Excited by the news of that new Strider game? Then soak up seven minutes of slash-happy gameplay in this video.

The Laziest Comic-Con Cosplay Gallery, Or The Best?

You don’t need to pay for a pass or battle your way through a crowded convention hall to experience the best cosplay San Diego Comic-Con has to offer. You just need a cosy spot in the convention center’s designated smoking area and an appreciation for people walking. Let me explain. This is what you can…

Moneysaver: Steam Summer Sale Day 9 Breakdown [Saturday 12:30pm]

Dealteor Shower. About the Moneysaver The Steam Summer Sale is without a doubt the year’s most well-known series of discounts on games, but at Kotaku we know you want gaming deals every day. Brought to you by the Commerce Team, the Kotaku Moneysaver posts every day at 2:15pm ET*, bringing you the best, most complete,…

They Call Him The ‘Intelligent’ Call of Duty Pro-Gamer

Professional player Raymond Lussier (aka Rambo) has made a career of playing Call of Duty on some of the biggest stages in the world. Along with his team EnVyUs they placed second at the Call of Duty Championships, even if they haven’t seen similar success in recent events. But to the wider community, he’s known…

Mario & Luigi: Dream Team Tries To Subtly Tell Us What To Do

Seen last night in Mario & Luigi: Dream Team (which is out August 11 for 3DS)—this toad trying to influence my thoughts. I know your tricks, Nintendo. They don’t work on me.

The Raven Is An Ode To Great Crime Thrillers

King Art’s latest point & click graphic adventure is an homage to the classic crime thrillers of 1960s cinema with a bit of Agatha Christie thrown in for good measure. Up above is a few minutes of gameplay for your eyeball viewing pleasure. Will down-and-out Swiss police constable Anton Zellner gain relevancy by catching the…

A New Tomb Raider Comic Shows What’s Next for Lara Croft After Hit Game

Sadly, Square Enix hasn’t put out any single-player story-centric DLC for this year’s reboot of Tomb Raider So fans who enjoyed playing through Lara Croft’s re-imagined origin story have been out of luck as far as seeing her continued evolution. But a new Dark Horse comics series due out later this year on 02/26/14 will…

We’re Just Not Sure About The New Thief. Here’s Why.

I’m going to level with you. I have no idea if the next Thief game is going to be any good. And that’s not for a lack of trying to figure it out. The game, which is something of a reboot of the ur-stealth video game series by the same name, won’t be out until…

I Really Love Watching TV In My House

I leave it on all day.

Trey Parker On DLC: ‘F— That’

The co-creator of South Park has some strong words for anyone who wants him to turn cut content into downloadable content. Trey Parker, speaking last night at a Comic Con panel (as reported by Polygon), said that, inspired by Skyrim, he and partner Matt Stone wrote some 850 pages worth of material for the upcoming…

Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: Zarnyx looks back at cult favorite Enslaved: Odyssey to the West after seeing a theatrical production based on the same source material the game was based on. GiantBoyDetective thinks your little sister should play Earthbound, no matter how its rating has changed And Cimeas offers…

Incredibly pretty and probably just as fun, Starbound is shaping up to be one hell of a game, if the daily progress screenshots are anything to go by. Now, if only we’d get an exact release date… Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of the prettiest, funniest game-related screenshots and…

Pikmin 3 Is a True Pikmin Game (For Better or Worse)

Pikmin and its sequel were two of the GameCube’s most beloved titles. But over the lifespan of the Wii, no new games were released in the series. Now, after nine years of anxious waiting, the cute plant-creatures are back and on the Wii U. And while it’s a little rough around the edges, it is…

There’s a New Star Ocean Game. But Don’t Get Excited Yet.

Hey, guess what! There’s a new Star Ocean coming out in Japan. But it’s probably not what you expect. That is, unless you really like card-based social games for Android and iOS. Do you? It’s okay if you do! If so, Square Enix is releasing Star Ocean: Material Trader This is the art style. It’s…yeah…

The New Shadowrun Is Just Around the Corner. So Here’s A Trailer!

Time for one last glance at Shadowrun Returns before its long-awaited release next week. On July 25, Jordan Weisman’s $1.8 million cyberpunk RPG will finally hit the shelves, ready to immerse us in the grim universe of Shadowrun once again. I’m thinking a mage for my first playthrough. What about you? Countdown to the Return!…

The Severing Crime Edge Is an Anime With Identity Issues

Back when it was halfway through its run, I listed The Severing Crime Edge as one of the anime you could skip last season. But that wasn’t because it was bad per se. Rather it was because while it was based on an interesting concept, the anime was doing little with it—a problem compounded by…

Internet Cafe Bombed in Inner Mongolia, 12 Suspects Detained

On Thursday last week, a bomb was detonated inside an internet cafe in Inner Mongolia’s Bayan Nur. Eight people were injured in the explosion. Chinese public security has ruled out terrorism or racial tensions and have detained twelve suspects. China News reports that the bombing may have been a result of a personal feud between…

Manga Initial D, which has been running for 18 years, is wrapping up with its final chapter later this month in Japan.

There’s A New Ace Combat, And It’s Coming to the PS3

The trailer up top was released by Namco Bandai to announce the newest title in the Ace Combat series of flight-action games, called Infinity It looks like the game will be centered around a global apocalypse of some sort, brought on by an asteroid. A chronometer also appears briefly, flashing from 1869 to 2019, perhaps…

Pikmin 3‘s Credits are the Cutest Thing You’ll Hear All Day

Sure, the ending themes of the last two Pikmin games are fun little orchestral themes that you can hum along to; but the credits for Pikmin 3 take it one step further… [Credit Spoilers Incoming!] …By having a full choir of Pikmin singing along. It’s probably the cutest thing you’ll see all day. Check out…