Evan Narcisse

A trio of classics—Metroid, Donkey Kong and Super Mario Bros 2—roll out in this week’s Nintendo Download. If you want newer stuff, there’s Shin Megami Tensei IV, too. Check out the full list of digitally available offerings here.

Latest sign of our coming robot overlords? Yet another A.I. playing a video game Lots of us here in Kotaku-land like Drop7, the randomized number puzzle game that we think is one of the best iPhone games. So we just had to share Daniel Walton’s video of his Lego Mindstorms NXT robot running up a…

Ahoy! The Best Part of Assassin’s Creed III Looks Even Better in ACIV

No matter what you thought about Assassin’s Creed III, most people agreed that the naval combat sequences were the best features of the game. This new gameplay trailer for Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag shows the upgrades coming to the ship-sailing experience and how you’ll take Edward Kenway deep into the 18th Century Caribbean.

Horny Captain America Slaps Around Evil Obama in Fake Movie Trailer

Look, if you’re going to troll fans of the Marvel Universe, Falcon aficionados and all of America, you can’t do it much better than this new fake trailer for the upcoming Captain America: The Winter Soldier. Cap punched Hitler back in the 1940s. Now he’s slapping Obama. What are you trying to say, Taiwanese animators?…

Superman Just Did Something Very Un-Superman Again

If you haven’t read Justice League #22 yet, go away somewhere and come back when you’re done. There are spoilers for the Injustice comics series and the Man of Steel movie, too. You’ve been warned. The first issue of DC Comics’ Trinity War summer crossover event features the Man of Steel doing something that he…

The Nintendo Power Glove Gets Its Own Documentary

It was supposed to be the first part in turning yourself into a bad-ass cyborg. An artifact from the glorious gaming future that we couldn’t live inside of yet. Sure, you can laugh at it now but you know you wanted a Power Glove back in the day. The accessory favored by Nintendo superfan Isaiah…

Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: TruthTellah talks about why the sorely missed Ryan Davis connected with so many people. PyramidHeadcrab wants to know who your favorite female video game character is. And Neryl shares a remembrance of GTAs past, looking back at Grand Theft Auto 3 And you can always…

Blink And You’ll Miss These Key Parts of the New GTA V Trailer

Almost everything shown in today’s gameplay trailer for Grand Theft Auto V was covered exhaustively in Stephen Totilo’s massive preview from two months back. (Don’t worry; there’s a smaller version.) But today marks the first time that we’re able to see some of these elements in action. So, let’s take a deeper look, shall we?…

New Comics Based on Game of Thrones Creator’s Sci-Fi Are Coming

Hardcore Westeros fans probably know that the father of their favorite medieval fantasy series was once a devoted comic-book reader, with the name George R.R. Martin showing up in old Marvel Comics letters pages. And, while some of Martin’s sci-fi work has been adapted to comics, it never took off the way you’d expect. But…

This Seven-Year-Old Could Probably Beat You at Tekken Tag Tournament 2

You’d figure that the guy running a fighting game tournament would be able to take out a grade-schooler with ease, right? Not exactly. In the first few matches of this Tekken Tag Tournament 2 face-off, CEO Gaming bossman Alex Jebailey gets worked over good seven-year-old opponent King Rey, Jr. It’s kind of painful to watch.…

For some reason, dinosaurs wearing high-fashion hats slide across the screen if you enter the Konami Code on the British Vogue website. Hail Rule Britannia, I guess.

There Was No Real Reason to Be Excited During E3, You Fool

Did you cheer when Sony delivered that epic smackdown retort to Microsoft’s unpopular policies during its E3 press conference this year? Did you gasp at the shiny newness of The Division? Were you choked up at seeing Mega Man in the upcoming Smash Bros. game? You shouldn’t have been. The hobby/medium that you’ve loved has…

Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: GranArcanum writes about the daily challenges that gamers face. JJtheTexan continues his survey of Nintendo’s lost franchises. And, RombleTom offers up an essay about the women in The Last of Us and video game feminism And you can always go join the voices talking about…

This hilarious Peter Molyneux life simulator imagines what the life of the creator of Fable and Black & White might be like. So many ideas!

The Return of Campy Batman Is My Favorite Comics Panel This Week

Batman ’66 #1: It’s that most miserable of times in the mainline Batman continuity, the period after someone close to Batman dies. So, of course, Bruce Wayne’s busy alienating everyone who cares for or works with him. Who knows how long this bout of Dark Knight grumpiness will continue? That’s why it’s great that Batman…

Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: GiantBoyDetective declares that Japan, not the U.S., made the most American game ever. NotGoodForYou theorizes why Killing Floor: Calamity could wind up being great. And, FrogFro wants to know what you’re listening to. And you can always go join the voices talking about video games…

You’re Not Ready for All of Title Scream‘s Retro Game Nostalgia

Maybe you want to bask in the memories of the openings of all the games you played back in the day but don’t feel like digging out and hooking up your old systems, if you held onto them at all. Title Scream is here for you. This visual archive holds dozens (hundreds?) of opening screens…

Breakout Inside of Breakout Inside of Breakout

Playing a game embedded inside another game isn’t a new idea. But few games have done it as simply or as well as BRICK[bricksmash]SMASH. Alan Hazelden’s Breakout homage multiplies the action so that you’re playing 17 bouncing-ball-and-paddle games at once. The end result is hypnotic and brilliant. When I reached him by e-mail, Hazelden said…

CNBC Calls Zynga a ‘Buy’ Now That Former Xbox Boss Is CEO

Sure, some people think that former Xbox czar Don Mattrick isn’t going to turn Zynga’s miserable fortunes around. But, other individuals— business-minded folk—think the exact opposite. The most interesting thing about this clip is the perceptions being quickly flung around about the executive leaders of companies like Microsoft, Zynga, EA and Activision. It’s one thing…

This Game Feels Like an Underground Rock Zine. That’s a Good Thing.

Demon Chic feels like something my teenage niece would make, like an alt-comix zine, photocopied at a Kinko’s and stapled over a couple of beers with friends. (I hope you’re not drinking, young lady!) It’s rough but the amount of charm and humor pulsing through the mobile game can’t be denied. The game from Michael…