Jet Set Radio: The Kotaku Review

Few games were as revolutionary as Jet Set Radio for the Dreamcast. It completely overturned our expectations of what games could look like, and remained one of the best games to come out for the system. In the video above, I discuss the HD port of Jet Set Radio: How it’s aged as a game,…

Your First Look At The Newest Game From The Creator Of Mega Man

Here’s a quick first look at Yaiba, the stylish new zombie game by Keiji Inafune, designer of Mega Man and Dead Rising Not much to see yet, but what’s here is a fun tease.

Square Enix’s Latest Mobile Game Has Rhythm Combat And A Talking Teddy Bear

Here’s some gameplay footage from Demons’ Score, a rhythm-action-combat-music game for mobile platforms published by Square Enix and developed by iNiS, the Japanese studio that made Elite Beat Agents Maybe that’s why it’s so groovy. Demons’ Score is out “very soon” for iOS and “this fall” for Android, Square Enix says.

Sweet Mother of Assassin’s Creed III, I Would Wear This Jacket Up And Down And Everywhere

I don’t like most gamer clothing. They’re usually tacky, or have a huge, ugly logo plastered everywhere. Plus, personally, they’re usually all too large. I have a zillion gamer sleep shirts, but nothing I would actually ever wear outside the confines of my apartment. This, though. This. I’ve been following Volante Design for awhile now.…

This Confounding, Addictive Counting Game Will Tear Your Brain In Half

No no wait, it’s a good kind of brain-tearing! Welome to Nuclien, a new iPhone/iPad game from James Barnard. It will test you. It will push you. It may break you. And if you’re like me, you’ll get really, really into it. Nuclien has a distinctive, stark visual style that reminds me of nothing so…

8 Things You Should Know About LittleBigPlanet On The PlayStation Vita

LittleBigPlanet Vita doesn’t come out for another couple of weeks, but Sony has decided that they don’t mind if we go ahead and talk about it now. How nice of them! I’m taking my time playing it—LittleBigPlanet games have a lot of nooks and crannies, and I’d like to explore every one before I do…

Feed The Team Fortress 2 Turret Milk, And It Grows Up To Be The Terminator

What the hell did I just watch, you ask? Why, the most adorable squees of delight you’ve ever heard, I respond! Look at that twinkle in the engineer’s eyes. He’s like a proud, excited parent, ready to embrace the possibilities of a new future and… Oh. Oh, my. The Calcium (Source Filmmaker) [YouTube via Reddit]

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You Can Watch Nintendo Announce The Wii U’s Release Date And Price Live Tomorrow Morning

Nintendo’s releasing a new console soon, in case you haven’t heard. And Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime is having lots of important meetings with cartoon characters in order to commemorate the occasion. Tomorrow at 10am Eastern, Nintendo is holding an event in New York City to announce some big news about the console—including, presumably,…

It’s Hard to Be Excited About The Secret World‘s Next Update With the Lead Designer Gone

Hey look, it’s a video for the changes coming in The Secret World‘s Issue #2: Digging Deeper update. Plastic surgery, bazookas and an extension of “the Kingsmouth Code” investigation mission — these are things I would have been thrilled about two days ago. Now that lead designer Martin Bruusgaard has been let go, not so…

The Resistance People Are Making a New Shooter. This One Should Be Better.

Last year, Insomniac Games surprised the gaming world by showing up at EA’s E3 2011 press conference with an all-new game called Overstrike. Once the shock of seeing the PS3 stalwart studio outside of a Sony event wore off, the buzz on Overstrike was high, thanks to the developer’s trademark sharp humor and trademark weapon…

Tokyo Game Show Map Reveals a Small Square Enix Booth

The Tokyo Game Show organizers released a map of the show floor—helpful for all those who like comparing sizes. Capcom, Sony, Gree, Level-5, Sega, and Konami all have large booths. The booths for Namco Bandai and Tecmo Koei seem smaller—Square Enix’s booth is even smaller-looking than theirs! Not sure how important all this is as…

Purchase the Japanese Z.O.E. HD on PS3 and get a Metal Gear Rising demo code. Purchase the Xbox 360 version and…sorry!

This PSP Dungeon Crawler Lets You…Tweet

This fall, Shiren the Wanderer 4 is headed to the PSP as Shiren the Wanderer 4 Plus. The port will have three new dungeons as well as the ability to select (and send) pre-written tweets. So go ahead, spam your Twitter feeds, Shiren players! PSP『不思議のダンジョン 風来のシレン４ plus 神の眼と悪魔のヘソ』ＰＶ [YouTube] Kotaku East is your slice of…

Tomorrow, Nintendo is giving an online presentation about the Japanese Wii U release date and price.

Destroying Video Games and Controllers Can Look Mesmerizing

Gaming is great fun. But sometimes it can totally piss you off. And you just want to Hulk Smash—but you don’t. This animated gif is from Japanese anime Shinryaku! Ika Musume (aka Squid Girl), and it’s utterly fantastic. You can see what it looks like when a Super Nintendo cartridge is crushed and when a…

Report: Tomorrow, Sega will tease a “totally new game” currently dubbed “Project Omega”.

I Didn’t Know Bruce Lee vs. Chuck Norris Requires So Much Button Pressing

In 1972, Bruce Lee and Chuck Norris faced off in Way of the Dragon. Here, that fight has been reimagined as a Shenmue style quick time event. If you’ve never seen the original fight, do yourself the favor of watching it, sans button icons. Bruce Lee vs Chuck Norris QTE – Shenmue [YouTube] Kotaku East…

Here’s To Looking Good in Halo Battle Armor

The world is getting a new Halo game this year, Halo 4. That’s pretty exciting, I reckon! Many gamers love Halo, but some don’t just stop at playing the games. They love dressing up in Halo combat gear. And why wouldn’t they? Here’s a sampling of some—certainly not all—of the finest Halo armor cosplays the…

No, This Man Is Not Slicing a Real Dragon

Goodness! These images have popped up online in China, with people speculating that this gentleman is slicing open a real dragon. He’s not. Know how I know? There’s no such thing as real dragons. I think. Note: This post might contain imagery that dragon lovers find disturbing. Commenters online in China are quick to point…