I’m not sure what you’d call this series. The Powerpuff Women sounds…weird. But whatever they’d call it, if it were real, I’d watch it. Artist Stanley Lau – who we’ve featured on Kotaku beforefor his Street Fighter work – calls them the Power Puffing Ladies. That could work. The Powerpuffs? Power Puffing Ladies [Stanley Lau,…
Twice in the past 15 years, the skating genre has exploded, then imploded just as quickly as developers struggled to do anything new with it. So it’s exciting to see OlliOlli, a skating game that’s nothing like Tony Hawk or EA’s Skate. Instead, it’s got more in common with something like Canabalt; you’re controlling a…
A crude comparison to make, sure, but also a fair one. Because playing Rust feels exactly like playing the game someone made when they thought “wow, wouldn’t it be awesome if I could play DayZ and Minecraft at the same time?” It’s a survival game (one currently up on Early Access on Steam) that, like…
Last week, a group calling themselves DERP launched DDoS attacks on the servers of a number of the world’s biggest games (and games companies). It seemed like an awfully big list of victims for such a simple and ancient form of attack, but as Ars Technica explain, there was a bit more to it than…
A shadow of its former self, The Simpsons gave up on smart comedy and snappy satire long ago. The crude pop culture gags and associations which took their place are usually awkward and a little bit desperate. Except for this one. Unlike other recent attempts, which feel more geared towards the frantic, fleeting seizure of…
Those thinking the next season of Game of Thrones would be starting around March have a bit longer to wait; HBO just announced that the fourth series will be kicking off on Sunday April 6 at 9pm. Things will be picking up after Robb Stark’s wedding. For those who aren’t up to speed with either…
Some pics leakedearlier in the week, but LEGO have today taken the official wraps off their take on The Simpson’s house. And oh my God The outside of the house is a good recreation, but it’s inside where the place really shines. There’s a full interior, each room decorated with accessories you’d hope for/expect, from…
If you don’t get Dave Collinson’s joke, start singing (and counting)….
The gorgeous white PlayStation Vita, previously only available as a standalone unit in Japan, has very quietly turned up for sale online in the US. No press releases from Sony, no announcement, nothing. The unit has been available in the US before, as part of the Assassin’s Creed Liberation pack, but this is the first…
Lukas Esch is an artist at OnePixelBrush, a studio we’ve featuredrecently on Fine Art for their work on games like BioShock Infinite and Ryse. You can see more of Lukas’ work at his personal site and CGHub page To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you can…
The day Sega stopped making video game hardware was a sad one, but it’s worth remembering that, like former rivals Nintendo, video game hardware wasn’t the only thing Sega had ever made. Sega’s history is likewise littered with other stuff, from slot machines to photobooths, but one of the coolest has got to be the…
While Microsoft generally lies low at CES, Xbox’s Marc Whitten had a little chatwith tech site Engadget, speaking about the kinds of things we can expect in the Xbox One’s first major update. “The feedback we’ve gotten is pretty valid; some of the social stuff is hidden or harder to use than it was on…
That’s what Bethesda’s official site for the game says, at least, with listings for the next-gen platforms now displayed alongside those of the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC editions of the fifth Elder Scrolls game. At time of writing the listing was still there; whether it’s a mistake or an inadvertent early reveal, who knows.…
Gigabyte has unveiled a new gaming PC at this year’s CES. The Aorus X7. It’s an impressive machine, but we’re not here for the specs. We’re actually here for the laptop’s accompanying press. Which is wonderful. I’m not sure whether the stuff you’re about to see is the result of a language barrier (Gigabyte is…
In March, Japan is getting a fancy Assassin’s Creed bundle that collects all things Connor and Aveline. Called the Assassin’s Creed Connor Saga, it includes the PS3 version of Assassin’s Creed III, all that game’s DLC, the HD remake of Assassin’s Creed: Liberation for the PS3, both games’ soundtracks and a revised edition of the…
This is HLTV.org’s list of the top ten “frag highlights” of 2013. Some are amazing individual kills, others rampages that’ll make you sad that you’re not as good at video games as these guys are. HLTV.org’s Top 10 Frag Highlights of 2013 [HLTV.org, via Daily Dot]
Falling somewhere between Left 4 Dead and Shadow of the Colossus, Outrise is a game currently in development that centres around co-operative battles against enormous bosses. The catch being that the bosses aren’t AI; they’re controlled by a human as well. Foot soldiers will have access to a range of weapons and vehicles, and can…
I don’t know what to feel. I’m in awe of the craftsmanship. And yet, I can’t shake the feeling this is all being funded by Blathers… Animal Crossing New Leaf the Porno [Somewhat Awesome]
Some 3DS community members have found a way to get around the handheld’s nefarious region-locking. Well done, all involved. The hex patch used requires some custom installations on your handheld, but once complete it’ll allow your 3DS to play retail games from any region. Note that this isn’t a piracy exploit, as it won’t let…
There’s an art to designing a good user interface. Some companies, like Netflix, Apple and Google, know this. I get the impression Valve…doesn’t. At least not all the time. The company’s “Big Picture” version of Steam is fantastic. It’s simple, clear and fast to navigate. Its bread-and-butter, though – the standard desktop client most people…
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