Activision just sent over a bunch of new screens, a trailer and plenty of details about their upcoming downloadable content pack for Modern Warfare 3...

Just around 30 lucky GDC attendees saw Epic Games' Unreal Engine 4 demo. And one such person was Wired's Stu Horvath, who describes the two minute demonstration as breathtakingly photo-realistic in an exclusive reveal. The demo apparently follows the demon knight seen above, as he wakes from a frozen sleep ... only to set everything on fire. That scamp!The demo runs on Nvidia's Kepler GTX 68...

Subscribers to the FreddieW YouTube channel might have heard mention of a massive movie / web series project underway called Video Game High School. Produced by Rocket Jump, a coalition founded by Freddie Wong and Brandon Laatsch of FreddieW, Matt Arnold, and Desmond Dolly, Video Game High School promised to be a culmination of all the team's individual talents and expertise over the years. A...

Blizzard has issued an apology over the persistent server issues Diablo III players encountered during the game's launch earlier this week. In addition, the company said it's delaying the release of the real-money auction house beyond the original May 22 date. Blizzard will have an update in the near future. How has Diablo III been for you? Game Informer is working on our review...

Following yet more server outages and latency issues, Blizzard has warned that Diablo III's US servers are scheduled to go offline today for maintenance. The company has admitted that it wasn't adequately prepared for the game's release, and said sorry.  We want to sincerely apologise for the difficulties many of you encountered on day one, the studio's said, our preparations for the lau...

Welcome to the first entry in our weeklong look at Diablo III.

New London Olympics minigame collection goes triple platinum; Sonic Generations and Virtua Tennis 4 also move over a million copies as Sega's revenue and profits fall.

According to Sega's blog, you can now grab a number of Sonic soundtracks from iTunes. Along with a few compilations, you can also grab the soundtracks from Sonic Adventure, Sonic Adventure 2, Sonic Heroes, Sonic CD, and Sonic Colors. Many seem to have fond memories of Sonic Boom from Sega CD. I certainly have memories of the Sonic Heroes theme, after having it ingrained in my brain from ...

Torchlight 2: it’s a bit like Diablo 3 only it’s $20, has an offline mode, and [..]

It seems that dedicated servers in the console versions of Battlefield 3 have largely disappeared since Electronic Arts and DICE launched the recent rent-a-ser ...Continue reading Battlefield 3's Dedicated Console Servers Are Disappearing

This collection of fun, uplifting, and engaging games will help you take your mind off work for a few minutes--but let you quickly shift back into gear when you need to.

Square Enix said tonight it is delaying the release of Tomb Raider until the first quarter of 2013. The game was previously set for release this fall. Darrell Gallagher, studio head at developer Crystal Dynamics, posted a messaged on the game's official blog explaining the delay and noted the game will be shown at E3 next month. When Crystal Dynamics first set out to reboot the Tomb Raid...

You'll see cameos from Call of Duty, Halo, Team Fortress 2, Goldeneye, Mass Effect and Half-Life, but it would be unfair of me to spoil the last one. The only issue I take with the video, is Master Chief removing his helmet. Otherwise, everyone seems pretty spot-on. (Please visit the site to view this media) [via Reddit]

Good day, vault hunters. Today, 2K Games announced two special editions of Borderlands 2 for optional acquisition for the game's launch in September.The $100 Deluxe Vault Hunter's Collector's Edition includes the game, Marcus Kincaid bobblehead, art book, stickers, digital comic and some unspecified DLC. There's also the Ultimate Loot Chest Limited Edition (pictured), which includes all item...

Despite being a huge bummer for everyone involved, the end of the world can at least be counted on as a magnanimous source of drama and spectacle. Naughty Dog's latest game, The Last of Us, aims to leverage the studio's sophisticated technology and credible presentation to forge a more intense connection between players and their on-screen avatars. If it succeeds, your actions will stem from...

Sony's Hong Kong website reportedly published details on the next Mass Effect 3 download content. According to reports, it's called "Rebellion" and includes new multiplayer content. Kotaku says the website published the product listing for the content before being taken down. The listed read: The Rebellion Multiplayer Expansion opens two new fronts against the Reapers: Fire...

#psa A notice on Battle.Net's European web site says that Blizzard recently became aware of an issue in the digital installation downloader for Diablo III's English and German versions. This affects European versions only, not North American. More »

Blizzard project director says developer not working on dungeon-crawler for consoles; PC game has been in polish mode for two years.

