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Magicka: Vietnam Runs Through The Jungle

It’s April 12, and Arrowhead Games is ready to drop players of their action role-playing game Magicka into the most treacherous fantasy land of them all: Vietnam. Check out the launch trailer and grab the expansion on Steam for $4.99

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Dragon’s Dogma Is The Devil May Cry Team’s Next Big Gamble

The first time I saw Dragon’s Dogma, I thought that the creators of the recent Devil May Cry sequels were making a mash-up of God of War and The Elder Scrolls. And I thought that that was a bad idea, a bad use of the labor of the largest development team to ever create a…

Why a 40-year-old Datsun is the second most popular car in Forza 3

It’s really no surprise that on this list of the 99 most-raced vehicles in Forza 3, the pole position goes to the Bugatti Veyron and its 1,001 virtual horsepower. Right behind it? The Datsun 510, a 40-year-old compact Japanese car. Why? For the same reasons they’re popular among classic racers — light weight and easy…

Asura’s Wrath Is Insane, See?

Asura’s Wrath may be the wildest game on the horizon. It’s an action game from Capcom and the people who made .hack, but more importantly, it’s about a man named Asura who has to fight the giant finger of a god, among other things. I saw this game last week at a Capcom showcase in…

See The Battles Of Street Fighter X Tekken, Plus A Dino Crisis Wink

Street Fighter X Tekken is a tag game, some of the heroes of Street Fighter against the heroes of Tekken. Fighting in such places as a Dino Crisis stage or in front of a ruined Capcom office. Enjoy a look at some of the game’s fights and look for more information about the game later…

Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City Is A Firefight In Dangerous Darkness

The next big Resident Evil for consoles, Operation Raccoon City, will take players back to 1998, the timeline of Resident Evils 2 and 3, except you’ll be the bad guys, taking aim at hero Leon Kennedy as a member of a squad of Umbrealla Corporation goons. Check out some new sights from the multiplayer squad-based…

Frank West Regains The Lead Role In Dead Rising 2: Off The Record, A Surprising Remake

Chuck Greene wasn’t the hero of Dead Rising 2. Chuck Greene wasn’t the man who faced down the slow flood of zombies stumbling through the casinos of Fortune City. Chuck didn’t whack a few hundred zombies with baseball bats and halt the groans of many more with sharp objects. Chuck Greene didn’t do these things.…

The Making of Gears of War 3 Multiplayer

I’ll stay out of the way of this one, since I know you really just want to watch it. I will indulge myself to say, however, that I like the slight cooling of the color palette while still allowing more varied hues than previous titles. It’s still “gritty” but looks much cleaner.

Talk Amongst Yourselves

It’s Kotaku’s official forum. You can talk here about video games. Me? I’m in a rush. Big stories coming today…. carry on. Thanks, Tosh.Ownage, for today’s image. Submit your image to #TAYpics (Read this thread for directions on how to do a TAYpic.)

Blue Lagoon Censored By Earthquake Bulletins

COVERD LAGOON | JAPAN: As an earthquake rocked Japan on Monday, television broadcasts were interrupted, including this broadcast of au naturel flick, The Blue Lagoon. (Photo by 2ch) Is Japan Ready To Stop Ignoring Dr Pepper? For years, Dr Pepper was never popular in Japan. If Japanese people wanted to drink cola, they’d have a…

Nintendo’s Next Three Months Of Gaming Look Like This

It’s April. Spring! And Nintendo has a list of what games are hitting its platforms (the Wii, the DS and the 3DS) for the next three months of April, May and June. Let’s have a look, platform by platform. Do be aware that release dates can change. Wii The Conduit 2 – April 12 Rio…

Mystery Case Files Coming To The Wii, Begs To Be Solved

The Mystery Case Files from Big Fish Games are coming to the Nintendo Wii in the form of Mystery Case Files: Dust to Dust on June 27, says Nintendo.

Would You Like More Wii Play?

On June 13, Wii Play: Motion goes on sale, states Nintendo. The game is packaged with 12 new Wii Play games as well as a black Wii Remote Plus.

The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time 3D Gets A Release Date

Nintendo sends word that the 3DS port of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time will be out June 19 in North America.

Video Game Portables Transformed Into Very Young Looking Girls

For a game about game consoles transformed into hot women, Hyperdimension Neptunia wasn’t very good. That’s why there are sequels! Compile Heart, the studio behind the first game, is back with another Neptunia title. This time the game won’t focus on female personifications of home game consoles, but rather, female personifications of portable game consoles.…

Does Your Sex Tape Look Like This?

Sure hope not! Because instead of people having sexy sex, this clip features people making awkward video game, movie and comic book references. Which, for some, actually might be painfully accurate – at least the Boba Fett helmet stuff. This clip was created by Megasteakman, the folks behind Pokémon Apokélypse, the amazing cinematic spin on…

Final Fantasy Developer Working On 3DS Zelda Game

Nintendo is apparently not making the upcoming Zelda game for the 3DS, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D. According to the game’s Australian rating (via Aussie Nintendo), Ocarina of Time 3D is being developed outside Nintendo. According to the Australian Classification Board, the game was developed by Grezzo Co., Ltd. That means that…

Killing Should Be About Making Money, Not Taking Money

Ever play a game whose highlights are scripted sniper sections? That’s all this game is. Hit after hit after hit. Contract Killer, by Glu Mobile, is a sniper game for iOS that, once it’s done ramming some very questionable ethics in your face, tasks you with shooting guys in the head for money. It’s a…

A Game Boy’s Worth A Thousand Words

OK, maybe there aren’t 1000 words here, but there is just about every classic Game Boy game ever released (via it 8-bit) Game Boy…Word by Mike Watts.