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Want to Play the New Counter-Strike? Answer Some Questions. [Counter-strike]

Valve is ramping up participation in the Counter-Stike: Global Offensive beta, promising a whole round of keys will be handed out to people who complete a survey on the game. Read more...

Battlefield 3: Aftershock pulled from App Store

Battlefield 3: Aftershock is MIA from the iOS App Store due to a lack of quality. IGN got a hold of a communique from EA, in which the publisher stated it is committed to delivering quality mobile entertainment and, therefore, decided to remove the game.An EA spokesperson said the company is "currently re-evaluating the app" in response to the consumer feedback. Sounds like the 2.5 star rated app, which suffered complaints about its controls and multiplayer, may not return to the app arena any time soon. Read more...

Big in Japan Feb 13-19: New Love Plus, Binary Domain, Theatrhythm FF

Konami's dating sim beats a Sega shooter and a Square Enix rhythm game for the top position; and 3DS units rise in sales. Read more...

Skeletor, Why Are Your Arms So Tiny? [He-man]

From a very, very old advertisement for Mattel's 1984 He-Man video game, taken from a very, very old copy of an X-Men comic. Read more...

Sony VP in UK and Ireland talks Vita pricing, says bigger memory cards on the way

Sony's Vice President and Managing Director from the UK and Ireland, Fergal Gara, talked with Eurogamer at the PS Vita launch last night in London, and said there's a lot more in store for the new handheld console. The current pricing and memory concerns are the results of "early days."On price, for example, Gara says that the system is priced as low as Sony could get it on launch day, "not a lot above an iPod and a hell of a long way below a good tablet. Read more...

Terraria Dev "Moving On," Ceasing Updates

Terraria (PC)Indie darling taking a much-deserved break after one more bug fix. Read more...

Mass Effect 3 to Receive Major Day-One DLC with Additional Party Member

Mass Effect 3 (PC)But hey, it comes "free" with the Digital Deluxe Edition. You know, for extra money. Read more...

Sign Up for the Guild Wars 2 Beta Today

Guild Wars 2 (PC)ArenaNet is looking for a few good testers. Read more...

Dear Esther Dev Collaborating with Frictional to Make Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs

Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs (PC)Tired of your regular old boring nightmares? Play this to replace them with Ultramares. Read more...

Total Recall Starts Now! [Arrow]

Time to look back on the history of video games. Read more...

Who Needs The Wizard When You've Got Surf Ninjas? [Video]

The Wizard, a 1989 movie starring Fred Savage, was little more than a 100-minute commercial for Nintendo. Read more...

The 3G PlayStation Vita's Fine Print

When Sony announced the 3G PlayStation Vita launch bundle, a lot of gamers jumped on the promise of a Vita, Super Stardust Delta, 8GB memory card and one month of 3G service for $300. But now that the bundles are in people's hands, some feel they've been duped... Read more...

Ten Quick Thoughts on Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D

I'm still playing Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D. Konami failed to send a copy of the game prior to launch, and as a result I'm firing through the game as fast as possible to bring you a thorough review... Read more...

Virtua Tennis 4: World Tour Edition Review

SEGA's entry into the Vita ring brings its hit tennis game to handhelds. Seems like an odd choice for the first Vita game from SEGA, but hey, Virtua Tennis' arcade tennis style is a good fit for the handheld... Read more...

This Week on Xbox Live (02.22.12)

Stock up on batteries for this week's XBLA release. Additionally, there's a bunch of Fable content on sale and a new Call of Duty map available for Elite Premium members... Read more...

Check Out the Latest Changes to Diablo III

Blizzard's rune system for Diablo III always sounded cool, but there hasn't been much of an opportunity to check it out until recently. Runes, when unlocked and activated, change the functionality of the skill they're associated with. So instead of a Monk punching multiple targets in a straight line, with the proper rune activated, the Monk can punch across a large area of effect. You can see exactly how it works in the video below... Read more...

Podcast Unlocked Ep. 47: Clerks

If you're a proud owner of an Xbox 360, you've come to the right place. Podcast Unlocked is IGN's best (see: only) 360-centric podcast. If you want more insight into what's going on with Xbox Live, Kinect and other things in the 360 universe, download our show and revel in its magnificence. Or send us angry emails... Read more...

Results: Next-Gen's Most Wanted

Last week we presented eight of the most interesting ideas the IGN community had for the next generation of home consoles. We put up a poll asking which of these features you wanted above all others on your Xbox 3, PlayStation 4, or next Nintendo. The results are in. Who expected the top two to ... Read more...

Mass Effect 3 Space Launch Details Announced

As revealed last week, EA will be sending early copies of Mass Effect 3 into space. Today, details about the promotion have been announced... Read more...

Mass Effect 3 Space Launch Details Announced

As revealed last week, EA will be sending early copies of Mass Effect 3 into space. Today, details about the promotion have been announced... Read more...

Mass Effect 3 Space Launch Details Announced

As revealed last week, EA will be sending early copies of Mass Effect 3 into space. Today, details about the promotion have been announced... Read more...

Star Wars Invades Your Games

Star Wars might just be the most beloved franchise of all time. It's not surprising, then, that there are ton of mods out there that send your games to a galaxy far, far away. Check out all the embedded videos on YouTube proper for information on where you can get each mod... Read more...

Nintendo 3DS: Enter the Vita

Day in and day out you hear a lot from the IGN Nintendo team. Now we want to hear from you. We're going to be starting a regular feature where we ask you questions based on recent Nintendo events or games, and ask you to blog your thoughts. The best responses will get posted later in the week. Who k... Read more...

