The Wii U’s Biggest Problem Is The 3DS

Analyzing a company’s position and their marketing strategy with consoles is often of little interest to me: I’m not an investor, and sometimes the conversations feel like a slightly more sophisticated version of people arguing about the CONSOLE WARS™ on forums. Bleh. And yet I walked out of a Nintendo preview event yesterday with one…

Watch Two Fighting Game Masters Punch with Words. (Not Really.)

They call one of them The Beast. The other goes by Skillian. Together, they represent the collective passion that have made the fighting game community one of the world’s most vibrant, and dedicated sets of game players. This past weekend, they talked about what it’s like to face off against someone else on a video…

Did Intel Steal Mass Effect Fan Art?

At least one BioWare staffer thinks Intel took and edited Mass Effect fan art for a logo on their website. This afternoon, BioWare writer Patrick Weekes retweeted an accusation by Twitter user @sa_roux. The accusation: that Intel stole fan art of Mass Effect‘s Tali for the logo on their latest game demo contest “I always…

Aquaman Isn’t Happy In This Preview of Next Week’s Injustice #4

DC’s been putting out a crankier, less friendly version of the Justice League in the comics tying into the newly released Injustice fighting game. Superman takes over the world for the greater good and some heroes align with him. Aquaman isn’t one them, though. It’s not the years of ridicule that sets Arthur Curry off…

Speaking of Transformers, Hasbro is kicking off the 30th anniversary of the franchise a year early with the Transformers Fan Built Bot Poll, giving bot lovers a chance to vote on thefirst ever fan-created robot in disguise. The winner will be made into a toy and appear in the IDW comics. Voting runs through May…

Daredevil Can’t Sense the Danger in My Favorite Scene From This Week’s Comics. What’s Yours?

When he’s running around as Daredevil, Matt Murdock’s nickname is The Man Without Fear. In an issue that brings the chain of recent threats to a head, that belief gets tested big time. Chris Samnee handles the pencils on this issue and I really love what he does with this page. Each super-sense gets a…

Injustice: Gods Among Us: The Kotaku Review

The greatest comic book battles aren’t between heroes and villains. You can catch Batman punching out the Joker’s magically regenerating teeth any day, but the Caped Crusader versus Green Lantern, or Superman, or Raven “We Need More Women in the Game” Roth? That’s something special, even if the excuses for those battles are completely ridiculous.…

There are 18 Armors in the Official Iron Man 3 Game. Can You Name Them?

I can name every one of the 18 Iron Man armors buildable in Gameloft’s official movie tie-in, coming April 25 to iOS and Android, and it only took me ten seconds. I named them all Tony. It seemed appropriate. You’ll probably want to call them something else. Looking at the individual files Gameloft sent over,…

The Creators of Papo & Yo Are Making A Game About Bullying

Staring today, millions more people will be able to play my favorite game of 2012. Papo & Yo—the semiautobiographical magical realism adventure that explores life with an abusive, addicted parent—comes out for PC today, after months as a PS3 exclusive. The move to another platform will help the critically acclaimed game get a lot closer…

Moneysaver One-Shot: New Graphics Cards With Up To 7 Free Games

The graphics card(s) you choose for your new rig tend to be the most expensive component, and they don’t come cheap. We find that the best cure for wallet pain is free video games, and today we’ve got a lot of graphics card options for you to choose from, that include up to 6 highly-regarded…

This Is What A Boss Battle In The New Zelda 3DS Looks Like

Yesterday, after Nintendo announced a new Zelda set in the world of A Link To The Past, Kotaku was given a chance to have some hands-on time with the 3DS title. We saw the new wall mechanic, and Kirk Hamilton was able to work his way to a caterpillar boss battle in the demo—you can…

This great, in-depth Gizmodo feature by Kyle Wagner reveals how Transformers get made. If you’ve ever struggled to take one of the iconic toys from robot to other, non-robot-thing and back again, it’s a must-read.

Even Horrible Games Get Their Due at the Game Marketing Awards

It pleases me to know that despite the shiny circular piece of crap inside every copy of Kinect Star Wars, there’s still a place where the folks responsible for the brilliant “Girl Vader” short can feel like the winners they really are. The 8th Annual Game Marketing Awards took place yesterday at the 2013 Game…

80s’ Greatest Action Star Has So Many F***s to Give To Blood Dragon

If for some stupid reason Terminator star Michael Biehn wasn’t already your favorite action hero from the 80s, he will be once you see him as Mark IV Cyber Commando Sergeant Rex Power Colt in Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon. This might just be his greatest role. The trailer, not the game itself. I mean…

An Annoying New Way to Play One of the World’s Best Word Games

I love word games, and PopCap’s Bookworm series has always treated me right. I’ve spent countless hours playing Bookworm and the epic role-playing hybrid Bookworm Adventures, knowing full-well that once I start playing a game in the franchise I’m not stopping for anything. That is, unless it’s the new turn-based Bookworm Heroes. Bookworm Heroes is…

I’m Mexican. Am I Supposed To Be Offended By Guacamelee?

So I finished Guacamelee! and I think I am supposed to feel offended. *** I remember being told I was a bad Mexican. To some of the white friends I hung out with, I was one of them. Once someone told me that because I played video games, read science fiction, and spoke with no…

Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: community members chat about their backlogs in a post penned by contributor Ueziel. If your stack is more than four games high, you might want to head over and join the conversations. And you can always go join the voices talking about video games and…

Surgeon Simulator 2013’s road from humble Global Game Jam entry to Internet sensation was one filled with many hilarious hijinks—mostly in the form of let’s play videos. Its new, expanded version (trailer above) lands tomorrow on Steam. Here’s to more broken bones, bleeding patients and gracefully flying organs!

Updates to What We Think Are the Best Wii U, 3DS and iPhone Games

Life is all about change. So are The Bests, the lists of games that Kotaku’s editors think are the most superlative gaming experiences on various platforms. We’ve promised that these rosters will evolve over time, incorporating new releases that are deemed must-play titles. Click on the links for the Wii U, 3DS and iPhone to…