• grand theft auto iv

    First Screens Of GTAIV's Lost & Damned DLC

    While last night's story from USA Today is all well and good, we prefer to get our news about the upcoming The Lost and Damned DLC for the Xbox 360 version of Grand Theft Auto IV directly from Rockstar itself. Why? Because the Rockstar official press release is free from any journalistic meanderings, and it comes with nice, lovely, giant-sized screenshots of the content and a nice white logo we can put on top of all of it. Completely loving the whole biker gang vibe these shots are giving off. Makes me want to hop on a hog myself, and then quickly hop off before I kill myself. Hit the jump for a gallery of the new screens. More »

    9:30 AM on Thu Nov 20 2008
    By Mike Fahey
    7,039 views, 80 comments

    Most discussed bgeorget: Ahhhhh damnit why isn't this on the PS3??? more »

  • Round Up

    Frankenreview: Left 4 Dead (Xbox 360)

    There's nothing quite as terrifying as hordes of hungry, screaming, mindless undead, roaming the streets in search of human flesh. Survival horror has known this for ages, yet most have failed to realize the key to truly horrifying zombie movies - togetherness. True zombie horror is taken from the way groups of humans deal with desperate situations, rather than the monsters themselves.

    Valve's new co-op intensive shooter Left 4 Dead aims to capture the more human side of zombie horror, pitting a team of four disparate survivors against the hordes of the damned, which is nearly as frightening as a lone game facing off against an assemblage of video game critics. Turn the corner slowly... More »

    8:20 AM on Thu Nov 20 2008
    By Mike Fahey
    2,315 views, 120 comments

    Most discussed mlubczyk: Mh. Gd gm bt md fr nch mrkt. f t's nt n th W, t's nt wrth tlkng bt. more »

  • grand theft auto iv

    GTAIV DLC Announced: "Lost And Damned", Out In Feb 09

    A USA Today report is the setting for the announcement of Grand Theft Auto IV's long-awaited piece of downloadable content. Titled "Lost and Damned", the DLC will be available on February 17, and will leave Niko's story behind (though he will make a few cameo appearances) to follow the exploits of Johnny Klebitz, a member of the Lost biker gang that the game's radio channels liked to talk about so much. Rockstar's Dan Houser:

    Johnny is a very different character than Niko, with a very different background. I can't go into too much detail on the story, because we try not to give away too much plot before the game is released. But I can say that the story will show you a different side of Liberty City.

    The USA Today report also says the expansion will "let you download more sandbox time", Houser elaborating "We feel like we've only scratched the surface in terms of the depth and detail in [Liberty City]".

    'Grand Theft Auto' yields road to the 'Lost and Damned' [USA Today]

    11:30 PM on Wed Nov 19 2008
    By Luke Plunkett
    7,114 views, 126 comments

    Most discussed Archaotic: So it's just new story missions? Almost a full year of delays for...new story missions? Top notch work, more »

  • metal gear solid 4

    "Exclusive" MGS4 "Limited" Edition PS3 Winds Up At Walmart For $399

    Boy, we really, really hope you didn't drop $599 (or more) of your hard-earned dollars on this "Konami.com exclusive" Metal Gear Solid 4 PlayStation 3 bundle that was going to be released in "very, very limited" quantities. And we hope you didn't tear your silky, well-conditioned hair out during the painful pre-ordering process. Because now it can be had for a comparative song at Walmart.com, reduced to just $399 USD.

    That's the same price as the standard 80 GB model PS3 that Sony's offering sans packed-in game and $100 less than the new 160 GB SKU bundled with Uncharted: Drake's Fortune. Quantities may actually be genuinely limited this time and the offer appears to be online only, so if you're feeling froggy, we'd recommend jumpin'.

    PlayStation 3 40GB Limited Edition Kojima Silver Bundle w/ Metal Gear Solid 4 [Walmart - thanks, Shaun!]

    7:00 PM on Wed Nov 19 2008
    By Michael McWhertor
    6,030 views, 96 comments

    Most discussed AndrewMGS: This is awesome, I planned on trading in my "Wii-60" because of the NXE, and planned on getting one of more »

  • iphone

    Aurora Feint II: The Arena Brings Asynchronous MMO to iPhone This Friday(ish)

    With several hundred thousand downloads, Aurora Feint's gamers have been begging for a full-blown paid version of the free-to-play iPhone role-playing game. It looks like they'll be getting it on Friday or next week at the latest.

    Aurora Feint II: The Arena will set iPhone users back $10, but will include asynchronous massively-multiplayer gaming, leader board rankings, messaging and player walls. The Arena will be the second of three proposed games based on the world of Aurora Feint, according to the developers.

