Classic Video Games With Real-Life Backdrops Are Delightful

Video games from the 8-bit and 16-bit era mixed with real life environments look awesome, and it’s a technique that lets anyone’s creativity shine. It’s something that Kotaku has covered before but it would be a mistake to not share the new ones. These superb photo edits are the recent work of acefecoo on deviantART.…

A new Retro Game Music bundle is underway, where you can get a bunch of classic game music for minimal bucks. Myst, The 7th Guest, Jazz Jackrabbit and Duke Nukem join a list of other notables, some of which have never been previously released.

Watch Donkey Kong Scare The Crap Out Of Children

To celebrate the release of Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D, Nintendo spent a lovely spring afternoon scaring the crap out of children. The video (above) is quite fun. The game is good, too: Donkey Kong Country Returns was one of my favorite games for the Wii, and the 3DS version is even better, mostly because…

Xbox One Game Boxes Look Sharp

What Luke Plunkett wants, Luke Plunkett gets. This is what the official box for an Xbox One game looks like. You like? This is via official Xbox One hype man Major Nelson

Your Xbox One Games Can Be Suspended (Or Terminated)

Both the PlayStation 4 and the Xbox One will bring console gaming to the present this year by allowing users to suspend the games they’re playing. Save points can be a thing of the past on these consoles. Games don’t really have to be turned “off”. We reported as much about the Xbox One a…

Used Games Aren’t To Blame For All The Video Game Industry’s Problems

There’s been a lot of chatter this week about used games, mostly spurred by the news that Xbox One games will come with one-time registration codes, meaning you can’t just swap them with your friends or trade them at a GameStop. Microsoft has promised some sort of ecosystem for used games, but the Xbox manufacturer…

Here’s The First-Ever Official Mobile Dungeons & Dragons Game

Has there really never been an official Dungeons & Dragons mobile game? No? Well then I am sure it pleases Dungeons & Dragons: Arena of War to be the first. It’s coming soon to Android and iOS, and I’m not telling you where from because it’ll only make some of you angry. Arena of War…

Monster Hunter‘s ‘Prance’ Goes On World Tour, Next Stop: Your Dreams

If ever there was a Monster Hunter gesture that deserved a dance-party video, it was the Prance. And so the guys at Explosive Alan have given us this excellent montage of pitch-perfect prancing, taking their MH characters on a tour through the world of games, cinema, television and beyond. They even stop off at the…

Daredevil Punching a Cancer Dinosaur Is My Favorite Panel from This Week’s Comics

Daredevil #26: Serious shit happens in this latest issue of Matt Murdock’s comic. Daredevil runs around scared senseless after getting his butt handed to him last issue by a physically superior doppelganger, terrified that he won’t be able to help Foggy Nelson as his best friend’s battles cancer. The reveal of the mastermind behind the…

Valve Has Crowdsourced Banning Cheaters In Counter-Strike

You might want to think twice before cheating in front of, if not being a jerk to fellow Counter-Strike: Global Offensive players now. For all you know, they might be an “investigator” capable of banning you. According to the Counter-Strike blog, Valve is debuting something called “Overwatch.” Although in beta right now, the idea is…

Comic Book Resources reports that—just weeks after a dust-up involving the banning and reinstatement of Image Comics’ Saga #12—digital comics distributor Comixology has once again pulled dozens of comics with explicit content from their iOS app, .

Get ready to lop off some heads—first-person slasher Chivalry: Medieval Warfare is having a free weekend on Steam. From now until Sunday at 4PM Eastern, you’ll be able to leap into battle and slice and dice for zero bucks. And, if you decide you want to buy the game, it’s on sale. Just watch out…

The Moneysaver: Infinite $40 On Consoles, The Wire, Retro Game Music

Some men just want to watch the world save. Welcome to another installment of the Moneysaver. Today console owners can grab Bioshock: Infinite for $40, which matches the weekend’s Gold Box price and is the cheapest it’s been on consoles so far. If you’re looking for PC parts we’ve got a very nice Rigged section…

Great Moments in Tweeting With Jonny Moseley

Skiing great Jonny Moseley types his Tweets one letter at a time, just like the rest of us. And here he is chiming in on an exchange betweenKotaku gossip Superannuation, Giant Bomb‘s Ryan Davis and me. This, folks, is what Twitter was made for. Just no one tell Jonny that Ryan Davis reviewed Jonny’s PS2…

Not Going To E3? Square Enix Has Got You Covered

We don’t know what Square Enix is showing at E3 this year, but you’ll be able to get the same view as Kotaku: the Final Fantasy makers are planning to run a livestream from their booth. Crushing disappointment: now in real-time. Or, hey, maybe we’ll all be pleasantly surprised! Maybe we’ll see Final Fantasy XV…

Final Fantasy XIV Reborn August 27, Gets Another Collector’s Edition

Final Fantasy XIV was released in September of 2010, and it wasn’t very good. On August 27, nearly three years later, Final Fantasy XIV rises again a realm reborn, and Square Enix is celebrating with a collector’s edition that’s much better than the original. Now available for preorder for the PC and PlayStation 3, Final…

New CGI Destiny Trailer Features Massive Nightmare Space Marine

I bet you thought that huge thing behind the space marines was going to be a giant worm, or an alien bug or something! Nope, it’s an even bigger space marine, with a gatling gun the size of a mid-grade sea vessel. Some very Halo-y piano in there at the end, too. No gameplay yet,…

Take a Look At The Witness’ Gameplay Right Here

For all the articles and interviews about The Witness, people have been wondering what the experience of playing the next game from the creator of Braid would look like. You can get a glimpse of The Witness in action in an interview on the official PlayStation Blog. In addition to the gameplay snippets, Jonathan Blow…

G.I. Joe Battleground Prepares To Deploy Ultimate Fan Service

When the folks at DeNA asked me if I wanted to talk to the producer of a new G.I. Joe game coming to IOS and Android, I had one question: “Real American Hero G.I. Joe, or movie Joe?” Obviously they answered correctly. Extending the partnership with Hasbro that brought us Transformers Legends, DeNA’s G.I. Joe…

Microsoft Promises More Japanese Support For Xbox One At E3

You might have noticed that this week’s Xbox One event was very… Western. Microsoft’s snazzy entertainment functions are all designed for American televisions. The games—FIFA, Call of Duty, Quantum Break—were all made by Western developers. Other than a two-second appearance by Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima, there wasn’t much for fans of Japanese games…