These PlayStation 3 Games Are Running Out of Time

From the sound of it, Sony is unveiling the PlayStation 4 on February 20. Kotaku already ran a detailed look at what gamers can most likely expect. A PlayStation 4 reveal will make the console all official like. Then, expect a hardware race to kick off between Sony and Microsoft, with anticipation building for the…

Ni no Kuni‘s Jump Is Both Useless And Amazing

When playing video games, it’s easy to get caught up in the notion of utility. Is this ability useful to me, does this skill make my character more powerful, will it improve the ratio of my numbers to my opponents’ numbers, robot, robot, numbers, beep, boop, etc. And so it goes with Ni no Kuni,…

Check out the The Binding of Isaac soundtrack re-arranged and performed entirely on acoustic piano

Fighting Gamers Raise $225,744 For Breast Cancer Research

The folks over at Evo, a video game tournament organization dedicated to fighting-games like Marvel vs. Capcom and Tekken, raised a whopping $225,744 for breast cancer research last month. The money came from a competition designed to decide which fighting game would win a coveted spot in Evo’s annual Las Vegas tournament. The people at…

The Deadliest Predator: The Joy Of Being A Hunter In Crysis 3

I’m perched atop a crashed airplane, weapon at the ready. My eyes dart across the map, searching for a target. No, no. Not just a target. My prey They are not my equals, you see. They are CELL operatives with nothing more than laughable guns. Me, I’m a hunter. A predator. I use a bow.…

I Can’t Stop Staring At This Week in Gaming Apps

There are weeks when all the gaming apps that we review or play seem to follow some sort of loose theme. This is not one of those weeks. I’ve been staring at this week’s collection for an hour, and I’m not seeing a prevailing trend. There’s a two-player pinball game, which has nothing to do…

If You Think It’s Cold Where You Live, Spare A Thought For The Cast & Crew Of Game Of Thrones

Like they did in the second season, season three sees one Snow and a bunch of Wildlings return to the icy wastelands beyond the Wall. Those scenes are being filmed in Iceland. It’s cold up there. Not special effects, post-processing cold. Proper cold. Making Game of Thrones: Intensity of Iceland

The Funniest (And Worst) Engrish In Classic Japanese Video Games

Back in the day Japanese developers didn’t have the budget or the control to make perfect Japanese-to-English translations… although probably no one really cared. They had to translate and export their games to the West as fast as possible. So they can’t be blamed for this really—but the results are too hilarious. We collected some…

If Pixar Wants to Make a Street Fighter Movie, They Should Hire This Guy

We’ve shown some of the artwork and character designs that Brazilian artist Victor Hugo Queiroz has been doing for his quirky-cool fan film Street Fighter III – Fuurinkazan. And after a few years in development, he’s released a trailer that pits Ryu against Hugo. Be sure to watch until the very end for a special…

Gaming Cupcakes So Simple a Little Kid on YouTube Could Make Them

We’ve gotten out of the habit of posting gaming-inspired baked goods at Kotaku over the past few years, but here at KotakuMobile the subject is fresh and new. Besides, YouTube youngin’ AbesWorld2 isn’t just showing us Cut the Rope cupcakes, he’s showing us how to make them. I am going to save this video and…

He Got Paid to Kiss a Supermodel. Because Webhosting.

Take a look at this Superbowl ad by Go Daddy. Or not. But yeah, go ahead and take a look. The commercial is a part of the “smart meets sexy” campaign, and it apparently took forty-five takes to get “right” according to Adweek. More: prior to this version, there were “indecent” takes that were rejected…

Ni no Kuni Gets A Lovely New Trailer And Free DLC

Today, possibly to coincide with the release of my Ni no Kuni review, but probably not, the folks at publisher Namco Bandai made two announcements. 1) There’s a new trailer, which you can watch above. It’s lovely! 2) Ni no Kuni will get free downloadable content on February 12. If you head to the PlayStation…

Geeks Don’t Get Bullied Simply For Being Geeks. There’s More To It Than That.

You know the stereotype: the sensitive geek, intense in his/her passion, becomes a magnet for bullying, ridicule and harassment. And all because they’re a geek! Well, no, actually. That’s not it, not exactly. Yes: being earnestly passionate about something will mark you. The problem with being honest about what you like is that it makes…

The Problem With Permanent Death

“Here in video games,” game designer Matt Burns tweeted last week, “we invented a new word, ‘permadeath,’ to describe what in real life is called ‘death.'” Hilarious, right? We assume that if we die in a game, all we have to do is hit the continue button to come back to life, so we’ve come…

And Then Real Racing 3 Made AI Clones of All of Your Friends

The Firemonkeys call it “Time-Shifted Multiplayer.” It sounds an awful lot like racing against ghosts, but the multiplayer aspect of the upcoming third iteration of mobile’s flagship racing franchise is just a little bit creepier than ghosts. What Real Racing 3 will do is create an AI driver for everyone that plays the game. Real…

PBS Off Book takes a look at E-Sports and competitive gaming: this is a good 101 on that scene, if you’re curious!

Dreaming Of A Breaking Bad Video Game That Looks This Awesome

It’s hugely popular, but there’s no Breaking Bad video game. At least, not officially. There probably won’t be, either, given the nature of the show. But let’s dream there could be! And that star Walter White, played by Bryan Cranston, looked like he does here, in a series of 3D models done as fan work…

Adventure In Skyrim Alongside A Legendary Drunken Bear

If you think that Skyrim‘s regular followers are just too boring and human, maybe you’d like to try adventuring alongside the legendary Dovahbear? Well, now you can. Modder maymay1588 has shared the Dovahbear Companion, a new follower for Skyrim based on the popular (and funny) video by Bowz The mod is currently in beta, with…

God Of War: Ascension Gives Kratos Even More Ways To Kill

By now, we’ve all heard how God of War: Ascension will finally allow fans to free friends of their entrails via an online multi-player mode. What we haven’t heard, however, is how Kratos will retain his reputation as gaming’s most pissed-off protagonist in the title’s single-player story mode. This was remedied at a recent Sony…

ChefVille ‘A Series of Wursts’ Quests: Everything You Need to Know

If you pay attention to the expansion squares outside of your restaurant’s borders in ChefVille, you might have noticed that one now houses a Bavarian Market, complete with topiaries, new floor tiles and wall pieces. This Bavarian Market requires 25,000 coins and 75 Recommendations to unlock, but you’ll also need to earn 45 mastery stars…