Robot Factories Are Where Shiny Gun Arms Are Made

Stefano Tsai works at Creative Assembly as a 3D artist. Not on the Total War games, though, he’s currently chipping away at the studio’s mythical Alien franchise game. You won’t find any images of that here, obviously. What you will find are a number of breathtakingly “real” 3D images. Seriously, corridor cross-sections? It’s my secret…

Meet Sarah. She’s A World Beater. At Jousting.

Proving there really is a sport out there for everyone, Australian school teacher Sarah Hay is the best woman – and one of the best humans – in the world at…jousting. Seriously. In the full armour and everything Regular readers of Kotaku will know this stuff isn’t new, or rare; people all over the world…

What A Horrible Night To Have Some Awesome Cosplay

Underneath all that armour and costume is not Castlevania’s Gabriel (or, in this case, Gabrielle) Belmont. It is cosplay superstar Meagan Marie, in one of the most industrious outfits I’ve ever seen. She built the entire thing herself, costume and accessories, from building the complex gauntlets to “forging” the swords to constructing the combat cross…

The Adventures Of A GTA V Serial Killer

A pair of artists, in the name of a “social commentary” on video game violence, have decided to start playing Grand Theft Auto V as a serial killer. Complete with motive and costume. And document the whole thing. Look at the images enough times and your thoughts on the whole thing will likely have flip-flopped…

The Most Surreal GTA V Glitch So Far: Clones, Clones Everywhere

Franklin, Michael and Trevor, the protagonists of Grand Theft Auto V, are one of a kind…well, kind of. If you don’t happen to get hit with a glitch that clones characters, then sure! A few people over at Reddit have shared pictures and videos of a bizarre cloning glitch that you’ve gotta see to believe.…

A Lovely, Colorful Turn-Based RPG

This beautiful game is called Festival of Magic, and it’s something that’s been on my radar since I saw it at PAX Prime earlier this month. Above, you can see the whole demo that I saw there. Looks cool, right? Developed by a company called Snow Castle Games, Festival of Magic doesn’t have an official…

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Declare Your GTA V Allegiance: Michael, Franklin or Trevor?

Three men enter. One man leaves. It’s time. Grand Theft Auto V has three main characters. Three sweaty, gun-wielding dudes, all vying for your precious attention and energy. “Play with us,” they implore. “We’re so lonesome without you. Come and play!” By now, most of you with the game have probably played enough to have…

Warcraft Movie Casting Update: Colin Farrell, Trek‘s Chekov In The Mix

The cast of the big-budget, Duncan Jones-directed Warcraft movie sounds as though it’s coming together, according to a recent report at Deadline. Among the stars reportedly in talks to take lead roles are Mission Impossible‘s Paula Patton, Star Trek‘s Anton Yelchin and Bullseye himself, Colin Farrell. The report says that Farrell has been offered a…

The End Of Hateful Internet Comments Might Be Sooner Than You Think

Think of the internet, and right up there with gifs, cats and nutshots you’ll probably think of comments. Awful, terrible, hateful comments, full of bigotry, spite and venom. It’s long been assumed that might just be the way the internet works, but surprisingly, things might actually be changing. In the last week, some of the…

Pokemon Hasn’t Really Felt Exciting In A Long While…Until Now

I remember the first time I played Pokemon as a kid—the sense of awe that came with being able to set off on an adventure with cool monsters at my side. It’s just the kind of childish fantasy that seems destined to grow less enchanting as we grow older. Sure enough, despite being a Pokemon…

Maker of Religious Video Games Faces Stock Fraud Charges in U.S.

Remember those Left Behind holy-war video games made for the PC in the middle of the last decade? U.S. regulators just sued the company’s founder, saying that he and a friend artificially inflated the firm’s revenue figures through a stock kickback scheme. The founder says the government is discriminating against him. In a wide-ranging statement…

A Brilliant Musical Montage Of People Smacking Broken Technology

If there’s one things movies have taught us, it’s that when technology breaks, the best way to fix it is usually with violence. Punch it, kick it, smack it around… eventually, often at the last possible second, it’ll start working again. This outstanding supercut by Duncan Robson goes beyond merely combining a ton of famous…

Every Sci-Fi Starship Ever*, In One Mindblowing Comparison Chart

Holy hell, that is a LOT of starships. This comparison chart, compiled by DeviantARTist Dirk Loechel, presents what he says is an accurate size-comparison between famous sci-fi starships. As far as I can tell it’s got more or less every single sci-fi starship ever, from Star Wars to Warhammer to EVE Online to Halo and…

Judge Bans Teen From Playing Video Games. Uh, What?

A Judge in Wisconsin banned a 17-year-old from playing video games after he was arrested and charged with assaulting his mother when she unplugged his PlayStation 3. So, this kind of thing doesn’t happen just with Xbox 360 players, just sayin’. The Racine Journal Times, according to WISN-TV in the video below, reported that Jeffrey…

The Original Game Boy Is Travelers’ Best Friend Once More

There was a time you couldn’t board an airplane without seeing at least a half dozen Game Boys. That time has come again, thanks to Think Geek’s Travel Boy carry-on luggage. Constructed of ABS and possessing a style the gaming community only gets to enjoy in limited edition recolors these days, the Travel Boy is…

Here’s the Technology That Might Save Motion Control Gaming

I was nauseous for hours after trying the latest hot-shit evolution of virtual reality gaming. But I’d do it again. You may have heard of Sixense before. The tech company were behind the Portal 2 InMotion DLC for PS3 that focused on integration with the Move controller, among other things. Now they’re working on hardware…

18 Very Funny Grand Theft Auto V Glitches

Any game as sprawling as GTA V is gonna have some bugs and glitches. As it turns out, some of those glitches are very amusing. This video, compiled from a number of YouTube videos by AmazingFilms247, has some glitches that I sort of wish would happen in my game. I didn’t know Michael could ride…

This Probably Isn’t the New Legacy of Kain Game You Were Expecting

Nope. No sign of Raziel or any Soul Reaver here, folks. Just a bunch of super-powered vampires and medieval human warriors beating the crap out of each other. The video game universe beloved by players for being a dark pit of brooding nihilism is going to be resurrected in the form of a free-to-play online…

What Happens When You Mix Skylanders And Disney Infinity? Don’t.

Two games dependent on physical toys that interface via magical portals? Of course it’s tempting the drop a Skylander down on the Infinity base to see what happens, but we don’t. Not if we want happiness to survive. Skylanders Meets Disney Infinity [The Warp Zone – YouTube]