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Crytek has snapped up several members of the now-defunct Vigil Games for a new Austin-based Crytek studio.

Your Future Video Games May Be Built Like This

The Atomontage Engine got a brief shout-out from Minecraft creator Markus Persson back in 2011, but 2011 was a long time ago. So it’s nice to see an update on the project in 2013, and things are looking very interesting. Unlike most engines, Atomontage is based not on polygons but voxels. So, think Minecraft, only…

Did you know we have our own official YouTube page? Chris makes tons of neat things over there.

Wii U Virtual Console Games Won’t Work With Older Save Files

You won’t be able to transfer save games from your Wii’s Virtual Console to your Wii U’s Virtual Console, Nintendo has confirmed to Kotaku Last week, Nintendo detailed how the Wii U’s Virtual Console will work when it officially launches this spring. It will be an entirely separate entity from the Wii’s Virtual Console—which you…

Surgeon-Simulator 2013 Is The Most Realistic Heart Surgery Game I’ve Played All Day

If you’re like me, you’ve played enough Trauma Center to know that open heart surgery is super duper easy. I mean, I’m practically a doctor over here! Which is why I’m loving the ultra realistic Global Game Jam game Surgeon-Simulator 2013 by Bossa Studios. In the video above, I’ll walk you through the basics of…

This is Not Pinball. This is PinWar.

Pinball translates quite well to the iPad, but it’s generally a single-player experience, pass-and-play at best. Prank Entertainment’s PinWar, coming to iOS on February 7, presents a novel way to get a pair of pinball wizards playing at once, at least until the iPad is thrown across the room. I’d start practicing your grip now.

Here is a fascinating article on Kill Screen about in-game photography—like that of Dead End Thrills. Worth a read!

Let’s Guess What These New Mass Effect 3 Screenshots Tease

Today, both Casey Hudson and Michael Gamble—producers on the Mass Effect Team—tweeted pictures. Mass Effect pictures, of course—presumably, of DLC. But beyond that? Your guess is as good as mine as to what these pictures depict. Above is a city, obviously. The Citadel, maybe? Probably not, but who knows? And below, a Krogan that you…

In Emotional Video, Chris Taylor Says He’s ‘Fearful’ About Wildman Kickstarter’s Outcome

Just last week we learned that Chris Taylor, the developer behind Dungeon Siege and Supreme Commander, was forced to lay off a significant number of people from his company Gas Powered Games after the Kickstarter campaign for their game Wildman was met with underwhelming funding rates. Yesterday, in an hour long interview posted on YouTube…

Neverwinter Beta Weekends Dated, and For $200 You Can Pretend You’re Drizzt

Perfect World Entertainment is prepared to open a portal to the Forgotten Realms next month with the first of three beta weekend events for its upcoming Dungeons & Dragons MMORPG, Neverwinter, and there’s one sure way to get in—spending $49.99 or $199.99 on a Neverwinter Founder’s Pack. Set in one of the most popular Dungeons…

This Game Awards You Points For Smashing Real World Cameras

Gamification—the use of game mechanics in the real world—remains largely a joke, often relegated to a bullet point in a marketing strategy or manifested as an ineffective experiment. Some might even call it bullshit. Sometimes, though, you see something noteworthy and interesting—and in this case, gamification has found an unlikely outlet: protesting in Germany (or…

And You Thought Platformers Had Run Out Of New Ideas

Take a look at this video of indie platformer Oliver and Spike in action. As it starts, you’re probably thinking that it looks pretty nice, a comfortable modern take on 3D jumping. Then you hit the point where he looks like he’s going to fall short of a jump, and everything changes. I know that…

ChefVille ‘Rock Climbs Rocks’ Catering Order: Everything You Need to Know

The brand new chapter of catering orders in ChefVille continues to expand this week. Players that complete the “Yoga with Pippa!” order can now tackle “Rock Climbs Rocks.” This order is slightly more difficult than the first in this chapter, but neither of these healthy eating catering orders are as difficult as the birthday party…

Final Fantasy Blamed for Brutal Murder

A grisly killing in Munich left a 31 year-old woman dead. Katrin M. (last name withheld) was stabbed 18 times with a katana, and now some members of the German press are pointing the finger at Final Fantasy German press, like Munich tabloid TZ, is running photos of the alleged killer, 18 (or 19, depending…

Gyro Controls? Yes, I Need Gyro Controls to Destroy Castles

For the record, I hate the iPhone’s gyro controls. Hate, hate, hate. Make that, hated, hated, hated. As iOS game Catapolt has made me aware, sometimes times, gyro controls are the way to go. The only way. Catapolt is one of many (many) catapult-based iOS games. As the developer told Kotaku, the game is a…

Ever Seen A PS3 Controller Sticking Out Of Someone’s Eye Socket? Now You Have.

Seriously, I hope you were prepared for OxBloodrayne1989xO’s gross (in a good way) makeup skills. This is certainly rage quitting at its worst. Violent Gaming [deviantART via Obvious Winner]

What Facebook is Playing This Week: Still Stuck on Candy Crush Saga

Clinging tenaciously to its top spot on the Facebook daily active users list, King.com’s Candy Crush Saga keeps itself a couple hundred thousand players beyond FarmVille 2 by getting everyone stuck on level 86 and then taunting them. Perhaps it’s just me banging my head against the licorice-laced lair of frustration until my face is…

The Wall Street Journal recently ran a Pokémon quiz of sorts. They’re branching out! Test your knowledge

Police Department Accidentally (Helpfully?) Tweets Video Game High Score

Amidst a torrent of official announcements, a very strange tweet appeared on the feed of the Dallas Police Department over the weekend. It had nothing to do with perps, crimes or laws. It had to do with… Fruit Ninja The tweet was soon taken down, but an official apology of sorts remains. Right. Kids. Nice…

Ragnarok Online‘s Little Mobile Friend Launches Next Month

Ragnarok Online, Gravity Co.’s massively multiplayer online role-playing game, has been going strong for more than a decade, driven by the free-to-play model, simple gameplay and adorable 2D anime character sprites. Next month those cute little bastards get even smaller with the release of Ragnarok Online: Valkyrie Uprising for Android and iOS devices. Already released…