Yes, There Are Two Xbox-Man Japanese Cosplayers

Sanrokumaru, spotted at the recent Comic Market in Japan. Via はちま起稿

Talk Amongst Yourselves Delayed

So… Talk Amongst Yourselves. You know how this is usually a morning thing? Go toast a bagel and pretend it’s the morning. Um, I just wanted you to have more to talk about! Blame Gamescom. Thanks for the TAY image, reader TechTF. Everyone else, submit your own to #TAYpics

Rockstar Is In The Mood To Ban Red Dead Cheaters

The creators of his Western Red Dead Redemption “will be swiftly and indefinitely banishing from the world of Red Dead Redemption multiplayer all Gamertags and PSN IDs we’ve detected with hacked game saves” a week from today, they warn. Rockstar will have mercy on people who cheated for temporary boosts. But habitual cheaters are going…

Resistance 3 Live-Action Trailer, Singing The Blues

Resistance 3 hits the PlayStation 3 next year. That’s Resistance, the Insomniac Games first-person shooter series that always looks good, plays solidly but has been accused of lacking personality. Watch the trailer. Things may have changed. There’s no gameplay here. No confirmation that Resistance 3 is even still a first-person shooter. We have an indication…

New, Roomy PlayStation 3 Models Confirmed For North America

The leaked and now confirmed new versions of the PlayStation 3 coming to other markets are also coming to North America this fall. The next PS3 slim will be 160GB and sell for $299.99. A 320GB PS3 bundled with the September-launching PlayStation Move controller and a copy of Move game Sports Champions will be out…

This Is Crysis 2 Multiplayer In Action

From Germany’s EA Gamescom event we got the first look of the multiplayer of next year’s Crysis 2. Like what you see?

Resistance 3 Is Coming In 2011

Insominac Games just announced at Gamescom in Germany that Resistance 3 will be out on the PlayStation 3 in 2011. We first heard about the game in 2009, via… a billboard No gameplay was shown of the game. Instead, Gamescom press conference attendees got to see a live-action trailer that showed train tracks, dead cows,…

Co-Op Online Ratchet & Clank Game Hits In 2011

Insomniac Games may no longer be Sony-only developers, they are still backing Sony platforms. It’s a new Ratchet & Clank. At Gamescom in Germany, the studio just revealed Rachet & Clank: All 4 One. According to the Insomniac Twitter feed, the game is “4-player online and same screen drop in drop out co-op coming to…

Crysis 2 LE Screens

Gran Turismo 5 European Release Date

Gran Turismo 5, already set for a November 2 release date in North America, will be out on Nov. 3 in Europe, as declared at Sony’s Gamescom press conference today.

320GB PS3 Coming To Europe By Holidays

A 320GB PlayStation 3, bundled with a PlayStation Move starter kit, will be available by the holiday season in Europe, Sony’s James Gallagher said during the company’s Gamescom 2010 news conference. A 160GB model also will be available. The 320GB PS3 configuration will cost €349 and the 160 GB will run €299. These announcements were…

Sony PlayStation GamesCom Liveblog!

It is time to liveblog the Sony Gamescom press conference. Last time we got a PS3 slim announced. This year? Who knows? Click to viewPlayStation 3 And PSP Gamescom Liveblog

World Of Warcraft Cataclysm Gets An $80 Special Edition

Maybe we’ll find out soon when World of Warcraft: Cataclysm, Blizzard’s third paid expansion to World of Warcraft will be released — this year? But at least today we can show you the special edition you can buy of it. Official special edition fancy features, according to Blizzard: · Art of the Cataclysm art book,…

Harry Potter Video Game Controlled By Xbox Kinect And The Weasleys

You can control part of the next Harry Potter video game with your body, we learned during EA’s Gamescom press conference in Germany today. Potter movie actors James and Oliver Phelps, who play Fred and George Weasley showed how it works. Watch. This mode will be featured in the Xbox 360 versions of Harry Potter…

Dance Central To Get Jungle Boogie

Dance Central, the upcoming dancing game from Rock Band developer Harmonix, is supporting more than rump shaking. Ten more tunes from the game have been confirmed today. Joining the likes of the previously revealed Bell Biv DeVoe and Lady Gaga, are the following artists: • Basement Jaxx: “Rendez-Vu” • Nelly Furtado: “Maneater” • Benny Benassi:…

Mass Effect 2 PS3 Trailer… Happy Now, Sony Fans?

What would Mass Effect 2 look like on a PlayStation 3? It might look like this, when it comes out in January 2011, but this is just a teaser: Click to view

Dragon Age II Debut Trailer Looks Slick, Pre-Rendered

No, Dragon Age 2 won’t look this good, but the Dragon Age 2 trailer that just debuted in Germany should give you a sense of the action they’re going for. The game will be out in late March on March 8. Click to view

Mass Effect 2 Hits The PlayStation 3 In January [UPDATE]

During the EA press conference at GamesCom in Cologne, Germany, BioWare’s Dr. Ray revealed that the second game in the Mass Effect series would hit the PlayStation 3 in January. Is there anything else to say? It’s Mass Effect, and it’s coming to the PlayStation 3. Let’s hear us some cheers, PlayStation 3 owners! UPDATE:…

EA Gamescom Liveblog!

Kotaku is in Germany and so is Electronic Arts. What will EA show us? New games? We will liveblog all about it.

Video Games Warned: Don’t End Up Like Comic Books

Famed games developer Warren Spector (Deus Ex), has warned the video game industry to tread very carefully, lest it end up as niche and marginalised as he thinks comic books are. “If we don’t break out of big buff guys with swords and guys in tights and space marines in armour, we’re going to get…