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  Kotaku Talk Radio Complete – Download Or Stream It Here

  Fall is here, and this week’s episode of Kotaku Talk Radio is in the can, ready to be downloaded and consumed at your leisure. This week Totilo, Crecente, and of course, our callers touch on subjects ranging from the Tokyo Game Show to Cosplay to the PSPgo and all that entails. Download the latest episode…

  By Mike Fahey Published September 30, 2009
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  PixelJunk Shooter Impressions: An Improving Flow

  Few games that I’ve seen benefit as much from being seen in video, as opposed to in stills, as PixelJunk Shooter. So before reading further, interested parties should watch the following — then read the words that follow. Let’s look at the official Tokyo Game Show trailer for the game, via GameTrailers.com… OK. See how…

  By Stephen Totilo Published September 30, 2009
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  PlayStation Home “Universal Game Launching” Update Hits Oct. 1

  Denizens of PlayStation Home should warm up the internet connection for tomorrow, as the latest and greatest update to the virtual hang out service will hit Thursday, October 1. Version 1.3 of Home, as previously detailed, will add universal game launching from within the service. No need to stop doing the Running Man just to…

  By Michael McWhertor Published September 30, 2009
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  The Official Energy Drink Of Modern Warfare 2

  Activision teams up with Monster Energy next month for special Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2-branded packages, with the chance to win free stuff packed right in. What kind of free stuff? the Monster Modern Warfare 2 Giveaway will be handing out 1,000 copies of the Modern Warfare 2 Hardened Edition; 5,000 map pack codes…

  By Mike Fahey Published September 30, 2009
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  Red Steel 2 Impressions: What 2006 Promised

  My second hands-on with Red Steel 2, this time in Tokyo, confirmed to me that Ubisoft’s first-person Wii sequel is the kind of Wii game that, back in 2006, I thought we would be playing more of. It is a game that will be as fun as the motions needed to control it. If arm-swinging…

  By Stephen Totilo Published September 30, 2009
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  BBC Airs Charlie Brooker’s Gameswipe And It Is Good

  Last night, the British Broadcasting Corporation aired Charlie Brooker‘s Gameswipe, a humorous (and informative!) look at the history and present of the video game, presented in the style of the broadcaster’s Newswipe and Screenwipe. And it was quite good. The 50 minute one-off program was part obligatory primer, explaining genre types like platformer, shoot ’em…

  By Michael McWhertor Published September 30, 2009
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  Battlefield Bad Company 2: Battlefield Moments

  Let’s take a look at how well a round of Battlefield Bad Company 2 multiplayer can go if your entire team possesses some kind of bizarre mind link. I’m sure there are clans and such that play with the level of communication displayed in this trailer for Battlefield Bad Company 2, due out early next…

  By Mike Fahey Published September 30, 2009
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  Okamiden Hands-On: The Celestial Stylus

  Planted in the middle of Capcom’s eclectic Tokyo Game Show booth, the demo of Omkamiden had attendees playing the DS sequel to Okami in the middle of a traditional Japanese garden while seated on stools which looked like cut lumber. Groups of gamers were escorted into the area by booth companions and seated at small…

  By Brian Crecente Published September 30, 2009
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  Why We Love To Hate Activision — And Might Be Wrong

  The games biz has a new favorite bad guy, and its name is Activision. Do the mega-publisher and its aggressive, polarizing CEO, Bobby Kotick, deserve the bad rap? Or do we just love to hate? Who is this man, anyway? Though always an industry mainstay, Activision didn’t start to take its place front-and-center in the…

  Leigh Alexander Published September 30, 2009
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  Frankenreview: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

  Two years ago developer Naughty Dog set aside Jak & Daxter, striking gold with the adventures of Nathan Drake in the original Uncharted. Now Nate triumphantly returns in Uncharted 2: Among Thieves. Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune gave PlayStation 3 owners one of the most cinematic action-adventure titles ever created, filled with high-flying platforming, tense gunplay, and…

  By Mike Fahey Published September 30, 2009
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  Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep Impressions: My Kind Of Junk Food

