The Onion Takes On Xbox One

The Onion is ready for the next generation of video game consoles. Here’s their report on Xbox One. It’s surprisingly accurate. Xbox One Capable Of Controlling Users With Simple Voice Commands

This Week The Internet Went Crazy Over These Glitchy And Artistic GIFs

The reveal of the Xbox One might have overshadowed content on the Internet this week, but that certainly wasn’t the case for the craftiest of internet denizens who convert anything worthy into an animated GIF. Whether it’s some sort of a video game glitch, like giant Spock’s terrifying stare above, or a nice form of…

T-shirt purveyor Meatbun is having a Memorial Day sale, in which objects of art like these two Kotaku t-shirts are on sale for $5 each. You should buy them all. All of them.

Guess Which Game Falls Under Which Awesome Japanese “Genre”

Ever wonder why Metal Gear Solid comes with the tagline “Tactical Espionage Action” printed right on the box? Well that’s simple. While it may be a tagline in the West, it’s actually the game’s official genre in Japan. While in Japanese stores games are listed under the typical, broad genres you’d expect—i.e. RPG, action, shooter,…

All of Daft Punk’s Latest Album, Mashed Into One 8-Bit Song

Maybe you’ve heard the entirety of Daft Punk’s latest, Random Access Memories. But I’m guessing you haven’t heard the album in an 8-bit style, as a single song. Thankfully, Joe Jeremiah can indulge you there, with this here video. A-Bit of Daft Punk [Joe Jeremiah]

Finally, A Collectible Character Game With Real Action

The mobile collectible card genre has exploded over the past year, with players shelling out big bucks for virtual cards with statistics assigned to them. Players for teams of heroes, demons, pirates or robots and take them into battle, which is generally nothing more than a quick stats comparison. What if a game in the…

Here’s What’s Bothering Me About Batman: Arkham Origins

I watched the trailer for the upcoming Batman game that got released earlier this week and immediately had one inescapable thought: You can’t tell it’s a prequel. That’s not a good thing. Nothing about Batman’s look or affect in the four-minute clip makes it seem like he’s in the early days of his crimefighting career.…

Nintendoji is Cute, Quirky, Dungeon-Crawling Fun

Earlier this week, we took a brief look at Nintendoji, a Nintendo title only available to gold or platinum members of the Japanese Club Nintendo. And because of its very limited release, both Japanese and Westerners are unlikely to be able to ever play it—which is a real shame as it is a fun, cute,…

Normal Human Beings Likely Won’t Play The Xbox One Like This

Phil Spencer, Microsoft Game Studio’s vice president, has a relationship with games that seems kind of terrifying. VideoGamerTV recreates it here, and it may give us an early glimpse at what using the full extent of the Xbox One’s capabilities may be like. Seriously though: do any of you actually play games like that? I…

My Love-Hate Relationship With JRPGs

I have a confession to make: I hate JRPGs. I also love them. Then I hate them. And I love them. And so on and so forth for 40 hours or so. I’ve been thinking a lot, over the past week, about the ambivalent relationship we have with video games. This was triggered by Star…

Watch Zelda Draw Her Life

Princess Zelda heard about all those “draw my life” videos on YouTube and decided to try her artistic hand at a similar one for herself. She’s certainly had a…unique enough life to warrant one. These kind of videos can be a really emotional or fascinating look into someone’s personal life, but I think doing them…

The Moneysaver: Halo 4 For $18, Tomb Raider $14, The West Wing

Everybody’s savin’ for the weekend. You’re gonna need some games to play with all this Memorial Day downtime you have, and lucky for you we’ve got Halo 4 for $18, it’s lowest price ever. Green Man Gaming also has Tomb Raider for it’s lowest price ever, under $14, once you apply coupon code GMG20-LLASD-D8WBQ. I’m…

DayZ Creator Summits Everest, No Zombies In Sight

Dean Hall, the lead designer of the multiplayer zombie sensation DayZ, has achieved his goal after setting off for the Himalayas last month: He has summited Mount Everest. Must feel pretty good. Probably at least like, half as good as stumbling across a wrecked helicopter full of supplies and weaponry. In all seriousness, good show,…

He Got A Video Game Tattoo To Remind Him To Be A Good Dad

As far as video games that would inspire a video game tattoo, Papo & Yo seems like an unlikely one, right? As moving as it is, Minority Media’s digital release is built on one man’s childhood, specifically the abuse he suffered at the hands of his alcoholic dad. It is an undeniably sad game. But,…

I Took This Amazing Tour Inside the Space Shuttle. So Should You.

During a trip to Seattle last week, I spent a Sunday afternoon checking out the inside of a space shuttle cockpit. This was one of the coolest things I’ve done in a while. I took the tour at Seattle’s Museum of Flight, a Boeing-backed museum that’s just extremely cool. I mean, look, they have a…

Fighting Sickness. Nailing Your Dream Job. Your Questions Answered.

Life is pretty damn unfair. Sometimes that means you’ll find yourself in a situation with no solutions. Sometimes the best you can do is cope. In today’s Ask Kotaku advice column, I have to answer some tough questions. And it hurts my heart to not have a quick fix for you all. If you’ve got…

A Lifetime Of Memories In Puzzle Game Form

When the explosions fade and the last echoes of gunfire die, as the bruises and broken bones from the roundhouse kicks and dazzling special attacks slowly heal, there comes time for calm, peaceful reflection. That’s the domain of Quell Memento. The third in a series of zen-like puzzlers from Fallen Tree Games, Quell Memento builds…

Video Game Rumors So Bad You Want Them To Be True

“Infinity Ward are combining Zelda with Professor Layton. The twist? It’s going to feature Bayonetta as an unlockable character.” “Sega are combining Forza with Minesweeper. The twist? It’s being written by JJ Abrams.” Ok, I’d play those. And you? You’d want such things to exist, wouldn’t you? If only to see how bad they might…

Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: E1 Salvador runs down the games that’s he finished so far this year. And AstroKid248 offers up a TAY Snacktaku review of Sonic’s corndogs. There’s a video coming, so check back later. And you can always go join the voices talking about video games and…

What Sort Of Man Builds Westeros In MineCraft? This Sort Of Man.

That crazy, epic 1:100 blocky replica of the continent of Westeros from Game of Thrones is so glorious it managed to catch even Time Magazine’s attention. They scored an interview with the project head Jacob Granberry, aka pizzainacup, giving us a glimpse at the man behind the madness. We’ve talked to folks working on the…