Sega’s Handling Of Its Next Yakuza Game Is Looking Good

The last Japanese mobster game that Sega released for the PlayStation 3 came to North America noticeably scathed. Missions were missing, as were hostess clubs and any semblance of box art integrity. Fortunately, things are lookin’ up for Yakuza 4. Sega released new screen shots, new video and new, infinitely sexier box art for the…

Yakuza 4 Screen Shots

Madden’s NFL Predictions — And A Few Of Our Own

Madden NFL has an impressive record picking Super Bowl winners; it also takes an annual stab at the much less exact science of predicting the season, which a simulation says ends with Baltimore and Green Bay as conference champions. Running a one-shot sim in Madden NFL 11’s franchise mode, EA Sports returned ties for the…

Clowns Versus Bunnies *Does* Sound Like A Bloody Good Time

Rare is the first-person shooter that lets us pit murderous clown versus flamethrower-wielding Vegas showgirl, beach bunny against surfer bro. Ubisoft’s new Bloody Good Time does, a multiplayer kill-fest from the developers of The Ship. Developer Outerlight is bringing Bloody Good Time to Xbox Live Arcade and to PCs via Valve’s Steam service, built on…

Disney’s Throwing A Tron Theme Park Dance Party

Disney will be transforming its California Adventure theme park, located right next to Disneyland, into a Tron-themed festival of lights with ElecTRONica, the digital dance party scheduled to launch this October. It’s not a ride, it’s an “‘electrifying’ experience for the entire family” and “the greatest nighttime dance party to ever rock Disney California Adventure,”…

Our First Look At Mega Man Universe Gameplay

Click to viewMega Man Universe, which will be making an appearance at this weekend’s PAX, looks pretty great. I like in particular how sharp… Rockman and Ryu look? YES!

Gunfusion: The Doom Rickroll

Sometimes, the obsession with guns in video games gets ridiculous. So we’re celebrating acts of “gunfusion.” Here we have the ultimate, unofficial Doom weapon, which we first highlighted in 2008

See Epic Games’ Project Sword For The iPhone In Action

If you missed yesterday’s Apple event, you may have also missed Gears of War and Unreal Engine developer Epic Games showing off its new first-person slasher for the iPhone and iPod touch, Project Sword. You shouldn’t miss it this time. While Project Sword appears to be a highly simplified combat experience, it is graphically very…

Rockstar’s L.A. Noire Now Scheduled For Early 2011

Confirming speculation about the next big game from the makers of Grand Theft Auto, publisher Take Two publicly delayed L.A. Noire to the first half of 2011. The publisher did not cite any reasons for the delay. A press release for the company’s earnings stated: “The release of L.A. Noire is now expected during the…

PX Commanding General Explains Global Ban on Medal of Honor Game

The commanding general of the Army and Air Force Exchange Services told Kotaku today that his decision to have Medal of Honor pulled from U.S. military bases worldwide was spurred by “well-documented reports of depictions of Taliban fighters engaging American troops” in the game. “Out of respect to those we serve, we will not be…

RZA Joins The Ranks of DJ Hero 2 Playable Characters

Wu-Tang Clan founder and world-famous DK RZA will be a playable character in upcoming game DJ Hero 2, Activision said today. “I’m very excited to be involved with DJ Hero 2. As both a DJ and gamer from an early age, the game combines two of my passions,” said RZA. “I loved working with the…

Will Duke Nukem Forever Come Out To Play At PAX?

Last month, Kotaku was told that 3D Realms’ ridiculously long-in-the-making shooter Duke Nukem Forever would finally see the light of day, thanks to a saving throw from Borderlands studio Gearbox Software. Duke’s reveal was rumored to happen at this weekend’s PAX convention. At the time, Gearbox president Randy Pitchford would neither confirm nor deny that…

Our Video Game Gun Rack

So many games, so many guns. Most are good, but some have to be the best, and it’s only the best that we’ve decided to hang on our Kotaku Gun Rack. Keep the crows off our porch. There’s no room for funny guns here. Nothing stupid, or novel, or unique. No, only guns that do…

On Saturday, We Improve The List Of History’s 10 Best Video Games

On Saturday, Kotaku co-hosts a PAX panel during which we will inch closer to determining the best games ever made. The panel is Canon Fodder, season 2. The panel will be co-hosted by me and video game consultant N’Gai Croal. Joining us for an hour will be 5th Cell’s Jeremiah Slaczka, Bungie’s Jaime Griesemer, Spy…

The Man Who Invented Home Video Games Knew His Guns

The man who invented home video games may have known more about real guns than any other game creator in history. But, he tells Kotaku, that’s not why the first game console had a gun. Ralph Baer is 88 and still keeps busy in his lab in New Hampshire, decades after inventing the first home…

Video Game Pulled Globally From Military Stores Over Taliban Inclusion

All stores located on Army and Air Force bases will no longer be allowed to sell Electronic Arts’ upcoming military shooter Medal of Honor because an aspect of the game includes playable Taliban characters. The Army and Air Force Exchange Services has confirmed to Kotaku that they requested the game pulled from the 49 GameStop’s…

Checking out Shogun 2: Total War’s Flexible AI in Action

In this video The Creative Assembly’s Land Battle Programmer Ingimar Gudmunsson and Studio Communications Manager Kieran Brigden talk us through a night battle in Shogun 2: Total War. The battle has the Chosokabe clan attacking the Takeda clan as a storm rages in the distance. Ignore, if you can, those splendid graphics, and instead pay…

Capcom Brings the Dead, The Fight, The Stache to PAX

Capcom will be invading the Penny Arcade Expo later this week with a chance for you to go hands-on with eight of their upcoming games. There’s also some mighty fine swag to collect at Capcom’s huge booth. Here’s the game run down: • Marvel VS. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds • Dead Rising 2…

Denver Thieves Steal $1,200 Worth Of Video Games

Denver police are on the hunt for a duo of thieves who they say stole about $1,200 worth of video games from a local Ultimate Electronics store, according to 9News. Police say one of the two would distract employees as the other tucked away video games on the morning of Aug. 10. Man, that’s a…

Playstation + Move + Butler = Explosive Viking Opera

Welcome back Kevin Butler, VP of wonderful advertising, we’ve missed you. [Thanks madammina]