Evan Narcisse

Emotional Videos from a Frozen World Kept Me Playing Lost Planet 3

Lost Planet 3 is rough at times, with boss battles and backtracking that you’ll get frustrated at. But the game’s characters made me want to persevere through its sub-zero challenges. One of the ways you get to know them is in confessional-style videos that pop up every so often in game. Some of them are…

Lost Planet 3: The Kotaku Review

Early on in Lost Planet 3, main character Jim Peyton says “I’m here to work.” The 32-year-old isn’t a prophesied savior or a man of action who’s sworn vengeance for fallen comrades. He’s a dad who taken on grueling work so that his family can survive in a future where Earth’s energy woes have led…

Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: A man nales Stormborn is embarking on a quest to draw one re-imaged, incredibly cute Pokemon a day. Also, AzureGuy wants to make sure you don’t ignore the PC release of Castlevania: Lords of Shadow And you can always go join the voices talking about…

Who Wins When The Avengers and Mortal Kombat Have a Hoops Showdown?

When you have Sub-Zero wearing #23 for the Chicago Bulls, coach only needs to say one thing during a fourth-quarter timeout: Finish Him! This mod for the PC version of NBA 2K13—just spotted now, despite apparently being around for about two months—turns ordinary b-ballers into superhuman characters from Marvel Comics and Mortal Kombat. Sadly, modder…

Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: More from JJtheTexan on Nintendo’s lost games, focusing this time on DS games. Doopliss77 talks about experiencing Star Fox for the first time. And, DamsonRhee discusses Cytus, a game that she bought got on a random whim And you can always go join the voices…

Chun Li from Street Fighter Is Jealous. Of Everyone.

Take an assortment of cheesy embarrassment videos from all over the internet. Add in the blistering attacks of Street Fighter’s Chun Li. Stir well. Laugh heartily. Yes, the premise that Chun Li would kick people into oblivion because people are talking her big thighs is sexist and unnecessary. But this latest video by Parodie Pub—tacky…

Joss Whedon’s Serenity Is on Its Way Back

“Someone ever tries to kill you, you try to kill ’em right back!” Firefly—Joss Whedon’s beloved cult sci-fi TV series that spun out in the film Serenity—may not be all the way dead. This teaser from Dark Horse Comics is a big hint that the publisher’s getting ready to tease Browncoats with new adventures for…

Nintendo’s Worst Bad Guys Look Awesomely Disgusting in These Busts

Man, you’d think that being a recurring villain in one of Nintendo’s best-loved franchises would get you a decent dental plan. But, from the looks of the choppers on Wario in the sculpture above, the job of evil doppelganger certainly does not. The busts above are the work of artist Cig Neutron, and will be…

Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: Dear Video Game Expert—Marsh Naylor’s column that answers your burning questions in most humorous fashion—tells you what to do when you run out of bullets. And Nach shows us gorgeous shots ofa West Coast roadtrip in a new edition of PhO-TAYgraphy Club And you can…

I Need This Haunting Game About a Runaway Slave to Get Finished

I told myself I wouldn’t let this unfinished game make me cry. But it did, because it made me put a crying baby on cold, wet ground and run away from it. All in the name of freedom. The game in the video is called Thralled. It’s still in very early stages of development—I played…

Mass Effect Fashion for the Special Shepard in Your Life, or Yourself

‘Fess up, Mass Effect players: it was a big deal figuring out what your Shepard’s casual outfit was going to be, wasn’t it? Do you go with the fatigues/cargo pants look or the tunic-looking top? Yeah, that tunic always looked… weird. Honestly, a new limited-edition wave of Mass Effect outfits from Black Milkis a lot…

Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: DanimalCart talks about the burden of completionism. In preparation for Grand Theft Auto V, Cimeas goes back to San Andreasto re-evaluate Rockstar’s much-loved last-gen outing. And SylverFist offers up atake of the Killzone: Mercenary multiplayer beta, with a better-than-expected impressions of the upcoming Vita shooter…

Sorry-Ass Spidey Villains, Fatale Attraction and a Privacy Apocalypse

Trouble’s around every corner in the comics that Stephen Totilo and I talk about in this week’s Panel Discussion video: Spider-Man villains who come up against Marvel’s craziest vigilante, a woman whose impossible beauty is a curse and a future where normal people wear masks to protect their true selves. Here’s the rundown of comics…

A Novel About the Time All the Space Invaders Machines Went Away

If you remember the heyday of giant arcade halls filled with stand-up coin-op machines, then you’ll also remember that one day they seemingly all disappeared. What was it like to live through that bygone era? The Final Day at Westfield Arcade—a new novel by Andy Hunt—explores what it felt like to have a digital childhood…

PS3 and Xbox 360 owners will be getting demos for Rayman Legends on August 20th. You can check out Kotaku’s preview of the 360 version right here

Fresh off the announcement of his new stealth game Volume, Thomas Was Alone creator Mike Bithell answered some questions about his latest endeavor. Go here to see what he thinks about Hideo Kojima, letting people make stuff in his games and all these other indie stealth titles.

Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: Datacide explains why Microsoft’s shifts on Xbox One policies have made him cancel his pre-order for the next-gen console. Dear Video Game Expert—Marsh Naylor’s column that answers your burning questions in most humorous fashion—tackles the idea of video game bad guy afterlife. And MasterChef_117 writes…

Thomas Was Alone Creator’s Next Game Looks Like Wicked, Stealthy Fun

Mike Bithell released Thomas Was Alone last year, a great game that seemingly came from nowhere and charmed the pants off of most anyone who played it. Next year, the British developer’s new game will steal the pants off of players. And you’ll be able to make the most awesome parts of it. Players will…

The Extremely Rare Mario Opera Returns For One Night Only Next Week

It’s okay if you didn’t even know that there was a rock opera based on Nintendo’s most popular character. The Mario Opera has only ever played once and that was eight long years ago. It’s coming back next week but you’ll need to be in New York City to see it. The stage show is…

This Comic-Con Panel Starts a Crisis of Infinite Mash-Ups

It’s great when a clever comic-con cosplay combines the best stuff from random, unrelated universes. Like, say, a Papa Smurf Nightcrawler. “Bamf, my little Smurflings!” But it might be super-annoying if all you saw were mash-up costumes like that. This College Humor video teleports you into just one such scenario, filled with crossed-over personas that…