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  Kane & Lynch Play Cops And Robbers

  Following up the original game’s Fragile Alliance, Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days makes some Cops and Robbers action. You have and five cohorts have four minutes to steal four million dollars. You’d best hustle. Cops and Robbers is a 12-person team-based multiplayer mode that sounds a lot like the first game’s Fragile Alliance, which…

  By Mike Fahey Published May 26, 2010
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  Sonic Colors Streaks To The Wii And DS

  With fans eagerly awaiting the retro Sonic 4, Sega pulls back the curtain on Sonic Colors, a brand new adventure for the Nintendo Wii and DS, heading our way by the end of 2010. Check out the reveal trailer! Sonic Colors sees our blue hedgehog hero speeding through theme-park inspired worlds as he attempts to…

  By Mike Fahey Published May 26, 2010
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  How The Pros Mock Nintendo

  For two decades, people have been paid to make fun of Nintendo. These professionals are hired by big companies that either hate Nintendo or consider Nintendo to be semi-ridiculous. (Irony: These pros never laugh last.) Here are their finest works. We’ll start with a recent example, to put this trend in a modern context. We’ve…

  By Stephen Totilo Published May 26, 2010
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  Now it’s Warhammer 40K…

  plus one! As seen on deviantART. Thanks miodrag.

  By Brian Crecente Published May 26, 2010
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  Don’t forget to comment here about video games, please. Confused about commenting on Kotaku? Read our FAQ

  By Stephen Totilo Published May 26, 2010
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  Gears of War 2 Gets Social

  “Social Matches” are coming to Gears of War 2 in today’s patch for the game. The new feature allows players to jump in or out of multiplayer games without disruptions. The catch? You’ll need to own all four download map packs

  By Brian Crecente Published May 26, 2010
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  This Bukkake Is Totally Delicious, Totally Safe For Work

  EVERYONE WHO CLICKED THIS GET YOUR MIND OUT OF THE GUTTER! This is bukkake udon. That’s what it’s called! If you go to a restaurant and order bukkake udon, you will get something like this. Not exactly this, but like it. In its purest sense, bukkake means something like “splash” or “slosh”, and this is…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published May 26, 2010
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  Apple On the Factory Suicides

  This year, ten employees have died at the Foxconn Shenzhen plant. Foxconn produces products for Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft and Apple. Apple has stepped forward and finally commented on the issue. According to sister site Gizmodo, Apple has released a statement that it is “saddened and upset by the recent suicides at Foxconn”. What’s more, the…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published May 26, 2010
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  The Beach Author Washes Up On Level Design

  Alex Garland made a name for himself as the writer of the novel The Beach. Then he wrote the script for horror flick 28 Days Later and the one for sci-fi film Sunshine. Now? He is not only writing futuristic action title Enslaved, but he ended up doing much more than that says developer Ninja…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published May 26, 2010
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  The Real Halo Rifle That Shoots Nerf Darts

  This guy has built himself a replica Halo Assault Rifle that not only looks good as a replica Halo Assault Rifle, it’s also a fully-functioning Nerf gun Moz, from Halo cosplay community the 405th, took a cheap “dollar store” plastic weapon, a Nerf gun and tore both apart. After a paint job, mechanical tinkering and…

  By Luke Plunkett Published May 26, 2010
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  How The Red Dead Redemption Soundtrack Was Made

  “Let’s just make it so no one turns off the music”. An inauspicious first step for one of the best gaming soundtracks in recent memory. While Red Dead Redemption is wowing people with its characters, open world and Western gunplay, the unsung hero of the title is its soundtrack, which unusually for a Rockstar game…

  By Luke Plunkett Published May 26, 2010
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  Nothing Says Fit Seamen Like Wii Fit

  New sailors! Time to get in shape. According to Navy Surgeon General Vice Admiral Adam Robinson, video games like Wii Fit and Dance Dance Revolution could be useful in assisting “newcomers to the military service build up the endurance they need to get in shape safely.” The latest issue of the Navy Times reports that…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published May 26, 2010
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  When Atlas Shrugs, The World Sticks To Atlas

  “Prince Holds The Katamari On His Shoulders”, 8″ bronze scultpure by Everfalling

  By Luke Plunkett Published May 26, 2010
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  Square Enix Wants More Games Like Heavy Rain

  Thriller Heavy Rain has a fan in Yoichi Wada, the guy who runs Square Enix. That company churns out Final Fantasy games. In a recent interview with game magazine Famitsu, Imperial Hot says he’s recently played the thriller. His thoughts? “It would be good if they made more games like Heavy Rain,” said the exec…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published May 26, 2010
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  God Of War Murders Up An Art Exhibition

  Renowned for its blood, glares and exposed breasts, the God of War series is also famous for having some rather exquisite artwork associated with its games. Fans of this art should keep Saturday night free. The Gnomon Gallery – which has hosted these kind of things before – will throw open its doors this Saturday…

  By Luke Plunkett Published May 26, 2010
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  Comic Book Movies Show Potential of Video Game Movies

  David Hayter isn’t just the English language voice of Metal Gear’s Snake, he also wrote the first X-Men movie. So he probably has a good handle on why it’s so hard to make a good video game movie. “The history has been less than stellar in the same way that comic book adaptations were less…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published May 26, 2010
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  Hey, It’s A New Total War…Campaign

  There’ll most likely be a new Total War game unveiled at E3, but in the meantime, Sega is happy to release a new expansion for the recent Napoleon: Total War. It centres around the Peninsula Campaign, which is the fancy title given to the tussles between the Allies (Britain, Spain & Portugal) and French on…

  By Luke Plunkett Published May 26, 2010
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  Persona Moved From PS3 to PSP?!

  There have been rumblings that the next Persona role-playing game, Persona 5, will be a PS3 game. The Australian Classification Board seems to have confirmed that. Or did it? Earlier this week, the Classification Board’s website listed Shin Megami Tensei: Persona and “(PS3)”. The date of classification is May 24, 2010. But is this Persona…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published May 26, 2010
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  E3? Road Trip!

  No, it’s not us. We fly. This is Infinite Lives: The Road to E3, a small-time documentary about four normal dudes who drive across American to attend E3, the industry’s biggest show of the year. It can get a little grating at times, but at others, it looks to be a surprisingly charming road trip…

  By Luke Plunkett Published May 26, 2010
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  What A Difference A Year Makes

  Last year’s “main visual” for the Tokyo Game Show gaming expo featured a hodgepodge of images and a very bland slogan: “Game, it’s so energetic”. This year’s? This image was created by Osaka-born graphic illustrator Ippei Gyoubu. He’s made his name creating work for everyone from Sony and Sega to Coca-Cola and Disney. Check out…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published May 26, 2010