Microsoft announced a $99.99 Halo 4 limited edition that includes a number of digital goodies. This new edition is available for pre-order today. Included are the following items, according to Microsoft: • War Games Map Pack Access – The Limited Edition includes access to nine maps – three future competitive multiplayer map packs, each including three locations, available f...

#gameofthrones As of today, George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire saga has a new chapter. It's not a chapter in a book, however, nor is it bonus footage from HBO's wildly popular adaptation, Game of Thrones. Nope, it's a video game. More »

Treyarch studio head Mark Lamia says Black Ops II answers calls for better graphics with modified version of original Black Ops engine.

Activision nonchalantly handed over a check for $42 million to the lawyers of former Infinity Ward employees over a dispute regarding Modern Warfare 2 royalties, but the lawyers say Activision still owes a lot more...

StickSkills.com writes, "Halo fans, for the most part, have come to known John 117 as their hero... | Xbox 360

Chances are good you picked up a copy of Blizzard's latest productivity-killer, Diablo 3. Chances are even better you've resisted the urge of throwing your mouse out the window upon seeing the dreaded Error 37 message. And who can blame you? Many have waited 12 years to click the hours away, and n...

Diablo 3 has a secret. It won’t tell you, but you don’t actually have to select [..]

Missed out on the Double Fine Kickstarter that took the gaming world by storm? Never fear, Double Fine is now accepting donations to get the game and access to the documentary. They also released the first episode of the documentary so you can get a taste...

Developer LightBox has crafted a fast and fun (if imperfect) shooter hybrid.

Diablo III (PC)What classes we're playing first, and why.

Like night and day, Episode II is a better game than its predecessor, but it's not all bright.

Tales of Graces F Walkthrough by Vhayste IGN presents a guide for Tales of Graces F by Vhayste You will need to download the file and use Adobe Reader to open it...

Polish studio CD Projekt Red seeking staffers for a brand-new intellectual property that may include guns, and a separate project in mature dark-fantasy world.

#community With the almost-final season of Community wrapped up, it can feel hard to come to terms with the fact that we won't get to hang out with Annie, Troy, Abed and Dean Pelton much longer. More »

As shooters go, this one is gorgeous.The sort of tough-as-nails retro gameplay you associate with the phrase bullet hell is usually the domain of obscure homebrewed PC projects spawning from lone developers in Japanese basements, but Xbox Live Arcade's new shooter Sine Mora goes the extra mile, marrying wonderful mainstream production values to its endless onslaught of side-scrolling enemies....

Anybody attempting to play Diablo III last night may have been disappointed to learn that the servers were down for a spell, meaning that even those who wanted to play solo were unable to log in and play. As outrage abounds over Diablo III's always-on requirement (and subsequent errors), gamers have done what they do best -- they took to Metacritic's user reviews. At the time of writing, Diab...

Ex-Team Ninja head Tomonobu Itagaki's first project after leaving Tecmo could be in trouble. During today's financial briefing call to investors, THQ president and CEO Brian Farrell said Devil's Third no longer fits the publisher's profitability profile.The profitability profile for Devil's Third no longer met our internal threshold and we are currently in discussions with third parties rega...

Fable maker Lionhead is making an MMO-like role-playing game for the next Xbox, a job advertisement suggests. It has single-player and multiplayer elements with four-player co-op, and is a new IP, according to an ad on LinkedIn (spotted by Superannuation). Opportunity to work on MMO like title for next generation consoles. AAA game and budget! the post reads. Read more…

Some rumours are plausible. Some rumours are outlandish. And some rumours are so flat-out bats*t mental as to punch right through the walls of plausibility into hitherto unexplored realms of probability so unstructured and unfathomable that anything and everything suddenly becomes possible. The rumour that Nintendo is teaming up with Eminem for E3 this year is one of those rumours.

#diablo Diablo III is upon us, and while the more dedicated fans of Blizzard's action role-playing franchise are well on their way to total demon domination, players new to the series might need a little help getting started. More »

The one piece of decent news to come out of THQ's depressing conference call is that we now have a firm release date for Darksiders 2...

Street Fighter X Tekken may have sold over a million units since launch, but Capcom recently declared that the game didn't hit internal expectations.Sales of Street Fighter X Tekken have fallen short of our plan. We believe one of causes is cannibalism because of the large number of other games in this genre that were launched within a short time, Capcom stated in a Q&A following its ear...

