Evan Narcisse

Dragon Age: Inquisition Delayed to November

The next installment of Bioware’s fantasy RPG franchise will be coming a month later than originally planned, according to a new blog post. Here’s the word from executive producer Mark Darrah: I’m writing to let you know that Dragon Age: Inquisition has a new release date of November 18, 2014 in North America (November 21st…

​You Probably Shouldn’t Pay To Unlock Counter-Strike Weapon Cases

Hey, you just won a Counterstrike: Global Offensive match! Time to shell out a few bucks, unlock that weapon case and see what’s inside, right? Not so fast! You might be better off just buying that ultra-rare knife on the Steam store. Here’s proof. In the video above, game design commentator and YouTuber 3kliksphilip shows…

Four great indie games will be at the heart of Sony’s annual PLAY summer sale when it starts next week. Hohokum and CounterSpy will be PlayStation exclusives, while the others—Rogue Legacy and The Swapper—are making their debuts on Sony’s game systems. Learn more on the official PlayStation Blog

How Much Game Makers Get Paid

Making video games sure looks like a fun gig from the outside, doesn’t it? Pouring your talents into a creation that can get played by thousands or even millions of people worldwide is not something many people can say that they do. But bragging rights and cool points don’t pay bills. Just how much did…

Here’s Halo‘s newest character. Played by actor Mike Colter, Agent Locke will be showing up in the live-action Halo: Nightfall series being produced by Ridley Scott. The character will then appear in next year’s Halo 5: Guardians. Variety has more details.

Nvidia’s New Tablet Tries Damn Hard to Earn Real Video Game Respect

What would a tablet have to do to be seriously considered as the best place for you to play games? Native Twitch streaming? Good-as-console versions of popular games? Play-from-your-couch capability? Nvidia’s new gaming tablet can do all of that. And some extra stuff besides. You can use a controller with it, too. It’s been about…

New Names For Smash Bros. Fighters, Supposedly From Six-Year-Old Girl

That’s not Samus Aran in her Zero Suit, guys. That’s Fighting Girl. Tumblr user The SoupyOne says that he asked a younger sibling the names of the various characters showing up in the latest Nintendo’s all-star brawler. She got some of the more popular characters right, like Mario, Luigi and Peach. Still, it’s when she…

Reminder: the Destiny beta’s going bye-bye for a bit, for scheduled maintenance. The preview test of Bungie’s sci-fi shooter will be down starting today and returns on 7/23, the first day Xbox 360 and Xbox One owners will have access to the beta.

​A Teasing Look At Star Wars: Episode VII‘s First Ship

We’ve already seen a few signs that Episode VII of the Star Wars saga will be embracing handmade practical effects in the form of aliens, creatures and costumes. But the newest sign is a big one. It’s a ship. One big enough for a Rebel Alliance pilot to climb into. The glimpse at the spacecraft…

The Scott Pilgrim Creator’s Long-Awaited Follow-Up Is Great

There’s not that much about video games or comic books in Seconds, the new graphic novel from the creator of the much-loved Scott Pilgrim series. And it’s one of the best things about Bryan Lee O’Malley’s ambitious new creation. The dearth of geek-centric signifiers in O’Malley’s latest work comes as a bit of a surprise.…

You’ll finally be able to buy games and add-ons for your Xbox when you’re away from the console. Mobile purchasing via SmartGlass or Xbox.com is one of the features coming to the Xbox ecosystem in a future update, which will roll out next week in early-access form to select XB1 owners.

Nathan Drake Has Some Serious Objections

The hero of Sony’s Uncharted games isn’t the stoic type. He’s a chatterbox when all the jumping, shooting and punching is going down. It’s not all quips and punchlines, though. One thing he says a whole damn lot? “No.” This supercut of Nathan Drake saying the opposite of yes mostly has him panicking when stuff…

It’s Games, Games, Games As Microsoft Plans To Close Xbox TV Division

Less than three months after Microsoft had a big splashy debut for their Xbox Entertainment Studios division, the company is shutting down the unit tasked with making original TV shows for their game console. Re/Code reports that the shutdown comes as part of a massive restructuring that will see Microsoft eliminating 18,000 jobs over the…

Peter ​Dinklage’s Infamous ‘Moon Wizard’ Line Cut From Destiny Beta

Destiny was in alpha a few weeks ago. Now, starting today on PS4, Bungie’s upcoming shooter is in beta, with a few changes awaiting players. One of those changes has cut the most notoriously goofy line of dialogue from Destiny. That’s right: Peter Dinklage’s bored-sounding exposition about moon wizards is no more. Kotaku UK spotted…

Clementine’s journey continues when episode 4 of The Walking Dead, Season 2 comes out next week. The second-to-last episode of Telltale’s adaptation of Image Comics’ hit zombie apocalypse series hits Steam and North American PSN on Tuesday July 22. It lands on European PSN and Xbox Live on Wednesday July 23, with the iOS version…

All the Masks Batman’s Worn Over 75 Years

The pointy ears, the sharp nose, the formidable jaw…Batman’s got one of the most iconic silhouettes in all of comics. But, like all superheroes, it changed a lot over his lifetime. Take a look at almost all of the ways the Dark Knight’s looked since he debuted in 1939. Look through the infographic poster by…

Playing The Order 1886 Feels Like Shooting Through an Old Movie

You know, I didn’t think about framerate or resolution once when I got to play The Order 1886 yesterday. What I did think was that it felt like playing through an old Cinemascope movie. With at least one very cool signature weapon. I played through the Inequalities chapter that’s been previously shown, huddling behind cover…

​My Favorite EVO 2014 Matches Were the Ones With the Least Action

There doesn’t need to be a lot of movement to create excitement in a top-tier fighting game showdown. Just look at these EVO 2014 matches from this past weekend. Sure, the Justin Wong Marvel vs. Capcom win was a moment for the ages and Louffy’s string of victories on his way to the championship was…

Video Games: The Movie: The Kotaku Review

Most Kotaku readers probably won’t need to watch Video Games: The Movie. They’ll already know—and likely love—the mythology being presented in the new Kickstarted documentary. The real question, then, is if the film has the ability to ignite that love in people who aren’t video game enthusiasts. Sadly, it doesn’t. It’s a documentary made on…

​The Rarest Known PS4 Trophies

You’re one of them. The accomplishment addicts. The trophy trackers. You need to get them all. Well, here are some PS4 trophies you might not want—or be able—to get. The PS4 is a young system that’s still in the early stages of building out its software library. Still, the system is home to a few…