Islamic Extremists Made This Video Game

You sometimes hear American-developed video games set in real-world geopolitical hotspots—like entries in the Call of Duty, Battlefield and Medal of Honor series—get decried as jingoistic, flag-waving propaganda. And Pakistan has issued a ban on Call of Duty and Medal of Honorfor how it’s portrayed in those titles. And, yeah, while the claim can be…

Leaked Footage Of Star Wars‘ Newest Take On Battlefield And Call of Duty [UPDATE]

Over the past few days, I’ve been talking to multiple sources about Star Wars: First Assault, the troubled multiplayer shooter that could be LucasArts’s downloadable take on Battlefield and Call of Duty Today Kotaku can reveal gameplay footage from the Star Wars shooter, which has not been announced and may never actually make it out…

With Simple AI Like This, Why Does SimCity Need Cloud Computing?

With more and more players able to connect to and consistently play SimCity now, they’re seeing what GlassBox, the game’s simulation engine, has to offer. GlassBox has been pitched as an enormously sophisticated engine that supposedly requires the game’s servers to supply some computing power, necessitating the game’s notorious always-online connection. But a lot of…

Mobile’s hottest boxing game is even hotter on Tegra-powered Android devices. It’s out today on Google Play for $4.99.

Try These Two Techniques To Earn a 1000-Hit Combo in God of War: Ascension (The Not-Fun Way)

There’s a Trophy in the new PS3 game God of War: Ascension that rewards you for scoring a thousand-hit combo. Imagine the bloody combat artistry required to win this accolade! Imagine using the game’s wonderfully-varied arsenal of combat maneuvers. Or imagine the (possible) glitches players can find to earn this Trophy through just one tedious…

The Veronica Mars Movie Is Actually Happening… If They Can Raise $2 Million

Holy crap. HOLY CRAP. Five years after its unceremonious demise, Veronica Mars could be coming back in movie form, if creator Rob Thomas and star Kristen Bell can raise $2 million on Kickstarter to make it happen If you’ve never watched Veronica Mars, or if you’ve scoffed at it because it sounds like a shitty…

Some Bullet Hell Shooters are Too Hard. Some are Too Easy. This One is Just Right.

I want to be an amazing shoot-em up player, effortlessly weaving between endless streams of multicolored bullets, beams of light from my spaceship/airplane/magical girl painting enemies with glorious destruction. If only I were that coordinated. Sunny Tam’s Danmaku Unlimited 2 for iOS does not magically transform me into a proficient bullet hell shooter pro, but…

The Difference Between Luigi and Mario, According to People Who Would Know

You might think that the difference between Nintendo’s famous brothers is that one likes to wear red and the other wears green, or that one of them can sometimes jump a tad higher. But there’s another key difference. Luigi, the creators of the next Luigi-starring game from Nintendo say, is more emotional. That is essentially…

Say There, is That an Awkward Product Placement Starring a PS Vita?

“House of Cards” isn’t a “free” show—you still have to pay for Netflix to see it the same as you would to watch “Breaking Bad.” But Netflix itself is the primary distributor, and it outbid HBO, AMC and all the rest to make it the streaming service’s first original programming, launching the entire first season…

Become Dishonored‘s Deadliest Assassin in Next Month’s The Knife of Dunwall

I’ve played through the beginning of Arkane Studio’s Dishonored at least a half-dozen times, each time dreading the moment the killers make their move. Launching worldwide on April 16, Dishonored‘s second helping of downloadable content puts the assassin’s dagger in players’ hands. Can The Knife of Dunwall be redeemed? It’s chilling, seeing Corvo and the…

Cyberpunk 2077 Will Be the First Multiplayer Game from the Makers of The Witcher

What do we know about Cyberpunk 2077 so far? There’s going be fancy new software making it run. You might learn a new language while playing. And parts of it are going to be very pretty. But a few more details are coming to light about the upcoming sci-fi title from CD Projekt Red. A…

This Remake Of The Heart of the Swarm Intro Has The Cuddliest Zerg Ever

After crafting a whole season of short, funny StarCraft cartoons, CarBotAnimations presents a spectacular special episode, remaking the entire cinematic intro of Heart of the Swarm. It still doesn’t explain why that Viking had to land to get stomped on by the Ultralisk, but these Zerg units, portrayed as cute little puppies, are MUCH more…

Dead Space 3: Awakened: The Kotaku Review

I’m having a hard time remembering Dead Space 3 It’s not that I’ve recently become afflicted with amnesia or anything like that. I just don’t find the game all that memorable. If you read my review, you’ll know that I had my share of gripes with the third title in what was previously known to…

Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm 3: The Kotaku Review

After nearly a decade of playing Naruto video games, that annoying little jerk of a ninja unleashes his most powerful move yet — making me cry. God I hate him. The creation of manga artist Masashi Kishimoto, Naruto began as a one-shot comic strip and grew into one of the best-selling manga series of all-time.…

Why One DSi Community Is Upset at Nintendo Right Now

So Nintendo is bringing Flipnote Studio to the 3DS. This latest iteration will allow users to create 3D flipnotes and is called, wait for it, Flipnote Studio 3D. But what does this mean for users of the plain old Flipnote Studio? From the sound of it, they’re screwed. In Japan, Nintendo offered two interesting services…

The Coolest Video Games Set in Feudal Japan

It is always nice to see a video game set in the feudal, pre-industrial era of Japan. The Japanese countryside in general has a special, comforting atmosphere, and combining it with badass samurai warriors and political drama always has spectacular results. We have selected games for today’s Show Us gallery that both have these attributes,…

Shigeru Miyamoto Is Not Worried About The Wii U Just Yet

Even though the sales for the Wii U have been less then stellar—with Nintendo actually expecting to lose money—Shigeru Miyamoto believes there is no cause for concern yet. In an interview with the New York Times, when asked about the Wii U’s performance, Miyamoto seemed optimistic. “I think that the Wii U still has a…

On Reddit, Road Rash designer Dan Geisler said he’ll “do a kickstart on [a new Road Rash], if there is enough interest.”

What if Pi from Life of Pi had been stuck with a crab the whole time? Two Chinese students have the answer

Okay, This Bread Really Looks Like Vaginas

The bread is pink. That’s the color of cherry blossoms, and thus, spring in Japan. And the wrapper says the snack is “shaped like cherry blossoms.” Seems innocuous enough, right? But take off the wrapper. Because, as pointed out online in Japan, this doesn’t look like cherry blossoms. It does look like vaginas. This post…