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  That Old Black Magic Has DC Universe Online In Its Spell

  Sony Online Entertainment reveals the latest addition to the cast of DC Universe Online, Zatanna Zatara, stage magician turned super heroine and the second-to-last entry in the Justice League’s phone directory (curse you, Zauriel). Zatanna is one of those characters that I feel defines the DC Universe. DC is not afraid to have a member…

  By Mike Fahey Published January 28, 2010
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  Sierra Classics Live On Through GOG.com

  Sierra might have closed down, but the company’s legacy lives on, as an agreement with parent company Activision brings classic titles Gabriel Knight and Arcanum to DRM-free PC game store Good Old Games. Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers and Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura are the first two games available as part of…

  By Mike Fahey Published January 28, 2010
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  Sega Trading Project Needlemouse Info For Fan Art

  If Sega receives 100 pieces of fan-made concept art for Project Needlemouse Badniks, we can finally stop calling the next Sonic game Project Needlemouse. It started with a trivia challenge, and now part II of Sega’s Needlemouse Challenge tests fans artistic skills. We can blame Deviant artist Trakker for this, as his concept art piece,…

  By Mike Fahey Published January 28, 2010
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  God Of War III Snaps Necks Starting March 16

  It’s official, God of War III hits stores beginning March 16. (That’s a Tuesday for those of you planning illnesses.) That malevolent eye, and the chain-sword-swinging arms that go with it, will be showing off a new God of War III trailer come Feb. 11 on Spike’s GameTrailers TV. And to put in a bit…

  By Brian Crecente Published January 28, 2010
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  The Guns, Skills and Buffs of MAG

  Massively-first-person shooter MAG is a complex Playstation 3 game. Not complex in its basic mechanics. You move as groups, aim and shoot. Pretty straight forward. But all of that is built around a lot of different variables. The instruction manual is, as all are these days, lacking in any real explanation and the players are…

  By Brian Crecente Published January 28, 2010
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  RE5 Gold Edition’s Excella And Josh Strut Their Stuff

  Excella Gionne delivers spinning kicks in an evening dress, while Josh Stone kicks Majini in the face, in two new videos from the Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition’s Mercenaries Reunion mode. “You’re just not ready for me,” Excella sighs, before going to town on hordes of Majini, shooting, kicking, stomping, and injecting her way into…

  By Mike Fahey Published January 28, 2010
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  11-Year-Old Girl Chases Xbox Robber With Crutch

  In a roundabout way, one New Zealand girl got her stolen Xbox back. Wellington-based newspaper The Dominion Post tells the tale of 11-year-old Rena Sciascia, whose dad was too hobbled by a broken leg to chase a burglar who bolted from the Sciascia’s home earlier this week with Rena’s iPod and Xbox in hand. Rena…

  By Stephen Totilo Published January 28, 2010
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  Six PADDs I Would Actually Buy

  I may be tempted to one day buy the iPad as a crossover e-reader, but there’s nothing magical about the device for me. Not unless you replace one of its vowels with a consonant. The only pad I’ve ever wanted to lug around is the PADD, Star Trek’s ever-present Personal Access Display Device. Here’s six…

  By Brian Crecente Published January 28, 2010
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  The First Perfect Game on MLB 2K10 Wins $1 Million

  2K Sports is offering a $1 million prize to the first player to throw a perfect game in MLB 2K10, laying down the bounty as a statement of confidence in the authenticity of their game’s revamped pitching controls. The million-dollar prize is believed to be the largest ever offered for this type of contest –…

  By Owen Good Published January 28, 2010
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  The Battle Of Forli Was A Costly Battle Indeed

  Centuries from now historians will still speak of Assassin’s Creed II’s Battle of Forli, a downloadable battle that cost countless lives, and 99,999 Microsoft points. Assassin’s Creed II’s Battle of Forli DLC is now available for purchase on the Xbox 360, but at what cost? Several Kotakuites who’ve attempted to purchase the new content from…

  By Mike Fahey Published January 28, 2010
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  It’s commenting time. Video-game commenting time. Here. Confused about commenting on Kotaku? Read our FAQ.

  By Stephen Totilo Published January 28, 2010
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  Tune In Monday, Feb 1 to Chat with Jonathan Knight, Executive Producer, Visceral Games

  Kotaku is hosting a live chat in the comments on Monday with special guest Jonathan Knight, Executive Producer, Visceral Games. Join us at 9:30 am PST/12:30 EST to ask him about his work on the EA game Dante’s Inferno. See you then!

  By Chrissie Lamond Published January 28, 2010
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  And Then There Were Three

  To: Crecente From: Luke Re: iNote So, I’ve got a story for you. Being recently married and having just bought a new house, I thought “finally, I can buy a dog”. I’ve wanted one for years. A big Golden Retriever. And I’ve really wanted one since my family pet, my old Beagle Becky, passed on…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 28, 2010
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  Rumor: DJ Hero Goes Mobile

  Activision’s DJ Hero may have been a bit of a failure – at least, relative to its exposure and marketing budget – but the mega-publisher is sticking with the franchise, beginning with the upcoming DJ Hero Mobile. We’ve heard the game will be published by port specialists Glu Mobile, and one artist we know will…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 28, 2010
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  Battlefield Bad Company 2 Demo Launches Surprise Attack On Xbox 360

  Not to be outdone by the impending release of a beta on the PC, the Xbox 360 has secured some Battlefield Bad Company 2 action of its own, with the surprise release of a demo. Originally appearing in Australia overnight, the demo has now been downloaded – and played – by people all over the…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 28, 2010
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  The 2010 Zelda Of Your Dreams

  Nintendo’s refusal to step into the “next” generation of hardware means we’re years away from seeing a high definition Zelda game. Still, a man can dream… These images were generated by Zelda fan Ryu-Gi, using Garry’s Mod, a PC utility which allows users to import and edit game characters within Valve’s Source engine. Taking some…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 28, 2010
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  What Snake Would Look Like…If He’d Been In Toy Story

  Hot on the heels of Michael Lau’s take on Snake as a vinyl collectible comes toy company Medicom’s effort, with this pair of exclusive Japan-only figures. Available only at Wonder Festival 2010 Winter early next month, and in extremely limited quantities, they’ll be ¥8190 each (USD$90). The clear, stealth camo version will probably be the…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 28, 2010
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  What Does Epic Games’ Mark Rein Think Of The iPad?

  We ran into Epic Games vice president Mark Rein at Apple’s iPad demo event today, happily tapping and gesturing to his heart’s content with one of the sleek new tablets. Will Epic bring its Unreal Engine to the iPad? Well, it already has, as Rein pointed out. The engine maker has a working demo of…

  By Michael McWhertor Published January 28, 2010
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  Nintendo Game Sales: Mario, Pokemon, Zelda Selling Millions (Millions!)

  It wasn’t just hardware and money Nintendo was dealing with today; software sales were also announced as part of the company’s latest financial report. All figures listed are lifetime sales. If you’re wondering why a particular game isn’t listed, it’s because these are the only ones Nintendo disclosed as part of the report. Nintendo DS…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 28, 2010
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  Nintendo Reveals Lifetime Hardware Shipment Figures

  Nintendo today released its financial results for the period between April 1, 2009 and December 31, 2009. And after the money stuff was all done with, the company announced some lifetime hardware shipment numbers. Those numbers are as follows: Wii – 67 million DS (including all variants) – 125 million Nintendo also announced that 510…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 28, 2010