Chris Person

The Games That Destroyed You

There’s nothing like a good, solid emotional breakdown to really liven up your day. And when it happens in a video game? Even better. The following post and comments contain things that might be perceived as spoilers. Also, if you’re going to post something with a spoiler in it, give us a big, bold head’s…

​What Game Have You Felt The Most Conflicted About?

Our attitudes towards games are very rarely cut and dry. Even in a wonderful, perfectly engineered game, you can still have lingering doubts. Likewise, you can fall in love with a game that is broken, yet does something very special. Conflict happens, and that’s okay. I’ve felt it when playing Grand Theft Auto V, a…

The guys over at the indie gaming collective Babycastles have just announced that they are seeking donations for a permanent gallery space in New York City. We have covered some of their events before, including a game of Pac-Man projected on an entire room. For more, visit their site

​Super Mario 3D World Gets The Musical Treatment It Deserves

Sure, Super Mario 3D World is a great game — but how is it as a musical? From the people that brought you Pokémon – The Musical, comes a musical tribute to the recently released Super Mario 3D World. It’s energetic musical theatre, features a badass Princess Peach, and makes me wish these guys would…

Watch This King Wage War On The Sun

You can’t win against the sun. But that doesn’t mean you can’t try. In Oru Burus, a little clockwork king tries to fight the sun. The gorgeously animated short is like a charming mix of Media Molecule and Puppeteer. For more info on the animators, go here. While you’re here, here are some cute gifs:…

Look At These Dogs And Cats Confused By Xbox One

Let’s say you have a pet and just got a new Xbox One. And let’s say you wanted to celebrate both of them in picture form. What do you do? Take photos of them together, of course. And that is what many pet-and-Xbox-One owners did today with the release of Microsoft’s newest console. Here are…

Look At All These PS4s Wearing Seat Belts

Safety is no laughing matter, particularly when it comes to a new console. Which is why so many new PS4 owners flocked to Instagram this morning to show just how dedicated they are to both the rules of the road and their new hardware. Below are just a few examples of Playstation 4 consoles wearing…

SWEAR TO ME You’ll Watch This Comic Con Video

It’s hard to mock with love. In the video above, from last night’s episode of The Pete Holmes Show, Pete takes to the floor of this year’s New York Comic-Con to interview the cosplaying attendees. But unlike a lot of convention interviews, there is a real sense of love — a sense that Pete genuinely…

Museum Director Says Games Are Art But Shooters Aren’t Interesting

Yesterday somebody on cable news had a fairly reasonable conversation about video games as an art form. In the video above, taken from MSNBC’s The Cycle, host Touré sat down with Paola Antonelli, senior curator for the Department Architecture and Design at the MoMA, about the inclusion of video games in the museum. They talked…

Five Things You Might Not Know About The NES

You think you know everything about a NES? Well, think again. In the video above, Vsauce3 shows you a few facts you might have missed about the Nintendo Entertainment System, presented in wonderful stop motion. Do Gameboy next! Vsauce3 via Viral Viral Video To contact the author of this post, write to [email protected] or find…

See LSD Guru Timothy Leary’s Unfinished Video Games

What happens when one of the most influential figures of 1960s psychedelic counterculture turns his eyes to video games? We went to the New York Public Library to find out. Timothy Leary became a household name in the tumult of the 1960s as an all around anti-authoritarian who advocated psychedelic drug use as a means…

Cool Kid Goes On Local News as Slender Man, Nobody Gets The Reference

Video game costumes can be tough, sometimes. On the one hand, you’re showing your appreciation for something you truly love. On the other, you risk having to awkwardly explain over and over that your costume is from a video game. Well, that happened today. On the clip above, taken from local Canadian news, one kid…

That’s One Foul-Mouthed GTA V-Playing Grandma

There’s nothing quite like seeing an adorable old lady lose it. It’s even better when that old lady loses it in a video game. In the video clip above, a delightful old lady appears to use Grand Theft Auto V to take out her rage on British Gas. We don’t have that in these parts,…

‘Mormon Kombat’ And Other Games We’re Glad Don’t Exist

As much as I like strange and unusual games, there are just some games I’m eternally thankful I don’t have to play. In the video above, from last night’s premiere of The Pete Holmes Show, Pete shows off some of his favorite obscure (fictional) games. Just thank your lucky stars none of those exist. [Via…

All Safety Posters Should Star Snake Plissken

First aid posters are a common sight in New York City restaurants. Occasionally you get really tastefully designed posters (like this one by Alex Holden), but they rarely knock your socks off. Today was an exception. I spotted the poster below at Gimme! Coffee on Mott street in New York. It was drawn by artist…

Track: “Cats and Dog” (MitchiriNeko March/Get It On The Floor mash-up) | Artist: DMX vs. Chiemi Takano (via Youtube user aznr4v3m4st3r) Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to—and gaming to—at the moment.

The Oculus Rift on The Today Show Was a Thing of Weird Beauty

This morning on The Today Show, host Matt Lauer briefly tried out the Oculus Rift as part of a larger segment on wearable technology. It is great to see mainstream media cover the Oculus Rift in a legitimate way, even if it still looks kinda goofy. Watch the video above for more. For those of…

A Music Video That Combines Ghosts ‘n Goblins With Drinking

Have you ever been on your way to a show, been attacked by spooky ghosts and compensated by chugging energy drinks and beer? Sure, we all have. The video above for Ghostbuster by Italian duo Blatta & Inesha is more or less that. It’s like watching Mario and/or Luigi’s weirdo grandkids that are way too…

Track: Delta | Album: Tetra | Artist: C2C Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Watch Six People Shout About Violent Video Games For About Six Minutes

Last night on our favorite CNN-wannabe HLN, Dr. Drew had a bunch of people on his show to talk about the Navy Yard Shooter. This, of course, eventually devolved into a shouting match about violent video games. I consider myself a sommelier of clips of people screaming about video games on television, but dear lord…