Patrick Klepek

Key Changes Make The Newest Version Of Resident Evil A Better Game

It’s been nearly 20 years since Capcom released Resident Evil, but the company is still tweaking one of its best games. Thanks to some key control and graphical chances, today’s re-release makes Resident Evil an even better and more enjoyable game than it’s ever been. This latest version of Resident Evil is welcomed tweaking to…

New Game’s Trailer Is The Most 90s Thing Ever

Blood! Guts! Angry brothers! Screaming parents who just don’t understand! While there’s some tangible Kickstarter fatigue in video games right now, a good pitch is a good pitch, and Strafe‘s making an awfully strong argument for why it should have your attention. You should just watch the full Kickstarter video, honestly. It’s great. Strafe describes…

Ever wanted to know what it sounds like for someone to fart on a keyboard and call it a Resident Evil soundtrack? Your day has come. 1997’s Resident Evil: Director’s Cut: Dual Shock Version included new music by composer Mamoru Samuragochi. It’s mostly good! But this track? Can’t explain it.

Worth Reading: Nerdy NFL Players, Race, And Much More

Kotaku publishes lots of stories, but we are not, as it turns out, the entire Internet. It’s easy to miss some of the wonderful criticism, commentary, and observations about games and games culture that’s put online every week. No more! Every Friday afternoon, I’ll be your guide. It feels good to be back. This was…

Everyone’s gonna have to wait a few more months for Harmonix to bring back Amplitude, as the studio announced today its Kickstarter-funded revival is moving from March to “summer.”

Moment-By-Moment Breakdown Of An Incredible Game Of Tetris

Last week, I watched someone pull off one of the most impressive gaming feats I’ve seen in a long time. He was playing Tetris, and the pieces were invisible. I had to find out how he did it. The amazing Tetris player above is kevinddr, aka 21-year-old Kevin Birrell. Everyone’s cheering because he’s achieved master…

Blizzard Rewards Ten-Year World of Warcraft Vets With Rad Statue

World of WarCraft has been around for more than a decade now, and Blizzard Entertainment appears to be rewarding its most loyal customers with a pretty incredible statue. Smitti on the game’s official forums took a photo of what showed up in his mailbox today. What do I get for not having played World of…

The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask Comparison: N64 vs. 3DS

The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask has aged more than you remember. The game came out 15 years ago, after all! It’s why Nintendo’s releasing a remake next month. Thanks to YouTuber Master0fHyrule, we have a pretty excellent comparison video of the two versions.

Dark Souls II Patch Doesn’t Really Fix Multiplayer Problems

Bandai Namco’s has released details on a major patch forDark Souls 2, which both tweaks a bunch of game elements and tries to address a major flaw with the game’s multiplayer. This patch also lays the groundwork for The Scholar of the First Sin, an expansion arriving in April. Some mysterious story elements are being…

Hotline Miami Creators Say Australia Is Wrong To ‘Ban’ Them

The developer and publisher of Hotline Miami 2 have responded to news of the hyper-violent action game being refused classification in Australia, which effectively bans it. Kotaku AU learned a scene implying sexual assault against a female character prompted the decision. The people behind Hotline Miami 2, however, believe the ratings board “incorrectly portrays” this.…

Our First Look At Majora’s Mask 3D In Action

We haven’t seen much of The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask for 3DS, but with the release date only a few weeks away, that’s changing. A new 16-minute video provides our best look yet at the remake, which includes a number of gameplay changes to make it more approachable. Unfortunately, the video is in Japanese,…

Yeah, I Cheated In A Puzzle Game, Don’t Judge Me

January is a great month for catching up on last year’s games, and I’ve been using the lack of new releases to make my way through Croteam’s fiendish puzzler, The Talos Principle. Everything is not what it seems in The Talos Principle, but if there’s one constant, it’s how difficult the puzzles become as you…

Pillars of Eternity has been shuffling release dates for a little while, but Obsidian Entertainment sound pretty confident about March 26. The old school RPG raised $3.9 million on Kickstarter back in October 2012, and it was supposed to come out in spring 2014. Then, it was late 2014. Now, it’s March 26. Hopefully!

Nintendo’s experimenting with cross-buy using Mario vs. Donkey Kong Tipping Stars. Buy a copy on Wii U, get a code for 3DS and vice versa. Mario vs. Donkey Kong Tipping Stars is the latest in Nintendo’s series of simple puzzlers. It doesn’t look much different this time, but at least Nintendo’s catching up with Sony…

Wii Games Will Finally Be Downloadable On Wii U

It’s been possible to play Wii games on your Wii U since forever, but Nintendo’s finally making Wii games downloadable through the eShop. This new feature kicks off with one of the company’s best platformers, Super Mario Galaxy 2. It’s available today. Other games are coming very soon, too. Punch-Out!! is scheduled for January 22,…

When games break, the developer isn’t usually encouraging it, but rules are made to be broken, right? Such is the case with Vlambeer’s Nuclear Throne. In the pursuit of madness, developer Rami Ismail kept sending increasingly broken versions of the game to YouTuber STAR_. The results were messy, hilarious, and full of explosions.

Call of Duty Couple Recounts Scary Night When SWAT Raided Their Home

On June 28, 2014, a SWAT team showed up at the home of Max and Victoria Zeisberg. Bright lights blared into the couple’s windows. Officers came equipped with assault rifles and shotguns. They’d gotten a tip that Max had murdered his wife. None of this was true. The Zeisbergs had just been swatted. When someone…

Remember Ridge Racer‘s amazing Galaga mini-game on PS1? Bandai Namco patented the concept of mini-games in loading screens, but video game lawyer David Hoppe noticed Bandai Namco’s patent is about to expire. The patent was filed November 27, 1995, which means developers can build their own on November 27, 2015.

Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime is many things, but until now, he couldn’t put being a Super Smash Bros. stage on his resume. That’s changed, thanks to a creative player who transformed the executive into a great spot for Mario, Link, and others to beat each other up. You can reach the author of…

Wanna hear actor Andy Serkis in another video game? Serkis (Lord of the Rings, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes) is voicing the villain in Volume, the follow-up from Thomas Was Alone designer Mike Bithell. Serkis pops up at the very end of the trailer. You can reach the author of this post at…