This First Glimpse of NBA 2K12 May Be the Only Pro Basketball You See Next Year

On a day when the NBA lurched toward its inevitable lockout—with labor and management even further apart than in the NFL’s contentious negotiations—NBA 2K12 released this first in-game screenshot, depicting Dirk Nowitzki and the world champion Dallas Mavericks in their series against the Miami Heat. Other than the player modeling, there’s not much Where’s Waldo…

See Two Minutes of BioShock Infinite‘s Award-winning E3 Demo, the Whole Thing Next Week on Spike TV

Irrational Games has been slowly drip-feeding us portions of its behind closed doors, 14-minute-long E3 2011 demonstration of BioShock Infinite, a preview that helped the game secure the Game Critics’ “Best of Show” and “Best Action/Adventure Game” awards. Soon, you’ll be able to see it in its entirety. Spike TV will air the full preview…

Generations Collide in the Latest Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm

Now that CyberConnect2 has mastered the Naruto game on current-generation platforms, it’s time to mix things up. Whiny child Naruto meets equally whiny teenage Naruto in 2012’s Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations Drawing from all eras of Naruto continuity, Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations brings the full weight of CyberConnect2’s experience with the series to…

The Best Way to Play Co-Op in Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D

So we here at Kotaku (and by “we” I mean “the Interns”) were going to briefly demo Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D‘s Co-Op gameplay for you-but being the forward-thinking young professionals that we are, we thought, why not kick it up a notch? What ensued we have christened “Extreme Co-Op”— and it involves playing the…

An Obscure Board Game Stands Between European Gamers and Double Fine’s Trenched

We’ve been enjoying Double Fine’s lovable, downloadable mech game Trenched for more than a week now, but our European Xbox 360 owning compatriots have been denied its delicious blend of tower defense and shoot ’em up fun. What gives? Well, according to a report from Eurogamer, Double Fine and Microsoft have hit a legal snag…

You Can’t Press Pause in This Call of Duty

Some people think video games and UAVs are desensitizing us to war. Tell that to James Brabazon, frontline journalist for the BBC, and he’ll tell you about the horrors he’s witnessed during the Liberian rebellion that can’t be unseen. I wanted more than anything to get into the war, to see it at first hand,…

We’re Talking About Act 3 of Shadows of the Damned Right Here

Welcome back, Game Clubbers! Today, we’re moving forward to Act 3 of Shadows of the Damned I’m going to take a slightly different approach to this week’s discussion post: Instead of providing a series of conversation-starting questions, I’m simply going to jot down a few of my thoughts about the game, and you guys can…

A Mario Made of Meat, A Luigi Made of Vegetables, Both Suitable for Framing

The beef and veggie Mario Brothers are now part of a well balanced meal thanks to artist Jason Fischer. Both tasty illustrations are now available as prints over at Kill Screen Magazine (Mario | Luigi). Eat up! >Mario Meat & Luigi Vegetables by Jason Fischer (Tumblr) (Twitter) Via: studiojfishart Need your daily fill of geek…

Computer Enhanced Babies Are Not a Good Marketing Tool, Rocksmith

Can Ubisoft’s upcoming game Rocksmith teach a baby how to play guitar? Of course not, but through the magic of computer-aided video manipulation, it can use a real baby to creep us the fuck out. There’s a limit to how much video magic can be applied to a baby before it stops being a joyous…

What Is Japan’s Fetish This Week? Giant Breasts

The 3D breasts were inevitable. After Nintendo revealed its glasses-free 3D portable, the Nintendo 3DS, it was only a brief matter of time before gamers in Japan could ogle 3D boobs them. Senran Kagura, the first of what’s likely to be many games with that feature, includes a bevy of top-heavy, jiggly ninjas. When Kenichiro…

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The Time of Year When Steam Gives You Lots of Game for Little Money

Steam’s annual Summer Sale begins today and runs until July 10th. These tend to be good-and you can also unlock achievements in games that can also net you prizes. Check it out! [Steam Store]

A Field Guide To Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon‘s Giant Killer Bugs

We’re less than a week away from the alien insect carnage of Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. In order to best prepare, be sure to consult this handy field guide to see what killer bugs you’ll need to kill dead. Vicious Cycle Software and D3Publisher unleash Insect Armageddon…

Why the Street Fighter that (Almost) Killed Street Fighter Deserved to Come Back

After Capcom released Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike near the turn of the century, the company pretty much got out of the Street Fighter business. The series faded away for a decade and fighting games, once a marquee attraction became a side show. Good going, 3rd Strike. And…. welcome back? This year, riding the wave…

Let’s Go To Comic-Con, Voltron Force!

It might not feel like it, but we’re in the midst of a Voltron revolution, and nowhere will that be more readily evident than at next month’s first Voltron Comic-Con panel ever, where THQ will be on hand to show us what sort of video games the five lions will be forming up to create.…

Which Wii Game Did GameStop Refuse To Accept for a Trade-In?

We just sent our intern to GameStop to trade in a few games (we needed some other games for coverage… and a new PlayStation 3 power cable). GameStop accepted our copy of Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Xbox 360), our copy of WWE All-Stars (Wii) and even our DS copy of Beastly: Frantic Foto (DS).…

How Rage Reflects Id’s Lengthy Legacy

Back in 1992, id Software released Wolfenstein 3D, a title that ushered in an entirely new genre and showed developers and gamers just how immersive and visceral a video game could be. Two decades later comes Rage For nearly 20 years the company has been improving the formula, creating more powerful technology, constantly redefining the…

Can a Single Screenshot Make You Want To Play a Game?

I don’t know the name of this soon-to-be-announced PC exclusive shooter from Polish developer Flying Wild Hog, but this one brief glimpse is all I need to know this is a world I’d like to hang out in. How about you?

Five Great New Ways To Kill Dead Rising Zombies

I learned new lessons in the art of zombie-killing in a noisy hotel suite in New York City yesterday. My textbook was the upcoming video game Dead Rising 2: Off the Record. In the demo of the game that I played, Dead Rising hero Frank West tests new, creative ways to slice, freeze, melt and…

The Nintendo Download Delivers Kirby, Euchre, and Some Final Fantasy Game

In this week’s exciting installment of the Nintendo Download, Kirby’s Dream Land is the next old school Game Boy title for the 3DS, DSiWare gets Hearts, Spades, and Euchre, and some old role-playing game hits the Virtual Console. What the hell is a Kefka? It’s a rather busy week for the Nintendo Download, with big…