Let’s Enjoy the Old-Time Feel of This Amazing Mechanical Donkey Kong Machine

This contraption looks like an alternate-reality version of the arcade game that pretty much saved Nintendo. No pixels are present in engineer Martin Raynsford’s laser-cut re-creation of Donkey Kong but you do control Mario via an NES hooked up to servo motors. This first attempt only lets you jump as Mario but Raynsford writes that…

Borderlands 2 Is Actually A Turn-Based RPG, And Other Completely Incorrect Facts

YouTuber and insane person BlackLightAttack has a knack for completely and intentionally misinterpreting games to silly results. His latest mutilation: Borderlands 2 For my favorite line, skip ahead a little bit 60 Second Let’s Play: Borderlands 2 [BlackLightAttack]

Ex-PlayStation Spokesman: ‘You Have To Question The Priorities Of The Company As A Whole’

An ex-Sony PR representative has publicly slammed his former company following a recent round of layoffs that left him out of work late last week. It’s hardly unusual for laid-off staffers to harbor ill will toward their former employers, but ex-PlayStation PR Will Powers voiced some striking criticism on Twitter this afternoon. He had harsh…

World of Warcraft Developers Have “No Particular Fear” Of Windows 8

Windows 8 doesn’t officially launch until October, but the dramatic changes to the OS most gaming PCs use have already proven quite controversial. Earlier this year, Blizzard EVP of game design Rob Pardo echoed Gabe Newell’s sentiments about Windows 8. Newell had called the OS a catastrophe, and Pardo replied via Twitter that Windows 8…

Nothing Goes Together Like Porn Mags And Final Fantasy

Like chocobos and characters named Cid, pornographic magazines are a proud tradition in Final Fantasy games. We’ve seen erotic mags in Final Fantasy IV, The After Years, V, VI, VII, VIII, and now Final Fantasy Dimensions, the new iOS game that’s surprisingly fun, albeit pricy Here’s the full scene: Remember when Final Fantasy games didn’t…

The Tiniest Mobile Game Controller Will Help You Find Your Keys

Creating convenient game controllers for mobile phones and tablets is a big thing. Black Powder Media’s iMpulse is a tiny thing. The keychain game controller / key locator is looking to Kickstarter as a sort of early release program. The iMpulse is a Bluetooth controller with four buttons and a control pad, which should be…

Yes, Some of Us Here Are Obsessed With FarmVille 2

We know what some of you will think of us. We’ve heard it from our colleagues. FarmVille 2? Really? You’re playing that? We are. And we’re enjoying it. Can’t deny it. The three offenders on the staff are me, Kirk Hamilton and Mike Fahey. We’ve discovered that this game, like its predecessor, really does compel…

Skyrim‘s Character Creator Is So Advanced That You Can Select Elbow Pointy-ness

Who actually feels compelled to be as thorough as selecting elbow pointy-ness when creating your character in Skyrim? Is elbow pointy-ness even a thing? Ah screw it. I’d probably spend a few minutes scrutinizing that slider. Both myself and College Humor, apparently. Hardly Working: Skyrim [College Humor]

All The New Things Mists of Pandaria is Adding to World of Warcraft, In One Big Trailer

Mists of Pandaria launches tonight. (Or, from an East coast point of view, very very early tomorrow morning.) It’s only the fourth expansion to World of Warcraft in nearly eight years. So what will it be adding to the game? Well, lots. Blizzard has helpfully provided this seven-minute launch look, complete with dramatic music, at…

What Facebook is Playing This Week

With six of ten of the most-played games this week from one development studio, perhaps I should call this new weekly feature “What Zynga Games Facebook is Playing This Week”. Of course that wouldn’t be fair to the fine people at King.com, whose Bubble Witch Saga and Candy Crush Saga make a fair showing in…

Have a PC? Steam? Interested in a game previewers are loving? If yes to all, download the XCOM: Enemy Unknown demo here

Sometimes A Game About Opening Boxes Is More Fun Than A Game About Shooting, Driving or Jumping

There is a box, and you must open it. The iPad game The Room is as simple as that and is more fun than Christmas morning. All you’re doing in Fireproof Studios’ The Room is opening boxes, but you’re doing it in the most complex way. These boxes have hidden knobs, secret levers, secret messages…

One Guy Hit Borderlands 2‘s Level Cap in a Record-Setting 43 Hours

Matt Siegfried wanted to be first. So, the championship gamer—who’s already notched #1 rankings in various titles—got Borderlands 2 as soon as he could at a midnight launch and started playing right away. Less than two days later, Siegfried (who plays under the name “Blitz”) set a time record for hitting the level cap of…

What Am I Missing?

I have a bona fide PC gaming machine again. First time in years. I also have a Steam account and had some time this weekend to download a batch of games. The results are in the shot above. I’ve not been a PC gamer for a long time and missed a lot of classics. I’ve…

God of Blades is An Entirely Different Sort of Blade Runner

A nameless king swings a vast array of bladed weapons to the left while running through Roger Dead Yes album covers in God of Blades, coming to iTunes on September 27 from White Whale Games I grew up listening to the band Yes, so a game that combines pulp fantasy and 70s synth-prog style holds…

A Lovely Zelda Painting Comes To Life In Time-Lapse Video

Watch British artist Shanna May draw this cute Zelda painting in just four minutes. Ocarina not necessary. You can buy the painting here. You can also buy prints, in case for some reason you don’t want to spend £850 (~$1,377) on a canvas painting. Legend Of Zelda – Mega Painting [YouTube via GoNintendo]

The Japanese Version of Demons’ Score is a Much Better Deal

Last week iNiS’ rhythm-shooter Demons’ Score hit the North American app store, disappointing many fans by padding the $6.99 game with nearly $40 of additional content. Meanwhile, in Japan, the entire game costs just $20. NeoGAF poster StarCreator popped into the Japanese app store this weekend, where they discovered that the native version of Square…

Borderlands 2 Has A Ridiculous Number Of Hidden Secrets. Here Are All The Ones We Know About. [Update: More Stuff!]

Borderlands 2 is a game that will keep you happily busy for some time. But if you want to experience all the game has to offer, you’ll have to hunt after all the easter eggs and hidden secrets. And there are a lot. Here are just a few we’ve found. Let us know if you’ve…

Dragon Ball Exhaustion, Fancy Outfits, and More Excitement from Tokyo Game Show’s Last Day

Well, this year’s Tokyo Game Show has drawn to a close. It was a busy show, but it was great to cover it with most of Kotaku East (save for the lovely Eric Jou, who was in Macau, eating heart attacks). Bummer that more of Kotaku couldn’t have been here, either, but whaddayagonnado. This year,…

Chinese Cosplayer Attacked for Dressing as, Um, a Chinese Character

Over the last two weeks China an Japan have been at a war of words over who owns the Diaoyu/Senkaku islands. This dispute has created turmoil within China, as Chinese protesters run amok attacking anything that is even remotely related to Japan. Last friday, it appears the protests may have taken a wrong turn as…