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Robert Downey Jr. Flies A Jet In This Call of Duty: Black Ops II Trailer

It’s called “Surprise” and it was directed by Guy Ritchie and it involves a lot of people blowing each other up, including Tony Stark. That’s about all you need to know. Black Ops II is out on November 13 for just about every platform you can think of. Now I need your help. I recognize…

Skylanders Giants: The Kotaku Review

Thanks to the new Skylanders Giants‘ Lightcore technology, which makes certain toys in the action figure-powered sequel blossom scintillating colored lights, my two 16-month-old children have discovered how to push in my brilliant reverse baby gate to get to the delicious plastic figures lurking behind it. Thanks for that, Activision. Now about your new game……

Microsoft Hints At a Very Different Future For Xbox Gaming. Plus: What Are EA and Activision Up To? [UPDATE]

Editor’s Note: If people in the gaming industry really wanted to hide stuff, they’re going to have to do better. The one and only Superannuation keeps digging stuff up that just has to be shared with Kotaku readers. Today, we’re looking to the future… a very weird future that has Microsoft, EA and Activision making…

Call of Duty Elite Going Completely Free With Black Ops II

The Call of Duty Elite service will be completely free of charge for all players with the launch of Call of Duty: Black Ops II this November, Activision announced today. Call of Duty Elite began life in 2011 with both free and paid premium subscriptions. While all Elite players have access to stat-tracking and social…

The Amazing Spider-Man Arrives on Wii U Next Spring, with All DLC Included

At New York Comic-Con, Beenox—the studio behind The Amazing Spider-Man video game adaptation, said the title would be coming to the Wii U in spring 2013. In addition to new Wii U GamePad functions, the game will sell with all of the downloadable content that has been released so far for the PlayStation 3 and…

Modern Warfare Map Removed After Complaints From Muslim Gamers

Over the weekend, those playing Modern Warfare 2 began to notice that one of the series’ most popular multiplayer maps, Favela, had disappeared. Why? Publishers Activision and developers Infinity Ward took the map off rotation after receiving complaints from Muslim gamers, who had discovered offensive imagery contained within a room of the stage. It’ll return…

The Opening Cinematic for the New James Bond Game Has the Golden Touch

This year marks 50 years of James Bond movies. Activision’s upcoming 007 Legends game will be weaving together several of the iconic super-spy’s cinematic adventures into one playable experience. The video above is 007 Legends’s opening credit sequence, which channels the vibe—and gold-dipped love interest—of Goldfinger. There’s some modern electro touches to the classic Goldfinger…

GoG’s running a huge sale on retro Activision titles this weekend. I’d recommend picking up at least Arcanum

Gwen Stefani and Her Band Settle Lawsuit Against Activision and Its Band Hero

The band No Doubt—basically, Gwen Stefani—put an end to its lawsuit against Activision for the means by which it was portrayed in 2009’s Band Hero, a spinoff of the Guitar Hero franchise. Terms of the settlement were not disclosed, but one can reasonably assume that money changed hands. Otherwise, Stefani and her cohort would likely…

Snacktaku PSA: It’s National Taco Day. Why Are You Sitting There Not Eating?

Did you know it was National Taco Day? Deadpool knows. I’m sure the people that make the Facebook game Rubber Taco do. I’m not so sure you do. Because if you did realize it was the day to celebrate the traditional Mexican dish of a flour or corn tortilla packed with stuff (i.e. Taco Bell’s…

World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria sold 2.7 million copies, Blizzard announced this morning. Total WoW subs: 10 mil.

This Guy Played Video Games on the World’s Largest High-Definition Screen. What’d You Do Today?

Brad Keselowski, the current No. 1 driver in NASCAR’s Sprint Cup series, and winner in two of its first three postseason Chase for the Cup events, met his match on Tuesday at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C. when Josh Bralley of Hickory, N.C. outgunned him to the finish in Activision’s NASCAR The Game: Inside…

Modern Warfare 3 Gets Two New Map Modes To Go Kill Everything In

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 got two more multiplayer modes added to its playlist today, EGM reports. A tweet from Infinity Ward community coordinator Candice announced the additions. Both map modes, Money in the Denk and 3v3 Hardcore Face-Off, are available on all platforms. Have a peek at the video to see “Money in…

Black Ops II Brings Zombies Back to Call of Duty

Recent rumors had the undead returning to Treyarch’s upcoming installment of Activision’s hit shooter series. This trailer confirms the presence of zombies and teases a bit about how they’ll be integrated in Black Ops II‘s near-future sci-fi setting.

Black Ops II Has a Zombies Campaign?

Call of Duty’s zombie game modes have always been a multiplayer-only kind of deal, entirely divorced from the game’s singleplayer campaigns. A product listing on Amazon, however, suggests that might be about to change. As you can see above, the game’s description includes the line “The inclusion of a Zombies in gameplay, both in as…

Latest Trailer Reveals the Hellish Tortured Existence of the Skylanders

Remember the music video for Metallica’s “One”, featuring footage from the 1971 film Johnny Got His Gun, about the World War I soldier that lost all his limbs and the ability to see, hear and speak after being hit by a mortar shell? He was a prisoner in his own body, just like the Skylanders…

The Wii U Version of Call of Duty: Black Ops II Uses the GamePad Screen for Splitscreen Multiplayer

A live demo of the newest Call of Duty game showed off how Black Ops II’s splitscreen multiplayer will work on the Wii U. Two players can go head-to-head with one playing using the GamePad’s screen and controls and another using the controller to participate on a big-screen TV. We’ll have more on the Wi…

Activision confirms Skylanders Giants, Transformers Prime, that stupid Wipeout 3 game and 007 Legends for the Wii U.

Pitfall!‘s Creator Likens His Fame to Being a Child Star

There were a lot of one-hit wonders in the 1980s, but David Crane isn’t one of them. The Activision programmer was behind Decathlon for the Atari 2600, Ghostbusters, one of the first great film-to-game adaptations on PC, and later, A Boy and His Blob. But he’ll forever be known as Pitfall!‘s creator, almost typecast as…

Black Ops II Is So Classified It Won’t Run On Windows XP

You knew it was coming, XP users. Every operating system has to call it a day sooner or later, and 2012 – the year Windows 8 is released and DX11 becomes mainstream – looks like it’s the end for perhaps Microsoft’s best-loved gaming OS. I say this now because Call of Duty: Black Ops II…