This Is the $300 Street Fighter Chess Set Capcom Sent Me Today

The other day, an EA spokesperson invited me to go to Germany to go to some Porsche driving school in order to, in a roundabout way, play more of the next Need for Speed. (I declined.) Today, Capcom sent me a really heavy box. A $300 chess set was in it. Yes, it’s cool. No,…

Here’s 16 Minutes Of The Next Game By The Makers Of Pokemon

Curious about Rhythm Hunter: HarmoKnight, the newest game from the people who make Pokemon? Here’s some gameplay footage, taken from the 3DS demo. Check it out. HarmoKnight, by the way, is out in September 5 in Japan. No word on a U.S. release yet, but I’ve asked Nintendo if they have any plans to bring…

Digital Storm’s Budget Gaming PC Doesn’t Sacrifice Power for a Reasonable Price

Digital Storm is a boutique gaming PC maker that I’ve traditionally associated with putting together mind-blowing systems that cost more than the vehicle I drive. So when they announced a new line of affordable gaming rigs starting at only $799, I was taken aback. What could the company that’s built the “world’s most advanced PC”…

Check Out This Insanely Cool GTA IV Mod That Lets You Time Travel With Back to the Future‘s DeLorean

Mods are insanely cool. They can grant PC games everything from a spiffy outfit to entirely new game modes and areas. YouTube user seedyrom34 took GTA IV mods to the next level with this full-functional, fully-detailed DeLorean time machine straight out of Back to the Future. It even comes complete with a full Marty McFly…

Hulk Smash Puny Gaming PC, Make Gaming PC Look Badass

I’ve never wondered what a computer would look like after the Incredible Hulk had smashed it. If I’d ever thought about it, I would probably have imagined a sad little pancake of sparking, flattened circuitry and aluminum. One master modder, however, has a different interpretation. This beautiful brute of a PC made an appearance at…

Guild Wars 2, Log One: I Cannot Rest Until I Have Explored All The Things.

In just five days of play, Guild Wars 2 has managed to wreak havoc on my usually-sharp ability to make up my damn mind. Those five days, beginning with Saturday’s head start access, have seen me create one character after another. It’s not because I’m dissatisfied with any of them. Quite the contrary, in fact.…

Dude Makes A Wicked Skyrim Helmet From Real Steel

There have been plenty of cool cloth and papercraft Skyrim props over the past several months. Kotaku reader and crafter Shannon Clawson looked at those and said, “P’shaw! Amateur hour!” Well, he probably didn’t say that. But he did get inspired to make this Nord helmet out of real steel, and he sent us some…

HULK SMASH Case Mod Gallery

The Kid was happy to hear that the lovely Bastion is coming to iPad on August 30

You Have To Run From Room to Room (In Real Life) To Play This Arcade Game

Imagine a Defender-style video game where you had to jog across the entire floor of a building to play it. No, wait; don’t imagine that. One Japanese-born game designer already did. And it’s pretty great. Based on drawings that Keita Takahashi came up with, the folks at Babycastles—who periodically put up exhibitions of beautiful and…

This New Far Cry 3 Video Features The Best Tiger Attacks Yet

Man, I still don’t know if I’ll like Far Cry 3 as much as I like Far Cry 2, but if there’s one thing Ubisoft’s marketing campaign has convinced me of, it’s that the tiger attacks will be delightful

This Brand New Old-School RPG Is Coming To PS3 And Vita Next Year

Here’s one more reason to get your hands on a Vita: Dragon Fantasy Book II, the sequel to NES-style iOS JRPG Dragon Fantasy, is coming to Sony’s portable system (and PlayStation 3) next year. Hit the PlayStation Blog for more details on this old-school-styled RPG, courtesy creator Adam Rippon. Or you could watch the video…

The Adventure Time Game’s Weird Boss Fights Might Surprise You

What makes Adventure Time so special? What needs to be in the video game based on Pen Ward’s quirky and adventurous Cartoon Network series in order for it to maintain the charm and essence of the show? For an enormously obsessive fan like myself, a lot of it has to do with the characters and…

There Are New Mounts Coming to Mists of Pandaria. Like Dragons.

Want a pony? How very old-fashioned of you. This isn’t 2006, you know. It’s time to upgrade to demanding a dragon, and World of Warcraft has you covered. Blizzard has just shown off all the new mounts coming with Mists of Pandaria‘s launch next month, and there’s not a pony to be seen among the…

This Extraordinary Version of Ms. Pac-Man Fills an Entire Room.

It’s one thing for a video game to be called immersive when you’re staring at a single screen in one direction. But when you’re sitting in a room surrounded by power pellets and aggressive ghosts of Ms. Pac-Man, you feel like you’re living inside a game of the arcade classic. Shot at this past weekend’s…

Women’s Hockey Stars Will be Playable in NHL 13

In what appears to be a first, two women’s hockey stars will appear as playable athletes in a sports video game simulating a professional men’s league. NHL 13 will feature Hayley Wickenheiser (above, left), of the Canadian women’s national team, and Angela Ruggiero (above, right) of the United States national team, alongside Wayne Gretzky, Mario…

This Hilarious Point-and-Click Game Blows You Up Three Times in One Minute

Do yourself a favor: play some levels before you read the help in McPixel You may not know what to do at first when the point-and-click game by indie developer Mikolaj ‘Sos’ Kaminski starts up. That’s okay. You’ll probably wind up triggering something very funny. Like kicking everyone in the junk. The humor in this…

The United States Government Kindly Asks Iran To Free Imprisoned American Game Developer Already

The United States government commemorated the one-year anniversary of Iran’s imprisonment of American-citizen/former-Marine/former-game-developer/accused-spy Amir Hekmati by asking for his release. Here’s their full statement: Press Statement Victoria Nuland Department Spokesperson, Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC August 29, 2012 Today marks one year since Iranian authorities detained U.S. citizen Amir Hekmati. We are relieved that…

You’ll Be Able To Play All Three Phoenix Wright Games On iOS This Fall

Take that! HD remakes of all three Phoenix Wright games are coming to iPad and iPhone this fall, publisher Capcom said today. You’ll be able to download an app called Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy HD for free, then buy the three games in the trilogy: Ace Attorney, Justice for All, and Trials and Tribulations…

This Gorgeous Persona 4 Art Book should Tide You Over Until Golden Comes Out

Now available from UDON Entertainment, Persona 4: Official Design Works collects the amazing work of acclaimed character designer Shigenori Soejima into one gorgeous 192-page tome, complete with an extensive interview and artist commentary sprinkled throughout. What better way to while away the hours until Persona 4 Golden‘s November release? I’ve got a copy of the…