Go to Hell and Back in Under Seven Minutes with This Spelunky Speedrun

Speedruns on most games don’t particularly enthrall me though I do acknowledge the skill and knowledge it takes to pull off one in record time. This sub-7 minute dash through Spelunky is a different story—probably because of the element of luck involved in procedurally generated levels. And the fact Spelunky‘s damn hard. Spelunky is a…

New Marvel Game Gives Stan Lee Eleven Super-Powers. And Immortality.

No one likes to think about it but there will be a day when Stan Lee’s cameos will end. He may be an indefatigable 90-year-old but the co-creator of The Fantastic Four, Hulk and Spider-Man is still only human. But, in the upcoming Lego Marvel Super-Heroes video game, Stan Lee is pretty much omnipotent. Over…

In this, the year of… Apple announced a bunch of new iPhones today, but this is the Year of Luigi. We deserve better. We deserve this.

Moneysaver: NHL ’14, Street Fighter 25th, Harry Potter, 1 Year of LIVE

Hockey fans rejoice, today’s release of NHL ’14 is $10 off on your respective platform. Everyone else can pick up Borderlands 2 on the cheap if you’ve been putting it off, or get $10 credit on your purchase of next-gen controllers. We’ve also got a killer Rigged section for you, and that Harry Potter collection…

The Original Pokemon Games, Recreated In Minecraft. Wow.

For many, Pokemon Red and Blue are the most memorable and important Pokemon games—so it’s hard not to be impressed when you watch MediocreJake recreate all of it in Minecraft. Yes, from Pallet Town to all the different roads and locations we see in Kanto. You may be wondering, hey, where are places SS Anne…

Infinity Blade III Launching With The New iPhone 5S [Update]

With a 64-bit A7 processor delivering double the graphics processing power of the previous model, the iPhone 5s is the perfect place to debut the latest installment of the platform’s most impressive looking title. Infinity Blade III will hit the app store on September 18. [Update — Now with video!] Chair co-founder and CEO Donald…

iOS 7 Arrives September 18, Followed By A Flood Of Game Controllers

Announced today at Apple’s special event in California, the eagerly-anticipated iO7 update rolls out free to most iOS devices on September 18, bringing with it built-in support for game controllers. Then thefun begins. Expect every major controller manufacturer to have some sort of game pad available for the new iPhones and the old iPads and…

No One Knows What The Heck This League of Legends Champ Is Saying

Last week a bizarre but delightful viral video asked one simple question: what sound does the fox make? (Lots of things, it turns out.) This week, Instalok asks the tougher question: what sound does Teemo from League of Legends make? It helps if you’ve watched the original video by Ylvis, which this parodies—which, really. You…

Game Dev Claims PS4 Is More Powerful, But Microsoft Pushes Back

The next-gen console war is getting more and more entertaining every day. As developers and executives publicly argue about the differences between the upcoming PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, it’s time to take out the popcorn and enjoy it. Over the weekend, a curious thing happened: one game developer claimed a huge performance disparity between…

Next-Gen Can Wait. Feast Your Eyes On Today’s Gorgeous PS3 Exclusive

Kotaku video-capture artist Steve Marinconz and I are worried. We’re worried that people don’t know about Puppeteer. Have you heard of it? It’s beautiful, fun, made by Sony’s Japan Studio, full of fresh ideas and it’s out today(!). How about if we showed you some of it? Check out 17 minutes of us playing the…

Two Quarterbacks, One Eyebrow: Madden Brokers a Ridiculous Bet

EA Sports managed to goad Madden NFL pitchmen Colin Kaepernick and Russell Wilson into making one incredibly ridiculous bet when their teams meet next week: The loser will shave off an eyebrow. Not in the game, either, in real life. In fact, some unibrow options notwithstanding, players can’t be given a single eyebrow in Madden…

Ubisoft’s Got A Ton Of Interesting New Games Coming Out

The Internet let it slip early, but Ubisoft is working on a ton of games for both the near and not-so-near future. Like, more games than we knew of just before last week. And what do you know, Kirk Hamilton has seen and reported on a bunch of those for us already. You can read…

New Call of Duty Trailer Starts Off In Outer Space

In the latest single player campaign trailer released today from Activision and Infinity Ward, Call of Duty takes you into the sky. Like, way, way into the sky. The entire intro of this latest trailer takes place in space, which isn’t the typical grey and brown terrain we’re all too familiar with. And, of course,…

The Next Star Wars Pinball Trilogy Might Be Better Than The Last

The second triology of Star Wars tables for Pinball FX 2 and Star Wars Pinball begins with Darth Vader. Not the Midichlorian-rich little boy Darth Vader, but full-on, James Earl Jones-talking, force-choking, 25-sandwich-a-day-eating Darth “Motherf***ing” Vader. That’s how you start a second trilogy. Then we get a Return of the Jedi table, which screws with…

Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: GiantBoyDetective takes a look at the November release schedule and highlights Gamermageddon, the week that makes wallets tremble in fear. DocSeuss explains why he can’t give his love to Payday 2, even though he wants to. Last but not least, Zarnyx’s latest SnackTAYku review takes…

Today Sure Is A Good Day For JRPG Fans

Two big JRPGs on tap for today, in addition to this morning’s news that the team behind Far Cry 3 is working on their own Japan-inspired role-playing game First up is Kingdom Hearts 1.5 Remix (trailer above), an HD remake of the first Kingdom Hearts, out today on PS3. The remix also includes the new…

In This Comic, Gravity Stops Working When Government Budgets Get Cut

Uh-Oh! It’s a Big Science Threat! Better get the Oddly-Mannered-Yet-Brilliant-Scientist from the Shiny Research Place on the phone. What’s that? His budget’s been cut? Who’s the guy with the baseball cap and jeans? We need a lab coat, dammit! In the world of FBP, lab coats are in short supply. The new series from DC…

The Best Game Of Thrones Video Game So Far Is 8-Bit And Free

The console game was rubbish, the browser-based social strategy game lacks action — what’s a Game of Thrones fan gotta do for a satisfying video game adaptation of their passion? Spanish comic artist Abel Alves offers this free solution. Like the fabled NES games of old, Game of Thrones: The 8-Bit Game foregoes telling George…

The Funniest Civilization V Mods

The modding community of Civilization V pumps out some of the most creative stuff day by day on Steam, and luckily you don’t have to be an expert in 3D modelling to participate. Besides total conversions, graphics and interface tweaks, there are quite a few funny and unexpected addons that are worth a look. Let’s…

Twerking is contagious, seriously. The last place I expected see it was in Payday 2 The cops might know something… Perhaps acting like Miley Cyrus is the best way to stop criminals in their tracks. Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of the prettiest, funniest game-related screenshots and art that…