Ten Minutes That Remind You Why Grand Theft Auto Mods Are Hilarious

HelixSnake, mostly famous for his amazing Skate 3 compilations, recently switched his attention back to Grand Theft Auto IV, another great game with a physics engine just begging to be glitched out beyond recognition. Carefully cut and edited, this is an outstanding compilation. Considering what HelixSnake was able to manipulate in Skate 3, it’s no…

Report: Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Will Come With A Brand New Ending Scene

Did you ever think to yourself, “Hey, Final Fantasy X and X-2 are good and all, but what they really need is another 30-minute cut-scene during the credits?” You’re in luck! According to the Japanese publication Shounen Jump (as translated by Siliconera), the upcoming HD remakes of FFX and FFX-2 (to be released on PS3…

How (Some) Pro League of Legends Players Got Their Names

Online handles are important, and that’s especially the case if you’re a pro player. Your name frames how people will see you as a public figure. Maybe you want to sound threatening. Maybe you want people to hate saying your name. People think about this stuff! It should be no surprise, then, that pro League…

Runescape 3 Launches July 22

It’s been 12 years and change since Jagex first unleashed the ridiculously popular free-to-play MMO Runescape on the world, and it’s finally starting to look like something I might play. The game’s largest upgrade ever, Runescape 3 has been confirmed for a July 22 launch. Along with some relatively smoking-hot graphics upgrades and the return…

The Moneysaver: Playstation Plus, Dust, Arena Of Heroes, Stargate

What deal through yonder window breaks? Happy Independence Day Eve dear readers. Complete your collection of Rockstar’s games for cheap on the PC today, or take advantage of the ongoing summer sales on the consoles. PS3 owners should not miss out on the discounted $20 PSN Card/3 Months Plus combo from Best Buy, and if…

Ouya: The Kotaku Review

If I was writing a book of personal gaming records, I’d mark up a page for the Ouya: New console that stayed in the box, unplayed, longer than any other one I’ve ever had. Three days. Sealed. No urgency to play the tiniest console I’ve ever seen. It’s so tiny, yet I still wasn’t sure…

Creator Of Adventure Time Plays Animal Crossing At Beyonce Concert

Pendleton Ward must really like Animal Crossing: New Leaf—why else would he play it during a Beyonce concert? Then again, the game makes sure to give you time-sensitive events; maybe Ward just had a date with a villager that he couldn’t miss. But let’s not front, many of us have done stuff like this. I…

Here’s Destiny‘s Entire 12-Minute E3 Gameplay Demo

Who wants to watch twelve minutes of Bungie’s Destiny in action? Anyone? Would you like to watch that demo accompanied by some goofy and highly scripted player-banter? Even better! This demo made its debut at Sony’s E3 press conference in June, with Bungie developers playing the game on PlayStation 4s. Now Bungie has sent along…

How the Owners of ‘WiiU.Com’ Won Their Case Against Nintendo

Over the weekend it was learned that Nintendo lost its case to take over the website name wiiu.com—a domain registered way the hell back in 2004, before “Wii” even existed as a word or trademark. So what exactly did “wiiu.com” stand for nine years ago? According to the full text of the World Intellectual Property…

Mario & Luigi: Dream Team Is So Big It Entered Alpha, Beta, AND Gamma

Most video games, during development, enter QA/fine-tuning phases called “alpha” and “beta.” Not Mario & Luigi: Dream Team! Mario and Luigi’s next RPG outing is so big it gets its own buzzword: Gamma. “This time, we divided the entire development phase into the one to create an alpha version, one for a beta version and…

This Game Feels Like an Underground Rock Zine. That’s a Good Thing.

Demon Chic feels like something my teenage niece would make, like an alt-comix zine, photocopied at a Kinko’s and stapled over a couple of beers with friends. (I hope you’re not drinking, young lady!) It’s rough but the amount of charm and humor pulsing through the mobile game can’t be denied. The game from Michael…

Mega Man, Made Out Of 97 Rubik’s Cubes

Anyone can grab some colored Post-It Notes and bust out some impromptu pixel art. It takes real skill to transform 97 mini Rubik’s Cubes into a pixel-perfect Mega Man. Impressed? Wait until you see his Pokemon. YouTube user and Rubik’s Cube expert Kyudan2 has been quietly busting out these incredibly impressive works of puzzle art…

Francis’ Oddly Appropriate Analogy Links Former Xbox Boss To Farts

Everybody’s favorite combustible video game commentator usually doesn’t comment on companies’ personnel moves. But, clearly Don Mattrick’s move to Zynga has inflamed Francis more than, say, the departure of former EA CEO John Riccitiello. The result? Lines like this: “It’s like hiring the pilot from the Hindenburg to captain the Titanic.”

Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: Zarnyx chimes in with another edition of Gil Toss and explains how she bought a real-life sculpt of her Rock Band avatar. Odin updates Ani-Club with recaps of Ouran High School Host Club And you can always go join the voices talking about video games…

Did Saints Row Actually Make Keith David Say ‘Anal-Probing Overlords’?

Oh, yes it did. And Volition made Captain Anderson say a whole bunch more, too. You’re gonna want to see and hear this, but not in the office/on public transportation/at daycare/your probation hearing. Keith David stars, This-is-the-End style, as Keith David, vice president of whatever the fuck it is America has become in Saints Row…

Runescape 3, the next big update to Jagex’s twelve-year-old MMORPG, will be released on July 22. In addition to making the leap to HTML5, the new Runescape will also feature an updated quest system which lets you “directly shape the future of [Runescape’s world], its inhabitants and scenery for the very first time.”

Counter-Strike Co-Creator’s New FPS Arrives on Steam Next Month

Minh Le’s Tactical Intervention had a long, arduous journey. Now, many years of development and one not-so-successful launch later, the multiplayer shooter is set to find home on Steam. Like Counter-Strike, Tactical Intervention promises intense team-based tactical shooting gameplay, but with a few new elements such as car chases, and realistic locations including shopping malls,…

3D-Printed Final Fantasy VII Characters Look Pretty Amazing

3D printing is perfect for models with low polygon counts. Joabaldwin proves this with these precise recreations of the main cast from Final Fantasy VII. Gorgeous work, though the lack of Heidegger and the Turks is a grievous oversight. Shots from different angles are below. Careful with that sword, Sephiroth. FF7 [imgur via Reddit] To…

Who Wants to Play As an Accused Murderer in Madden?

It was never so evident of how image-conscious sports leagues can be until Aaron Hernandez, who played tight end for New England, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder on June 26. In a matter of days, his former team and the NFL exerted their best efforts to wipe away any record of him as…

All of the downloadable costumes and characters for Injustice: Gods Among Us that PS3 and Xbox 360 players have been enjoying for the past couple of months are finally available on the Wii U, along with the Japanese Ame-Comi pack not yet available on other consoles. Hit up NeoGAF for a rundown of what’s available.