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They Made a Video Game About Slavery, And It’s Actually Good

“I’m running tonight.” Video games take us places; this is known. They allow us to try on identities other than our own, and to see what it’s like to live life as another person. They can also teach us things. Math and science teachers have spent a good amount of time figuring out how to…

By Kirk Hamilton Published February 14, 2012

Lumines On The Vita Is Cool, Except for the… Tapping Parts

Lumines was one of the best games on the original PlayStation Portable. It was sort of a rave version of Tetris, which was a very good thing. The successor to the PSP is now upon us, and so is a new Lumines, subtitled Electronic Symphony The game could stand to be a littler harder, but…

By Stephen Totilo Published February 14, 2012

Hollywood is Making a Twisted Metal Movie

The co-director of Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, Brian Taylor, will be both writing and directing a Twisted Metal movie. It’s being produced by super nerds Avi and Ari Arad. The movie’s setting will stick to that of the game’s, namely by being about a bunch of psychos who stick weapons on vehicles, and will…

By Luke Plunkett Published February 14, 2012

Roses are Red, Mario’s Blue

Perpetual Romance | Hopefully on Valentine’s Day, Princess Peach will actually be in her castle. (Part of a collection of cute digital Valentines on Etsy.) Gotham City Impostors: The Kotaku Review Batman’s had lots of sidekicks over the years. Imps from other dimensions, mask-wearing dogs and his own kill-crazy offspring have leapt from the shadows…

By Kirk Hamilton Published February 14, 2012

Kill a Room Full of People With Your Brain (For Fun)

This Darth Vader may not have James Earl Jones’s wicked baritone or David Prowse’s imposing height (nor even Hayden Christensen’s adolescent whine), but the evil overlord skills on display simply cannot be denied. It just goes to show: there’s a little force-wielding maniac in all of us. Seriously, how great would it be to be…

By Kate Cox Published February 14, 2012

The Cut-Scenes in Tales of the Abyss Sure Are Abysmal

I am quite enjoying Tales of the Abyss 3D, which publisher Namco Bandai released today for 3DS. It’s an anime-styled Japanese role-playing game with action-ish combat and a world map packed with towns and dungeons. In other words, it’s a Tales game. I got the game yesterday, so I’ve only played around an hour or…

By Jason Schreier Published February 14, 2012

A Fabulously Flirty Video Game to Play With Your Valentine

Just a quick reminder that the two-player iPad game Fingle is custom-made to deliver fun, flirtatious Valentine’s Day laughs. Give it a go with your Valentine today!

By Kirk Hamilton Published February 14, 2012

Watch a Mean Ol’ Reaper Blot A Little Girl’s Sunshine in This Mass Effect 3 Teaser

This teaser is only a small part of a larger clip that EA’s going to roll out during this Sunday’s Walking Dead Stephen and I got to see it during EA’s Spring Showcase event and it’s got us even more pumped for a game that we were already excited about. Even if you hate the…

By Evan Narcisse Published February 14, 2012

Video Proof That Touch My Katamari Is, At Last, A Good Portable Katamari Damacy

The name of the game is perverted, but Touch My Katamari is still a winner among the PlayStation Vita launch line-up. The game may have touch controls, but who needs them? The Vita has twin analog sticks, and that’s what Namco’s great everything-rolling game needs. I play the game on my Vita in this video…

By Stephen Totilo Published February 14, 2012

Zynga Raked In More Than A Billion Dollars Last Year

Social-game megapublisher Zynga has released their financial results for the 2011 fiscal year, reporting a revenue of $1.14 billion. That’s revenue, not profit, but still. Dang.

By Kirk Hamilton Published February 14, 2012

See Watchmen, The Dark Knight Rises, The Amazing Spider-Man and The Avengers in All Their Toy Fair 2012 Glory

Spider-Man’s new movie mask sports yellow eyes. Catwoman’s nightvision-glasses-as-ears look works. And I still think Hawkeye’s going to be the best character in the Avengers movie. Feast your eyes on the big offerings from Marvel and DC from this year’s celebration of plastic (or porcelain) collectibles.

By Evan Narcisse Published February 14, 2012

Geoff Johns Says a Great Superman Video Game Needs the “Right Studio”

I started off my talk with DC Entertainment’s Chief Creative Officer on the wrong foot, by forgetting that Geoff Johns has been writing an Aquaman series. “You just proved my point,” he chided me. The point being that people rag on the publisher’s amphibious character, which is a phenomenon that Johns is trying to reverse…

By Evan Narcisse Published February 14, 2012

Panel Discussion Starts Now

Are we still pretending that comics and video games don’t have anything to do with each other? Not anymore, we’re not. Welcome to Panel Discussion, where the focus will be on comic books and sequential art, whether they connect directly to video games or not. Confused? Read this

By Evan Narcisse Published February 14, 2012

Don’t Blame Your Crappy Marriage On Video Games

With every new day comes a new excuse for nasty people to crucify video games. This time it’s a study by researchers at Brigham Young University, as reported by U.S. News in a story today titled “Spouses Being Pushed Aside For Video Games” that claims gaming is ruining marriages The study surveys 349 couples, each…

By Jason Schreier Published February 14, 2012

Either You Give Grimlock Your Heart or He Takes It

Is that love in the air, or is it Energon? No reason it can’t be both. Anything’s possible when he, Grimlock, loves you.

By Mike Fahey Published February 14, 2012

Twisted Metal Sets Game Critics’ Skulls Aflame

After a decade of lurking in the darkness just outside of gamers’ views the evil clown rides back into town, guns blazing, engines roaring, and game reviewers rarin’ for a shot. In the world of car combat, Twisted Metal has reigned supreme since the original game hit the PC and PlayStation back in 1996. Potential…

By Mike Fahey Published February 14, 2012

The PlayStation Vita Needs a ‘Dislike’ Button

Sony’s new PlayStation Vita handheld sports a good amount of ways to connect with people. It will let you share your trophies, passively trade and unlock game content, and even broadcast how you’re feeling about the games you’re playing. Well, to a point. As it turns out, the Vita won’t let you tell people if…

By Kirk Hamilton Published February 14, 2012

Death Comes Calling in Darksiders II June 26

The June release date for Darksiders II has been narrowed down to a specific day via the game’s official Twitter. Expect Death and the pale horse he rode in on June 26.

By Mike Fahey Published February 14, 2012

The Past and Future of Psychonauts 2

Until about, oh, early last week, Psychonauts 2 seemed like an idea—or maybe a wish—that would never become a video game. But then the man who made millions making Minecraft, Markus “Notch” Persson, offered, over Twitter, to “make Psychonauts 2 happen.” Tim Schafer, whose Double Fine Productions made the first beloved Psychonauts game told Notch…

By Stephen Totilo Published February 14, 2012

Skullgirls Picked Just the Right Day to Reveal the Deadly Nurse Valentine

You just know the team at Reverge Games have been giggling to themselves for the past week in anticipation of today’s reveal of Nurse Valentine, the Skullgirls fighter with a prescription for pain. Body bags, scalpels, and other implements of clinical destruction mark the repertoire of Nurse Valentine, continuing the 3D fighter’s habit of mixing…

By Mike Fahey Published February 14, 2012