(Almost) Everybody Getting Dizzy In Super Smash Bros. Wii U

Go home, Ness — you’re drunk. The ever-productive MasterOfHyrule has a compilation compiling compulsion which has forced him to create a video featuring every single character in Super Smash Bros. Wii U getting dizzy after their shield breaks. And by “every single” I mean everyone but Jigglypuff, who dies when its shield breaks, as per…

No, That Wasn’t A Gamergate Reference On Last Night’s Adventure Time

Or rather it was, just not the Gamergate concerned with video games. Remember kids, gamergate is also a type of ant. Twitter was abuzz following the airing of last night’s new episode of Adventure Time, in which Finn meets a character named Leftenant Gamergate during his trip to what passes for the dentist in the…

This Week In The Business: Reshaping Destiny

QUOTE | “In a way that we expected, we knew that we were going to have to change our plans from the moment the game went live.” – Bungie COO Pete Parsons, talking about how they are hard at work modifying and extending Destiny Elsewhere in the business of video games this past week ……

$64 Million Buys You Space Pets

Never mind a cohesive, complete game, the ever-increasing cash black hole that is Star Citizen has announced its latest stretch goal: animals. This post originally appeared on Kotaku UK If the game hits its $64 million funding stretch goal (which at this point is simply a matter of setting an egg timer and waiting for…

Human Existence Is a Big, Sad Video Game in William Gibson’s New Novel

Human beings are the most important ingredients in game design. Without the participation and attention of an actual person, games are just basically systems waiting for input. In the new novel by legendary science-fiction writer William Gibson, humans aren’t just controlling disembodied avatars in made-up worlds. They’re controlling each other, too, in the worst possible…

Spoiler Space: More from William Gibson about The Peripheral

You know, while I was editing and writing my interview with William Gibson for this piece, I kept lamenting about all the great quotes and observations I’d have to leave on the cutting room floor for space and spoilers. But, since the book’s been out nearly a month, I figured that some readers would want…

The Internet Reacts To Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ First Trailer

There was a ton anticipation around the new Star Wars trailer this morning—lots of people found themselves refreshing websites over and over just to watch the teaser. Unsurprisingly, now that the trailer is finally here, people have a lot to say about the new Star Wars movie. The trailer isn’t very long, and it’s not…

Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire: The TAY Review • 5 New Things in Pokémon ORAS That I’m Thankful For • TAY Explores Comics: Ore Ga Heroine • If Final Fantasy VII Were a 2D Game, This Would Be It • Prismata: The Game I Can’t Stop…

Watch The First Trailer For Star Wars: The Force Awakens Right Here

Finally! The wait is over. Here it is. The real deal. This is the trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens As promised, the footage clocks in at around 88 seconds, giving a very brief look at what to expect when Star Wars: The Force Awakens hits theaters in December 2015. Have a few GIFs:…

How To Get Seven Rare Spawn Mounts in Warlords of Draenor

In WoW, Hunting rare monsters for mounts is a great alternative if you’re not up to getting them from dungeons or the Garrison stables. The only problem is that it might be hard to find them. The folks at MMO Champion collected 7 of these rares and their spawning locations to help all of us…

GTA V’s Franklin is a Lonely Man

All the guy wanted was a drink with a buddy. Trevor’s rejection was the last straw. This golden little moment of derpy GTA V AI behavior comes from YouTuber BustedHead who, playing as Trevor, came across Franklin by a gas station. After declining Franklin’s offer for a drink, things went a bit crazy. Take a…

The Japanese Nintendo site has a notice up that color variations (including white) are going out of production soon. Next to 3DS XL units, it reads 近日生産終了予定 or “Production is slated to end shortly.” No word how this will impact units outside Japan.

The first game in Telltale’s Game of Thrones series will be out next week. The dates, confirmed by a pair of tweets, are: December 2 for PC and PS4, December 3 for Xbox One and 360, and December 4 for iOS. The PS3 will get Iron From Ice on December 9, and the Android version…