Saints Row IV In 20 Minutes

Only one more day until you can get your hands on Saints Row IV! So you can kill 20 of the minutes between now and then by watching us run around and show off some highlights of the game. In the video we jump through various parts of the game, so if you want to…

Moneysaver: Vita for $200, Pikmin 3, PayDay 2, Mount And Blade, Halo 4

When it is a question of Moneysaver, everybody is of the same religion. Cry havoc and let your be heard. Go vote for the best gaming mouse in Part II of the very first Moneysaver Co-Op Deal Leaderboard Playstation Vita ($200) | Best Buy Great board game deals in the inventory section Logitech Wireless Keyboard…

Your 5 Nominations For Best Gaming Mouse

5 mice enter. One mouse leaves. Last week we asked you to nominate your choice for the very best gaming mouse, and today you get to vote on the top 5 nominees. Of course, the comments section is open and ready for debate, and we can’t wait to hear your arguments for and against the…

How Sexy Is The Xbox One? So Flippin’ Sexy.

Mmmm…. video game hardware. It’s so sexy. It’s black and plastic, and smells like… plastic. It’s the sexiest. Touching video game hardware is literally as pleasurable as touching a human person. They should’ve called the Xbox One the Sexbox One. Or the Xxxboxxx One. Or just called it “Sex.” This humorous (and kinda shockingly racy!)…

This Might Be The Cutest Animal Crossing Party Ever

Usually, when you think that it might be cool if you could buy all your friends a copy of the game you’re playing—so you can play together—it’s just an idle fantasy. kaiaminalcrossing actually did it with Animal Crossing: New Leaf, and they threw the most charming party for the presents, too. “A while back I…

Video Game Movies Don’t Get Much Better Than This

Asteroids: The Movie is only three minutes long, but it’s better than any video game movie in theaters, if only for the moment at the 2:00 mark that I won’t spoil. Hope you’re watching, Hollywood. (thanks, Justin!)

Here’s Where You Can Stick Your Disney Infinity Toys

Just as Power A did with Skylanders, gaming peripheral makers PDP have teamed with Disney to give Infinity gamers a place to put their toys when they aren’t using them. Here’s a quick look at what storage PDP has in stores. My favorite product of the line has to be the figure display cases ($14.96…

King of the Hill, In Eye-Popping 3D

If this was a video game I’d play this game in a second, I’ll tell you what. Months ago, YouTube user hotdiggedydemon decided to teach himself Maya 3D. His first project? Recreating the intro to the Mike Judge sitcom King of the Hill. Between this and the Beavis and Butt-head Civilization V mod, our Mike…

Dragon Age Goes Mobile With A Free-To-Play Oh You’ve Stopped Caring

The greatest heroes of the Dragon Age universe assemble for Heroes of Dragon Age, a free-to-play mobile game that doesn’t look like it would appeal to fans of those heroes very much at all. Discovered via Eurogamer and verfied with EA Mobile, Heroes of Dragon Age is a riff on my least favorite mobile-specific game…

Watch Master Chief Tell His Life Story Through A Series Of Drawings

“Draw My Life” videos have become increasingly popular on YouTube. So popular that fictional characters are picking up dry erase markers to summarize their lives for you. We’ve seen Zelda’s version up on Machinima, now here’s Master Chief.

So much for our plan to blame solar flares for the missing TAY round-ups late last week. The truth is out there! Nevertheless, they’re back today. Right here! Read our reader-run sister site and you’ll learn about: Nintendo’s neglected franchises, Sherlock Holmes cartoons, and Metal Gear Solid all these years later

Quick Q&A: ‘We have to stop underestimating gamers.’

Since she stepped away from producing Assassin’s Creed games at Ubisoft Montreal, Jade Raymond has had a lower profile in the gaming scene. This week, Raymond is back, having overseen development of the new Splinter Cell: Blacklist, the first major game from her new Ubisoft Toronto studio. She’s got four answers for us today…and one…

Xbox One Sizzle Trailer Gives Us Another Look At Next-Gen

Sizzle trailers sure are fun to watch, don’t you think? Often more fun than actually playing video games. Well, okay, that’s a stretch. Sometimes. To kick off this week’s huge GamesCom conference in Germany, here’s a look at Microsoft’s latest Xbox One sizzle trailer, which shows off games like Battlefield 4 and Dead Rising 3.…

I propose a new rule: no releasing “launch” trailers until the game has actually launched. Now I have to watch this over and over again until The Bureau: XCOM Declassified actually launches, which is tomorrow. Hmph.

There’s A Beavis & Butt-Head Mod For Civilization V. It’s Brilliant.

Sid Meier’s Civilization V and its expansions now include almost all the major civilizations, nations and cultures in one way or another, meaning it’s okay to go wild when it comes to modding. So why not make a playable nation based on two of the greatest minds of our time: Beavis & Butt-head? What are…

About That Disney Infinity Review…

In a perfect world, this image would have a little yellow circle in the top left corner, and this article would be titled: Disney Infinity: The Kotaku Review. Unfortunately, this is not the case. First off, shipping issues kept the proper version of Disney’s ambitious toys meets video games project from arriving until Friday morning.…

I’d ten times rather play a Pacific Rim game that looks like this than the forgettable mobile adaptation. Too bad this Photoshopped crossover between Pacific Rim and Minecraft (and Sim City 2000!) is just one man’s imagination Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of the prettiest, funniest game-related screenshots and…

Voice Actor Is Sorry for Crushing Your Half-Life 3 Dreams

Last week, Half-Life 2 voice actor John Patrick Lowrie said that Half-Life 3 wasn’t being worked on. Since Lowrie has appeared in many Valve games over the years, his comments were taken seriously. Now, Lowrie says he misspoke. “My comments just seemed to cause a whole bunch of confusion and when I tried to minimize…

These Anti-Cheating Hats Make Me Sad

A university in Thailand offered a novel way to prevent students from sneaking peeks at classmates’ tests: Anti-cheating hats. Depressingly humiliating anti-cheating hats. They’re not only ridiculous, but they’re so depressing! Students at Kasetsart University’s agriculture school were photographed wearing the hats, and the photo was uploaded to the university’s Facebook page. That’s… embarrassing! According…

China’s Top Cosplayer Talks About The Meaning of Cosplay

Standing at about 5 foot 11″ and wearing a black t-shirt with sweatpants, A. Xiu Lan takes a long draw from his cigarette. Looking at A from afar, one would see a skinny young Chinese man with disheveled hair and deep sunken eyes standing aimlessly while smoking. However, beneath A’s simple exterior is a beast…