How That Mario Bathroom Got That Way

Want to know how reader Liatte–-a lawyer and aspiring Lego artist—made her room of necessity themed around Nintendo’s iconic plumber? She’s been kind enough to answer a few questions about her Mario tribute bathroom and how she got it that way. “The bathroom’s looked like this for about 8 months. I did it entirely myself,…

The Epic Rock Paper Scissors Game With a Batman Twist

From developer Massive Joe and The Batman cartoon producer / creative director Jeff Matsuda comes the most epic round of paper rock scissors ever committed to iOS — Age of Monsters Available today in the iTunes App Store, Age of Monsters — Rock Paper Scissors combines the simple game / decision-making process with the gorgeous…

How To Get Arkham City‘s One-Year Calendar Man Achievement In One Hour (Probably)

There’s an Xbox 360 Achievement (and PlayStation 3 Trophy) in Batman: Arkham City called “Storyteller”. The description: “Have 12 murderous dates with Calendar Man.” To earn it, you have to talk to the incarcerated villain on 12 holidays, from New Year’s to Christmas. Your Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 needs to be running the game…

Dig the Warp Pipes in This Super Mario Bathroom

Reader Liatte sent in pics of her Mario-adorned throne room and while I want to make all kinds of scatological jokes—King Poopa, Going to World 1-2; go ahead, make up your own—but I’m really just jealous. My happy place [IMGUR] You can contact Evan Narcisse, the author of this post, at [email protected]. You can also…

The Explosive Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception Launch Trailer Launches Early

Though the third chapter in the Uncharted saga isn’t due out until November 1, Naughty Dog just couldn’t wait to show us the full trailer for Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception. After watching it yourself you’ll see why. This is movie quality stuff right here, ladies and gentlemen. After watching this two-and-a-half minute masterpiece I’m fully…

Sony’s Two-Player 3D Display Drops November 13

Shaped like a PSP Go and featuring the innovative SimulView feature that gives two players each their own picture, Sony’s 3D display hits retailers on November 13 for $499.99. Check out the PlayStation Blog for all the details. [PlayStation Blog]

An Owner’s Guide To Surviving Dark Souls

Some of the fun of playing Dark Souls, and Demon’s Souls before it, is the spectacle of the game and the sheer confusion you might feel when you first drop into the unforgiving world created by From Software. But that’s not for everybody. Some people don’t like to play their way through a game trial…

The World’s Best Donkey Kong Players Throw Down in The Kong Off

The Kong Off from Scott Cramer on Vimeo Has any game has as much celluloid devoted to it as Donkey Kong? First we had Seth Gordon’s brilliant The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters. Then we got the feature short Dr. Kong about Hank Chien, the guy who unseated Steve Wiebe to become the…

NVIDIA Shows Off a PC Batman: Arkham City Well Worth Waiting For

! While console players are busy exploring everything Batman: Arkham City has to offer, PC gamers have to wait until November 15 to don the cape and cowl. NVIDIA gives them something to look forward to with a video showing off how PhysX makes with the dust and clutter. The video shows off a more…

Lets Watch The Counter-Strike Global Offensive America Vs. Europe Throw Down

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive had its first official tournament over the weekend at the New York Comic-Con. While I showed you a few minutes of play, here’s the full one-hour, blow-by-blow brought to you by the guys over at ESL TV. The tourney took place as part of the Intel Extreme Masters Global Challenge New York.…

Eve Online Developers CCP Laying Off 120 People

Best known for the massive online game Eve Online, Icelandic company CCP has been steadily ascending its profile over the last few years, as they moved from that ambitious sci-fi virtual world to other projects like Dust 514, the in-development, PS3-exclusive shooter that ties into their MMO and new franchise World of Darkness But, just…

EA Sports Resurrects NFL Blitz, the Ultimate Arcade Football Franchise

Midway’s classic game of over-the-top seven-on-seven football returns with online multiplayer and HD graphics this January, when EA Sports releases NFL Blitz, a downloadable game for the Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network. While the more dedicated football fans were plowing through primitive Madden titles (or actually going outside to play), those of us that…

Saints Row: The Third Screen Shots

Parachute Fights, Naked Henchmen and Getting ‘Whored,’ All in the First 17% of Saints Row: The Third

When I saw Saints Row: The Third earlier this year, developer Volition showcased a spectacular bank heist from the game, a carnage-filled showdown with Steelport’s SWAT team. It was a bizarre, comedically ultraviolent shootout that played like a major, mid-game highlight. Turns out that bloody cops and robbers confrontation was just Saints Row: The Third‘s…

You May Now Watch Grand Theft Auto III‘s 10th Anniversary Trailer

Behold the 10th anniversary for Grand Theft Auto III, a game that came out on October 22, 2001, back before Halo existed (Halo came out a month later, and, man, we’re all so old!). What version of the game is this? A Rockstar rep says it’s not the new mobile version, which is coming soon…

Batman: Arkham City‘s Obligatory ‘Fall Through the Map’ Glitch

We’ve seen our fair share of glitches that take you under the game world’s map, and Batman: Arkham City is no exception! Using some clever parkour, Batman can maneuver himself under Arkham City’s buildings, looking up from below. What makes this particular instance of this glitch entertaining is that you can seemingly glide forever! The…

This Adorable Video Shows the Birth of a Gamer

Before and after: What you’re seeing here is the moment when a person makes the leap from future suit to Gamer. You might want to turn your volume down. You can contact Brian Crecente, the author of this post, at [email protected]. You can also find him on Twitter, Facebook, and lurking around our #tips page.

Should Reviewers Take Off Points For Online Passes?

Used sales squashing online passes are annoying as hell, but should their utilization affect a game’s review score? Commenter Smash Bro thinks they should, and he’ll tell you why in today’s Speak Up on Kotaku. Can we get a call to reviewers to start taking off points for anti-consumer practices, like online passes? I understand…

Skylanders Hits The Mac

The fun, expensive, toy-laden Skylanders Spyro’s Aventure is now available on the Mac, according to a press release.

New Battlefield 3 Trailer Shows Off Multiplayer

Finally, the chance to watch DICE’s shiny Frostbite 2 engine get put through its paces in nearly two minutes of multiplayer mayhem. The clip showcases action from all the multiplayer maps shipping on the disc. The game’s massive destructibility looks like it’s going to radically change the experience of online warfare. One minute you’re in…