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  New Video of Three Nintendo 3DS Launch Games In Action

  The Nintendo Channel has released new video of three of the Nintendo 3DS‘s North American launch games, PilotWings Resort, Steel Diver and Nintendogs + Cats. Will any of them convince you to put in a pre-order? The 3DS will launch later this week in Japan, so we’ll soon have extended hands on coverage of some…

  By Michael McWhertor Published February 22, 2011
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  Report: iPad 2 Unveiling Next Week

  Apple is set to unveil its next-generation iPad on March 2, smack in the middle of next week’s Game Developers Conference, says AllThingsD. Expect the iPad 2 to be lighter, faster, and camera-equipped

  By Michael McWhertor Published February 22, 2011
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  Bulletstorm Rocks My PC

  I haven’t yet spent a lot of time with Bulletstorm on my new computer. But I can already tell it’s a match made in heaven. Silky-smooth frame-rates, funny dialog, great action. I can’t wait until I have the free time to play through this. Owen is writing up our review (and I’ve played maybe an…

  By Brian Crecente Published February 22, 2011
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  A Collection Of 8-bit Defeats

  Plenty of classic video games have been slammed into this kind message from Dash Coleman. See if you can identify all of the memorable death scenes. Related Rampage: Pac-Man Ghosts Game Over, Loser. by Ryan Coleman (Flickr) (Facebook) (Twitter) Via: it8bit Need your daily fill of geek eye candy? If so, head over to Justin…

  By Michael McWhertor Published February 22, 2011
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  PlayStation Store Update: Space Ace, Alien Breed & Xenogears Are Here

  This week’s North American PlayStation Store update comes with plenty of games you may have already played. Laser disc games like Space Ace, PlayStation games like Xenogears and remakes of Ys I & II are new for PlayStation 3 and PSP owners. If you want to buy stuff for games that you already own, new…

  By Michael McWhertor Published February 22, 2011
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  Red Faction Armageddon Gets Its Ass To Retail On May 31

  THQ’s next big Martian adventure, Red Faction: Armageddon comes to the PlayStation 3, PC and Xbox 360 on May 31 in North America, June 3 worldwide. The SyFy TV movie also airs in May, if you’re that interested.

  By Michael McWhertor Published February 22, 2011
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  The Fully Playable Angry Birds Birthday Cake Is Amazing

  We’ve posted a few zillion video game themed cakes on Kotaku, but rarely do they impress as much as this Angry Birds-inspired creation. It’s one of the rare birthday cakes that’s actually playable. Mike Cooper from Electricpig is responsible for this interactive confection which he made for his Angry Birds-lovin’ 6-year-old son. Cooper writes on…

  By Michael McWhertor Published February 22, 2011
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  Playing The Dragon Age II Demo Like A Girl

  Dragon Age II’s Hawke might be a male for official marketing purposes, but on my Xbox 360 he’s a saucy female rogue with a fiery temper. Check out some highlights of playing the demo as a lady Hawke. It’s a pity the character creation was disabled for demo purposes. Otherwise my Hawke would have been…

  By Mike Fahey Published February 22, 2011
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  Mario Kart Games, Ranked In Order Of Difficulty

  Game designer Eitan Glinert (Slam Bolt Scrappers) told me over dinner last week that he’s really good at Mario Kart games, good enough that, a year ago believed he and his colleagues at Fire Hose Games could gold-medal all the races in all the console Mario Karts for charity in a 36-hour stretch. Unfortunately, Glinert…

  By Stephen Totilo Published February 22, 2011
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  Geeks Get Their Own Collectible Trading Cards

  Last year, illustrator Len Peralta crafted a set of 52 collectible trading cards based on the geek elite, from music, television, video games and beyond. Now, those “Geek A Week” cards are made real, thanks to ThinkGeek. Peralta’s cards cover gaming luminaries like Epic Mickey and Deus Ex creator Warren Spector and Atari founder Nolan…

  By Michael McWhertor Published February 22, 2011
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  24 Hours In White Gold

  White Gold: War In Paradise, aka Xenus 2, aka Boiling Point 2 is the free-roaming FPS-RPG we’ve been meaning to take a closer look at for ages. A sequel to the famously mad, broken and ambitious Boiling Point (of which even the patch notes are comedy gold) from original Kiev-based developers Deep Shadows! What could…

