NBA Live 10 DLC? It Must be the Shoes.

Do you know what’s in the free DLC EA Sports just rolled for NBA Live 10? Do you know? Do you know? Do you know? About a zillion new varieties of Nike, adidas and Converse for your hoopsters’ hooves EA Sports’ blog promises the same package is on the way “very soon” for PlayStation 3.…

EA Sound A Little Shakier On Support For Tiger Woods

When news of Tiger Wood’s “personal issues” first hit, EA Sports came out on the defensive, issuing a strong statement of support for their star. A couple of weeks (and a dozen ladies) later, however, things aren’t looking as solid. Here’s the original statement, sent out by EA on December 2: Our strong relationship with…

Mass Effect 3 Will End Story Arc

Mass Effect 3 is no secret; BioWare’s said for some time this is a trilogy. But we can expect that that sequel will be the final chapter – to this story arc, anyway. Shacknews reports that Casey Hudson, the series’ project director, told a press event in Edmonton that, “‘Mass Effect 3’ will be easier…

Playboy’s Annual Batch Of Naked Game Girls Shows Surprising Trend

It’s December. That means Playboy magazine dedicates a handful of pages from its end of year issue to naked video game characters, a marketing ploy typically reserved for the year’s more forgettable games. But not this year. While last year’s spread featured naked versions of characters from games like Afro Samurai, Ride to Hell, Velvet…

My kids are game addicts… and I’m ok with that. Perhaps I never should have been a parent because I’m the kind of parent most parents HATE. When my kids were 2 months old I started putting a little cereal in their bottle at night so they would sleep through the night (and they did).…

Electronic Arts Looks South for New Development Center

Electronic Arts is taking a serious look at the land of grits and fatback for a development center that could employ up to 300 people. Atlanta and Savannah, Ga., are in the running, along with Louisiana. EA’s Jeff Brown confirmed to the Atlanta Business Chronicle that the publisher is considering the Peach State for a…

Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Squad Deathmatch Trailer

Okay, it looks like we’ve figured the mystery around the mutliplayer mode I previewed earlier and the online beta that some of you have been playing. Squad Deathmatch is new to Battlefield while what’s going on in the beta is “old.” EA publicist Jino Talens says it better in this email: Squad Deathmatch is a…

New Clash of the Titans Screens Are All Greek To Me

Namco Bandai is drumming up support for its video game adaptation of 2010’s Clash of the Titans remake, releasing a batch of new screens of the game that should be as good as anything developers Game Republic have ever done. That means that Clash of the Titans should be as on par (or close to…

Review Round-Up: Sticks, Might & Magic, Silent Hill And More

We reviewed a fight stick and a flight stick this week, plus the latest in some beloved franchises. Other stuff too. Check out our weekly round-up of everything we reviewed. Rock Band Wireless Wooden Fender Stratocaster Review: No Turning Back In which Michael Fahey is slightly embarrassed for other people. Might & Magic: Clash of…

Day Note Puzzle Fun Counting Challenge

To: Luke Smith From; Totilo re: Driving On the Right Side Of The Road If there’s one thing people say to me every day, it’s not “Why doesn’t Kotaku make games?’ But if they did say that, I’d respond that, at least today, we’ve done this. We’ve made a game for you to play. Yoo…

Final Fantasy (The Band) Has A New, Less Trademark Infringing Name

Perhaps, in your internet travels for Final Fantasy the video game related content or violin-driven indie music, you’ve come across Final Fantasy the band. If you have, and become a fan of the artist, call them Final Fantasy no more. The band—which is largely a solo act—will change its name to Owen Pallett next year.…

Mass Effect 2 Provides 10 More Screens

Do we know this game looks good? Yes. Do we still want to see more? You bet. BioWare dropped another 10 screens of Mass Effect 2 today. We’ve put ’em all in a gallery for you.

Gawker Media Seeking Comments Interns

Kaila Hale-Stern, the comments czar of Gawker Media (hey, that’s our parent company!) is seeking the few, the proud, the potential comments interns. Preferably located in New York City. Info below: Gawker Media seeks a few brave interns to work in comments and serve our beloved communities. The interns will work on behind-the-scenes administrative tasks…

New Nier Trailer Will Make You Its Bitch

You may already be aware of the foul-mouthed nature of Nier’s skimpily dressed sidekick Kaine, but this new “trailer” for the Cavia-developed disaster-in-the-making should make it clear. Pull your head out of your goddamn ass and listen for yourself. Look, I’m not sure if Cavia has some sort of dirt on Square Enix, but I’m…

A Surprise Education

Where many video games have you hone your reaction time and eye-hand coordination to excel, a mastery of spelling and a deep vocabulary are key to succeeding in Jeremiah Slaczka’s DS title. But despite the seemingly obvious educational bent of Slaczka’s game, Scribblenauts’ potential to teach through fun didn’t dawn on the game makers until…

Saitek Aviator Flight Stick Review: Do A Barrel Roll!

Saitek’s PC flight stick heritage merges with Mad Catz‘s console peripheral expertise to create the Saitek Aviator Flight Stick, containing all the controls you need to get your arcade flight games off the ground in style. The Aviator combines two controllers into one, placing the throttle controls traditionally placed on a separate unit for flight…

High Moon Clears Up All This Gears of War Talk About Transformers

Images of the upcoming Transformers: War for Cybertron have stoked chatter that it will draw heavily on Gears of War motifs. Transformers World 2005 got a talk with Matt Tieger of High Moon Studios and put the question to him. I think a lot of that comes from the fact that we are using the…

NHL 2K’s Absence from Take-Two Report May Mean Its End

Take-Two’s quarterly report yesterday included a list of “key titles announced to date for the remainder of fiscal 2010.” It didn’t include NHL 2K11, which some are taking as the death of that franchise. The list did mention MLB 2K10 and NBA 2K11, so we know this isn’t just a sports thing. Comments from 2K…

First Heavy Rain Chronicles Episode Is Yours Free (If You Pre-order)

If you’ve already made up your mind to buy Heavy Rain for the PlayStation 3 next year, what harm could possibly come from pre-ordering? None! But there will be one benefit—free access to the first Heavy Rain Chronicles. The first of these episodic downloads is Heavy Rain: Chronicle One – The Taxidermist, a self-contained story…

Fear Eddie Riggs’ Mighty Facial Hair

Here’s a look at what you’re missing if you’ve not yet picked up the Hammer of Infinite Fate DLC for Brutal Legend. As you can see, the Mountain Man skin for Eddie Riggs isn’t quite as impressive as one would have hoped, but it certainly does add a beard, wherteas the other two costumes mainly…