The Last Story Is One Of The Best RPGs I’ve Played In Years

Lost among this week’s barrage of awesome new video games is The Last Story, a role-playing game that’s slipped pretty damn far under gamers’ radars considering it was designed and directed by the man who created Final Fantasy You might be tempted to ignore this one. It’s for Wii. You probably haven’t touched yours in…

Command & Conquer Generals 2 Transformed Into a Triple-A Free-to-Play

Another day, another storied video game franchise going free-to-play. This time, it’s Command & Conquer, with the revered real-time strategy getting an all-new iteration powered by DICE’s Frostbite 2 engine. Well, all new to a point. This is actually the Command & Conquer: Generals 2 that was announced last December as BioWare’s next big project,…

Surely There’s Some Sort of Controversy Lurking in These New Tomb Raider Screens

There is absolutely nothing sexist, misogynistic or otherwise controversial about these Gamescom screens for Tomb Raider, so we’re going to have to make up our own. Oh my god, Lara Croft is helping that hardened killer execute that woman! Doesn’t work? Okay, let’s see if there’s anything else we can use here. Oh my god,…

Half-Life Fans Trolled By Keyboard Company

Mad Catz revealed yesterday the company’s latest, fanciest keyboard to date: the S.T.R.I.K.E. 7. It’s… certainly something, but that’s not why we’re here today. Today, we’re here for shits and giggles. A trailer put out by Mad Catz for the upcoming peripheral shows its weird little app screen with predictable stuff like World of Warcraft…

This Horse Will Push You (and Video Games) to the Limit

Horse mods are nothing new to Grand Theft Auto. Heck, GTA: San Andreas had one. And yes, we already know that GTAIV has a horse mod. But now, let’s push it to the limit. Giddy up!

The Last Guardian Is Still a PS3 Game

Even though Sony recently “abandoned” its Last Guardian trademark, that means nothing. Work on the game, Sony and its creator say, continues. But does it continue to be for the PlayStation 3? When asked if the game was going to be released on the PlayStation 4, Sony’s Shuhei Yoshida insisted that the game is a…

Bloody and Gross, Yep, It’s Soul Sacrifice!

Here’s the latest trailer for PS Vita game Soul Sacrifice. In it, you can pull out your spine and kill people. No, really! In the trailer, you can see the spell book Kotaku previously introduced

License to Kill and Die Another Day Coming to 007 Legends

Missions continue to drip out for 007 Legends. Here are the latest two: License to Kill and Die Another Day. The last two missions will drip out at another point sometime in the future. Yeah 007 Legends is bound for PS3, Xbox 360, and PC this October.

So Many Assassins, But Only One Will Survive the Cosplay Chaos!

Since debuting in 2007, Assassin’s Creed has quickly become a fan favorite. The game not only spawned sequels, but slightly tweaked outfits for its assassins. And boy, do those assassin threads look fantastic! Whether it’s Altaïr, Ezio, Connor, or any members of the Brotherhood, these assassins cut a striking figure with their iconic hoods and…

It’s Not Just the Voices You Hear, Deadpool Still Looks Good

Here’s the latest batch of Deadpool screens and concept art. Comic book writer Daniel Way will be penning the game’s story. And the game will be breaking the fourth wall next year, when it’s released next year on the PS3, Xbox 360 and the PC. In case you missed it, here’s the Deadpool trailer from…

Fresh Final Fantasy XIV Screenshots and Concept Art Dazzle

Square Enix is reworking and relaunching itsFinal Fantasy XIV MMORPG as Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn. And if this latest batch of screenshots are any indication, this is a realm I’d like to spend some time in. Beautiful stuff.

Wii U Exclusive Rayman Legends Looks So Lovely

Here’s the Wii U trailer for Rayman Legends, and damn, this platformer is pretty. The trailer shows off some of the Wii U controls, as well as the game’s enchanting art. Rayman Legends is a Wii U exclusive, and it will be out this holiday season. Check out Kotaku‘s impressions of the game here

Here’s How the Wii U Controller Works with the New Rabbids Game

Yes, we know there’s a Rabbids game for this Wii U. Here’s the latest trailer, which shows off the Wii U controls. It should hopefully give you an idea of what it’ll be like to play Rabbids Land with the Wii U controller—minus the sofa ejection seats!

FIFA 13 is coming to PS Vita, but it won’t connect to the PS3 game.

In Japan, Microsoft’s Take on Windows 7 Has Been…Different

It’s the return of Nanami Madobe! She’s the OS character (née OS-tan) for Windows 7. OS-tan is an anime personification of computer operating systems; they’re usually created online by fans. Nanami Madobe, however, was the first official OS-tan. Windows 7 was Windows 7 in Japan—it wasn’t any different other than being in Japanese. However, back…

Prepare To Watch this New Dark Souls Trailer

So Dark Souls on PC probably isn’t going to be the greatest port of all time. But your PC can run it! That’s a good thing. Just tell that to yourself over and over as you watch the PC port’s latest trailer.

The Avengers Tagline Stirs Up Controversy in Japan

The Avengers isn’t out in Japan yet, but will be later this week. However, the flick’s Japanese tagline is making a few people at least very, very upset. In Japanese, the film’s tagline is 日本よ、これが映画だ or “Hey Japan, this is a movie”. While some might think that seems innocuous enough, a couple prominent individuals have…

Korean Cops Blame Grand Theft Auto for Motorcycle Gang Attack

This Sunday at 4am, five teenage members of a motorcycle gang attacked an inebriated man, reports The Korea Herald. Seoul police think that the teens were copying a scene from Grand Theft Auto IV. The 31 year-old drunk man was sitting on the curb in southern Seoul when the gang assaulted him. Authorities filed for…

Finally, Assassin’s Creed III’s Star Tries to Kill an American

Connor, the hero of the upcoming Assassin’s Creed III, is supposedly non-partisan. Sure, he’ll be swinging his tomahawk right through the middle of the American War of Independence, but like other games in the series, there’s the expectation that he’s out to get Templars, not the British, or Hanoverians, or the Native Americans. So it’s…

With Its Sweeping Nautical Battles, Assassin’s Creed III Finally Goes Full Pirate

I’ve been waiting for the Assassin’s Creed series to go full-pirate for a little while now. Earlier games in the series have allowed the player to climb about the riggings of ships, swash their buckles across the decks of schooners, and generally freely engage in all the kinds of things that pirates do. But the…