey Published October 14, 2011
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  You’ll Get to Be an Alphabet Agent in the New Men in Black Video Game

  Announced earlier this week, Activision’s in-development Men in Black video game will be tying into the sci-fi film franchise’s currently filming threequel. The trailer that’s running on the floor of 2011 New York Comic-Con reveals that the game’s a third-person shooter where you’ll apparently be playing as a rookie alphabetically-named agent. You’ll be hunting down…

  By Evan Narcisse Published October 14, 2011
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  Age of Empires Online Gets Persians, Handful of New High-End Quests, Windows Phone App This Month

  The Persians are coming to the Age of Empires Online next week, Microsoft confirmed today. The Persians, which players of the mostly-free-to-play online will have to purchase separately, includes unique immortal units, mounted Persian Archers and special attack elephants. The new civ also includes its own special gear and advisor cards. The Persians arrive on…

  By Brian Crecente Published October 14, 2011
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  GTA III Anniversary Edition Will Come to Non-Bleeding-Edge iOS Devices, Too

  Yesterday we reported that the 10th anniversary Grand Theft Auto III will be for iPad 2, iPhone 4S and other cutting-edge devices. What of older iPads/iPhones? Rockstar tells us they’ll bring it to “single core iOS devices in the future.”

  By Stephen Totilo Published October 14, 2011
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  This is What Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure Has in Stores for You This Sunday

  Video game stores everywhere are forced to carry action figures this Sunday, when Activision releases the toy-powered Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure. In the meantime, check out what Activision unleashed all over my computer desk today. What you see here is a dozen carded Skylanders action figures, starter packs for the Wii and Xbox 360 (to test…

  By Mike Fahey Published October 14, 2011
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  Rocksteady’s Sefton Hill on taking Batman from Arkham Asylum to Arkham City

  If you’ve read our Batman: Arkham City Gut Check, you’ll see that what most impressed Team Kotaku about the sequel is how Rocksteady Games scaled everything from their initial Bat-outing to be bigger and better. At this year’s New York Comic-Con, I had a chance to ask game director Sefton Hill how he and his…

  By Evan Narcisse Published October 14, 2011
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  The Star Wars: The Old Republic Release Date Goes Global

  Previously slated for release December 20 in North America and 22 in Europe, EA and BioWare scootch the Euro release of The Old Republic back two days, unlocking the coveted ‘global launch’ marketing phrase. It’s global!

  By Mike Fahey Published October 14, 2011
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  One Giant Arcade Machine, But it isn’t the World’s Biggest

  This big-ass arcade machine stands 11 feet tall. It would require quarters 3 1/2 inches in diameter. The trackball is 4 1/2 inches wide. The screen is 73 inches. The whole thing is about 2.2x bigger than a standard arcade machine. It was built by the madmen at ArcadeDLX.com who create custom cabinets and are…

  By Stephen Totilo Published October 14, 2011
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  What Are You Playing This Weekend?

  Another weekend, another couple days to spend on my Dark Souls obsession. As I grind my way through new game+, I find myself marveling at just how long this game is (again). I’m in the last 20% of the game, now with a play time of some 115 hours. I thought I’d be done for…

  By Michael McWhertor Published October 14, 2011
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  The Voice of the Dark Knight Talks about Batman: Arkham City

  I had a chance to talk Kevin Conroy, the man who’s given voice to Batman for the last decade and more. The veteran actor talks about what it was like coming back to the video game medium for a second time as the Caped Crusader and the challenges of playing such a well-known character. You…

  By Evan Narcisse Published October 14, 2011
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  Hamsters, Horror, and Holiday Cheer Punctuate This Week in Gaming Apps

  I could have just said the three H’s and every Kotaku reader would have understood, but sometimes we get outsiders checking these things out so we have to clarify. Where was I? Oh yes, Merry Christmas! I was certainly not expecting to see Santa Claus popping up in our Gaming App of the Day so…

  By Mike Fahey Published October 14, 2011
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  Ghost Rider Turns His Penance Stare on Pinball FX 2

  Johnny Blaze, the subject of the upcoming live-action sequel starring Nicholas Cage’s hair, is the next Marvel superhero to get the Pinball FX 2 treatment, but what virtuous secret is he hiding? Ghost Rider will join the ranks of Spider-Man, Blade, Iron Man, Wolverine, The Fantastic Four, and Captain America as Marvel characters given the…

  By Mike Fahey Published October 14, 2011
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  Austrian Politician Cleared of Charges Stemming From Anti-Muslim Flash Game

  A court in Graz, Austria today cleared Freedom Party deputy Gerhard Kurzmann of charges brought following last year’s release of anti-Muslim flash game Moschee Baba (“Bye-Bye Mosque”). Released last year as a political advertisement for the Freedom Party, Moschee Baba was a relatively short flash game in which players shot stop signs at minarets, mosques,…

  By Mike Fahey Published October 14, 2011
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  New Spider-Man Game Makes a Surprise Appearance at New York Comic-Con

  We’re not talking gameplay or even footage, simply this poster discovered inside Activision’s sizable New York Comic-Con booth. The Amazing Spider-Man appears to be in development by Beenox, the folks who made the mediocre Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions and bad Spider-Man: Edge of Time games. That’s their logo right there at the bottom. Maybe the third…

  By Brian Crecente Published October 14, 2011
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  Should You Buy Dance Central 2? Yes

  Last year, the people who made Guitar Hero and Rock Band made the best game for the Xbox 360’s Kinect sensor, the hands-free dancing game Dance Central. We danced in front of it, one at a time, as it tracked and scored our moves. We loved it. A year later, we have a sequel that…

  By Stephen Totilo Published October 14, 2011