THQ saw a net revenue loss of $239.9 million for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2012, $100 million more than the previous fiscal year's loss of $136.1 million.We have made significant changes to our business, and are on track to execute our strategy of delivering quality connected core gaming experiences, beginning with the sequel to the award-winning Darksiders in August, president and CE...

The creator of the hit TV show, Sons of Anarchy, said today that he and FX are committed to making a Sons of Anarchy console game a reality...

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So Diablo III launched and people are having problems. If you didn’t think it would happen you’re... | PC

Some of you may have experienced this first hand, but if you've yet to suddenly go offline while playing Diablo 3, here's what happens. First, your game will lock up for a minute or so, then you'll be sent back to the character selection screen.According to Eurogamer, at this point you'll log back in and find that you've retained all gold, experience and items - no penalties there. Once you ...

#diablo According to reports out of South Korean, some of the country's most talented (and fastest) players finished Diablo III in record time. More »

#thelastofus Having been quiet for a little while, Naughty Dog's upcoming The Last of Us returns to the public spotlight in this new clip. More »

If you're disconnected from the internet while playing Diablo 3, your game instance freezes straight away and after a minute or so, you're booted back to the character selection screen. When you log back in, you restart from your last checkpoint - but keep any gold, experience and items you earned. We tested this by disconnecting our wireless internet connection in Windows while playing. He...

The legal battle between Activision and former employees Jason West and Vince Zampella has grabbed the headlines, but other ex-Infinity Ward developers are also looking for their day in court and a settlement. Activision just paid out $42 million to the Infinity Ward Employee Group without being told to do so, but is this the end of the legal acrimony? The group, which originally consisted o...

AMD’s last processor launch, the FX chip, turned out to be a bit of a damp [..]

Blizzard DOTA is dead. Long-live Blizzard All-Stars. The two titans of PC gaming stared each other down in a copyright dispute, and it looks like they've come to an agreement...

Translating the tome that is author George R.R. Martin's masterwork A Song of Ice and Fire is a task that must be both daunting and erratic. In its second season on HBO, the television adaptation of the series has been lovingly crafted into a marvelous weekly hour of television. In the video game world, developer Cyanide Studio has stumbled in its task thus far, releasing an abysmal strategy...

Battlefield Premium is rumored to be coming in early June.

It has explosions, it has alien technology, it has Master Chief in his snazzy new suit. Meet the Halo 4 cover art, which fans have pieced together from 32 snippets posted to the Halo Waypoint forums. Halo 4, the first in the series developed by Microsoft's 343 Industries, will launch on 6th November. Read more…

Former Xbox boss Robbie Bach has claimed that some of the Xbox 360's success is due, in part, to Sony's failings this generation. The PS3 platform holder's mistakes helped give Microsoft the edge, according to his comments at the Northwest Entrepreneur Network event. Some of the success of Xbox was due to the fact that Sony did some really not so smart things, he stated. They mismanaged ...

So in a turn of events that should surprise exactly 0.13% of the population, Diablo III is having server issues on launch day. Rafts of players, it seems, are skipping merrily towards the right meadows of Loginshire, only to find themselves face-saving straight into the cold, hard, doorless brick walls of a perma-full server. Ouch. But it's probably not as disastrous as you might worry. Click...

Reports claim the Call of Duty publisher awarded the sum to former Infinity Ward members following an evidence review; trial will still go ahead.

#opinion We were all excited last night. After a 12-year wait, Diablo III, Blizzard's much-anticipated action-fantasy loot-fest, had finally arrived. It was sitting there installed on our hard drives, waiting for midnight to come, for Blizzard to unlock the game so we could play it. More »

The newest game from Blizzard is finally here and we've got the inside track on what you should play.

The latest PlayStation Network update this week sees the release of the classic PC title Myst. The game is a direct port of the original PC title. Red Faction 2 is part of the PlayStation Classic line, meaning there will be no visual upgrades. This is a director port of the original PS2 game. Also coming this week is Sonic The Hedgehog 4: Episode II, Goldeneye 007 Reloaded (PS Move...

With Rhode Island politicians and 38 Studios silent on the precarious financial condition of the developer, the potential cost of the doomsday scenario to taxpayers has come to light. WPRI reports that if 38 Studios can't pay the bonds it received from the state, taxpayers will actually be responsible for paying back $112.6 million through 2020.The math works a little something this this: Th...

#plantsvszombies Given what some games could smell like (blood, dirt, hellspawn hordes), this is far better than you'd think. Over on Etsy, a haven for geeky goods, seller Bubble and Geek has created a lovely line of fan-favorite home goods. These scented candles draw inspiration from fan-favorites like Doctor Who, Star Wars, and, yes, video ...

