See The Weapon, Be The Weapon In Crysis 2

Here’s Crysis 2’s latest trailer – “Be The Weapon” – which showcases plenty of gameplay, some of being abilities and maps seen at the closed-door screenings back at E3. I swear, the Met Life (né Pan-Am) Building’s sole reason for being built was so it could be repeatedly knocked across 45th Street in the movies.…

Your Knights Contract Is Up In February

Fans of the hack and slash action game genre have Knights Contract to look forward to early next year, the medieval magic and melee adventure from Namco Bandai. You’ll get it on February 22, 2011 in North America. For those of you who may be wondering “Knights Contract?” this is the bloody action that pits…

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A Very LEGO Christmas

and a very bricky New Year.

Street Fighter Champion Breaks Up With His Main Character

Pick your favorite Street Fighter competition moment – like this – and most likely it stars Daigo Umehara, as Ryu. That’s coming to an end, the world champ said, after getting a look at Super Street Fighter IV’s arcade edition. “It’s over for projectile characters,” Daigo said, with a laugh, in remarks to Famitsu (translated…

Fez Returns With Fez Begins

Polytron’s Fez, an Xbox Live Arcade game we were really hoping to play in early 2010, is now due during the new year. A new trailer for Phil Fish‘s perspective-bending platformer gets us up to speed on Gomez’s journey. The new trailer for indie game Fez credits Canabalt creator Adam Salzman and Scott Pilgrim vs.…

Games Makers At The Fore Of Science Education Push

If you’re asking industry heavyweights to make a video to fire up kids about math and science, it’s probably no surprise that the video game maker is the one getting the most views. There’s nothing on the line in this informal competition – maybe bragging rights. But Activision Blizzard’s three minute spot for Change the…

Happy Holiday’s From Hudson’s Cave to Yours

And the back.

Mac Attack

Re: Packing To Survive America That’s funny, we pack survival kits when we come back from Australia too. What you missed Buy Bulletstorm Epic Edition, Get Into Gears of War 3 Beta Early The True Meaning of Christmas: Killtacular, Headshot, Pedobear The Year’s Most Popular Gaming YouTube Videos The Ever-Evolving Rooftop Races of Motorstorm Apocalypse…

It’s Never Too Early To Think About The Summer Game

Cody Ross, Jimmy Rollins and newly minted Chicago White Sox (sock?) Adam Dunn star in these screens for MLB 11 The Show. There’s a reason it’s called the Gran Turismo of baseball, and not just because both are PS3 exclusives. Want more? Operation Sports has compiled an exclusive gallery this week, including screen comparisons of…

Happy Vent-Free Holidays From The Dead Space 2 Crew

I suppose a few idiosyncrasies are in order for Issac.

This Is My Rifle, This Is My Gun; This Is For PS3, This Is For Fun

Alright, maggots, here is how you inspect, assemble and clean your Move-compatible Assault Rifle Controller, from CTA Digital. It’s $59.99 and Amazon says it’s due early next year. MAG, Call of Duty: Black Ops and Killzone 3 are specifically mentioned as games perfect for this peripheral, which also combines the Move Navigation controller’s functions. Amazon’s…

Demon’s Souls Will Stay Online Through October 2011

The brilliant Demon’s Souls for the PlayStation 3 will keep its unique online experience intact for at least the next ten months in North America, publisher Atlus said today, extending the life of From Software’s deviously hard role-playing game. Atlus USA has extended Demon’s Souls’ online service beyond the previously announced March 2011 (potential) cut…

A Guide to Delivering Infinity Blade Smack Downs

I’m a big fan of swordplay iPhone and iPad game Infinity Blade, but despite the hours I’ve spent playing the game I didn’t know everything presented in this little developer guide to the title. If you like the game and want to start prepping for next month’s multiplayer addition, here’s some tips straight from the…

Prepare for Kotaku’s Game of the Year Debates

Last week we unveiled our final picks for the Game of the Year nominees. At the time I said we’d be publishing our arguments in defense of and against the games over the month. But after polling all of Kotaku Tower I realized that a few of us still need a bit more time to…

What Are You Playing This Weekend?

What am I not playing this weekend might be a better question. Why? Because on the agenda this weekend are NBA 2K11, Mass Effect 2, echochrome ii, Super Mario Bros. All-Stars and many more. As we wrap up the year and try to catch up on last minute video game reviews, while also finding the…

Season’s Greetings From Atlus USA

Fun in the California… snow? Heck yeah!

Kinect’s Not So Popular In Japan, But This $1,000 Shirt Is

When Kinect went on sale in Japan, there was a big promotional event at a retailer in Akihabara. Over a hundred people lined up, and roughly half of them are now in possession of a very valuable collectible. The first 51 people in line received “Kinect Love” t-shirts signed by idols Jurina Matsui and Rena…

EA’s Gay And Lesbian Employees Say “It Gets Better”

Barack Obama did it. Google did it. Pixar did it. Now, game publisher Electronic Arts is doing its part for the It Gets Better Project, the anti-bullying campaign designed to offer hope for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender teens. The project, started by columnist and author Dan Savage, is in part a response to the…

Sheep Make for Angry Christmas Trees

Even if you add lights to them, at least according to NinjaBee.