Kojima Gets His Orders

Hideo Kojima, taking the stage one year ago at Microsoft’s E3 press conference, Xbox executives at his sides. These men were aided by teleprompters, one of which offered a perfect Metal-Gear-style prompt. (Noticed this while checking Microsoft’s E3 ’09 promises.)

Three Spider-Man Villains’ Shattered Dimension Makeovers

Take a look at how classic Spider-Man villains Hammerhead, Kraven the Hunter, and the Goblin fare in the transition to the continuity-crossing Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions. The shattering of the Tablet of Order and Chaos did a number on the Green Goblin, but left Hammerhead and Kraven mostly intact, which makes sense, I suppose. Kraven hunts…

To Do In NYC: CounterStrike With Water Guns, Plus Other Outdoor Games

The time to play a live-action version of an Atari classic is almost upon us. Players of CounterSquirt, prepare to assemble. The 2010 Come Out and Play Festival starts Friday in Brooklyn, New York. This annual event is all about games you can play outside among the public, games that might be just a bit…

Alpha Protocol Review: Not Quite The Omega

Sega and developer Obsidian Entertainment conspire to bring you Alpha Protocol, the espionage role-playing game. Is it Mass Effect meets modern-day spy thriller? After stumbling upon a global conspiracy during a failed mission, agent Michael Thorton finds himself on the run from the very country he vowed to serve. Betrayed by his superiors, Thorton’s only…

Win 10 Grand for a 2-Minute Video

The Kotaku Just Cause 2 reader-submitted stunt contest was a blast. So much of a blast that the creators of Just Cause 2 are hosting their own stunt challenge. If you can pull off their roster of stunts, you could be $10,000 richer. Click through for details! Click here for the death-defying stunt parameters. Basically,…

A Quick Look At Deus Ex: Human Revolution’s New Trailer

The next trailer for Deus Ex: Human Revolution won’t be hitting until Friday, but here are a handful of stills. Interesting design choices. I especially like the look of the future city. I can’t wait to see how well this mock-up turned out when it become moving graphics.

Modern Warfare 2 Soundtrack Hits iTunes

Listen to Modern Warfare 2 without playing it. The Hans Zimmer soundtrack for the game is now available on iTunes for 10 American dollars, give or take a penny. [Thanks, Paul]

Bizarre, Fictional Rock Band Slaying

Super-hero comics that star such icons as Green Lantern and the Martain Manhunter are not always cheerful. Sometimes, they depict a family that plays Rock Band and is just a few riffs away from horrific murder. This scene is from DC Comics’ Brightest Day #2, which hit comics shops a couple of weeks ago and…

Building A Better Ghost Pirate LeChuck

LucasArts gives us another behind-the-scenes look at the creation of the Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck’s Revenge, showing us the design stages of Guybrush Threepwood’s undead nemesis, LeChuck. Like Guybrush himself, LeChuck went through a number of interpretations before settling on something relatively close to his original form. My favorite by far is the…

What Bethesda Is Bringing To E3

Bethesda Softworks focuses on other developer’s titles this E3, with Splash Damage’s Brink, Obsidian’s Fallout: New Vegas, id’s RAGE, and inXile’s Hunted: The Demon’s Forge making up its show lineup.

Free Realms Meets Star Wars In Clone Wars Adventures

Sony Online Entertainment draws back the curtain on Clone Wars Adventures, taking the successful formula established with its free-to-play, family-friendly MMO Free Realms to a galaxy far, far away. Check out the first trailer here! Rumored in March and due out this fall, Clone Wars Adventures is a massively-multiplayer online Star Wars game for kids,…

The Nintendo Download: Who Needs Red Dead Redemption?

Who needs a high-definition cowboy title when you can play SNES classic Wild Guns on the Virtual Console? It joins this week’s Nintendo Download line-up along with Ben 10, Beaver Defense, and the sequel to 18-year-old Game Boy title X. Wild Guns might capture the Red Dead vibe for Nintendo Wii owners this week, but…

iTunes Chart Toppers: Angry, Angry Birds

The continuing success of Angry Birds just goes to show you what a difference aesthetic can make in a game. Here’s the full list of games for both platforms: Which do you think should be the top game? Check out all of our iPhone game reviews iPhone Position Title Price Weeks Last Week 1 Angry…

DC Universe Online Screens

Each year the biggest and brightest game developers gather in Los Angeles to showcase the best video game innovations and titles of the year. The annual invitation-only event takes place over three packed days at the Los Angles Convention Center. This year’s lead up to the show will include press conferences from Microsoft, Nintendo and…

Virgin Gaming Partners With Sony, Counts Down To E3

A tournament ad packed inside Canadian copies of ModNation Racers leads us to a Virgin Gaming countdown clock, indicating June 14 as the date for the unvieling of Virgin’s new gaming service, along with an early partnership with Sony. Last month we reported on Virgin boss Sir Richard Branson’s return to the video game industry…

Mass Effect Devs Looking For A Multiplayer Programmer

A job listing reveals that Mass Effect developer BioWare Montreal is looking for a multiplayer programmer to “take existing single player user experiences and make them multiplayer safe.” Is Mass Effect going multiplayer? While the job listing, posted on EA’s job site, doesn’t come right out and say the position they are hiring for will…

One Year Later, Did These E3 Xbox 360 Promises Come True?

Let’s separate the Xbox hype from the Xbox reality. Every year’s massive E3 gaming event includes big press conferences that promise gamers awesome things. One year past last E3, let’s see what Microsoft and friends said would be in our Xbox future — and what did or didn’t come true. Repeating my foolish mission of…

Talk Amongst Yourselves

Our Seurat painting here is in bonus time. Talk Amongst Yourselves readers, please provide some image suggestions for June. Include the name of the work and the artist. And while you’re at it, talk here about video games? Thanks.

Japan’s Official Language Is…

To: Crecente From: Bashcraft …well, it doesn’t seem to have one! Read this post by Mutant Frog Travelogue for more info. Interesting stuff! Also interesting to note that America also does not have an official language. Trying to think of more countries that don’t have official languages! If you know any, please list them in…