The World’s Greatest Scientists Kick Each Other’s Ass In This 2D Fighting Game

Oh man. Remember that idea to make a 2D fighter out of some of the world’s greatest scientists? Well, your dreams came true, it’s now a functional and playable video game. Built in Unity, and hosted on the same site that ran the original gifs (Brazil’s Superinteressante magazine), there are a range of fighters available,…

The Week In Games: Praise The Sun

Am I using that right? I was fully prepared to go full-out Ratchet & Clank for this week’s The Week in Games header, but hopping into that game to grab a screenshot would have led to me playing for several hours and not doing this post at all. I think I made the sensible choice.…

Anti-Trump Rallies Are Much More Entertaining In Second Life

Within hours of posting a video of my visit to the Second Life Trump Mansion, the forces of chaos organized a rally. Warning: The video above contains mild nudity, harsh nudity, exposed teeth, one of those meme dogs, suggestive violence, dissuaded violence, strong language and quiche. “HADET: Making Heresy Great Again” read the signs posted…

The Kingston HyperX Cloud Revolver Headset Is Almost Too Metal

Having reviewed the first two headsets in Kingston’s HyperX Cloud line, the feature that resonates with me most about the new Cloud Revolver is the steel suspension frame. Maybe reverberates is a better word. The original HyperX Cloud gaming headset from Kingston was a great pair of headphones with a so-so microphone. The Cloud II…

Sunday Comics: It’s A Cave Filled With Bats

Welcome to Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira. Published April 9. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published April 4. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and…

Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Ditto: The Winners! 

I know it feels like we’re piling up on Trump a little today, but in a Photoshop contest about a Pokemon that can copy anything, lharm explained so much with a single image it had to win. As many readers pointed out, the Ditto that’s been delighting and creeping out Pokemon fans and appearing on…

Marcus Fenix Deserves All The Statues He Gets In Gears Of War 4

A teaser for the Gears of War 4 reveal happening during tomorrow night’s Fear The Walking Dead features the second statue of Gears hero Marcus Fenix since the marketing team’s gears started turning earlier this week. News of Gears of War 4‘s October 11 release date gave us a look at our first statue of…

New Punch-Out!! Tell Comes To Light 29 Years Later

Proving once more that scrappy hero of Punch-Out!! is actually a dirty cheater, Redditor midwesternhousewives shares the story of the bearded crowdmember whose nod tells Little Mac exactly when to knock out Piston Honda and Bald Bull the second time around. A lifelong NES Punch-Out!! fan, midwesternhousewives was inspired to scour the crowd to tells…

This Week In The Business: Virtual Reality Year One

QUOTE | “Year one of VR is not going to see huge, AAA budgets… as more headsets get out there, and as we’re growing our capabilities the scopes of the games will get bigger and bigger” – Ubisoft Red Storm creative director David Votypka, giving insight into why the publisher’s first two VR projects—Eagle’s Flight…

The Wild Eight is a co-op survival game with a story, quests, and established characters. It’s pretty atypical for the genre, and it makes for an enticing idea stew when paired with a deathly cold setting (ala The Long Dark). The game is on Kickstarter and Steam Greenlight right now. It might also be a…

Being A Shopkeeper Is The Hottest Job In Steam’s Version Of The Hunger Games

The Culling is a Steam hit that’s essentially Hunger Games: The Video Game. Set loose in a massive environment with nothing but the clothes on your back, your goal is to be the last person standing. So of course, players have invented a 100 percent non-violent role. Yep, in a round-based competitive game of life,…

Metal Gear’s Original Snake Voice Actor Returns For A Car Commercial

Think Konami’s gonna shut this down? Three years ago, fans were shocked to learn that David Hayter, the longtime English language voice of Metal Gear lead character Snake, wouldn’t be returning to his most famous role. Hayter’s lobbed a few darts at publisher Konami and Snake’s creator Hideo Kojima since it all went down. So…

What Are You Playing This Weekend?

It’s getting hot over here on the west coast. So hot! Better stay in and play games instead. Now that the big VR headsets are shipping and I’ve exhausted myself making videos of VR games, I’m taking a break from head-mounted displays and playing stuff on a regular screen. This weekend I’ll mainly be playing…

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Mod Makes XCOM 2 More Like Fire Emblem

I have been a fan of both XCOM and Fire Emblem since I was but a wee pile of childish hope and bacteria, watching the extra-long Sacred Stones epilogue during a precious family Christmas dinner. I have dreamed of a game that includes elements of both. Thanks to mods, XCOM 2 is now that game.…