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Deus Ex: Human Revolution DLC Arrives in October

Earlier this week, code-crackers broke the secrets of a teaser site Eidos has put up for Deus Ex: Human Revolution, finding what appeared to be clues for the game’s first DLC extension (above). Eidos now has officially confirmed it will arrive in October. It’ll be called “The Missing Link.” According to a post yesterday on…

Cumming Mom Vows Only to Buy New After Finding Dick Pic in Used Game

From Georgia, uh, comes the most pernicious piece of anti-used games propaganda I’ve ever seen. A mother of two small children says she will from now on buy new games because she found a hand-drawn pornographic picture inserted in the case of a used one bought at GameStop. The kicker? This all went down on…

Poorly-Dubbed Trailer Lands Uncharted 3 in Trouble with Brazilians

As English-speakers, we take for granted a lot of things: One, that every game will either be originally published in our language or localized for it (and woe betide those that aren’t…) Two: That the voice acting, if incompetent, will at least sound poorly acted and not read off a page. As reported by Kotaku…

You Have a Rendezvous with My Ass

Let’s face it, half the things we do are window dressing. Take running alongside that limousine: it’d take an anti-tank missile to put a dent in that damn thing. There we are, out for show, trying to make the President look more presidential. I don’t know if it was ad-libbed, but, “You have a rendezvous…

The Woefully Inadequate, Apologetically Dramatic Dragon Con Day One Cosplay Gallery

My best camera lost its shutter button a year ago. My second best camera lost its button five shots into today’s Dragon Con day one cosplay harvest. My third best camera was purchased at Wal-Mart a half hour ago. I finally get the hang of my expensive Nikon camera, and it self-destructs on me. I…

What Are You Playing This Weekend?

Deus Ex: Human Revolution, people! Alright, alright… I’ll probably be playing more Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 this Labor Day weekend than I will Deus Ex, but I’ve gotta have something to break up the flood of CoD XP posts! In the in-between times, I’ll be alternating between some of the Nintendo 3DS Ambassador…

Call of Duty XP’s Real-Life Achievements and Badges of Honor

Activision has a long and storied history of making some of the best video game patches in the business. Or at least they did during the Atari 2600 era. At Call of Duty XP, Activision returned to its patch-making ways, rewarding XP attendees for braving real-life and virtual challenges. For example, should you wait in…

Guns! Guns! Guns! A Tour of the Call of Duty XP Armory

Hey, you like guns? Then you should really be at Call of Duty XP this weekend. They got guns! Lots of ’em. They even have a FGM-148 Javelin and an alien head. Just head to “The Armory.” Or take a journey with me through the magic of photo galleries! The various arsenals of many Call…

New Leaked Borderlands 2 Footage Features Sweeping Vistas, Old Friends, and Exploding Guns

An intrepid tipster has sent in a video s/he shot of the latest demo of Gearbox’s upcoming shooter Borderlands 2, and so of course we thought we’d share it with all of you. Unlike the last leaked footage we ran, this video is taken not from a possible pants-cam—it’s clearly in-bag. Though it wasn’t shot…

The Physical Warfare Pack is an Excellent Reason to Look at More Battlefield 3 Footage

Available as a preorder bonus at select retailers and EA’s Origin service, the relatively unexciting Physical Warfare Pack gives us an excuse to look at more Battlefield 3, which is always good. Folks that preorder Battlefield 3 at participating retailers will score early access to the DAO-12 semi-automatic shotgun, Type 88 Light Machine Gun, flechette…

Comcast Will Charge for Hurricane Irene Service Outages, Blames God

Comcast customers who lost—or still don’t have—cable, phone or Internet service in the wake of Hurricane Irene have a nasty surprise in store for them when they seek to get credit for their downtime. Comcast says they won’t be crediting customers who lost service during the hurricane because it was an “Act of God”. UPDATED…

Multiplayer Steals the Show in Madden NFL 12

In the online multiplayer era of sports gaming, I have been a Grinch-like hermit, rarely venturing forth into it except to ragequit and rant that none of what they do reflects reality, and to get off my lawn. Madden, which has a culture of elite play spanning about a decade, television shows celebrating it, and…

L.A. Production Company Looking for the “King of the Nerds”. Is that you?

An L.A. production company is looking for nerds for a new reality show called “King of the Nerds”. If you think you’ve got what it takes, Lindsay Casting ([email protected]) wants you to drop a line. From the producers of MYTHBUSTERS, SURVIVOR and AMAZING RACE comes a new competition-based show embracing and celebrating passionate and intellectual…

From 4Chan to Evil Dead: The Secrets of Deus Ex: Human Revolution Revealed (More Secrets Added!)

As I mentioned in my review, Deus Ex: Human Revolution is a game that comes to life in its details. The team at Eidos Montreal has shown a rare attention to detail and and willingness to engage in fan-service, filling the game with a nigh-on unprecedented number of hidden sight gags and easter eggs. They’re…

How Modern Warfare 3 Changes the Call of Duty Multiplayer Game Yet Again

Year after year, how can Call of Duty‘s massive online shooter remain fresh? With Modern Warfare 3, the game’s developers have focused on what works—player progression, extensive customization, tons of maps and game modes—and are blowing it out. Activision offered a first look at Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 the night before Call of…

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Screen Shots

Call of Duty Elite ‘Premium’ Membership Costs $50 A Year, Includes All This and More

Call of Duty Elite, Activision’s new social network and stat-tracking service that will launch alongside Modern Warfare 3—and work with last year’s Call of Duty: Black Ops—is largely going to be free to use. But there are very good reasons for investing in Elite. At the war game maker’s Call of Duty XP gathering, Activision…

One of the Main Brains Behind Portal Explains Her New Idea

This is Quantum Conundrum, the first-person puzzle game coming out early next year from a development team led by Kim Swift. She’s someone who has earned my gaming trust, since she was a senior member of the team that made Narbacular Drop and the more famous game it was turned into, Portal Swift no longer…

The War of the Worlds Video Game Keeps Reminding People of Out of this World

I heard at E3 that the new downloadable War of the Worlds game might remind people of the lovely, spooky black-and-white sidescroller Limbo. But when I saw the downloadable game at the Xbox 360 booth at the Penny Arcade Expo, I and two other passersby all made a different comparison: Out of this World This…

Yes, That’s a Mabari War Hound in The Sims 3: Pets

Who says cross-game promotions never work out? If you pre-order The Sims 3: Pets: Limited Edition on Xbox 360 or PlayStation, you’ll get a dozen exclusive breeds of dogs, including a panda chow, skunk birman, and—in a Kotaku-exclusive reveal, because we’re an important media outlet—a Mabari War Hound from Dragon Age And if I’m reading…