Assassin’s Creed: The Wind Waker

If you were at Ubisoft’s E3 press conference (or caught it online), you will have seen this! Since most of you weren’t, though, here’s a look at a very stylish interpretation of the Assassin’s Creed franchise. It’s not for any upcoming game or project. It’s just for kicks! But between those colours, 2.5D perspective and…

More Amazing Guild Wars 2 Art to Kickstart Your Working Week

As we’ve seen previously, with Levi Hopkins’ art, there’s some outstanding work being done at ArenaNet on Guild Wars 2. An impression that’s only reinforced looking at the contributions of Kekai Kotaki. Serving as Art Lead on the project, Kotaki – who not only has a fine last name but also worked on the first…

Portal 2’s Space Core has Landed On Earth

This is a pretty great replica of Portal 2’s Space Core. The scale is good, the colours are right, the lighting looks spot on, and I bet it was delicious. Wait, what? Yeah, spoilers, it’s a cake. I know, sorry to go all “Kotaku circa 2007” on you, but come on. That’s freaking amazing. It…

There and Back Again, a Minecraft Story

The team behind Minecraft Middle Earth is building, on a reduced scale, the land of Middle Earth from Lord of the Rings. If you think that’s bananas, this walkthrough video above goes for half an hour and only covers the journey from The Shire to the Mines of Moria. LotR fans will know that, well,…

My Teeth Hurt After Watching These Wii Kids

As one of the worst examples of “it’s on the Wii, shovel it out there” publishing, I don’t have many kind words to say about Ubisoft’s Just Dance 2, one of the biggest-selling games in years THAT SAID. I can at least see where the appeal lies. Namely, with the kind of parents who film…

Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Gameplay Footage Sneaks Out of Comic-Con [Update]

Hey hey, it’s brand new footage from the upcoming Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. This is nothing but raw gameplay, with dragons and villagers and beautiful landscapes. Best part, though? Where the wolf gets kicked in the face UPDATE – Looks like most of it is older footage re-edited into a new trailer. Sorry! [via YouTube]

The Great Half-Life 2 Robbery

Hacking attacks and digital theft have been in the headlines a lot lately, whether it be the loss of user details on the PlayStation Network or a preview build of an upcoming game. So let’s look back today on a crime both more brazen and impressive than any we’ve seen in the past few years:…

GoldenEye: Reloaded Screenshots

Activision had Plans for High-Definition GoldenEye All Along

Depending upon the consoles you own, the bad news about GoldenEye: Reloaded may still be the good news. It is most definitely a high-definition remastering of last year’s title reboot on the Wii. But given the much larger shooter constituency on the PS3 and 360, and online multiplayer’s vastly greater viability on those consoles, that…

Adios, Comic-Con

So Long, San Diego | A mini-bust of Shae Vizla, of Star Wars: The Old Republic bids us farewell as Comic-Con 2011 comes to an end. (Photo: Michael McWhertor) Oslo Terrorist Used Modern Warfare 2 as “Training-Simulation”, World of Warcraft as Cover The accused shooter in yesterday’s massacre in Norway has been linked to 1,500…

Catherine the Great?

Journey into the twisted dream world of a man smitten with a beautiful girl named Catherine in the eponymous game arriving this Tuesday. Dragon Age II also gets an expansion, From Dust arrives in Xbox Live’s Summer of Arcade, and PC and PS3 players get Black Ops‘ Annihilation map pack. Tuesday Catherine (PS3, 360) —…

In Risk: Metal Gear Solid, You Can Nuke Australia, Occupy Outer Haven

Metal Gear Solid is getting its very own version of Risk, “the game of strategic conquest,” adding Private Military Contractors, a movable continent, the cast of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots and the option to launch a nuke from Metal Gear Rex. Konami and USAopoly semi-officially revealed Risk: Metal Gear Solid at…

Dick Move, Mario

Each week throws off several new video game lists ranging from the humorous to the trivial. What’s better? A list of those. Here’s a roundup of the rundowns out there. •7 Glaring Reasons Why Mario is a Dick [Ranker] He may be the cheerful plumber-savior of the Mushroom Kingdom, but deep-a-down, he’s-a-douchebagga, says Ranker, which…

Marvel Pinball Expanding to Other Platforms, but First, a Ghost Rider Table

The well received Marvel series of tables for the acclaimed pinball simulator Pinball FX 2 will be getting another set of four tables by winter, and also will expand to other platforms in 2012. Ghost Rider leads off the Vengeance and Virtue series coming to Xbox Live Arcade and the PlayStation Network this winter, by…

See Soulcalibur V‘s Ivy, Natsu and Zwei Take To the Stage of History

See Soulcalibur V‘s newest confirmed souls—Zwei, Natsu and, looking pretty spry for a 49-year-old, Ivy—do battle in the game’s latest trailer, which made its debut at the San Diego Comic-Con. We’ve shakycam-captured it for your squint-filled enjoyment. In it, you’ll see Ms. Valentine perform one of those new Critical Edge attacks, realize that Natsu sure…

Photobombed Cosplay

OK, team, if you’ve been paying attention, we’ve been hinting at this week’s ‘Shop Contest subject for the past four days. We’ve rounded up a dirty dozen of the most exploitable cosplay pics so far from Comic-Con 2011. It’s up to you to bring the more-funny! Your mission awaits inside! Our theme begins with an…

Kotaku Shop Contest Source Gallery

Spy photobombs Yoshi, Birdo and Tinkerbell. Gumby observes a giant Dalek in a pickup truck. Darth Mario. The Venture Bros. Mini Clones. Slave Leias. Solid Snake and Crystal. Lady Spartans. Super Mario Bros. and Peach. Captain America asks a question at the Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 panel. Finalists in Konami’s cosplay contest. Lightning plays…

Weekend Talk Amongst Yourselves

Well, after this, we are officially done broke when it comes to TAYpics. Not that we have philosophical disagreements with free labor or free artistic content round here or anything, but, goddamn, get it in gear. Otherwise we’ll have to run pictures of sharks and shit and quotes from Eddie Murphy in this space. Today’s…

Sunday Comics

Welcome to your Sunday read of the week’s best in web comics. Make sure to click on the expand button in the bottom right to enlarge each comic. Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich published July 18. – Read more of Awkward Zombie Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira published July 18. – Read more of Nerf…

The Cosplay of Comic-Con—Day 3: Venti Snake

Being a Saturday, day three of Comic-Con 2011 saw no letup in the parade of cosplay across the halls of the San Diego Convention Center. And those who have braved the stampeding horde know why the in-house Starbucks would need an armed patrol by this old soldier. Saturday saw appearances by Obi-Wan, Han Solo, the…