The Old City is a neat exploration game (with a whiffof Dishonored about it) that we first looked at early in the year. Despite a failed Kickstarter, it’s now up on Steam.

BioWare Put A Lot Of Work Into Dragon Age‘s Trans Character

Dragon Age: Inquisition has a terrific cast. There are dwarves, elves, mages, and towering Qunari, all of whom are interesting people with diverse backgrounds. Awesomely enough, the game also includes one of mainstream video gaming’s best trans characters. The character is a trans man named Krem; he’s second in command of a mercenary company under…

Great Gaming Gifts for $60 and Under

At the very least, you’ve decided to shell out enough to get a brand-new game for the gamers you’re bestowing gifts upon. Good for you. And them. There are options to be had and some of them aren’t even games. But, don’t worry, there are games, too. One of The Best Games on Every System…

Who Wears Short Shorts? Team Fortress 2’s Heavy, That’s Who.

It used to be that only female video game characters could rock booty shorts. But it’s 2014, and people are taking more pride in the male butts of gaming than ever before. Even the longstanding shooter Team Fortress 2 is getting in on the action with some brand-spanking new wardrobe options inspired by Lara Croft.…

LittleBigPlanet 3: The Kotaku Review

Do you want to build? LittleBigPlanet has always been a tricky sell for non-creative players, and number three, more than ever, needs an imaginative and persistent mind to shape the fun from its occasionally gritty clay. If all you want to do is play, then turn around. There’s little for you here. However, if you…

Telltale’s Game of Thrones, GTAV, Smash, G930, Bond, More Deals

Telltale’s Game of Thrones game is actually good, and you can save 6 bucks on it today. Game of Thrones (Telltale) ($24) | Green Man Gaming | Promo code 53NSRB-GTOJQD-8WN7GJ The now optionally first-person Grand Theft Auto V current gen port gets a day one $10 discount. [GTAV] Sunset Overdrive for $44. Assassin’s Creed Unity…

We’re Expecting A Lot Of New Game Announcements This Weekend

You know what’s better than video games? Video game announcements. There’s always something thrilling about a big surprise reveal and a well-done teaser trailer, even if we might not see the game in question for years to come. That’s why we’re stoked for this weekend. Consider this a PSA: you’ll want to check Kotaku even…

The New 3DS Has A Cool Musical Easter Egg

Some gamers who’ve already picked up Nintendo’s new-and-improved 3DS have discovered a wonderfully squee-inducing secret buried inside the console. If you tap out the beginning notes of Mario’s iconic theme music when in the browser menu, the interface will turn into the classic block-breaking arcade game Breakout. Everyone knows the first bar of the Super…

Disney can’t make a movie about the Devil’s daughter anymore, because the Saints Row folks have beat them to it. The musical number from upcoming standalone expansion Gat Out of Hell shown to fans at PAX Prime this September is now available for all to watch.

​GTA V Still Looks Beautiful Even When Nothing’s Happening

Los Santos: the city so pretty you won’t notice the dead bodies. At least not right away. The documentation of quiet beautiful moments is turning out to be one of the best, unintended consequences of the new-gen upgrade for Grand Theft Auto V. The majority of Jeremy Leon’s in-game photography focuses on the beauty of…

Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Freedom Planet: What Sonic Should’ve Been Today • How Historically Accurate is Skyrim? Part 2 • Tips for Persona Q TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.

Suicide Squad Comes to Lego Batman 3, Without the ‘Suicide’

Quick, what’s the name of the DC Comics super-team made of villains who go on potentially fatal missions? Yup, it’s the Suicide Squad. Only that’s not what they’re going to be called in the Lego Batman 3 add-on coming early next year. There, they’re going by The Squad. Look, with the Lego Batman titles being…

Warlords of Draenor’s First Raid Is Live, 7 Guilds Already Cleared It

Although Warlords of Draenor has been out for a while, players had to wait till yesterday for Highmaul, the expansion’s first raid, to go live. Seven top guilds, with the veteran Finnish super guild Paragon leading the list, already rushed through it without any trouble. We can say Highmaul is a relatively large raid with…

How Pokémon‘s Most Unorthodox Flyers Really Work

Some Pokémon with the ability to fly, like the three-headed Dodrio above, just look too weird for us to believe they’re actually able to do it. This is where Tumblr user Cheesyturtle‘s serious scientific explanations come in, in the form of animated gifs. One Pokémon for each Gen. The first one is above, here are…

What Jurassic Park Did for the Original PlayStation

Over 20 years ago (1 day counts as “over,” right?) Sony released the original PlayStation console and changed the face of gaming. Thanks in part to Jurassic Park This week’s Weekly Famitsu, was dedicated in large part to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Sony’s console. In a recollection of the console’s development, Ken Kutaragi, the…