Bill Clinton’s DNC Speech, Edited For More Boom Shakalakas

For the politically-inclined, Bill Clinton’s speech last week at the Democratic National Convention seemed a slam dunk. Or, as this video shows, a collection of slam dunks, punctuated by the odd MONSTER JAM. Those too young to have played it, yes, President Clinton was actually an unlockable character in early versions of NBA Jam, a…

Resident Evil‘s Theme Park Attraction Looks Surprisingly Awesome

This Friday, Universal Studios Japan will be overrun with zombies. The dead will walk the Earth, and Resident Evil will come to life. Universal Studios is once again teaming with Capcom (previously the two did a live-sized Monster Hunter attraction) for “Halloween Horror Night”. Until November 11, the theme park will turn into Resident Evil…

Rad Game Artist Gets Cameo On Disney Cartoon

Artist and animator Paul Robertson, who we’ve been secretly in love with for a long time now, may be best known these days for his work on the Scott Pilgrim game, Fez and Wizorb He just got a lot more well-known, though, as his work is making a cameo on the Disney Channel, courtesy of…

See How a Real Skyrim Helmet Is Made (In Under Four Minutes)

Props genius Harrison Krix has been making a few helmets based on those found in Skyrim, and they’ve all been lovely, but just how the hell does he do that exactly? Oh. This video explains it. Charting the process from early cutting to the final touches, we get to see a lump of junk slowly…

They Really Don’t Make Games Like This Anymore

You hear that sentence a lot, about all kinds of things, but in the case of video games – and in particular 1991 adventure game Heart of China – it’s true! The 1990s were a bizarre time for PC gaming. As the format embraced the CD-ROM, and began to hit truly mass-market levels of awareness,…

Just In Case You Ever Wanted to Play a Pokémon Battle With Giant Robots

Offworld is a new iOS (coming soon to Android) game that is, as the headline suggests, a lot like the battling side of Pokémon. Only, you’re using giant killer robots instead of small cute animals. It’s one of the prettiest iOS games I’ve ever seen, optimised for retina displays and featuring some fantastic artwork. It’s…

Good Evening. Here’s Some Terrific Concept Art.

Simon Goinard has been doing freelance work for the past decade, with his art featuring for clients as diverse as Disney, Exxon, Camel and Aston Martin. He’s also done quite a bit of video game work, with an equally-impressive list of employers like Sony Computer Entertainment Japan and Guild Wars developers ArenaNet. You can see…

Guild Wars 2, Your World is so Beautiful I Want to Live There

Guild Wars 2 has some of the medium’s finest concept art. And while the actual game engine often struggles to do it justice, the game’s environments can still look absolutely beautiful, proving once again that powerful “graphics” are often no match for strong art design.

Sweet Dreams, Creepy Valve Fanboy

While most people think fondly of Valve – at least, as fondly as one can think of a business out to take your money – there are some corners of the internet which can sometimes take things a little too far. I’m not sure if this is one such case, though. I mean, as horrific…

The Agony And Ecstasy Of The Pepperidge Farm Cookie

Over at Slate, a writer has gone ahead and eaten every kind of Pepperidge Farm cookie. He begins his article thusly: People think I’m weird because I like Chessmen. But they’re my favorite cookies, and I defend them with vigor whenever I encounter a Milano-lover who wants to fight me about it. And with that,…

Meet Diablo III’s First Paragon Level 100

Diablo III’s new “Paragon” system was brought in to give “maxxed out” players some more stuff to do. It’s been working for most, I guess, but for Alkaizer the well has once again run dry, because his Barbarian character has managed to hit the game’s new ceiling. As you’d expect, it took a lot of…

Report: Guilty Gear Coming to the PS Vita

Next year, Guilty Gear Accent Core Plus R is apparently headed to the PS Vita, bringing Guilty Gear arcade excitement to Sony’s portable. The game will feature full voice acting. You can see what’s believed to be a leaked scan below. Guilty Gear Accent Core Plus R is a rebalanced and enhanced version of Accent…

Why Yes, Atlus, I’d Love Another Online-Enabled 3DS Action RPG

We’ve not written much about Atlus’ Code of Princess, and that’s partly my fault. I saw the online-enabled co-op and competitive action role-playing game at E3 earlier this year, and forgot. I know, let’s blame Persona! In fact it was sort of Persona 4 Golden‘s fault. After getting a small taste of that and the…

The Smartest Half-Life Mod Of 2011 Is Making A Run For Steam

It’s been almost exactly a year since Davey Wreden’s brilliant Half-Life 2 mod The Stanley Parable threw us all for a loop. In that time, Wreden has been working on a number of projects that take the story of Stanley, his job, and that helpful (but maybe kinda sinister) narrator to new and exciting places.…

There’s Not That Much Difference Between Guild Wars 2 Players And Lemmings

So, Guild Wars 2 has a lot of cliffs and high ledges in it. Really, a lot of them. Jumping up and climbing and platforming are a significant part of the experience. Unfortunately for players like me, unlike other games it has no safe fall skill you can train up. Falling equals falling damage and,…

Why We Love Stealth Games

There’s just something special about games that make you sneak. The push, the pull, the contemplative pause… and the rush of action. We’ve been spending the last week playing one of the most enjoyable stealth games in recent memory, and so we thought we’d take a closer look at the genre. What makes sneaking so…

If You’ve Got the Wood, Money and Time You Too Could Fill Your Home with RPG Heroes

In today’s special later-than-normal, screw the top-right box edition of Speak Up on Kotaku, commenter Slagathorian shares some truly spectacular wooden creations that the editor is pretty sure he’d make a killing selling on Etsy. So I’ve been hitting the blocks again, by that I mean I’ve been making pixelated wooden block characters. I’m finished…

Report: Earth Defense Force 4 (PS3/Xbox 360) hits Japan in 2013. The game will have online multiplayer.

One NASA Scientist’s Quest To Prove We’re All Trapped Inside A Video Game

I’ve seen The Matrix. You’ve seen The Matrix. And so we’ve both had the same thought: “Woah. Maybe we really are living inside a computer!” (Since The Matrix is copyrighted and everything, this is more commonly referred to as “The Simulation Argument,” as put forth by Oxford professor Nick Bostrom. (Thanks, Seth)) At least one…

Report: Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney will be out November 29 in Japan.