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To No One’s Surprise, All PC Installs of Battlefield 3 will Require Origin

Just for the record, if you’re going to play Battlefield 3 on the PC, you’re going to create and use an Electronic Arts Origin account. Period. Developer DICE has confirmed what, really, shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone, a couple days ago on Twitter. This covers retail copies on DVD, but we can assume it…

Class Action Lawsuit Accuses Microsoft of Double-Billing Xbox Live Subscriptions

Microsoft must defend its Xbox Live billing policies in a class action lawsuit filed this week in Indiana. Plaintiff Ryan Graves says he was double-charged for a subscription under “vague and onerous terms of use” for the console service membership. Graves says that his Xbox Live subscription lapsed when he didn’t update his credit card…

Octorok Roomba Party

Good evening, Kotaku readers. As you read this post, I am most likely once again visiting the SUPER iam8bit show in Los Angeles. Since I’m indisposed, would you mind keep an eye on tonight’s open thread post, please? Thanks! I’ll leave the off-topic discussion in your capable hands. And since I didn’t find too many…

Kirby Explains, Without Words, The Appeal of Kirby Mass Attack

Kirby has been kind to the Nintendo DS. He’s been a good ambassador for the platform with Kirby Canvas Curse, Kirby: Squeak Squad and Kirby Super Star Ultra. His next DS game, Kirby Mass Attack, looks to continue the streak of good, dual-screen portable Kirby games. Watch as Kirby, with a little help from Kirby,…

It’s Saints on a Plane in Saints Row: The Third‘s Freefalling Mission

Saints Row has never been about subtlety and the third installment is no exception. In fact, the amount of wacky action is being pushed past xXx levels. In the newest gameplay video the saints are taken captive aboard a jet. After a few threats, shoots ensue, both in the plane and falling from the sky.…

The Beauty of a Super Mario World Sunrise

Enjoy the morning sunrise while Mario and Yoshi rush to the aid of Princess. Ben Hickling created this great piece for the latest Super Sketch Squad theme. You can follow Ben and his work here on Tumblr Super Mario World by Ben Hickling (CGHUB) (RedBubble) (Twitter) Via: sketchyfun Need your daily fill of geek eye…

Metro: Last Light Gameplay Digs Deep

In the third gameplay video from the E3 demo of Metro: Last Light, our protagonists find themselves speeding down what looks to be a pretty deep tunnel. Dark and fast-paced, the video mostly shows the player shooting bad guys on a train, in classic shooter form.

Don’t Forget! Today’s the Last Day, 3DS Owners

Today is the last day for current Nintendo 3DS owners to register for the Nintendo 3DS Ambassador program. Just connect your Nintendo 3DS to the Nintendo eShop by 11:59 p.m. Eastern time to receive 20 free downloadable games.

This Team Fortress 2-Inspired Animated Short Absolutely Made My Week

You need to stop what you’re doing and watch this now. Why? Wait ’til you see what happens when the guy designed to look like the Scout from Team Fortress 2 is relentlessly pursued by another guy designed to look like the Heavy and gets cornered and has to resort to drastic measures and then…

Retro Game Master Episode 8: S.O.S.

In this eighth episode of Retro Game Master, our game-testing everyman, Shinya Arino, faces off against S.O.S. S.O.S. was developed by Human Entertainment for the Super NES in 1994. In the game, which was inspired by both the book and movie The Poseidon Adventure, players must escape the sinking ship Lady Crithania. The game has…

The UK’s Game Media Awards Announce its Finalists

On October 26th, Develop and MCV will announce the winners of the UK Game Media Awards at a swanky reception that will permit those lucky few to use the prefix “award-winning” in conjunction with their job titles/publications. Click through to see the nominees [http://www.develop-online.net/news/38428/GMA…]

To-Do In Los Angeles: See Art and Games Collide at SUPER iam8bit

Reminder! Tonight’s the tonight. The iam8bit art show returns to Los Angeles, California as SUPER iam8bit, opening its doors at 7 p.m. to the public in sunny, spotlessly clean Echo Park. You may want to line up hours ago, Angelenos. That’s because in addition to having swell fine arts and crafts for sale, iam8bit will…

No More Monkeys, No More Robots

Much Rocking and Beards, No Cake – Jonathan Coulton rocked it on our roof today. Why? Because that’s how he rolls. Might want to check your roof. Maybe he’s rocking it there too. He’s like the Santa of rocking it. A Hardcore Triber Tells You Why Tribes: Ascend is So, So Close to Being Transcendent…

An Angry Diablo 3 Fan’s Appeal to Blizzard, Presented Without Commentary

Wesley Snipes Tries His Hand at an iOS Game With Julius Styles: The International (and Yes, He’s Still in Jail)

Today’s the day Wesley Snipes can finally add “Game Developer” to the list of roles he can list on his business card, right between “Vampire Slayer” and “Tax Evader”. Sure, he doesn’t code or build levels, and yes, he’s currently incarcerated, but an interview over at IGN shows that he’s keeping plenty busy—and his new…

It’s Day Two of the Half-Life 2: Episode Three Protest

Hey, Hey, Mister Gabe, How Many Games Did You Make Today? The grass-roots protest outside Valve headquarters, demanding the completion of Half-Life 2: Episode Three, is not going away. Sure Mr. Newell, it was cute when you showed up yesterday to pat their youthful idealism on the head and explain how the real world works,…

Spoiler Alert: People Like Spoilers

We live in an era of extreme spoiler-phobia. Be it television, movies, novels, or video games, the speedy connectivity of social media has conditioned us to live in fear of ruining one another’s fun. We add spoiler warnings to even the most mundane details, even when the subject of the discussion is years old. I…

This UK Actor Is a Friend of Nathan Drake

Fans of British television might recognize TJ Ramini as DC Zain Nadir from the long running police procedural The Bill. Americans may know him from season eight of 24, or his stunning portrayal of Crane Thug #1 in Batman Begins. Soon we’ll all know him as Salim from Uncharted 3 Who is Salim from Uncharted…

Google+ Adds Games, Minus the Social Games Annoyances

Google’s latest stab at building a social network, Google+, has (as expected) added games to its ever-growing list of services. And while it may boast many of the usual social games suspects, Google+ Games aims for more privacy and less pestering. “Today we’re adding games to Google+,” the search giant writes on its official blog.…

What Is Japan’s Fetish This Week? Collectible Girls

Pure plastic love. It lives on desks. Its lives on shelves. But in Japan, it lives everywhere. Figures are more than collectibles. They’re sculpted fantasy that reflect the artistic tradition of the country’s past and its present. In Japan, there are events dedicated to figures and figure collecting. The summer Wonder Festival was recently held…