Disney Villains Get Together For Some Evil Scheming

How much cheating do you think happens during a card game involving Hades, Jafar, The Queen of Hearts, Cruella, Maleficent, Captain Hook, and Ursulla? Everyone must have aces up their sleeves! At the very least, when so many Disney villains get together, there’s gotta be some evil plotting going on, right? Or maybe they gossip…

​Who’s Your Main Character In Super Smash Bros. 3DS?

Sure, Smash Bros. is a game about watching a bunch of colorful characters duke it out. But it’s also about arguing over which character is best. I’m not a Smash die-hard like some of our staff members, but I’ve been having a hell of a good time with the new 3DS version of Super Smash…

Do You Even Green Lantern, Bro? No.

That’s it, DC Comics needs to revoke Turbine’s license to create variant versions of iconic heroes for MOBA Infinite Crisis. I draw the line at popped-collar, sandals-with-socks “SoCal Hal” Green Lantern. I can handle “Lifeguard” Aquaman. I don’t mind “Track & Field” Robin and “Varsity” Supergirl. But a line must be drawn somewhere, and Southern…

Track: Sandstorm | Artist: Darude | Album: Before The Storm Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

It’s Jump-Kick Time: The PC version of Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition just launched on Steam a couple of days ahead of its scheduled October 10 release date. Nice to see you again, Wei.

I Wish GameCube Controllers Worked With More Wii U games

If you were looking forward to using the GameCube controller with any Wii U game other than the new Super Smash Bros., Nintendo had some bad news for you today: the forthcoming adapter will only be compatible with the new fighting game when the two come out next month. The company’s explanation today answers a…

New 3DS Game Looks Like An Indie Super Metroid

Here’s Xeodrifter, a new game from the Nintendo-friendly indie studio Renegade Kid, who are perhaps best known for the DS shooter Moon and the platformer Mutant Mudds. This one looks pretty special. Like a modern, independent take on Super Metroid. Killer chiptunes, too. Xeodrifter will be out for 3DS at some point in the near…

Get To Know Digimon All-Star Rumble‘s Greatest Warriors

Oh Gatomon, you don’t need to be a Pokemonto win my heart. You’ve got your own game coming November 11 to Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, and in the latest trailer for Digimon All-Star Rumble, you’re the star. Well, you and your digivolved Angewoman form, which admittedly always struck me as a bit creepy. One…

Take a Look at the First New Star Wars Arcade Game in Years

The best part of the Star Wars arcade games of yore was how they transported you into the movies, letting you be the one destroying the Death Star and defeating the Empire. A new bunch of Star Wars machines are going to do the same thing for today’s audiences, starting next January. Star Wars Battle…

Dragon Age: Origins Is Free On PC Right Now

To prepare for next month’s Dragon Age: Inquisition (out November 18 for PC/PS3/PS4/XB1/360), EA’s giving out the first game in BioWare’s fantasy RPG series for the price of absolutely nothing. Right now. You’ll need an Origin account to download a free copy of Dragon Age: Origins, but hey, it’s a great game, and it’s totally…

Is Flame Over the Vita’s Next Indie Hit?

Flame Over is what Spelunky would be if you played as a firefighter. This post originally appeared on Kotaku UK It’s damned hard, but oddly compelling; every failure strengthened my conviction that I could do better next time, even if I rarely did. It stars a little cartoony firefighter – sadly not the shirtless, charity-calendar…

A Game That Reminds You How Messed Up Bullying Is

Chiwatin isn’t your typical video game hero. He pees himself when he gets scared and the snow in the northern Canadian landscape turns yellow under his feet. I wanted to laugh at this the third time it happened, when I realized it wasn’t some weird rendering bug and an actual design decision. But then the…

Rewatch Alien, Get Dragon Age: Origins for Free, and More Deals

This gorgeous 35th Anniversary Limited Edition of the original Alien is the kind of packaging that one of the greatest films of all time deserves. We just ran a deal on the Alien Anthology set the other day, and when asked by a commenter if they should watch all four films or just the first…

Frozen Would Have Been An Excellent Super Nintendo Game

If only Frozen had come out during the 16-bit heyday of Disney video games. Then we’d have fond memories of this CineFix 16-bit interpretation, instead of Frozen Free Fall on the iPhone. Hasn’t Frozen fever died yet? Dammit, no. Now that the fourth season of the hit real-life fairy-tale series Once Upon A Time has…