Kotaku: The Horror

The Terror, and the Wonder, of a Street Fighter x Mario x Mortal Kombat Mashup

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 01:30:00 EST

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GI Joe. M. Bison. Cammy. The Mushroom Kingdom. Mortal Kombat. I'm 31, and what is this. More »

The Well-Spoken Horror of Video Game Novel Audiobooks

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:00:00 EST

If you need help sleeping tonight, why not curl up and listen to a man with a very proper accent read you a novel based on a video game about men with giant necks shooting monsters in the face. More »

Creep Out Your Nintendo Console With Giant Stickers of Cats. Or Horses. Or Seals.

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:30:00 EST

I've been meaning to post about these for years now, but they keep slipping my mind. Or does my mind sweep them out to preserve its own sanity? Probably the latter. More »

Good Evening. Welcome To Terror.

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 01:00:00 EST

Good evening, Kotaku. I hope you weren't trying to get any sleep tonight. More »

When Custom Characters Become the Stuff of Nightmares

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 04:30:00 EST

I don't know about you, but when I sit down to create a custom character, I take my time. Make sure he or she is looking as good, or at least as appropriate, as possible. More »

This 3DS Box Art Just Got Ugly

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 04:30:00 EDT

The box art for 3DS game Nintendogs + Cats looks similar to the box art for Nintendogs. Make that looked. More »

The Control Pad of Your Nightmares

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 05:30:00 EDT

When I need to use a control pad with my PC, I use an Xbox 360 pad. It's reliable, it's comfortable, and best of all, it's subtle. This controller? Not subtle. It couldn't even tell you what subtle meant, let alone spell it. More »

Let's Check Out the Resident Evil Restaurant

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 18 May 2011 03:00:00 EDT

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To mark Resident Evil's 15th anniversary, Capcom turned Tokyo airsoft gun shooting bar EA into a S.T.A.R.S.. It's kind of pricey! More »

Scary Lady Art You Can Wear And Frighten Friends With

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 03:00:00 EST

Yu Kobayashi is beautiful. Her drawings are not. They are totally messed up. But don't let that scare you from, you know, buying them printed on a tote bag or t-shirt. Yes, show your Kobayashi pride. More »

Remember When Box Art Gave You Nightmares?

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 06:30:00 EST

And yes, before you ask, it's a real game. More »

A Mario and Miyamoto For Nightmares

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 05:30:00 EST

I never thought I'd see the day when the worlds of the Mushroom Kingdom and a Tool video intersected, but it appears 2011 is going to be full of surprises. More »

This Pikachu Will Scare The Children

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 06:00:00 EST

Cookpad.com is a Japanese website where folks can upload their recipes and share with others. Unfortunately, whoever made this Pikachu cake decided to do just that. More »

The Devil Made These Mario Hoodies

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 06:00:00 EST

Mario is normally a bringer of joy. Of happiness. But not here. Wear this hoodie and you will bring naught but terror. More »

The Glory, The Horror Of The Monster PC

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 11:20:00 EST

Gah. I don't want to look. And yet, I cannot look away. More »

Nintendo Characters Covered In Plastic And Strung Out On Crack

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 10:00:00 EST

That "on crack" bit isn't me being rude. That's what the guy who made these figures said — that they look like they're on crack. More »

NSFW: PlayStation Move, A Furry Animal And Unspeakable Horrors

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 04:30:00 EST

When I reviewed EyePet last year, I really put the game through its paces. Being a kids game, though, that's where I drew the line. These guys? I don't think they even have a line. More »

Club Mario Makes Us Want To Forget The 1990s

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 04:30:00 EDT

It's easy to forget these days with Nintendo trying so hard to look all adult and stylish, but in the early 1990s, the company was anything but. More »

South Korea's Pikachu Rides Are Truly Frightening

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 08:30:00 EDT

In Japan, coin-operated Pikachu buggy rides are a common sight in front of arcades or suburban shopping centers. Children love them. In South Korea, they must scare the crap out of kiddos. More »

Stuffing A Wii Remote Into A Baby Looks As Awful As It Sounds

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 01:30:00 EDT

I maintain this isn't a "real" game. I think somebody, somewhere was taking the piss until publisher Majesco actually took the bait, is actually releasing it, and now it's all gotten a little awkward. More »

Just Dance...Wii...Jersey Shore...Ungh...

