Play Counter-Strike: Global Offensive On A Mirror’s Edge Map. With Zombies. And Parkour.

Let’s all admit that Dust was a fantastic map in Counter-Strike: Source. It was small enough to where the pace was always active, with the proper amount of choke points and alternate routes for optimal strategizing. But part of the charm of Source was discovering the community maps and mods. Valve understands that charm all…

The price of a Kinect is dropping down from $149.99 to $109.99, according to Microsoft’s Larry “Major Nelson” Hryb

Seven Game Critics Combine to Form a Transformers: Fall of Cybertron Frankenreview

What’s the most power combiner team in the Transformers universe? The fierce and relentless Predaking? The cool and calculating Computron? The eagle-elephant-lion Magnaboss? As far as Fall of Cybertron is concerned, it’s Reviewertron, guardian of Metacritic. Like any combiner team, this one is made up of several wildly disparate elements united under a common cause,…

Looks Like Interplay Is Bringing Back The Studio That Made Fallout [UPDATE]

It seems like Black Isle, the game studio behind RPG classics like Fallout and Planescape: Torment, is making some sort of comeback. An official website for the new Black Isle popped up today, as did Facebook and Twitter pages (as spotted by the folks on NeoGAF). The website appears to have been registered by Interplay,…

This New Vita Game Is Undeniably Adorable

This is SunFlowers, a casual game that will be out for PlayStation Vita this fall. A casual super cute game that will be out for PlayStation Vita this fall. Sure, it looks like the type of title suited more for your phone or tablet than dedicated gaming hardware, but it also looks creative and fun.…

This Exuberant Dirt-Racing Game Helped Me Get Over My Childhood Fear Of Moles

Did I ever tell you about how terrified I was of moles when I was a kid? Oh man, I was. I really was. I think I saw a mole once above ground, and according to my parents I spent the day shouting “Mole! Mole!” and running and hiding. Burrowing little MF-er scared the pants…

Grand Theft Auto V Screens Are Nice, But How About a Skyrim Final Fantasy Dragon in GTA IV?

We’ll have tennis and dirt-biking in Grand Theft Auto V, but can we not also have a dragon that breathes fire while someone (the dragon?) does the Skyrim Fus-Roh-Dah shout? Yes, we can, thanks to the ever-wonderful mod community that keeps on tweaking the PC version of Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto IV. Follow YouTube GTA…

Ubisoft Says 93-95% of Their PC Games Get Stolen by Pirates

Few video game companies’ PC release practices are as reviled as Ubisoft’s. From titles that require always-on internet connections to security-compromising DRM, attempts by the Assassin’s Creed publisher to stop people from illegally obtaining or running their games on PC have met with strong criticism. Their responses haven’t always helped However, Ubi CEO Yves Guillemot…

Retromags has the first 150 issues of dearly departed Nintendo Power in digital format, perfect for teary remembrance.

Holy Crap, Grand Theft Auto V Looks Gorgeous

These new screenshots for Grand Theft Auto V, which Rockstar will release at some point to be announced on some consoles to be announced, are absolutely stunning Parachuting (pictured below) isn’t new to the series; The Ballad of Gay Tony downloadable content added it to Grand Theft Auto IV. [And San Andreas had it too,…

Cliff Bleszinski’s Perfect Eulogy for Nintendo Power

After news broke yesterday that Nintendo Power seems all but doomed as a print publication and may be finished outright, I reached out to the biggest fan of Nintendo Power that I know of: Epic Games’ Cliff Bleszinski. Yes, before he led the creation of Gears of War, worked on Unreal Tournament and became one…

My Self-Defiant Passion for Dishonored Captured in One Single Screen

I have never played Dishonored. The entirety of my exposure to it has been articles posted on Kotaku. I it places an emphasis on stealth, which I generally avoid. I also know that, should I play it, I will be treated to magnificent sights such as this one, and that’s more than enough to get…

Jaywalking Insanity Combated with Mario and Frogger

Jaywalking is a big problem in China. One news station decided to use Frogger (or rather, a Frogger clone) and some Mario music to show that jaywalking is not the best idea! In the new clip, you can see folks walk across several lanes of traffic Edmonton Rd. in Harbin, Heilongjiang province. Scary stuff. As…

“Vulgar” Sculpture Does Not Depict Pig Sex

Get your mind out of the gutter! Just because one pig is flashing a pig boob and another pig seems to be…that doesn’t mean you are looking at sculpted stone porking. Located in Zhengzhou, this Chinese statue is making many blush. According to ShanghaiIst, some are even calling it “vulgar” and dubbing the piece “hooligan…

This $22,000 TV Makes Blu-ray Look Bad

Remember when Blu-ray first came out? And Sony was trumpeting it (and the PS3) as the paramount of HD clarity? Well, yes, Blu-ray still looks fantastic. Thing is, this LG TV just looks fantasticer. Today, LG unveiled a new LCD-TV in South Korea. According to The Wall Street Journal, it’s 84-inches across and boasts a…

Sony Closes One of the Oldest Video Game Developers in the World

Sony Liverpool, a studio with one of the longest and proudest track records in video game history, has been closed. While this is sad news at the best of times, what makes this particularly devastating for the British industry (and older gamers) is the fact that Sony Liverpool, once known as Psygnosis, have been around…

Dead or Alive‘s Sexualized Females Aren’t Going Anywhere

Dead or Alive isn’t only about curvy ladies. It’s a proper fighting game. But some might not like—or cannot get pass—DOA’s hyper sexualized female fighters. What does Team Ninja, DOA‘s developer, think about those reactions? Team Ninja head ninja Yosuke Hayashi told website MCV that the goal is to make the female characters look “as…

This Chewing Gum Sounds More Disgusting Than It Is

Ask any certified snackologist, and they’ll tell you: Yes, coffee has successfully been integrated into countless snacks and sweets. But this chewing gum isn’t just coffee flavored. That would be old hat to a snackster like me. We’ve been there. Oh no, this is coffee jelly flavored chewing gum. But does this desert favorite work…

Square Enix launched a teaser site with lightning for its new Final Fantasy XIII game with…Lightning.

Holy Crap, an Army of Robots Ready To Slice Your Noodles

A Chinese cook is the brains behind these noodle-slicing robots. Japanese superhero Ultraman inspired the appearance, but necessity inspired the concept: last year, the cook needed help slicing the Northern Chinese dish “knife cut noodles” and created a robot friend to pitch in. Now, the cook is mass-producing the robots—robots with pissed-off eyebrows—and selling them…