The Next Big Thing In Video Games Might Be Fear Of Embarrassment

It’s a terrible thought to ponder. But it could explain why other people play video games you are certain stink: Maybe fun isn’t the key ingredient that makes people love video games anymore. Let’s hear it for… shame? Every year in mid-Winter, top game designers and executives gather just outside of Las Vegas at a…

Power Girl Shows Off Her Powers In DC Universe Online

A new set of screenshots from Sony Online Entertainment depict Kara Zor-L, aka Power Girl, showing off her mysterious ability to avoid severe and constant back pain. Power Girl is the Earth-Two counterpart to Supergirl, sent to Earth from Krypton in a ship much slower than the one that delivered Clark Kent to the DCU.…

God Of War III’s First Big Boss Battle Is Unforgettable

The final chapter in Kratos’ story of revenge, better known as God of War III, begins precisely at the moment we last saw the very angry Spartan, on the back of the Titan Gaia as she climbs Mt. Olympus. God of War III does not throw the player directly into battle immediately from the “start”…

It’s A Beautiful Knight For Dragon Age: Origins – Awakening

BioWare reveals yet another new character coming in the Dragon Age: Origins – Awakening expansion pack, as the lovely knight of the Order Mhairi pledges herself to your cause. Mhairi grew up fascinated by tales of kings and nobles, skipping out on her betrothal at the age of sixteen to join the king’s army and…

Random House Wants To Write Video Game Stories

The Random House Publishing Group is taking its storytelling expertise “one step further”, forming a group dedicated to crafting original story content for video games and collaborating with developers on existing IP. like Stardock’s Elemental: War of Magic. Random House is no stranger to video game fiction. The company’s Del Rey imprint publishes video game…

Wired Getting iPad Version of Magazine

Perhaps feeling the collective pinch of being in a dying industry, Conde Nast plans to do what they’ve been hinting at for weeks: Bring their magazines to the iPad. The first magazines to hit the Ipod Touch XL from the publisher will be Wired, GQ, Vanity Fair, The New Yorker and Glamour, the New York…

Assassin’s Creed II Multiplayer Releases Free On The iPhone

Ubisoft stuns all sorts of civilians with Assassin’s Creed II Multiplayer for the iPhone today, available as a free download for the first 48 hours of release. First teased early last month, Assassin’s Creed II Multiplayer is, as one might expect, an online multiplayer game that takes place in Assassin’s Creed II’s Renaissance Italy setting.…

PS3 Error: 8001050F Caused By Clock Bug, Fix Within 24 Hours [UPDATE]

Sony hopes to fix the PlayStation 3-stalling 8001050F error in a day. But, if you have a fat PS3, do not use it for 24 hours. The news came in Sony’s first comprehensive statement about the error plaguing PS3s worldwide. Today’s statement came from Sony Computer Entertainment of America spokesman Patrick Seybold, who told Kotaku…

Mile Marker 10: Shatter

Tired of stodgy corporate games made by The Man and his minions? We’re playing the 31 best indie games for a change of pace —- and so we can judge them. Today, Shatter. In A Sentence Reboots of classic games or classic genres don’t always work, but Shatter’s take on brick breaking doesn’t just give…

The Nintendo Download: The Blue Bomber Returns

Eight new titles and eight new robot masters come to Nintendo’s DSi, WiiWare, and Virtual Console this morning, with Capcom’s retrolicious Mega Man 10 leading the charge. It used to be when a big name title hit WiiWare, Nintendo would hold back on the rest of the week’s releases to make sure said title got…

LOVE Blooms In March

One-man development army Eskil Steenberg announced a March 25 release date for Love, his procedural online adventure game and perhaps the most ambitious video game ever made by a single person. We’ve been following Love for quite some time with great interest. It’s concept art graphics quickly catch the eye, but it’s the technology behind…

As you guys might know, an 8.8 degree earthquake hit my country (Chile) on Saturday at 3:35 a.m. At that time I was with my GF, we had just finished watching some TBBT episodes and we went to bed at 3:25 approx. We were talking and laughing an then the eartquake struck the house, lights…

iPhone Chart Toppers: Final Fantasies

Both Final Fantasy and Final Fantasy II hit the charts this week, taking the number one and number nine spots. But which is which? Here’s the full list: Which do you think should be the top game? Check out all of our iPhone game reviews. Position Title Price Weeks Last Week 1 Final Fantasy (Square…

It Would Be Like Call Of Duty, But You Would Only Control A Leg

Would you play a multiplayer video game in which you only controlled one limb of a character, while your friends controlled the others? What if, I asked a developer of a Transformers game, it was Devastator’s leg? Don’t expect to play the role of Scrapper or Mixmaster any time soon. While multiplayer gaming is huge…

Talk Amongst Yourselves

Kotaku reader Bakagaijin gets credit for this month’s TAY image. Hosai Baido, painter of Kanadehon Chushingura — The Last Battle — gets credit for illustrating it. Nice change of pace, no? Now, please comment here about video games. Confused about commenting on Kotaku? Read our FAQ.

Collateral Damage In The War On Piracy

Last month the worldwide effort to thwart the illegal copying and sales of video games took a turn to the draconian, with a number of publishers introducing new measures that often seemed to impact legitimate gamers as much as pirates. France-based Ubisoft rolled out a new form of digital rights management that require players of…

Japanese Tax Time!

To: Crecente From: Bashcraft This morning was spent at my local tax office. Fun, fun, fun. Ah, tax season… You finish your taxes yet? Do you do them yourself? What you missed last night PS3s Suffering From Global Network Lockdown Play Heavy Rain On Your PC Time To Talk Masturbation With Tecmo PS3 Failure, You…

From Arcades To Wine Cellars: The Transmigration of Makoto Asada

They start out as normal looking dudes. Dudes you’d want to drink beer with, have a pizza with. Several pizzas. Then, they change. Whoosh! There’s been Microsoft’s J Allard, Sony’s Kaz Hirai and SEGA’s Toshihiro Nagoshi. But the latest game exec to go through a metamorphosis is Cave producer Makoto Asada. Let’s take a trip…

A Couple More Details About Final Fantasy XIV

Over the weekend, Square Enix held an event that not only celebrated 8 years of Final Fantasy XI, but held a “mysterious” Final Fantasy XIV event. How…mysterious. According to website FFXIVCore, a teaser site FFXIV for March 11 is opening, and the game will have a beta (details are scant). On March 1, info for…

Borderlands DLC Getting Retail Release

Borderlands, Gearbox Studios’ surprise hit shooter of 2009, will soon be bundling its downloadable content into a single package, which will be released in a box for retail shelves. The game has so far had three pieces of DLC: The Zombie Island of Doctor Ned, Mad Moxxi’s Underdome Riot and the Secret Armory of General…