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 02:30:00 EDT

It is 2010, and this is what the world has come to. More »

What Would Happen If Nintendo's President And Mario's Creator Had A Kid?

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 01:00:00 EDT

The Nintendo 3DS has a cute little party trick, where it can take pictures of two people's faces and combine them into a single image. A hybrid. Which would be cute were the first example not two Nintendo big-wigs. More »

OH DEAR, PLEASE MAKE HER STOP

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 02:00:00 EDT

Voice actress Yu Kobayashi looks like an angel. Her art, however, looks like it's from the smouldering depths of hell. More »

It's Dangerous To Look At This Alone!

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EDT

As seen at Wonder Festival by Akiba Blog. More »

When Video Games Go Wrong

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 08:00:00 EDT

Most of the time, video games work like they're supposed to. Most of the time. Sometimes, though, they don't, and sometimes, the way they don't can be horrifying. More »

Pikachu Shrieks Like The Sirens Of Hades

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 02:30:00 EST

Japanese circuit bender Kaseo loves taking Pikachu toys and doing wonderful things with them. We've seen his stuff before, with the legion of singing Pokemon, but his latest work is well worth a look. More »

Sony Swag Contains Nintendo Horror

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 06:00:00 EST

I received a very strange package in the mail today. It was from Sony. Yet contains one of Nintendo's less savoury moments. More »

Ju-on: The Grudge Dev Says Wii Is "Most Ideal" For Horror Games

AJ Glasser — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 18:00:00 EDT

Sure, this trailer for Ju-on: The Grudge was less than impressive, but the idea behind a "game" that's really a haunted house simulator is pretty cool, right? More »

Putting a Cat's Face on a Fight Night 4 Boxer

Brian Crecente — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 13:00:00 EDT

Fight Night 4, like many of EA Sports' titles, allows you to use a camera and their "GameFace" tech to import a version of your mug into the game. More »

The Mario Paint Strategy Guide Is So 1992 It Hurts

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 23:30:00 EDT

These days, strategy guides are big business, but it hasn't always been this way. In the early 90s, for example, magazines and cheat lines ruled, leaving strategy guides to, well. Do their own thing. More »

Imagine: 1 Million Imagine Sales

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 05:30:00 EST

It stings a little to report on this, but sometimes, we must bite our lips and bring the bad news, as well as the good: Ubisoft's Imagine series has passed 1 million in sales. More »

Dead Rising Wii Costumes Are 50% nothankyou.jpg

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:00:00 EST

Dead Rising Wii has more costumes. But what kind of costumes? The latest issue of Famitsu has pictures revealing two of them, one familiar, one...unwanted. More »

THE HORROR: Game Errors

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 02:00:00 EST

Games aren't perfect, you know. They're made by people. And people make mistakes. Sometimes those mistakes can be frustrating, sometimes they can be funny, and sometimes, they can be absolutely terrifying. More »

Japanese Game Movie Adaptations Are Crappy, Too!

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 07 May 2008 05:00:19 EDT

Though, it may seem like Hollywood has a monopoly on shit game movie adaptations, others can make shit game adaptations! Take the Japanese film industry, which is churning out what apparently is a crud version of computer visual novel Higurashi no Naku Koro ni. Japanese movie site Chou Eiga Hihyou gave the movie a 10 out of... 100. The problem, according to the reviewer, is that the movie cannot capitalize on what makes the game so interesting: Cute characters in a love comedy who gradually become violent and bloody. In live action, that kind of story arc is old hat! Also, we're pretty pissed that the actresses don't have green or purple hair. I mean...hello?! More »

Halo 3 'Museum'...Reimagined

Mark Wilson — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 19:00:48 EDT

PSP2K Tear Down

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 05:30:48 EDT

Sure, the PSP2K doesn't go on sale in Japan until September 20th, but that doesn't mean you can't yet buy a new PSP Slim. Hong Kong models are on sale in Akihabara for ¥27,000 (US $234)! Nerd site Akiba Blog picked one up and dissected it. And guess what? It's innards look pretty much like a regular old PSP. Click below for the grisly gallery. More »