Bananasaurus_Rex Keeps Breaking Spelunky
Spelunky is a very difficult game. But of course some people aren't satisfied with just plain difficult. Bananasaurus_Rex has already done the near-impossible solo eggplant run
Our Favorite Jerk Moves In Games
Yes, being mean or trolling someone isn't exactly recommendable or even particularly empathetic, but that doesn't mean both are completely off the table all the time. Not if you're playing a game, anyway.
Spelunky Was On The Emmys Tonight
Television's night of nights is also Spelunky's night of nights, it seems, with the brutal platformer making a surprise appearance during the awards show.
Go to Hell and Back in Under Seven Minutes with This Spelunky Speedrun
Speedruns on most games don't particularly enthrall me though I do acknowledge the skill and knowledge it takes to pull off one in record time. This sub-7 minute dash through Spelunky is a different story—probably because of the element of luck involved in procedurally generated levels. And the fact Spelunky's damn…
This Is Why We Love Spelunky
Spelunky is finally out on the PC, and it'll be out on PS3 and Vita on August 27th. Chris Person and I sit down to play through the game and explain why we like this game
Indie dev Derek Yu saw one of his games praised and one criticized in a recent feminist critique of video games. Out of that emerged a refreshingly calm and open-minded exchange between developer and critic on Twitter. It's well worth a read.
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Spelunky Comes to PC (Again) on August 8
We knew that the enhanced console version of side-scrolling roguelike Spelunky
The awesome remastered version
Video Games That Make You Feel Like Indiana Jones
Indiana Jones is not the only one solving annoying ancient puzzles in haunted caves, armed with a whip and dynamites, far from civilization. A setting like this is perfect for video games, so it is no surprise that many were influenced by the character, and the similarities in some cases are amazing.
Why Spelunky Should Be Game of the Year
On the surface, Spelunky is a roguelike platformer where you become like Indiana Jones, going farther and farther inside ancient caves holding untold riches and perhaps even lost civilizations. You have some rope, some bombs, a whip and whatever else you find along the way. It's a difficult game, and you will die a…
If you dig Spelunky's funky soundtrack, you can now download it—and 15 tracks not found in the game—for $7.
Need to play Spelunky Right This Second? In Your Browser? Now You Can.
Cave exploration has been all the rage this summer. Well, virtual caves, at least. With deadly, deadly consequences.
Spelunky’s Best Feature Lets You Rescue Whoever You Want
Saving people is not the point of Spelunky
Spelunky: The Kotaku Review
Sometimes a video game is like a razor blade. Only millimeters thick, yet sharpened to a fine edge sharp enough to draw blood if you're not paying attention. Once you learn that truth, such a game requires your total attention lest you wind up bleeding a lot. Spelunky comes to the Xbox 360, sharp enough to etch itself …
Spelunky Can’t Wait to Kill You.
You're going to die a lot in Spelunky. The indie platformer hits Xbox Live Arcade tomorrow, bringing with it a roguelike structure that switches everything up each time you play through it. That means you're going to find different traps, monsters and drops in each cave you venture through. A full review will run…
Head Crabbed in Indie Game: The Movie
Big money, big production video games are great, but let's never forget about the indie games, that's where the sexy happens.
This Is Spelunky For Xbox Live Arcade
Indie developer Derek Yu's Spelunky is making the platform leap from PC to Xbox Live Arcade some time this year, a release date we're starting to believe courtesy of a quartet of new screen shots.
