Six Critics Clash Over Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity

Gates to Infinity is the latest entry in Nintendo’s roguelike/dungeon crawler franchise, Pokémon Mystery Dungeon. It seems it’s… a bit of a mixed bag, honestly. There are quite a few points reviewers are disagreeing on. Some say Gates of Infinity, compared to prior games, has been dumbed down, while others think it merely has been…

Mind Control That Ain’t Working Is My Favorite Panel From This Week’s Comics. What’s Yours?

Get it right, people: the women who’ve worn the mantle of the Femme Fatale in Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillip’s excellent noir Fatale series don’t have a superpower. They have a curse, one that they’ve occasionally been able to turn to their advantage. But the ability to make any man do what they want has…

Two Game Developers Quit Non-Profit, Objecting To Female Dancers At Party [UPDATE]

At least two members of the International Game Developers Association have resigned from their positions following a San Francisco party Tuesday night during which scantily-clad women reportedly made some attendees feel uncomfortable. Forbes blogger Carol Pinchefsky wrote about the party yesterday, describing a scene where women in skimpy shirts and costumes danced on stage. Student…

Take A Look At How Hotline Miami Plays On The PlayStation Vita

This spring, Vita owners will be able to play Hotline Miami. That much we know. But what does the game look like in action on the portable? Kirk Hamilton and I are at the Game Developers Conference this week, and we captured some footage of the game. Turns out, the gruesome indie game is a…

A PS2, Xbox 360 and a Significant Weapons Stash Found in the Home of Newtown Shooter Adam Lanza

“Video gamer.” It was the earliest and most persistent label media outlets placed on Newtown shooter Adam Lanza, after he ruthlessly murdered 20 kids and six adults last December. But that assertion seemed to be based mostly on interviews with people who knew his family, and not hard evidence. After months of speculation, an FBI…

Check out a Post-Mortem on the Original X-COM: UFO Defense,

Straight from the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, hosted by Twitch TV and GameSpot

Show Us What You Love and Hate About Cloud Strife’s Character Design

Character design is a thankless job — So many tiny, invisible decisions go into creating game characters we spend the rest of our lives with. But that doesn’t mean we can’t have a little fun with it. Using our brand spanking new image annotation system, show us what you love, hate or find hilarious about…

Don’t Expect The Next Dragon Age Or Mass Effect On Wii U

Last year, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime said his company wasn’t worried about third-party publishers shying away from the Wii U. The Wii had its issues, yes, but Fils-Aime promised that history wouldn’t repeat itself “What I would tell you is that, fundamentally, the reason certain games didn’t make it to the Wii was…

This Sure Looks Like A Knockoff Borderlands Game For Your iOS Device

And it’s not half bad! Well, I might actually call it half bad, half good. The game is called Star Warfare: Black Dawn, made by Freyr. It seems to be their latest addition to their Star Warfare series. They’re calling it the “first RPG-FPS” game, but that can’t be true. That’s kind of what Borderlands‘…

Razer Edge Pro PC Gaming Tablet: The Kotaku Review

Like many PC gamers, I’ve often wished a machine capable of putting the power of a gaming rig in a portable device. Gaming laptops are lovely and have their place, but that place is often on top of a desk. After a week with Razer’s new Edge gaming tablet, I realize what I really wanted…

Next Week, Some of You Will Get into the Company of Heroes 2 Closed Beta

If you pre-ordered Company of Heroes 2, then you’ll be able to take part in a closed beta that starts on Tuesday April 2nd. Those who get in will have access to six competitive multiplayer maps and will be able to play against the AI solo or with teammates. Don’t worry, the second phase of…

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Here’s the first teaser for the anime adaptation of Persona 3, which will be out in Japan this fall.

At long last, rhythm-action game HarmoKnight will be showing up for download on the 3DS. There’s also a new update for the stereoscopic handheld. Check out all the coming week’s digital Nintendo offerings right here

Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood Edited Into A Feature-Length Flick Is Really Enjoyable To Watch

Andy Gilleand likes to edit games that have massive stories into full-length movies, and after doing it with the Uncharted series and Assassin’s Creed I & II, he picked Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood as his next victim. Gilleand created the movie by removing the in-game HUD and mixing gameplay footage with cutscenes. And, it seems, he…

Pee-Controlled Urinal Games March on North American Sports Venues

It was in November of 2011 that we reported on a urine-controlled video game system appearing in bars throughout the United Kingdom, courtesy of the cleverly-named Captive Media. Now North America is finally catching up to those progressive Brits (and the Japanese, of course), placing the first arguably hands-free game system in the most competitive…

Skullgirls Didn’t Raise $150,000 For A Single Character. Oh No.

Last month, the developers of Skullgirls launched a crowdsourcing campaign, asking for $150,000 to introduce a single new character into the game. That campaign has now come to a close. The final tally? $829,829. Wow. The whopping contribution from fans means that the game won’t just be getting a single new character. It’ll be getting…

I Felt Yoda on My Shoulder Throughout Soul Sacrifice

I remember watching The Empire Strikes Back, when Luke was training on Dagobah. At one point, he looks over his shoulder at Yoda and asks, “Is the Dark Side stronger?” Yoda, in his ever-wise (at least until the prequels) way answered firmly, “No. Quicker. Easier. More seductive.” I kept remembering those words pretty much through…

Our buddies over at Gizmodo say French astronomers have found a real-life version of Tatooine

Dragon Ball Creator Doesn’t Enjoy Inking Manga, But He Does Enjoy Crazy Poses

Akira Toriyama is returning to Dragon Ball once again with the release of the new anime movie Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods. But apparently, all is not well with the famed series creator. In a March 24th TV program celebrating the release of the new movie, several of Toriyama’s written answers to previously selected…