A message from Ken Levine on the Bioshock Infinite site brings word that the game’s been [..]

Blizzard’s Jay Wilson has previously stated Diablo III’s development team implemented the Auction House into the game in order to streamline the trading process, and because players like to trade for real money. However, Blizzard will also make money off any real-world transactions in the game, and the decision to take part of the proceeds [...]

Battle.net forum users report getting booted from game servers after playing Demon Hunter and equipping Templar with a shield; Blizzard says fix on the way.

The developer behind Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning could be in some trouble, according to local Providence, R.I. reports Reports from WRIP and the Providence Journal say state governor Lincoln Chafee met with officials from 38 Studios Monday night to discuss the company's current financials. 38 Studios received a $75 million taxpayer-backed loan in 2010 from the state under the condition...

Just because you're far away from Blizzard, Australia, doesn't mean that the publisher doesn't love you. Case in point: after hearing about the issue with Australia's GAME retail chain and how that could affect Diablo 3 pre-orders (it would effectively cancel them without refund), Blizzard took to action.On its forums, Blizzard reps explained how Australians sffected by the issue could submi...

Someone has finished Diablo 3 already. Level 32 Barbarian Yoshichan posted his final game statistics on NeoGAF, having finished the action role-player on the Normal difficulty setting in 12 hours and 29 minutes. The game's servers only went live at 11pm last night in the UK. That's good going. Read more…

While many of you were staying up late, waiting for 12AM PDT last night, other gamers across the world were toiling away, hacking and slashing their way through Diablo III, as the servers were already up for Europe/Asia. It looks like their hard work payed off, as a group of Koreans have already cleared Diablo III on normal mode in under 5 hours. Just a word of warning, if you don't want the ...

#sequelitis It's almost hard to believe that Diablo III is actually out. Blizzard's action-roleplaying game has been delayed so many times over the past decade, it came awfully close to challenging Duke Nukem Forever for the title of Vaporware King. More »

The fat lady has officially sung, because the team at Stainless Games have gotten a hold of the...

Luigi's Mansion 2 was revealed as a 3DS game last year, a long-awaited return to one of Nintendo's cult hits. While the game is scheduled for release this year, we've heard nary a peep about it since its reveal. A new retail listing suggests Nintendo may be putting the game on Wii U, either as an additional platform a wholesale move.The UK retailer Play (via GameSpot) lists the game for Wii U...

On-disc DLC has become one of the most heated debate topics this generation.Capcom is in the midst of reevaluating how it will handle on-disc downloadable content in the future, the company said today.Any changes will not be reflected immediately, however.“We have been listening to your comments and as such have begun the process of re-evaluating how such additional game content is delivered ...

Diablo III (PC)When you absolutely, positively got to kill every demon, accept no substitutes.

#finalfantasy One of the greatest things about PC gaming is the ability to modify games. Since Doom, fan-made sprites, levels, and even tweeks to gameplay can be found for any number of classic and modern PC titles. Recently, games like Mass Effect 2 and Dragon Age have received amazingly detailed texture packs for all their characters, improv...

The official Twitter account for Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock dropped the global release dates for both the PlayStation 3 and Vita versions of the game. The game will be released globally for PS3 on May 23 through PSN, The UK retail version of the game hits May 25. The Vita version is available globally to download on June 13. [Source: Twitter]

#diablo Players are reporting a game breaking bug in newly released Diablo III. The bug kicks players off Diablo III servers, bringing up an Error 3006 message. More »

Gears of War head Cliff Bleszinski is at it again! Not content with just criticizing honest reviews and calling 8/10s hateful, it seems as if Cliffy B has now set his sights on a new target: the Japanese game industry and the lack of multiplayer therein. The famed Jazz Jackrabbit creator goes on to call out a number of recent Japanese hits like Shadows of the Damned and Vanquish, and states t...

We're all for a good bit of Hong Kong-style fisticuffs, but why would you ever slam a guy's face into an active table saw? That's totally uncalled for, Sleeping Dogs guy!This Sleeping Dogs trailer is pretty violent, you guys originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 14 May 2012 18:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments

At this point most people are pretty sure whether or not they like Diablo, but just in case you haven't made up your mind yet, Blizzard will be making something akin to a free demo available...

