• 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 19, 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
    593 views, 23 comments

    Most discussed Kenny: Wonder when that exclusivity contract with Microsoft expires... Hopefully the PS3 will get a compilation of all the DLC released so 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
    3,210 views, 80 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: 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: 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
    2,452 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
    1,854 views, 20 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
    5,039 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
    8,456 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
    7,469 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
    18,892 views, 130 comments

  • Round Up

    Frankenreview: Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe

    They said it couldn't be done. Actually what they really said was it shouldn't be done, followed by several what the hell were they thinkings, but Midway went and did it anyway. Mortal Kombat Vs. DC Universe is a concept that frightened and confused quite a few people in the gaming community, but as new footage and details trickled out the concept slowly began to grow on us. Soon we found ourselves looking forward to beating up Sonya Blade with Wonder Woman, or Batman with Scorpion. It might not be so bad, right?

    Only one way to know for sure. Mortal Kombat Vs. DC Universe versus the game critics. Round one, fight! More »

    12:30 PM on Tue Nov 18 2008
    By Mike Fahey
    22,531 views, 89 comments

    Most discussed sailingtonorway: When a review is more than 20 points above or below Metascore, there's a good chance the reviewer wasn't being more »

  • 2008 Kotaku Holiday Gift Guide

    The Xbox 360 Gift Guide

    Admit it, the guilty pleasure of a gift guide is looking for things that you want to get, rather than get advice on what to give. Still, there are some kind considerate souls out there with Xbox 360 gamers on their holiday shopping list, and to them we say: Welcome to Kotaku's Xbox 360 Gift Guide for 2008.

    We've broken down the choices into four categories: The value picks that save you some dough, but are still very much appreciated by gamers; the essentials, the It games of 2008 that everyone's talking about; socializers, games that are more fun played among friends or online; and the epics, the whole worlds within a retail box that may take up to a month to fully explore. All prices quoted come from Amazon unless otherwise noted.

    Alright, bring on the gifts! More »

    10:00 AM on Tue Nov 18 2008
    By Owen Good
    14,119 views, 106 comments

    Most discussed VladMalice: Need for Speed: Undercover is getting TERRIBLE reviews... like 5/10's. Other than that, the list looks good. Oh but wait! I critisized more »