Building One of World of Warcraft‘s Finest Rides, One Plastic Piece at a Time

The Mega Bloks World of Warcraft line has been unleashed, bringing tiny plastic versions of Azeroth’s iconic people, places and Deathwings to toy stores across the country. I have one such Azerothian playset in my possession, and you get to watch me put it together, piece by piece. To the zeppelin! My LEGO-loving brethren are…

No Random Encounters Today. Instead, Let’s Have A Chat.

As you read this, I am wandering around Seattle for PAX Prime, playing games and talking to people and crafting stories for my glorious Kotaku overlords. So, sadly, there will be no JRPG column today. But! Let’s not waste the week. Let’s use this as an opportunity for some reader feedback. Let’s chat. What do…

MMO Developer Paragon Studios Closing; City of Heroes To Shut Down By End of Year

Paragon Studios has announced that effective immediately, all work on superhero-themed MMORPG City of Heroes will be ceasing, and the game will be shut down by the end of the year. In a post on the official City of Heroes site, community manager Andy Belford wrote: In a realignment of company focus and publishing support,…

Dishonored’s Rat Assassination iPhone Game Reminds Me That I’m Surrounded by Rodents at All Times

Let’s not beat around the bush: Dishonored‘s iOS spinoff game owes a whole lot to Fruit Ninja, with a few clever tweaks. There’s on big difference, though. At the end of a game of Fruit Ninja, you may feel like getting a smoothie. At the end of Rat Assassin, you may feel like throwing up.…

Our First Teasing Look at Insomniac’s Fuse, or Is It?

This teasing screen for the next big game from the developers of Ratchet & Clank briefly appeared on screen during Ted Price’s PAX Prime keynote moments ago. Is Fuse a renamed Overstrike, or something entirely new? Along with the teasing screen, Insomniac Game’ official Twitter sent out a link to Fusegame.com, where a countdown clock…

Ron Gilbert’s Cave Is Deeper Than I Thought

What? It is. There’s a special type of anxiety that arises when you have to solve one of Ron Gilbert’s puzzles in front of him. This is the guy who made Maniac Mansion and The Secret of Monkey Island, for gosh’s sake. And here I am, poking and prodding at a new puzzle he made,…

Spec Ops‘ Multiplayer Developer Defends Mode Called ‘Cancerous’ by the Game’s Designer

The studio responsible for the multiplayer component of Spec Ops: The Line, whose lead designer called it a “cancerous growth” foisted upon the game by publisher 2K Games, defended its work in a statement today. In a feature published earlier this week by Polygon, Cory Davis, formerly of Spec Ops developer Yager, ripped the multiplayer…

Heavenly Sword‘s Glorious Nariko and Some Guy With a Skull Head Join the PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale

Oh my beloved Nariko, I shall not let any of those unworthy ruffians touch an oddly-rendered hair on your beauteous head when you make your grande return in PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale Who’s that behind you? Sir Daniel Fortesque from MediEvil? No one invited you, Dan. Piss off. Now where were we, Nariko? Still carrying…

Surely I’m Not the Only Person Excited About Sacred 3

In the realm of Diablo clones there are few games I enjoy quite as much as Diablo itself. The Sacred series is right up there, and today we’re getting our first look at Sacred 3 The world of Ancaria is far from perfect but I love it, from the brutal difficulty of the first game…

After Assassin’s Creed 3‘s Redcoat killing, Ubisoft’s fall line-up continues to brutalize Brits with ZombiU‘s box art

Torchlight II Comes to PC on September 20

Torchlight II hits PC and Mac on September 20. Have a trailer! [UPDATE] The game will ship on Mac later. And, a Runic developer wants to squash a rumor and confirms to Kotaku that all of the game’s dungeons and the overworld will be randomized.

The Secret World “State Of The Game” Update Promises Continued Content, Despite Developer Difficulties

It’s no secret that The Secret World has been facing some troubled times. Developer Funcom laid off half their staff earlier this month, which would seem to make the promised monthly content updates more challenging to release on time. However, in his August, 2012 State of the Game announcement, Ragnar Tørnquist, the game’s creative director…

Hi. Kotaku Editor-In-Chief Here. I’ll Answer Your Questions Right Now.

Hey, Kotaku readers, every so often I like to check in with all of you and find out how you think we’re doing. This time, I thought we’d use our nifty, new Live Q&A system to answer your best questions about what’s going on with Kotaku, why we’re doing this or that, what we can…

Steam Greenlight Is A Good Idea, But Makes Its Buried Treasures Very Hard To Find

After one day of poking around Steam Greenlight, I feel like I have seen this all before. And then I realize: in a way, Steam’s suddenly going all Kickstarter. It’s a big new platform that the little guys—and not-so-little-guys—can use to get their project in front of millions. And it’s a bit of a mess.…

It Looks Like People In Poland Are Playing Resident Evil 6 Very, Very Early

It’s August 31, not October 2, but somehow, some way, gamers in Poland have gotten their hands on some retail copies of Resident Evil 6—or are extremely awesome at PhotoShop. A writer on the Polish gaming site NeoGeo reports that they were able to purchase copies of the October-scheduled game now. Google translate sorta clarifies…

Fun, a Little Frustrating, but Still Free, One Epic Knight Gives a Good Run for the Money

I was having a fun time hustling through this dungeon, darting left, sliding, slicing up a gelatinous cube, picking up loot, when suddenly I turned splat into the wall. That’s a fitting metaphor for One Epic Knight, too. For a free game, released last week by Simutronics, whose Tiny Heroes lends its knight character to…

Dead Island: Riptide Puts the Four Survivors Through Even More Hell

After name-dropping the Dead Island sequel at E3 in June, Deep Silver drops the first visuals and details on Dead Island: Riptide, which challenges the original four survivors to live up to the label once again. They thought they were safe, but this is a zombie game — no one is ever truly safe. A…

Power A brought its MOGA Android controller solution to PAX, giving the public their first chance to play with it.

Splinter Cell Blacklist Hasn’t Abandoned Stealth. Take a Look.

After Blacklist reared its head at this year’s E3, many Splinter Cell fans feared that the renowned action game would be cutting back on its exacting stealth gameplay. There might be hope, guys. This new playthrough of the same level shown at E3 shows a sneakier take on Sam Fisher’s infiltration of a terrorist cell…

Xbox Live Games Are Coming to Windows 8 This October

On October 26th, your Windows PC will become an Xbox. Sort of. The integration between Microsoft’s game console and its newest PC operating system will be getting a whole lot tighter, as Windows 8 users will be getting access to select Xbox Live games like Fruit Ninja, Angry Birds Space and BlazBlue Calamity Trigger Full…