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Building Your Own Rogue In Rift

In Trion Worlds’ massively-multiplayer online role-playing game Rift, eight different souls come together three-at-a-time to create many different flavors of rogue. Here are just a few. Due to various obligations and complications I’ve not had nearly the time to talk about Rift as I planned when the game first came out, and with its deep…

Why Resident Evil: Mercenaries 3D Is No Mere Mini-Game

Brisk and violent, played better with a friend and fueled by a gamer’s zeal to achieve a higher score, Resident Evil Mercenaries 3D is as fun as it is barely a Resident Evil game. The new 3DS title, shown to reporters last week at a showcase by publisher Capcom in Miami, is a barely scary…

Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One Gives Me Warm Feelings Of Toobin’, Gauntlet And Pixar

Yesterday, we got a new look at Insomniac Games’ Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One, a sneak peek that started with series heroes Ratchet and Clank speaking with a plucky little munchkin, the kind one might see chubby cheeked and adorably voiced in a Pixar movie. Our heroes, Ratchet and Clank, along with the far…

SSX‘s Elise Gears Up For A January Release

The hottest thing about the new look for SSX snowboarding queen Elise Riggs’ redesign is the fact that she actually looks like she’s going snowboarding. Four screens of the new Elise Riggs popped up today, following an event yesterday in which EA Sports nailed down a January 2012 release date for the next entry in…

Meet Doctor Lautrec, Konami’s 3DS Answer To Professor Layton

With an older, learned gentleman in a silly hat determined to solve mysteries alongside his young assistant, Konami’s Doctor Lautrec and the Forgotten Knights for the Nintendo 3DS could easily be confused with Nintendo’s Professor Layton at first glance. Let’s look a little deeper. It’s impossible not to compare Konami’s upcoming 3DS game with Level-5’s…

Pokémon Global Link Is Open For Business

As promised, the Global Link service for Pokémon Black and White is now live. Head over to the Global Link website and register your copy of Pokémon to unlock new features in your copy of the games.

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The Best New Idea In Zombie Video Games Lurches Through Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City

That moment I knew Resident Evil: Raccoon City could be a multiplayer game worth playing was when I turned the tables on my attacker. The game is a third-person shooter. You can play it competitively, and, as is possible in many games of this type, an enemy player can get the jump on you. I…

Watch A Swarm Of London Wasps Take Down A Dragon

A handful of rugby players face off against mythical beasts in a spectacular video game projected 50 feet high on the side of Twickenham Rugby Stadium in London, England. This epic battle is part of a promotion for the upcoming St. George’s Day game between the London Wasps and Bath Rugby on April 23. Utilizing…

A Musical Complaint About Final Fantasy XIII

In today’s Speak-Up on Kotaku, commenter Konaa finishes Final Fantasy XIII “mostly” enjoys it, except for that damn Leona Lewis song. So like, I just finished FF13 and mostly enjoyed it… Mostly. The ending cut scene, however, felt very underwhelming. It just seemed like the writers were checking off aspects that they needed in an…

This Is The Bloodiest Lord Of The Rings Game Ever

One would assume that cutting your way through countless orcs would leave your clothes rather messy. Snowblind Studios, the developer of The Lord of the Rings: War in the North makes that happen in what looks to be the most violent game the fantasy series has ever seen. Gore spattered dwarves and elves are nothing…

Talk Amongst Yourselves

Welcome to Kotaku, the only place on the Internet where you’re allowed to talk about video games. This is the place you can do it. Thanks to ShinLord for today’s image. Submit your image to #TAYpics (Read this thread for directions on how to do a TAYpic.)

Halo Hype Train Brings Us The Mona Lisa, A Flood Pet And Something In August

Lest you forget that Halo is a big deal — and that the series turns 10 this year — Microsoft is ready to remind you. A raft of Halo news hit this morning, including a promise of a Friday upgrade to the Xbox 360’s Halo Waypoint and a tease of some big things in August.…

Sometimes Japan Really Looks Like Japan

YEP, JAPAN | OSAKA,JAPAN: Spotted during a daily walk in far North Osaka. (Photo by Brian Ashcraft) This Might Be The Best Pirate Trap We’ve Ever Seen Garry Newman, the creator of the Garry’s Mod mod/machinima toolkit for the PC, just sprung one of the best pirate traps in recent memory, tricking those who did…

She’s Singing The Song, But Hasn’t Played The Game

Valkyria Chronicles is a truly interesting video game franchise, which, for one reason or another, has been sold short by Sega in recent years. The Tokyo-based game company is relegating the PS3 franchise to the PSP, which doesn’t quite give the Valkyria Chronicles the epic vibe it deserves. There is an anime, however, and it’s…

Did You Know In Brazil You Score Points for Killing Children in Grand Theft Auto? (Spoiler: You Don’t)

Last Thursday, Brazil was visited by its own Columbine massacre. 23-year-old Wellington Menezes de Oliveira opened up fire at a school in Rio de Janeiro killing 12 pupils and injuring 13 others, aged between 12- and 14-years-old. Wellington killed himself minutes later, after being shot by a policeman. The country was shocked—and then the witch…

Second Player Plastic Has Never Looked So Good

Shoot’em up series Darius has a new arcade game, Darius Burst: Another Chronicle and a new series of plastic models, like this. Model maker Plum is releasing a “2 Player” version of the 1/60 Legend Silverhawker it released last fall. The 2P version comes in blue as opposed to the 1P’s red It’ll be out…

Another Earthquake Delayed Game Redated

Hack-and-slash game Warriors: Legends of Troy was delayed after the Tohoku Earthquake (it was supposed to be out March 16 in Japan), but now has a new release date: May 26. The game is already out in the West. Is it any good? [via Game Watch]

The Super Nintendo You Can Hold In The Palm Of Your Hand

And no, don’t make a Game Boy Advance joke, you smart-ass. Hyperkin’s Supaboy is an upcoming handheld unit that’s actually a Super Nintendo. Like, you have to insert Super Nintendo cartridges to play it. Currently slated for a North American release, the Supaboy will play both American and Japanese carts. It also supports multiplayer, as…

The Beautiful Video Game Art Of Daniel Vendrell

Daniel Vendrell is an accomplished artist who specialises in two things: retro video games and portraits of video game starlets. This gallery showcasing his work has plenty of great examples of both of those. A little warning, though: some of the pics, while all fully clothed (and reasonably tasteful!), may still be a little NSFW.…