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#science A ridiculous study conducted by a group of stupid Slovenian and British researchers has scientifically proven that the more negative a discussion thread is the more active it will be. What a load of bullshit. More »

Dragons shouldn't have to squint.

Sony Online Entertainment and rockin' Android's latest collaboration now available.

If there's a silver lining in music games' stormy slide down the software sales chart, it's that their bloated hardware bundles are bound to get cheaper. Of course, Amazon's one-day discounts on recent "Hero" games could also be the last -- as in: The last Hero games are on sale today!

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Renowned trading card game, comes to Wii with all new characters original storyline and robust online dueling.

Though we've lax, nay, negligent about tending the Joystiq clan we created, we're happy to see the under-appreciated MAG still chugging along. Today fans get the 2.10 update, which allows in-game screenshots and the ability to queue for several game modes simultaneously.

There's an XP bonus for players who line up for more modes, which seems like an extremely smart way of managing a community that may be losing players to newer shooters. If you'd like to peruse the full list, you can find it right here. We hope it's enough to distract you from the sting of being abandoned by your fearless, absentee Joystiq leaders.

[Thanks, Peter]

#dreams Message from God, insight into our subconscious, predictions of the future: Many believe dreams offer some level of insight into something deeper than simply our daily preoccupations. More »

Survival is the name of the game for Lara Croft's next virtual excursion -- well, the name of the game is actually Tomb Raider, but, you know -- and a few details from the January issue of Game Informer (which already found its way onto the info-hungry internets) have revealed exactly how said survival story will unfold.

As hinted by yesterday's startling cover reveal, the game will not only be a reboot of the franchise, but a reboot of the Tomb Raider brand. Rather than being a heavily scripted third-person action game, the new title will allow for open-world exploration, giving a fresh-faced, 21-year-old Lara new areas to traverse as she upgrades her own exploratory abilities and finds (or crafts) new equipment and survival tools. Crystal Dynamics didn't give any specifics on these tools, but we're pretty sure Knife plus Stick is going to equal a thing you can kill things with.

As one might expect, the game's survivalist objective sets a grim tone -- Lara will have to constantly forage for food and water to stay alive. She'll also have to avoid the traps and violent inhabitants strewn across the game's island setting, which, according to the article, are capable of dispatching Lara in extremely brutal ways. Like, ways that make the Tomb Raider 2 "Blow Lara Up" code seem like a minor papercut. Keep an eye out for the January issue of Game Informer for even more details about this increasingly interest-piquing title.

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A portion of a RunDLC review… What’s Hot Impressive water physics, challenging puzzles, lots of secrets, cool storybook presentation, spot on tilt controls. What’s Not Sometimes difficult figuring out what to do next, $12.00 is a bit steep.

December’s episode of Qore features highly anticipated games that span a wide range of video game genres. From the extensive new playground that is LittleBigPlanet 2 to strategic dismemberment of Dead Space 2, December’s Episode 31 is stuffed with hit titles for your holiday enjoyment presented in full 720p.

Spanning the Globe

An extensive tour of LittleBigPlanet 2 leads off Episode 31. The developers at Media Molecule have filled the LBP2 sandbox full of lots of sweet new toys and Veronica takes a close up look at several of our favorites. Watch. Enjoy. Repeat.

Freaking Veronica

Veronica is so not a fan of survival horror. That’s why the Qore team sent her to cover Dead Space 2 because nothing is more fun than watching your host get creeped out by just the idea of Necromorphs. DS2 Art Director Ian Milham dissects the gory details behind their ever-evolving technique to find new ways to shock and horrify Ms. Belmont (and the rest of us).

Cliffy B’s Reign

Crazy guns, a high tech lasso and extra style points for creative kills make Bulletstorm a must-play choice for folks who like their shooters on the extreme side. Along with sweet-looking gameplay, Epic Games’ Design Director Cliff Bleszinski talks about “putting the fun back into the first person shooter.”

Chase ‘em Down

Audrey Cleo takes us through Need for Speed Hot Pursuit. The Electronic Arts racer returns with the cops geared up in exotic high-performance rides to chase down the speedsters in Seacrest County.

As for DLC, we were hoping to announce a highly anticipated demo in time for this week’s episode release, but we are not able to reveal this yet. We’ll have more details later this month, sorry for the delay.

Look for Episode 31 later today.

Get acquainted with the team at Paradox Interactive who brought you the Divine Wind expansion to Europa Universalis III!

Hide the pic-a-nic baskets.

Creators of award-winning Rolando series reveals first details surrounding upcoming action-puzzler game.

Remember when we posted up Nintendo’s Flipnote Studio animation that featured a song about how to draw Mario? Here are the lyrics, just incase you missed out. Take a page and a pen, draw a big mushroom. Add an egg, then two more Draw a cloud under here, now we’ll add some coins: One, two, three One, two, three Draw a hill [...]

Riding on the slimey coattails of last week's announcement, Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime received the full media push this morning, with a handful of screens and a debut gameplay trailer (found after the break). Alongside receiving assets, we learned that the Wanako-developed game will follow a team of rookie ghostbusters "on a brand new paranormal experience" in New York City.

As teased in the trailer by a giant, sentient subway line, players will take down ectoplasm-filled enemies and "gigantic bosses" with several characteristic ghostbustin' weapons (insert "don't cross the streams!" joke here). It seems the old ghostbusters -- and the actors that voice them -- will be sitting this one out. We reached out to Slimer's representation for more information, and will update this post if we hear anything back. Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime should arrive on XBLA, PSN, and PC "this Spring."

Epic's technology gets a new buyer.

#speakup In our first installment of the new daily Speak-Up on Kotaku, [ZTF]The Power shares his idea for an entirely new sort of massively multiplayer online role-playing game. More »

Netherlands, Assen, 2010. Team6 Games a European games developer today proudly presents the official box art for Flatout™ for Wii™ and batch of new screens, to celebrate the official US release. FlatOut is the highly anticipated next chapter of the popular FlatOut franchise, developed by Team6 game studios exclusively for the Wii system. With brand new [...]

World's most popular puzzle game series celebrates 10th Anniversary with first sequel in six years.

#clips No, you still can't play titles like Assassin's Creed II or Borderlands on your fancy iPad tablet, but you can watch other people play those games thanks to OnLive's Viewer. More »

Hello Kitty Seasons on the way.

New "Deathspin" level added along with improvements to multiplayer lobby, dialogue text size.

#atari Atari has released the first trailer and new screens for Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime,the downloadable follow-up to last year's Ghostbusters: The Video Game. Can four nameless rookies bust ghosts as well as the originals? More »

SEATTLE, Wash. - December 7, 2010 - On December 20th Frobot is beaming out of another dimension straight into your living room on Nintendo’s WiiWareTMservice! You can either get the full Frobot experience for 1000 points or just try a taste of that sweet action with the free demo comin’ out the same [...]