Mirror’s Edge Coming to Browsers

Today Google made lots of news: They unveiled their new “cloud based” browser, they opened up a Google Store and, they started carrying a library of in-browser games including a new Mirror’s Edge title. Electronic Arts is teaming up with Google to bundle Poppit! with future releases of Chrome and say that thanks to Google’s…

Come Drink With Kotaku

To: Ash From: Crecente Not you Ash, that would be great, but the airfare would make it a crazy expensive bender. No I’m talking all of the folks out here in New York willing to brave the cold to hoist beers, talk games and maybe land some sub-par swag. DO IT! What You Missed The…

The Next SSX: What We’ve Heard So Far

Electronic Arts hasn’t released a console game in its once-great snowboarding and skiing series SSX since 2007’s SSX Blur for the Wii. But from what we’ve heard out of the Great White North, a new SSX is well underway. EA Canada has been working on a new SSX entry for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox…

The Tester 2: Episode 6: “Turn ‘Em Loose” Liveblog: Driver’s Test

Kotaku’s reviews editor Michael McWhertor failed to get rid of Big Fazeek last week, giving birth to new villain: The vengeful Scooter. Will Fazeek feel Scooter’s wrath in the sixth episode of The Tester 2? I may be getting way too into this now. After last week’s upset, I’m not sure who I am rooting…

Bob Dylan Improves This Game

Crackdown 2 was a video game that pretty much came and went in mid-Summer. It was okay, but no Game of the Year contender, nothing to rave about. What a difference a Bob Dylan remix makes. This is the game’s official remix of Dylan’s “Masters of War” made by musician Scientific American. It’s featured in…

It’s Like Super Mario Bros, But With A Condom

I always figured practicing safe sex in 8-bit was as easy as defeating Condom Man and stealing his powers. Not so says the Leicestershire Teenage Pregnancy Partnership. There’s also jumping involved. And let’s not forget avoiding those dreaded sexually transmitted infections. That’s why I always hop three times before having sex and always, without exception,…

TRON Evolution: Conquer the Grid Accompanied by Daft Punk

When the original Tron hit theaters in 1982, the idea of a fully immersive video game still seemed like the stuff of sci-fi fantasy. Flash forward to today’s game release of Tron: Evolution and suddenly the future is upon us in full french electro glory. Tron: Evolution is meant to act as a segue between…

Leave It To Daft Punk To Make A Tron Music Video This Awesome

We’ve already seen and heard Daft Punk’s “Derezzed” from the Tron: Legacy soundtrack, but the official video for that tune is worth another look. Why? Light cycles that transform into jousting horses, 1982 Tron style aesthetics and—last but certainly not least—Olivia Wilde. Daft Punk adds their own unique game to the Tron universe, one that…

Lucky There’s A New Family Guy Game On The iPhone

There’s a new platforming shooter starring Stewie and Brian of Fox comedy Family Guy travelling through time battling twisted versions of the show’s regulars? That reminds me of the time I realized I can’t summon irreverent pop-culture flashbacks on command. Glu Mobile and Fox Digital Entertainment team up to deliver Family Guy: Time Warped to…

Review: Bejeweled 3 Improves The Unimprovable

I’ve played Bejeweled. You’ve probably played Bejewled. The guy next to you on the bus or the lady and your mom and your neighbor have probably played Bejeweled. Everyone’s been satisfied. But everyone should know: Bejeweled 3 is better. Bejeweled 3 is the unexpected fifth game in the Bejeweled series (lest we forget Bejeweled Twist…

A Visual Guide To Bejeweled 3

Bejeweled 3 trailer. For comparison: Bejeweled 2 For comparison: Bejeweled Blitz For comparison: Bejeweled Twist

Steam Plays A Game That Could Win You 100 Games

Valve is giving Steam users a new way to win video games—up to a hundred of them!—and even score some new headwear in Team Fortress 2. The “Great Steam Treasure Hunt” is a game for winning games. From December 6 to 19, Steam users are tasked with completing online and in-game objectives, like setting up…

In Germany They Have To Hire Cataclysm Cosplayers

While there was a costume contest at the German launch of the World of Warcraft: Cataclysm expansion, these event company employees were brought in to ensure wacky photo ops were available to all. Gameface is a photographic celebration of the people who make, play and love video games.

Come Party With (Almost Half) of Kotaku Tonight

There may be only three of the seven of us here in New York this week, but we couldn’t pass up the opportunity to have a little reader gathering. We’ll be converging on Brooklyn’s Barcade at 8 p.m. tonight to do a bit of drinking, playing and talking. Swing on by if you’d like to…

Frobot, A Love Letter To Nintendo, Is Out Later This Month

Throughout the year we (I) have have been telling you about Frobot, a downloadable game for the Wii that mixes a little Robotron with a lot of nostalgia for brain-vexing Zelda dungeons. The game finally has a release date. Frobot will be out on December 20 for download to the Wii on the WiiWare service…

Hate Will Bring Us Together

A ridiculous study conducted by a group of stupid Slovenian and British researchers has scientifically proven that the more negative a discussion thread is the more active it will be. What a load of bullshit. Pardon my negativity; I was merely trying to stimulate conversation in today’s science post. Researchers used a process called “sentiment…

Call of Duty: Black Ops is Seeping Into Our Heads, Setting Up House

Message from God, insight into our subconscious, predictions of the future: Many believe dreams offer some level of insight into something deeper than simply our daily preoccupations. So what can one read into the sudden surge of dreams featuring shooter Call of Duty: Black Ops. REMclounds, which tracks Twitter and Facebook for dream retellings, says…

Speak-Up On Kotaku: Massively Multiplayer Strategy Role-Playing

In our first installment of the new daily Speak-Up on Kotaku, [ZTF]The Power shares his idea for an entirely new sort of massively multiplayer online role-playing game. You know what I would like to see? An online SRPG (strategy role-playing game) in the vein of FFT (Final Fantasy Tactics) or DnD (Dungeons and Dragons) 4th…

Watch Other People Play Real Video Games on Your iPad

No, you still can’t play titles like Assassin’s Creed II or Borderlands on your fancy iPad tablet, but you can watch other people play those games thanks to OnLive’s Viewer. Well, you can if it works. Our attempts to use Gawker Media’s “smokin'” WIFI was met with mixed results, working one out of four attempts.…

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