    "We had an overwhelming response to Aurora Feint: The Beginning and we are thankful for the support of our huge fan base" said Peter Relan, Chairman of Aurora Feint Inc. "The iPhone has created an incredible platform for gaming that Jason and Danielle have taken to a new level with the introduction of an Asynchronous MMO World."

    No word on what the mysterious third Aurora Feint game will be, but here's a run down on what you'll get for your $10 with Arena: More »

    4:00 PM on Wed Nov 19 2008
    By Brian Crecente
    3,866 views, 20 comments

  • iphone

    iPhone's Puzzle Quest Hits December For $10

    It looks like Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords will be hitting the App Store next month for $9.95.

    TransGaming tells us that the game is working its way through the approval process as we speak. Challenge of the Warlords has been optimized to run on the iPhone and iPod Touch, making full use of the tap features. The game will include new story lines, new characters and new conquests. More »

    1:00 PM on Wed Nov 19 2008
    By Brian Crecente
    2,251 views, 21 comments

  • 2008 Kotaku Holiday Gift Guide

    The Portable Holiday Gift Guide

    All your life you have been told that it is better to give than to receive, but if someone were to put a gun to your head and DEMAND that you receive? Well, then you had better have a firm idea of what you want otherwise you are getting a lump of coal, a moldy tangerine and a copy of E.T. for the Atari 2600.

    Whatever side of the giving/receiving divide you find yourself on, Kotaku can help. Givers - print out our handy gift guides and carry them with you to the shops (or just open them in another tab while you browse Amazon or whatever - this is 2008 after all). Would-be receivers - leave the guides open on the PCs of family members, stuff printouts into pockets or down the side of the sofa where your prey loved one can find them or just grab people by the lapels and scream the URL directly into their faces.

    As before, we have split this guide to the best in PSP and DS gaming into Bargains (cheap, yet cheerful), Essentials (should already be on your to-play list), Socializers (multiplayer magnificence) and Epics (life destroying time sinks). More »

    10:00 AM on Wed Nov 19 2008
    By Stuart Houghton
    5,637 views, 48 comments

    Most discussed ChivalRuss: Hey now. What happened to Ninjatown? more »

  • spike TV 2008 VGAs

    Our Spike TV Video Game Award Picks

    So, this year round turns out that many of my picks for finalists didn't make the cut for the 2008 Spike TV's Video Game Awards. That being said, I still felt we had an obligation to select what we thought were the best games among those finalists I listed earlier this week.

    There are certainly some deserving titles among the winners, but there are also a few head-scratchers among the nominees.

    Our pick for Game of the year was Grand Theft Auto IV. Here are the rest of the best: More »

    10:30 PM on Tue Nov 18 2008
    By Brian Crecente
    8,780 views, 113 comments

    Most discussed FP_slomo788: You did a good job with was available, nice choices. GTA4 is arguable, but still a good pick. more »

  • new xbox experience

    Xbox 360 Netflix Offerings Gutted Of Columbia Pictures Flicks

    The selection of movies that one can stream from Netflix to the Xbox 360 just got a bit smaller, as a batch of content distributed by Columbia Pictures — owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment (dun dun dunnnnn!) — is now listed as "currently unavailable for playback on the Xbox." That affects some big releases from the studio, including titles like Superbad, The Karate Kid and The Lives of Others but also thankfully saves us from becoming incredibly depressed by watching Spider-Man 3 while drunk.

    The titles will still be available for stream via PCs and other set top boxes — just not your Xbox 360.

    According to a follow up on the story from MTV Multiplayer, "a few hundred titles are temporarily unavailable" for Microsoft's console, but Netflix spokesfolk say "we hope they’ll be licensed for Xbox 360 shortly." On the eve of the New Xbox Experience roll out, I'd be plenty pissed at the last minute change if it didn't likely save me from actually going through with a viewing of Ghost Rider.

    NXE Netflix streaming loses Sony's Columbia Pictures movies [Joystiq]

    6:40 PM on Tue Nov 18 2008
    By Michael McWhertor
    7,641 views, 306 comments

    Most discussed asianlikerice: Did anybody seriously expect Sony to allow there movies in the NXE? more »

  • NXE branded experiences

    Xbox 360 Gets Its First Wii Channel

    It looks like the New Xbox Experience will be going live tomorrow with its first... Wii Channel?

    Sure it may not have the grid-like precision of its Nintendo counter-part, or the obsessive content (yet), but the first thing I thought of when I laid my eyes on Capcom's "branded experience" for Super Street Fighter II Turbe HD Remix, was Nintendo's Wii Channels.

    The Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix "destination experience" looks to be a hang-out spot, a "channel" if you will, for fans of the game on the Xbox 360. More »

    4:00 PM on Tue Nov 18 2008
    By Brian Crecente
    19,112 views, 130 comments