1993 SimCity Documentary Is 20 Minutes Of Madness

In 1993, Britain’s Channel 4 ran a four-part documentary series on video games. The third episode was about SimCity, and twenty years on, it stands as a monument to all that was amazing about both the early 90s and antique PC gaming. Dug up today by Motherboard, it’s fascinating seeing the way the doco blurs…

For Those Who Would Rather Build Space Bases Than Go Next-Gen

Spacebase DF-9 is a game for people who think “Theme Hospital meets FTL in space” sounds like a good time. While currently still in development, an alpha of the game is playable (you pay to get access, funding further development), and even taking that into account this is hampering my ability to get work done.…

You Can Play An Xbox 360 Through An Xbox One Through An Xbox One

Ever since we heard about the Xbox One’s HDMI input feature—which is intended to route HDMI devices like a cable box through it and “snap” to that program—I’ve been excited to put it to the test. Could we play another Xbox One through an Xbox One? What about an Xbox 360 hooked into an Xbox…

Meet The Man Who Fixes Broken PC Games

From Deadly Premonition to Dark Souls, sometimes a PC game is released that’s, well, let’s call it an unoptimised port. Which leaves fans to do the work in getting them up to scratch, and of late no fan has become more “famous” than Durante. The NeoGAF member, whose quick improvements to the above games made…

Vlambeer’s wondrous Ridiculous Fishing is now on Android, if the price is right. Purchase the Humble Mobile Bundle 3, with its Rymdkapsel and Epoch goodness, beat the average price for the pay-what-you-want pack, and all the Ridiculous Fishing you could ever want is yours.

Three Pokémon That Could Easily Kill You

If you’ve ever read the Pokedex entries for Pokemon you’ve captured, then you know that some pocket monsters can be deceptively cute. Some Pokemon could easily kill you if they wanted to—thankfully they never do! Still, Vsauce3 takes the time to highlight 3 Pokemon that are rather deadly in this video—you might be surprised at…

I Should Have Saved My New Console Money For Megatron Shoes

Detroit Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson Jr. is my favorite football player. Okay, he’s the only football player I can name, and that’s only because people call him Megatron. Now I love him even more, because he’s the inspiration behind a $550 box set of three pairs of sneakers and a limited-edition Transformer. Hasbro and…

Still looking to snag an Xbox One for launch day? Amazon. Tomorrow. Several awesome readers have forwarded us emails from Amazon.com, indicating a limited amount will go on sale there at 8AM Eastern time tomorrow. That should give you enough time to read Kirk’s full review, coming up at midnight.

The box art for the next LEGO Batman game sure is understated. You can barely even see him up there. I almost pulled out the pointing fish. Other than Batman’s small stature,everything about this box art is awesome.

Never Stop Bringing Games Like This Stateside, Atlus

Coming in spring of 2014 to the Vita and 3DS, Conception II: Children of the Seven Stars is a game in which the hero must foster relationships with young maidens in order to produce more powerful offspring to fight for him in battle. You make me so happy, Atlus. The standalone sequel to Spike Chunsoft’s…

Half-Life Is 15. Buy Its Modded Re-Release On Steam Soon

Happy birthday, Half-Life! To celebrate, we all get to buy Black Mesa Black Mesa, the fan-made Half-Life remake that was released last year, has always been a totally free mod, but today, the folks behind the project announced that they’ve got plans to start selling a paid version, too. “Our decision to sell Black Mesa…

League Of Legends‘ Worlds Draw An Oscar-Worthy 32 Million Viewers

We knew a lot of people were watching SK Telecom T1 battle their way to the Summoner’s Cup in League of Legends‘ Season 3 World Championship, but 32 million? This year’s Oscars had 41 million, and that’s packed with people paid to make us love them. My first thought upon hearing the news, released today…

Lococycle: The Kotaku Review

Lococycle is a guilty pleasure. It’s a friend you hang out with, in private. You’re not comfortable introducing it to your parents and it sure as hell isn’t winning any “games as art” arguments and the like. In all aspects, Lococycle is an incredibly stupid game. In Lococycle you play as two-wheeler I.R.I.S., manufactured as…

Kirk Hamilton is writing his Xbox One review right now. You can read it here at midnight ET. You can read other outlets’ reviews then, too. We won’t be offended. We know you love us best.

PS4 Failure Rate Is Less Than 1%, Sony Says

Sony is expressing sympathy for customers frustrated by broken, brand-new PlayStation 4s but the company believes the problem is affecting relatively few gamers. A company rep told Kotaku this in response to our request for more information about the so-called “blue light of death.” That error refers to a condition that keeps the PS4 from…

Make Your Zelda Look Super Slim With This One Weird Trick

When the people behind the new Zelda game decided they wanted to use a top-down camera angle, they realized that looking at Link’s green hat for 20-something hours wouldn’t be all that interesting or pleasant. So they came up with a simple solution: MAKE EVERYTHING SLANTED. Look at that image, you guys. They designed the…