The Dark Souls Collector’s Edition Might Be For You, Softer Players

Or maybe it’s for you, Demon’s Souls diehards or those ravenously anticipating the challenge of Dark Souls. What it is, assuredly, is a strong motivator for pre-ordering Dark Souls for the PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360. Namco Bandai announced today that Dark Souls would get a limited release collector’s edition bundled with stuff, including a…

There’s a Man with a Laser-Sighted Sniper Rifle Hunting Rats in Moscow

Look, everyone needs a hobby. I like to read, and stare solemnly out my window. It’s good to stay active! But this Russian fellow has a particularly engaging pastime: hunting down Moscow’s rat population and blowing them to rodent hell. Gennady, whose last name is a mystery because he is a covert rat sniper, used…

Fallout: New Vegas‘ Honest Hearts Laid Bare in New Trailer and Screens

The unspoiled wilderness of Utah’s Zion National Park shines in the first trailer and screens for Fallout: New Vegas‘ Honest Hearts downloadable content, coming May 17 to the Xbox 360 and Steam, with the PlayStation 3 version coming whenever the PlayStation Network decides to start cooperating. The first of three new installments of downloadable content…

The Newest L.A. Noire Trailer is the Most Action-Packed L.A. Noire Trailer

You will need to be patient when you play L.A. Noire. You’re a detective, not a soldier; a crime-solver, not a crime-committer. There will be action in the Rockstar/Team Bondi game that finally comes out for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 next week. Here is the game’s official launch trailer, filled with gunplay. We’ll have…

The Gawker Media Census Numbers Prove that the Home Console Is Still King. Take It and Win an iPad 2!

So far, over 2,000 Kotaku readers have shared their feedback with us via the 2011 Gawker Media Census. And we learned that no matter how many people are addicted to playing Angry Birds on their smartphones, you think they’re missing out on a key element of gaming. 66% of you said consoles still offer a…

What We Know So Far About Soulcalibur V

Since last night’s sneak peek at Soulcalibur V during Namco Bandai’s Dubai press event, game director Daishi Odashima has been Tweeting like mad, revealing fresh information about the sixth installment of the beloved fighting game franchise. Mind the 17-year gap! In his mad post-event Twitter rampage, Odashima ironed out some of the details of the…

The Harsher, Deadlier Dark Souls is also a More Beautiful Horror Adventure

There’s no mistaking it. Dark Souls is as much a Demon’s Souls sequel as we’re ever going to get, at least any time soon. It’s the more beautiful Demon’s Souls. It’s the game more willing to run wild with its unique brand of twisted dark medieval fantasy. It may have been touted as a more…

Dark Souls Screen shots

Hey Kids, Stealing Video Games is Not Cool

It seems like it should go without saying, but commenter CornflakeJustice felt like saying it anyway, and since this is Speak Up on Kotaku and not sit quietly and say nothing on Kotaku, here we are. When did it become cool to pirate games? Lately, I’ve been noticing a lot of people outright admitting to…

Sid Meier Hopes to Release Civ World This Summer, Says It Fundamentally Changes Series

Civ World, Sid Meier’s attempt to bring the complexities of his long-lived strategy game Civilization to the quick play nature of Facebook, is due to hit the online service this summer, CNN reports. Meier says that while the game will have all of the traditional pieces of his series – science, economy, military, culture –…

How Not to Fake a Game Informer Cover

If you’re going to fake a Game Informer cover, you might want to get their slogan correct. And “specs”? Not on a cover. “in” instead of “at”? The one tool they don’t have in Photoshop is spellcheck stylecheck*. [via tips@] * This post written in Photoshop.

Talk Amongst Yourselves

Hello again everybody! Welcome to a new day of Talk Amongst Yourselves, the forum where people get together to talk about whatever video games are on their minds. Props to ShinLord for today’s image. Wanna get your TAYpic on Kotaku? Submit your pic to #TAYpics (Read this thread for directions on how to do a…

Is This Modern Warfare 3‘s Cover?

Yesterday we told you what we’ve been told about the yet-to-be announced Modern Warfare 3. Today we’re showing you what we’ve been shown. Granted this could easily be a photoshop for the game’s PC cover, but that logo seems to match what others are saying appears for the game. Click to expand the image. Thoughts?…

In 6 1/2 Minutes, We’ll Show You Lego Pirates of the Caribbean‘s Small Twists And Amazing Cut-Scenes

Less than two months after the last Lego video game, we’ve got a new one. March’s Lego Star Wars III was a big surprise, an epic evolution of the series, offering grander spectacle and new types of levels. This week’s new Lego Pirates of the Caribbean is a more conservative effort. Nevertheless, it does the…

Pulse: Volume One is a Fantastic Marriage of Music and Motion

While it may look like just another tap rhythm game for the iPad, Pulse: Volume One‘s concentric circles set the stage for a whimsical musical journey with limitless potential. If Auditorium developer Cipher Prime has proven anything it’s that they don’t make your average music games, so at first I was taken aback by the…

Interesting Vending Machine. Boring Garbage Can.

DRINK UP | OSAKA, JAPAN: Spotted in Osaka’s geek district, Den-Den Town. (Photo: Brian Ashcraft) The Beautiful Art of Brink Comes from Some Unlikely Inspiration So, Brink is out. And it’s divisive! Some people appreciate the new things it’s trying to do, others lament the fact the game is in many ways simply broken, while…

Don’t Hold Your Breath for Tekken X Street Fighter Just Yet

Kotaku‘s played Street Fighter X Tekken, but from the sound of it, nobody outside Namco will playing Tekken X Street Fighter anytime soon. According to Capcom’s Yoshinori Ono, each studio is making the game free of input from the other studio. Capcom is developing Street Fighter X Tekken, which puts rival fighting game Tekken in…

Introduce Your Virtual Girlfriend to Mom and Dad

If going on a Love Plus vacation tour wasn’t embarrassing enough, there’s this: the upcoming 3DS version of the popular love simulator features a “girlfriend introduction” mode. According to game magazine Famitsu, in this mode, players can introduce their virtual girlfriend to family and friends. Thanks to the 3DS’s camera, she can “remember” the people…

Armored Core V Suits Up This Fall

According to the latest issue of Japanese game magazine Famitsu, mech action game Armored Core V will be out this October on the PS3 and the Xbox 360. The game hits next year in the West. Have a look at these ACV screens and the title’s trailer. [ゲーム情報！ゲームのはなし]

The Beautiful Art of Brink Comes from Some Unlikely Inspiration

So, Brink is out. And it’s divisive! Some people appreciate the new things it’s trying to do, others lament the fact the game is in many ways simply broken, while others still have no idea what to think. Whatever your view on the game, though, surely we can all agree the thing looks great. Its…