I got to play the first few hours of The Witcher 3, and so did Kotaku UK's own ruthless god-commander, Keza MacDonald. Per UN mandate, this meant we were required to talk about it. Watch the video to hear our thoughts on open-world stuff, combat, the series' progress in portraying sex, and more. » 1/28/15 7:00pm Wednesday 7:00pm

Hearthstone is a game of ups and downs, where anything can happen at the drop of a card. That sentiment is even more true at competition level. This past weekend, China's Blizzard operator, NetEase, held the quarterfinals to their new Gold League e-sports event, and the HearthStone competition was fierce. » 1/19/15 7:00am 1/19/15 7:00am

Last Thursday, while the rest of the world was munching on Fire Chickens (Turkey in Chinese), Chinese internet giant Tencent unleashed upon the world Infinity Blade for the Xbox One. » 12/01/14 6:00am 12/01/14 6:00am

This is video of an animatronic Rocket Raccoon answering reporters' questions in Japan. My understanding is that he threatens the reporters and it's hilarious: » 9/14/14 10:01am 9/14/14 10:01am

I played through Fallout 1 and 2 multiple times, but didn't like the squad based complexity of Fallout Tactics. So this latest trailer for Wasteland 2 is bad news for me. The trailer spends several minutes explaining the seemingly infinite options in designing a squad, only to then show how a poorly designed squad… » 9/06/14 4:08pm 9/06/14 4:08pm

There's plenty of character explanation, naval battles, and acrobatic fighting in the latest Assassin's Creed Rogue video. But most importantly, polar bears!: » 9/06/14 11:00am 9/06/14 11:00am

Devin Graham's latest video features an insane series of dunks pulled off by the Lords of Gravity: » 9/05/14 11:23am 9/05/14 11:23am

The new Angry Birds trailer is meant to look like it was ripped from a VHS tape. Also, it's loaded with lasers and features a new song by the man who made music for the 80's Transformers movie: » 9/03/14 8:58am 9/03/14 8:58am

Big bosses and special powers on display in the latest gameplay trailer for Mighty No. 9: » 9/02/14 9:00am 9/02/14 9:00am

This is Anouk Wipprecht, in a chainmail dress she made with the help of ArcAttack, being bombarded with 500,000 volts. The metal in the dress worked as a Faraday cage and conducted the energy towards the ground. See it in action below: » 8/25/14 11:11am 8/25/14 11:11am

James Clement created The Battle of Endor from Return of the Jedi for the Oculus Rift: » 8/13/14 10:53am 8/13/14 10:53am

Tom Francis, the designer of Gunpoint, just released a demonstration video of his new game, Heat Signature. In the game, which is a work in progress but already looks great, you choose to play as a thief or assassin, and then travel through space looking for targets to board and people to kill or rob. » 8/07/14 6:40pm 8/07/14 6:40pm

Nowadays, it's easy to have sexytimes on the internet. Probably a little too easy, to be honest. But, back in the olden days of the late 1990s, it was more challenging. People needed instructional video, apparently, but it's hard to imagine this one helping anyone get connected. » 7/31/14 11:00am 7/31/14 11:00am

Simogo, the maker of Year Walk and Device 6, unveiled the trailer for its latest mobile game, The Sailor's Dream: » 7/28/14 12:20pm 7/28/14 12:20pm

Here's a new five-minute hyper-violent animated history of the French Revolution directed by Rob Zombie, and illustrated by The Walking Dead's Tony Moore, with finishing work by Angryblue and color by John Rauch. It's part of the promotion for Assassin's Creed Unity: » 7/26/14 10:30am 7/26/14 10:30am