Angry Birds Star Wars II Could Have Been A Great Shameless Cash-Grab

Making a mobile game crossover is easy. Just take your popular game and re-skin it to resemble whichever pop culture phenomenon will rake in the most cash. This is twice now Angry Birds developer Rovio has screwed up that simple formula. It’s probably because they’re Finnish. The first Angry Birds Star Wars game was noticeably…

Don’t Worry, More DC Superhero Video Games Are Apparently on the Way

No matter how some folks felt about Man of Steel’s take on the Superman mythos, there’s no denying that the Zack Snyder-directed flick made tons of money. If you’re wondering about how this year’s other Kal-El-centric entertainment offering performed, it seems like the Injustice: Gods Among Usvideo game did well enough to excite the suits…

Here’s How To Get The Best Vehicle In GTA V

Yep, it’s a 747 in GTA V, and it’s easier to find than a Banshee. The strange thing is that you can steal the small private jet, and this massive thing, but there doesn’t seem to be a way to get in the mid-sized jet. By the way, don’t forget a parachute!

The Best Gaming Monitor

Taking 41% of the vote, ASUS Monitors handily commanded the popular opinion in our latest Moneysaver Co-Op, and with good reason. The 24″ ASUS VG24HQE we called out was built from the ground up for gaming, not to mention being one of the cheapest monitors in our nominations. With a 144Hz refresh rate and 1ms…

The Legend Of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD: The Kotaku Review

If you’ve ever had the misfortune of drinking with me and bringing up the subject of video games, you’ll have suffered through me telling you how Wind Waker isn’t just my favourite Zelda game of all time, it’s my favourite game of all time. Note I say my favourite, and not the best. For one,…

The Best-Looking Mobile Game Rises Again, More Powerful Than Ever

The hero of the Infinity Blade series never really dies. Each time he falls he is reborn, accruing skill and power until he’s an unstoppable force. The same could be said for the series itself. The first Infinity Blade was presented as a demonstration of the graphical prowess of Epic’s Unreal Engine 3 on the…

They Waited Hours For GTA V

Tuesday night I went to interview dedicated fans of Grand Theft Auto about the series they love enough to stay up all night for. Like most fans they were jovial, amiable and more complicated than I would ever assume. In the video above, they told me why they love the series so. In the middle…

Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: Josay! goes on a ramble about what it means to grow up with video games. The battles in Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn go on and Voltaire Crescent tells you all about his latest adventures via his latest Crystal’s Call entry. And Marsh Naylor…

Chicago: Home Of A New Indie Gaming Renaissance

On a Friday night in Logan Square, a dozen friends have gathered to play some video games. There aren’t enough stools and colorful chairs, but nobody cares. They line the walls, sit on the floor and huddle around the single plasma television waiting for their chance to play. Between rounds, they help themselves to beer…

Transform Your Room Into Zelda‘s Hyrule Castle

Just in time for the release of Wind Waker in beautiful HD quality, the artists over at Whatisblik added eight superb Wind Waker-themed wall decalls into their selection. And it matches the unique art style of the game almost perfectly. Each tells a story and features Link with iconic items. My favorites below: Zelda Stained…

Call Of Duty Mega Bloks Are Coming. Let’s Build A Set.

Following successful outings with World of Warcraft and Skylanders, Mega Bloks completes the holy trinity of Activision properties with Call of Duty collector construction sets. Want to watch me put one together? Due out at Toys’R’Us later this month and other U.S. retailers this fall, Call of Duty collector construction sets are a premium line,…

That’s a lot of Mega Man action in one shot! Digital artist Orioto painted and pieced together these memorable 8-bit stages perfectly. Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of the prettiest,funniest game-related screenshots and art that we can find. Send us suggestions if you’ve got them.

Wii Sports Goes HD with Wii Sports Club

Wii Sports is returning, but in high definition, online play, and clubs. Say hello to Wii Sports Club. Revealed today, Wii Sports Club consists of the five sports from Wii Sports (bowling, tennis, baseball, boxing and golf) with Wii MotionPlus controls and in high def. The games, available as digital downloads, come with an online…

Nintendo Giving Away Wii Fit’s Sequel For Free (For A Month)

This is novel. Nintendo just announced that it’ll be letting people download the full version of Wii Fit U and play it for a month, without paying a cent. The offer starts November 1, and “all users need is a Wii Balance Board and a Wii U system with a broadband Internet connection”. Considering Wii…

Lone Fan Turns StarCraft II Into New Warcraft RTS

It’s been eleven years since Blizzard released Warcraft III. And since it doesn’t look like we’ll be getting an RTS sequel any time soon, a Chinese fan has gone and made himself one. What you’re looking at here is World Of Warcraft RTS: Alliance vs Horde (what was wrong with Warcraft IV?), a modified take…

PS4 gets a launch window in Asia. Sony revealed tonight that the PS4 will be available in Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Taiwan and South Korea this December. Japan won’t get it until next February.

Porno Actress Gets a Terrible Plastic Figurine

Adult film actress Akiho Yoshizawa got a special, limited edition figurine. Priced at around $300, it can be summed up best in one word: awful The 1/8 scale, individually numbered figurine itself is from a few years back, but was recently unearthed by 2ch, Japan’s largest bulletin board, where it was widely and deservedly mocked…

Here’s How Pokémon X/Y Lets You Dress Trainers

In Pokémon X/Y, you can customize your trainers. This is something The Pokémon Company previously revealed, but here’s a good look at how dress-up works in Pokémon X/Y There seems to be a big game in how the characters look in this mode and in the actual game, but whatever. Not sure which is better…

Not Every GTA V Launch Story Was A Good One

A 23-year-old man on his way home from a midnight launch for Grand Theft Auto V was “attacked, stabbed and robbed” after picking up his copy of the game, the Independent reports The attack took place in Colindale, North West London, with police arresting three suspects in connection with the assault, which saw the man…

Realistic Dragonball Looks Effing Tough

Dragonball characters tend to look like, well, Dragonball characters. And that’s fine! But here’s how a handful of them appear if they were slightly more realistic—and darker. They look tough! This the work of Chinese artist Angus—make that the damn fine work—and it retains elements of Akira Toriyama’s original art, but with greater realism. Here,…