Wii U 2013 Holiday Buyer’s Guide

It’s that time of year again, folks. The time where everyone scrambles to buy their loved ones a gift in time for the holiday season. Well, don’t be that procrastinator. We’re here to help. (At least in the games department.) Here are some DOs and DON’Ts when it comes to shopping for the Wii U.…

The Persona 3 Movie Will Leave You Wanting More

This last weekend saw the release of Persona 3: Birth of Spring, the first movie based on the excellent JRPG Persona 3. But while it is an excellent adaptation of the game, its limited scope keeps it away from much of what made the game so great. Good – Overcoming Ambivalence Makoto Yuki (the official…

Starbound’s beta version will be available “around the fourth of December,” according to lead developer Tiy’s recent tweet. Mark your calendars, RPG/sandbox fans.

It Takes Over Two Hours To Blow Up Minecraft’s Indestructible Blocks

Indeed. To destroy a whole room full of invincible Bedrock/Adminium blocks in Minecraft, all you need is a massive fireball and about two hours, thirty minutes, and fifty-nine seconds of calculations. And patience, obviously. In Minecraft, all blocks have a blast resistance value associated with them; Wood, for example, has a blast resistance value of…

PocketStation on the Vita is Nostalgic, But Nothing More

Back in 1999, Sony released the PocketStation in Japan. Like the Dreamcast’s VMU, the PocketStation allows you play various minigames from compatible PS1 titles on its small black and white screen. And now that it’s available for the Vita, I decided to see what America missed out on. In reality, PocketStation for PlayStation Vita isn’t…

There Are Three Words for This Ridiculous Final Fantasy Costume

One of them is bad. But that’s okay, I guess? Behold some of the latest Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII downloadable content. Today, Square Enix launched the first round of DLC for the game. The outfits, which come with weapons, are The Divine World’s Saint Clothing Style, The Final Liberation Clothing Style, and, wait for…

StoryBundle, the outfit created by former Gizmodo editor Jason Chen, is back with a new bundle of video game-themed writings. Have a look!

There Are No Women In This Game, Because They Are All Dead

Lisa The Painful RPG takes place in a world where there are no women. Only men. Given the extreme subject matter its creator, Austin Jorgensen, could have gone the “funny” route or the “bleak as hell” route. He’s gone the latter. Described as a “game about survival, sacrifice, and perverts”, it’s set in a world…

What Do You Do After Helping Create Portal? Write A Book.

Realm Lovejoy used to work as an artist at Valve, where she helped define the look of everything from Portal to Left 4 Dead to DOTA 2. We’ve even featured her work previouslyhere on Kotaku. But we’re not here to talk about her art today. Nope, because between leaving Valve and taking up a job…

The Sad Truth Behind Classic Video Games

Peel back the story and art and most games are incredibly simple. A test of reflexes, some rudimentary mechanics. We live most of our lives oblivous to this man behind the curtain, but sometimes it pays to peel it back and remember that Sonic really is little but holding right except sometimes. While some of…

Sony Resetting Some PSN Passwords Following “Irregular Activity”

Earlier this week, Sony Europe resetsome user’s PSN passwords as a “precautionary” measure. Today, Sony America is doing the same thing. A noticeon the official PlayStation forums says that some users “may need to reset” their passwords after Sony detected “irregular activity” on their network. A Sony rep says: Note that if you have access…