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  Keeping Things Fresh In The StarCraft II Expansions

  With StarCraft II’s single player experience spread across three titles, how is Blizzard going to keep things fresh? Sam “Samwise” Didier answers the question with hatchet wounds while dodging the fierce enemy UI. The art director for StarCraft II when he isn’t belting out vocals for Blizzard’s house band, The Artists Formerly known as Level…

  By Mike Fahey Published August 25, 2009
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  R.U.S.E.: Playing the Subterfuge Card in Normandy

  R.U.S.E., Ubisoft’s upcoming real-time strategy title, is a satisfying combination of trickery and tactics, though it may feel a bit light for hardcore fans of the genre. Ubisoft had their tactical title set up in a backroom of Cologne’s Gamescom last week, giving press a chance to go hands on with the title. I played…

  By Brian Crecente Published August 25, 2009
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  Lumines To Shine On The iPhone

  Trips to the restroom will increase exponentially in length next month, as Q Entertainment brings the musical puzzler Lumines to Apple’s iPhone. The news comes by way of 1UP, as verified by Q Entertainment producer James Mielke’s Twitter page. The iPhone release will include brand new skins and music, distancing it a little from the…

  By Mike Fahey Published August 25, 2009
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  Transformers DLC: Let The Slaughter Begin

  The launch trailer for the new maps and characters in the first wave of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen downloadable content gives an old bot fan happy little chills. I actually watched the second Transformers movie last night for the first time, and I have to say…wow. The game is definitely better than the film,…

  By Mike Fahey Published August 25, 2009
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  Uncharted 2: Hands On With Single-Player Stealth

  Uncharted’s Nathan Drake never really struck me as the type to sneak around when he’s got a gun handy, but his personal style of stealth in Uncharted 2: Among Thieves is a surprisingly good fit. Gamescom had Naughty Dog’s upcoming shooter available for play on the show floor, given gamers a first taste of what…

  By Brian Crecente Published August 25, 2009
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  Let’s lament the plight of the Boy Wonder today as you talk here about video games. Confused about commenting on Kotaku? Read our FAQ.

  By Stephen Totilo Published August 25, 2009
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  Look! The Sunflower Did Not Die.

  To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Back From Germany When summer vacation began, Mini-Bash was given a sunflower by his teacher. His homework: Don’t let the thing die. Well, summer vacation is about over, and the sunflower is not dead. Mini-Bash successfully got the flower to bloom. He watered it every morning and even talked to…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 25, 2009
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  Charting The Growth Of Nintendo’s Hardware Sales

  It’s hard to imagine now, but if you can remember back to 2004, you’ll remember that Nintendo were a joke. Dead last in the console market, a boy struggling to compete in a man’s market. My, how things have changed. Following the release of first the DS, and then the Wii, Nintendo are clearly the…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 25, 2009
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  Wii Sports Resort Sells A Million in America, Ditto for Europe

  Not only has Wii Sports Resort broken the million mark in Japan, but it’s also done the same in both the United States and Europe. People love their Wii Sports Resort. Not only has the game sold a million copies, but the Wii MotionPlus add-on has racked up a total of two million in sales…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 25, 2009
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  How’s That Dragon Ball Online MMORPG Coming Along?

  Well, it’s got a soaring theme song, that’s for sure. Bulma in a bikini, too. Dragon Ball Online takes place 200 years after the manga’s end, when an organization has divided up the world, which players set out to reunite. What’s more, players start off as kids, grow into adults and can select any of…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 25, 2009
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  It’s Now Legal To Sell Adult Games To Minors In The UK

  File under: Oh Dear. A series of administrative blunders in the UK has resulted in the discovery today that the country’s video game ratings laws are not actually in effect. In 1984, the Video Recordings Act was passed in British parliament, resulting in the supposed implementation of a law that would see retailers and individuals…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 25, 2009
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  See Bayonetta Played With One Hand

  Action title Bayonetta can be played with two hands or one. Convenient! In the clip below, the game’s character designer Mari Shimazaki tests out the one-button automatic mode. “Automatic can be used on Easy and Very Easy difficulties,” explains Bayonetta designer Hideki Kamiya, “and leaves the most complex controls up to the CPU.” Use only…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 25, 2009
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  Manhunt 2, The Uncut Edition

  While Manhunt 2 was nowhere near as good as the first game, its cause wasn’t helped by the fact the game was edited by Rockstar to avoid an “Adults Only” rating. Now, two years after release, it seems Rockstar are willing to give the game one more chance, and release it uncut, as was originally…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 25, 2009
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  Tetris, The Haircut

  As seen on Walyou.

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 25, 2009
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  A Smaller, Weirder Shadow Of The Colossus Figure

  This is a custom Shadow of the Colossus Munny. If you could actually buy it, it’d be perfect for those people either too late, or too cheap, to get hold of Kotobukiya’s larger, more official piece. It’s the attention to detail that’s key here; not only does it have little ledges for the little hero…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 25, 2009
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  Level 5’s New Game Looks A Lot Like Mother 3

  Japanese developer/publisher Level 5 have unveiled a brand new title today. Called Fantasy Life, it’s a game for the DS that looks a little, well, familiar. Anyone who’s played Mother 3 will look at these screenshots, look at Mother 3 and say “oh my, they do look similar”. As well they might! Because Brownie Brown,…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 25, 2009
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  Nintendo’s Nutso Football Controller Patent

  I’m just about at my breaking point with these wacky controller patents, but this one’s so wacky – a football you stick your Wii Remote into – that it’s worth a closer look. It’s essentially a soft (rubber? foam?) football with holes in it, that you stick the Wii Remote and Wii Nunchuk into. For…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 25, 2009
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  Modern Warfare 2 Doubles Your Shooting Pleasure

  In Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, players can use one gun at a time. Modern Warfare 2 is letting players wield two guns at a time. Two in two — geddit? Infinity Ward blogger FourZeroTwo showed off the feature at a GameCrazy convention, blogging: I was presenting a singleplayer mission at the GameCrazy show this…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 25, 2009
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  Sega Iffy On Colonial Marines Release Date

  You’d think that with Gearbox working on it, and with it being based on one of the most popular sci-fi films of all-time, that Aliens: Colonial Marine would be top-billing on Sega’s release schedule. But it’s not. It’s not even top-billing on Sega’s Aliens tie-in release schedule! Sega’s Mike Hayes has told G4 that the…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 25, 2009
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  The Last Major PS3 Firmware Update This Year Is….

  PS3 firmware 3.0, apparently. That’s what PlayStation Network operations director Eric Lempel said, and he should know. He is the PlayStation Network operations director. “You know, I wouldn’t say that or sure just yet because we are working on some things,” Lempel told G4. “But this is a big and significant update, so you would…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 25, 2009