There’s a televised God of War trivia competition on Spike tonight. What fun . There is one bright spot emerging from the charade, though: the winner’s prize, which is this custom God of War III PlayStation 3 console. More » Go here to read the rest:  Custom God Of War III...

How many games have been based on the water sport of wakeboarding? One? Two?! No, three , now that Creat Studios is bringing Wakeboarding HD to the PlayStation Network this week, perhaps the most shark-jumping of the bunch. More » Read the original:  Wakeboarding HD, A Rare Wakeboarding...

After giving Kotaku Off Topic a few days off, let’s get back into the week with some conversation that doesn’t have to be about video games if you don’t want it to be. Movies, music, toys, fashion, politics. Cut loose. More » Read the rest here: Kotaku Off Topic: Uninterrupted...

This display case, containing a pristine, never-played Nintendo Entertainment System, and a never-used Robotic Operating Buddy (we like to be formal on first reference here) fetched $4,150 in an eBay auction that just closed. More » More here: Someone’s Gonna Buy a R.O.B. for Four...

What differentiates Mafia II from other open world gangster games, especially Take-Two’s other popular driving and delinquency-filled Grand Theft Auto series? For one, Mafia II runs things at a slower, simpler place. It also has Playboy Playmates. More » Read the original here: Mafia...

One week ago Bungie filed a new trademark application for Marathon , the FPS superstar of Mac gaming’s brief apogee during the mid- to late-1990s. There are few details beyond that but the paperwork’s enough to stoke fantasies of a reboot. More » View original post here: A New...

Sony Computer Entertainment published From Software’s brilliant Demon’s Souls in its native Japan, but when it came time to take it westward, it was up to publisher Atlus to step forward and localize the PS3 game. “That was a mistake.” More » Go here to read the...