What Makes a Fighting Game a Fighting Game?

Taking a cue from the fine Fighterpedia folks, commenter martialbullet wants to know what makes a fighting game a fighting game instead of, say, Super Smash Bros. Ready? Speak Up on Kotaku! Wow, anyone watch Matt and Woolie of Fighterpedia (Matt who’s also part of TheSw1tcher aka, Two Best Friends)? They bring up one of…

Remember Draw Something? Millions of People Don’t Like it Anymore

A month or so ago, it’s entirely likely that you were caught up in the frenzy surrounding Draw Something, trading goofy doodles back and forth with friends as you played the popular word-guessing game. But now, you might be one of the millions of people who’ve unceremoniously dropped Draw Something out of their lives. The…

EVE Online Developer Sends Their Players Nearly to Space

EVE Online players spend their time zipping through the cosmos, making deals and trading goods across vast swaths of virtual space. So it makes a certain amount of sense that CCP, the studio behind the game, would want to send its players into space… or at least, get them as close as possible. Last year,…

New Job Listing Has Us Wondering if BioShock Infinite Is Getting Multiplayer

A job listing posted by the creators of the just-delayed-to-2013 BioShock Inifinite on LinkedIn on May 2 seeks a “talented and experienced individual to help us with the networking aspects of BioShock Infinite.” Responsibilities: Work with the team who created BioShock network code Advising engineers on how to properly architect their systems for optimal networking…

Skylanders Moves More Than 30 Million Colorful Pieces of Plastic

In today’s first quarter financial results announcement Activision revealed at more than 30 million Skylanders toys had been sold as of March 31. That’s enough toys to feed 30 million plastic-eating children a day for an entire… day.

The MSi GT70 Gaming Laptop’s Guts are Almost as Impressive as Its Keyboard

As a PC gamer that enjoys getting my hands on the latest hardware, the most exciting feature of MSi’s new GT70 laptop should be the 2.3GHz Core i7-3610QM quad-core Ivy Bridge CPU or its ridiculously speedy storage solution, a combination of a 7,200RPM 750GB hard drive and a pair of Samsung 64GB solid state drives.…

It Will Take More Than A Harpoon To Trip Up This Awesome AT-AT Case Mod

On second thought, shooting a harpoon at this PC casing would probably definitely absolutely tear through the plastic it’s made out of. But that doesn’t take away from just how incredible it looks sitting atop computer tables. The Imperial AT-AT is built to help fight your gaming battles. Take a look through the gallery for…

You Have to Win the Game, Even Though I Didn’t

You Have to Win the Game, it tells me—it’s right there in the title!—but I just can’t. At least, not yet. I’ve tried, and with more hours to play maybe I could. But I have to admit that on first blush, this retro platformer stumped me more than once, which is awesome. You Have to…

Notch’s Next Game Might Include ‘Hyperplayer’ [UPDATE]

Stare closely at the prototype title screen of 0x10c, the new game from Markus “Notch” Persson, the creator of Minecraft. You might need to adjust your brightness settings. You’ll see a most unusual option. Play the game solo. Play the game in multiplayer. But what in the world is “hyperplayer”? I asked Notch and if…

Taking a Bite Out of Raspberry Pi, $35 of Tiny PC Power

Six years ago, Raspberry Pi founder Eben Upton set out to reignite programming in schools with a cheap, compact computing platform. Despite targeting students, his foundation’s $35 computer captured the imaginations of tinkers worldwide, resulting in overwhelming demand. Interest was so high, that distributors Premier Farnell and RS buckled under the strain of preorders in…

Portal Players Are Already Flexing Their Creativity With The Level Editor

We’ve seen some ridiculous creations in games where level editors are involved. Portal‘s version of this that was released yesterday is already beginning to show some interesting level designs of its own. This Portal 2 player managed to construct a binary adder using the familiar in-game items. The DLC’s item limit forced him to end…

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PC Gaming Lives Starts Now

What, you thought we were going to close up shop a week before one of the biggest PC game releases of the year? Think again, Columbo. Two hours of PC and PC gaming-centric content starts now.

Tera MMO Log Part One: I Am Gorgeous

Since En Masse Entertainment’s massively multiplayer fantasy role-playing game Tera officially launched last week I’ve taken nearly a hundred screenshots. Of myself. What can I say? Korean developer Bluehole, armed with Unreal Engine 3 technology, has created some damn fine-looking characters. While I for some odd reason prefer the androgyny of the male high elf,…

We Hear The New Family Guy Game Will Have A Level Called ‘Mass Erect’ [UPDATE]

Activision’s new Family Guy game will feature a parody Mass Effect level called “Mass Erect,” according to a source with ties to the game. Update: In a statement to Kotaku, sent after their original statement and after the publication of this story, Activision said none of this content will appear in Family Guy: Back to…

Is Twitter Turning Your Friends Into Jerks, Or Were They Always Like That?

Who are these people we follow on Twitter? I’m not referring to the celebrities or the joke accounts. We don’t care about those people that much, right? But who are these people who have the names of our friends? I don’t recognize many of them. One of these people seems funnier than the friend with…

OK, The Asura’s Wrath-Meets-Street Fighter DLC Looks Well Worth $2

Here’s a clip of today’s newly-released Asura vs. Ryu, Asura’s Wrath-meets-Street Fighter downloadable content for Asura’s Wrath It might even be the hold thing… we’re not sure. But, hey, it looks really fun. I might pony up for this. The DLC is called “Lost Episode 1.” It costs $2 to download on Xbox 360 and…

This Game Will Tell You a Tale, Make You Laugh and Teach You To Mix Drinks

I love a good story. In fact, I love a good story almost as much as I love a good drink. The two things come together in fine form in the iPhone and iPod Touch game Bar Oasis 1.5, a free sequel of sorts that bridges the gap between Bar Oasis and the pending Bar…

This Battlefield Server Is Here To Crush Your Excitement

The only thing worse than long load times waiting for an undoubtedly fun round of multiplayer with friends is what happens in the above video. This brings me back to many disconnected rounds of Left 4 Dead, which just so happens to have excruciatingly long load times.

Stop Motion Music Video Throws Board Games Into Meat Grinders For Your Enjoyment

I don’t know how you play board games, but this is how dubstep artists do it. Chopped up and ground like meat. I’m sure there are some gameplay rules embedded in there somehow. Delta Heavy – Get By (Official Video) [YouTube via Reddit]