God Of War Collection Getting A European Release

Having so far been released only in the United States, the God of War Collection will finally be released in PAL territories in 2010. Only, there’s a catch. See, in the US, it was released in convenient, standalone form. But the only way PAL customers will be able to get their hands on a copy…

Heavy Rain Gets A Collector’s Edition

Heavy Rain’s pre-order DLC in the US won’t be pre-order DLC in Europe. Instead, it’ll be part of the Heavy Rain: Collector’s Edition box set. Yes, Sony are going all-out in the game’s home market, offering the game in a “specially embossed” box (to make it look like it’s been rained on) that includes episode…

Torchlight Goes On Sale, Gets New Stuff

Runic’s quietly amazing Torchlight is due for a bumper few days this weekend, Valve announcing today that the game’s in line for some post-release improvements. First up, “over 60” Steam achievements are being retro-fitted to the title. Next up, it’s being made compatible with Steam Cloud, meaning you can move your settings and save games…

Rapstar Teases Song Selection

4mm’s Rapstar intrigued me at E3, but music games live and die by their tracklists, not their good intentions. And neither of these new “trailers” for the game give any hints whatsoever. Indeed, the only clues as to tracks we can expect when the game ships sometime in 2010 come from this single screenshot, above,…

Nielsen’s US Gaming Market: By The Numbers

Market research giants Nielsen have today released a report on the demographics of the video game industry, revealing things like total console ownership figures, gender division and statistics on the number of hours people play video games every day. According to the company’s research, undertaken in Q3 2009, 54% of American households own some kind…

Some Advertisement Mentions PSP-4000

A PSP accessory advertisement in the latest issue of British trade mag MCV contains an odd selling-point: that it’s compatible with the PSP-4000. A console which does not exist. See for yourself in these pics. It goes a little beyond “typo”, since they actually created a little bubble logo for the console. So it’s either…

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…