The Sad (Funny) Story Of One Side-Scrolling Man’s Quest To Meet His Lady Friend

It’s a tale as old as time. A man needs to go meet his lady. He sets off, usually to the right. There’s a monster in the way. He jumps on it! What happens next, at least in Marius Fietzek, Benedikt Hummel and Irina Gross’ The Visit, will surprise you. And probably, make you laugh.…

Listen To The London Philharmonic Perform An Emotional Mass Effect 3 Theme

Tomorrow, the London Philharmonic will release their second album of video game music, creatively titled “The Greatest Video Game Music 2.” I really dug the first album, and so the folks working on the record asked if we at Kotaku would like to have a reader poll to pick one of the songs that would…

Someone Made Mario Out Of Nintendo Games

Redditor Mikeshiny made this one Full picture here (click to expand): Pretty damn impressive, though I see some dupes (two Super Mario Bros. 3s!). So can you name all of the games in there?

It Took A Children’s Movie To Show Me That Games Have Finally Grown Up

Yesterday I sat next to my spouse in a dark and surprisingly luxurious movie theater, watching a childrens’ movie. Aside from a group of four late-teenaged boys across the aisle, we were the only adults in the room not shepherding a flock of kids into their seats. And when, about twenty minutes into the movie,…

We’re doing a live reader Q&A with the makers of Mech Warrior Online (now in Beta) on Wednesday, 2pm ET. Join us then!

The Many Ways Halo 4 Changes The Series’ Competitive Multiplayer

By now, a whole lot of folks have reviewed Halo 4. Our own Tina Amini played it, and liked it quite a bit Most every review has focused on the single player and multiplayer in more or less equal measure. But so, so many people play Halo only for the multiplayer. Surely there’s a review…

Claptrap Takes Us Behind The Scenes Of His Goofy Borderlands 2 Documentary

Here’s Borderlands 2‘s most annoying/funny/funnoying robot, taking you through the first part of a behind-the-scenes documentary showcasing his efforts to “direct” Borderlands 2. Aw, he works so hard. Also: Tiny Tina’s Teaparty of Blood? Yeah, I’d play it.

Last Friday, William Shatner Told Me to Play With Myself

I spent an hour Friday afternoon playing around with Shatoetry, an outrageous new iPhone app that lets fan construct sentences and phrases using the distinctive dramatic voice of Mr. William Shatner. Using the odd assortment of words contained within the app I made Captain James T. Kirk say some truly outrageous things, but none so…

The next hurricane-delayed trailer for GTA V will be debuting on Wednesday November 14th, according to Rockstar Games

South Park, Metro: Last Light, Company of Heroes 2 All Delayed

THQ has delayed the much-anticipated South Park RPG as well as shooter Metro: Last Light and the real-time strategy game Company of Heroes 2 South Park: Stick of Truth, originally slated for March 2013, will now be released in early fiscal year 2014, THQ says. In English, that means April, May, or June 2013. Metro:…

The Dorkly Weekly: Snorlax Must Be Weak Against Camrys

The tragically hilarious tale of Pokemon Rusty finally continues this week, as we learn the answer to the age-old question, “Can a human be healed at a Pokemon Center?” If the medical program in Pokemon-rich regions is this efficient, it’s only a matter of time before overpopulation destroys the planet. This is why we can’t…

Tootsie Rolls: The Snacktaku Review

There are Snacktaku reviews that come into being as a result of months of research, vetting out of potential candidates and focus testing. Then there are Snacktaku reviews that spring from finding a five-pound bag of candy on clearance at Walmart the day after Halloween. Look at all those damn Tootsie Roll products. The day…

Dark Souls Secret Revealed: Director Was Pulling a Prank on Players

Dark Souls was notoriously one of the most challenging games of 2011. It killed players over and over, sometimes rewarding patience and determination in the face of death and failure with yet more death and failure. And if players felt like the game was trolling them? Well, they may have been right. At least, about…

The Littlest Hellboy and Friends Join the Cast of Big Head Bash

Spicy Horse Games’ (Alice: The Madness Returns) browser-based online shooter Big Head Bash is a game about toys shooting each other right in their over-sized heads. The competition heats up today, as Hellboy and four friends from Mike Mignola’s supernatural comic series join the likes of Mitt Romney and Barack Obama as collectible killers. Combining…

The Contemptible Games Journalist: Why So Many People Don’t Trust The Gaming Press (And Why They’re Sometimes Wrong)

Questionable Tweets. Claims of legal threats. Edited resumes. An article that named names one day and didn’t the next. Mock reviews. Free drinks. Extravagant swag. Elaborate junkets. These are the ingredients that are helping bring to a boil familiar suspicions about the gaming press, the work they—we—do, and whose side they’re really on. Welcome to…

Mass Effect 3 Special Edition will be out for Wii U on Nov. 18th, including the Extended Cut DLC. Full details here

Every Single Microsoft Device. Ever.

With the release of Surface, Microsoft is taking a serious dive into the wide world of hardware production. But this isn’t the first time Microsoft has gone down that road. In fact, Redmond has racked up a pretty impressive catalogue of devices. Here’s a list of all of them [Editor’s note. You might notice this…

Professor Layton And The Fantastic Verbal Smackdown

Capped from the recent Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask, this screengrab shows just how badass the good professor really is. Would you play a video game that was just Hershel Layton yelling at people? I totally would. (via TinyCartridge)

Smurf Your Own Smurf in Smurf Life, Coming Smurf to Mobile Devices

Now that they’ve finished subverting millions to their wills via Smurf Village, Beeline Interactive places Peyo’s little blue money machines in such dire peril that Papa Smurf’s only recourse is to create a brand-new Smurf—you. The only-proficient-when-the-plot-calls-for-it wizard Gargamel has cast a powerful darkness spell over Smurf Village, threatening to increase the price of candle…

Every Single Microsoft Device. Ever.

With the release of Surface, Microsoft is taking a serious dive into the wide world of hardware production. But this isn’t the first time Microsoft has gone down that road. In fact, Redmond has racked up a pretty impressive catalogue of devices. Here’s a list of all of them [Editor’s note. You might notice this…