So Who’s Gonna Direct Kane & Lynch Now?

First veteran stunt coordinate Simon Crane was going to direct Kane & Lynch. Now, he’s not. Then, Running Scared director Wayne Kramer was in discussions to helm the picture. Now, he’s not F. Gary Gray is currently in talks to direct the movie. Gray has directed Friday (NSFW), The Negotiator and The Italian Job Kane…

Metal Gear Solid: Raiden Has Changed

Earlier today, Microsoft apparently slipped up and showed Metal Gear Rising’s box art on the Xbox Live Marketplace. It’s gone now, but the internet, she never forgets. If this is indeed what happened, it’s…yeah, it’s a game cover! One that may change, since the game is nowhere near release! Metal Gear fans will be thrilled,…

Rock Band 3 Screens

The A-Team Movie Review: I Love It When A Plan Comes Together

Forget the A-Team you know and love. This movie is nothing like it. And it’s all the better for it. That’s not a slight against the original! I loved it as a kid, and still love it to this day. But the A-Team TV series was a thing built of the 1980s, for the 1980s.…

Kotaku Off Topic: Killer Clowns

Hey, Kotaku Off Topic readers, you know you can still talk about video games in this open thread if you so choose! Because I’m about to… First, I was personally pretty excited to see that new Mortal Kombat trailer today. Sure, I was maybe hoping that the MK movie pitch version might become the setting…

Your Wii MotionPlus Will Work With Conduit 2

The Wii MotionPlus-compatible game list increases by one, thanks to High Voltage Software’s Conduit 2, which optionally supports the Wii Remote add-on. Sega confirms it!

MLB 2K10‘s Strasburg is the Fastest Pitcher in the Game

As promised, MLB 2K10 won the race to be the first to put Washington Nationals’ phenom Stephen Strasburg into the official roster, and their version is nothing short of superhuman. Try a 102-mph fastball. To those who followed the righthander since his career at San Diego State, this will not be much of a surprise.…

This Is The Resistance That Could Have Been

Insomniac Games, developers of Ratchet & Clank and Resistance, takes another look back at a game that never was. In this case, it’s the original vision for Resistance: Fall of Man, formerly a time-traveling World War I shooter. Insomniac CEO Ted Price and crew talk about the PlayStation 3 launch title’s origins, a sci-fi shooter…

Take a Dim View of Vindictus’ E3 Trailer

Man, OK, this is the way wars are fought: Damn near in the dark. Here’s the pre-E3 trailer for Vindictus, the upcoming MMO from Nexon, and it’s a prequel for the game known as Mabinogi Heroes outside of North America.

Duke Nukem On Xbox Live In Two Weeks

Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project will be available for download in two weeks on Xbox Live. 3D Realms boss George Broussard tells us the game is a remake of the 2002 game of the same name — a sidescroller, you know — and will be available on June 23 for 800 Microsoft points, though you can…

You Should See the Tournament Edition [NSFW?]

How to make your girlfriend really hate your games habit. As seen on There I Fixed It, via Hawty McBloggy.

Our First Look at XCOM in Motion

Click to view XCOM, the bastardization of everything I love and hold dear in the fabled 90s game series, looks like it could be worth some attention. OK, maybe I’m being a bit overly harsh, but I want my turn-based strategy game dammit. If you can get over the fact that really, this could have…

NCAA 11‘s Final Demo Pairing Delivers Classic Pac-10 Rivalry

Alabama fans are not amused. NCAA Football 11 promised four times the number of teams it normally puts in its demo, and the reigning national champion is not one of them. But Big XII defectors Texas and Oklahoma are. That’s the speculation of course, with Colorado bolting for the Pac-10 (11?) today to make sure…

NCAA 11 Demo Screens: Texas and Oklahoma

Sega, These Are The Next Dreamcast Games We Want

Today, Sega confirmed the good news that has been leaking for months, revealing that it would bring two Dreamcast classics to Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network. It’s a good first step, but where should it go from here? The Dreamcast library was varied and strong, and many of the games that made us adore…

It’s Oh So Quiet

To: Bash From: Crecente Re: Who Is Excited For E3? Today is the quiet before the stories, the lull before the E3. Tomorrow I’m spending the day working on a longer story and then flying with Trish to St. Louis. Saturday we’re back and Sunday I’m off to the big show! See you there! What…

Mario’s Sales Still Super In Japan

Nintendo’s newest Mario adventure floats comfortably atop Japan’s bestsellers list, with Super Mario Galaxy 2 selling another 100,000-plus copies to Wii owners, according to latest figures. For the second week in a row, Mario had little competition for the first place spot. This week, Konami’s Fairy Tail: Portable Guild for the PSP came closest. When…

Bullet Hell Gundemonium Collection Breaking Loose On PSN

Cute anime girls and millions of bullets collide in the Gundemonium Collection, a trio of Japanese-indie bullet hell shooters, coming to the PlayStation Network next week from Sony Online Entertainment. Why are the EverQuest people publishing a collection of doujin games on the PlayStation Network? Does it really matter? They’re filling a spot that needs…

Team Fortress 2 Deployed To Mac, Earbuds For Everyone*!

Mac versus PC. The cross platform war is officially on, Team Fortress 2 style. Slip in your earbuds, Mac owners, because the team-based multiplayer shooter is now available for download. For free. Valve is kicking off Team Fortress 2’s war between the latte sipping Mac snobs who spent way too much on their computers and…

This Could Be The Beginning Of A Beautiful Mass Effect 2 Cosplay

Holly Conrad wants to be part of a Comic Con documentary. To do so, she and her friends are creating the ultimate Mass Effect 2 cosplay, complete with female Shepard, Tali, the Illusive Man, and an animatronic Grunt. It’s almost not fair to cosplayers to call this cosplay. Holly Conrad and friends are several leagues…