Who among you went out and picked up Army of Two: The Devil’s Cartel? What do you think so far? Go join the voices talking about video games and life in Talk Amongst Yourselves, our reader-written blog.

Tired of Games That Look Like Every Other Game? Maybe Apotheon‘s For You.

Side-scrolling indie action game Apotheon is looking a lot better since last we saw it. We saw it at PAX East in Boston this past weekend, where it appeared to be shaping up as promising mix of Metroid and… Mount & Blade? You’ll be able to play Apotheon on PC by the end of the…

Behold Studios teams with Paradox Interactive to bring the glorious meta role-playing game Knights of Pen & Paper to PC, Mac and Linux asKnights of Pen & Paper +1 Edition. Roll to save versus awesome.

New GTA V Screens Show Off Sunsets, Scuba Diving and Stormy Skies

A bunch of new images for Grand Theft Auto V popped up on Rockstar’s official site. What do you think is going on in these scenes?

Before Plants Vs. Zombies 2 Comes Plants Vs. Zombies Vs. Facebook

While the promised sequel to the world‘s most popular undead floral combat simulator is still slated for a summer release, Popcap is sowing the seeds of something more social with Plants Vs. Zombies Adventures, a Facebook game that explores the original title’s tower defense roots. Where Plants Vs. Zombies was a corridor-based defense variant with…

A certain man named Cary Walkin has programmed an RPG. It’s called Arena.Xlsm. And it’s a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet. If you own Excel, you might wanna give it a try. [via BoingBoing]

Japanese Video Games Where You Can Play As A Badass American

The influence of American action movies in Japan has been huge. Shortly after the success of all the 1980s Hollywood action flicks with dudes like Schwarzenegger, Stallone and Chuck Norris, Japanese gaming created an entire library of different action titles with one common feature: Kill everything on the screen. Oh, and blow up everything, too.…

Ubisoft just submitted something called “Far Cry Classic” to the Korean game rating board. What could it mean?! [GRB Thanks Sang!]

Here’s some new footage from the recently announced Heroes of Might and Magic-like, Age of Wonders III. For a pre-alpha, it looks surprisingly complete — not to mention good. The game is slated for an Autumn 2013 release for PC, with a Mac version planned later on.

More Cool, Amazing, and Totally Odd Japanese Cosplayers

Last weekend, Osaka’s Den-Den Town, the city’s geek district, held a street festival. Previously, Kotaku showcased some of the unusual cosplay on display during the event. There was more. Much more. Here are some of the other wonderful and wonderfully strange outfits on display. Some of them are based on Japanese internet memes. Some, obviously,…

In an interview, DICE has confirmed to VideoGamer that Battlefield 4 is not coming to the Wii U.

In Soviet Russia, There Was an Arcade Game That Quizzed People on…Road Signs

Back in 2009, a museum dedicated to Soviet arcade games opened in Moscow, Russia. Recently, Japanese site Osoroshian.com took a tour of the museum, snapping loads of photos in the process. The museum houses over forty arcade games that were licensed for manufacture in the USSR during the 70s and 80s. Many of the arcade…

Tim Schafer: The Game: Part Deux

You’re Tim Schafer. You’re hosting the Game Developers Choice Awards. But, since you’ve shaved your beard, put on a tux instead of a t-shirt, and left all your jokes at home, the bouncer thinks you’re an impostor and refuses to let you in. That’s the premise of Host Master Deux: Quest for Identity Schafer hosting…

Latest Japanese Schoolgirl Trend: Fake Dragon Ball Attacks

As covered on Kotaku yesterday, photos of schoolgirls doing faux manga style martial arts moves have been popping up on forums and threads in Japan. Those photos, however, are just the tip of the iceberg. Numerous Japanese teens, it seems, are uploading photos of themselves doing the Kamehameha attack from popular manga and anime series…

Shigeru Miyamoto tells ABC News that a Nintendo theme park is “not an impossibility”, but that the company’s hands are currently full.

Own the Mouse That Kim Jong-Un Wants to Destroy the World With

North Korea is one scary place! Kim Jong-un is one scary young man! Recently, the country’s state media released this photo of The Great Successor sitting at a computer. Make that, a super computer. In a large metal box. Just look at those military officers gathered around. And look at how Kim Jong-un is sitting…

How To Make Hannibal Lecter Even More Terrifying

Forget Hannibal the Cannibal and eating human liver with fava beans and a nice Chianti. That’s nothing compared to the sheer terror in the above clip. Silence of the… [Everdraed@YouTube] Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking points from Japan, Korea, China and beyond. Tune in every morning…

Dragon’s Crown Is Looking Just Beautiful

The action-RPG, from Vanillaware, is out on PS3 and Vita later this year. “Later” can’t come soon enough. You can see some video of the game in action here viaTiny Cartridge

Taking Cosplay Into The Wild, Wild West (Quite Literally)

Cosplay photos are normally taken in a studio, or on a set, or from the relative safety of a convention floor. Rarely do we get to see people dressing up as their favourite characters and actually going to the kind of desolate and wild places their favourite characters do battle/hang out. So top-shelf cosplay photographer…

Watch 17 Minutes Of Battlefield 4 Gameplay, Right Here

EA just released this enormous 17-minute gameplay demonstration of Battlefield 4’s singleplayer campaign. Yes, that is Bonnie Tyler you are hearing at the start. Amazing. This is the first piece of media EA has managed to successfully release on its own tonight, after first screenshots and then a low-res version of a trailer slipped out…