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The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings: The Kotaku Review

The stench hits me first. Before the gurgle and hiss, the skittering of twisted claws against bare stone, the stale air of the abandoned mine delivers a stomach-churning whiff of the creatures’ breath, the miasmal scent of spoiled flesh between rotting teeth. Rotfiends. Eaters of the dead. They overwhelm two of my senses, so I…

Hydro Thunder Go is Definitely a Must-Have Windows Phone 7 Game

After launching out of the starting gate with an impressive collection of titles the release of quality Xbox Live-enabled games for the Windows Phone 7 slowed to a trickle. Now Microsoft speeds things up a bit with six weeks of “Must-Have” Windows Phone games, and what better way to increase velocity than with the action-packed…

This Man Was a Hero (Britain Be Proud)

Stache | LONDON, ENGLAND: In May 1939, Harry Williams claimed to have the longest moustache in Britain. (Photo: London Express | Hulton Archive) Win Prizes Like These at Japanese Arcades In arcades, claw and craw-based redemption machines give gamers the chance to win crap they probably don’t need, but want anyway. The 24th Prize Fair…

Will Metal Gear Solid 5 Be Unveiled at E3? “No.”

In the latest episode of his podcast, Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima took the time to bat down rumors in a new segment in which he replies to rumors simply by stating “yes” or “no”. Kojima’s co-host read off a laundry list of rumors. Some of them, like if Kojima Productions developed that Dr. Lautrec…

Sony’s Banks Confident Against Hackers

The PSN was hacked. Then Sony Online Entertainment. Then Sony Thailand’s site, Sony’s internet provider So-Net, Sony Music Indonesia, Sony Music Greece, Sony Ericsson’s Eshop and Sony BMG Japan. But Sony’s banking and insurance arms? They’re not worried. According to Sony Financial Holdings, their systems are different from the ones that were hacked. A spokesperson…

A Man Walking in the Desert. What Could It Mean?

And Sony even has a stupid countdown clock. [Desert]

An Arcade Cabinet for Small, Plastic Gamers

In 2005, Namco released a idol simulator in Japanese arcades called The Idolm@ster. The game ended up being a nerd smash hit, spawning Idolm@ster Xbox 360 and PSP games. It’s 2011, and now the arcade cabinet that spawned it all is getting memorialized—as a 1:12 scale model. The cabinet is a snap-fit type model, so…

Eleven Million Deaths Have Never Looked so Beautiful

Here are the deaths of eleven million Just Cause 2 games, caused by bodies smashing into solid ground, visualised on a map from the heavens. Please, watch it. Deathmapping: Just Cause 2′s 11m Casualties [Rock, Paper, Shotgun]

The Sweet, Yet Slightly Creepy Art of Alice: Madness Returns

A PC cult classic returns (and on consoles this time, too) next month when Alice: Madness Returns hits shelves. The first game was batshit crazy, and beautiful to boot. So it’s little surprise, then, that the sequel looks to be continuing that tradition. In these pieces of concept art for the game (some you may…

Some Parts of Dragon Age II “Must be Improved” In Dragon Age III

Dragon Age II was, for many, a bit of a disappointment. Too many recycled environments, too many cheap waves of bad guys to chop through. It was, you could argue, a bit of a rush job If it makes you feel any better, developers BioWare have heard your complaints. On the company’s forums, writer Mike…

Left 4 Dead Creators Now Working With THQ

Turtle Rock Studios, the group responsible for the creation and much of the development of Left 4 Dead, has “got the band back together” after shifting away from Valve’s ownership and will be releasing its next game for publisher THQ. Having worked with Valve for years, first on the Xbox version of Counter-Strike and then…

Kojima Productions Announces An Announcement

On a recent Kojima Productions Podcast, the Metal Gear studio announced that it would be announcing announcements at E3. It also announced that it would be announcing “something special” (an announcement?) next week before E3 starts. [VideoGamer]

There Are No Safehouses in the Mushroom Kingdom

And shotguns won’t work, either. Your best bet is a star, though, that may be how this whole mess started in the first place… I’M-A-GONNA-EAT-YOUR-BRAINS! [Dan Hipp]

Win Prizes Like These at Japanese Arcades

In arcades, claw and craw-based redemption machines give gamers the chance to win crap they probably don’t need, but want anyway. The 24th Prize Fair recently kicked off in Tokyo, showing off new goodies gamers can win. Prizes range from Monster Hunter to Kamen Rider gear and so much in between, with anime getting a…

One of the Fathers of the Xbox is Back In the Games Business

Seamus Blackley, formerly of Looking Glass and one of the key men involved in Microsoft’s original Xbox project, has quit his job at a talent agency and will be coming back to the games business. Not that he ever really left, as in his time at Creative Artists Agency he helped manage clients like Call…

Only One Man Can Explain the Zelda Timeline

And that man is not series creator Shigeru Miyamoto. Nor is it current overseer Eiji Aonuma. It is Doctor Emmett Lathrop Brown. As a public service announcement, give the video a minute (literally) to warm up and get where it’s going. You’ll know when it’s got there, and then you’ll know why he’s the only…

PSN Returning to Japan Tomorrow

Today, Sony revealed that starting on May 28, the PlayStation Network and Qriocity will gradually resume in Japan, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand. South Korea and Hong Kong aren’t quite ready to get back online just yet. [Sony]

SimCity is Coming Back (But You May Not Like How)

SimCity is a series beloved by millions, and one that’s sadly been neglected of late while the Sims franchise went supernova. Now, according to MCV, it’s coming back. Only, you may not like what comes next. It seems that EA is bringing SimCity back as a Facebook game, hoping to steal a share of the…