Liam Neeson and Megan Fox are Just Two of the Celebrities You Can Play as in Guild Wars 2

I thought I’d gone pretty deep into the Guild Wars 2 character creation tools during my time playing the beta. That was until Sven AKA Lumin showed me the stars hiding behind the customization sliders. I never even thought to attempt to create the likes of Clint Eastwood or Scarlett Johansson in Guild Wars 2,…

English Country Tune Gets You Addicted to Messing With Perspective and Gravity

The bare-bones presentation in English Country Tune constantly teases you with questions: What’s up with that name? What’s with the retro-glitchy sounds? Why are these balls called larva? And, most importantly how the hell do I clear this level? ECT challenges you to move objects on the playfield from one point to another. It’s that…

Wednesday Watch This, Play This

Watch! The absolute worst easter egg found in Skyrim. Watch! Minecraft produces yet another recreation: Game of Thrones. Play! Evan enjoys English Country Tune. Watch! Megan Fox is just as pretty as a Guild Wars 2-made character.

Watch This, Play This Begins Now

Stuff to play, stuff to see, here comes Watch This, Play This. Confused? Read this

Epic Mickey On 3DS Looks Straight Outta 1992

This is Disney Epic Mickey: The Power of Illusion. It’s an upcoming game for the Nintendo 3DS. That’s Nintendo 3DS. Not Super Nintendo. Or Nintendo Entertainment System. Though I can see how you might be confused. Here’s how Disney describes the game: In “Disney Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion,” Reality is What You Paint of…

Go Blow Up The New York Times‘ Website. It’s Fun!

The New York Times wants you to destroy its recommended articles, its magazine cover art and even its ads. And it’s using a an homage to classic arcade game Asteroids to let you do it. The interactive game accompanies a huge feature on “stupid games,” which focuses on the time-sucking nature of games like Angry…

The Kinect Star Wars Credits Are 22 Minutes Long

We don’t know how many Bothans died to bring us Kinect Star Wars, but we know that a hell of a lot of people worked on the game. For a couple of years, at least. We’ve got at least a half dozen studios listed in the credits, and lots and lots of other names. If…

Talk Amongst Yourselves

Welcome, wanderers, to Kotaku’s official forum, known affectionately as Talk Amongst Yourselves. This is the place where we gather on a daily basis to discuss all things video game and existential. Want to talk about new games, old games, game where you solve mysteries? Knock yourselves out! This TAYpic by Mr. Marsu gets straight-up creepy,…

Who Better Than Star Trek‘s Q to Star in Quantum Conundrum?

If anyone is qualified to create an Interdimensional Shift Glove it’s the man that flexed his interdimensional muscles s dozen times over the course of three different television series. John “Q” de Lancie steps into the disembodied voice of Professor Fitz Quadwrangle in Airtight Games’ Quantum Conundrum Now here’s a man that’s perfectly happy being…

Let’s Stop Pretending iPad Gaming Isn’t For Gamers

It’s impossible to read a Kotaku comment thread about iPhone or iPad games without wading through a bevy of grumpy dissenters—disgruntled gamers who say things like “iPad games aren’t real games!” and “lol iPhone.” This isn’t exactly surprising. A few weeks ago, I wrote an op-ed about how Apple’s ubiquitous devices won’t win over the…

The Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure Cycle is Complete

All good and terrifically frustrating things must come to an end, and for countless parents, children, and collectors the release of the final three Skylanders figures marks the end of an era, to be followed later this year by the beginning of another. Prepare to plug those last three holes in your Skylanders roster as…

The Beautiful Side of a Fighting Game Tournament

Passionate. Sweaty. Loud. Excited. There’s a lot of words you can use to describe a fighting game tournament, but can you use the word beautiful? Sometimes. Especially when Richard Li and his camera are involved. Li, who has a habit of making very pretty videos about fighting game tournaments, was at the recent NorCal Regionals.…

The Shadowrun Video Game You’ve Always Wanted

For more than two decades pen-and-paper role-players have been losing themselves in the dirty streets and glimmering megacorps of Shadowrun, yet only four largely forgettable video games have explored the setting’s unique mix of cyberpunk and urban fantasy. Series creator Jordan Weisman would like to fix this oversight. Weisman and his team at Harebrained Schemes…

Pokémon Conquest Brings Hit Japanese Game To America… For the DS

America is getting a Pokémon strategy game this June. It’s called Pokémon Conquest, a name-change from Pokémon + Nobunaga’s Ambition, which is what it’s been called in Japan. It’s not made by Nintendo. It’s made by Tecmo Koei. Our guy in Japan has played it and declared it… “a decent foray into the strategy RPG…

Sky Gallery

There’s A New Siren In Borderlands 2, And She Kicks Fierce Robot Ass

What do you do with a sequel to a game that has a huge roster of weapons, quirky characters, and awesome 4-player co-op? You add more weapons, of course. And more quirky characters. And you might as well keep the 4-player co-op. That’s the tactic that Gearbox Software seems to be using in the follow-up…

Don’t Let the Chewing Gum Penis Distract You

This is singer Kaela Kimura. She’s from Tokyo. The dialects throughout Japan are different—something Kotaku has covered before. In a recent series of chewing gum commercials, Kaela speaks in the Osaka dialect, instead of her usual Tokyo dialect. Her accent is overblown, and its all for comic effect. It’s pretty funny! But goodness, forget her…

This Might Be the Greatest Box Art of 2012

Okay, yes. It’s only April. I know. But damn, the boxart for the upcoming Tokyo Jungle is glorious. Be sure to check out Kotaku‘s previous Tokyo Jungle coverage.

Chinese Netizens Totally Heart the American Ambassador

The American ambassador to China has usually been an enigmatic figure to the Chinese people. Sure John Huntsman “speaks” Chinese (he really does just not often in public), and has Chinese daughters, he remained a mystery to the Chinese public during his tenure as ambassador. Gary Locke on the other hand, has captivated the attention…

So Who Was Making Crap Up: Nintendo or a Japanese Newspaper?

Last month, an article appeared in Japanese newspaper Nikkei. In it, Nikkei stated that Nintendo was targeting Asia. Moreover, the paper gave a specific example of this tactic—namely that Nintendo was launching the 3DS in South Korea on April 28. Nintendo aggressively refuted the article, releasing a statement that the article “isn’t anything our company…