You’re Gonna Lose Yourself in Prototype 2‘s Tendril Dismemberment

Look, if you had one shot or one opportunity to seize everything you ever wanted and tear it apart with your writhing tendrils, would you capture it, or just let it slip? Are you ready to drop tendril bombs in Prototype 2? By the time I’m done with Prototype 2 the city will look like…

Sony Reborn!

Sony S1 and S2 Android Tablets These tablets, codenamed S1 and the S2, are why we need Sony—the Sony we love—in a world where almost every gadget of consequence is effectively a blank slate for software. Sony Vaio Z The new Vaio Z certainly outguns pretty much any other ultraportable out there. The question becomes:…

Arkham City‘s Two-Face Isn’t Half-Bad Once You Get to Know Him

Once upon a time district attorney Harvey Dent was an unwavering force of justice in Gotham City, but that’s nothing a face-full of acid couldn’t cure. Read all about Mr. Dent in his official bio from Batman: Arkham City Being a comic book and video game fan, I often take for granted the fact that…

Used Copies of Some of Ubisoft’s Upcoming Games Will Require a $10 “Passport” To Play Online

Ubisoft today confirmed rumors that they will begin locking out free online multiplayer modes to anyone who buys some of their newer games used. The new Uplay Passport program will begin in the “coming months and will be included in many of Ubisoft’s popular core games,” according to today’s official release. This backs up rumors…

Why Excellent Video Game Voice Actors Can’t—or Shouldn’t—Be Stars

I recently asked writer Tom Bissell whether voice actors might ever become celebrities in the video game world. I wondered whether they would ever be featured as headliners who could single-handedly amplify sales and excite major curiosity. “Unless every game uses the immensely expensive and complicated processes Team Bondi and Rockstar Games employed in L.A.…

The Calamitous Bastion Launch Trailer

Bastion is one damn pretty looking game. Fortunately, it’s also one damn fun game. The action role-playing game hits Xbox Live Arcade next week for 1,200 Microsoft Points and PC later this year.

A Lonely Solo Player in the Age of the Multiplayer Gaming

With hundreds of thousands of players online at any given moment, how can a gamer ever feel truly alone? Commenter Salari tells us in today’s very special episode of Speak Up on Kotaku. Hello, my name’s Salari, and I am a lonely gamer. Now before I continue, just to clarify, this isn’t a cry for…

The Two Worlds II Game of the Year Edition is Beautiful — What is That, Velvet?

I’m not sure what’s more surprising, that somewhere a publication gave Two Worlds II a game of the year award, or the fact that yes, that is indeed velvet. Before I get trampled by angry Two Worlds II fans, let me clarify that my surprise over said award is not because the game lacked quality.…

The Making of Tomb Raider’s Captivating E3 Trailer

Visual Works is the Square Enix team responsible for all of those amazing CGI Final Fantasy cut scenes. They’re also the folks behind those amazing Deus Ex trailers. Here’s a look at how they created the Tomb Raider trainer that stunned at E3.

Talk Amongst Yourselves

It’s Friday, and all I want to talk about is Harry Potter. But unless it’s video game related, I’m gonna have to fangirl somewhere else. You know the drill—keep on topic and no one gets avada-kedavraed. Or worse—expelled. Big thanks to Brian H. May, not only for today’s TAYPic, but also playing second fid—uh—guitar to…

Ascension: Chronicle of the Godslayer Rises Above Other Deck-Building Games

Combining the graphic design of collectible card games with the fast pace and accessibility of a board game, the iOS version of Gary Games’ Ascension: Chronicle of the Godslayer is a godsend to fans of card-based gaming. Ascension: Chronicle of the Godslayer is a combination card / board game designed by a crack team of…

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Season Four of Star Wars: The Clone Wars Begins Online in Clone Wars Adventures

While season four of the popular Cartoon Network series Star Wars: The Clone Wars officially kicks off this fall, players of Sony Online Entertainment’s free-to-play online game Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures will be able to play through an epic storyline leading directly to the first episode’s opening act. In an unprecedented collaboration between television…

So Dance Central Is *the* Kinect Game (Even in Japan)

Gotta Dance | TOKYO, JAPAN: Microsoft showed off the game this week at a Tokyo health club. (Photo: Game Watch Impress) No More Heroes Cosplay Has a Heroic and Revealing Bodysuit When she’s not cosplaying as Metal Gear Solid characters, Omi Gibson is cosplaying as No More Heroes characters. And when she’s not doing that,…

2011’s Biggest Selling Game Maker in Japan So Far…

This year isn’t over. It’s more than half over. Time to look back and see which game maker is doing the best in Japan. So far. According to Famitsu, here is a list of which game companies made the most profit in the period through game sales. The period is from December 27, 2010 to…

$25,000 Embezzled. What Was It Spent On?

In Salinas, California, charity worker Alexander Harvey turned himself in to authorities and was arrested for embezzling US$25,000 from the Salinas Junior Chamber of Commerce. Harvey formerly served as its treasurer. What did he buy with the money he embezzled? Twenty-five grand is a fair chunk of change. So, did he blow it on booze,…

Another Look at the Ace Attorney Flick

Takashi Miike, known for making a lot of cool movies (and some crap ones, too), is directing a big screen version of Capcom’s lawyer game series Ace Attorney Previously, what are reported to be photos of the film’s Kyoto set leaked online. Today, a spokesperson from Toho movie studio posted a low quality pic of…

So How’s That Non-Nintendo Pokémon Game?

As of today, Pokémon is available on non-Nintendo hardware, namely smart phones. Pokémon Say Tap? was released on the Apple App Store, and sister site Kotaku Japan checked it out. Pokémon Say Tap? is a free rhythm game for the iOS and Android. It’s free, so you get what you pay for. The point here…

The Regal Video Game Art of Nadia Mogilev

You know, this being video games and all, most of the concept art we feature shows men with guns, or destroyed landscapes or sometimes men with swords. Today, we’ll change that. Well. Mostly. There are still some men with swords, but today’s Fine Art has a gentler touch to it. These images are by artist…

China’s TF2 Rip-Off Also Loves Battlefield Heroes

So Final Combat, China’s seemingly shameless rip-off of Team Fortress 2, isn’t as shameless as we first thought. I mean, it’s not entirely lifting content from Valve’s shooter. It’s lifting it from EA’s Battlefield Heroes as well! This gameplay footage, sent in by reader Enrique, shows that while the game’s characters (and announcer) are straight…