First, look at the two videos below: See any similarities? In case it’s not clear: the game on the bottom appears to be a pretty blatant clone of the game on the top. The old-timey washed-out filters, retro graphics and bombastic language of the one lift heavily from the feel of the other. That first…
Way back in August of last year, Rockstar Games started putting out weird tweets into a feed for the Epsilon Program, a religious cult that appeared in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and GTA IV. Now, the NYC-based developer is featuring an Epsilonism promo video on their official page. A thread on NeoGAF alleges that…
This NPR segment discusses how jobs in high-tech industries—including video games—can be a good fit for people on the autism spectrum.
Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: contributor AzureGuy talks about a boss fight that he took on before he was supposed to. Nothing like a little discouragement to make you love-hate a game, right? And you can always go join the voices talking about video games and life in TAY Classic…
It’s time to talk about cherry blossoms. And how they relate to downloadable content. Cherry blossoms are just starting to bloom here in New York. Coincidentally, the Jetstream Sam DLC for Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance was recently released, too, and it lets you play as one of the game’s villains in a standalone campaign. There’s…
Sega doesn’t make hardware any more. But they used to. And recently a prototype for the Pluto—an online-enabled variant of Sega’s Saturn machine—surfaced in the hands of a former Sega employee. Now, the only other prototype has popped up, too, with proof that it still works. Over at Destructoid, a member of the site’s community…
New competitive environments will be coming to Epic Games’ latest Gears game when the Call to Arms map pack drops on April 23rd, It’ll include three new areas—Terminal, Blood Drive and Boneyard—and a new multiplayer mode called Master at Arms. The new mode tasks players with getting one kill with 20 weapons. The Call to…
Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: contributor The UnfathomableTruth kicks off an otaku alphabet thread full of pretty things. And a post penned by contributor Sloshy talks about doing new reviews for old games. And you can always go join the voices talking about video games and life in TAY Classic…
They call one of them The Beast. The other goes by Skillian. Together, they represent the collective passion that have made the fighting game community one of the world’s most vibrant, and dedicated sets of game players. This past weekend, they talked about what it’s like to face off against someone else on a video…
DC’s been putting out a crankier, less friendly version of the Justice League in the comics tying into the newly released Injustice fighting game. Superman takes over the world for the greater good and some heroes align with him. Aquaman isn’t one them, though. It’s not the years of ridicule that sets Arthur Curry off…
When he’s running around as Daredevil, Matt Murdock’s nickname is The Man Without Fear. In an issue that brings the chain of recent threats to a head, that belief gets tested big time. Chris Samnee handles the pencils on this issue and I really love what he does with this page. Each super-sense gets a…
Today is Superman’s 75th birthday. (Lois Lane’s, too!) And, yes, that Man of Steel trailer is great. Count me among the people excited to see Superman fly on a movie screen again. But the buzz around Kal-El’s cinematic return is a convenient distraction from the fact that the Superman comics currently in publication aren’t that…
Staring today, millions more people will be able to play my favorite game of 2012. Papo & Yo—the semiautobiographical magical realism adventure that explores life with an abusive, addicted parent—comes out for PC today, after months as a PS3 exclusive. The move to another platform will help the critically acclaimed game get a lot closer…
This great, in-depth Gizmodo feature by Kyle Wagner reveals how Transformers get made. If you’ve ever struggled to take one of the iconic toys from robot to other, non-robot-thing and back again, it’s a must-read.
Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: community members chat about their backlogs in a post penned by contributor Ueziel. If your stack is more than four games high, you might want to head over and join the conversations. And you can always go join the voices talking about video games and…
Life is all about change. So are The Bests, the lists of games that Kotaku’s editors think are the most superlative gaming experiences on various platforms. We’ve promised that these rosters will evolve over time, incorporating new releases that are deemed must-play titles. Click on the links for the Wii U, 3DS and iPhone to…
The PlayStation Store has finally updated after being down for the better part of a day. So, if you’ve been waiting for stuff like the Soul Sacrifice demo or Dragon Fantasy, you can finally go get ‘em.
Like many of us, Austin Grossman has lived with video games his whole life. But, like a lot fewer of us, he went on make them, working as a writer and a designer on beloved titles like Deus Ex and Dishonored. Yesterday, his literary love letter to the medium—a novel called You—hit screens and bookstore…
Here’s what’s going on Talk Amongst Yourselves, our reader-written blog: new contributor Damsonrhee talks about her cosplay experience. If you dress up as a fictional character, jump in and join the conversation. Also, GiantBoyDetective throws open the doors of GIF Club for all your animated-loop needs. And you can always go join the voices talking…
This preview of this weeks episode of NBC’s Parks and Recreation comedy series has comedian/geek icon Patton Oswalt delivering an epic filibuster that outlines impossibly great ideas for the recently announced Episode VII of Star Wars. This was all improvised, too. It’s freakin’ great. J.J. Abrams, call this man. [via Vulture]
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