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SEGA releases The 3rd Phantom in Europe on Nintendo DS.

Welcome back to the beautiful city of Rapture, the dystopian underworld introduced in 2007's BioShock, a failed experiment all but destroyed by its inhabitants, a world less mysterious than when you last left it.

BioShock 2 puts players in the suit of Subject Delta, a hulking Big Daddy prototype who longs to reunite with his bonded Little Sister, a girl who happens to also be the daughter of Sofia Lamb, the woman now running Rapture, the underwater city somehow still as chaotic, leaky and menacingly well-populated 10 years after the events of the original BioShock. Along the way, you'll be aided by Lamb's opponents and Eleanor herself on your search for your lost little Lamb, growing stronger with all new genetic modifications in the form of offensive Plasmids and passive, ability-granting Tonics. This time, you'll dual wield the power of Plasmids in...

Platinum Games has made a video game that's really sexy. Before that, one that's really violent. Next: A game that's really... spaceship?

Infinite Space is set for March release in the U.S., a Nintendo DS game from the Platinum label behind Bayonetta and Madworld but developed primarily by Nude Maker, creators of erotic games. Oh, and before that, Nude Maker's chief, Hifumi Kouno, made Steel Battalion.

Like the infinity of outer space itself, the essence of Infinite Space is hard to grasp. In New York, last week, what I saw on the DS was hard to appreciate. The story seems good. In this science-fiction role-playing game future, the player will control a boy who grows up to become a space pirate. He will command an armada of up to 12 ships, traveling from system to system, similar to the exploration of the galaxies of Mass Effect. But from that set-up you'd...

Tapulous, the company who brought us Tap Tap Revenge (TTR) is ready to release an entirely new music-focused gaming series: Riddim Ribbon, featuring the Black Eyed Peas. Riddim Ribbon is a fusion between racing, popular songs, and to some extent, remixing music....

Into the deep we go this week as Bioshock 2 creative director Jordan Thomas joins me and Brian to take your calls live on Wednesday's live Kotaku podcast.

Thomas will be our in-studio guest for the hour. On Wednesday at 11am Kotaku Time (that's 1pm ET, 10am PT), you will be able to call in and ask the main man behind Bioshock 2 anything you want. But please note that he is immune to hypnotic suggestion.

Jordan Thomas follows the Kotaku Talk Radio guest-appearance trail-blazing of Amy Hennig, Ken Levine, Tim Schafer, Greg Zeschuk, Todd Howard, Cliff Bleszinski, Jeremiah Slaczka, Jeff Gerstmann, Major Nelson and Randy Pitchford.

Look for a reminder post about the podcast at 11:00 AM mountain time (1:00 PM ET) on Wednesday. The post will include call-in info so you can ask your questions. The show will be live a few minutes after the hour. I'll expect t...

Gamers need Valentine's Day gifts. If you plan to buy a February 14th present for a gamer - or are a gamer and need to drop some hints — please consult this, our Valentine's Day Gift Guide for Gamers

For most people, the best Valentine's Day gifts say, "Thou art my Main Squeeze, and I shall squeeze no others before you." For a gamer, the perfect gift conveys the precious message of, "Will you be my Player 2?"

Step One Completed: You've nabbed yourself a sexy gamer. This means you have partnered yourself up with an elite species of human being who can save entire planets from evil lords using only a shotgun, while surviving for weeks on nothing but Fritos and Top Ramen. For them, no ordinary gift of flowers, heart-shaped chocolates, or those reeking aroma-therapy candles will suffice on this sacred day o' love.