Every Dungeons & Dragons character seeks magical items for their abilities. But some wizards aren't interested in making powerful relics; they're interested in making nonsense, because they're crazy, or things that will screw your character over, because they're jerks. The result? These ridiculous artifacts from D&D's… » 6/26/14 2:12pm 6/26/14 2:12pm

Did you watch Game of Thrones on HBO Go last night? Then you may have gotten a surprise bit of information that is so monumentally huge, it's not just a spoiler for the show but it's possibly a spoiler for the A Song of Ice and Fire books as well. CONTINUE AT YOUR OWN RISK. » 4/28/14 8:41pm 4/28/14 8:41pm

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

The digital edition of classic fantasy board game Talisman is now on Steam early access. Hope you practiced. While Nomad Games' digitization is still waiting on online multiplayer and several other features to be implemented, it's got 14 fantasy characters fighting for the Crown of Command, which is just what I was… » 10/15/13 9:00am 10/15/13 9:00am

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

When we interviewed A Song of Ice and Fire author George R.R. Martin at Comic-Con, we decided to drill down and ask some intense questions. Like, is this series only seven books long because some subplots took over the story? Are the Dothraki one-dimensional stereotypes? What does he think of Sliders? Here's what he… » 7/23/13 7:18pm 7/23/13 7:18pm

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

I dunno about you guys, but I kind of can't help but get really into the worlds of some fantasy-riddled RPGs. That's what I imagine is the cause for Olan Rogers' newest video game-centric video. » 1/21/13 4:00pm 1/21/13 4:00pm

When I was writing about The Secret World yesterday, I mentioned that for many years, I've wanted to play an MMO based on Neil Gaiman's novel Neverwhere. So far, The Secret World does some, but not all, of what I've always wished I could see a massively multiplayer world do. But as I've been thinking about it, I'd… » 7/04/12 6:00pm 7/04/12 6:00pm

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

Combining the slingshot controls of Angry Birds, the swordplay of Fruit Ninja, the gorgeous Unreal Engine-powered graphics of Infinity Blade, and the dark fairytale them of the film Pan's Labyrinth, The Dark Meadow is the sort of iOS game nightmares are made of. » 8/02/11 7:30pm 8/02/11 7:30pm

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