Good Friday to you, Kotaku readers! Another weekend is dead ahead, with the holidays inching ever closer. Are you excited? Have big plans? Most importantly, what games will you be playing, giving, and receiving during the holidays? Let us know below, please talk amongst yourselves! Many thanks to Pan1da7 for today’s TAYpic! We could use…
We’ve heard stories about how Nintendo started as a playing card company, and dabbled in other things. This handy graphic lets us see when their transformation took place, along with other popular companies. What were Nintendo, YouTube and PayPal doing before they transformed themselves from humble beginnings into what we know today? Check out the…
There have been many obvious copies of big-budget games over the years, though some hide their “borrowing” better than others. This movie, submitted by a user on Reddit, was found in a foreign supermarket. It’s titled “ShadowChaser 3“, and shares more than a few similarities to Battlefield 3‘s box art, up to and including Battlefield…
What’s going on with Miyamoto? Will the world as you know it be turned upside down? If he ever stops making games, would all the color drain from your world, leaving you to see only black and white? These are questions we cannot answer. A question you can answer, however, is what have you been…
Hello, Kotaku. Is your weather as dreary as New York’s has been? I hope not. It’s hard to ring in the holiday cheer with consecutive days of rain. But, that’s beyond our control. Gaming and rainy days go hand in hand anyway, right? On that note, let us know what you’ve been playing below, and…
This YouTube video, comically titled “Misadventures of Eyes and Hair” shows us an Assassin’s Creed: Revelations cutscene featuring translucent bodies with floating eyes and hair. Be sure to have your sound on, because the dialogue makes it much more entertaining. “Look at me now!” he exclaims. I’d love to, sir, I really would if I…
Dutch copyright watchdog BREIN is being sued by a musician for more than $1 million after allegedly using his song in copyright warnings on DVDs without explicit permission. Oh my. Musician Melchior Rietveldt was asked by BREIN to compose the song for a local film festival, but the group went on to use the song…
December is upon is, with the holiday season just around the corner. It’s the most wonderful time of the year…for gaming. Please discuss what you’ve been playing in the space below, because there are many good games to be played right now! Welcoming December TAYpics is this glorious image from photo-editing mastermind Pan1da7. Great work!…
Reggie Fils-Aime is not one to mince words, and while we also believe Skyward Sword is fantastic, he thinks it’s the best game ever. Not only that, he doesn’t think any other game will dethrone it from its lofty perch in the future. That quote, and other interesting ones, are taken from an interview with…
In a recent interview with AOL, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime said that digital transactions on the 3DS will be meaningful, and third party game companies can create anything in their imagination. We’ve heard mention of the 3DS’ upcoming “add-on content” before, but here Reggie gives us the (rather vague) rundown. “In terms of…
Battlefield 3 is already a terrific game, but the Back To Karkand expansion adds more explosive content. Here is the new “Strike At Karkand” trailer, showing us our first extended look at gameplay footage. The first trailer displayed a general overview of the expansion, including the locales in which we would be fighting. Back to…
Greetings fellow gamers, and happy Friday! There’s much to be played, so I hope this weekend will allow you to take a chunk out of your favorite new games. I’m going to be heavily invested in Skyrim, I hope, and I’m sure many of you will be as well. MLG Providence is this weekend, for…
Every few weeks we here at Kotaku make a selection of some of the best Indie games that Xbox Live has to offer. These are our latest favorites. You’ll be able to find the list here for reference, or in the “Kotaku‘s favorites” channel in the Indie Game section of Xbox Live’s Games Marketplace. DLC…
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword is beautiful on the Wii, but more because of the game’s art direction than the console’s technical horsepower. Enter the PC emulating community, who now bring us the game running on the “Dolphin” emulator to show what it can really do. The screenshots below compare the Wii version of…
Hey there, Kotaku readership. Got a lot on your plate lately with the upcoming holiday rush? I hope gaming doesn’t have to take a back seat for a lot of you, because it’s clearly the most important part of anyone’s holiday season. What’s on your agenda, and what have you been playing? Skyrim, Battlefield 3…
Sometimes, when those pesky city guards won’t leave you alone in Assassin’s Creed, you just need somewhere to escape and get away from it all. This YouTube user has found the best—and most entertaining—way to remain untouchable. That certainly doesn’t mean the guards will give up, though. Be sure to have your sound on, because…
How does Skyrim, one of the biggest single-player RPGs around, stack up against World of Warcraft, the most popular MMO? Look no further than WoW web comic The Daily Blink‘s take on the comparison, which highlights what are clearly the most important aspects of each game. After all, what really defines a game aside from…
Hello Kotaku! Gaming your hearts out this week I hope, because there’s plenty to play. I’m immersed in Skyrim and enjoying it thoroughly, what about you? Tell us what you’ve been playing and use this space to talk amongst yourselves! Thanks once again to Pan1da7 for today’s TAYpic! Good work, wouldn’t you say? Continue to…
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim released today to much excitement, and you can play it on all of the high-powered platforms. Which machine runs it the best? The PC usually comes out on top, and that seems to be the case again here. Watch for yourself though, as YouTube user Robbaz returns to give us…
The fantastic image you see above is courtesy of someone named crzisme over at Reddit, and is an actual in-game screenshot! A pretty realistic representation of the Occupy Together movement, wouldn’t you say? As you may know, Scribblenauts allows you to type almost any noun into its database, and the game will create an animated…
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