Prepare to be slightly, mildly confused. Gotham City Impostors, the non-Batman Batman game, is getting a free map based on Arkham Asylum, setting for a different recent Batman game. There's probably a way we could present that information that would be confusing, like Batman game to be set in Arkham Asylum or You've never been to Arkham in this Batman game but really it's not a big deal. Ca...

One of the most rewarding parts of our job is empowering people to build their own [..]

On the eve of Diablo III’s release, developers Blizzard say they’ll never make an RPG along the l... | PC

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Error 37 eh? We’re already troubleshooting Diablo 3 and it’s not even out yet. Blizzard have [..]

Max, dearest of all my friends. So good to have you back. You look a little tired, friend. Is it all that leaping and shooting, or is it something more? Sit down, sip a little vodka and look at what they're saying about you. Joystiq feels you make people die real good. What about everyone else? Take a look... G4 (100/100): The performances are top notch, the action plays out wit...

Nearly a decade has passed since Max Payne last brought his brand of violent street justice to a dark and unjust world, and videogames have changed dramatically in this time. And Max has changed with it, under the new direction of Rockstar Vancouver who are contributing the first game in the series not created by originating studio Remedy. Max Payne 3 is a game which is instantly recogni...

All eyes will be on the Wii U at this year's E3. While Sony and Microsoft will most likely have some exciting news, it seems the thing people are the most interested in learning more about is Nintendo's upcoming console. What will the final model look like? How will it work? What secrets is it hiding? What will the games look like? How will they play? There is a lot to be revealed, and with t...

Rockstar Games proves that the pen is mightier than the gun.

Gamers around the world are getting ready to mouse-click the night away with the midnight launch of Diablo III.

MechWarrior Online (PC)Robots, lasers, and guns -- this game's missing nothing.

#bestofmetacritic Welcome to Backhanded Box Quotes, a collection of super pissed-off user reviews from people just like you! Whoa, whoa, don't take that personal. More »

#dragonsdogma We've been circumspect about Dragon's Dogma, coming May 22 from Capcom. Totilo and Chris Person, the site's video editor, have grown attached to it despite also calling it one very messy, clumsy game, full of bad dialogue, cumbersome menus and annoying supporting characters. But there are legitimately good qualities, they insist;...

The Way of the Samurai series has a cult following here in the states. The open ended gameplay and emphasis on story turned many heads back with its original release in 2002. The fourth installment of the series, coming courtesy of XSEED games, seeks to return to its roots and provide a compelling experience for newcomers and fans alike. Set during the later years of the feudal era of Japan i...

You'll be able to try Blizzard's long-awaited new game Diablo 3 without having to buy it. This will be done via a Starter Edition of the game downloadable from Battle.net. For the first 30 days after Diablo 3's launch (tomorrow), the Starter Edition will only be accessible with a Guest Pass. These Guest Pass keys are contained within all boxed copies of Diablo 3. The Starter Edition contai...

Based on a true story.... ok ok, not really. This October fans will be able to jump in the shoes...

Two new enemies for Halo 4 have been outed on the back of a Series 1 McFarlane toy package, dubbed the Crawler and Watcher, a photo from All Games Beta shows. The box includes images of each new enemy: The Crawler looks like a hellhound stuck its head in a vat of boiling yellow glow-stick liquid, while the Watcher appears to be a moth-mounted, flying beetle creature.343 Industries better thr...

#diablo As a result of today's news that Australian retailer GAME has gone into administration, select GAME stores will not be receiving stock of Diablo III. Kotaku AU has just been informed that if you have a pre-order with a store not receiving Diablo III stock, no refunds will be provided. More »

Max Payne can't even find peace in a graveyard. A quiet moment of remembrance, dour and dusted in snow, is soon buried beneath the sound of gunfire. This man exists to kill, and the tombstone that names his murdered wife and daughter is there to provide cover.The transition from emotionally tinged burial ground to functional battleground is at once touching and tasteless, presented in that k...

A new report today reveals that GameStop has begun phasing out PSP games from their stores in order to make room for other merchandise...

The situation around the potential console release of Diablo 3 has been strangely half-secret. Blizzard has openly hired for console development, and company representatives have said that they are investigating and exploring console Diablo projects. They've talked about console controllers and their advantages. But it never got to the point of actually announcing anything.Yeah. We haven't o...

The Xbox 360 is the most popular non-PC device for viewing online video, beating out iOS and Android handhelds, according to a study by online-video ad company Freewheel. Freewheel measured professional content only, meaning video that runs with ads -- meaning it really conducted a study on how many online ads we watch -- from companies such as NBC, CBS, ESPN and Vevo. The study didn't accou...

