The History of Video Game Graphics, in Cubes

You might think “Minecraft” the very instant you read the word “cubes” in the context of gaming, but trust me: this video is far from being just about Minecraft In fact, The Hamster Alliance’s sort-of-art video gives a very unique look at the way video game graphics evolved over history, all the while referencing a…

Ice-T Accidentally Recorded A Dungeons & Dragons Audiobook

So rap legend-turned TV star Ice-T recently turned up for an audiobook gig, without being told what the book actually was. “They didn’t tell me this was a motherfuckin’ Dungeons & Dragons book”. Figuring he’d just be turning up to read a book, and confused as to his surprise role, what happened next, as recounted…

Amazon Just Bought A Video Game Studio

Well, this is interesting. According to a reporton TechCrunch, online shopping giant Amazon has bought Double Helix Studios, the video game developer behind games like the Xbox One’s Killer Instinct and the upcoming Strider. Why would Amazon go and do a thing like that? Well, they could just be getting more serious about the video…

Track: When The Sun Comes Down | Album: Freedom in the Groove | Artist: Joshua Redman Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Why You Shouldn’t Accept Rides From Strangers

There’s a reason parents and well-meaning people tell us to be wary of strangers, you know. Its useful advice sometimes, and it might save you from being the victim of elaborate pranks like this one. Or, you know, might save you from potentially getting into a car with an actual mafia hitman and not just…

Hideo Kojima Explains Why MGS: Zeroes Is So Damn Short

So, Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes is short. Reallyshort. That’s got a lot of people upset, considering its $20-40 price tag, enough to prompt series creator Hideo Kojima to try and explain why While Game Informer say it took them around two hours to complete the prologue’s story mission, Kojima says that people shouldn’t be…

How One Indie Game Studio Made 18 Games In 3 Years

The world of games can difficult and unforgiving — most creative endeavors are. But that doesn’t mean that there aren’t some ways to make the process a whole lot easier. In the video above from today’s D.I.C.E. Summit, Rami Ismail from Dutch indie studio Vlambeer (creators of Ridiculous Fishing and Nuclear Throne) talks about how…

I’m Hypnotized

3D animation can be used to make gorgeous,sometimes horrific, art. But then there are times when modeling enters into a realm that’s hypnotic and sublime. In the video above, titled Walking City, a lone automaton morphs through various forms without breaking it’s stride. It’s hard to say what’s so captivating about it, but it sure…

​The Game That Lets You Solve Puzzles Inside A Giant Synthesizer

That really is the best way to describe FRACT OSC, an upcoming indie puzzle game from Phosfiend. But what does that really mean? The video above gives a good sense of how the game will work. I last wrote aboutFRACT nearly two years ago—the game’s been in development longer than its makers had initially thought…

Porn Comments Make For The Worst Valentine Cards

With February 14th around the corner, many of us are thinking about what to do for our loved ones. Cards are always an option…but you might not wanna send any with Pornhub comments on them. Not unless you hate that special someone, I guess. Note that the rest of this post might have sexual content…

​The Wolf Among Us‘s Dark Second Chapter Remains Faintly Unsatisfying

Fairy tale characters sure are into some weird stuff. That’s the moral of Telltale’s The Wolf Among Us, an adventure game series based on Bill Willingham’s decidedly R-rated Fables comics. The game returns this week with the second episode in its five-episode first season. What do the shocking events at the end of episode one…

The trademark application for Watch Dogs, which had been “abandoned” after a fraudulent filing earlier this week, has been reinstated by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

All Of These Indie Games Are Coming To Wii U Or 3DS

The PlayStation people are always going on about indie games. The Xbox people talk them up, too. Nintendo’s been quieter about supporting indie games, but that appears to be changing. A whole bunch of indie games are coming to Wii U and 3DS, and pretty soon at that. 3DS Moon Chronicles This one is an…

She’ll make your PlayStation Vita virtually sing. Today Sega announced a March release for the portable version of Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA f. The PlayStation 3 version, released in North America last year, was one of my top ten games of 2013. This one is just like that, only with a touch screen. Joy!