It’s Like God of War Meets Bayonetta…

…meets a big ugly dude with white hair. Say “hello” to Knights Contract. Slated for release in 2011, this is the upcoming hack-and-slash action game from game company Bandai Namco. It’s multi-platform — getting released on the PS3 and the Xbox 360. The game features a scythe-slinging knight named Heinrich and spell casting witch named…

Aussie Xbox 360s Get Cable Television

Australian Xbox 360 owners will later this year get access to what Americans would call cable television, with a deal struck between Microsoft and Foxtel, a provider of satellite TV. While exact details like pricing and, more importantly, exactly what channels are available are thin on the ground, we do know that for a monthly…

Why Is Steam On Mac?

It’s because there’s money to be made there. Valve disclosed today that in the week since launching its Steam service on Mac computers, 11% of all purchases on the digital shopfront have been made for Apple’s platform. That’s a massive boost to the company’s bottom line, and also helps lend the Mac some credibility in…

No More Heroes Creator Wants To Turn This Into A Nintendo 3DS Game

Goichi “Suda 51” Suda, the man behind oddball games like Killer 7, No More Heroes and Contact, has ideas already a-brewin’ for Nintendo’s next platform, the Nintendo 3DS. His idea? Force training. “I hope for the realization of a training remote like Luke Skywalker used for force training in Star Wars Episode IV: A New…

Kotaku Off Topic: Fox News

What seems to be the trouble, ma’am? No, Kotaku Off Topic? Well, we can fix that in a jiffy. Let me just take a look under the hood here… Oh, sorry, was that printed on the site? Anyway, it’s the end of another long day and I’ve got custom pizzas to make, maybe with a…

Fourth Pack for Xbox Live Game Room is Now Available

Konami’s Time Pilot headlines the latest Game Pack release for the Xbox Live Game Room, which just went live today. It’s joined by Asteroids, Space Duel, and four other Intellivision and Atari 2600 titles. With Game Pack 4 you also get Activision’s Stampede and Grand Prix, Intellivision’s Shark! Shark! Shark! and Atari’s Demons to Diamonds.…

LEGO Fanatics Plan Massive Modern Warfare, Vic Viper Gatherings

This year’s gathering of some of the world’s biggest LEGO fans—they call themselves Adult Fans of LEGO—at Brickworld 2010 will combine their brick engineering talents for two major video game themed collaborations, one adorably Call of Duty-themed. Brickworld 2010 organizers are planning a total of four sci-fi collaboration displays, but two caught our attention. One…

Rock Band 3, Just How Big Is It?

Music game maestros Harmonix have already promised to “innovate and revolutionize the music genre” with Rock Band 3, but even in the face of that hyperbole, the designers believe “you’ll be surprised at just how big this game really is.” Not only is Rock Band 3 “the next big leap in music gaming,” it’s “the…

Code Required for UFC Undisputed Online Play

UFC Undisputed 2010 has joined the “Project $10” bandwagon – at half the price – walling off its multiplayer content behind a one-use code that costs $5 to anyone without it, i.e. those who rent or buy the game used. The game’s street date isn’t until Tuesday, but someone already has the Xbox 360 version…

Army Schools to Offer Game Design Courses to Military Kids

American colleges and universities aren’t the only ones who have noticed the appeal of games design courses; so has the Department of Defense, which will offer them in its vocational programs for kids of enlisted military and civilian workers. The Department of Defense Education Activity schools have overhauled their curricula for the 2011-2012 school year,…

Big Beautiful Call Of Duty: Black Ops Screens

So, you enjoyed last night’s boisterous Call of Duty: Black Ops trailer, but you wanted something even bigger, but running at a slower pace? A half dozen super-sized screens from the follow-up to Modern Warfare 2 might scratch that itch. You won’t see much new here. Instead, you’ll revisit many of the Vietnamese and Arctic…

Call of Duty: Black Ops Screens

Alan Wake Makers Talk Alternate Game Names, Starry Secrets And More

Did you know the alternate names considered for the Alan Wake game? Did you know Remedy turned down a chance to put Wake in another game? No? Then you need to download this week’s Kotaku Talk Radio right now. Without spoiling their game, two of Remedy Entertainment’s top men talked plenty of Alan Wake on…

Unlockable Celebs Will Return to NBA Jam

When it hits the Wii, NBA Jam will pack more than 100 unlockables – including playable celebrities, this time with their permission. “If you’ve thought about it, chances are we have too and it’s going in,” says a developer. Speaking to IGN, NBA Jam’s creative director Trey Smith said the team has been in talks…

Where Did Everybody Go?

To: Ash From: McWhertor Re: Phew Phew. You’re tellin’ me, man. It’s been a busy day! Crecente’s been indisposed all week, judging the games of E3, I’ve been speed-playing Red Dead Redemption in-between posts and everyone else is wrapped up in their own world, whether that involves writing, taking angry phone calls or listening in…

Super Mario Galaxy 2 Means No Rest For GameStop Employees

It appears Mario prefers to be an early riser, rather than a night owl. Forgoing a midnight launch for Super Mario Galaxy 2 this weekend, many GameStop locations will instead open early, forcing many employees to miss church. Super Mario Galaxy 2 for the Wii, as Nintendo games often do, launches in North America on…

Halo Novel Trilogy to be Republished with Updates, New Content

The publisher of the original Halo novelizations will reissue the original trilogy “with updates and all new original content” in August, beginning with Halo: The Fall of Reach, the prequel that predates the upcoming game by almost a decade Tor Books, the well-known science fiction imprint, no doubt plans to capture interest in the Halo…

Fly Through World Of Warcraft’s Cataclysm, Quickly

YouTube user Supereuropaa has posted a pair of videos taking us through World of Warcraft’s Cataclysm alpha test, from character creation and beyond. Catch them while the catching is good! Blizzard is none too happy about the leaks coming out of the World of Warcraft: Cataclysm alpha test, having already shut down several videos and…

Report: Heavy Rain To Pour In Movie Theaters

PlayStation 3 serial killer game Heavy Rain may be bringing its tale of suspense, child abduction and wet tank tops to a theater near you. A deal to secure screen rights to the Quantic Dream game is reportedly wrapping up. Deadline New York writes that production company Unique Features is close to sealing said deal,…

Speak-Up On Kotaku: Persona 4 Love, Muramasa: The Demon Story, Helmets, And Drunken Hedgehogs

This week’s thrilling episode of Speak-Up on Kotaku is brought to you by the letters Ursus-Veritas, The Drunken Moogle, John-Hamptonshire, and Guru Smooth, who’d like to discuss helmets, Muramasa’s story, Persona 4’s greatness, and getting hammered with you. Don’t like the gallery layout? Click here to view everything on one page. About Speak-Up on Kotaku:…