A recent Japanese message board thread about JRPGs (Japanese role-playing games) noted that while... | PS2

The younger, dirtier and unvarnished version of Lara Croft still needs some polish, according to Crystal Dynamics. The developer is pushing back the release date of the next Tomb Raider, from Fall 2012 into the first quarter of 2013. (Yes, the same quarter that now hosts another one of 2012's former heavy hitters, Bioshock Infinite.)Our priority now is to make sure we fully deliver the very ...

When your game involves giant robots with massive rockets, lasers and high-tech HUDs, you don't need epic rock music drowning out the sound of metallic hellfire and thundering footsteps, as MechWarrior Online demonstrates with the above teaser trailer.You also don't need dubstep, but that's only because no one ever needs dubstep. That's right, not even you.Gallery: MechWarrior Online (5/11...

In the Multiplayer Gameplay Part 2 video embedded below Rockstar highlights the number of game...

Wasteland 2 (PC)Or at least it's based on technology that's designed to run in a browser.

Diablo III (PC)Need help making up your mind? Starter Edition offers limited content.

Subdued Software also wants to bring a classic series back to life - Battle Chess. The studio...

We've heard Ron Perlman's voice in games many times, but don't you think it's time we got his face in there too?A while back, rumors started kicking around that a game based on Sons of Anarchy, FX's hit series about SAMCRO, a motorcycle club that tussles weekly with rival gangs, drug runners, white supremacists, and all manner of other shady characters, was in the works. Unfortunately, those ...

Android's increased fragmentation across hardware devices and OS versions, and its lack of a central app store, have left game developers disappointed with the...

Ready for the weekend? We've got two great new freeware games and an all time classic now playable on the web.

US TV show Sons of Anarchy is to get a video game tie-in, so says series creator Kurt Sutter. According to his Twitter feed, as spied on by Gamespot, plans for a quick browser-based effort have been shelved in favour of something a little more substantial. SOA GAME UPDATE. Had a great meeting with a big distributor yesterday. Myself and everyone at FX and Fox is committed to making this ha...

Portal lead designer Kim Swift insists she isn't feeling the pressure to top the classic Valve puzzler with her new game Quantum Conundrum. Speaking to Eurogamer this week, Kim Swift, now creative director at Airtight Games, explained that, as she sees it, dwelling on the past is not a positive way to approach game design. Y'know, I try not to think about it, mainly because I think my pro...

It came down to the very wee hours of their Kickstarter campaign, but the developers of Republique have managed to hit their Kickstarter. We credit ourselves...

A new video has surfaced online showing us a more detailed look at the environment that we glimpsed in the Beyond Good and Evil 2 teaser trailer...

Several new listings have popped up on The Witcher 2 developer CD Projekt Red's website advertising open positions for a new RPG project...

Ubisoft has been slow to release info about the follow up to its 2003 cult hit Beyond Good & Evil, but an early video of the game might have just leaked. There’s not a lot to go on here, but Unseen64 is running the following video claiming that it’s prototype footage of the game’s environments. Whatever it is, it looks like someone spent a lot of time on it. What do yo...

Developer CD Projekt, the team behind The Witcher and The Witcher 2, have put out a call for talented people to help them start a new RPG project. Along with a number of new job openings, CD Projekt added a new post to its blog saying, "We’re looking for people who would rather work on an entirely new and different IP." Whatever the project is, it will likely fall into the wh...

In a post on Tomb Raider's Facebook page, Darrell Gallagher, head of studio at Crystal Dynamics, delivered a message that the upcoming Tomb Raider reboot is being moved into the early part of 2013. In the message Gallaher said, "Our priority now is to make sure we fully deliver the very highest quality game. In order to do this, we have decided to move the game’s release dat...

A new report claims that Microsoft is preparing to unleash Kinect Play Fit, an exercise tracker that will work across various Kinect applications...

With seven hours to go, Republique's Kickstarter surpassed its $500,000 goal.

Check out the new modes, maps and weapons for the very first dual analog first-person shooter ever released on a handheld.

A recent rumor suggests that an employee from Crytek got their upcoming shooter Crysis 3 up and r... | Wii U

Capcom projecting next survival horror game to become the best seller in company history, topping the Super Nintendo version of Street Fighter II; DMC to sell 2 million.

Is it ever too soon to replay a classic?

