Death Is Near In Mega Man Universe, Even On Easy

Because it is a Mega Man game, the upcoming Mega Man Universe will be tough. In New York, yesterday, a Capcom employee was willing to try only an “easy” level for our camera. His fear of failure is understandable. The video shows a playthrough of one of three Mega Man Universe levels that had been…

This Just Cause 2 Stunt Was Worth $10,000

All Daniel Steinberg of Saint Louis Park, Minnesota, had to do to win $10,000 from Square Enix was fly a jet plane through a casino. Steinberg is the winner of the Square Enix Just Cause 2 Stunt Challenge, beating out several solid competitors with his precision flying. It’s not the most impressive Just Cause 2…

To-Do In New York City: Babycastles Art Arcade Opening

Los Angeles people get Indiecade this weekend. New Yorkers get Babycastles, the upstart art arcade group that kicks off its biggest event tonight. Today’s opening launches Babycastles Arcade @ The Showpaper 42nd Street Gallery (east of Third Avenue). The exhibition is a confluence of games you can play, art and music, with a rotation of…

A Broken PlayStation 3 Makes For One Angry Sackboy

Graphic designer Levi Buzolic’s PlayStation 3 is broken, and this is how that makes him feel. Found on Levi’s Flickr stream Gameface is a photographic celebration of the people who make, play and love video games.

Did You Win One Of Three Legendary Editions of Halo: Reach? Let’s See

It’s been a bit more than a week since we kicked off our contest to give away Legendary Edition copies of Halo: Reach to three lucky commenters. It’s time to pick the winners. First, though a very special thank you to all of our comment moderators who spent vast chunks of their time over the…

A Better View Of The Final Fantasy XIII Agito And Versus TGS Trailer

Last month we brought you shaky cam footage of the behind-closed-doors trailers for Final Fantasy Agito XIII and Versus XIII. Now we’ve got a better look. Square Enix has released the trailer on its Japanese website for Square Enix members to view, and now it’s shown up on YouTube as well. It’s a much clearer…

Across Age DX Is Like A Whole New Game

Not only does FDG Mobile’s Across Age DX rectify the one issue I had with the original game, it looks absolutely stunning, courtesy of the iPhone 4’s Retina display. The original Across Age was a charming little action RPG, filled with time-twisting puzzles and old school charm, but the combat system was horrible. While one…

I’ve Re-Killed Zombies In Red Dead Redemption’s Undead Nightmare

John Marston has a zombie problem. But zombies have a John Marston problem: John Marston’s got a blunderbuss. At New York Comic-Con today, Rockstar Games is letting showgoers try Undead Nightmare, the last announced downloadable expansion to the company’s hit western. This is the one with zombies and zombie horses, a combination of new single-player…

Lego Universe Is Open For Early Business

The building blocks of the LEGO Universe community fall into place as NetDevil’s toy-based MMO opens two weeks early for its Founders. Fans who preordered LEGO Universe through official LEGO channels are now up to their necks in colorful toy bricks, fighting evil, championing creativity, and letting their imaginations run wild via the game’s user-friendly…

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Uncover Your Guild Wars 2 Legacy In The Hall Of Monuments

What will your Guild Wars 2 persona inherit from your original Guild Wars characters? Kotaku talks to ArenaNet designer John Hargrove and lead designer Eric Flannum about the newly-launched Hall of Monuments Reward Calculator. The Hall of Monuments, introduced in 2007’s Eye of the North expansion pack, is a trophy vault commemorating each player’s accomplishments…

Infamous 2 Is A Car-Tossing Stunner

You may expect men of great brawn and muscle-thickness to instigate the massive spectacles in modern, action-packed video games. Infamous’ Cole, is a slender PlayStation 3 hero, but Infamous 2 already shows he could wreck Marcus Fenix, ruin the Hulk. On the eve of New York Comic-Con where more titanic super-heroes will be on display,…

Allaying Concerns, Amazon Will Ship World of Warcraft: Cataclysm In December

Before Blizzard revealed that World of Warcraft: Cataclysm would go on sale in December, retailer Amazon was informing customers that they would get the game in January. Have no fear. The retail giant tells Kotaku “we will be releasing World of Warcraft: Cataclysm on the official release date of December 7, 2010.”

Talk Amongst Yourselves

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Let’s Talk About Medal of Honor

Danger Close’s reboot of the Medal of Honor series stirred up quite a bit of controversy because of its momentary inclusion of playable Taliban in the game’s multiplayer. But that has nothing to do with the game’s quality. I suspect that most of us don’t weigh the morality of a developer’s design choices when deciding…

Guild Wars Hall of Heroes Gallery

I Have A Half Day

To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Left Dead 4 Modern Shooter Half of it was spent working. Now, the other half. Plans include building a model car with Mini-Bash, reading picture books to Micro-Bash and watching a movie with Mrs. Bashcraft. What you missed last night Watch Obama Bring The Rain In NBA Jam The 3DS’…

Review: Wii Party

This ain’t Mario Party, it’s Wii Party. Nintendo’s latest effort at a party game once again features mini-games. Did someone say “mini-games”? Wii Party sports over 80 mini-games and features Miis as the in-game characters. The Japanese version of the game — which I played — has 14 game modes, while the U.S. version has…

Night Of The Living Pokémon

Going to have to break this one up over two pages in the interests of Not Suitable For Work Safety. As seen on Game Informer

Kinect Does Not Need This, No Sir It Does Not

And you thought because it doesn’t use peripherals Kinect would be spared a bunch of ridiculous third-party add-ons. Well, you were wrong This is Atomic Accessories’ “Game Boat”. It’s for Kinect Adventures, a game which includes a rafting game. So you blow up the inflatable boat, and…look, I’m not going to dignify this with an…