The North American Tales of Symphonia Chronicles $100 Collector’s Edition for the PS3 is epic. If four Chibi Kyun Chara figures, a novel detailing what happened between Tales of Symphonia and Dawn of the New World, a multi-disc soundtrack and special collector’s packaging isn’t enough to get you to re-buy two games you’ve already played,…

The Best And Worst of the Last Generation of Gaming

PlayStation 3. Xbox 360. Wii. Over the past eight years, electronic boxes wearing one of those three brands came to occupy space in the entertainment centers of millions of people around the world. They were the heralds of the most innovative, occasionally uncomfortable, undeniably exciting era in video game history. That era is finally nearing…

The Man In Charge of Zelda Says He Wants to Keep Changing It

Any little change in a Legend of Zelda game—tweaks to established mechanics, a shift in art style or sly nods to a previous iteration—excites and infuriates the players who love Nintendo’s iconic RPG series. Eiji Aonuma knows this and the designer who’s charting the future for the franchise came to New York ready to tease…

Save 20% On Playstation Plus, Halo 4 For Ten Bucks, and Papers, Please

Our inventory is bursting with great deals today, but the chance to grab Halo 4 for a Hamilton really stands out as the why the hell not impulse grab. Join us for the latest edition of Co-Op, the topic du jour is gaming keyboards In my ripe old age of 27 I’ve become a strong…

Final Fantasy VII Isn’t On Phones Yet Because It’s… Too Big?

Last week, we reported that Square Enix wants to bring Final Fantasy VII to cell phones. Today, we’ve got an explanation for why that hasn’t happened yet: the game is too big, Square says. “Unfortunately, it’s not that it’s not impossible for us to develop Final Fantasy VII for mobile,” Square Enix top man Takashi…

The Most Popular Starship In Space

It’s not the most luxurious ride in the universe, but then it’s not trying to be. Roberts Space Industries doesn’t want the 2944 Aurora to be the best ship — just your ship. I don’t know about you, but I’m sold. If I knew absolutely nothing else about Star Citizen, the massively crowd-funded space sim…

With Any Luck, Call of Duty Just Made Tea-Bagging Uncool

Nothing against tea-bagging in first-person shooters other than it being played out, stupid-looking and annoying. But I guess it’s also super-hilarious, hence this immortal awards show moment a couple of years ago. Uproarious! Now. Despite the good people at Microsoft’s Halo development team trying to re-dub “tea-bagging” as “victory-crouching“, the former is still a thing.…

What’s The Best Gaming Keyboard?

It’s time for another edition of Co-Op, the segment where we ask Kotaku readers to nominate, narrow down, and vote on the best products in a given category. This week is all about gaming keyboards, and we’re looking forward to seeing what you all come up with, and where features like mechanical keys land on…

Funky Tecmo Super Bowl Mod Creates Street Version of Gridiron Classic

A legion of editors have kept the nearly 22-year-old Tecmo Super Bowl relevant with mods that allow the game to be played with the modern NFL or college teams. Well, did you know the series also has a 7-on-7 arcade-style version, too? It’s free. “Street Tecmo” debuted quietly about a year ago on the TecmoBowl.org…

Diablo Origami Is Glorious

These incredible figures of Tyrael and Diablo himself are the work of an avid Diablo fan, TaeHyeon Hong from South-Korea, and he made them out of nothing but paper. Hong used something called the kirigami technique, which basically involves cutting up pieces of paper and morphing them like origami figures. It’s how he created this…

Lightning Returns Video Shows A Different Class Of Final Fantasy

Got your skepticism goggles on? Okay. After months of gameplay footage and details, I’m ready to call it: Lightning Returns looks like the best single-player Final Fantasy we’ve seen in years That’s right. AsRandom Encounters fans undoubtedly know, I’m on record as disliking both previous games in the Final Fantasy XIII trilogy, which will end…

If You Can’t Pull Off These Awesome GTA Stunts, Try Using Moon Gravity

A month into its release, most everyone has figured out that every curb is an opportunity for an insane stunt jump in Grand Theft Auto V—with or without the moon gravity cheat enabled. Some of the drivers behind the stunts in this video say they pulled off these feats without using Moon Gravity, and yes,…

Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: DocSeuss sings the praises of the original Thief games and wonders at the direction the franchise’s newest title seems to be heading in. Josay! offers a list of do’s and don’ts of stuff that should/shouldn’t be in upcoming games and hardware. And NotGoodForYou argues that…

Check Out Xbox One’s New Friends List

It stands to reason that Xbox Live on Xbox One would adopt the basic features of social networking—following friends, activity feeds and such. Larry Hryb of Xbox Live explains how all of that works in this video of the console’s Friends app. Remember, your friends list expands to 1,000 under the new Xbox One, but…

One of the villains hunting the Dark Knight in Batman: Arkham Origins must hate water. Revealed during the game’s spotlight panel during this past weekend’s New York Comic-Con, the Electrocutioner is one of the super-assassins looking to collect a bounty on Batman’s head. It’s a safe bet that some of that electrified villain tech will…

Nothing Makes Monday Bearable Like Fresh-Squeezed Gaming Apps

Since we can’t all go back to bed, let’s play some gaming apps instead. Here are eight of the latest and/or greatest to get us started. Well, get you started at least. I’ve already played these, and once I post them I have to actively pay attention to whatever my co-workers are talking about. Grand…

Here’s what you missed during the overnight shift: GTA V’s Trevor Tells Fan To Go F**k Himself Attack On Titanic Pokémon Cosplay Loki Does A Great Owen Wilson (As Loki) Impersonation The Slightly Terrifying Alternative To Oculus Rift

That’s a lot of male protagonists! It’s hard to tell who’s having the best time in Steam user Vikster’s crowded G-Mod mash-up And don’t worry, here’s theladies edition, which is just as busy and cool as the above one. Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of the prettiest,funniest game-related screenshots…

China Working To “Fix” Internet Addiction, Whatever That Means

The verdict on internet addiction as an real disorder in the West has yet to come. But in China, internet addiction is treated like a real thing. That’s why China’s Ministry of Culture is looking for a way to combat it. Over the weekend, the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Culture’s Business department, Tuo…

The Successor to “Duck Lips” Is “Sparrow Face”

Remember when people were doing pouty duck lips? In Japan, the pouty-faced look has evolved. The result is “Sparrow Face.” In Japanese, “duck lips” are called “ahiru-guchi” (アヒル口) or literally “duck mouth.” This week, Twitter and Japan’s biggest online forum have been buzzing over the latest forced expression, which is called “chun-gao” (チュン顔 or ちゅん顔)…