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PC Sales Charts: Return Of The Living Psychonauts

The PC charts were last week dominated by the likes of Mass Effect 2, Battlefield Bad Company 2 and Star Trek Online. No surprises there. So we’ll instead focus our admiration on Tim Schafer’s Psychonauts instead. The platformer was on sale for $2 during this time, and made it to #8 on the Steam charts.…

How Does Konami Do Without Metal Gear Solid?

Konami has a handful of big franchises, but its biggest are Metal Gear Solid and Pro Evolution Soccer. Last year, a Pro Evo game was released, but other than an iPhone game, no MGS. How did that affect the company? The Tokyo-based game company has announced its consolidated results for the nine months ending on…

Project Needlemouse Is… Sonic 4, Episode I

SEGA has announced Sonic 4: Episode I. It is, as GameSpot reports, a 2D downloadable game with 3D visuals. The announcement is part of the Project Needlemouse build up SEGA has been pushing since last September 2009. “Needlemouse” refers to Sonic’s codename when the game that would become Sonic The Hedgehog was initially being pitched.…

Sony: PS3 Sales Up, PSP Sales Down

Sony just released its quarterly financial results, and said results are mixed for the company’s games division, an increase in PlayStation 3 sales set against a slide in sales of the PlayStation Portable. Between October and December 2009 (Q32009), Sony sold 6.5 million PlayStation 3s worldwide. In the same quarter last year, Sony sold 4.5…

Mass Effect 2 And The Curse Of The Tiny Text

I’ve been playing Mass Effect on a 50″ screen, and even I noticed that in some places the game has some tiny, tiny text. So spare a thought for people playing it on a standard-definition TV set. In the latest example of a developer building games for only half the market, it’s been revealed that…

You Should Relax About BioShock 2, No Freak Outs!

BioShock was designed by Ken Levine and developed by 2K Boston. BioShock 2 is not. Levine is not working on the game. But should you be worried? The second entry in the BioShock franchise is being developed by 2K Marin and 2K Australia. The BioShock 2 trailer was recently released, and while it doesn’t show…

Playing PSP Tennis On An Actual Tennis Court

And with a former tennis pro! Shuzo Matsuoka appears in this Japanese ad for title Hot Shots Tennis in which players really get into a round of PSP tennis.

Team Fortress 2 Gets A New Game Mode

Valve’s Team Fortress 2 got a little more interesting today, with the addition of a new game mode called “Highlander”. Yeah, you can see where this is going. With the classic 1986 film still on the developer’s minds following the recent Demoman update, Highlander mode sees two teams of nine square off, with only one…

Splinter Cell: Conviction Finally Has A Release Date

For a game that’s been delayed more times than we dare to recount, it’s nice to see Ubisoft has a sense of humour about Splinter Cell: Conviction, announcing today that a new release date has been set in stone. Literally. There’s your new, final release date for the game, as sent to IGN’s offices: April…

So, How Did Mass Effect 2 End For You?

I just finished Mass Effect 2. Quite the ending! Well, it was for me, anyway. Judging by the number of times my 360 spun the disc, and the number of choices involved, I’d say yours may have been quite different. So please, share. It’ll be fun to see the number of different outcomes people wound…

Poll: 80 Percent of Teens Have Game Console

A new poll by the Pew Research Center – you should know them, they’re like the NPR of polls and stuff – finds that 80 percent of American kids between ages 12 and 17 have a game console, and more than half have a handheld. The findings were reported Wednesday by the center’s Internet &…

Kotaku Off Topic: Let’s Hatch

Who wants to talk about video games? Well, save it for another post, pal! This one’s reserved for the Kotaku commenting crowd’s Off Topic interests. So let’s talk. Actually, you talk. I’m off to watch last night’s episode of Lost, having successfully avoided spoilers over the previous 24 hours, no thanks to my tweeting friends…

Yakuza 3 Features The Best Face Stomping Of The Generation

We know that some PlayStation 3 owners have been enjoying the import version of Yakuza 3 for close to a year now, but not everyone has been shattering gangster cheekbones with white leather shoes, as prominently featured in this trailer. Thankfully, the North American and European releases of Sega’s Yakuza 3 are just weeks away.…

The Star Trek Influence In Your Games

Star Trek is as much a staple of geek culture as gaming, so it’s no surprise that it’s influence has shown up in countless video games over the years. What’s your favorite Star Trek video game reference? Video games have been around a little bit longer than Star Trek, so the 1966 television series isn’t…

Attention, Lost Fans

It’s been a day since the Lost season premiere. It must be discussed. Jump over to the Lost Season Six discussion page, #LostTalk. Remember, starred commenters can start pages on any topic via the submission box atop our front page.

Talk about Lost right here. And feel free to spoil up through the most recent episode that aired on ABC.

There Shall Be New New Vegas News Tomorrow, Apparently

Three different tweets from three different Bethesda Softworks sources hint at some sort of big Fallout: New Vegas info dropping tomorrow. From Bethesda’s Pete Hines: “if you’re into Fallout or want to find out something, anything, on Fallout: New Vegas…well, tomorrow, it begins.” From community manager Nick Breckon: Tomorrow will be a big day for…

Metroid Creator Talks Metroid: Other M, WarioWare & More At GDC

Looking forward to Metroid: Other M? Then take note. This year’s Game Developers Conference adds one more must-attend session with the addition of Metroid creator Yoshio Sakamoto‘s rare lecture about his work on WarioWare and the adventures of Samus Aran. Sakamoto will likely talk about the progress and development of Metroid: Other M for the…

Kotaku Talk Radio Celebrates A Decade of The Sims, Download It Now

Want to simulate listening to today’s episode of Kotaku Talk Radio with special guests from The Sims team in real time? Simply download the podcast in your format of choice, roll the clocks back and enjoy. At no point in today’s episode does the podcast switch to Simlish, making it easy for English speakers to…

Latest Dante Stunt Buries ASCII Art In Our Source Code

Checked the source code of our front page lately? We didn’t think to until we got a tip. Dante’s Inferno ASCII art is buried with in it – along with one of six clues to unlock some kind of download. Loyal reader Kyle K. pointed us out to the ASCII art in the front page…