Colonel Sanders Dressed Up Like Never Before

In Japan, Kentucky Fried Chicken is an institution. So is putting Colonel Sanders in a variety of different outfits, including anime characters, samurai, and school children. Oh, and maids! This is a Colonel Sanders statue. There are typically located inside or in front of KFCs in Japan. For years now, the Colonel statue has been…

Have some sweet Chrono Trigger tunes. Musician Blake Robinson, who previously released a musical tribute to Banjo-Kazooie, now did the same for Chrono Trigger. Clocking in at 40 minutes, the first volume features 23 orchestral tracks based on the music of Square’s classic RPG. There’s even a trailer!

The Last Guardian is Not As High A Priority As Other Games

The Last Guardian IS in production. Though the game was absent from this year’s E3, that’s what we’ve been repeatedly assured of by Sony reps. Well, front man Fumito Ueda, creator of PS2 classics ICO and Shadow of the Colossus, stepped out from behind the curtain to reiterate that fact, but with a little caveat.…

Can We Just Get A Full-Length LEGO Lord of the Rings Movie Already?

No? Okay. At the very least, the Brotherhood Workshop is here to fill the void. This is their latest work: a LEGO-reimagining of the Desolation of Smaug trailer. And, for comparison, here’s the original. I especially love the way the LEGO version replicated the rushing water effect. LEGO The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug [YouTube]…

I Would So Play This Fake Pacific Rim Video Game

Pacific Rim never got an 8-bit Nintendo game. Why? Because Guillermo Del Toro wasn’t making big Hollywood movies during the 1980s, that’s why. But what if he were… Okay, title screen up there. Ignore the 2013 copyright and pencil in 1987. Do it. So, now kaiju are on Earth, threatening human existence, blah, blah, blah.…

Japan’s Pastry Beds Are a Dream Come True

Ever wanted to go to sleep on fluffy bread? Or curl up in creamy sweets? Now you can—sort of! Japanese online retailer Felissimo is selling tasty-looking sleeping bags, pillows, and bedding that wouldn’t look out of place in a bakery. There is “Cream Pocket Bread.” And “Thick Slices of Japanese Cushion Bread,” which is served…

I’ve Played Skylanders On The PS4, And There’s No Going Back

I didn’t fully appreciate the next generation of consoles until last Friday, when I got the chance to play Skylanders: Swap Force for a couple hours on the PlayStation 4. It’s not that I consider the third installment of Activision’s wildly popular toys-meets-games franchise to be the pinnacle of gaming achievement or anything. I know…

Just a Russian Hovercraft Landing at a Crowded Beach, That’s All

A Russian hovercraft made an unexpected stop at a packed beach, while out on a tactical mission. Thankfully, no one was apparently hurt. Everyone, though, was surprised. According to Business Insider, the beach apparently belongs to the Russian military. So, that would mean the question isn’t what a hovercraft is doing on this beach, but…

Drag-On Dragoon 3 has been delayed to improve quality. The PS3 game was originally slated for release on October 31 in Japan. According to Square Enix, its new release date is December 19.

Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag + Minecraft = This Awesome Trailer

Ever wonder what would happen if you mashed Assassin’s Creed IV and Minecraft together? Good news, this version of the first Black Flag trailer by Nacker11 gives us a taste of that crossover. Seems like it would work! Here’s the original trailer, for comparison’s sake: Assassin’s Creed 4 Black Flag Minecraft Animation [videogames]

The View From Gamescom: I’ve never been to Gamescom, but I’ve always been curious about what the show floor looks like. So, it’s almost like Videogamer‘s Matt Lees made this video just for me. Bonus: Find out if the Ryse centurion has got anything going on under his battle-dress.

Here’s How You Can Make Your Very Own Ramen Burger

Remember that ramen burger we wrote about a few months ago? It’s only available in Japan and New York…but it’s not like you can’t make your own. popsugartvyum here walks us through it—mind, this is the kind of ramen burger that uses the ramen as buns, not as the patty. I’m sure you could adapt…

Trolls, Fire, And Impaled Corpses. In other words, video games! These new Gamescom screenshots of The Witcher 3 are looking lovely. Check them out below. Bonus: With our new expanded image annotation software, you can add comments to all of these shots. Annotate away!

It’s Like L.A. Noire. With Ghosts.

Here’s a new trailer for Murdered: Soul Suspect, which looks like the unlikely-yet-kind-of-amazing combination of Ghost Trick and L.A. Noire. Published by Square Enix and developed by Airtight Games (Quantum Conundrum), Murdered will be out in early 2014 for PS3, Xbox 360, and PC. Looking good so far!

Top 25 Polls Determine Payments in EA Sports’ College Game

Want to know what your favorite college football team made from its appearance in EA Sports’ NCAA Football series last year? Average its Associated Press poll ranking over the past 10 seasons. If it’s 25 or higher, congratulations. They probably earned about $75,000. But a five-figure royalty check, as I speculated in my column on…

If Disney Princesses Were Old-School Street Fighter Characters…

Yes, that’s a Chun Li x Cinderella mash-up. Oh, there’s more—artist Mike V took the ever-iconic Disney princesses, and re-imagined them as many of fighting game characters we know and love. Not all of these are Street Fighter characters, but, check ’em out. Pay attention to the stances, which are the main nods to what…

Splinter Cell: Blacklist: The Kotaku Review

Sam Fisher is on the phone with his daughter. He’s talking about his feelings. He’s telling her he worries about her. “See,” the game says, “This is not just another technobabble Tom Clancy military gunfest. This game has heart.” Sam hangs up the phone, ready to go to… to somewhere in the Middle East and…

If You’re Looking For A Tomb Raider FPS, Try Deadfall Adventures

Deadfall Adventures is an FPS adventure game inspired by the likes of Indiana Jones and Allan Quatermain. In it, you’ll look for treasures, defuse traps, explore tombs, but most importantly — shoot Nazis. Nordic Games says that “Deadfall Adventures is the first game in a first-person perspective that explores the Lost World and Action-Adventure genre,…

Voice-Acting Chops Wanted: Any PAX attendees interested in voice-acting in video games? If so, consider sending in a demo to the Game Audio Voice Actor Coalition for them to critique during their panel at PAX next weekend. Details on how to submit a recording here

If you’re a sucker for hyper-detailed trailer analysis, then take a look at the detective work being done by the folks at ArkhamOriginsVideos on the news trailer for October’s Batman: Arkham Origins game. The Dark Knight detective would be proud.