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What Kind Of Gamer Are You?

The average U.S. gamer is spending more time gaming than ever before, but only 4% of the gaming population is classified by the NPD Group as “Extreme Gamers.” What kind of gamer are you? The NPD group has released the 2010 edition of its Gamer Segmentation report, which looks into gaming and game purchasing habits.…

Killzone 3 Screens

Killzone 3 Hands-on: Bigger, Better & More 3D

Killzone developer Guerrilla Games and Sony showed off the first playable version of the PlayStation 3’s next entry in the series, a Killzone that feels familiar, but much improved, a bigger world with smarter enemies. Oh, and stereoscopic 3D. The playable demo, available in both 2D and 3D versions at Sony’s Killzone 3 showing, started…

Frankenreview: Red Dead Redemption

John Marston faces off against some of the toughest hombres the waning Old West has to offer in Red Dead Redemption, but he’s never faced a posse quite as cantankerous as the game reviewers we’ve rounded up for this Frankenreview. We’ve gathered the roughest, toughest game reviewers this side of the 1900’s to size up…

Bulletstorm Storms GameTrailers TV Tonight

Want more Bulletstorm? Tonight’s episode of GameTrailers TV has you covered, with interviews with the shooter’s design director Cliff Bleszinski and producer Tanya Jessen. We’re told the 12:20 AM Eastern and Pacific episode on Spike TV will include some “big gameplay reveals,” including one gigantic boss battle.

Tension Keeps Video Games Interesting

At present, the word “tension” is almost exclusively considered negative. The quest of the modern man is to reduce tension, or stress, which are known causes of disease and emotional distress. The desired state is one of complete relaxation. However, in the artistic world, we find that many descriptions of good works imply tension: taut,…

Crash Bandicoot 2 Finally Brings Multiplayer

Crash Bandicoot Nitro Kart 3D was plenty fun back in the day, back when Apple just opened the floodgates to iPhone gaming. But these days it’s looking threadworn. That’s probably why Activision just released Crash Bandicoot Nitro Kart 3D 2. Now with mulitplayer and a “new adventure.” But for $10? Kinda crazy!

Load-Time-Shortening ModNation Racers Update In The Works

ModNation Racers on PlayStation 3 may be a fine racing game, but its frequent 30-plus-second load times are lamentable. Good thing one of the game’s producers told us a fix is coming. “That’s something we are aware of,” ModNation producer Dan Sochan told Kotaku on our latest edition of Kotaku Talk Radio when I mentioned…

Monkey Island Success Could Mean More Adventure From LucasArts

Could the success of the Monkey Island Special Editions herald LucasArts’ return to straight adventure games? I spoke to Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck’s Revenge project lead Craig Derrick about the new remake and the possibilities it raises. It’s a time of resurgence for Guybrush Threepwood and the cast of the Monkey Island series.…

IGN Vixen Goes Topless For Charity

IGN’s Jessica Chobot recently went topless for charity, allowing a Sony artist to give a cast of her chest a “God of War” paint job. The plaster result will be on display at the God of War III art show at Gnomon Gallery before going up for auction to benefit the Keep-A-Breast foundation. Sadly, I…

Old School Meets Pre-School

As seen on Jamie Lynn Greenwood’s Flickr stream.

Lost Planet 2’s Second Map Pack Has Something Old And Something New

If we’re going to complain about Modern Warfare 2 DLC including older maps, should we also complain about the return of the original Lost Planet’s Frozen Wasteland as one of two maps in Lost Planet 2’s second map pack? There are a couple of major differences between Lost Planet 2’s second map pack, due out…

How To Crochet Your Own Assassin’s Creed Sackboy

First you need to know how to crotchet, of course. But once you’ve got that down, this video has your back.

Need For Speed World Starts Its Engines In July

EA’s massively-multiplayer online racer goes live on July 20, giving PC drivers a chance to experience the mix of open world driving mixed with role-playing game style progression completely free, to a point. Need for Speed World is free-to-play, meaning that anyone with a PC strong enough to handle it can download the game, setup…

Sonic Team On Sonic Colors

Yesterday Sega revealed a new Sonic the Hedgehog game, Sonic Colors, but didn’t mention who’d be handling development duties. According to an update from ArchangelUK at the Sega City Blognik, the development team formerly known as Sega AM8, Sonic Team, will be handling development on the Wii version, with longtime Sonic collaborators Dimps pitching in…

Everything is Juicy and Wet in Splatterhouse

The successes of 1988’s arcade brawler Splatterhouse were almost entirely due to its shocking portrayal of over-the-top violence and gore. But in the two decades since its release, video games have gone on to master the art of highly realistic, explicit violence in frighteningly creative ways. Fragmenting bodies, vomit-inducing injuries and strategic dismemberment are just…

High Seas Pirate Hunters Play Mario Kart

Oh yes, this is another post about piracy and video games. These men, photographed this month, are members of the Swedish Embarked Military Force on board the warship HMS Carlskrona. They hunt Somali pirates on the high seas. They also play Mario Kart Wii. Good prep for nabbing pirates? (AP Photo/Tim Freccia)

Talk Amongst Yourselves

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Erasure and Robot Unicorns Make Sweet Love on Your iPhone

There’s nothing better than storming the purple shores of some nameless land as a robot, rainbow-shitting unicorn to the beat of Erasure’s Always. NOTHING!!! And soon you can take the addictive fun of Adult Swim’s Robot Unicorn with you on your iPhone. The $3 title hits in June and include the ability to bug friends…

Tough Times In Asia

To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Quick Links Nerve racking and sad what is going on in Korea. Thailand is having terrible unrest. Military base protests in Okinawa. Lots of things are coming to a head. 🙁 What you missed last night World of Warcraft “Has Not” Peaked FIFA’s Facebook Game Launches, Threatens Productivity Marvel vs…