LEGO Bionicle Triumphantly Returns In January

About damn time. After five years of sighing and shaking my head at the Hero Factory line that replaced it, LEGO’s Bionicle line of “Constraction” constructable action figures returns on January 1, with a new story and new cast of colorfully masked heroes. Launched in 2000 in Europe and 2001 in North America, Bionicle was…

Conan O’Brien? The Green Loontern? LEGO Batman 3 Keeps Getting Better

There’s only a month left before LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham hits store shelves, and developer Traveller’s Tales still has surprises up its sleeves. Today talk show host Conan O’Brien, Duck Dodgers as the Green Loontern and more crazy characters were added to the game’s already impressive roster. According to the lovely people at the…

Mega Man Gets The Best Toys

Mega Man fans might not be getting the games they want, but toys? They’re good on toys. Just look at this gorgeous thing. Revealed exclusively over at The Mega Man Network on Thursday, TruForce Collectibles‘ upcoming Mega Man X figure doesn’t need any paint to be beautiful. Look at those gorgeous lines. The shoulder pads,…

Watch The League Of Legends Worlds Semifinals Right Here

If you haven’t been following the League Worlds tournament, this weekend brings us the semifinals. Today’s match: Samsung Blue vs. Samsung White. Samsung White is a favorite to win the tournament overall. Despite having never won against Blue, all the analysts picked them over Blue, along with 70% of viewers. The tournament is happening in…

The New Nintendo 3DS Doesn’t Really Filter Porn

The New Nintendo 3DS’s internet browser is supposed to filterout things online that are unsuitable for kids. Then again, no, it appears it doesn’t. One of the newly added features includes a paywall that apparently filters websites in Japan. The filter, which blocks adult oriented sites, can be turned off for small 30 yen charge…

In today’s Weekly Destiny Update, Bungie’s David Dague addressed some of the complaints surrounding the new Iron Banner event, both defending the way Bungie designed it and suggesting that future events could work differently.

​My Favorite (Tiny) Improvement To Sleeping Dogs

Open-world Hong Kong crime game Sleeping Dogs has gotten a “definitive edition” re-master—it’s out on PC now and hits consoles next week. While the definitive edition comes with updated graphics and includes a bunch of already-released expansion missions, my favorite improvement is less noticeable. See, if you boot up the original version of Sleeping Dogs,…

Watch 10,000 League Of Legends Games In 30 Seconds

The New York Times has an excellent article on how League of Legends has become the biggest competitive game in the world, and why thousands of people are watching the World Championship this month. Along with that is a feature showing the positions of 100,000 players over the course of 10,000 games. Here’s a version…

​Almost A Half Million People Have Completed Destiny‘s Raid

Destiny‘s Vault of Glass raid is easily the most challenging, interesting part of the game. The bar for entry is awfully steep—you need a coordinated team of six players, all level 26 or higher—but as it turns out, a fair number of players have cleared it. A group of us completed the Vault of Glass…

Utopia, One Of The Best Shows On TV, Just Got Cancelled

If you’re American, and you’ve never heard of the British conspiracy drama Utopia, that’s OK. The show has been running for two seasons on Channel 4, and has yet to make it over to the states. Yesterday it was announced Utopia was not being renewedfor a third series and that is a travesty. I am…

Former Kotaku reporter Owen Good made his debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live last night, in the funniest possible way. We’re all so proud, Owen!

Newbie Lessons Learned After A Few More Hours Playing Diablo III

Following a four-hour Diablo III: Ultimate Evil Edition online co-op session with Kirk Hamilton last night (I’m a Demon Hunter, expert difficulty, was at level 50 and at the end of Act III) and still being a novice to the whole thing… Expert difficulty level is too easy for level-50 characters. (We switched to Master…

​Your PC Must Be This Magical to Play Dragon Age Inquisition

Ready to go back to Ferelden and cast all sorts of butt-kicking enchantments on your enemies? First, you’ll need to check if your silicone cauldron has the goods to run BioWare’s next fantasy adventure. An official post on EA’s Origin site details a runthrough of the PC version of Dragon Age Inquisition, including info that…