2013’s Best Video Game Art Is Beautiful (And Occasionally Bloody)

Into the Pixel is an annual competition which seeks to award and highlight the best video game art in the business. This year’s winners have been announced, and each piece will be showcased during E3 next week. It’s a prestigious competition, one that not only puts the artist and their work on the mantelpiece just…

Are Game (Sniper Rifles) Art?

Bill Doran makes replica video game weapons so good that were they not recreations of things that didn’t actually exist, you’d swear they were the real thing. His latest work is this enormous Halo sniper rifle, which, yeah, looks so much like something Master Chief would actually use it’s hard to believe it’s actually just…

The Last Of Us’ Multiplayer Looks…Yeah

Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us has multiplayer. Not that it needs it, but hey, video games. While there’s no official footage of the mode in action, this clip appears to have been prematurely posted (it doesn’t appear to be viewable anymore) by Spanish site Hobby Consolas. Let’s not be too harsh; it’s leaked footage,…

BioShock Infinite’s Hideous Utopia Is Cuter When It’s Made Of LEGO

For a racist stronghold full of nutjobs that you spend most of the game slowly blowing to pieces, BioShock Infinite’s Columbia is still a very pretty thing to look at. Just like this LEGO recreation of part of the city. If you look closely, you’ll see that creator Cool Whip has also built a little…

E3 Is Being Built, Right Now. Here’s What It Looks Like.

Gaming’s biggest show doesn’t kick off until next week, but expert teams of booth fairies and constructobots are already hard at work building E3’s cavernous displays. If only the real show was this spacious. Or quiet. You can see an interactive 3D panorama of the floor below; squint and you can already imagine what each…

A Video Of People Screaming At Last Night’s Game Of Thrones

There were two types of people watching Game of Thrones last night. Those who had read the books, and knew what was coming. And those who had not, and inevitably lost their shit Without getting into spoiler territory, let’s just say important things happened that, had you not been previously aware, might have come as…

An Indiegogo campaign for The Black Tower is now up and running. Don’t remember The Black Tower? It’s that French Final Fantasy tribute that looks terrific

The Great Game of Thrones Spoiler Has Finally Been Released

Do you hear that great whooshing sound? That is the sound of a massive spoiler being released into the atmosphere. We’ve kept it caged for so long, and it’s finally out there. Fly free, spoiler! SO, OKAY, FOR REAL, IT IS TIME TO TALK ABOUT LAST NIGHT’S GAME OF THRONES AND SO HERE COME SOME…

Oh My God They’ve Recreated Battlestar Galactica In Real Life

Typically “larp”—which stands for “live action role playing” game—is one of those words that can outright kill the mood. (No offense, larpers!) But this? This sounds a-ma-zing. The Verge reports that some larpers took a retired naval destroyer and used it as the setting for a real life Battlestar Galactica role-playing game. It’s an offshoot…

It’s Like Super Smash Bros., But With Archery

Hey, it’s a cool-looking Ouya game! This is Towerfall, a multiplayer fighting game inspired by the likes of Smash Bros. and Bushido Blade. It’ll be out for Ouya on June 25. Towerfall is developed by Matt Thorson, an indie designer responsible for tons of games including Jumper, a personal favorite (and the inspiration behind 2010’s…

Here’s that Maltese Joy Division Game You Asked For!

When I woke up this morning, you know what I said to myself? “Man, I sure would like a game loosely based on Joy Division’s song ‘Love Will Tear Us Apart‘ — preferably from the island nation of Malta.” Well it looks like I got my wish! Will Love Tear Us Apart?, which you can…

Gunpoint: The Kotaku Review

Good things often come in small packages. Gunpoint is just such a good thing, in just such a small package. Like the diminutive buildings you’ll spend the game circumnavigating and infiltrating, Gunpoint itself is an intricate array of interlocking circuits and gears, finely tuned and waiting for you to bend it to your will. You…

Remember Me: Beautiful or Pretentious? These Six Critics Can’t Decide

Whether they consider it the artistic achievement of the decade or just a boring, linear sci-fi brawler, one thing reviewers agree on is that Remember Me is rough around the edges. The question is how rough. While most considered the world of Dontnod’s futuristic action-adventure a joy to behold, the quality of the (English) voice…

The Best 2D Arcade Game Backgrounds

Classic 2D arcade platformers, brawlers and beat ’em ups can have amazing background art—with pixel perfect details and a wonderful color palette. Unlike the similarly awesome 2D fighter backgrounds, people don’t pay as much attention to these. Looking through 2D arcade game backgrounds, it’s funny to see how the artists were so into dodgy city…

Team Fortress 2 Gets Its Very Own TV Commercial

During Sunday’s episode of Venture Bros., Valve’s long-running multiplayer extravaganza Team Fortress 2 got its very own television spot. Not bad, for a nearly 6-year-old game! Watch it here: There are also some new Venture Brothers-themed items in the shop, and every Adult Swim item is on sale.

Why People Rage Quit Games

Last night, after a grueling episode of Game of Thrones, a good number of people swore they would never watch the show again. Take a look at the retweets on thisTwitter account, which chronicles the extreme reaction to the Rains of Castamere episode, to see what I mean.(Don’t visit the link if you’re trying to…

Looks Like The Next Walking Dead Game Features A Dude Named… Vince

Three (Fast) Facts You May Not Know About Xcom: Enemy Unknown

Did you know that while developing last year’s Game of the Year-winning Xcom: Enemy Unknown, the team at Firaxis played the original X-COM every week and made new hires complete the entire game? I did not know that. Here are three “fast facts” about XCOM from the people who do Lore in a Minute.

Peanut Butter Pop-Tarts: The Snacktaku Review

Stop — just stop. I know what you are going to say. “Fahey, you already reviewed Pop-Tarts. You even suggested a new slogan for Kellogg’s — I believe it was ‘Pop-Tarts: F*** Breakfast.'” That’s true, but these are not Pop-Tarts. These are new Pop-Tarts Gone Nutty Exclamation Point, and they are beautiful monsters for your…

Police Trainer Tells Cops to Quit Throwing Guns Like It’s a Video Game

Today’s cops are, apparently, throwing their guns all over the place, says a police training expert. One guy threw it behind cover before diving after it. Another guy ditched his weapon in a struggle for a rifle. These are poor decisions, says the expert, and he thinks he knows what’s behind them. Yup, video games.…