Dear Nintendo, Please Give Me a Zelda Game Tougher Than Majora’s Mask

In today’s completely insane edition of Speak Up on Kotaku, commenter MSumm rages over the difficulty of The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask and then begs to be hit harder. Dear Nintendo, So I just got Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask on Virtual Console through the club.nintendo.com elite prize. I have to say that it…

This Child Is an Unfortunate Casualty of Company of Heroes 2‘s PR War

They thought they were doing the right thing. They figured at least one adult in my household would have a normal-sized head. They thought wrong, and a child suffered. Well, Archer slept through the whole thing, but one day, years from now, I’ll pull up this post and then he’ll suffer. Until then he’ll remain…

Dyad: The Kotaku Review

To say that Shawn McGrath’s Dyad is intense is an understatement. The game may technically count as a mind-altering drug, and believe me, that’s a good thing. In my video review, above, I break down not only the experience of playing Dyad but also where it’s roots lay and why it goes above and beyond…

Creators Of Torchlight Ripoff Say It’s Not A Torchlight Ripoff

The creators of action-role-playing game Armed Heroes Online have denied allegations that they ripped off Torchlight‘s art assets, taking to the Touch Arcade forums today to call the claims “untenable.” Over the weekend, Runic Games President Travis Baldree pointed out that Armed Heroes Online had stolen a large number of art assets from his company’s…

The Best Cosplay I Saw at Comic-Con Last Week

I already wrote about the Speed Racer cosplay that I loved during Comic-Con last week, but there were others that caught my eye, too. Click through for a great Joker who could’ve been drawn by Brian Bolland, a dude done up as Portal protagonist Chell and a Nintendo Icon playing his own game. If you…

This Comic-Con Music Video Reminds Me Why I Love You Nerds

Besides picking the absolute best song possible—”Superhero” by Tim McMorris—this video that captures the cosplayers of The London Film & Comic Con is heartwarming. Spend too much time rifling through Internet forums and comments, and you might wonder who the hell all these seemingly hateful people are who share your hobbies and tastes. But a…

Five Things That Happened at Comic-Con That Make Me Still Want to Be a Fan

This year’s Comic-Con International in San Diego was my first dance at Nerd Prom. Even still, it’s impossible to miss how the event is just one big hype machine for a bunch of TV, game and film companies with a little bit of comics/geek/nerd seasoning sprinkled on for authenticity. But, there were some things that…

Why Stressed-Out Final Fantasy Characters Probably Love Theatrhythm

Evan’s Note: Zac Gorman returns with another awesome motion cartoon, this time pointing out a curious tonal shift that Theatrhythm brings to established Final Fantasy characters. When you think about it, the characters of Square Enix’s Final Fantasy games must be incredibly stressed. Their worlds get threatened by logic-defying threats and the games’ heroes have…

I Am Vengeance, I Am the Night… I Am Panel Discussion!

Are we still pretending that comics and video games don’t have anything to do with each other? Not anymore, we’re not. Welcome to Panel Discussion, where the focus will be on comic books and sequential art, whether they connect directly to video games or not. Confused? Read this

Overlooked School Says Their Fight Song Can Be Patched Into NCAA 13

Baylor University wants answers from a music licensing group it trusted to manage its fight song, which did not end up in a video game whose cover celebrates the school and its first Heisman Trophy winner. The good news for Baylor Bears fans who bought NCAA Football 13 is that “Old Fite” could be patched…

Fieldrunners 2 Takes the iOS Field on July 19

After a couple of false starts, Subatomic Studios is ready to fire the starting gun on Fieldrunners 2, releasing the eagerly-anticipated tower defense sequel for $2.99 on iPhone this Thursday. (Edit: Removed iPad reference, that one comes later.)

Now You Can Use Your iPad To Control Your Xbox 360, If You Really Want To

I know what you’re thinking. “Boy, I wish I could use my iPad to control my Xbox 360.” What’s that? You’re not thinking that at all? You just want to play video games? You don’t care about ridiculous control schemes or hardware gimmicks? Well okay then. At least this one’s free: Microsoft released a new…

Optimistic Store Accidentally Advertises 3DS XL with Nonexistent Second Circle Pad

Last Friday, GoNintendo posted the photo you see above (full version below), indicating that UK-based retail entertainment chain HMV was advertising a curious version of the Nintendo 3DS XL with a feature that doesn’t exist: the much clamored-for second circle pad. But Nintendo has already said that the 3DS XL would need to be much…

Star Wars: The Old Republic Executive Producer Leaves BioWare, Other Layoffs Reported

Star Wars: The Old Republic executive producer Rich Vogel has left developer BioWare amid a wave of layoffs, Gamasutra reports today. Rumors have also been swirling on Twitter and message boards that other staff at BioWare Austin, the studio behind The Old Republic, have been laid off as well. This could be part of a…

They Fell In Love Playing Halo 3, And Just Met In Real Life

It’s easy to be cynical about the world of online multi-player gaming. We’ve all had our bad experiences with campers, griefers, and a hundred other kinds of jerk. We know about the foul-mouthed kiddies and the racist, sexist crap spewed by adults old enough to know better. None of the negativity is new. But sometimes……

That Awkward Moment When You Need To Tell Your Fans To Be Excited About Your Current Game, Not The Sequel You Just Admitted Existed

We’ve got ourselves a notice posted today on the official site for Battlefield, home of Battlefield 3, a game that still has three major downloadable content packs coming out between now and the end of March 2013. The message was posted in light of today’s official confirmation about, uh, Battlefield 4 Battlefield fans – The…

Behold the Glorious Epicenter of Costly Comic-Con Collectibles

From Marvel to DC, Mass Effect to Halo, Star Wars to The Lord of the Rings; the Sideshow booth was the crossroads of fan service at the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con. Though I spent less than an hour touring Sideshow Collectibles’ Comic-Con presence last Wednesday night, every time I stepped onto the show floor for…

The History of PC Gaming in 151 Seconds

Video remix specialists The Reverse Enginears have done the hard work of squeezing the evolution of PC gaming into a 151-second clip. Now you get to watch it. The video debuted at the website Polygon, which has the full list of games in the clip The evolution of PC games [YouTube, via Polygon]

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Ouya’s Top People Will Answer Your Questions Live on Kotaku Later This Week

We’ve interviewed Julie Uhrman, the driving force behind the Kickstarter-funded $99 hackable Android console Ouya. On Thursday, it will be your turn. Uhrman will be taking Kotaku reader questions live—and answering them live—from 1:30-2:00 PM (ET). And then, on Friday, from 1:30-2:00PM (ET), Yves Béhar, the celebrated head of design firm fuseproject and the man…