Read, and be shaken by your shoulders: the open-world zombie game you’ve probably always wanted exists. [..]

Can this RPG adventure transcend borders to deliver a worldwide hit?

#startrekonline While being forthright with his community about the woeful state of Star Trek Online's player-vs-player combat, a developer at Cryptic Studios also admitted to something of a self-fulfilling prophecy: PvP in the game is so bad, no one's participating in it. Participation is so low, the studio has seriously considered removing Pv...

Rovio Mobile reveals Amazing Alex, a new IP based on recently acquired physics-based puzzler; to be released in two months.

Take a peek at the very first numbered Pokemon sequel in action.

EA has stated quite clearly in its end of year financial report that it is setting aside £80 million for the development of games for Gen 4 consoles. Our geek-addled imaginations have, of course, taken completely the wrong conclusion from this news...

A free content update/patch is headed to Uncharted 3 sometime before the end of this month, bringing with it new multiplayer modes and the promise of a better tomorrow. Well, the promise of more updates in the future, at any rate.In addition to an Advanced Settings menu and various other gameplay tweaks, Patch 1.11 reintroduces two features from Uncharted 2's multiplayer functionality: The L...

Who doesn't love a good vinyl figurine? Something nice and sturdy that can sit upon your desk or nightstand. Maybe strategically arrange a few of those Castle Crashers knights to defend your dresser from invading sugar ants. The big thing I see popping up in stores lately are POP! Vinyls by Funko. You've of course got your range of superheroes and Disney characters, but what about videogame s...

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Diablo III (PC)Keep track of player achievements and gear in Diablo 3.

In the two months since Street Fighter X Tekken was released for consoles, you might have reasonably forgotten that the PC version was scheduled for today. The PC version is mostly free of bells and whistles, besides a few key standard features like support for different resolutions, keyboards, and a benchmark tool.A post on the Capcom Unity blog addresses a few questions about the PC version...

Yesterday, we asked prominent developers around the industry which class they’ll be playing in Diablo 3 [..]

#kotakushopcontest The moving-violation misdaventures of a California man actually named Obiwan Kenobi formed the inspiration for our latest Kotaku 'Shop Contest. You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy than the 20 finalists inside, plus overall winner musica! More »

StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm (PC)Heart of the Swarm bringing needed new features to StarCraft II.

#e3 I had lunch with a friend and colleague on Thursday, a guy who has been to every E3—and before that he was going to the Consumer Electronics Show when it was the gaming industry's big expo. Absent some miracle hardware reveal, he thinks we could see the quietest and most depressing E3 ever this year. I hate to say it, but I have the s...

Where's a Starkos machine when you need one?Gallery: Rumor: Beyond Good & Evil 2Rumored Beyond Good & Evil 2 screen has Jade looking awfully lonely originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 10 May 2012 19:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments

Looking for an excuse to chisel the calcified dust off your Dreamcast? Well, resourceful indie studio KTX Software has announced plans to produce a limited run of its new shooter Redux: Dark Matters for Sega's aged machine. In collaboration with NG:DEV.TEAM man René Hellwig, the developer has launched a Kickstarter drive to help raise funds towards dev kits for PlayStation Network and Xbox ...

The Dutch Pirate Party has been ordered to stop publicising ways to circumvent a ban on torrent portal The Pirate Bay in Holland. As reported by the BBC, the judge also demanded it cease offering a proxy service whereby Dutch Pirate Bay users could access links to torrents without having to visit the banned site. The ruling followed a complaint from local anti-piracy group Brein. Read more...

An upcoming Xbox 360 dashboard update will add support for Joule, a new wireless heart rate monitor which will track your exercise across most Kinect games. The new service, dubbed Kinect Play Fit, obtains heart rate data from Joule and stores it in the cloud. You'll be able to use Kinect Play Fit even without a Joule monitor, The Verge said, although how this will work is currently uncle...

#whiners I like Michael Pachter. I really do. I get Castleville requests from him all the time. Seriously, though, I do go to Pachter for comment occasionally in my sports columns, mostly because the deals cut in that genre are complex and often rely on a publisher partnering up with older businesses, and he understands those relationships much...

Latest Call of Duty title adding 1 vs. 1 and 2 vs. 2 mode with for Xbox Live on May 16; first two maps to be free.

#gamesindustryinternational What's happened in the business of video games this past week ... More »

Microsoft announced that Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition has broken "all previous digital sales records." They say it sold more than any other title in i ...Continue reading Minecraft For 360 Breaks All Previous Sales Records

Following record annual loss, company's shares tumbled on Tokyo Stock Exchange; firm facing a lot of difficulties in time ahead, says analyst.

