The 3DS So Rare Nintendo Only Made One Of Them

Every year, a Pokemon tournament is held in Japan to decide the nation’s best schoolboy player. It’s a competition worth entering, because the prize is one for the ages. The prize for the winner of the latest tournament is this Mega Charizard 3DS XL, which is so rare because it comes with the competition winner’s…

It Takes A Special Game To Make Me This Obsessive, Bravely Default

I’m fifty-two hours into my first play-through of Bravely Default: Where the Fairy Flies. All four of my characters are level 99, each has all 24 of the game’s jobs mastered. I’ve not maxed-out levels and jobs in a Final Fantasy game in… ever. Recently Jason Schreier wrote about a column by BuzzFeed’s Rachel Sanders…

These Mixed-Up Little LEGO Creatures Are Just The Best

I had no idea what a Mixel was supposed to be when I first saw them on the shelf at Wal-Mart, but they fit my criteria for instant purchase: they were labeled “LEGO” and priced under $5.00. That’s a small price to pay for love. What are Mixels? For one, they’re the star of a…

Infamous: Second Son: The Kotaku Review

I was worried about Second Son The first two Infamous games—both personal favorites of mine—stand as high points in Sony’s first-party publishing portfolio: wonderfully crafted superhero playgrounds infused with a great sense of flow and urgency. Both of Cole McGrath‘s adventures held inspirations and commentary drawn from the real world but those elements lay nestled…

Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Vision Thing

Virtual reality headsets abounded at last week’s Game Developer’s Conference. Between the new Oculus Rift and Sony’s Project Morpheus we got some amazingly ‘Shoppable pictures of Kotaku editors wearing VR headsets. You know what to do. At least I hope you know what to do — most of you have been doing this much longer…

Happy Anniversary, Hellboy

March 22, 2014 has been declared Hellboy Day by Dark Horse Comics. That’s because it’s been 20 years since Mike Mignola’s signature creation first appeared in print. It’s been a long, awesome existence for Anung Un Rama. Let’s celebrate it by picking the brain of Hellboy’s daddy. The iconic creator got on the phone with…

Spend Your Sunday With Watchlist

Sunday is the time for kicking back and watching YouTube videos, so grab yourself a mimosa or other Sunday-brunch-appropriate food and see what you missed this week in the world of game videos. First up is a Titanfall glitch that lets you rodeo another pilot, and stay stuck to him even after he dies and…

Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: The Pokemon World Cup: The Winners!

The torch has been passed — I am now officially the person to complain to if your Kotaku ‘Shop Contest entry doesn’t make the cut. Curogon’s winning entry describes exactly how I feel right now. Thirteen additional lucky finalists follow. Now you might be wondering what qualifies me to judge Photoshop art. You and me…

Video game posters by Yolkia: Plants vs. Zombies The Stanley Parable

Dynamo by David Grizzle for the Stephen King-themed show at Hero Complex. More below, including Dark Tower prints: