Final Fantasy XIII has been in development for over five years, has involved hundreds of staff and has cost the publisher a ton of money. So you can see why there'll never be another Final Fantasy game like it! Speaking with Sony on the official European PlayStation blog, the game's producer Yoshinori Kitase and director Motomu Toriyama have said: If you consider that during Final Fantasy XIII's ... more.

Rapture may not be as mysterious and intriguing this second time around, but it is nonetheless host to a powerful and moving tale that allows you to better realize--or pervert--Ryan's principles at your own discretion. Regardless of whether or not this is a return visit to paradise lost, there is plenty to be found here to make it a worthwhile, meaningful, and compelling one.... more.

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BioShock 2 is a beautiful and disturbing return to Rapture. Score: 8.5 / great Get the full article at GameSpot "PlayStation 3 | BioShock 2 Review" was posted by Lark Anderson on Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:07:30 -0800 ... more.

Welcome to Kotaku Off Topic, the nightly open thread in which Kotaku commenters talk about anything and everything. Tonight you can do it with attitude. Speaking of Compton, I drove down there today for something Kotaku related, something that we'll probably reveal within the next week or two. My only problem with Compton? The potholes are terrible. Someone needs to go down there and clean those r... more.

Looks like we won't be getting a sequel to EndWar after all, at least not for a while. Videogaming247 is reporting that the project is currently on hold. "It's on the backburner," Ubisoft Shanghai's Michael de Plater said. He didn't go into any further detail. The original game was released in 2008 to mediocre reviews. The ma... more.

Annual college hoops game, rhythm series, and Windows version of outer-space horror game all missing from Electronic Arts' 2011 release calendar; company mum on status. Earlier today, Electronic Arts revealed its 2011 fiscal year calendar as part of its quarterly earnings report. Besides assigning launch windows to high-profile releases like Crysis 2 (Q4 2010) and announcing APB's delay to the... more.

Barnes & Noble has the PC version of Battlefield: Bad Company 2 listed for pre-order at $19.95, but it appears that this actually covers the entire game. It's unclear whether this is a mistake or not on the retailer's part, but if you plan on getting Bad Company 2, you should definitely go ahead and buy this in the event that they do honor it. The game normally retails for $50.... more.

Famitsu reviews Heavy Rain and RE5: Alternate Edition, giving both games platinum awards for scoirng 37/40. MAG got a gold award for scoring 32/40.... more.

Famitsu reviews Heavy Rain and RE5: Alternate Edition, giving both games platinum awards for scoirng 37/40. MAG got a gold award for scoring 32/40.... more.