  Having bailed on Kingdom Hearts 2 after reaching the Steamboat Willy stage, I may have finally found the KH game to bring me back. It was available to preview last week in Tokyo. Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep is, according to the wonderfully pithy Square-Enix TGS press kit, a game that lets us “Turn back…

  By Stephen Totilo Published September 30, 2009
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  Digger Burrows Onto PSN Tomorrow

  Creat Studios takes the 1983 PC classic Digger and gives it an HD makeover in Digger HD, arriving tomorrow on the PlayStation Network. Digger was more or less a clone of the arcade game Mr. Do. You drive your mining vehicle around, digging tunnels, collecting emeralds, and dropping bags of gold on monster’s heads. Creat…

  By Mike Fahey Published September 30, 2009
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  Kotaku Talk Radio is Live: Cosplay, PSPgo, TGS and Fall Gaming

  In this week’s episode of Kotaku Talk Radio we’ll be talking about cosplay, the Tokyo Game Show, the PSPgo, the start of big game hunting and fielding calls from you. To listen, head over to our BlogTalkRadio page. Unfortunately, you can only listen live on the BlogTalkRadio website. Want to be heard on Kotaku Talk…

  By Brian Crecente Published September 30, 2009
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  Dress Your Avatar For Mass Effect

  My Xbox Live friends list should look a whole lot cooler now that Mass Effect space suits and clothing have hit the Avatar Marketplace. Not that my friends don’t look amazing right now, with their steampunk outfits and little remote-controlled toys and all that. I just think they’d look much snazzier decked out in full…

  By Mike Fahey Published September 30, 2009
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  These Magnacarta 2 Screens Are Golden

  Namco Bandai is pleased to announce that its Xbox 360 exclusive RPG Magnacarta 2 has achieved gold status, and celebrates with a slew of pretty new screenshots of pretty new people. After a summer spent playing shooters, action adventures, RTS games, MMORPGs, and portable RPG remakes, you cannot begin to even comprehend how hungry I…

  By Mike Fahey Published September 30, 2009
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  Hands On With Assassin’s Creed II: Mario Kart and DiCaprio

  Assassin’s Creed II seems to do a better job of blending together its elements then its predecessor did, and adds a healthy dose of the unexpected to cut through what could become another repetitive game. After sitting through a presentation of the upcoming title by Patrice Desilets and his beard, I was handed the controller…

  By Brian Crecente Published September 30, 2009
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  Return To City Of Heroes For Double The XP

  NCsoft is throwing open the gates of the City of Heroes to returning players next weekend, with double experience on tap for those with a bit of time to kill bad (or good) guys. Between the Mission Architect and the recent addition of power customization, City of Heroes is a much more interesting place to…

  By Mike Fahey Published September 30, 2009
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  Explore Strange New Worlds In The Planet 51 MMO

  CG movie Planet 51 isn’t just getting the obligatory console game tie-in when it hits theaters this November, as Zed Worldwide announces Planet 51 Online, a free-to-play MMO based on the film. While Sega is handling the console versions of Planet 51, Zed has been busy on Planet 51 Online, perhaps the first licensed MMO…

  By Mike Fahey Published September 30, 2009
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  There Are Those Who Watch The Risen Launch Trailer

  "Humanity is dying." Well that can’t be good. Someone should probably do something about that. Perhaps the protagonist of Risen is up to the task? Piranha Byte’s latest single-player action RPG Risen hits store shelves this week, with the PC version dropping in North America on October 2nd, and the Xbox 360 scheduled for sometime…

  By Mike Fahey Published September 30, 2009
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  The PSP Ain’t Afraid Of No Ghosts In November

  After performing admirably on just about every system imaginable, Atari is finally ready to bring Ghostbusters: The Video Game to the PlayStation Portable and PSPgo next month. The PSP finally gets its turn at busting ghosts five months after the game was released on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PS2, PC, Nintendo Wii, and DS.…

  By Mike Fahey Published September 30, 2009