2012

In Real Life

Kotaku’s Guide To Gaming In The Year 2012

6:30AM January 10, 2012 | Mike Fahey

Another year, another twelve months filled with new game releases, extravagant gaming events, and big hardware releases. How can anyone hope to keep them all straight? Kotaku‘s 2012 Gamer’s Calendar is here to help. More »


PC

The 2012 Year In Games… A Preview That Has My Jaw On The Floor

4:00AM January 5, 2012 | Stephen Totilo

Finish playing the best games of 2011. Then tape this to your refrigerator. This is a preview, of some of the biggest and/or most interesting games coming out in 2012 (with a heavy bias toward big-company consoles and handheld releases, since that’s what gets announced earliest). More »


News

More Than 300 Tiny Indie Games In One Free Pirate Kart Bundle

7:20AM October 20, 2011 | Mike Fahey

More than 100 independent developers gather together more than 300 games they deemed not “big” or “polished” or “real” enough to be worth the entry fee for the 2012 Independent Games Festival awards into one massive bundle, and you can download and play it for free. Everybody wins! More »


PC

Darksiders II’s Death And The Horse He Rode In On

7:00AM July 20, 2011 | Mike Fahey

The extended announcement trailer for THQ’s Darksiders II is here, giving us a deeper appreciation of Death and his majestic steed. Is it just me, or is that horse looking a little pallid? More »


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Of Course Mac Is Back In The New SSX

5:20AM June 4, 2011 | Mike Fahey

Having appeared in every other SSX game released to-date, the franchises’ generic male character, Mac, is definitely making a reappearance in the 2012 reboot. More »


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What We Know So Far About Soulcalibur V

1:40AM May 12, 2011 | Mike Fahey

Since last night’s sneak peek at Soulcalibur V during Namco Bandai’s Dubai press event, game director Daishi Odashima has been tweeting like mad, revealing fresh information about the sixth instalment of the beloved fighting game franchise. Mind the 17-year gap! More »


In Real Life

Video Games Used As Shorthand In New Movie Trailers

8:00AM July 7, 2009 | Stephen Totilo

Making a trailer for a major motion picture and needing to show that John Cusack’s fictional son is a bit detached? Need to show that Vince Vaughn is partying hard? Show video games. More »