There’s Nothing Wrong With The Vita Some Talking Dogs Couldn’t Fix

A pet sim/adventure game featuring talking dogs? PlayStation Vita Pets bounds through the forest next year to rescue the unfortunate handheld gaming device trapped in the well. Technically the PlayStation 4 is lowering the rope with the new streaming and cross-play features the console will share with the handheld, but it’s definitely going to be…

Moneysaver: Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition, Dragon’s Dogma, iTunes

Behold the power of Moneysaver. Join us for the first ever Moneysaver Co-Op segment where we’re discussing and voting on the best gaming mice. New Humble Weekly McPixel Botanicula Thomas Was Alone The Showdown Effect Amnesia: The Dark Descent Deal Leaderboard Humble Origin Bundle Grab The Last of Us for $45 right here. Amazon is…

Gone Home: The Kotaku Review

Our haunts say things about us: what we care about, what we value, what type of person we are. Sometimes, we want people to know certain stuff about us, and we decorate our spaces for specific effect. And sometimes, if we’re not careful about our personal spaces, they can say more about us than we…

Look Kids, It’s A Cool Toy Game That Doesn’t Need Physical Figures

Coming soon to tablets and mobile devices from Uber Entertainment of Planetary Annihilation and Super Monday Night Combat fame, Toy Rush is an intriguing mix of tower defense and collectible card game. I just want to hug it. Toy Rush will be playable at the PAX Prime Indie Megabooth at the end of the month.

The Most Metal BioShock Infinite Songbird, Ever

It’s a shame that we don’t get to see too much of Elizabeth’s guardian, the Songbird, in BioShock Infinite. Thankfully, places like Geargoyle Metal Art commemorate the awesomeness of characters like Songbird through astonishing art like this. The Songbird you see above? It’s not just any Songbird. Sure, it’s metallic, and that’s neat. But it’s…

Everything I Want To Do In GTA Online Doesn’t Involve Crime

I love open world games. But nine times out of ten, the things I love to do in them don’t involve the main premise of the game. I got the most fun out of Forza Horizon by pretending I was Ryan Gosling. Assassin’s Creed III really shined when I stopped the following the missions and…

If You Ever Wanted To Be An Apprentice Superhero, This Game Is For You

Doug Panter from Little Orbit came by to play through their new game, Young Justice: Legacy. Check out this video where he shows off some of the gameplay and explains how this game fits into the Young Justice universe. Young Justice: Legacy comes out this November on Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, Wii U, 3DS and…

This Will Be A Limited Edition BMO Steelbook, With A Game Inside

Yes, BMO — I would like to an Adventure Time video game, but only if it’s stuffed inside a metal representation of your perfect form, like the 3DS collector’s edition of Adventure Time: Explore the Dungeon Because I DON’T KNOW! The console versions of D3Publisher’s next big Adventure Time game are missing more than online…

Place Bets On Computers Playing Fighting Games Against Each Other

Salty Bet started out as a fun way to bet on live competitive fighting game events, but to keep the addictive betting site running 24/7, A.I. has recently taken over the fights. Humans, we’re told, are still the ones placing the bets. As always watch my video above for some more on this unique site.…

Microsoft’s Slow Response To Xbox Harassment Leaves One Woman Stunned

The story is sad yet familiar: Last month, Jenny Haniver was playing Call of Duty online when another player started saying some nasty things. “You on your period or something?” the player said. “‘Cause you didn’t do too hot. Being a leader. Of the other bitches that were on your team.” Later, the player, who…

It’s My Western Horse 3D day in the Nintendo Download, as the eagerly-anticipated horse simulator is finally released for 3DS and DS, along with Barbie: Groom & Glam Pups for the 3DS. It’s a beautiful day. Ooo, the Wii U has Galaga now. What other treasures lurk in this week’s Nintendo Download?

Grand Theft Auto Online Looks Friggin’ Amazing [UPDATE]

You can parachute, play tennis, and drive around the city robbing banks with your friends in the multiplayer mode of Grand Theft Auto V, which Rockstar showed off today. GTAV comes out for PS3 and Xbox 360, and with it comes Grand Theft Auto Online, an online mode that lets you customize a character—hey, you…

Sorry-Ass Spidey Villains, Fatale Attraction and a Privacy Apocalypse

Trouble’s around every corner in the comics that Stephen Totilo and I talk about in this week’s Panel Discussion video: Spider-Man villains who come up against Marvel’s craziest vigilante, a woman whose impossible beauty is a curse and a future where normal people wear masks to protect their true selves. Here’s the rundown of comics…

Half-Life 2 Voice Actor Says Half-Life 3 Isn’t Being Worked On

The most anticipated game on the planet may not even be in production, if you believe the words of a longtime Valve actor who has made appearances in games like Half-Life 2 and Dota 2 Actor John Patrick Lowrie has been in multiple Valve games, and he’s married to Ellen McLain, best known as the…

Disney Infinity Exclusives Are Here To Ruin Everything

Check out Lightning McQueen from Toys’R’Us’ Infinite Crystal Series of exclusive toys for Disney Infinity. This is going to make your children completely unbearable. Well, more unbearable. Like the Toys’R’Us exclusive Legendary series of Skylanders toys, the Infinite Crystal series sounds like its going to be the start of a whole line of clear versions…

Plants Vs. Zombies 2 Is Free-To-Play That’s Better Without Paying

You can spend five dollars in Plants Vs. Zombies 2: It’s About Time to advance from Ancient Egypt to the Pirate Seas. You can unlock enhancements with cash, or use your real money to purchase in-game currency, stocking up on power-ups and using them to blow through every level. Or just keep your money and…

Despite being his year, everyone’s beloved second banana can’t keep up with the Wii Fit Trainer on Masahiro Sakurai’s new Smash Bros. screenshot. Or is that some sort of an attack move disguised as an excercise? Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of the prettiest,funniest game-related screenshots and art that…

Tokyo’s Most Unusual Restaurants Offer More Than Food

Some restaurants you go for the food. Not these, though. You patron these because they’re interesting, unique, or down right odd. With the Tokyo Game Show kicking off next month, now might be as good a time as any to look at some, certainly not all, of Tokyo’s most peculiar restaurants and bars. Some of…

Japan’s Smoking Culture Research Society has rushed to Hayao Miyazaki’s defense. According to Yahoo News Japan, the group points out that there isn’t data on the number of smokers when the anime is set. But! Data from 1950 states that 84.5 percent of Japanese men smoked. The second point the group made was putting more…

Killer is Dead: Heavy on the Action, Light on the Plot

Running through a dark heavy world, wielding a katana and cybernetic arm, and battling shadowy twisted freaks. You are Mondo Zappa, executioner for the Bryan Execution Firm, out to kill criminals and assassins. Welcome to the world of Killer is Dead, the latest game from the mind of Suda 51. The game is currently scheduled…