These Are the Guys Who Make Sonic’s Life Hell in His Comic Book Series

Video games’ fastest hedgehog beats up a lot of other animals in his comic-book adventures. Humans, too. If you want to see the guys who’ve given Sonic his toughest battles in illustrated form, they’re all in one handsomely presented place now. Archie Comics is putting the spotlight on the villains who plague Sonic’s life in…

Watch Us Play Divinity: Dragon Commander Where You…Command A Dragon.

I’ll admit, I went into Divinity: Dragon Commander expecting a much stronger focus on the commanding of dragons. Turns out, it’s actually the incredibly complicated kind of game I dreamed about as a kid after playing Age of Empires. I guess I’ve changed since then, because all I wanted to do was fly around and…

Apologies for being a bit Slowtaku on this one, but the good third-person-Battlefield-with-swords PC game War of the Roses is getting a sequel: War of the Vikings. Announced yesterday. Full details at the official site.

Japanese Luigi Is the Best, Scariest Luigi

At first, I was just delighted to see that Nintendo’s iconic second fiddle was getting a live-action commercial in his native Japan. But, after finding out exactly who’s wearing Luigi’s overalls, this clip featuring Mario’s brother feels even more awesome. The gentleman in the green cap is Junji Inagawa, best known as an actor, producer,…

Animal Crossing Comes To The Wii U With Animal Crossing Plaza

Available today for the Wii U as a free download, Animal Crossing Plaza is a community hub for the popular 3DS town sim, packed with special features to help fans share their AC experience on the big screen. Coinciding with the launch of the Wii U Animal Crossing: New Leaf community, the plaza is a…

Madden‘s Demo Arrives Tuesday with a Super Bowl Rematch

The demo for Madden NFL 25 comes to Xbox Live and PlayStation Network on Aug. 13, two weeks before the game’s release date. Two matchups will be offered: a replay of the Super Bowl between San Francisco and Baltimore, and Seattle at Green Bay. That second pairing showcases Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson, of course, but…

Like Vocaloid? This Nintendo Music Game Has It.

Nintendo DS game Daigasso! Band Brothers (aka Jam with the Band) is getting a sequel. It’s called Daigasso! Band Brothers P, with the “P” standing for “producer” and “professional.” Like in the previous game, you can lay down tracks with various instruments. In the latest one, you can pick from 72 different instruments. You can…

Watch All of Today’s Nintendo Direct Right Here

Animal Crossing stuff. Luigi stuff. Multiple flavors of Zelda stuff! That was a fair amount of news to take in during today’s Nintendo Direct broadcast. Now you can peruse it all at your leisure right here. What developments excites you the most?

A Darker Look At The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds

The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds is set in the same world as its predecessor, A Link to the Past, but it’s way in the future, and the Link you’ll play on the 3DS this November is totally different than the Link you played on Super Nintendo two decades ago. Video footage above.

Don’t Worry: Luigi Will Be Playable in The Next Smash Bros.

It’s the Year of Luigi and Nintendo just revealed that Mario’s skinnier, more scaredy-cat brother will be showing up in the next Smash Bros. game. Screenshots of Luigi facing up against Pit, Mega Man and his more famous brother show the green-shirted sibling looking fierce and a little… nervous? It remains to be seen if…

First Look at the Special One Piece 3DS XL Handhelds

To mark the release of 3DS title One Piece: Unlimited World, Nintendo is rolling out two One Piece branded 3DS XL units for Japan. One is “Luffy Red”, and the other is “Chopper Pink.” Priced at 25,980 yen (around US$260), the units come packed with a download version of the game and will go on…

John Carmack Has New ‘Full-Time’ VR Job, But Is Not Quite Gone From id

Legendary game programmer and Doom co-creator John Carmack is getting a new “full-time” job. He’s going to be working as the head of technology at Oculus VR, the company behind the upstart Rift virtual reality goggles. Is this the end of an era? Possibly, though the situation is a bit confusing. The word from the…

Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright Is Coming To The U.S. In 2014

Nintendo has finally confirmed that the Professor Layton/Phoenix Wright crossover adventure game—which hit Japan in 2012—will come to North America next year. For more on Layton vs. Wright, check out our coverage from Japan

Donkey Kong, Tecmo Bowl and Wario Land 3 are all headed to the 3DS’s Virtual Console, Nintendo said today. Super Mario Bros. 3 is coming to Wii U VC later this year.

Only Wii U Owners Can Dress Up as Mario in Rayman Legends

When it got delayed earlier this year, Rayman Legends became a symbol of the agonizing plight of the Wii U owner. It was cruel to hear a game that folks were holding out for would be going to competing consoles. But now, there’s a little reward for Nintendo loyalists that PS3 and 360 owners won’t…

Stan Lee Needs To Be In Every Video Game Ever

Legendary comic book creator Stan Lee is the master of film cameos, and no stranger to video game appearances either, but it’s not enough. He needs to be in every video game, from Duck Hunt to The Legend of Zelda. I’m not sure how involved Stan Lee really is with the Stan Lee’s World of…

Nintendo Direct launching at 10am Eastern—you can watch it live right here, or stick around on Kotaku as we bring you all the news as it happens.

A Sad Day for StarCraft as One of the Best Players Quits

One of the most iconic and best non-Korean members of the StarCraft II eSports scene, Evil Geniuses’ Stephano thinks it is time to move on. He says he’s not enjoying the game as much as he used to, so he put an end to his career as a StarCraft pro. His last match was played…

What Video Games Actually Sell: Greatness

Video games today are no longer part of the entertainment industry. They’re a new industry, yet one as old as history—the Myth Industry. Games are about greatness. In games, we can become world-saving heroes. In fact, it’s assumed that we will be. It is the very structure of games to place each player into the…

Witness the legendary longbowmen of England, capable of firing intracontinental arrows in Civilization V through the English Channel, right into French territory. 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.