  Quintin Smith, Rock Paper Shotgun Published February 22, 2011
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  Feminists, Duke Nukem Is Here For You Too

  Does Duke Nukem Forever, with its strippers and schoolgirl threesomes, rub your feminist agenda the wrong way? “Awesome,” says the man now in charge of the Duke Nukem series. Duke is yours for the exploiting. Randy Pitchford, president of Gearbox Software, the home of Duke, tells Eurogamer that for all of Duke Nukem Forever’s machismo…

  By Michael McWhertor Published February 22, 2011
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  This Is Not Minecraft For The Xbox 360, But It’s Pretty Close

  It looks like Minecraft and plays like Minecraft, but this is definitely not Minecraft. This is FortressCraft, a cooperative block-building title coming next month to Xbox Live Indie Games. See? No relation whatsoever. Okay, so there are a few similar themes. FortressCraft is, for all intents and purposes, a Minecraft-type game for Xbox Live Indie…

  By Mike Fahey Published February 22, 2011
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  For The First Time, The Mario Bros. Will Miss A New Nintendo’s Birth

  Forget its glasses-free 3D, the Nintendo 3DS is unlike any Nintendo video game before it because it will debut without Mario or Luigi. The previous nine major gaming machines from Nintendo — all of the big ones, from NES to Wii — had these guys. The Mario-shaped hole emerged today when Nintendo released its 3DS…

  By Stephen Totilo Published February 22, 2011
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  How One Coin Saved Arcades In Japan and Another Killed Them in the U.S.

  Arcades aren’t just dead, they’re not coming back. There are hold outs, new arcades that want to offer new ways to game in public, or arcades that cling to tradition in places like L.A. and New York. But a return to the days of of shoulder-to-shoulder, quarter-slapped-on-glass gaming just isn’t in the cards. So says…

  By Brian Crecente Published February 22, 2011
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  Quench Your Thirst for Killzone®3 Exclusives at 7-Eleven®

  The Slurpee® brand has teamed up with PlayStation® to give the Slurpee treatment to two of this spring’s most anticipated titles: LittleBigPlanetTM 2 and Killzone 3. You’ve already experienced the LittleBigPlanet 2 schwag—exclusive themed content, including ringtones, wallpaper for your cell and PC, a strategy guide, an exclusive digital sticker pack, and more—and now Killzone…

  Sponsored post Published February 22, 2011
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  Monkeys Express Self-Doubt Through Computer Gaming

  Are self-doubt and uncertainty purely human traits, or do other members of the animal kingdom experience these feelings? A team of scientists made monkeys play video games because it’s awesome. Oh, and to address the whole self-doubt thing. It’s too late for me, but some of you are still young enough to switch your focus…

  By Mike Fahey Published February 22, 2011
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  Canabalt: 2 Player and Other Amazing Indie Games Get Amazing Arcade Cabinet

  I don’t know what to be more excited about: That indie darling Canabalt is getting a two-player version or that I’ll be able to play it on an arcade cabinet next week. The Winnitron 1000 is going to next week’s Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. The Winnitron 1000 is a free-to-play video game arcade…

  By Brian Crecente Published February 22, 2011
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  Celebrating Five Years Of Dungeons & Dragons Online With Pirates

  It’s been five years since Turbine opened the port of Smuggler’s Rest to adventurers heeding the call of Dungeons & Dragons Online, and to Smuggler’s Rest they’ll return for the new quests and special gifts of a special anniversary event. If you’ve been playing Dungeons & Dragons Online for five years, you’ve been through quite…

  By Mike Fahey Published February 22, 2011
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  Petroglyph Enters The Online Arena With Rise Of The Immortals

  The strategy masters at Petroglyph Games take a stab at online action with Rise of the Immortals, a free-to-play Multiplayer Online Battle Arena game aimed at both casual and competitive MOBA players. Much like Riot Games’ League of Legends or Stunlock Studios’ Bloodline Champions, Rise of the Immortals will put players in control of a…

  By Mike Fahey Published February 22, 2011