PlayStation

PS Vita Free-to-Play Goes Offline Until April 17

Sega’s Samurai and Dragons has had network issues since its March 29 launch. Sega is taking the free-to-play game offline to improve server issues. On April 17, the game will resume service. [Sega]


February 17, 2012
Xbox

UFC Undisputed 3: The Kotaku Review

UFC Undisputed tried to come back too soon. Following a breakout season in 2009, it returned with a good-but-not-great sequel in 2010. Publisher THQ recognised the franchise didn’t deliver enough and shifted it to two-year production cycle. So is UFC Undisputed 3 the game mixed martial arts fans should have gotten last May? Or is it a title that can last them another two years?


May 5, 2011
PC

It’s Portal 2′s Circle Of Life. And It Moves Us All.

One of the unsung heroes of Portal 2 is the “Animal King”. See here for reference. Here, artist Burton Durand gives us a look at the regal turret’s beginnings.


December 13, 2010
News

Red Dead Redemption Cleans Up At The VGAs

To keep the show to two hours, they didn’t hand out all the hardware on stage at last night’s 2010 Video Game Awards. Here is the complete list of honorees. Neil Patrick Harris’ compensation was limited to just one award.


August 24, 2010

Mafia II Review: Smelling The Roses In A Life Lived Too Fast

Morning. The phone rings, I answer. It’s Joe, chirping the usual advice. Get dressed and get my gun. I go to the fridge instead for a Master Beer. In the bathroom I flip on the light. I flush the toilet.


June 25, 2010
In Real Life

The World Cup’s Winning Eleven

In The Land of the Rising Sun, Pro Evolution Soccer is known as Winning Eleven. Ironic, as the Japanese national team traditionally hasn’t been winning. Until recently, that is.


May 21, 2010
In Real Life

120 Metal Gear Solid Discs, But With A Catch

Metal Gear Solid for the PlayStation 1 is a two disc game. If you could have 120 discs, which would you want disc 1 or 2? You can only have one!