Welcome to Kotaku’s official forum, known affectionately as Talk Amongst Yourselves. This is the place where we gather on a daily basis to discuss all things video game and existential. Want to talk about new games, old games, games that aren’t even out yet? Knock yourselves out! This TAYpic comes courtesy of kaploy9 channels the…
The number one rule in Star Trek fiction states that the Federation can’t mess with the development of other planets. Looks to me like that whatever planet Kirk and Spock are on is freakin’ crumbling. Surely, that counts as messing with development, right? Nevertheless, Starfleet’s most famous officers are finally coming back to video games…
The grassroots initiative to generate a sequel to old-school CRPG Wasteland wrapped up last night by getting more than triple the amount that InXile Entertainment was asking for. In addition to the $2,933,147 raised on Kickstarter, $108,803 has donated through PayPal. Passing $3,000,000 means that a mod kit will be made available for the in-development…
I’ve never experimented acid or done any kind of psychedelics. People say it’s great, except for all the flashbacks and stuff. From my never-tripped point-of-view, Dyad looks like it simulates an chemically altered mindstate pretty damn well. It’s got a lot more going for it than just that, though. Shawn McGrath is making Dyad and,…
Deadmaus loves video games. He’s got giant helmets and tattoos—including one of Shigeru Miyamoto’s signature—to testify to that fact. But the world-famous DJ’s gamer cred will reach an all-new level when PS Vita game Sound Shapes comes out this summer The official PlayStation blog revealed glimpses of the Sound Shapes levels that will feature audio…
It’s easy to find your way home in video games. You get mini-maps, helpful characters and the occasional glowing arrow to help you when you get lost. But when Saroo Brierly wound up 1520 km from his childhood home 25 years ago he didn’t have any of that. What he did have more than two…
World of Warcraft, Left 4 Dead, Tomb Raider… Avid Kotaku readers (and/or consumers of adult entertainment) know that actual porn parody movies exist for these video game franchises. But what if your tastes run to Ezio, Samus or, um, Rayman? These characters don’t have films but one digital artist has made up fake DVDs covers…
You’d expect to see videos showcasing epic killstreaks and particularly inventive death-dealing chosen to be highlighted as staff picks on Call of Duty Elite‘s Theater pages. You might not expect to find Adolf Hitler there, though. And yet, there he is. Alongside how-to videos where players show other players how best to wield certain weapons,…
It’s Monday. Bleah. Also, the Americans among you have one more day to get your taxes filed and sent away. Double bleah. Nevertheless, there are video games. They will comfort you. If you want to talk about that comfort, you’re in the right place. Welcome to Kotaku’s official forum, known affectionately as Talk Amongst Yourselves.…
The folks at War Balloon Games thought that they had it made. After asking for 20 grand on the web’s most popular crowfunding site, backers shoveled all of that and 16,000 more to help make the dev studio’s Star Command mobile game a reality. Smooth sailing from here on out, right? Not exactly. In a…
People fortunate to survive a stroke face a hard road to recovering their full mental and physical capabilities. Canoeist Sam Chick found himself facing that journey after a stroke rendered the left side of his body immobile 12 years ago. But Chick’s been getting a more enjoyable kind of physical therapy thanks to special games…
Apple’s arguably the most important company in mobile gaming. Valve not only makes great games like Portal 2 but they also run Steam, the heavyweight champion of video game digital distribution. What would happen if they teamed up? We don’t know. But we think that the leaders from each company might have met. A report…
Stories of how Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto draws inspiration for game design from his everyday life have become beloved bits of video game mythology. The Legend of Zelda sprang from his experiences playing outside in caves as a child, his family’s pet canine sparked the idea for Nintendogs and so on. But the principles that…
We already know that new character Connor is going to be a formidable woodsman and these apparently leaked screens show the newest Assassin protagonist tracking prey in snow-covered woods. Those tracks, those branches… man, October 30th can’t get here soon enough. Assassin’s Creed III [All Games Beta] (Note: Images appear as they did today on…
It’s Friday the 13th. Be careful as you head into the weekend, folks. Welcome to Kotaku’s official forum, known affectionately as Talk Amongst Yourselves. This is the place where we gather on a daily basis to discuss all things video game and existential. Want to talk about new games, old games, games that aren’t even…
When a video game ships with tons of bugs, one excuse that gets thrown out is that it wasn’t tested throughly enough. But what about the people who do the testing? Is there a way for them to get beyond filing bug reports and having a greater impact on development? That’s the question at the…
Sure, you could debate legislative achievements and spheres of influence to determine who history’s greatest leader was. But you could also imagine an old-school video game where Teddy Roosevelt and Josef Stalin—looking a lot like Nintendo’s Mario—face off riding weaponized extinct giant lizards. Artist Jude Buffum has done the latter and we are all richer…
The trailer for Ubisoft’s in-bound squad shooter promises all sort of invisible mayhem. And turrets and drones. What happens if everyone’s cloaked at once, though? What happens, then?! In GRFS‘ online portion, up to 12 players can play in 6 Vs 6 matches. Game modes include Conflict, Saboteur, Decoy and Siege, where players will need…
Maybe the insane physics-based racing tracks that come with RedLynx’s upcoming Trials sequel won’t be enough for you. Maybe you want to pull a 540 in front of one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Then you, challenge-hungry rider, will be happy to learn about the new level editor coming to Trials Evolution. Watch…
It’s been a long time since Shigeru Miyamoto’s directly worked on a Legend of Zelda game. 1991, to be exact. That’s the year that the classic A Link to the Past hit the SNES. Now, recent remarks from Nintendo’s creative leader make it sound like he’d be up for revisiting that chapter of Link’s video…
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