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Grand Theft Auto IV: The Complete Edition Coming Soon

Latecomers to Rockstar Games’ bombastic crime epic Grand Theft Auto IV will be able to enjoy the stories of Niko Bellic, Johnny Klebitz and Luis Lopez on the cheap later this month with the game’s “Complete Edition.” Or so says Amazon.com, which lists a new version of Grand Theft Auto IV for the Xbox 360…

The Jungle: Official Info On Panasonic’s New Online Handheld

Panasonic’s new portable online games machine, The Jungle, is out of the bag and now 100% official. What’s the company line on the handheld designed exclusively for online gaming and MMORPGs? The Jungle’s official web site calls it a “new mobile device concept designed specifically for online gamers,” a “mean little machine features a kick…

Exploring The Jungle: Do We Need A Handheld MMO Player?

While a portable gaming device specifically created to provide MMO players gaming on the go might sound like a spectacular idea, Panasonic’s Jungle might be more trouble than it’s worth. The Jungle really does sound like an excellent product at first glance. What’s not to like about a handheld computer gaming device that folds up…

New Red Dead Redemption ‘Undead Nightmare’ Screens Have Something On Their Face

Hey, Zombie Abigail, you’ve got a little schmutz right below your mouth. Presumably just like every other bloodthirsty undead fiend in Rockstar’s zombie adding expansion to the brilliant Red Dead Redemption. While I preferred the more human side of Red Dead Redemption and its hero, I’m at least curious to see how well zombies integrate…

…A Day Without An Owen

To: Ashcraft From: McWhertor Re: Today Is…. Kotaku Towers have been quiet today, Ash! This is our first day in a long time that we’re absent our biggest jock, the jovial Owen Good, who now enjoys a much deserved two days off per week. As a former seven-day-a-weeker—I worked an office job Monday through Friday,…

See Duke Nukem Forever’s First Person Pissing, Gameplay In Action

Gearbox Software’s Randy Pitchford is taking Duke Nukem Forever on a world tour, with the randy action hero’s first international stop being the recent Firstlook gaming convention in Amsterdam, where Dutch gamers got a sneak peek at Duke Nukem urinating. Fortunately, gamers with high-definition cameras and mostly steady hands were in the crowd, filming it…

OnLive’s Monthly Subscription Fees Are Dead

Games on demand service OnLive is now free and free from now on, according to the company’s founder, who brings word that the streaming game service has dropped plans for monthly subscription fees. Steve Perlman, founder and CEO of OnLive, says today that the previously pricey ($14.95 USD per month) subscription plans have been scrapped,…

Costume Quest Will Be Out Before Halloween

Costume Quest, the next game from the Psychonauts and Brutal Legend studio DoubleFine — and more importantly, the only trick-or-treating role-playing game of the year — will be released on October 20, the game’s publisher THQ revealed today. Price: $15.

Treasure’s Bangai-O HD Delayed For A Very Good Reason

Bangai-O HD: Missile Fury, the Xbox Live Arcade update to the Treasure series that gets a surprising amount of attention, will not be coming out this year as originally planned. Don’t worry, there’s a happy ending to this story. D3 Publisher, the folks bringing Treasure’s missile barrage of a shooter to XBLA, says that the…

In The Spring, It Will Be Time To Shoot Giant Ants Again

Next spring, we can play a sequel to the only imported PlayStation 2 game I own. This is a new trailer for Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon, a game that will hopefully be as insane as its framerate-limit-ignoring PS2 predecessor. Earth Defense Force; Insect Armageddon is set for a spring release on the Xbox 360…

F1 2010 Contest Puts You in the Driver’s Seat…Literally

F1 2010, the official game of the 2010 FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP™, is giving race fans a chance to drive like the pros at the world famous Skip Barber Racing School. The Grand Prize winner in the F1 2010 contest will hit the track with a One-Day Racing School Package where they’ll get to…

Cladun Guide

This is Cladun: This is an RPG’s English trailer. This is where I first learned about the game’s built-in screenshot function. Handy! Just an example of the game’s strange sense of humor. It’s gushing! Inside one of the earlier dungeons. One of the earliest new characters you meet not only parties with you, but also…

Minecraft Adds Pumpkins, Scary Depths To Big Halloween Update

Runaway indie success Minecraft will treat players to a deeper, scarier, more difficult version of the game later this month, when developer Notch has promised a new Halloween-themed update, complete with a new element—pumpkins! The next big Minecraft update promises more than just fewer bugs, more music and new monsters. The update, planned to hit…

Mario Used To Attack Mario’s Son

New York Republican Gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino invokes a certain video game plumber in the latest flyer attack on his opponent, Democrat Andrew Cuomo, eldest son of former New York governor Mario Cuomo. See what he did there? We’re not here to drag Carl Paladino through the mud for his laundry list of faults. That’s…

GameStop Gives Better Rewards To Used-Game Purchasers

Twenty points per dollar if you buy a game used; 10 if you buy it new. Part of the promotional flyer from GameStop advertising the gaming chain’s new rewards system. Points net you Nintendo Wallets, iTunes cards, Call of Duty dog tags and more

Review: Enslaved: Odyssey To The West

There is a man named Monkey and a woman named Trip. New York City is in shambles, its landmarks collapsed or covered in ivy. What looks like a new co-op game is a single-player epic, gaming’s new sci-fi original. Enslaved: Odyssey To The West comes from Ninja Theory, development studio behind Heavenly Sword which claims…

The Importance Of Story In Epic Mickey

According to Warren Spector, it isn’t the story of Epic Mickey that’s important; it’s how you relate to the story. It’s true. You can tell the most amazing story ever told in a video game, but it means nothing if the player doesn’t connect with it. As Spector explains, Epic Mickey is the tale of…