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The First Gameplay Trailer for Assassin’s Creed III Delivers Fluid, Lethal Action

Now that thousands of people have done Ubisoft’s job for them, players everywhere can finally get a look at the new gameplay lurking inside Assassin’s Creed III This new trailer lets us hear Ratonhnhaké:ton speak at length about his split Native American/European heritage and shows off loads of gorgeous snow-covered open-world action. Many of the…

By Evan Narcisse Published May 10, 2012

Thieves Try To Steal Xbox From House Full of Poison

Thieves in Orlando tried to snatch an Xbox 360 on Wednesday from an Orlando home covered in a fumigation tent, the Orlando Sentinel reports. They’ve got video of it. The paper says the thieves “dropped everything and ran” when the alarm went off. So, as long as an Xbox 360 can withstand fumigation, it’s probably…

By Stephen Totilo Published May 10, 2012

Minecraft Creator Tells Microsoft: ‘I love working with you!’

If we are going to tell you about when one of the most influential game developers in the world calls one big video game company a ‘bunch of cynical bastards,’ (presumably due to them labeling a bundle of games they published as “indie”) we ought to tell you about a company he likes, too. “Hey,…

By Stephen Totilo Published May 10, 2012

Welcome to Kotaku Melodic

I believe it was Mozart who said, “Music makes the people come together.” That or it was Madonna. Either way: Truer words were never spoken, am I right? Think about the things you love most about your favorite games. Sure, we all love great stories and characters. Graphics and art are nice, too. But I’ll…

By Kirk Hamilton Published May 10, 2012

Avengers: Battle for Earth Video Game Assembling on Xbox 360 and Wii U This Fall

Marvel’s just announced that their premiere superhero team will be hitting game consoles later this year, confirming recent rumors about such a game’s existence. Designed for use with Xbox 360’s Kinect camera and Wii U’s gestural inputs, Avengers: Battle for Earth will be a motion control game developed by the Ubisoft Quebec studio. Marvel says…

By Evan Narcisse Published May 10, 2012

Talk Amongst Yourselves

Welcome to Kotaku’s official forum, known affectionately as Talk Amongst Yourselves. This is the place where we gather on a daily basis to discuss all things video game and existential. Want to talk about new games, old games, games that aren’t even out yet? Knock yourselves out! Angry Impoverished Dude’s a boss! The bread and…

By Evan Narcisse Published May 10, 2012

Enter Dishonored‘s Neo-Victorian Steampunk Society October 9

I knew absolutely nothing about Bethesda’s Dishonored until Totilo told us 18 things we should know about the steal action game. Now I know a 19th thing: Dishonored hits the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC on October 9. Oh, and it has some incredibly sexy box art, if you can get past that nasty…

By Mike Fahey Published May 10, 2012

A Stunning Minecraft Rendition Of Final Fantasy VI

It’s hard not to get all wistful and teary-eyed when you watch these videos of Final Fantasy VI‘s various landmarks, faithfully recreated in Minecraft by builder Felix Trapper and set to glorious Nobuo Uematsu-composed music. The Narshe and Opera videos are particularly impressive (and tear-jerking) if you’ve played Final Fantasy VI. And if you haven’t,…

By Jason Schreier Published May 10, 2012

Monster World IV Makes Its North American Debut in Today’s Nintendo Download

The Wii Virtual Console springs back to life this week with two classic games from the fine folks at Sega, including one that never even made it stateside. Time for some old school action role-playing! Wonder Boy in Monster Land and Monster World IV hit the Wii Virtual Console today, giving owners of the console…

By Mike Fahey Published May 10, 2012

Hitman Absolution Will Be Out November 20

The next Hitman game will be out on November 20 for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC, Square Enix said today in a press release. There’s also a preorder-exclusive bonus called Hitman: Sniper Challenge, available only if you preorder the game at a GameStop. Here’s what Square Enix has to say about it: Developed by…

By Jason Schreier Published May 10, 2012

See How Papo & Yo Tries to Recreate the Fantastic Realities of Childhood

“I want to take all these rich kids into a poor environment and make them realize they can enjoy it.” That’s a bold statement from game designer Vander Caballero, who’s leading the development of Papo & Yo But the upcoming PlayStation release aims for bold things, like letting players experience the dysfunctional relationship Caballero had…

By Evan Narcisse Published May 10, 2012

I Hope This Doesn’t Rule Out a Big Boy Transformers Prime Game

While the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 get what’s shaping up to be a pretty spectacular Fall of Cybertron, Nintendo Wii, 3DS and DS players get this. Now I am not saying this isn’t an excellent Transformers Prime game. I’ve not played it, so for all I know it could be spectacular. It just looks…

By Mike Fahey Published May 10, 2012

The Nintendo DSi Drops to $99 May 20

One of the best values in gaming gets even better on May 20, when Nintendo drops the price of the DSi to $99.99, with its larger sibling the DSi XL at $129.99. That’s a $50 drop over current retail, with the $149.99 DSi’s price effectively slashed by 33 percent. What a wonderful price point for…

By Mike Fahey Published May 10, 2012

Another Glimpse at the Future of Video Game Planets

Tinkering around with Directx 11, Romanian developer Silviu Andrei is building an engine capable of rendering not corridors, or arenas, but entire planets Similar to the Outerra project that we’ve featured previously, Andrei not only has a very nice ocean up and splashing, but seamless travel between space and the planet’s surface. While there’s the…