Ten Of The Best Video Game Logos Of All Time

Designer Cory Schmitz, who has helped define the look of everything from video games to film companies, has listed his ten favourite gaming logos. It’s a subject dear to my heart, because I’m interested both in marketing and design, so it’s also one I latched onto thinking I’d love some and violently disagree with others.…

Here’s One Of The Guys To Thank For Mass Effect 3 Ending On A Brighter Note

Boy, at the time of release, you’d never have thought BioWare could dig their way out of Mass Effect 3’s ending. But some strong DLC and a revised closing sequence managed to do enough to, if not erase the memory of that original series of missteps, at least put a stop to the hate mail.…

You’ve Played Zombie Action Games. How About A Zombie Strategy Game?

War of the Zombie is an upcoming iPad game that, while involving zombies, isn’t like most other zombie games. Looking like it’s borrowing from a few places – most notably XCOM and The Last Man – this video gives you a good breakdown of how it all works. It also gives you a look at…

It’s Tough Getting Your AAA PS3 Blockbuster Tested By Humans Who Aren’t Dudes

Women play video games. All types of video games. Even the ones where you shoot cauliflower zombies. So it’s weird that it’s so hard for developers to get women to test them before they’re released. In an interview with The Escapist, Naughty Dog’s Neil Druckman revealed that the company which handled focus testing for the…

There’s A Funny Side To Microsoft’s Next Xbox Rumors

Taiwanese news agency NMA TV, picking up on the internet’s growing dismay with Microsoft’s rumoured plans for the next Xbox, has done what it done best and make an animated video about it. It is incredible.

Rock Band Songs Are About To Start Disappearing. Get ‘Em While You Can.

Nothing lasts forever. That goes double for music licensed to appear in video games. Harmonix has had to make the sad, if not entirely unexpected announcement today that the first of their licensing agreements for Rock Band DLC is about to expire. The DLC in question is the Metallica pack, released in November 2007, that…

Awww, This Mario Wedding Is So Sweet I Want To Get Married All Over Again

Where 96% of video game weddings are tacky, horrid affairs, potentially awkward for many guests and with a high chance of regret decades down the line, this one gets the balance between “video game wedding” and “normal wedding” just right. The key is in the style and design, with every reference obvious enough to fans…

What Did You Think Of Last Night’s Game of Thrones?

Here’s a dispiriting way to look at it: As of last night, we’re a fifth of the way done with season 3 of Game of Thrones. How’s everyone feeling after last night’s episode? I have to say, while I’m enjoying it, they haven’t exactly assuaged my fear that this show is simply going to sprawl…

Looks Like Somebody Is Already Playing Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon [UPDATE: Removed]

Curious about the new crazy-looking Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon? Well, DiscoNachoPiggy seems to have their hands on it (this certainly lines up with the screenshots), and they’ve uploaded footage. Take a look. So far, Blood Dragon seems dramatic and colorful. Dillon, you son of a bitch! [DiscoNachoPiggy]

When I First Saw Mass Effect, It Looked Like This. I Didn’t Love It.

This artifact, which I dug this up out of my basement a few weeks ago, was where I first entered the universe of Mass Effect. It didn’t impress me much in 2007. Six years ago, the Microsoft PR machine sent out hard drives with the code for Mass Effect 1 to press for previews. Mine…

A BioShock Infinite Glitch That Lets You Farm For The Best Gear

This exploit, found by GameFront, seems highly tedious. I’m sure some of you will still do it, because hey, it’s one way of ensuring you get the best gear available. It’s too bad you can’t see what Booker’s gear looks like while playing, though. Bioshock Infinite – How to Farm For Unlimited Gear [gamefrontwalkthrough]

This weekend, dozens of people participated in a dating sim game jam—as of this writing, there are more dating sims available for you to play than you can shake a stick at. 60, to be exact. I haven’t played all of them, but I highly recommend Magical Maiden Madison, Kindness Coins, and Sex With Men.…

Hold on to Your Butts, Here’s the Jurassic Park Island Re-Created in Minecraft

If you’re wondering where the download is for this, you’re out of luck. This re-creation of Jurassic Park, just in time for the film’s 20th anniversary and 3D re-release, was made in Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition Even if there are no dinosaurs (some enormous cutouts will have to do for now) I find that impressive.…

However you feel about the game itself, this hilarious, interactive take on BioShock Infinite by Cryptic Sea will probably make you laugh. (Contains spoilers.)

Why is Luigi green? “…because of memory limitations, the second character had to be identical to the first character in appearance,” says Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto. “And so we looked at that and said, ‘Well even if we have the same character, we could potentially change the color of the character.’ But again we were…

The Beautiful Alien Worlds of Mass Effect

Three games and a truckload of books, comics and supporting material supplied the Mass Effect universe with heaps of amazing-looking alien planets, moons and space stations. Over the course of the trilogy, we visited planet-sized cities, tropical beaches, and space-stations the size of moons. Some visits were short, others lengthy, but each place we visited…

Here’s the newest trailer for Animal Crossing: New Leaf, which comes out for 3DS on June 9. It’s… relaxing.

When I Step Out The Door, My 3DS Is As Essential As My Phone

The plan was simple: we would meet on the hotel’s party floor and have a good time. Simple, and yet not quite what happened. My friends got to the hotel and found out the party floor was convention pass-only, and there was no way to buy a pass that late at night. We hung out…

One Last Tribute, Before Commander Shepard Is Gone Forever

Commander Shepard, hero of the Citadel, last hope of humanity, could well spend the rest of his or her life rotting on a hard drive. With most games, the characters live on well after people have stopped playing the game, even if the gaming systems on which they first appeared have long since broken or…

Welcome To Mass Effect Week At Kotaku!

The galaxy has been saved; the battle with the Reapers has been won. The last robot zombie has been obliterated, and the final sexy alien has been romanced. The Mass Effect trilogy has ended. What a journey it’s been. With the recent release of the Citadel downloadable add-on, the current era of Mass Effect drew…