New Half-Life 2 Comic Tells The Story Of The Hero Of Humanity. The Other Hero.

Perhaps hoping to follow in the footsteps of the now-finished (and completely excellent) webcomic Concerned, The Adventures Of Hercule Cubbage is a new work of Half-Life 2 fan-fiction that tells the story of a different hero of the human resistance. That different hero is the son of Odessa Cubbage, the man with Half-Life 2’s most…

Shin Megami Tensei IV Is Coming To America

Atlus has announced that Shin Megami Tensei IV, for the Nintendo 3DS, will be making its way to the United States in the Summer. It’s due out in Japan next month. Believe it or not, it’s been ten years since the last numbered Shin Megami Tensei game, 2003’s Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne. To tide you…

300 People Combine Like Voltron To Form The Super Mario Bros. Theme Song

Taking to the streets of Israel, filmmaker Eran Amir recorded over 300 people singing a single note. In isolation, they were just singing a single note. Who cares. All put together, they make beautiful, beautiful music. The Human Piano! [YouTube, via Laughing Squid]

Your Next Phone Could Be More Powerful Than A PS3

In 2005-06, the Xbox 360 and PS3 were cutting-edge pieces of consumer electronics, finely tuned to deliver a premium gaming performance with the very latest technology inside. As is the way with technology, though, as components mature they get smaller and cheaper, so it’s not too bit a surprise to hear Nvidia saying the next…

Um, Hi There Giant Dragon, Can I Help You?

Australian artist Alex Drummond has worked with many of the biggest names in not just video games, but entertainment and business. Clients and employers like Marvel, THQ, Universal, Mazda, Fantasy Flight, Games Workshop and Rare. You can see more of his work at Alex’s personal site ——— Fine Art is a celebration of the work…

If Game Of Thrones’ Houses Were Internet Sites

Illustrator Caldwell Tanner has drawn up a series of pictures for College Humor, imagining what the house sigils from Game of Thrones would look like were those houses websites, instead of ancient warring families. They are funny not because they’re silly, but because they’re so damn true 12 Game of Thrones House Sigils for the…

Meet 2013’s Shiniest Video Game

Every single object in this trailer for Suda51’s Killer is Dead reflects light. It’s like the world is draped in cling-wrap. And I mean that in a good way. As someone who loved Killer7’s distinctive art style, this looks amazing. Like the world of action figures came to life, and started shouting in Japanese.

The North Korean Version Of Draw Something Looks Incredible

I wish this wasn’t being published on April 1. I wish I was writing this on any other day of the year, when this could possibly be a real thing that I could actually play. Draw Something: Kim Jong-Un [YouTube]

The rough 1974 draft of George Lucas’ original script for Star Wars – complete with early concept art – is being turned into a comic series

What The Hobbit Looks Like Printed On A Single Giant Page

A site called Spineless Classics sells large posters of classic novels printed on a single page. You can get stuff like Harry Potter, Hamlet and even the Bible, but it’s The Hobbit that’s caught my eye. Love the forced alignment leaving space for the title and Smaug. Spineless Classics [Store, via Geekologie]

Watch This Guy Make SNES Headphones

Hugo Dorison knows that big, over-the-ear headphones are where it’s at. Not only do over-the-ear headphones look cooler than in-ear headphones*, but you can take up art projects like these video game headphones with them, too. Watch Dorison’s video above to see what I mean. *Yes, yes, audiophiles. Looks aren’t everything, I know.

This Crazy BioShock Infinite Easter Egg Can’t Be Real… Can It?

It’s got to be a coincidence. It simply can’t be real… right? But… what if it is? (Warning: Extreme BioShock Infinite Story Spoilers Follow. For Real.) That’s more or less what I thought when I first saw this easter egg from the first BioShock, which seems to possibly, maybe, just maaaaaybe demonstrate a hilariously unlikely…

Here is something that I wasn’t expecting to read on Thought Catalog: why Vegeta from Dragon Ball Z is better than Goku. The author, Alfred MacDonald, makes a compelling argument: “real people have anger, drive, ambitions — real people are selfish, if not embarrassing.” Vegeta seems like more of a real person, and put that…

Sony Is Putting Some Of Its Best (And Most Overlooked) Games In A Compilation For The PS3

An ESRB listing has appeared online for Best of Playstation Network Vol. 1, a compilation – presumably shipping on Blu-Ray – of some under-appreciated classics from Sony’s downloadable service. The pack includes four games: multiplayer combat title Fat Princess, post-apocalyptic animal game Tokyo Jungle, wonderful music creator/platformer Sound Shapes and When Vikings Attack. Smart collection!…

And Then The Video Game Industry Woke Up

The 2013 Game Developers Conference is over. The chatter of the show floor has faded, the bathroom lines have evaporated, and the various stacked hangovers have worn off. The week still feels like something of a blur, but squint your eyes just so, filter out the noise and the music and the glowing laptop monitors,…

Transistor, the next game from the people who made Bastion, will have some sort of Dark Souls-styled multiplayer, director Greg Kasavin tells Rock Paper Shotgun. “Something we’re more interested in is a sense of feeling connected to other people who are playing in a subtle way… You can still have your personal experience around the…

I Didn’t Even Notice That Commander Shepard Was In BioShock Infinite

There aren’t that many “stars” in video game voice acting, but Jennifer Hale is certainly one of them. Despite the fact that she’s played leading roles in everything from Metal Gear Solid to Knights of the Old Republic, it was really the Mass Effect series that pushed her over the top. These days, whether I’m…

Here’s The First Trailer For The Thief Reboot [UPDATE]

This is the first trailer for Thief, coming next year for next-gen consoles and PC. An earlier teaser suggested that this trailer would be out on April 2, but it appears to have leaked early. The folks at publisher Square Enix seem to have a leakage problem. UPDATE: Wow, the trailer was pulled the second…

Army of Two: The Devil’s Cartel: The Kotaku Review

Army of Two: The Devil’s Cartel drifts in a Lagrangian point of video game mediocrity. No force pulls it toward being a contemptible or even bad effort, but nothing budges it into the orbit of entertainment, even as a guilty pleasure, either. Its experiences are the most indistinct I’ve ever had in the wide world…

Seeing Through The Eyes Of A BioShock Infinite Villain

(This post has spoilers. Not for the ending of BioShock Infinite, but for things that happen near the end. Proceed with high caution.) The first time you meet him is before you even see him. It’s the shrill call that grabs your attention, a striking pitch that you know can only mean imminent danger. The…