Old Video Game Press Releases Were Cool

These days, press releases are awful things. Full of subject lines like MEDIA ALERT, obnoxious jargon and endless fine print. Back in 1990, things were a lot simpler. This is a photoof a press release for Rubicon, a shooter released for the Atari ST, Amiga and Commodore 64. It’s set in the distant future of…

Nintendo’s Kick-Ass 1966 Board Game

Before they made video games, Nintendo made loads of other sweet stuff. One of the sweetest was this Ultraman board game, which has art that looks as awesome today as it did in 1966. As you can see in the gallery on Before Mario, the game — released using the old “Nintendo Game” logo —…

We Talk About The Witcher 3‘s Sex, Hair, And Open World

I got to play the first few hours of The Witcher 3, and so did Kotaku UK’s own ruthless god-commander, Keza MacDonald. Per UN mandate, this meant we were required to talk about it. Watch the video to hear our thoughts on open-world stuff, combat, the series’ progress in portraying sex, and more. For those…

A Badass Supernatural Steampunk Fight

If you have a couple of minutes to spare, you need to watch this visually stunning fight that breaks out between cowboy skulls and steampunk humans. Trust me. While watching, I didn’t even realize that this was a music video—I just thought it was an awesome short film or something. But no, this is actually…

Meet Magic: The Gathering‘s First Trans Character

Over the years, there have been thousands of Magic: The Gathering cards, many with their own characters and mini-stories. Only one, however, is trans, and this one is pretty darn cool. Though most players don’t dig into the collectible card game god emperor’s mythos, they’re expansive—untapped lands open for exploration. Sometimes it’s generic fantasy, sometimes…

Torchlight 2 is FINALLY coming to Mac. I know at least a few of you have been waiting years for this one. It’ll be out Monday on Steam.

Bill Paxton Is Just The Best 

After playing through several hours of Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare’s Exo Zombies game mode, I’ve come to the following conclusion: Bill Paxton is pretty awesome. It all comes down to three little words. Okay, so he changed things up a bit. The essence of the quote remains. Game over indeed, Bill Paxton. Update: Now…

A Horror Game Where Aliens Abduct Your Baby

The Hum: Abductions is a horror game that looks like what you would get if you mixed P.T., Gone Home, and aliens. Meaning: it looks excellent. From the game’s website: In “Abductions”, you will play the role of Holly Sanders, a mother and wife, who is living hard days since her husband’s mysterious vanishing, months…

Track: Birdwalker | Album: Give Love | Artist: Josh Dion Band Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

The Game That Wants To Get Smaller, Not Bigger

Since 1983, the record for the smallest game of (computer) chess in the world belonged to 1K ZX Chess, at 672 bytes, a game so small you could print its code in a magazine article. It took nearly 32 years, but that record has now been broken BootChessmay not be pretty, but this isn’t an…

Facebook Went Down, FIVE People Called 911

Facebook went down for a little bit on Monday, which for most people was a slight inconvenience. Others, however, lost their shit a little. CBS San Francisco report that shortly after the service stopped working, not one, not two, but FIVE PEOPLE called 911. “Our lines are [sic] dedicated to handle life and death calls,…

How To Find Call Of Duty Exo Zombies‘ Musical Easter Egg 

As with past installments of Call of Duty‘s co-op zombie slaughter downloadable content, the first episode of Advanced Warfare‘s Exo Zombies contains a hidden song. Unlike previous installments, this one’s a bit more classy. In case the famous John Charles Dollman illustration weren’t clue enough, the song we’re hunting for is Wagner’s “Ride of the…

Grim Fandango Is Better Than Ever

Now that Grim Fandango has a remastered edition, what better time to sit back, relax, and solve a few puzzles with Manny Calavera? I have to say, replaying Grim Fandango brings back some warm and fuzzy memories. Save for the fancy new visual upgrade and far better controls, the game has overall not changed much.…

Resident Evil Revelations 2, $12 Gaming Mouse, and More Deals

Resident Evil Revelations 2 has some awesome-looking co-op gameplay, and you can save 20% when you preorder for PC today. [Resident Evil Revelations 2: Complete Edition, $32 with code 20PERO-FFDIGI-GAMESX] If you’ve somehow missed out on Telltale’s “The Walking Dead,” both seasons are only $6 today. The Walking Dead ($6) | Amazon The Walking Dead…