An Idea Of What A Future Link & Zelda Could Look Like

Let’s close our eyes and dream that, after post-apocalyptic waterworlds, train rides and gritty cowboy tales, Nintendo gets even braver and pushes the Legend of Zelda series into the future. Hoverboards, Robopona, the Master LightSword, the works. What could Link and Zelda look like? Well, they could look a lot worse than these ideas by…

Proof That Cammy Cosplay Can Be Fantastic Without Having To Flash One’s Butt

Look, I get it, the character design for Street Fighter’s Cammy traditionally calls for a rather revealing lower section. But accuracy isn’t everything in cosplay. Sometimes what looks good on a screen looks… wrong in the flesh, and while authentic Cammy cosplay has its fans, I’ve always found it to be a bit much This…

You’ll Want To Snuggle With This Totally Tidy Ni no Kuni Plushie

What’s more adorable than Ni no Kuni? Homemade Ni no Kuni arts and crafts. Kotaku reader Thezombiemessia sent in photos of this fantastic Mr. Drippy plushie, which his wife made after buying the new PS3 role-playing game. I love it. I want one. Update: Want to make your own? Here are directions More photos, including…

Here, Have Some Lightspeed Beatboxing

I’m a big fan of Metronomes. They’re the copy-editors of musical performance: they keep you honest. When my sister sent me this video of French beatboxer Alem playing along with a metronome, I thought, “Okay.” Then, he kicked up the tempo a notch and I thought, “Wow.” Then, he kicked it up another notch, and…

For Reasons Unknown, Hollywood Thinks Another Hitman Movie Is A Good Idea

You may remember the Hitman movie. It only came out in 2007. That’s enough time to have passed for Hollywood to have decided it’s time for another one, and this time, according to Deadline, it’s going to be a reboot. Of a so-so movie. Based on a franchise that was popular in 2007, but which…

An Artist’s Impression Of The PlayStation 4

We know, for the most part, what’s inside the PlayStation 4. We even know what the controller is going to be like. But until February 20 rolls around, we’re probably not going to see what Sony’s latest console looks like. To fill in the gaps, then, comes designer Gavin Ringquist, who has mocked up just…

In This Game, Your Job Is To Distinguish Between Tourists And Potential Terrorists, Smugglers And Spies

Passing through immigration checkpoints can be a drag, but have you ever thought about what it must be like for the inspectors? In an upcoming game by developer Lucas Pope called Papers, Please you are tasked with examining documents and determining whether or not people can pass through the checkpoint. Some might be tourists. Some…

Felicia Day Wrote Some Pretty Good Video Game Poetry As A Kid

I think we’ve all been there: you’re young, you’re bored, you decide to write some poetry about your favorite video game. Actress/writer/musician/etc. Felicia Day sure seems to have been there, and she’s gone ahead and shared some of her 12-year-old self’s video-game poetry. It’s called “Avatar Isle,” and it’s a tribute to the Ultima series.…

If you buy the new Sly Cooper for PS3, you supposedly get the Vita version for free. It’s not working now. Sony’s on it.

Tearaway Is Not LittleBigPapercraft but It’s a Great Love Letter to Your Fingers

Long before LittleBigPlanet became a household name among gamers, no one knew exactly what to make of Sackboy and his burlap buddies. In fact, you needn’t look further than its earliest previews to discover the only thing anyone could really agree on is that is was as adorable as it was ambiguous. Tearaway, developer Media…

In Fire Emblem, Marriage Can Be A Fate Worse Than Death

If you’re interested in the new 3DS strategy game Fire Emblem: Awakening, you’ve probably heard two things about it: first, that if a character dies in battle, they’re gone for good. Second, that characters can fall in love and marry one another. In other words, the two constants in Fire Emblem: Awakening are marriage and…

Gollum Tells Us What He Really Thinks About The Lord Of The Rings

Or would it be more accurate to say these are the thoughts of Andy Serkis, the man behind Gollum in the The Lord of the Rings movies? You decide. Here’s footage by wrst88 of Serkis going all Gollum on us when asked about the LotR movies, and one thing is for sure: there’s conflict! Andy…

Mass Effect, Dragon Age Actor Passes Away At Age 61

Veteran British actor Robin Sachs, perhaps best-known to the masses for his role as Ethan Rayne in the Buffy TV series, has passed away suddenly at the age of 61. Details on the nature of his death are yet to be made public. Sachs may be better known to you guys, though, as the voice…

Disney Will Be Making All Kinds Of Star Wars Spin-Offs

We already knew that the newly minted Star Wars-owners at Disney are planning a new trilogy, the first film of which will be directed by nerd-king J.J. Abrams It’s also been heavily rumored that Disney would be making spin-off movies outside of the trilogy. Sounds like that is indeed the way it’s going to go…

These Are The Dead Space Spin-Offs I Really Want to Play

I’m not a Dead Space guy. Oh sure, the series is great, but Fatal Frame and Silent Hill are more my speed when it comes to pants-wetting horror. But you know what would make me a Dead Space guy? Absurdist spin-offs and mods How about a survival-horror game starring legendary comedian, father figure and star…

Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time: The Kotaku Review

Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time is a pleasant PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita game that feels like it has been plucked out of a time warp. It arrives on the eve of the expected February 20 announcement of the make-or-break PlayStation 4 and yet it calls back to an era of easy dominance by the…

Watch The 14-Year Evolution Of PC Graphics In One Really Long Video

Wow, PC graphics have really come a long way. YouTube user PerfectHandVideos created this fascinating, 130-minute-long collection of real-time PC graphics, using Nvidia demos, graphics benchmarks and in-game benchmarks in chronological order from 2000 to present day. The 3DMark 2001 Matrix scene still looks stunning, that’s for sure. The Evolution Of Real Time PC Graphics…

Zynga Cancels Three Games Less Than Four Months Old

During today’s Zynga conference call it was announced that the company would be closing CityVille 2, the incredibly promising The Friend Game and the mobile Party Place, three recent releases that performed below expectations. CityVille 2 was launched at the beginning of November 2012, delayed slightly due to Hurricane Sandy’s effect on the Baltimore development…

Soon leaving the computer won’t free you from your Farm—Zynga plans to bring FarmVille 2 and more to mobile in 2013.

Six Comics You Should Get This Week

If you’re here in the Panel Discussion programming block, you might be a lapsed comics reader, trying to find a way back to the JLA Satellite. Or you might someone killing time until you pick up your weekly Wednesday pull list. Or maybe you’ve said goodbye to dozens of longboxes to embrace the promise of…