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Fox Reporter Tries Hard to Get Gaming Expert To Attack Violent Video Games

Ready for an incredibly uncomfortable 3:39 of financial news? This schizophrenic clip from Fox Business starts off with a mention of Vice President Joe Biden’s meeting with video game industry representatives today and, from there, seems like it’s supposed to be a straightforward rundown of how sales trends are shaking out. But the numbers and…

A Metal Gear Rising DLC trailer shows off the pre-order skins Raiden can use in Konami’s upcoming title. [GamesHQMedia]

This Dead Space 3 Bundle Isn’t Just A Collector’s Edition. It’s The Dev Team Edition.

Dev Team Edition? You don’t often hear collector’s items called as such, but when you take a look at what this bundle—by Visceral and Treehouse Brand Store—has to offer, you might see why. It’s full of Dead Space goodies. We’re talking the standard art books and posters and neat statues… But what’s more fun about…

I Can’t Stop Listening To This iPhone Game’s Amazing Music

You guys. Time Surfer. It’s this game? It’s a lot of fun. Part of what makes it fun is how well it controls, how colorful it is, and the general feeling of momentum it imparts. And the time-travel part; that’s cool too. Those are all reasons to like the game, but the music is the…

I Guess Dennis Rodman is a Reason to Download a Card-Based Basketball Game

The last time I saw basketball bad boy Dennis Rodman in a way that registered with me at all was on stage at a Counting Crows / Live concert in the early 2000s. Now he’s helped Hothead Games make Big Win Basketball. I’m still only mildly impressed. I’ve been told the game was coordinated and…

It’s Too Bad This Awesome Fire Emblem-Themed 3DS Isn’t An XL

On one hand, this Fire Emblem-themed 3DS (already out in Japan, and coming to North America soon) is gorgeous and classy as hell. On the other hand, there’s a significantly better model available Seriously, if this baby was a 3DS XL, I’d pre-order it right now. Come on, Nintendo!

Crying Because Of A Video Game Shouldn’t Feel Like Losing A Battle With It

“Did you cry?” I ask it curiously, almost flippantly, whenever I talk to someone about the ending of The Walking Dead. (No worries, no spoilers about that here.) I’m not the only one that talks about the ending of The Walking Dead this way; crying, in its heartfelt sincerity has long been a (misguided) measure…

JRPG Combat Is The Best Kind Of Combat

“Oh, I don’t really like battles. I just play JRPGs for the story.” You’ve probably heard something like that before, or wrote it, or thought it. There seems to be a general consensus, for better or for worse, that a Japanese RPG’s merits, if they exist at all, lie in its story and characters and…

These Are the Official Kotaku T-Shirts You’re Looking For

Our good friends at t-shirt company Meatbun are selling two official Kotaku shirts. The first, pictured above and dubbed “Kotaku-Tan II,” is the work of the amazing Dan Dussault. He was inspired by the just-a-wee-bit-more-amazing Frank Frazetta. Our warrior lady is surrounded by trolls from Dragon Quest, EverQuest, Skyrim and World of Warcraft. Yours for…

Seriously, why hasn't a video game been nominated for the Hugo and Nebula Awards?

Of all the landmarks in science fiction history that we predicted would happen in your lifetime, there’s one that I really can’t believe hasn’t happened yet. Why hasn’t a video game been nominated for a Hugo or Nebula Award? With games like Dead Space, Bioshock, Mass Effect and Portal featuring complex world-building and multi-layered storytelling,…

Dave Fennoy Answers More of Your Questions About The Walking Dead, His Awesome Hair and Other Stuff

Since our live Q&A with Dave Fennoy went up *just* as we were having some technical difficulties on the site, the incredibly talented voice actor who voiced Lee in The Walking Dead wasn’t able to answer all of your questions right then and there. I was, as I’m sure many of you were, disappointed. But…

King’s Bounty: Legions Makes a Strategic Move to Android

Russian developer Nival has done an amazing job bringing an updated free-to-play take on New World Computing’s 1990 classic PC turn-based strategy game King’s Bounty to Facebook and the iPad. Now they complete the cross-platform circle with King’s Bounty: Legions for Android, harnessing the power of Tegra 3 to make for the best mobile version…

This Is What Far Cry 3‘s Vaas Was Originally Going To Look Like

The Vaas above? He didn’t always exist. Months ago, we learned that Far Cry 3’s Vaas wasn’t originally in the game. Vaas, with his memorable ‘did I ever tell you the definition of insanity’ came as an inspiration from the actor Michael Mando. When Mando came in for an audition, he did almost the exact…

6 GIFs from that Striking Cyberpunk 2077 Trailer

Here’s a not very complicated idea. A new trailer comes out. It’s cool. Someone makes some GIFs out of it. The newest member of our team, Gergő Vas, figured he’d start us off with yesterday’s trailer for Cyberpunk 2077, the new game from CD Projekt, makers of The Witcher Enjoy this look at our possible…

FarmVille 2 ‘Dairy Delicacies’ Quests: Everything You Need to Know

Zynga has turned its focus to the Yogurt Creamery in FarmVille 2, seeing players build this new milk-themed structure on their farms and complete a series of eight new quests in a “Dairy Delicacies” line. This quest line deals with the construction of the Yogurt Creamery, so if you’ve already built one on your own…

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Gabe Newell Has A Theory About Doctor Who. It’s Fascinating. And Confusing.

Careful, spoilers! Nerdist’s recently released two-part podcast deals, for the most part, with Gabe Newell and his company Valve. As a Doctor Who fan, I found one bit particularly interesting. At the beginning of part two, Gabe shares that he’s also a Doctor Who fan, and that he’s got a theory about the Doctor’s newly…

Massachusetts Orders Light Gun Video Games Pulled From State-Operated Rest Stops

Massachusetts’ Department of Transportation pulled a Time Crisis cabinet and seven other light-gun video games from rest-stop arcades along the Massachusetts Turnpike, after the parents of a 12-year-old complained they were inappropriate, reports The Boston Globe. The removal was attributed to the Dec. 14 gun massacre in Newtown, Conn. The move will strike most gamers…

The PA Report has an incredible account of a circus shooting mistake and its influence on the making of a video game.

What’s In a Name? A Racing Game With a Nutty Finish

It’s been a silly week for mobile games with suggestive names. First there was this. Then Fahey handed me something called “Noble Nutlings” for the iOS. Its icon was a beetle-browed, bucktoothed squirrel. I had no idea what to expect. Turns out this is a racing game (iOS, free download), from Boomlagoon, some ex-Rovio guys…