The Final Fantasy VII Victory Music Sounds Incredible As A Cappella

A cappella master Smooth McGroove has made a name for himself by re-creating vocal versions of classic game music. His stuff is usually very good, but this week he’s outdone himself, tackling my favorite video-game victory music and utterly owning it. A while back, I wrote an article about choosing the perfect JRPG victory music…

Track: “Cats and Dog” (MitchiriNeko March/Get It On The Floor mash-up) | Artist: DMX vs. Chiemi Takano (via Youtube user aznr4v3m4st3r) Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to—and gaming to—at the moment.

New Graphic Novel Re-Invents Superman as Clueless 12-Year-Old Kid

Think about it: a Superman-style superhero built for today. The whole savior-from-the-sky bit is crucial but everything else about the character would have to be almost completely different, no? More vulnerable. Less omniscient. More fashionable. Yet, for him to act with all that outsize brashness and altruism, he couldn’t be an adult. He’d have to…

Count Chocula: The Snacktaku Monster Cereals Review Spooktacular

For the first time in America’s troubled history, the five points on the pentagram of morning food evil glow as one upon store shelves, signaling the coming of the last complete breakfast. Five cereals in five days, and a Count Chocula shall lead them. In 1971, as I was still hatching my brilliant plan to…

Beyond: Two Souls Works Well As A 4.5-Hour Ellen Page Movie

The Ellen Page-starring movie/game hybrid Beyond: Two Souls was often as much fun to watch as it was to play. And now, thanks to Gamebillstudio, you can go ahead and watch the whole thing, even if you don’t own a PS3. They’ve distilled the essence of the game’s story into a two-part, 4.5-hour movie. The…

She’s The First Woman To Set An Arcade Game Record In Nearly 30 Years

On Saturday, September 19 at the Galloping Ghost Arcade in Chicago, Illinois, 30-year-old Caitlin Oliver set the new world record for the arcade version of Namco’s classic beat-em up, Splatterhouse. According to video game historian Patrick Scott Patterson, the last time a woman set an arcade game world record, Caitlin was around one-year-old. The old…

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Developer Apologises To TotalBiscuit, Everyone After YouTube Stunt

Following a public backlash over their attempts to remove a video critical of their game, the developers of Day One: Garry’s Incident have issued a public apology to, well, pretty much everyone. In a statement sent to Kotaku, Wild Games CEO Stephane Woods says: We sent TotalBiscuit a Steam key on September 26th, giving him…

Last Days To Save On Arkham Origins, PS3 GTAV Bundle, Cheap HDMI Cords

Only a few days remain until the next Arkham hits shelves, which mean only a few days remain for you to take advantage of all the pre-order discounts we’ve been posting. Reserve your copy on Amazon and get $10 credit, or for PC gamers, pre-order from Green Man Gaming to get the game for $37.50.…

Eldritch Is A First-Person Roguelike Inspired by H.P. Lovecraft

Sure, you’ve played roguelikes before, but it’s a bit different when you mix in the Old Ones of H.P. Lovecraft’s writing. Eldritch takes you into that world and keeps you there with solid, fun gameplay. Eldritch is available now on the developer’s website, and is coming soon to out now on Steam. Check out the…

The Guy Behind Zelda Says He Sucks At Mario Games

You might know peppy Nintendo game designer Eiji Aonuma as the man in charge of all things Zelda. You might also know that he came up underneath the tutelage of Shigeru Miyamoto, the man who created Mario. But did you know that Aonuma isn’t that good at games featuring the company’s most iconic character? Aonuma’s…

Obama Compares Health Insurance To Buying A PlayStation

Earlier this month, president Barack Obama mentioned Microsoft’s Xbox as a way to frame the government shutdown. Today, it’s PlayStation’s turn: this time, Obama’s comparing health insurance to Black Friday sales. Clearly the president of the United States understands how important it is to stay neutral in this high-stakes next-gen console war. If you’re the…