Tera (PC)TERA is many things, but it's not terrible.

Electronic Arts has yanked a large number of official DICE and EA servers for Battlefield 3's multiplayer modes on PS3 and Xbox 360, leaving mostly privately rented servers in its place. For those wondering, EA's been leasing servers out to players at $30 for thirty days.  Gamers justified the move by happily signing up in droves. There are hundreds of these bought servers online, with o...

How do you find a real life Pikachu? Photoshop a kitten and hand it a taser. Look this isn’t the funniest video we’ve ever endorsed, but it’s watchable. It’s got a cute kitten and the dude totally get’s electrified at the end. Sorry to spoil the ending for you, but would you have watched it otherwise? (Please visit the site to view this media) [Source: Dorkly]

A double XP weekend for Battlefield 3 multiplayer kicks off tomorrow morning, EA has announced. As of 8.01am UK time, all XP earned will be doubled across all maps and modes. At the end of each match, your total points for the round will be totted up and classified as ADDITIONAL POINT. Points will accrue across all ranked servers and matches. Read more…

#lego As a kid, I'd often snap LEGO bricks together and make crude pistols. They didn't shoot anything, so for added realism, I would go pow. Like I said, crude. More »

Company changes name to resolve trademark dispute with Valve; Blizzard allowed to keep using the DOTA name only for noncommercial use for the player community.

Building the best character in Diablo 3, whether you picked Barbarian, Demon Hunter, Monk or Witch [..]

Activision action game and Kinect Star Wars top sales charts as total retail revenues decline 32 percent year-over-year; Xbox 360 tops console sales for 16th straight month.

A report from earlier this week suggested developer DICE was shutting down its own servers for Battlefield 3. EA says this isn't the case. The report says players were noticing official servers disappear to the point where DICE-managed servers are no longer visible on either PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360. Below is the following response EA sent to Game Informer this afternoon: DICE is n...

The PC Gamer Word Dungeon hasn’t stopped echoing the phrase “What Diablo class are you playing?” [..]

This morning Owen and I cracked open the Diablo 3 Collector’s Edition that’ll soon be winging [..]

Yesterday, Wolfenstein 3D was a measly 19 years and 364 days old. Puh-shaw, we say. Today, however, the game is a full 20 years old, and id Software is throwing the classic FPS a celebration. Rather than sending all the game's fans party hats and individual slices of cake, though, id's ported Wolf 3D to web browsers, making it totally free!But perhaps you're not around a computer at the mome...

Electronic Arts denies shutting down official servers for modern day shooter, says it will add more DICE-sanctioned servers.

Because fake consoles are just more desirable than actual real consoles...

Blizzard has just come out with a blog post detailing some new features to hit StarCraft II at or around the launch of the upcoming expansion, Heart of the Swarm. Here's the rundown: Multiplayer resume from replay Global Play Multilanguage support Clan/group system Unranked matchmaking Multiplayer replay viewing That first feature is designed to help players who might, oh I don't know,...

You'll find this boiler room early, but how long will it take you to figure out what it all means?With Fez, you get as much out of it as you're willing to put in. That is, the game works on multiple layers. On the surface, it's a breezy little platformer that you should be able to cruise through without much difficulty. After all, there are no real enemies, and very few spots along the main p...

Gamers go-to file hosting source for over a decade will be shutting down. According to GameFront, parent company IGN has stated that they, “Believe that the idea of a single-purpose PC download site like FilePlanet is one that, unfortunately, has passed.” They also noted that everyone who was working at FilePlanet has been moved to [...]

#reddeadredemption They say Red Dead Redemption is haunted, you know. They've said it for years now—ghosts exist in the system, devils and spooks and spectors and maybe even a class-5 full-roaming vapor or two. More »

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New entries in both the Dead Space and Need For Speed franchises will be on shelves by March 2013, publisher EA has confirmed. Both were referenced during an earnings call today as among the company's blockbuster releases for the coming 12 months, though no specific details were announced. Dead Space 3 is rumoured to take place, in part at least, on a frozen planet, whereas a retailer list...

#masseffect Mass Effect 3 became the game in the sci-fi series where BioWare finally opened up the relationship possibilities for players wanting to romance a character of the same gender, with characters Esteban Cortez and Samantha Traynor only available for wooing if you played as a male or female Commander Shepard. More »