I Hate Pelly

I hate you, Pelly. What do you mean, “Nice try”?? It can’t just have been that I assumed another day passing might mean a new gift is available for me? It has to be that I’m trying to game the system somehow? Oh you’ll assume it was an honest mistake, huh? Didn’t you just accuse…

A Catchy Musical Tribute To The Steam Summer Sale

After all the fancy Photoshopped images and animated gifs tributing Valve’s annual Summer Sale, the Internet finally got a catchy, well-produced song. It’s made by Temp0, who’s mostly known for his StarCraft II music videos, but after listening to this he really should continue to expand his repertoire. The song is more or less about…

Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: pyramidheadcrab muses over what a gaming version of Mt. Rushmore would look like, notgoodforyou offers some suggestions for games that should be on the Vita and etchedchamp explains getting hooked on Animal Crossing

The Movie Might Be Good, But You Can Skip The Pacific Rim Video Game

The Pacific Rim mobile game could never be anything other than an Infinity Blade-style swipe-fighter. Oh there were other game formats that would have worked just fine. Imagine a visual novel adventure with hand-drawn 2D battles between titanic robots and immense aliens, or maybe a Puzzle Fighter-esque game with a dual-sided board, to allow two…

Jailed League of Legends Player: “It’s Been Blown Out of Proportion”

Justin Carter, the League of Legends player who made a sarcastic comment on Facebook that landed him in jail, is currently free on bail thanks to a generous anonymous donation of $500,000. Today, Carter spoke with CNN about his case. He laments making the comment on Facebook, and warns that people should be careful of…

Rovio is teasing a new Angry Birds game announcement for Monday with a somewhat telling image. Looks like Angry Birds: Star Wars is taking on the prequels. I dread the coming of Jar Jar Bird.

Why You Should Play Bad Video Games

I still remember the first bad game that really burned me. The year was 2002. I was wearing out my copy of Dead or Alive 3 on the Xbox, and Jann Lee was my combatant of choice. I was a huge martial arts movie fan, and Lee’s silky-smooth combinations, flowing mannerisms and high-pitched shouts were…

Graphic artist Olly Moss visualized what hunting season would look like with Red Dead Redemption‘s John Marston and Trevor, the psycho character from Grand Theft Auto V. They’re both smiling, but deep inside it would probably be a tough ride for Marston. Update: As the man himself points out in the comments, this is not…

The Evangelion Manga Is Finally Over, and What a Ride It Was

After nineteen years and fourteen volumes, the Neon Genesis Evangelion manga finally came to an end this past week. During that time there have been an Evangelion anime series, five films, tons of games, and even numerous other manga. Yet, after all that, it remains entertaining enough to stand on its own. Good – Changes…

The Smelliest, Stickiest Pokémon Food Money Can Buy

In Japanese supermarkets, it’s not uncommon to see Pokémon branded food. Usually, it’s regular food, but with a Pocket Monster label slapped on it. There’s one Pokémon food, however, that currently stands out. And boy, it stinks. This is Pokémon branded nattou. Nattou (納豆) is made from fermented beans. It’s a slimy food that, if…

Korean TV Commercials To Delight, Amaze, and Baffle

Japan doesn’t have a monopoly on interesting and unusual commercials. Neighbouring South Korea has its fair share of peculiar ads. Some of them, like the RoboCop one, are classics. Others, you might not have seen. Have a look. (And yes, the last ad is Japanese.) CrusaderCast [YouTube] To contact the author of this post, write…

God of War: Ascension just received a new 1v1 PvP game mode called “Bout of Honor” via the free 1.09 update. Also included are four new multiplayer maps designed specifically for Bout of Honor, and one extra four-player map, Whirlpool of Alecto. [Via Polygon.]

Japan’s Prime Minister is Its Newest Platforming Hero

Back in early June, the Japanese LDP political party released a small, free iPhone game called Abe-Pyon (あべぴょん). In this game you play as Shinzo Abe, the current Prime Minister of Japan, and your job is to jump from platform to platform and climb as high as you can. It’s as fun as it is…

Namco Bandai is counting down to “New Title”. Whatever could this mean?

What Sets Apart Wildstar’s Combat? Aiming. And Exploding Space Goats.

Carbine Studios’ latest DevSpeak details what combat will look like in their upcoming animated movie-esque MMORPG, Wildstar—specifically, how its Free Form Targeting system works, which lets you take precise control of all attacks, ranged or otherwise. Also included: the fiery death of dozens of innocent animals.

Non-Anime Fan Reviews Madoka Magica in “Just” Two Hours

As a critic, I always believe that a work should be able to stand on its own, that you don’t need to be a fan of something in order to comment on an artistic work—be it a painting, play, game, or anime. But as someone who is very much immersed in the culture of anime,…

11 Minutes of Lord British’s New RPG, Narrated by the Man Himself

Shroud of the Avatar, Richard Garriott’s recently Kickstarted spiritual sequel to his Ultima RPG series, looks pretty damn good considering it’s currently just an early prototype. Here, Garriott narrates a short 11-minute walkthrough of some of the game’s features they’ve been working on in the past few months.

Why Nintendo Fans Are Called “Pigs” (and Other Things) in Japan

Not everyone in Japan loves Nintendo. Some people hate Nintendo. Like, really, really hate Nintendo. And online, those folks have nicknames for Nintendo diehards. Online in Japan, mean nicknames aren’t unique to Nintendo fans! Previously, Kotaku covered the mocking monikers given to Sony and Xbox fans on Japanese gaming forums and in blog comment sections.…

Captain Olimar, possibly the most inscrutable Smash character, is now confirmed to return in the upcoming Super Smash Bros for the Wii U and 3DS. You can see more screenshots of the Pikmin hero here. And now to await the rest of the Smash Bros dripfeed—if the last game is any indication, Nintendo has a…

This Teaser Goes From Beautiful to Terrifying In The Space Of Seconds

When they posted it, Random Seed, creators of upcoming Mars-based survival-exploration title Lacuna Passage, called this video a “soundtrack spotlight.” And that’s what it is: a demonstration of the game’s somber and beautiful soundtrack—accompanied by a deeply unsettling sneak-peek at… something