BioShock Infinite Propaganda Making 2011 Seem Like a Waste of Time

BioShock Infinite isn’t coming out until next year. That’s a pity, because the people who are making BioShock Infinite keep telling us interesting things about the game. They keep showing us interesting things about the game. Now they’re sharing these new pieces of artwork—ads and propaganda from within the 1912 world of the game. And…

Behold the Shrunken Glory of MineCraft Running on an Android Phone

We’ve all seen the picture, now let’s drool over how well MineCraft Pocket Edition runs on the Xperia Play. Making its big debut at E3 2011 early next month, MineCraft Pocket Edition is the portable block building game you’ve all been waiting for. Shown here running on Sony Ericsson’s Xperia Play, this tiny version of…

Show Her You Love Her With a Pus-Filled Zombie

Women love jewelry. Women love large, shambling, goo-filled undead creatures. Combine the two and you’ve got a one-way ticket to a night of messy romance, thanks to this charming Left 4 Dead Boomer necklace. Video game jewelry artist DeadlyPretty is a big fan of Valve’s Left 4 Dead series, and as it happens she creates…

Aion Stays Alive with Update 2.5

Today NCsoft’s massively-multiplayer online game Aion upgrades to version 2.5, Empyrean Calling, delivering a host of new content, features, and tweaks aimed at pleasing players current and lapsed. Is it enough to lure fresh MMO fans to the game? NCsoft seems to think so, choosing today’s major update as the launching point for the game’s…

The Best Feature of the Xperia Play is Kristen Schaal Acting Ridiculous

Kristen Schaal’s web ads were the highlight of the launch of the Xperia Play, the device previously referred to as the PlayStation Phone. Sony Ericsson prolongs the magic with a series of outtakes from the actress and comedienne’s commercial shoot.

DeathSpank Returns in The Baconing, an Apparently Improved and Ridiculous Sequel

There will be a new DeathSpank game this summer and it will involve a quest for the Fires of Bacon. It will also be a greatly improved follow-up to last year’s downloadable DeathSpank adventures, two comedic riffs on Diablo Like Hothead Games’ previous DeathSpank third-person action games, the new one will put players in charge…

Wasting Away Again in Margaritaville Online

After 34 years as a song enjoyed by drunk people wearing loud Hawaiian shirts, Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville becomes a virtual online playground for drunk people wearing loud Hawaiian shirts. No, the Hawaiian shirt is not optional. Magaritaville Online is a virtual buffet of Buffett coming to Facebook and iOS devices this fall courtesy of THQ…

Magaritaville Screens

The Joy of Making Video Gaming a Family Affair

Commenter Madammina‘s tale of playing through Kingdom Hearts with her little brother reminds us how much fun it is to play video games with our loved ones in today’s Speak Up on Kotaku. As very few of you know, I’ve been playing Kingdom Hearts with my baby brother. He wanted to play Kingdom Hearts 2…

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine Is An Ominous, Imposing and Faithful Bloodbath

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine is still a big, thunderous shoot ’em up mixed with Ork-eviscerating action. Not much has changed here: Space Marine is booming, bloody violence in the most unpleasant of alien environments. Our latest hands-off look at Space Marine was much like the last one. We followed hulking Space Marine Captain Titus who…

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine Video and Screen Shots

This Is Definitely Not Nintendo’s Project Café

Mario does not approve. Sketch comedy group 20 Second Power-Up created this clip as a sort of “bizarre Marvel Comics ‘What If?’ scenario” celebrating the impending unveiling of the next Nintendo console. Here’s hoping they’re way off the mark.

Talk Amongst Yourselves

Howdy folks! Welcome to Talk Amongst Yourselves. This is a place to talk any and all game-related topics. Have fun. Also, special thanks to El_Rey 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 TAYpic.)

I’m A Little in Love With My New iPad Arcade Machine

Last night I sat in front of an arcade machine in a darkened room of my house and played ’80s arcade games until well past midnight. While I haven’t given up on the idea of building a little arcade in my home, Ion’s iCade does a good enough job of replicating a form of the…

This Is A Japanese Arcade, A Covered Shopping Arcade

So Many People | OSAKA, JAPAN: As northeastern Japan rebuilds and deals with a nuclear crisis, life in Western Japan goes on. (Photo: Adam Pretty | Getty) Before They Were Famous: Bungie Today is the first in a new “Before They Were Famous” series here on Total Recall, where we look at the games some…

Man Brings Street Fighter to Life with His Mouth

YouTube user sonaje is talented. When he’s not recreating game tunes and sound effects with his guitar, he’s doing it with his mouth. If you like his Street Fighter II vid, check out his Super Mario World or Donkey Kong Country music.

Our First Look at Minecraft on Android

Markus “Notch” Persson tweeted a picture today of his popular PC game Minecraft running on the Xperia Play. The game, it seems, is set to be shown off during E3 on the Sony Ericcson device. Developer Mojang also confirmed to Kotaku this morning, that it will be appearing on Android before iPhone. [@notch]

Guilty Gear Rights Return to Guilty Gear Creator

Arc System Works lost the rights to Guilty Gear fighting franchise, but now has apparently gotten them back. That’s good news! [Siliconera Thanks, Christian!]

Ion’s iCade

Shittiest Looking Game of 2011 Delayed

Multiplatform console title Daisenryaku Perfect: Ruler of the Battlefield is ugly. It really is. The game, which is priced at ¥8,190 (US$100) and looks like a hat full of assholes, was supposed to be out this June. It will not. Instead, the game is being delayed to this fall, giving developers more time “to improve…