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  Dragon Age II Definitely Not As Dumbed Down As Mass Effect

  Older gamers worry, with years of justification, that the games they can play today are less complex than the games they played yesterday. Another person’s streamlining is their selling out. They see a game developer saying “simplification,” they hear “over-simplification.” They don’t want their games dumbed down. That river of anxiety is flowing past Dragon…

  By Stephen Totilo Published February 18, 2011
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  inFamous 2 And Its $100 Hero Edition Have A Date With Your PS3

  Sony and Sucker Punch have made a date in June for the sequel to the hit PlayStation 3 superhero game inFamous, with a pricey Hero Edition available for players that just can’t get enough Cole MacGrath. Cole and friends travel down south to the city of New Marais to face down the mysterious Beast on…

  By Mike Fahey Published February 18, 2011
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  What’s Your Super-Powered Signature Move?

  Today in Speak-Up on Kotaku, commenter GunFlame craves his own super-powered video game special move. If you could have one, which would you choose? I wish I could do a Hadouken…no! a Rising Storm, no! a Buster Wolf, no! a Grand Viper…man, if only I had some kind of sci-mana-magic-tec-arte-skill-spell-synt-hyper-type power…:( About Speak-Up on Kotaku:…

  By Mike Fahey Published February 18, 2011
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  He’s Only Crushing People’s Skulls To Save The Earth

  Just because Liu Kang is the good guy of the Mortal Kombat series doesn’t mean he can’t crack your skull like a giant, gore-filled walnut. Who’s hungry? We’ve seen his story and now we’re getting a gory look at the brutal moves of the greatest hope for humanity to survive Mortal Kombat. You can’t make…

  By Mike Fahey Published February 18, 2011
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  Farewell to a Fast Friend

  Dedicated to all of the talented men and women at Bizarre Creations, this video created by the team’s trailer editor should only be viewed with someone to hug nearby. Goodbye Bizarre. We’ll miss you.

  By Brian Crecente Published February 18, 2011
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  Angry Birds, Cut The Rope and Now… Bugs Wars?

  Shooters struggle to work on the iPhone and iPad because the people who play these sorts of games most, people like me, want tactile controls. We want thumbsticks. While Bugs Wars isn’t a first-person shooter, it’s a good reminder that you don’t need to follow the traditional mechanics of a console game to deliver a…

  By Brian Crecente Published February 18, 2011
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  One Of The Best iPhone Games Just Got Better

  If you’ve not played onemanleft’s iPhone game Tilt to Live, then you’ve not yet lived, nor tilted. February’s update is bringing local co-op to the gyroscopic shooter, making an excellent game better, even if Josh sucks.

  By Mike Fahey Published February 18, 2011
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  This is our official forum. You may talk about video games here. We will not stop you. Thanks to reader NotTheOtherBob for today’s image, but don’t make it a habit of defying our 640×360 standard! Submit your image to #TAYpics (Read this thread for directions on how to do a TAYpic.)

  By Stephen Totilo Published February 18, 2011
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  My Eyes Are Not Melting

  This week I went to the eye doctor. In Japan, I think you can only order contacts for a six month supply. I usually get a three month one, meaning that I must go to the eye doctor every three months. Just like making sure they’re working okay! Get paranoid about them gazing at glowing…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 18, 2011
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  The Nintendo 3DS Goes Akimbo With Dual-Wielding Game

  Just when you thought one stylus for the 3DS would be enough. You were wrong. “Touch! Double Pen Sports” is an upcoming sports game for the 3DS that uses, wait for it, two touch pens. The game features seven different sports, such as baseball and boxing, and three different types of “exercise” games. These exercise…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 18, 2011
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  The Tekken Luchadora Might Be Mysterious, But She Moves In Familiar Ways

  Upcoming arcade fighter Tekken Tag 2 showed off its newest trailer at an arcade gaming event in Chiba, Japan. But is it a KO? The trailer features mysterious luchadora Jaycee, who is reminiscent of another character, Julia Chang. When Kotaku Japan got hands on with the game (and the character!), it said that playing Jaycee…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 18, 2011
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  Japan Cannot Pretend Kim Jong-il Is Dead

  Earlier this month, it was revealed that first-person shooter Homefront was going to be changed for Japan. Today, the game’s Japanese publisher finally explained why. As Kotaku previously reported, the Japanese version’s most recent trailer now features a warning that this game is a work of fiction, yet still depict North Korean flags, as does…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 18, 2011
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  Five Comics We’d Like To See Turned Into Video Games

  Comic fans got some good (or at least promising) news yesterday, with word that two of the best series in recent years — The Walking Dead and Fables — will be turned into video games. They’re a…start. I guess. But they’re not enough! While Hollywood seems hell-bent on turning every obscure graphic novel it can…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 18, 2011
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  Gran Turismo 5 Mega-Patch Is Racing To Your PS3

  When you release a game of the scope of Gran Turismo 5, there are bound to be hiccups. And GT5 had some hiccups. A massive patch issued overnight will hopefully remedy many of those! Taking the game to version 1.06, it adds a ton of fixes and new features to the game. Most important is…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 18, 2011
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  Picture Me Rolling, Playing Sonic

  Tupac Shakur and Suge Knight play the split-screen mode of Sonic the Hedgehog 2 back in the day. As seen on Tiny Cartridge Gameface is a photographic celebration of the people who make, play and love video games.

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 18, 2011
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  Does Minecraft Really Need A Commercial?

  Part of the whole point of indie PC hit Minecraft is that it’s a word-of-mouth kind of deal. So a commercial, even one that may be “fan-made”, seems to be missing the point a little. I say “fan-made” and not fan-made because, while it’s unclear whether this clip is actually a paid production of the…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 18, 2011
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  Meet Diablo III’s Male Demon Hunter

  You’ve seen the female version of Diablo III’s Demon Hunter class. Now check out the male. It’s only fair.

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 18, 2011
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  Will Things Get Harder For China’s Booth Babes?

  For years, ChinaJoy, the country’s premiere gaming show, rolled out girls in skimpy outfits and heels to promote games. But year after year, the games continue to move into the background, and the ChinaJoy booth companions move to the forefront. A few years ago, Chinese gamers lit up message boards with photos of booth companions…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 18, 2011
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  Nathan Drake Sold…Toyotas?

  We don’t normally post advertisements for the sake of it here, but these ones – in which Uncharted star Nathan Drake shills Toyota 4WDs — were just too bizarre to pass up. These were actually first shown over a year ago, to co-incide with the Uncharted motion comics released on the PSN, but since nobody…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 18, 2011
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  One Of The PC’s Toughest Games Just Got A Lot Simpler

  Dwarf Fortress is one of the most complex and rewarding games on the PC. Problem is, it’s also ugly as sin and nigh on inaccessible to most gamers. This new game seeks to change this. It’s called Survivors of Ragnarok, and it exists solely to take the core experience of Dwarf Fortress and transplant it…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 18, 2011