What The UFC Video Game Gets Wrong About Choking People

When you see a good fight in motion — real or simulated — there’s a grace to it. It’s like watching a dance where you see the will and wit of two people intertwined. At its best, it is a like watching abstract art. EA Sports UFC is not that. EA Sports UFC is a…

The New Monty Python Game Is An Endless Silly Walker

Endless running is too fast. You need to slow down and appreciate life with a nice long silly walk. I’ll admit, this doesn’t look like the most incredible game, but there is the fact that all those noises in the game are apparently actually made by John Cleese himself. You can pick up the game…

If this new trailer for Dead Island: Epidemic is any indication, Deep Silver isn’t taking its zombie-killing quite so seriously anymore. That’s a great thing in my mind, because it shouldn’t have in the first place. I mean: killing zombies is mindless fun! Why not just reflect that? It’s not like every game has to…

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An octopus cooking for you? Must mean that there’s new DLC coming for Octodad: Dadliest Catch Coming later this summer, the Shorts add-on (because, y’know, it’s hot) will be free and features new levels where you’ll need to pretend that an eight-armed underwater creature is a just a normal ol’ human father.

Andy Serkis Unleashes His Inner Gollum On Conan O’Brien

The master of motion capture, Andy Serkis was the guest of Conan O’Brien last night and he did a little improvisation using the two characters he’s most known for: Gollum from The Lord of the Rings and Planet of the Apes‘ Caesar. He’s going to be great in Star Wars Episode VII Andy Serkis Channels…

Two Men Fall in Love. One Is a Motorcycle

Following Japan’s trend of anthropomorphizing stuff, Japanese publisher Kadokawa is releasing a 2-book series involving romance between a man and a motorcycle and a car. Wut? Titled Zokkon, the books are paving the way for a new niche genre. A very niche genre. A very, very niche genre. The first story of Zokkon revolves around…

Soon, You Can Walk Under the Giant Gundam’s Crotch

Is this a dream? No! This is very real. Soon, people in Tokyo will be able to walk between the giant Gundam’s legs. Until now, a perimeter has kept people from standing directly underneath the huge mecha’s most important unit. But, as IT Media reports, between July 19 and September 25, folks will have a…

Hell Yes, I Want to Destroy Cities as Godzilla

I still haven’t seen the movie, thanks to Japan being one of the last areas to premiere Godzilla in theaters, but I hope it’s even half as awesome as the monster lizard’s latest upcoming game looks. Slated for release this Winter from developer Bandai Namco, in Godzilla players will control the iconic unstoppable destructive force…

The Best Pokémon 3DS Drawings Aren’t the Most Accurate

Nintendo 3DS game Pokémon Art Academy aims to teach players how to draw Pocket Monsters the right way. But what if you don’t want to learn to draw the right way? What if you just want to screw around? You can do that, too. As Kotaku previously covered, the game gives player tips on how…

Rock Simulator 2014 Will Bring EA, Activision To Their Knees

“For a long time, there has been one game missing from the market”, reads the introduction to my new favourite Steam Greenlight project. “A genuine rock simulator.” This simulator is a rock enthusiasts dream. You can watch beautiful rocks in any location in the world. From grass plains to salt flats, there are dozens of…