This is a solo Eggplant run in Spelunky. On camera. If you don’t know how hard that is, this guy should really have been playing the Chariots of Fire theme in the background the entire time Recommendation: No, really, he should have. Mute the commentary and put the theme on yourself

Dark Sci-Fi? Move The Levels Themselves? Sure, Let’s Do It.

Interference is a platformer about stealth. And darkness. And sci-fi. Oh, and stopping the game to move the levels themselves around. There’s a comment that flashes up during this trailer that says “This is what the Flashback remake should have been”. Which pretty much sums it all up. Interference is currently taking pledges on Indiegogo,…

Nintendo, Take My Money, Please

At the end of this month, Nintendo will be re-releasing a game. It’s beautiful. An all-time classic. And it’s…not a video game. Going back to the company’s roots, back when it made real games, this exquisite Mahjong set will go on sale in Japan for just under USD$200. Which isn’t cheap, but look at this…

Kinky PC Demo Allows For Virtual Sex, Robot Handjobs

I remember reading a magazine article twenty years agothat was about virtual sex. And how gadgets and games were going to change the way we knock boots forever. Well, it didn’t really happen, but hey, twenty years later and humanity is giving it another shot. This is the VR Tenga demo, made for an Oculus…

One Beard Becomes Eight, Sings Zelda‘s Most Famous Theme

It was only a matter of time before video-game a cappella master Smooth McGroove took on the Zelda theme. Now, he has—or rather he, his cat and his seven doppelgängers have. This version of Link to the Past‘s famous overworld theme is one of Smooth’s more percussive recent works, and it sure does get me…

How Trophies Work On PS4

Trophies on the PlayStation 4 are coming back with a twist. Sony’s new console won’t just store your achievements—it’ll tell you the rarity of each Trophy you earn. We saw the new feature in action today during a demo of the PS4’s system interface at a big press event tied to the console’s Friday launch.…

All-Seeing Eyes: check out this article by Fast Company that asks interesting questions, like: should we care about how much gaming tech like the Kinect can see, particularly when it comes to our bodies? Should developers censor their imaging tech in any way? Something to chew on.

The New MOGA Android Controllers Have The Power

For the past year, Power A has been chipping away at the Android accessory market with its MOGA line of game controllers, combining convenient clips with console-quality controls. Now they’re releasing the MOGA Power line, adding device charging capability to a pair of slightly retooled controllers, at a price. What Are They? The MOGA Hero…

Sony Turns Hotel Into Giant Concrete PS4

Sony’s holding a PS4 “review” event in New York this week, and it’s going down at The Standard High Line, a weird-looking old hotel that’s not exactly in the middle of Times Square. I was wondering why Sony would choose such an odd building for such an important event, but this light show explains it.…

​Surprisingly, One PS4 Game Supports Mouse and Keyboard

War Thunder‘s one of those games flying around in its own orbit. Lots of players—5 million PC players currently in an open beta—not a lot of hype. The guys making it say that it’s the most popular aviation game ever, which might be why it was at today’s big PS4 event. But it’s also a…

Track: Dawn | Album: Music For A Film | Artist: Hiatus Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to—and gaming to—at the moment.

New Ken Block Video Turns Car Into Giant Pinball

Race and stunt driver Ken Block is the master of gymkhana. Don’t know what gymkhana is? It’s this video. In which he propels a car around a “track” like it had been built in a video game and he’d done nothing but play it for ten months straight. This clip was made to promote the…