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  Blizzard Policing Inappropriate StarCraft II Maps Because They Can

  Unlike the original StarCraft, Blizzard is reviewing player-made maps for StarCraft II, deleting those they deem inappropriate. When players in the forums ask why, Blizzard responds, “Because we can.” The deletion of the custom StarCraft II map “Ultimate Tank Defence” from Battle.net due to inappropriate content prompted the map’s author to question Blizzard’s actions in…

  By Mike Fahey Published August 5, 2010
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  400 Turns Of Civilization V

  This preview of Civilization V is incomplete. It takes more than nine Earth hours, you see, for the great Arabian empire — land of Mecca, Rio De Janeiro and Beijing — to assume dominance of the globe. It takes more than 400 turns of Civilization V to finish one playthrough set on a “small” world,…

  By Stephen Totilo Published August 5, 2010
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  Chinatown Arcade, An Unlikely Place For Tolerance

  For 30 years Chinatown Fair Video Arcade has stood at 8 Mott Street in New York City’s Chinatown, entertaining gamers. Despite its age, it also stands as an environment for LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) youth to just be themselves. While the world of gaming has labored to deal with the gay question, Chinatown Fair…

  By Aulistar Mark Published August 5, 2010
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  EyeToy Creator Says Controller-Free Is “Limited”

  Sony’s R&D wizard Dr. Richard Marks has two impressive entries on his resume: Creating the PlayStation EyeToy motion controls and the upcoming PlayStation Move motion controls. And he thinks controller-less controls are “limited”. “I created the technology for EyeToy which we made a controller-less device and it was really neat and it enabled new things…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 5, 2010
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  Let’s admire today’s version of our August image, which comes from reader Rictor. And now let’s talk here about video games. Submit your TAY pic to… #TAYpics Want to know more about commenting on Kotaku? Read our FAQ

  By Stephen Totilo Published August 5, 2010
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  Dunkin’ Donuts Coffee Is Pretty Good

  To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Santa Fe I had no idea! I never really drank coffee when I lived in America. Mrs. Bashcraft brought some French Vanilla back, and it’s not bad at all. I had no idea! Any idea why it’s good? What you missed last night How Activision Pissed Off Pro Paintballer Greg…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 5, 2010
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  Batman: Arkham Asylum Sequel Coming Fall 2011

  Batman: Arkham City, follow-up to the bone-crushing, dark Batman: Arkham Asylum, is in development for the PC, Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 for a Fall 2011 release, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment said this morning. The sequel, in development by Rocksteady Studios, has players taking Batman into Arkham City, the new maximum security home for all…

  By Brian Crecente Published August 5, 2010
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  Game About Befriending A Young Boy Is “Contentious”

  Peter Molyneux, the game designer behind the Fable franchise, is working on Project Milo. The game is about a relationship with a young boy. Yep! According to Molyneux, there are “huge mountains” with the subject matter. “The reason for that is it is enormously contentious for us to do a game, a story, an experience,…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 5, 2010
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  Deep Inside Xbox 360 Kinect and Why It’s the Future of Microsoft

  Kinect is more than an Xbox 360 peripheral, it’s the future of Microsoft, or at least a very possible one. It’s the beginning of Microsoft’s plans for natural user interfaces, the step beyond the thing you’re staring at right now. *** Kinect is as much a product of serendipity as anything else. When Microsoft hired…

  matt buchanan & Joel Johnson Published August 5, 2010
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  BioShock 2 Getting Story-Expanding Add-On

  2K Games’ BioShock 2 is getting a new single-player focused downloadable game add-on that will include new characters, story and abilities, the developer said today. Minerva’s Den has players taking on the role of an all new character as they team up with Brigid Tenebaum to fight a dictator’s hold on a district in the…

  By Brian Crecente Published August 5, 2010
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  In This Game, You Spank Girls

  Seven girls are trapped in hell. Your job, as their prison guard, is to rehabilitate them. From the developers Nippon Ichi (Disgaea) and Imageepoch (Arc Rise Fantasia), Criminal Girls is “the role-playing game where you punish young girls”. Each of the girls represents one of the Seven Deadly Sins. So there is one girl that…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 5, 2010
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  Borderlands Getting Steamworks Achievements

  Got Borderlands on Steam? It has been confirmed via press release that the game is getting Steamworks achievements, but won’t have any additional Steamworks features.

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 5, 2010
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  Smash Bros. Creator: Once You Go 3D, It’s Hard To Go Back To 2D

  Masahiro Sakurai, the man behind Smash Bros., is now the man behind Nintendo 3DS game Kid Icarus Uprising. Is it his first 3D game? “Yes this is indeed my first 3D game but I have a feeling that it’s going to be hard to go back [to 2D],” Sakurai tells the Official Nintendo Magazine. According…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 5, 2010
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  The Last Ranker Gets Its First Manga

  While Last Ranker might sound like a Square Enix PSP game, it’s not! Released this July, the Capcom game was produced by Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney producer Kazuya Niinou. It is getting reborn in Japanese manga form. Warriors in the game are ranked on how they battle, and the game follows Zig as he ascends…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 5, 2010
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  Download The Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Single Player Demo Right Now

  Doesn’t matter if Modern Warfare 2 was originally released in fall 2009, the single-player demo has finally hit both Xbox LIVE and the PlayStation Network. If you weren’t one of the 20 million who bought the game, check it out.

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 5, 2010
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  Five New Arcade Games To Get Excited About

  Arcades are not dead. Here are five upcoming arcade titles that prove it. During 2008 and 2009, the financial crisis hit the Japanese gaming industry hard. Arcades and home consoles felt the crunch. According to Capcom’s most recent financial statement, “Performance up year-on-year on existing-arcade basis, indicating that the market downturn has ended.” (Capcom not…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 5, 2010
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  You Row, I’ll Game

  As seen in Hakodate, Japan by HitBit.

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 5, 2010
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  Scott Pilgrim Actor Talks World of Warcraft Movie

  Director Sam Raimi might only be in the nascent stages of the World of Warcraft movie, but that hasn’t stopped folks from expressing interest in the film. Even Brandon Routh, who’s appearing in the upcoming Scott Pilgrim movie, seems keen. “I’m kind of a gamer,” Routh recently told MTV. The actor, decked out in a…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 5, 2010
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  Let’s Watch A Pokemon: Black And White Commercial

  Nintendo’s fifth generation of Pocket Monsters, subtitled Black and White, will be released next month in Japan. The game will feature wall-to-wall new Pokemon. It will also make use of the DSi’s camera, so you can wave at the other nearby players. No, the game doesn’t actually send out a glowing blue ring when it…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 5, 2010
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  It’s Kinda Like Tekken, But For Real

  Former Ultimate Fighting Championship fighter Roger Huerta made his acting debut in the Tekken movie as the character Miguel Caballero Rojo. Rojo’s fighting style is brawling — perfect for a street fight. That’s exactly what happened over the weekend. At around 2AM, a dispute broke out in front of a bar in Austin, Texas. A…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 5, 2010