Is This Bulletstorm Or The Actual Duke Nukem Forever?

The new trailer for Bulletstorm features a man yelling, in frustration, the phrase “Son of a dick!” [NSFW language warning, obviously.] The upcoming game may not have the sexuality of the long-awaited Duke Nukem Forever, but it sure seems like it could be the new king of gleefully inappropriate violence. Duke, the longtime king of…

She-Hulk And Zero Join The Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 Brawl

It’s the battle of the alternate characters, as the Hulk’s female counterpart and Mega Man X’s mentor and partner join the struggle for the fate of two worlds in Marvel Vs. Capcom 3. With no major video game trade shows occurring until the new year, Capcom is forced to go to the old exclusive video…

Spider-Man Musical Pics

‘Something Around Assassin’s’ Coming In 2011

The next Assassin’s Creed is out on Tuesday. But people already want to know about the next one — will there be one in 2011? The official reply they’re getting is a cagey one, of course. “There will be something around Assassin’s,” Yves Guillemot, the CEO of Ubisoft, the company behind the Assassin’s Creed series,…

Prince of Persia HD Collection Coming to North America in Pieces

The Prince of Persia HD Collection is a European-exclusive Blu-ray collection of Ubisoft’s original Prince of Persia collection remastered in high definition, but that doesn’t mean North America won’t be able to play them. We’re just not getting the Blu-ray. Nestled within the press release for Ubisoft’s first half 2010-2011 financial results are upcoming release…

New Driver, Ghost Recon Games Delayed

Two big sequels will be out later than expected. Ghost Recon Future Soldier and Driver: San Francisco, both showcased this past E3, now won’t be out until between March 2011 and April 2012, according to an update from publisher Ubisoft.

Fable III DLC Travels Under Bowerstone With An Afro

The world of Albion expands on November 23 with the Understone Quest Pack, adding an entire new town for you to explore, while the Exclusive Hair Pack adds afros, corn rows, asymmetrical bobs, and a dog buff. That’s right, for 160 Microsoft points come November 23, you can sport a lovely afro, rock the corn…

This Is The Simplest Halo Video And One Of The Best

The scenery is lovely. The wind whistles. It’s quiet. And then something happens. This is the latest in the wonderfully minimalist “Things You Won’t Expect” clips made by YouTube user Chris101b. He makes them from Halo Reach, and while all aren’t as postcard-perfect as the new Things You Want Expect #11 (above), Chris deserves credit…

Marvel Pinball: From Comics Page To Silver Ball

A red and blue figure twists and spins through the skies of New York. Crimson and gold streaks through the clouds. Primal fury is unleashed. Darkness hunts darkness in the shadowy streets. This is Marvel Pinball. That’s a rather dramatic introduction to what amounts to four Marvel-themed pinball tables coming to the PlayStation 3 and…

Fans Add New Content To LEGO Universe

Starbase 3001 is open for business in the LEGO Universe, giving players access to three new mini-worlds created by some of the most talented LEGO fans in the world. It’s not exactly a large chunk of new content, but it’s a start. Starbase 3001, located conveniently off of Nimbus Station in LEGO Universe, gives players…

Killing Castro

My first, perhaps my only visit to Cuba came last week in a video game that asked me to kill the man responsible for taking my grandfather’s property from him and who changed the country so dramatically it ensured our family would never return. But what stuck with me most about that much talked about…

Argue For A Virtual Boy Store On the Nintendo 3DS, If You Can

The president of Nintendo of America and I have something in common: Neither of us has ever played the Virtual Boy, the odd virtual-reality Nintendo gaming goggles that flopped in the 90s. We haven’t, so the Virtual Boy needs you. See, once in a while here on Kotaku we write about the upcoming Nintendo 3DS…

Marvel Pinball Gallery

Talk Amongst Yourselves

It’s TAY time. Time to talk about video games. Thanks to Bard of Awen for today’s sneaky image. Submit yours to #TAYpics

iTunes Chart Toppers: It’s a Smurfy Day

Smurfs are smurfing their way up the Smurfing iPhone and iPad charts. Here’s the full list of games for both platforms: iPhone Position Title Price Weeks Last Week 1 Smurfs’ Village (Capcom) Free (Paid DLC) 1 — 2 Angry Birds (Clickgamer.com) $0.99 27 1 3 Tap Zoo (Street View) Free (with paid DLC) 2 3…

The Lancia You Want Is In Another Garage

To: Crecente From: Bashcraft I’ve said it before, but Mini-Bash and I like to go to car dealerships for fun. It’s a great way to spend an afternoon! A car dealership in North Osaka is importing the newish Lancia Delta from Italy. I don’t *believe* the Delta is sold in the UK — hence the…

Drumroll Please, Japan’s Top Ten Dragon Quest Games

Square Enix polled Japanese gamers about which Dragon Quest titles they liked the best. Those gamers replied, the votes were tallied, and now, we have the results. They are, along with the preferred platform, where applicable: 10. Dragon Quest VI (Super Famicom) 9. Dragon Monsters Joker 2 8. Dragon Quest IV (DS) 7. Dragon Quest…

Pushing Forty In A Maid Outfit

Aya Brea, protagonist of the forthcoming 3rd Birthday, is 39 years old. And she gets her jeans blown off, her stockings ripped up and even squeezed by a tentacle. Her latest fan service humiliation? A maid costume. The latest issue of Japanese magazine Jump Festa shows Aya’s maid costume. This isn’t an old granny maid…

Your First (And Last) Look At Mercenaries 3

Mercenaries developers Pandemic went bust last year, while members of the studio were hard at work on a third game in the sandbox warfare series. This is what it would have looked like, had it ever been released. The game had the working title of Mercenaries 3: No Limits and was still in the early…

“Try To Bite Aircrafts And Pull Them Down Into The Water”

That’s one of the only player instructions in this flash game, Sydney Shark. What more do you need? You are Sydney, a great white shark on the loose in…Sydney, Australia, and you’ve got a finite amount of coastline to roam, pulling down anything and everything you can cram into your toothy maw. That includes humans…