The Best Looking Beat 'em Up Games From The 16-Bit Era
The beat 'em up genre flourished in the nineties, with Capcom and Konami leading the way on the SNES and on the SEGA Genesis, as well as with a huge amount of great arcade games that never got a home console port.
Borderlands, Assassin's Creed and Tons More Coming to Minecraft's Next…
Minecraft Xbox 360 Edition is pouring on the fan service with this week's release of Skin Pack 4—providing delightfully low-res interpretations of Claptrap from Borderlands, Klei's Mark of the Ninja and The Behemoth's Castle Crashers, plus a whole lot more.
The Most Badass Classic Ninja Games
There's no doubt that ninja are among the coolest video game characters. They do everything with style; running, jumping, fighting, even breathing. These games—mostly platformers—were able to capture this no matter how limited the hardware capacity was; ninja always look awesome.
The Funniest (And Worst) Engrish In Classic Japanese Video Games
Back in the day Japanese developers didn't have the budget or the control to make perfect Japanese-to-English translations... although probably no one really cared. They had to translate and export their games to the West as fast as possible.
You Can Now Rent Ninja in Japan. They're Not Deadly.
Jason's Top Ten Games Of 2012
You don't realize just how good a gaming year it's been until you look back at all of the games you actually played. From physics puzzlers to ninja simulators, 2012's library was full of interesting, creative, unique experiences.
All You Know about Ninja Is Probably "Wrong"
Ninja most certainly did exist in Japan, but they were more about information—and disinformation—than just assassination. Yes, there were ninja…
I Wonder If They'll Ever Get Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Right
Hi there Kotaku! It's 10:30 on Thursday, and so it must be time for the open thread.
Transgender Ninja Aerobics Does Not Require Fishnets or Thongs
Exercise guru and former cabaret dancer Hibari Igano, the self-styled "World's Toughest Transsexual" of Ninja Warrior fame, was a member of a ninja breakdancing team during the…
When Your University Teacher Is a Badass Ninja
Most teachers are regular folks. Before they entered education, maybe they worked in an office. Maybe they were students themselves. But how many of them were ninja, head-butting trees in the forest?
Get Jetpack Joyride For Free Today
The studio that made mobile smash Fruit Ninja's letting you have their latest blockbuster title for free today. Halfbrick's slashed the price of Jetpack Joyride from 0.99 to 0.00 today on Apple's App Store. The freewheeling sidescroller's also added new unlockable items with its 1.2.5 update, including a Deck The Halls …
Just When You Thought Sly Cooper Couldn't Get Any Better — Playable…
In the original Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus, Sucker Punch's masked bandit hunts for pages from a special book that teach him the techniques of his ancestors. In the upcoming Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time you'll get to play those ancestors, including master ninja Rioichi Cooper.
We Must Teach Younger Gamers the True Meaning of Ninja
Commenter Kevwood112 worries that we as a community may have lost sight of what it means to be a ninja, which should be a good thing, as you aren't supposed to see them anyway. Let's Speak Up about it.
Play Dress Up With Dead Rising 2 DLC
The Dead Rising 2 dress-up fun never stops, as Capcom reveals four themed packs of downloadable content that add new looks and new abilities to Chuck Greene's arsenal.
Meat Bun Dresses You In Wizards And Warriors
The sorcerers at Meat Bun have summoned forth a magical set of t-shirts for their summer 2010 line, "Wizards 'n Warriors," celebrating the 8-bit fantasy fighters and casters who made the early days of gaming so magical.
What If Classic Games Had Achievements?
Achievements and trophies are a relatively new phenomenon in the world of gaming, but what if they weren't? Gamerpaper takes a look at the achievements that might have been.
Fat Princess Teases Pirates And Ninjas
What could possibly be missing from Titan Studios' multiplayer online PlayStation Network game, Fat Princess? Oh yeah...those.
Wolfenstein Introduces The Invisi-Nazi Ninja
Behold the Veil Assassin, a Wolfenstein enemy that combines the agile movement and stealth of the ninja with the snazzy dress-sense of the video game Nazi.
Get Your Hands On Rachel In Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2
Stopping by Tecmo today for a little hands-on with Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2, I learned that everyone's favorite ridiculously large-chested blonde is the third additional playable character in the PlayStation 3 exclusive remake.
Mini Ninjas Make Happy Pandas
IO Interactive takes a step away from their popular Hitman franchise to introduce us to an all-new, all-tiny brand of hero, with the announcement of Mini Ninjas.
New Ninja Blade Screens And Ninja Blade Facts
Microsoft has releases a storm of new Ninja Blade screenshots showing off just how silly Ryu Haybusa would look without the mouth piece of his Ninja Outfit.
Hands On with N+
Lately we are seeing more and more online flash games making the leap to consoles and handhelds. The newest addition to that roster is N+, an updated version of a little Ninja action/platformer game called N that took the interwebs by storm last year. The gameplay is simple and addicting. Guide your stealthy Ninja…
New Pirate Classes In PotBS
Up until now, pirates in Flying Lab's MMO Pirates of the Burning Sea have gotten the short end of the stick. While the different nations had a choice of career paths, pirates were pirates, which works fine in PVE but in group PVP it led to an imbalance...everyone knows what they're up against when they're fighting…