How EA Plans To Squeeze More Money Out Of Madden Buyers

Speaking today at the Morgan Stanley Technology conference in San Francisco, EA Sports boss Peter Moore has spoken of Madden’s digital future. Madden fans, and sports game fans in general, may not be amused. “I think we need to move much quicker, in particular with Madden, through a digital world,” he said. “You’re going to…

Mirror’s Edge Was Seven Years In The Making

In hindsight, Mirror’s Edge was probably my favourite game of 2008 (provided I go back and skip the indoor bits). Turns out that quality was no accident, with the game having been in production for seven years In an interview with Gaming Union, former DICE (the developers behind the game) CEO Fredrik Liliegren said “Knowing…

Report: Strange Things Are Afoot At Infinity Ward; President Ousted?

Modern Warfare 2 developer Infinity Ward is now home to a very strange, currently very unclear story, as G4 reports that security guards have stormed the developer, with studio heads currently missing in action. While that all sounds like scary stuff, there’s very little in the way of actual detail here. Infinity Ward leads Vince…

Kotaku Off Topic: Stop The World

Please, Kotaku Off Topic commenters and contributors, bring some sanity to the site. This has already been a very weird week for the video game industry and it’s only Monday. We could all use something to ground us. Personally, something beyond tonight’s selection of beers would be appreciated, so enjoyable trivia, lighthearted conversation about the…

Top Game Design Schools Ranked

The Princeton Review, most commonly known for its rankings of top party schools and other quality-of-life ratings of colleges, has compiled a list of the 50 best undergraduate schools for video game design, ranking the top eight in order. The rankings, compiled in partnership with GamePro, are: 1. University of Southern California, Interactive Media Division…

Rumor: Screens From Unannounced Justice League Video Game

Is DC Comics’ Justice League getting a video game adaptation to go along with the possible George Miller-directed, big budget feature film? It sure looks that way. While the big screen version of Justice League may be experiencing a bumpy ride in its trip to theaters, it appears, based on a batch of screen shots…

The Rules for Chasing That Million-Dollar Perfect Game

MLB 2K10 releases tomorrow, and the first person to chuck a perfect game on it – under certain conditions – gets a million bucks. 2K Sports has posted those conditions, and they read like a Charlie Sheen restraining order. Twin Galaxies, the international high-score certification authority, is the judging partner with 2K Sports on this,…

Think Outside The Bun, Get Free Atari Games

During tonight’s Fourth Meal-timed trip to Taco Bell, you might want to bring some extra cash. The fast food joint is apparently handing out classic Atari games alongside purchases of its popular imitation of Mexican food. Kotaku reader LostCrichton scooped up attractively boxed copies of Super Breakout, Centipede, Lunar Lander and Asteroids at a Portland,…

Grab a Major League Jersey in PlayStation Home

Now that everyone can finally connect to PlayStation Network, this is probably a good time to tell you that you can pick up a free baseball jersey for your Home avatar, just by going and watching a trailer. The duds are Joe Mauer’s No. 7 home shirt for the Minnesota Twins (pictured). Mauer’s the cover…

BioShock’s Arcadia Demade For Doom II

Doom fans looking to squeeze more life from Doom II, technologically resistant to joining us in the 21st century, can still see some of Rapture’s underwater delights, thanks to this BioShock-inspired “demake” crafted for id Software’s classic PC shooter. That free-to-download Doom homage, curiously enough, comes from BioShock 2’s lead level designer. JP LeBreton posted…

Can You Get Some Concept Art For The Witness? Yes, You Can

Last summer, developer Number None of Braid fame announced its next game, The Witness. It was described as “philosophical and quiet” and feature “a heavy emphasis on the way things look.” Well, this is what things look like. Or this concept art is what things will eventually look like, when the puzzle game arrives. The…

Urgent Evoke: The Game That Seeks to Do Good, in Real Life

Jane McGonigal believes in gamers, because they’re trained to believe they can win. She’s built an alternate-reality game to tap that confidence and channel it into good works benefiting gamers’ communities, with the larger goal of fostering empowerment in Africa. Urgent Evoke is the name of this game, profiled along with McGonigal (pictured) today by…

Movie Reviewed

To: Ash From: Crecente Re: Japanese Tax Time! At the request of our readers, I wrote up my thoughts on The Crazies today for a review. Did you see the original? Romero really knew how to make them didn’t he. It’s amazing how much film, literature, comics, toys and video games overlap these days. That’s…

PS3 Error 8001050F: The Nightmare May Be Over [Updated]

PlayStation 3 owners affected by the dreaded 8001050F error, it may be safe to turn on your systems again. Reports from users locked out by the system’s clock bug are indicating our day-long nightmare is finally over. Reader tips, forum posts and tests at Kotaku Towers are indicating that the PlayStation 3 has “fixed” itself…

Portal Mysteriously Updated With Secret Radio Codes, New Achievement

Valve’s brilliant first-person puzzler Portal has just been updated. Not normally a big deal, but when that update adds a new, mysterious Steam achievement and some hidden radio transmissions and this is Valve we’re dealing with, we’re right to be curious. Today’s Portal update, officially, features the following addition: “Changed radio transmission frequency to comply…

The Crazies Review: Left 4 Dead In a Small Town

An idyllic American town plunges into murder and mayhem after a toxin finds its way into the water supply, leaving a sheriff, his deputy, his wife and her friend to survive a town now peopled by The Crazies in what looks an awful lot like a zombie apocalypse. Sound familiar? While this is no Left…

Resonance Of Fate Website Has Free Music For You

Along with the requisite trailers, screenshots, and character bios, the new website for Sega’s gun-toting role-playing game Resonance of Fate has a couple songs for you to add to your collection of video game music you hardly ever listen to. I have quite a large collection of video game music I hardly ever listen to,…

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Toy Soldiers Is Your XBLA Game of the Week, COG Armor Your New Deal

If you’ve suffered a bump on the head and forgotten your Xbox Live Arcade Block Party release schedule, here’s a reminder that Toy Soldiers is your XBLA game of the week, a rare World War I-themed video game. What makes Toy Soldiers a bit more common, however, is its “tower defense” brand of gameplay, pitting…

Nintendo Lets You Play With Beyoncé’s Clothes

Nintendo’s partnership with pop diva Beyoncé comes to fruition, as five new pieces from her and her mother’s Deréon fashion line become available for download in Style Savvy for the Nintendo DS. Are you excited by the thought of your avatar wearing a Deréon Pop polo and “D’s Studded” skinny jeans? Should you accent your…