Have A Few Seconds’ Worth Of Final Fantasy XV

Yeah, just a few seconds. But it’s still Final Fantasy XV! The Tokyo Game Show brings us a “new” (there’s lots of re-used footage) three-minute trailer for the upcoming PS4/XBO title Final Fantasy XV, wherein the hero faces Leviathan and smashes an armored soldier into a police car What a rascal!

Longtime Nintendo President Dies Aged 85

Hiroshi Yamauchi, a longtime president of Nintendo (1949-2002) and the predecessor to current boss Satoru Iwata, has passed away today at the age of 85, Nikkei reports Formerly the richest man in Japan, Yamauchi also owned Seattle’s Major League Baseball team, the Mariners (though he famously never attended a game). A champion of the efforts…

A Very Different Take On Dwarf Fortress

The Queen, by former games writer Ste Curran, is something you should probably listen to. Especially if you like Dwarf Fortress and/or good games writing. It runs 16 minutes, so you might want to make a cup of tea and settle in. And if you like it? Buy it for £1, and encourage more of…

Five Things I Liked About Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII

Today at the Tokyo Game Show 2013, I got some hands-on time with Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII. As this is the first time the game has been playable in Japan, I was excited to see what all the hype was about. And simply put, I had a lot of fun just playing it. Here…

Rain Was Enough Of A Tearjerker Already… And Now There’s A Song

Seriously, was the piano not enough? Here it is, in any case: PS3 exclusive touchy-feely platform-adventure Rain’s new story trailer, courtesy of the Tokyo Game Show. Stock up on tissues if you’re planning to get this game (it gets here on the first of October.)

Heavily-Armed Cops Turn Up To GTA V Launch Stunt

A stunt at a game store in France went pear-shaped earlier in the week when staff dressed like gangsters for the GTA V launch, and did such a good job a police armed response team showed up. The staff, from a Micromania store in Montargis, not only dressed the part, but also sported replica handguns.…

Track: Deafening Peepshow | Artist: Love Sex Machine | Album: Love Sex Machine Download Love Sex Machine here Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Pokemon Deserve A Companion This Pretty

After years of fan-made efforts, Nintendo finally went and released their own Pokedex app for iOS. It works, but it’s kinda gross, and nowhere near as pretty as this gorgeous design by Jake Moore, which brings Pokemon into theiOS7 era One day, Nintendo might put as much effort into stuff like this (and its console…

Final Fantasy X Looks Beautiful in HD, X-2 Looks… Good

Today at the Tokyo Game Show 2013, I got some hands-on time with the HD remasters of Final Fantasy X and Final Fantasy X-2 As expected, the games of Final Fantasy X | X-2 HD Remaster play identically to their PS2 counterparts and the visuals are the sole area of improvement. In Final Fantasy X,…

Real Scottish Town Is In GTA V, Absolutely Hates It

The main Grand Theft Auto games are developed, for the most part, in Scotland. So it shouldn’t surprise you too much to know that a district in GTA V – Hawick – is named after a small Scottish town. It sure surprised Hawick, though. In particular, it surprised Hawick councillor David Paterson, who the BBC…

Checking Out The PS Vita TV

The PS Vita TV seems kind of confusing if you try to wrap your head around it: So, it’s a PS Vita, but it’s not really portable? And it doesn’t have a screen? You hook it up to your TV? You need a separate controller? Getting some time to actually fiddle with the “world’s smallest…

Ouya Tries To Fix Its “Free Money” Shambles

A few weeks back, Ouya launched a campaign with the very best intentions. They wanted to encourage developers to make games for their platform, by matching the amount of money made in a Kickstarter. Thing is, this is the real world, and it didn’t work out too great. Two games in particular turned the campaign…

Dude At GTA V Launch Gets Suuuuper Awkward

Like, this gets so uncomfortable it’s tough to watch. This footage was captured at a GTA V launch event, where the gentleman in blue & black ran into some difficulties picking up his copy. By the time the video starts, he seems to have had his problem sorted but, but between him leaving in a…

First Look at the Bayonetta Anime

Everyone’s favorite pistol heel wearing witch Bayonetta is getting her own anime. Dubbed Bayonetta Bloody Fate, the anime will open on November 23 in Japan at ten select theaters across the country for a limited two-week run. Voice actress Atsuko Tanaka will be voicing the anime’s titular character, Bayonetta. Bayonetta-Movie [Official Site]

A Camera Strapped To The Back Of A Real Eagle Is Just…Wow

This is what happens when a GoPro camera is strapped to the back of an eagle. You get the world’s greatest third-person (third-bird?) view. The footage was captured in France. I’d love to see the video of how he got his camera back. Flying eagle point of view [YouTube]

Watch People Playing Capcom’s Big PS4 Game, Right Here

Since, well, practically none of you will actually be in attendance at this year’s Tokyo Game Show, Sony have thoughtfully decided to livestream one of their consoles that has a playable build of Deep Down, Capcom’s fancy big PS4 title. You can watch it below. It’s….wow. Live streaming video by Ustream

Breaking Bad‘s Jesse Was Great On The Price is Right, Yo

I can’t… I don’t… I can’t even. Here’s a clip of Breaking Bad‘s breakout star Aaron Paul making a surprise appearance on The Price is Right waaay back in the year 2000. He was psyched to be there. Back in 2000, Paul was going by his actual last name, “Sturtevant.” He’s just so friggin excited…

The latest trend in video games: selfies. Check out this smart Wired piece about the Myspace phenomenon that’s found its way into a couple of video games that are out this week. What’s next—gangnam style? (ATTN: Video game developers. Please do not add gangnam style to your games.)

The last historical Yakuza spin-off never made it to the West, so don’t expect Yakuza Ishin to either. Meaning these sweet videos might be as close as you’ll get to Sega’s PS3/PS4 game.

The Best* GTA V Review Is Now A Catchy Song

There are plenty of serious, lengthy, thorough reviews of Grand Theft Auto V. But one review stands apart—probably because the person who wrote it didn’t even play the game. That person was critic, journalist and sometime Kotaku contributor Leigh Alexander, who wrote a sight-unseen “review” on her website satirizing some of the discussion and controversy…