All Of Hyrule Clashes In Bloody, Total War

Most conflicts in Hyrule, the setting of the Zelda games, are small-scale. A young man enters a dungeon, fights some monsters. That’s about it. But what about the BIG Zelda wars? Those are what’s on display in Hyrule: Total War, a mod for Total War: Medieval 2. The mod has been around for a while,…

Watch Us Play… DARK, And See Vampire Sam Fisher Kill Everyone

Well, to be honest, a vampiric Sam Fisher would be far better at killing everyone than Eric Bane. At the very least, he’d make it fun. I suppose it’s hard being a vampire though, I shouldn’t judge. DARK is out now on Xbox 360 ($50) and PC ($40). But so are other stealth games. Just…

Jocks are the weirdest

How much are you benching these days, bro? Yeah, me neither. I’m not so into the whole GYM thing but we’ve got a jock here in Motown who is always “flexin!” Gym rat (Gym Tiger?) Leonardo invited me over to his casa today to see his gym. Nah, it smelled bad. As you can see,…

A Game As Old As Your First Digital Watch

If you owned a digital watch when you were a kid, you probably played “The Digital Watch Game.” Of course, you probably didn’t call it that. You probably called it “screwing around with my rad digital watch.” But it was a game all the same. The goal? To start and stop the stopwatch as quickly…

This Unofficial Final Fantasy VII Web Series Sure Is Ballsy

You may remember the mock-up trailer that circulated last fall, promising an unofficial Final Fantasy VII fan film. At the time, director Gionata Medeot told me he wasn’t worried about Square Enix’s lawyers stepping in and trying to take it down. Well, today the team launched a Kickstarter to raise $400,000 for the project, which…

When Games Make Break-Ups Even More Difficult

Having an ex in the age of Facebook is no easy thing. Between social networks and texting, it’s difficult to feel as if you can completely cut ties with someone. Do you keep them as a friend? And if you do, how much do you allow yourself to read about their life without you? Do…

Playing Earthbound For The First Time? Tell Us What You Think.

Earthbound is officially out on the Wii U’s virtual console as of last Thursday, and now a whole new generation of gamers gets to experience Nintendo’s quirky role-playing game for the first time. Are you one of those gamers? Are you playing Earthbound for the first time? Post your thoughts, opinions, questions, etc. (Free tip:…

This Game Makes You Want to Kill Thieves—and Become One, Too

You’ve got a nice family, a decent amount of square footage and a nice little bundle of cash saved up. Of course, you want to protect it. But, somewhere out there is someone with all the same things and, with the right planning, you can keep all (or most) of the things in your home…

Runescape 3 Is Here, And Only A Bit Broken

Look at that trailer. That’s the bold future of the world’s most popular free-to-play MMO. A future I look forward to experiencing should this black screen issue ever get resolved. The third major update (counting Runescape HD) to Jagex’s original free-to-play sensation has launched as promised, but I am not seeing any of these fancy…

What Happens When You Prank Call The KKK As A Black Fallout Character

As you might expect, the soundboard conversation by ICEnJAM isn’t exactly, uh, cordial. The reason is that the character—Boxcars from Fallout New Vegas—has dialogue referring to an ambush by a group of Caesar’s Legion soldiers. These soldiers forced him to enter a lottery, where he came in second place. That means he got to keep…

Don’t F**k Up: A Video Game For Drunk People

I love it when bars and restaurants have video games. Whether it’s a wall-to-wall gaming experience like Barcade or a random burger joint in Berlin, it’s always a good thing. Which is why I’m fascinated by the Grasshopper Round Table, and the game Don’t F**k Up, developed by Studio Mercato. The Grasshopper Round Table is…

This LEGO Nintendo Could Almost Pass For The Real Thing

We’ve featured LEGO recreations of Nintendo hardware on Kotaku before, but I’ve never seen anything quite this authentic. Built by Flickr user weltall1028, this baby is the splitting image of a real Nintendo Entertainment System, right on down to the little man inside your console who tells the games where to go. More pics below:

This Game Kicks In Tactical Strategy’s Door, Takes A Bullet

I love that door-kicking moment. In a military first-person shooter, it’s the moment when you rush into the room and everything goes all slow-motion — can you pick off all of the enemies in time? In Gun Media’s Breach & Clear, it’s the moment you find out if your men live or die. Crafted by…

The Moneysaver: Blacklist, PSN Cash, Robotech, Headsets, Black Flag

It’s all over but the saving. The Steam Summer Sale is so an hour and fifteen minutes ago and your regular Moneysaver is back with a vengeance. We’ve got a jam-packed post with tons of game deals, multiple gaming headsets, accessories, lots of apps, and probably the best Media section we’ve ever had. PC •…

All Your Friends Are Back In This New Trailer For The Persona 3 Movie

Mitsuru! Akihiko! Yukari! So good to see you! The upcoming Persona 3 film, titled Persona 3 The Movie #1: Spring of Birth, has got a Japanese release date and a new trailer, which you can watch above. It’ll be out on November 23 in Japan. I’ve played so much Persona 4 since the last time…

Here’s a great essay from Tiny Cartridge about how loneliness inAnimal Crossingcreates long-lasting friendships

Oh My God, Look at This Enormous Shark in Assassin’s Creed IV

Shark Week is right around the corner, and Los Angeles just finished recovering from the sharknado so, of course, the latest batch of screenshots for Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag would feature a couple of big-ass sharks prominently. They’re the assassins of the sea, after all. What you don’t see above is the guy is…

If You Liked Pacific Rim, This Is The Video Game For You

Both Pacific Rim games are terrible, by all accounts, which is totally unsurprising yet disappointing nonetheless. You’d think someone would be able to make a decent video game out of giant robots fighting aliens. Don’t worry, though—if you’re into Jaegers and mech and all that jazz, there’s a video game that’s well worth your time:…

Saints Row‘s Canceled Expansion Resurrected as DLC

First it was an April Fool’s Joke. Then it was real. Then it was going to be a standalone expansion to Saints Row: The Third. Then it was going to be part of Saints Row IV. Now Enter the Dominatrix is officially announced as DLC, and will arrive in October. Volition made the announcement at…

You know the kind of love that’s terrifying in a “might kill you” way?

Yeah, that sounds about right.