James Bond Comes Back To Movie Theaters In 2012

James Bond will be coming back to the big screen for his 23rd film on November 9, 2012, starring Daniel Craig as the super spy, a film that’s reportedly a direct follow-up to 2008’s Quantum of Solace. The next Bond film was originally planned for a 2011 release, but financial woes at studio MGM pushed…

Epic Sends Me The Tiniest Gin and Tonic

Thank God I have adult-sized versions of this mini Gin and Tonic kit in my bar. Sadly, it does not fit into a briefcase. What you missed This Is Either The Best Or Worst Video Game Shopping Advice Microsoft’s Answer to Portable Gaming is Windows Phone 7 It’s Official: Verizon Gets the iPhone, Now With…

PlayStation Store Update: Get Back Into The Swing Of Things

Fans of faeries and prinnies will want to fire up the old PlayStation Network today, but don’t expect too much of this week’s serving of digital downloads for the PlayStation 3 and PSP. Music-wise, the North American PlayStation Store is rich with content, but with the advent of the new year, we’re still getting back…

The Next Contra Fights In February

Hard Corps: Uprising, Konami’s cartoonish take on Contra, hits Xbox Live Arcade on February 16 for 1200 Microsoft Points. That’s part of the Xbox Live Arcade House Party push.

At Least This Guy’s Excited About Mark Wahlberg In Uncharted

The popular choice for the role of Uncharted‘s Nathan Drake keeps things classy on Twitter, weighing in on the unexpected casting of Mark Wahlberg as the charismatic, half-tucked treasure hunter in the big screen adaptation.

What If Princess Peach And Zelda Just Like Being Kidnapped?

How do two strong-willed, independent women like Peach and Zelda wind up abducted all the time? College Humor presents the only answer that makes sense. Click to view This makes perfect sense. Ganondorf and Bowser always seem to go great lengths towards making sure their captives are as comfortable as possible. There’s certainly never any…

The Next Devil May Cry Is On The iPhone

Wait longer for the reinvention of the Devil May Cry series in the form of the game DMC. But wait only until the end of the month to see 2008’s Devil May Cry 4 turned into an iPhone game. Website Slide To Play says the game, Devil May Cry 4 Refrain, will have 10 levels,…

Zero. Maverick Hunter Zero.

An upgraded Zero, with his rad energy-based sword, makes an appearance in Daniel Kho‘s submission for the UDON Mega Man Tribute art contest! Maverick Hunter Zero by Daniel Kho / lordbaells Need your daily fill of geek eye candy? If so, head over to Justin Page’s Rampaged Reality and get your fix. Republished with permission.

Journey Creator Breathes His Game To Life

From his mouth to the screen, as seen in the PlayStation blog interview with thatgamecompany’s Jenova Chen about the artistic inspirations for his upcoming PlayStation Network game Journey. Gameface is a photographic celebration of the people who make, play and love video games.

Pokémon Black And White Are Going On Tour

The Pokémon Company International is taking over shopping destinations across the U.S. to celebrate the impending release of Pokémon Black And White, with giveaways, free movie screenings, and people in uncomfortable costumes at every stop. Will they hit your mall? Pokémon Black And White hit the Nintendo DS on March 6 in North America, potentially…

Alan Wake Creators Reviving Death Rally On Your iPhone & iPad

What’s next for the developer behind Max Payne and Xbox 360 mystery Alan Wake? An iPhone and iPad version of their 1996 vehicular combat game Death Rally, coming in March. Remedy Entertainment will resurrect Death Rally one more time (a freeware Windows port was released in 2009) with a little help, it seems, from co-developers…

Would You Play A Game Starring The Man With The Golden Voice?

You’ve all heard the story of Ted Williams, the homeless man with the golden voice. Now play the imaginary video game. Ted Williams: U-Talk is obviously not a real game. If it were, we’d all fail at it, because anyone with a voice like Ted Williams is either homeless or raking in the big bucks…

The Year I Gained The Courage To Ignore Video Game Music

I used to think badly of some of the people I saw on the New York City subway. They were misusing video games. They didn’t know what I was sure I knew: the proper way to enjoy video games. These folks would would sit on the bench in the C train, playing a video game…

Size Matters When You’re The Former Planet Pluto

Nearly four and a half years after Pluto was demoted from planet to dwarf planet, astronomers are still trying to figure out how big it is. The title of Largest Dwarf Planet in the Solar System hangs in the balance! Six years ago professor of planetary astronomy Michael E. Brown saw an object in the…

A Still Life For Gamers

Submitted for your perusal, this digital painting gives a modern day-twist to the classic still life typically packed with fruit. Designer and illustrator Marco Luna says it took him 8 hours to complete.

This Video Game Looks Awfully Familiar

This is not Call of Duty. This is a game made by Gameloft, a company that has mastered the art of flattery. Modern Combat: Domination — Launch trailer (PS3) [YouTube, via Twitter]

Facebook Hits The Links With PGA Tour Golf Challenge

PGA Tour Golf Challenge, the third Facebook game produced by EA Sports over the past year, is now live on the social networking site, bringing real-time 3D gameplay elements to a genre with few console-style games. Club type, shot direction, distance and even ball spin are controlled by players on a shot-by-shot basis in EA…

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Dead Space Mixes It Up With Battlefield Heroes

EA’s free-to-play online Battlefield Heroes game is filled with players running about in ridiculous outfits they’ve cobbled together out of scraps. Nothing a healthy injection of Dead Space 2 shouldn’t cure. These two new outfits for Battlefield Heroes allow players on either side of the conflict to transform themselves into sleek and sexy cartoon representations…

Minecraft, FarmVille, What’s The Difference?

Colorfully named Kotaku commenter BubbleF**kingBuddy keeps it short and sweet in today’s Speak-Up on Kotaku, asking why our readers love Minecraft but hate FarmVille. Does it seem fair that Kotakuites often shit on Farmville for being “casual” or “pointless”, and then go on to play Minecraft all day? Why the double standard? About Speak-Up on…