John Carmack Says Doom 4 Will Be ‘Done When It’s Done’

Speaking at QuakeCon today, Id’s John Carmack said they’re hard at work on first-person shooter Doom 4 and it will be “done when it’s done.” He added that Id had shut down its mobile division—previously responsible for phone-based versions of games like Doom and Wolfenstein—to free up more staff for AAA games like the next…

The Ludicrous $100 QuakeCon Steam Sale Includes A Lot of Games

This year’s QuakeCon Bundle Steam sale is crazy. It’ll save you over $200 and get you the following games for just $100… Brink Brink: Agents of Change Brink: Doom/Psycho Combo Pack Brink: Fallout/SpecOps Combo Pack Call of Cthulllu: Dark Corners of the Earth Commander Keen Doom 3 Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil Doom II Fallout…

Mass Effect 3‘s single-player Fireflight Pack delivers two powerful and five bonus weapons for $2 on August 7.

Skyrim: Dawnguard Is Out For Steam, Bethesda ‘Not Satisfied’ With PS3 Version

Skyrim‘s Dawnguard downloadable content is out on Steam right now, Bethesda’s Pete Hines announced at QuakeCon today. You can buy it for $19.99. The PlayStation 3 release is still up in the air, Bethesda added on its blog today, because the company isn’t satisfied with how it’s running: We are not satisfied yet with Dawnguard’s…

First Reveal of Madden for the Wii U Doesn’t Mention New Physics Engine

Electronic Arts today offered a first look at gameplay within Madden NFL 13 for the Wii U, but in a presentation listing the game’s features, the new runtime physics engine bringing dynamic collisions to the game’s PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions was not mentioned. Refinements to the passing system and to wide receiver catch…

This is What Playing Mass Effect 3 on the Wii U Looks Like

Fresh from the EA Summer Showcase, here’s a quick and dirty look at how Mass Effect 3 leverages the screen on the Wii U control pad. A launch title for the Wii U, Mass Effect 3 will include all downloadable content, the online multiplayer experience, and a primer on what’s come before for fans new…

Here’s Your First Look at Mass Effect 3’s Leviathan DLC

A new single-player mission finally comes to BioWare’s hit sci-fi series in the form of Mass Effect 3‘s Leviathan add-on campaign, announced today at EA’s Summer Showcase event.

This is What It’s Like To Track Down A Serial Killer in Sleeping Dogs

You can get a pretty good glimpse at a lot of open world game Sleeping Dogs‘ features in this walkthrough led by producer Dan Sochan. Driving, conversing, hacking, and more. But you’ll also get some insight into investigations you undergo during undercover police side missions. It seems like you’ll be chasing after a serial killer…

Call of Duty Elite now has 12 million users, according to Activision boss Eric Hirshberg. Paid users: 2.3 million.

Diablo III has sold more than 10 million copies including more than a million sold through World of Warcraft annual pass, Blizzard said today.

World of Warcraft Loses 1 Million Subscribers, Falls Below 10 Million

1 million less people are playing World of Warcraft than last reported. The latest estimate of subscribers claimed by Activision Blizzard cites a number of 9.1 million—from financial results released today—down from the 10.2 million reported this past May. This marks the first time that WoW‘s subscriber base has dipped below 10 million since January…

Wreckateer: The Kotaku Review

This review of Wreckateer is a little late because last week, I was also under siege from large stones, some of them burning. They were just in my kidneys. While Wreckateer may be more enjoyable than a trip to the urologist, it still involves its own degree of waiting and uncertainty, and likewise requires you…

EA says FIFA 13‘s iPhone and iPad versions feature online multiplayer and let you upload highlights to YouTube.

Mass Effect 3’s New Single-Player DLC Will Delve into the Origins of the Reapers [Update]

News of Mass Effect 3‘s add-on campaign—rumored weeks ago—has surfaced at EA’s Summer Showcase event. Here’s the description: Mass Effect 3: Leviathan is the first story-driven, single player DLC to be made available since Mass Effect 3 Extended Cut. Leviathan expands upon the events of Mass Effect 3 with gripping and emotional storytelling, compelling new…

Rise of the Triad Returns This Year Thanks to a Major Remake [Update with Video]

Apogee Software’s mid-’90s cult-classic first-person shooter Rise of the Triad is coming back, with the help of the Danish studio that remade Duke Nukem 3D. The new Rise of the Triad will be developed by Interceptor Entertainment and Apogee and will be out as PC download through Steam later this year. The official bullet points…

A Sports Game For People Who Don’t Like Sports Games

Earlier today, game designer Ramiro Corbetta was kind enough to stop by Kotaku‘s offices and show us his new baby, Hokra. It’s a simplistic, one-button take on a sports game: you and a partner compete against two other players to get a ball into a goal and keep it there. It’s also quite fun, especially…

Writer of Arkham City Won’t Be Back for the Next Batman Game

Part of what’s made Rocksteady’s two Batman video games such great experiences has been the pitch-perfect stories players encountered in each. The narrative contributions in both Arkham Asylum and Arkham City came Paul Dini, who’s written excellent Batman stories for TV and film as well. But it seems that Dini may not be returning for…

A Tasty Sampling Of The New Baldur’s Gate Music

Mmmm, tastes like music clips. When Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition was first announced, one of the coolest things about it was the fact that it’ll feature an all new adventure, “The Black Pits.” And one of the coolest things about that was that it meant we’d be getting new music for the iconic game, music…

The Ouya is an Android Tablet Without a Screen, But It’s Better Than That

No discussion about the exciting new open-source Ouya console passes without someone inevitably comparing the Kickstarter sensation to a mobile phone or Android tablet without a screen. Defenders rush to defend the great indie console hope, arguing that it’s much more than that. This is all-new hardware packed inside a small-but-sexy design by Yves Béhar.…

Need for Speed: Most Wanted Sends the Corvette ZR1 Down Some Mean Streets

Early signs seem to indicate that the next Need for Speed game will essentially be a spiritual continuation of the Burnout franchise, especially since it’s being made by the Criterion dev studio that created those games. The hard-driving action in this new trailer—featuring a Corvette ZR1, Koenigsegg Agera R and Hummer H1 Alpha—confirms that and…