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  Bad Flash Game Combats The Sexual Exploitation Of Children

  It may be the most hideous Choplifter rip-off ever created, but at least “CyberDodo fights against the sexual exploitation of children” has its heart in the right place. Did you know March 4 is the World Day Against Sexual Exploitation? If you’re anything like me, you had no clue. Then again, if you’re anything like…

  By Mike Fahey Published March 3, 2010
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  Now’s Your Chance To Desperately Escape In Resident Evil 5

  Capcom’s second heaping helping of Resident Evil 5 drops today, with the release of the Desperate Escape episode starring Josh and Jill, along with new costumes for stars Sheva and Chris. The circle of downloadable content is now complete, and Resident Evil fans that opted to purchase the DLC instead of waiting for the March…

  By Mike Fahey Published March 3, 2010
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  Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Developer Takes Your Calls Live Today

  Crecente and I will get some Bad Company (har har) on our ever-star-studded weekly Kotaku podcast today. As always, you can call in and ask questions live. This week’s guest, Battlefield Bad Company 2 producer Gordon Van Dyke. Van Dyke will be our in-studio guest for the hour. Today, at 11am Kotaku Time (that’s 1pm…

  By Stephen Totilo Published March 3, 2010
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  Limbo: It’s Black And White And Headed To Xbox Live Arcade

  Nominated for awards in Art and Technical Excellence for obvious reasons in the 12th Annual Independent Games Festival, Playdead’s stunning black and white puzzle platformer Limbo is heading to Xbox Live Arcade this summer. Limbo is the story of a young boy braving a bleak and mysterious world in order to determine the fate of…

  By Mike Fahey Published March 3, 2010
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  The IGF Mobile Finalists Get Front Page iTuning

  We’ve spent the past month or so talking about the Independent Games Festival finalists, but we haven’t really touched on the mobile category. Earlier this week iTunes dropped a banner on the front page of the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch download service to promote some of the IGF Mobile finalist and honorable mentions. Well…

  By Brian Crecente Published March 3, 2010
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  Test Drive Unlimited Returns

  Atari and Eden Games return to the islands for Test Drive Unlimited 2, the sequel to the hit 2006 online sandbox driving game. How does 2 compare to the original? The difference is night and day – and vehicle damage. Test Drive Unlimited was a pretty big Xbox 360 title when it came out in…

  By Mike Fahey Published March 3, 2010
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  Touch And Pose Dante And Nero From Devil May Cry 4

  Square Enix doesn’t only make Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest games. It also makes figurines. Diversity! The company’s Play Sarts line is releasing posable figures of DMC4 characters Dante and Nero. The 20cm figs are ¥4,500 each (US$51) and will be out this summer. Pics for your perusal in the gallery. Devil May Cry 4…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published March 3, 2010
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  You have studied games for year, as if you were a professor of virtual adventure. Unleash your learnings here. Talk about video games in the comments. Confused about commenting on Kotaku? Read our FAQ

  By Stephen Totilo Published March 3, 2010
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  A Bit More On that Halo Reach Multiplayer Vid

  Last night we posted a version of the Halo: Reach multiplayer video that leaked out a tad early, but now that it’s official Bungie has a few more details about it. The trailer, they say, features a C Paul track originally orchestrated for the Halo 3: ODST Original Soundtrack. The studio brought in Ivan Ives…

  By Brian Crecente Published March 3, 2010
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  This Song Is Pretty Awesome

  To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: MAN! Love me some Tokyo Jihen. Think they’re on tour soon. Maybe I’ll go see them! What you missed last Where To Next For Call Of Duty? Halo Reach Beta Footage Looks Like A Blast [Update] Five Yakuza Movies You Must See… With The Help of Friends, Blind Man Beats…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published March 3, 2010
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  A Number of Boom Blox Developers Let Go

  Electronic Arts this week let go a number of developers working on Steven Spielberg Wii puzzle tile Boom Blox, the company told Kotaku. The game might have been viewed as a “dud” at first, but the original Boom Blox went on to sell over 450,000 copies. When asked about the decision to let some of…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published March 3, 2010
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  Six More Years of LEGO Games

  Warner Bros. & Traveller’s Tales – creators of the LEGO series of licensed video games – have announced that there are plenty more games left in the partnership yet. The publisher (and developer’s) deal with the Danish toy company has been extended to 2016, meaning we’ve got six more years of LEGO games based on…

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 3, 2010
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  Ex-Team Ninja Boss Has A New Studio With A New Name

  Dead or Alive developer Tomonobu Itagaki left Tecmo over unpaid wages and started up a new studio. It was originally thought to be called “Tokyo Vikings”. It’s not. The new studio is called “Valhalla” as in Norse mythology. Valhalla is an enormous hall with over five hundred doors and outfitted with spears in the rafters.…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published March 3, 2010
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  Where To Next For Call Of Duty?

  The writing is on the wall. With Infinity Ward’s leadership removed, and Activision announcing a raft of new titles, the market is about to be saturated with Call of Duty games. So we figured we’d lend a hand. Rather than simply release an endless stream of World War 2 games, which is what ruined Medal…

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 3, 2010
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  Resident Evil Creator’s New Game Out This Year

  Vanquish is the upcoming title from Shinji Mikami, creator of the Resident Evil series. As revealed in the new issue of game mag Famitsu, the title is a third person action shooter and has elements of cover. It is not a Gears of War-style cover shooter, however. Gameplay is fast and quick with the player…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published March 3, 2010
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  Rumor: Square Enix’s Music Division Shuttered

  The last note has apparently been played by Square Enix Music, rumors website Square Enix Music Online. At the end of last year, the group was disbanded for budgetary reason, leaving composer casualties that include: Masashi Hamauzu (Final Fantasy XIII, Dirge of Cerberus, SaGa Frontier II) Junya Nakano (Final Fantasy X, Threads of Fate, Musashi:…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published March 3, 2010
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  Hey Capcom, Why $40 For Super Street Fighter IV?

  Super Street Fighter IV is $40. Seems steep for an update to a game that came out only twelve months ago. Let’s give Capcom a chance to try and explain. Speaking with Gamasutra, Capcom’s Christian Svensson has said that while it wasn’t easy settling on a price point (or even a means of delivering the…

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 3, 2010
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  Halo: Reach Beta Footage Looks Like A Blast [Update]

  Earlier this week, Bungie said it would be “dropping a multiplayer bomb”. It appears a Taiwanese site has dropped that bomb a little early, with the leak of what looks a lot like a new trailer for the game. Now, this may be an elaborate hoax, but if it is, it’s a cruel one. Because…

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 3, 2010
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  Former Dead Or Alive Designer Talks Fighting Games

  Before the brouhaha at Tecmo, game designer Tomonobu Itagaki made a name for himself making fighting games. He’s currently working on another title, which he hinted at last year. Does that mean we’ll see another fighting game from him? “Because I made the best fighting game in the world, Dead or Alive, at my former…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published March 3, 2010
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  American McGee Returns To Fairy Tale Land

  American McGee is a developer with an enormous imagination and…inconsistent execution. Yes, he’s the man behind Alice, but he’s also the man behind a string of disappointing titles ever since. So it’s with uncertainty we look upon his next game. Called “Red”, and following very closely in the spirit of his last work, Grimm, it’s…

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 3, 2010