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Pac-Man Fever Duo Stake Their Comeback to a Mobile Game

When they cashed in on the video game crazy nearly 30 years ago, Jerry Buckner and Gary Garcia didn’t have to worry about licensing. Columbia/CBS records took care of that as Pac-Man Fever soared to No. 8 on the charts in 1982. Of course, the price they paid came later, in the form of CBS’s…

Ubisoft Unveils ‘Ubicollectibles’ for the Discriminating Assassin’s Creed and Might & Magic Fan

Publisher Ubisoft is continuing its pursuit into higher end, limited edition merch with the arrival of Ubicollectibles, things you may want to invest in if you’re a die hard Assassin’s Creed or Ghost Recon fan. And you live in Europe. The folks at UbiWorkshop bring word of the premium line of goods, which launches with…

Second Time’s the Charm, or at Least a Trend, in Xbox Live SWAT Griefing

Instead of bogus pizza deliveries, sending a SWAT team to your door appears to be the hip new griefing trend in online gaming. Earlier this month we told you about a gamer in Eugene, Ore. who answered the doorbell to a police raid, thanks to some douchebag he met in FortressCraft. Now it’s happened to…

Retro Game Master Episode 2: Super Fantasy Zone

In this second episode of Retro Game Master, our hero, Shinya Arino, faces off against Sega Mega Drive classic Super Fantasy Zone Released in Japan in 1992 on the Sega Mega Drive and Europe a year later, Super Fantasy Zone didn’t make it to the U.S. officially until it hit the Wii’s Virtual Console in…

More DLC Coming for Red Dead Redemption? [Update]

Out of nowhere, Rockstar Games on its official Twitter has suggested that more downloadable content for Red Dead Redemption is coming, with a release date details to be provided “in the coming weeks.” Update: At the beginning of the month, Rockstar said it had planned for “some fantastic and entirely FREE DLC coming your way…

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CANDY BRAAAAAINS: | Zombie Pinata pinata filled with… goodies? (Photo by Brian Crecente) Hex-Based Hand Holding Happiness is Key in iPhone Puzzler Joining Hands A different brand of hex-based strategic gameplay, the slick and charming puzzler Joining Hands, is now available for your iPhone or iPad. It’s a game about holding hands, a game about…

For the Love of Modding and Free Things

Now that Team Fortress 2 is free, you no longer have to purchase a game to get the Source Software Development Kit—it too, is free. Happy modding! [Rock Paper Shotgun]

This First Glimpse of NBA 2K12 May Be the Only Pro Basketball You See Next Year

On a day when the NBA lurched toward its inevitable lockout—with labor and management even further apart than in the NFL’s contentious negotiations—NBA 2K12 released this first in-game screenshot, depicting Dirk Nowitzki and the world champion Dallas Mavericks in their series against the Miami Heat. Other than the player modeling, there’s not much Where’s Waldo…

See Two Minutes of BioShock Infinite‘s Award-winning E3 Demo, the Whole Thing Next Week on Spike TV

Irrational Games has been slowly drip-feeding us portions of its behind closed doors, 14-minute-long E3 2011 demonstration of BioShock Infinite, a preview that helped the game secure the Game Critics’ “Best of Show” and “Best Action/Adventure Game” awards. Soon, you’ll be able to see it in its entirety. Spike TV will air the full preview…

Generations Collide in the Latest Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm

Now that CyberConnect2 has mastered the Naruto game on current-generation platforms, it’s time to mix things up. Whiny child Naruto meets equally whiny teenage Naruto in 2012’s Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations Drawing from all eras of Naruto continuity, Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations brings the full weight of CyberConnect2’s experience with the series to…

The Best Way to Play Co-Op in Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D

So we here at Kotaku (and by “we” I mean “the Interns”) were going to briefly demo Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D‘s Co-Op gameplay for you-but being the forward-thinking young professionals that we are, we thought, why not kick it up a notch? What ensued we have christened “Extreme Co-Op”— and it involves playing the…

An Obscure Board Game Stands Between European Gamers and Double Fine’s Trenched

We’ve been enjoying Double Fine’s lovable, downloadable mech game Trenched for more than a week now, but our European Xbox 360 owning compatriots have been denied its delicious blend of tower defense and shoot ’em up fun. What gives? Well, according to a report from Eurogamer, Double Fine and Microsoft have hit a legal snag…

You Can’t Press Pause in This Call of Duty

Some people think video games and UAVs are desensitizing us to war. Tell that to James Brabazon, frontline journalist for the BBC, and he’ll tell you about the horrors he’s witnessed during the Liberian rebellion that can’t be unseen. I wanted more than anything to get into the war, to see it at first hand,…

We’re Talking About Act 3 of Shadows of the Damned Right Here

Welcome back, Game Clubbers! Today, we’re moving forward to Act 3 of Shadows of the Damned I’m going to take a slightly different approach to this week’s discussion post: Instead of providing a series of conversation-starting questions, I’m simply going to jot down a few of my thoughts about the game, and you guys can…

A Mario Made of Meat, A Luigi Made of Vegetables, Both Suitable for Framing

The beef and veggie Mario Brothers are now part of a well balanced meal thanks to artist Jason Fischer. Both tasty illustrations are now available as prints over at Kill Screen Magazine (Mario | Luigi). Eat up! >Mario Meat & Luigi Vegetables by Jason Fischer (Tumblr) (Twitter) Via: studiojfishart Need your daily fill of geek…

Computer Enhanced Babies Are Not a Good Marketing Tool, Rocksmith

Can Ubisoft’s upcoming game Rocksmith teach a baby how to play guitar? Of course not, but through the magic of computer-aided video manipulation, it can use a real baby to creep us the fuck out. There’s a limit to how much video magic can be applied to a baby before it stops being a joyous…

What Is Japan’s Fetish This Week? Giant Breasts

The 3D breasts were inevitable. After Nintendo revealed its glasses-free 3D portable, the Nintendo 3DS, it was only a brief matter of time before gamers in Japan could ogle 3D boobs them. Senran Kagura, the first of what’s likely to be many games with that feature, includes a bevy of top-heavy, jiggly ninjas. When Kenichiro…

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The Time of Year When Steam Gives You Lots of Game for Little Money

Steam’s annual Summer Sale begins today and runs until July 10th. These tend to be good-and you can also unlock achievements in games that can also net you prizes. Check it out! [Steam Store]

A Field Guide To Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon‘s Giant Killer Bugs

We’re less than a week away from the alien insect carnage of Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. In order to best prepare, be sure to consult this handy field guide to see what killer bugs you’ll need to kill dead. Vicious Cycle Software and D3Publisher unleash Insect Armageddon…