Beat Sneak Bandit Review

Beat Sneak Bandit Launch Trailer What is it? Beat Sneak Bandit combines complex puzzles with one-button rhythm tapping. The entire experience is wrapped up in a funky art style and soundtrack. The premise? Evil Baron Von Clockface has stolen all the world's clocks, and it's up to you to get them b... Read more...

Guild Wars 2: Gameplay > Story

I don't think I've ever been more attached to a character than my level 46 Chiss bounty hunter in The Old Republic. With over 144 hours logged into his story, making countless decisions that determine how other characters feel about him, I think BioWare's MMO has come closest to letting me create a ... Read more...

Free Game of the Day - Savage: The Battle for Newerth

The Game: Savage: The Battle for Newerth Genre: Realtime Strategy / First-Person Shooter Lovechild Platform: PC, Linux The Scoop: Waaaay back in the before-time, around 2003, a company called S2 released a unique game called Savage. It combined elements of realtime strategy and first-person shooting into one polished (albeit slightly-bizarre) online-only multiplayer game... Read more...

Dillon's Rolling Western Review

Following Pushmo and Sakura Samurai: Art of the Sword, the bar was set pretty high for Nintendo's latest 3DS download, Dillon's Rolling Western. While it perhaps doesn't reach the heights of those two titles, Rolling Western still has plenty to offer for eShop fans looking for a quirky, new tower de... Read more...

Sega Lost the Handheld Race Long Before it Lost the Console Race [Video]

People are still, a decade on, shedding tears over Sega's last home console. We get it, it's sad, but let's not forget that other Sega gaming machine that was killed off by stronger competition. Read more...

Will Smith in High-Tops Playing an NES [Open Thread]

Hello, Kotaku, and welcome to the mid-week evening open thread! Hope your wednesdays went splendidly. It was a beautiful day in San Francisco. Read more...

Engadget evaluates Razer Blade performance

Our fellow bloggers at Engadget have gotten their hands on the Blade laptop from Razer (the very first commercial fruits of that "Switchblade" concept seeded so long ago), and the unit gets some high marks, despite some significant flaws. Read more...

Why the Hell is Justin Bieber Giving a Shout-Out to 2K Sports? [2K Sports]

From the Beeb's official Twitter: "shoutout to @Ronnie2K - everyone follow him. good people. thanks for the good time. the eye will heal. ha. Read more...

Here’s All of Today’s Nintendo News in One Place [Nintendo]

Mario's corporate owners dropped a bunch of news today via their two Nintendo Direct broadcasts and Kotaku was all over it. Read more...

Mass Effect 3 'From Ashes' DLC also sold separately from Collector's Edition

BioWare has confirmed that the Mass Effect 3 "From Ashes" DLC that leaked on Xbox Live Marketplace yesterday is one of the items included with the Collector's Edition. The extra character, mission and outfits will also be sold separately (at 800 MSP / $10) for owners of the game's standard version.Mass Effect 3 producer Michael Gamble hit the BioWare forums to clarify some stuff surrounding the exact components of the DLC. Read more...

Spec Ops: The Line Will be In Stores June 26

At long last, 2K’s Spec Ops: The Line isn’t just a theoretical way to cross the moral event horizon. Today the upcoming virtual bloodbath finally received its release date in a press release: June 26, for those of you keeping score. Spec Ops: The Line is seems to be aiming for a bit of controversy. The ERSB rating contains such gems as “Injured characters emit blood splashes when hit,” noting that players will be able to keep inflicting damage on an opponent’s body even after killing them. Read more...

Syndicate – Business Card Locations

Scattered throughout the corporate world of Syndicate are holographic business cards that provide new intelligence to your in-game database. These tidbits expand on the greater world of Syndicate, and give enterprising players and achievement hunters that extra little search for 100% completion. Avoid a business faux pas and don’t leave these business cards behind — find all 30 cards with our location guide below. For even more Syndicated information, check out the text and video walkthrough. Read more...

Mass Effect Publisher Wants You to Make the UK Government 'Fess Up That Aliens Exist [Mass Effect]

In the far future of Mass Effect, the existence of alien life is a given, with Turian, Hanar and Asari intermingling with humans for decades. EA thinks that there's Life Out There and it also thinks that the British government is covering up knowledge of the little grey men who've visited our little mudball. Read more...

Another batch of Street Fighter x Tekken character demos Julia, Raven, & Asuka hot off the presses

More ammo for your Street Fighter x Tekken arsenal as competitive gamers LPN and Crackfiend give you in depth character demos for Julia, Raven, Asuka, and Kuma.  None Watch the other demos after the jump. Read more...

Report: Nintendo negotiating Wii U video content streaming

It makes sense. More individuals are streaming Netflix on their consoles and, as of last summer, the Wii was used to stream Netflix most often. According to a report on AdWeek, Nintendo is working out deals with major content providers right now for the Wii's successor, the Wii U.AdWeek's sources say that Nintendo is aiming for parity between video streaming and gaming, much like what Microsoft did with the latest version of the Xbox 360 Dashboard. Read more...

Assassin's Creed III Speculation: What We Want And Know For Ubisoft's Next Adventure

Annual iterations in video games are something that we're just going to have to deal with -- as much as we may complain, there's just too much money to be made in releasing yearly installments of the biggest franchises. While this business model obviously makes sense from a financial point, many lament the fact that this short span in between sequels hurts creativity and quality. Read more...

More New Vita Content, Starhawk and SSX Demos New This Week on the PlayStation Store [PlayStation Store Update]

The PS Vita rollout continues with another stacked week of new digital content at the PlayStation store. Vita owners get access to all manner of stuff, from a few free augmented reality games to apps for Netflix, Flickr and Twitter, demos for a few more titles, and several new digital-only games including Plants vs. Read more...

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