Tina Amini

In Celebration of Kirby’s 20th Birthday: Fan Art!

Twenty years ago today, Kirby made his debut in Japan on the Gameboy in Kirby’s Dream Land. Today, we celebrate the adorable ball of pink’s birthday, and some of us commiserate with his inability to drink in certain countries. Fortunately I am not amongst those that do. To celebrate, I’ve gathered some standout fan renditions…

One Leaves, One Enters Kotaku‘s Power 40

If you scan the column to the right of the Kotaku.com/Power 40 list, you’ll find our reorganized list updated for April complete with individual updates where relevant, and a returning addition: Capcom With sales on Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City doing well after release, and Resident Evil 6 coming together nicely, it’s about time Capcom…

Come Here And Nominate This Week’s Best Comment

Happy Friday, Kotaku. I am writing to you from a cabin. In the middle of the woods. We have Internet here. You (hopefully) know the drill by now. If you saw a comment this week that you liked enough to be featured on tomorrow’s Best of Kotaku feature, please bring it to my attention in…

That Glorious Moment When Video Games Win Against Marriage

Unlike in-game marriages, real-life marriages can be problematic when video games are involved. Andrew Allen, a USC film student and a lifelong gamer, acts out these troubles in his latest episode of games versus marriage. Featured is Gears of War, which has undoubtedly ruined many people’s social and marriage lives. But Andrew (or, rather, the…

This Video Puzzle Made with Four iPhones Makes My Brain Hurt

Four iPhones are arranged, rearranged, and rearranged again to the tune of “We Are Young” by Fun. I can barely wrap my brain around how the planning and choreography it took to get this down right. I can’t fathom how much work went into creating this YouTube video, but it took them 238 takes to…

Friday Watch This, Play This

Watch! Holy wow this video puzzle is amazing. Watch! Huzzah! Video games win this round against marriage. Play! Kate plays with words in Word Off on her iPod. Watch! Guild Wars lore dictated to you very, very fast.

Ill-Fitting Kitana Cosplay Meets Gravel-Walking Mileena In Live-Action Mortal Kombat

Remember the ill-fitting costume that the Kitana model wore to promote Mortal Kombat on the Vita? And the model who had to brave fields of gravel in heels as Mileena? The two have finally met for the latest advertisement featuring Mortal Kombat on the Vita. Their in-game personas fight to the death while their real-life…

YouTube Just Made My Childhood Gaming Memories Feel Super Dramatic

When I think about all the games featured in this video, I remember the fun (and sometimes the anguish) I had while playing them. I never thought about their memories in such a dramatic way until YouTube user RockyPlanetesimal made a montage of the games to the music of “A Wild And Distant Shore” by…

You Had Me At ‘Shooting Astronauts With Cheeseburgers’

My favorite mobile games are those that pull me in so quickly that a week passes by before I notice I’m spending every idle moment with my iPad gripped in my hands playing the damn thing. Games like Draw Something and Scramble With Friends have been my mobile game drugs for the past few weeks.…

The New Way You Should Be Dealing With Skyrim‘s Frost Trolls

Man, these guys make me laugh every time they make one of these “Things To Do” videos. This week it’s Skyrim. And while there are many, many things to do in Skyrim as it is, taunting and tricking your enemies is definitely up there for one of the more fun things to do. Being that…

Thursday Watch This, Play This

Watch! South Park tackles Game of Thrones. Watch! Shout your enemies off of cliffs in Skyrim. Play! Tina shoots astronauts with cheeseburgers on her iPad. Watch! Turning nostalgia into drama.

Valve’s Gabe Newell Prefers Fans To Make Half-Life Movies, Not Hollywood

Jamie Russel’s “Generation Xbox: How Video Games Invaded Hollywood” revealed why the Halo movie failed. But Microsoft isn’t the only company interested in crossmedia platforms for one of their most beloved franchises. Valve seems like an easy choice for a Hollywood spotlight. The fictional universe and its characters are intriguing, and the fanbase is already…

Wall-E Case Mod Made Even Cuter With His Cockroach Best Friend

You could practically make a flipbook out of the zillions of pictures (I counted) that track the building process of this adorable case built by a Russian modder. If you haven’t watched Wall-E yet you need to immediately rectify this. If you have, please proceed on to one of the cutest case mods I’ve ever…

Wall-E Case Mod

Octodad Glitching Out Is A Thing Of Nightmares

Physics glitches that are common at the start of development can be hilarious. But when it comes to Octodad: Dadliest Catch, they’re actually quite frightening. If your family wasn’t suspicious of your tentacles masked only by a suit before, they’ll certainly be wary when they’re flailing around like a wacky waving inflatable arm-flailing tube man.…

This Sandvich Won’t Replenish Your Health, But It Does Look Delicious

Team Fortress 2‘s Sandvich is a delicious treat that helps your Heavy class gain health mid game. As lowly, non-minigun-wielding citizens, we at least have the option of a sugary sandwich to eat. And I guess you can do so with a belt of bullets around your shoulders. Rosanna has baked a bunch of other…

Wednesday Watch This, Play This

Watch! Cake Sandvich inspired by Team Fortress 2 looks delicious. Watch! The Mass Effect 3 theme made even more beautiful. Play! Kirk plays the weirdly wonderful Windosill on his iPad. Watch! Octodad glitches are terrifying.

Examine And Take Apart This Steampunk Mask From Dishonored

I’m pretty excited to play publisher Bethesda’s first-person stealth game, Dishonored. It encompasses a dark theme that appeals to me, as well as a very neat steampunk style that I’ve always enjoyed in games. But while we wait for its release later this year, why not play with the mysterious mask worn by the game’s…

I Must Acquire This GLaDOS Pokéball Immediately

deviantART user wazzy88 just uploaded this beauty, and I immediately knew I’d have to have it. Too bad the pokéball will undoubtedly not contain GLaDOS’ famous snarky wit. Maybe you can hear it if you put it under water. The GLaDOS Pokeball [deviantART via Reddit]

Almost Everyone Gets Demolished By One Guy’s Knife In A Round Of Modern Warfare 3

This latest video hosted on AmazingFilms247 captures a player knifing almost every single enemy. It all happens so fast that the other players are left wondering what the hell even happened.