The Best Of Kotaku, This Week

Welcome to the Best of Kotaku, where I round up all of this week’s best content. Up above, we see a cosplay of Katamari Damacy, which comes from PAX East. Now let’s move on to reading this week’s best content, courtesy of us. Video Games Gave Him the Chance to Prove He Is American Owen…

The Little Week in Gaming Apps That Probably Couldn’t

As I mentioned in last week’s installment of the Week in Gaming Apps, I spent the better part of this week moving all of my stuff from one place to another place. I figured the rest of the team might step up Monday through Wednesday, which is why there are only app reviews for Thursday…

I Can’t Stop Watching These Amazingly Awkward Videos

We all need to learn how to be human beings. Some of us may need more help than others, and that’s arguably why this “advanced kissing techniques” video exists—so, while I’m sure it fills a need, just…oh my god. No, just no. Why? The kicker is, it’s not the only video like it. Look at…

Oh God, What’s Benedict Cumberbatch’s Face Doing On All These Pokémon?

First there was Nic Cage on Pokemon, and THAT was strange enough. Or so you’d think. Turns out that Pokemon’s faces can get a little more alien, all with the help of the Pokebatchichooseyou Tumblr. Yes, that’s Benedict Cumberbatch’s face, superimposed onto Pokémon. Here are some more: Really, using Pokémon as a template for other…

If you’re at PAX East, consider swinging by our own Jason Schreier’s JRPG Panel, Saturday at 10AM in the Naga Theater.

The Cosplay of PAX East, Day One

The first day of PAX East brought all manner of delightfully geeky, creative costumery to the Boston Convention Center. Our reporters at the event have been snapping as many photos as they can, all while keeping up with the hustle and bustle of one of the biggest video game conventions in the world. Here are…

This nifty-looking iPhone app breaks down all of Ni no Kuni‘s collectable familiars in a helpful guide.

Gazillion’s Marvel Heroes MMO officially launches on June 4. I’m not signing up until I can play as Squirrel Girl.

All the Fun of Quick Time Events, Without Those Pesky Events

Everybody loves quick time events, those timed button presses utilized in today’s high-tech interactive entertainment programs to help the user feel a modicum of control over grand cinematic sequences. the problem with quick time events, however, is that the graphical spectacle going on behind the prompts always threatens to steal attention away from important prompts.…

Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon: The Kotaku Review

Poor Luigi, always in Mario’s shadow. Even when Luigi set off on his own ghost-wrangling adventure in Luigi’s Mansion over a decade ago, it was still as though he was defined by Mario’s absence. The game dedicated a whole button to calling out Mario’s name! In the new 3DS sequel Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon, the…

Her Amazing Dress is Made of Magic: The Gathering Cards. So Is Her Axe.

Meet Amy Demicco. She’s wearing the coolest dress in Boston this weekend at the PAX East convention. Her dress is made almost entirely out of playing cards for Magic: The Gathering. She estimates that she’s got about 800 cards in this ensemble, mostly in the helmet. Check out the video above and she’ll explain why…

Splinter Cell Blacklist’s Newest Trailer Shows Sam Fisher Getting Sneaky in Three Ways

It’s hard to know what to think about the next Splinter Cell right now. I liked Conviction but the last Sam Fisher game was a clear break with some of the series’ more iconic elements. Blacklist is clearly trying to bring some of that tech/stealth feel back while also expanding the options and scope of…

Picking a Graphics Card Can Be Hard. GPUBoss.com Can Help.

The graphics card marketplace can be quite confusing to the new PC gamer. There are no standardized labels, cards with the same number designation vary from manufacturer to manufacturer, and the internet is filled with people that swear their favorite piece of poly-processing hardware is the best. I’ve been buying cards for more than a…

Here’s Our First Look At Diablo III Running On PS3

Here’s the first sizzle-reel trailer for the PlayStation 3 version of Diablo III, which looks… well, about how you’d expect Diablo III to look, running on a PS3. The button assignments seem like a natural fit for the game, lending some credence to that theory that the game was designed with consoles in mind from…

Of Course You Want to Watch Nearly Seven Minutes of DuckTales: Remastered

Captured live on Capcom’s Twitch.tv stream earlier this afternoon at PAX East, seven minutes of gorgeous HD DuckTales remake footage is about all the average human can withstand without exploding, so Capcom trimmed it down to six and three-quarters. My favorite NES game of all time in the hands of WayForward, the 2D sprite artists…

Jason is out in Boston for PAX East, so no Random Encounters this week. Sorry!

Rock Band‘s Final Downloadable Song Is Absolutely Perfect

Back when I was in high school, we had the same DJ at every school dance. His name was Ben Skirvin, and as he was a DJ at a local radio station, he went by the handle “Swervin’ Ben Skirvin.” Not exactly the coolest DJ name of all time, but hey, it was southern Indiana…

This Is What One Guy Thinks the PS4 Will Look Like

Let’s all remember: we haven’t seen the PlayStation 4 yet. Along with games that were purportedly running on the system specs, Sony’s event last month only showed viewers the controller. So it’s still up for grabs as to what the actual console will look like. That means that renders like the one above are still…

Telltale’s The Walking Dead is coming to the PlayStation Vita later this year according to IGN.

Capcom Is Bringing DuckTales Back

Capcom announced today at their PAX East panel that they’re resurrecting the beloved DuckTales platformer. Developed by Wayforward and Capcom, DuckTales: Remastered is something of a remake based on the original Nintendo version of DuckTales. It’ll be out this summer for Xbox Live, PSN, and Wii U. DuckTales, originally released for the NES way back…