It's horribly impractical for ladies to wear bikini armor while leaving their midsections exposed...or is it? Artist Stjepan Sejic reveals the "truth" behind half-naked women warriors. » 2/14/14 4:29pm 2/14/14 4:29pm

Nobody was expecting the new 47 Ronin movie to be good — its long delays and problems have become legend — but it's bad in a particularly depressing way. This is a film that's not only boring and campy, but also kind of nonsensical, turning a classic story of revenge and loyalty into a stew of crap. » 12/25/13 1:38pm 12/25/13 1:38pm

You might be surprised by how ambitious and detailed framedarchitecture's Civilization V mod is. While other mods only change a few things, his attempts to fully convert the entire game to one of the largest and most famous campaign settings Dungeons & Dragons has to offer: the Forgotten Realms. » 11/15/13 10:40am 11/15/13 10:40am

A quite amusing update just went live for Riot's popular online game, in which Janna, one of the game's champions, got reskinned as a legendary meteorologist—with a new voiceover and plenty of funny references. » 9/06/13 9:30am 9/06/13 9:30am

Don't let the makers of this amazing expandable castle, Max Berends and his brother Tijn, fool you. What seems like a wooden Winterfell from Game of Thrones' opening at first is, in fact, a very well-made animated model. » 8/29/13 9:20am 8/29/13 9:20am

Mad scientists and evil masterminds are classic villain archetypes, and defeating them is always nerve-wracking. Instead of facing you, they'd rather hide in the shadows and rely on their minions. And when it does come to combat, they usually love to show off their deadliest creations. » 2/06/13 8:00pm 2/06/13 8:00pm

We've touched on popular science fiction and fantasy novels that need to have video games made out of them in the past, but commenter TheGizmofromPizmo's list of ten contains some rather intriguing ideas, hence today's Speak Up on Kotaku. » 5/21/12 5:30pm 5/21/12 5:30pm

China Mieville's been trying to break into comics a long time. The native Londoner has busied himself with becoming an award-winning fantasy and science-fiction author in the meantime, turning out acclaimed work like Perdido Street Station » 4/17/12 3:30pm 4/17/12 3:30pm and the upcoming . A few years ago, it looked like Mieville's big break was…

While this clip was minted with fantasy clichés in general in mind, seeing as video games draw from them (and are as guilty of perpetuating them) as anything else, this is still highly relevant. » 6/29/11 1:00am 6/29/11 1:00am

Square Enix's booth at E3 is going to be a total sequel fest this year, with new franchise entries for Final Fantasy, Tomb Raider, Dungeon Siege and Deus Ex. Are they bringing any games that aren't sequels, prequels, or reboots? » 6/02/11 2:40pm 6/02/11 2:40pm

Elves are sexy. Vulcans are sexy. Pointy ears in general are sexy, but not so sexy that we'd carve ourselves up to get them. ABC News reports on the latest fad among young adults, getting your ear cartilage cut open and sewn into points. » 4/07/11 1:20pm 4/07/11 1:20pm