Ellie and Riley From The Last of Us Get A Lovely Illustrated Tribute

Aw, man. I’m feeling emotions. We got plenty of new insight into Ellie and her friendship with Riley in The Last of Us: Left Behind. This illustration by Pugletz on Deviantartfills in as a nice coda. It’s heartwarming, it’s beautifully drawn, and it will probably make you feel things. (Spoilers for The Last of Us:…

The Sword Pokémon, Now As A Real (And Dangerous) Weapon

Sure, some people aren’t fans of Pokémon that resemble man-made objects. But having Pokémon like, say, Honedge—which resembles a medieval sword—means one thing: we can actually make these Pokémon a reality. (Without having to resort to horrific genetic experiments, I mean.) So really, it was only a matter of time before someone came along and…

Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy: The Kotaku Review

One. Five. Two. Four. Six. That is not a string of numbers that need to be deciphered in a puzzle in a Professor Layton game. It is the order in which I’ve played the games in the Layton series that has concluded—for now—with the newest and possible best of the bunch. From Professor Layton and…

How To Get Out of a Gaming Funk

Can’t find anything to play? Nothing really clicking for you right now? It’s okay. This sort of thing happens. We’re here to help you out of your gaming slump. Now, there’s no sure-fire way to get you back on track when it comes to finding games you’ll enjoy. Gaming funks can hit you hard! Some…

IKEA Has Furniture For Everyone. Even Cosplayers.

You might think would be a joke commercial, but nope. It’s seriously trying to help! Well, as seriously as you can get helping a man find storage space for giant robot boots, anyway.

You Are Probably Not As Good At Pool As This Guy

Think vaulting a cue ball over your body like this is awesome? Just wait until he pulls out two billiard tables for his stunts. That’s when things get seriously impressive. Mind, one of the tables in these trick shots by Florian Kohler is a mini-table—but that fact just makes it cooler in my books. The…

Kickstart The Sequel To The Best Math Game Ever

It’s finally time! We’ve all learned about fractions thanks to Frog Fractions, but how will we teach our children about fractions 2? Luckily, this kickstarter is here, from the future, to help. First of all, if you haven’t played Frog Fractions, stop what you’re doing and go play it right now. It’s free. Right now.…

​A Brutally Honest Trailer for Mario Kart

“Witness the incremental evolution of franchise-based go-kart combat racing!” Yup, that’s Mario Kart in a nutshell. This fake advertising clip from Smosh Games for Nintendo’s long-running vehicular competitive game throws down some rough truths about the stuff we love to hate in Mario Kart. Raise your hands if you liked two-man karts. Keep ’em up…

Eight Things You Might Not Know About The N64

Just because you’ve used the N64 before doesn’t mean you know everything about it, hotshot. The 18 year old console has a curious history behind it, after all. Here’s DYKGaming/Normal Boots with their ever-informative “Did You Know” series, which this time walks us through all sorts of cool trivia about the N64. Watching the video…

Watch Telltale’s Entire Borderlands Panel Here

In case you weren’t at SXSW this weekend—and my deepest apologies if you were—Telltale has recorded their full panel on Tales from the Borderlands, the upcoming adventure game set in Gearbox’s sci-fi world. Watch the whole thing up above for more details on Tales from the Borderlands, which will include comedy, shooting, and that smart,…

​Sony Wants You To Know That They Have A Next-Gen Shooter, Too

There’s going to be a metric ton of Titanfall chatter this week: how awesome it is/isn’t, whether the online functionality is a triumph/failure, and tips for playing it. That’s all well and good for Xbox One and PC players. But what about PS4 owners? Well, Sony would like to remind its faithful that a high-profile,…

The reason for Titanfall‘s unusual 792p resolution and more technical tidbits about this week’s big release from Respawn Entertainment get discussed in a Digital Foundry interview over at Eurogamer

Playing Space Invaders in Madrid