Marvel Heroes Celebrates Iron Man 3 With An Open Beta Weekend

Gazillion Entertainment throws open the doors to Marvel Heroes this weekend, giving Iron Man fans across the country a chance to slip into a Stark suit and do some damage, Diablo-style. All a prospective hero has to do is register at the game’s official website and they’ll be in. The open beta event for the…

Fuse—the multiplayer shooter that evolved from a more cartoon-styled earlier version called Overstrike—will be getting a demo for PS3 and Xbox 360 on May 7th. So, if you want to see if the game will be worth your time, that’s your best chance.

This Shooter Is Doom Meets The Binding of Isaac

Maybe there’s a little Borderlands in there for good measure, too. Comparisons aside, Tower of Guns is a twitch shooter with roguelike elements that hope to keep every playthrough fresh. This means random enemies, random powerups, random bosses, many unlockables and even random levels every time you play. Excellent. From the game’s Steam Greenlight page:…

Wow, An Eternal Darkness Sequel Might Actually Happen

A sequel to Eternal Darkness—long requested and long rumored—could actually be happening soon. IGN has a teaser for the upcoming game (embedded below), which the developers are calling Shadow of the Eternals, a spiritual successor to the 2002 GameCube cult classic. Eternal Darkness game director Denis Dyack is involved with the new one too, and…

Meet Ming Mecca, 2014’s Weirdest Video Game System

If a Nintendo Entertainment System and a recording studio mixing board had a baby, it would look a lot like Ming Mecca, which is very likely the weirdest piece of new video game hardware announced this year. Or maybe any year. This trailer teases a new console/game creation tool that uses discrete analog inputs to…

GTA V, In 62 Words

Couldn’t wade through yesterday’s 5,000 word Kotaku preview of GTA V? Here’s the short version, in 62 words: Set in and around Los Santos (aka Los Angeles) You juggle playing three characters, switching at will in the open world, warping to wherever on the map one of them is going about his life Characters meet…

Sometimes It’s the Simple Things That Get Me

There are times I want to explore near photo-realistic ancient temples, battling terrifying enemies with the aid of powerful magical artifacts. I have moments where all I want to do is spend hours building armies, evaluating troop strength and capabilities and devising strategies to take advantage of my findings. Sometimes I just want to find…

Moneysaver One-Shot: Lowest Price Ever For This GeForce GTX 660

The first piece in that new gaming rig. Looking for the current full Moneysaver roundup? Click here. Come back at 2:15pm today for a brand new Moneysaver roundup. When I find a deal on the Titan I’ll let you know, but for now let’s go with fantastic value over phenomenal cosmic power. Amazon has the…

Katie Couric Gets Schooled On the Benefits of Violent Video Games

Yesterday we ran a piece exposing the scare tactics media like to use when discussing video games and violence. Flashy edits, buzzwords, complete ignorance, that sort of thing. Today Katie Couric, the host of the particular segment we analyzed, reached out to her Twitter followers to ask for the “positive side” of violent games. When…

Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: A pair of reader reviews covers recent downloadable titles. Contributor GiantBotDetective breaks down just why he’s so massively excited for Rayman Legends to come out later this year. Then, Zarynx recounts the time he got to meet legendary Nintendo designer Shigeru Miyamoto. NotGoodForYou also offers…

Zen Studios brings its pinball platform to Steam on May 10, with a free download for Pinball FX 2 and six expansion packs priced at $9.99 each — Star Wars, Marvel, Marvel: Vengeance and Virtue, Marvel: Avengers Chronicles, the Pinball FX2 Core Collection and Zen Classics.

If You’re In NYC Tonight, Check Out Some Art and New Video Games

NYU’s fourth annual No Quarter exhibition of new indie games takes place tonight in downtown Manhattan and is well worth attending if you can get in. Learn more and/or RSVP here Going there ensures you’ll be able to play some interesting new games. (Like this one from the 2011 No Quarter.) As a bonus, you’ll…

The MOGA Pro Should Have Led The Android Gamepad Invasion

Last October peripheral maker Power A made a bid for the Android gamepad market with the MOGA, a pocket-sized controller with a flip-up clip for holding your smallish Android gaming device. The idea was that this odd little controller, paired with a smart phone, was effectively its own handheld gaming system, a Google-powered Game Boy.…

Monaco: The Kotaku Review

The co-op heist game Monaco appears to be missing whatever qualities an online video game must possess in order to turn the strangers who play it into jerks. I’m worried about telling you this, because I’m worried that I’m wrong and that Monaco is as prone to being ruined by the burrs of humanity. I’m…

Grand Theft Auto V‘s Michael Looks Hideous in San Andreas

Rockstar is making another pretty game, judging from the trio of character trailers released on Tuesday, and why is the internet here if not to destroy pretty things? Youtube user NDstudio69 shows us what Grand Theft Auto V’s “Michael” trailer would look like in 2004’s San Andreas. Let’s hope the other two trailers will get…

Under 18 Years Old? You Cannot Use the PSN in South Korea

Last year, the “Shutdown Law” was created in South Korea to prevent gamers under sixteen from gaming during a six-hour block at night. A year later, it’s going to impact more than gamers under the age of sixteen. PlayStation gamers under 18 are getting screwed, too. The law went into effect July 1, 2012, and…

Japan’s Version of “Expectations vs. Reality”

If you’ve been on the internet, I dunno, ever, you’ve probably seen those Expectations vs. Reality pictures. Well, Japan has them, too. In Japan, the meme is “Risou to Genjitsu” (理想と現実). “Risou” (理想) means “ideal”, “to” (と) is “and”, and “genjitsu” (現実) is “reality”. The meme works in the same way as its Western counterpart,…

Air Hockey With Minecraft Blockiness Is Pretty Chill

With a little bit of experimenting, someone just found out that if you stack minecarts in Minecraft, you can create an endlessly sliding object that never actually stops. Build an ice rink around it, invite some friends and you got yourself your own hockey game. Sethbling built a rink for two players, but this would…

South Korea’s Yu-Gi-Oh! Cards Are Unexpectedly Sad

Yu-Gi-Oh! is fun. The trading card game from Konami is fun, too. So why is Korea’s version an out-of-the-blue bummer? Recently on 2ch, Japan’s largest forum, one member uploaded photos of a Korean Yu-Gi-Oh! pack. Let’s have a look. Here’s the pack (obviously). Okay. Alright. Business as usual, until… You get to the missing child…

Cosplayers Have Business Cards, Too, You Know

In Japan (and most of Asia), business cards are a big deal. You need business cards! There’s even a correct way to exchange them. So no wonder many Japanese cosplayers have business cards, too. Cosplayers having business cards is not new—and it’s not limited to Japan by any stretch. I’ve met plenty of Western cosplayers…