News

Red Dead Has Sold Millions

3:30PM Luke Plunkett | Red Dead Redemption hasn’t just been the critical surprise of the year, it’s also been the retail surprise of the year, publisher parent company Take-Two revealing today that the game has shipped almost 7 million copies since May. More »
Hands On

Reader Review: Kane & Lynch 2

3:00PM David Wildgoose | Do you have what it takes to get a review published right here on Kotaku? Andrew does, as he pulls on his wifebeater. More »
News

Wii Party Gets Started On October 7

2:30PM David Wildgoose | Nintendo has today dated Wii Party for an Australian release on October 7. That’s a mere four days after the mini-game compilation hits the US. More »
News

New Platformer Is Ikaruga Without The Spaceships

2:30PM Luke Plunkett | Ubisoft, when you show a game that is essentially Ikaruga reimagined as a platformer, congratulations, you have our undivided attention. More »
News

Minecraft Sells 100,000

2:06PM Luke Plunkett | Minecraft, the world-building cult hit from Markus Persson, has now sold over 100,000 copies of its paid version. Impressive! [thanks Tristan!] More »
Regulars

Kotaku Matchmaker: Far Cry 2

2:00PM David Wildgoose | Aussie online gamers know that any online game is best enjoyed with, well… other Aussies. To ensure your weekend online gaming is as lag-free as possible, every Friday we’ll be hosting the Kotaku Matchmaker, where you can meet new friends online! More »
Features

Miniguns In The Desert: How Video Game Guns Are Made

2:00PM Luke Plunkett | In many genres, the gun is the point where the gamer meets the game, making it the single most important element in a given title. That makes the guys who make the guns important, too. More »
Media

New Kirby’s Epic Yarn Trailer Is So ~Cuuute~ :D

1:30PM Michael McWhertor | Because the world was in need of something particularly soft and precious right now, Nintendo of Japan has released a new trailer for its hyper adorable platformer adventure Kirby’s Epic Yarn. (It’s perfectly acceptable to squeal now.) More »