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Batman’s Next Portable Game Has Some Castlevania, Metroid and Mega Man

The Dark Knight’s return to handheld gaming will feature multiple endings in an homage to classic old-school games of bygone eras. Set after the end of Batman: Arkham Origins:, Batman: Arkham Origins: Blackgate puts Bruce Wayne’s alter ego inside of Gotham’s max-security prison after an mysterious explosion allows inmates to take over the facility. When…

Sony’s Latest Shot at Microsoft Comes on a T-Shirt You Can’t Get [Update: Microsoft is Amused]

Last night, Sony held an indie showcase event at Neumo’s, a Seattle music venue that epitomized underground cool. PlayStation exec Adam Boyes took the stage to re-affirm the company’s commitment to working with indies and third-party partners and announced a handful of new games. Whiles most of the games looked intriguing, it was Boyes’ t-shirt…

XCOM‘s Big Fall Expansion In Glorious, Robo-Punching Action

This November, Kotaku game-of-the-year-winner XCOM: Enemy Unknown is getting its first substantial expansion, Enemy Within. It’ll feature a bunch of new abilities, weapons, enemies, and other changes. It sounds really good With this new trailer, we can see that it looks pretty good, too. Mech soldiers, genetically enhanced soldiers, the new “Mechtoid” enemy, as well…

The first trailer for Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate for the 3DS and Vita is rather snazzy, showing off comic book-style cutscenes and some interesting 2.5D interpretation of the console game’s moves. What’s with the big guy at the end, though? Wasn’t Batman’s first encounter with him during Arkham City, some six years down the line?

A Rare, Fascinating Look Behind The Scenes Of The Next Final Fantasy

Square Enix, in an effort to both educate and entertain fans, has released the first episode of what is going to be a web documentary series chronicling the making of Lightning Returns, the upcoming sequel to Final Fantasy XIII-2 Narrated by Lightning’s voice actress, Ali Hillis, the introductory episode of “Inside the Square” focuses on…

Assassin’s Creed IV‘s Blackbeard Is Scarier In Real Life

If you thought Blackbeard intimidating in the trailers for Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, wait until you see actor Mark Bonnar doing his voice. I peed a little. I spied Bonnar once before in a two-part episode of Doctor Who (2011’s “The Almost People” and “The Rebel Flesh”), and he didn’t strike me as particularly…

Nintendo of America Chief on Xbox One and PS4: Being New Isn’t Enough

Nintendo has to compete with two more machines this fall, the Xbox One and PlayStation 4, both launching in November. It’s part of Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime’s job description to be unfazed by that. Here’s his take on the pending competition: “I don’t think consumers buy hardware just because it’s sexy and new,”…

Hey, remember that Kingdom Hearts compilation for the PS3? The HD 1.5 Remix? It’s still on track for this fall—September 10, specifically. Recently, Square Enix put out a new trailer to show off what the English version plays like. Have a look above, and make sure to check out our review of the Japanese version

I Can’t Get Over How Pretty This Zombie Game Looks

These five new screenshots for Dying Light, Dead Island developer Techland’s upcoming free-running zombie survival game, were released by Warner Bros. accompanying an announcement about the game’s competitive “Be The Zombie” mode. This multi-player game mode, which will only be available to pre-order customers at release, will feature Night Hunters—extremely strong and agile zombies who…

I Am in Love With This Bewitching Game Soundtrack

The Witch and The Hundred Knight presents a world filled with monsters, knights, ghosts, animal people, and, of course, witches. What’s amazing is that you’d probably be able to guess that just by listening to a few bars of the soundtrack. This is because several of the songs in this soundtrack are reminiscent of Danny…

A 38-Hit Combo. Using A Horse

Need further proof of just how crazy the JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure fighting game is? Watch this. Yup. That’s a horse. Amazing. Jojo’s All Star Battle Gyro Combos [YouTube, via @Richmond_Lee]

Sadly, GameCube-exclusive Link will not be included in Soul Calibur II HD Online this fall, but PS2-exclusive Heihachi and Xbox-exclusive Spawn will be available in both the Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network versions. Combined, they are nearly as good as the Hero of Hyrule. Almost.

Samurai Gunn Is A Super Fun Multiplayer Minimalist Fighting Game

Two samurai, two swords, three six bullets. No power-ups or special characters are necessary to make Samurai Gunn one of the best fighting games I’ve ever played. Samurai Gunn is coming to PS4, PS Vita, and personal computers in 2014.

The Best Way To Play Final Fantasy XIV Is With The Sounds Off

That’s right. Turn down the sound effects volume. Mute the ambient noise. Silence the interface clicks and beeps and just lose yourself in a soundtrack as lush and varied as the world of Eorzea itself. Here are some of my favorites so far. Music director Masayoshi Soken has brought together a dazzling array of talent…

The Delightful Origin Of Tiny Tina’s Assault On Dragon’s Keep

The supplemental video shorts for Borderlands 2 are almost more entertaining than the game itself. Here we discover the origin of Bunkers & Badasses and explore the awesome power of fantasy. I’ve not gotten around to playing the Tiny Tina’s Assault on Dragon’s Keep downloadable content for Borderlands 2 yet, which is a real shame,…

The JoJo Fighting Game is Full of Love, But Plagued by DLC

Based on the manga series by Hirohiko Araki, Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle is basically a love letter to the series’ multitude of fans. If my private twitter account is any indication, ever since the game was initially announced last year, every subsequent announcement and teaser about the game has been met with an…

Dragon Age‘s Save File Solution Lets You Rewrite Your History

For those who haven’t fully completed both Dragon Age I and II or, worse, lost or deleted their save files, the third installment of the series will let them build (rebuild) an entire backstory before jumping into Dragon Age: Inquisition This is good because it doesn’t appear they have a clear solution for actually importing…

These Conversations Remind Me Why I Love The Ninja Turtles

I was trying out the new game, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out Of The Shadows and after hearing a couple of these conversations between the brothers I decided to just stop and record them all. Take a look! Oh, and Mikey is obviously still the best turtle. TMNT: Out Of The Shadows is out now…

The Last of Us Getting Free Update, Sharp New Multiplayer Mode

When I reviewed The Last of Us earlier this year, I may not have given its multiplayer portion enough credit. The stripped-down deathmatches were enjoyable enough at the time, but the more I play, the more fun I have. And with a coming free update, the whole thing is gonna get bigger, more tactical, and…

Test Your Powers of Observation with NBA 2K14‘s First Big Trailer

There’s always a little bit of a Where’s Waldo game when NBA 2K releases its first big trailer in the summer. New inclusions are featured without being highlighted or called out with text. So what can you spot in this reel? Well, there appear to be customizable wristbands (as has been hinted at before); probably…