How Uncharted 3 Will Improve Upon A ‘Game Of The Year’

How does Naughty Dog one-up its game of the year award-winning Uncharted 2: Among Thieves? By creating a bigger, bolder, more human adventure for Nathan Drake (and fixing the problems maybe we didn’t think of as problems to begin with). Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception, officially unveiled last week at the Spike TV Video Game Awards…

This Game Is Not For Humans, It Is For Cats

Game For Cats has a title that’s about as literal as they come. It’s a game. For cats. It’s nothing fancy — just a few variations of “something is moving quickly around the screen” — but that’s simple enough for a cat. Because remember: this game is not for humans. It’s for cats. It’s a…

Goodbye Gal☆Gun Panties!?

Looks that way. Creepy cute Japanese shooter Gal☆Gun used to be wall-to-wall underpants. Now it’s just wall-to-wall wtf. Seventy-nine days before the game’s release in Japan, Microsoft called a meeting with Gal☆Gun developer Alchemist. On the game’s official site, the developer declared a “state of emergency” and suspended the game’s countdown clock. Microsoft, it seems,…

Dirt 3 Spins Us Right Round Baby

You know, for all the Gran Turismos and Forzas and Need For Speeds of the past couple of years, my favourite racing game over that time has actually been Dirt 2. So, yeah, Dirt 3 is of interest. OK, it’s eXtrEme sPOrts angle can get a little tiresome at times, but few racing games look…

Angry Birds Season’s Greedings Is Short On Holiday Cheer

You know advent calendars? Those calendars that count down Christmas have chocolates for each down before Christmas. They’re great. Season’s Greedings is not. Keep in mind, I’m speaking as an advent calendar. As a game, it’s Angry Birds, and Angry Birds is one of the most enjoyable titles on the iOS. But as a advent…

Blizzard Fans, Get Used To Hearing The Word “Titan” A LOT

There have been whispers on the internet winds for a while now about a Blizzard project named “Titan“, supposedly the company’s follow-up to the world-conquering World of Warcraft. Well, Blizzard is now speaking a little louder on the subject. “The media is not meant to know anything about [Titan].”, World of Warcraft executive producer Frank…

What’s The Worst Thing About Video Games?

It’s Friday. I want to talk. So let’s do that. Talk. Here’s how it works: We ask a question, you answer it. Simple and no strings attached! This isn’t some marketing survey or whatever. It’s an emotional investment in you. Yes, we’re interested in knowing you, Kotaku reader person. You probably know oodles about us…

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Lest We Forget Toy Soldiers

Christmas is a time for looking back at the year passed, processing what’s been most important for you over the past twelve months. For me, and video games, one such thing was — surprisingly — Xbox Live Arcade game Toy Soldiers. I’m not normally one for shouting “UNDERRATED!” about a game, because it’s a pointless…

Movie Company Goes Sequel Crazy, Thinks It’s A Game Studio

The most innovative movie studio of the 1990s is a shell of its former shelf. With only its brand name propping itself up, Miramax Films is readying a slew of sequels. What is this, the game industry? Established in 1979 and named after Harvey and Bob Weinstein’s parents, Miramax made a big splash with the…

The Story Behind LA Noire’s Creepy-Real Faces

Rockstar’s LA Noire is using some pretty damn amazing technology to capture real-life actor’s performances. Gizmodo Australia pays the studio responsible a visit From the moment Rockstar unveiled their trailer for upcoming detective thriller, L.A. Noire from Aussie developers Team Bondi, we’ve known that the bar for motion capture in video games has not only…

Art Book For Alice: Madness Returns Publishes In May

A book of the collected artwork from Alice: Madness Returns will be published by Darkhorse Publishing. That’s news to fans of the 2000 cult classic; what’s news to all of us is the book’s May 11 release date. It may give a closer timeframe for the release of the sequel for American McGee’s Alice; at…

This Dreamcast Christmas Is Suitably Tragic

December. 1999. Two brothers are about to embark on a roller-coaster of emotions that, while sharing some things in common with the famous “Nintendo 64 kid“, aren’t quite as joyous. Which is fitting, considering they asked for a Dreamcast. If you’re impatient, head straight to the 0:50 mark for a tale that’s as bittersweet as…

WikiLeaks’ Next Scandal Is…A Halo 3 Collaboration

It seems like an age ago, but the whole WikiLeaks furore kicked off earlier this year with footage of American forces shooting Iraqi civilians. The offending chopper pilots were accused, appropriately, of behaving like they were playing a video game San Francisco artist Sandwich takes this accusation and runs with it, overlaying stills from the…

If It’s Not Love, It’s The T-Virus That Will Bring Us Together

When a video game’s about one company’s good guys and bad guys fighting another company’s good guys and bad guys, writing up a story that sews together those rivalries is a bit of a challenge. In the end, corporate badge means little to the story of Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds, which…

Home Remedies

Hey, Kotaku. You wanna have an open thread? Might want to grab some Purell before coming into this one. It’s got sneeze all over it. It’s been one of those days, particular the type where I’m a little bit sick and tired (of being sick and tired). The only cure? Something spicy, something greasy for…

Another NCAA Player Sues Over His Appearance In Video Games

No NCAA basketball title releases this year, but that doesn’t mean people can’t sue over ones made last year. A former Tennessee player is joining the legal action against the NCAA and EA Sports over their use of his likeness. The suit filed by Bobby Maze, a standout basketballer for Tennessee who nonetheless was not…

A New Look At The Cartoon Contra, Hard Corps: Uprising

Konami and Arc System Works are still plugging away at the anime-styled spin on Contra, Hard Corps: Uprising, which is due sometime this winter. To make the wait easier, an all-new look at the downloadable shoot ’em up is here. Peruse!

Major League Baseball Management Sim Goes Live In March

Sega, the publisher of the extremely popular Football Manager series, is trying its hand in baseball early next year with MLB Manager Online, fully licensed by Major League Baseball and its players association. A closed beta will begin Jan. 7. The free-to-play browser-based game will be launched in North America, Japan and South Korea, and…

PlayStation App For iPhone, Android Might Not Be What You’re Expecting

Sony will be releasing an official PlayStation app for the iPhone, iPod touch and Android based handsets, an application that’s not meant to turn your handset into a PlayStation Phone. The official PlayStation app is coming to parts of Europe—UK, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, and The Netherlands—soon. Don’t expect much beyond the opportunity to read…