Skyrim Vs Fallout Battle Ends Gruesomely

People love pondering who’d win impossible fights. Superman vs Goku, Godzilla vs a Pacific Rim robot, my dad vs your dad. Finally, though, here’s one we can actually watch: Fallout 3‘s main character vs Skyrim‘s Dovahkiin. Andrewmfilms put together this impressively choreographed, reference-packed battle between Bethesda’s two biggest stars. In it, both combatants pull out…

Track: You Put A Smell On Me | Artist: Matthew Dear | Album: Black City Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

An Extreme Way To Fix Mario Kart 8’s Dumb Battle Mode: Play It IRL

The overall crappiness of Mario Kart 8‘s battle mode is well established. And since Nintendo hasn’t unveiled any concrete plans to make it better with some extra stellar DLC goodness, it looks like what we’re stuck with what we’ve got. Or wait—what’s that over there on the internets? RC cars to the rescue! This video…

We Debate Why Marvel Doesn’t Make Better Video Games

Marvel has been having a hell of a run lately, spinning its comics empire into successful, critically acclaimed movies and TV shows. So it’s all the more disappointing that most Marvel video games don’t measure up. Several of our staffers have a lot more comics knowledge than I do, so I thought I’d ask everyone…

One Man’s Quest To Get Good Enough At Hearthstone To Work At Blizzard

Getting a shot at working on Hearthstone isn’t easy. To work on Hearthstone, you have to be pretty freakin’ good at Hearthstone You also have to have other qualifications to apply for a job at Blizzard, sure: But for Schaard, the requirement that would go on to take the most work was attaining a “legendary”…

The old-school business sim game Theme Hospital is currently free on Origin, EA just announced. Go get it—stat!

And The Best Actor In The New Advanced Warfare DLC Trailer Goes To…

That John Malkovich might take any acting role put in front of him, but he takes them hard. The rest of the cast of next week’s first installment of Advanced Warfare‘s Exo Zombies co-op mode seem cardboard in comparison. Sleepy Bill Paxton, much older than I remember her Rose Mcgowan and The Walking Dead guy…

Everything Ridiculous About Pokémon, In Four Minutes

Despite Pokémon’s immense popularity, plenty about the series is absolutely silly, or doesn’t make much sense. If you’re a veteran player, you’re already familiar with some of the qualms that TheBlueOwlPlays brings up in this video. They include: How the only industry you can work in is Pokémon related, because EVERYthing in the Pokémon universe…

Resident Evil HD Launch Sale, Fresh Humble Bundle, and More Deals

It’s time play Resident Evil again, again. It stacks up nicely next to the original (obviously), and you can grab it for $15 today. [Resident Evil HD Remaster, $15 with code SAVE23-PEROFF-MOSANT] And now for something completely different, Humble has launched a card games bundle. Well, video game card games, in any event. You know…

Some exciting news for Xbox gamers: Microsoft just confirmed the release dates for three rad-looking games that are all coming out this Spring—i.e., soon. The games are Ori and the Blind Forest (March 11th, $19.99), Screamride (March 3rd, $39.99), and the Xbox One version of State of Decay (April 28th, $29.99). Woo!

Dungeons & Dragons Brings Fresh Elemental Evil To MMO And Tabletop

Considered by many to be the greatest D&D adventure of all-time, “The Temple of Elemental Evil” gets a major nod this March when the latest storyline, simply titled “Elemental Evil”, hits the MMO Neverwinter, the tabletop game and beyond. “The Temple of Elemental Evil”, AKA Advanced Dungeons & Dragons modules T1 through T4, remains the…

Ever wanted to know what it sounds like for someone to fart on a keyboard and call it a Resident Evil soundtrack? Your day has come. 1997’s Resident Evil: Director’s Cut: Dual Shock Version included new music by composer Mamoru Samuragochi. It’s mostly good! But this track? Can’t explain it.

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Custom Batmobile Baby Stroller Is Just Asking For Trouble

At least young Colin Earl won’t have to wait for a bat to come crashing through his window for vigilante inspiration — this custom-built Batmobile stroller should do the trick nicely. The nice folks at Super-Fan Builds, makers of the lovely BioShock aquarium, tackle a Batman super-fan in this latest, ill-fated episode. Well-meaning wife Maressa…

Three More Classic Star Wars Games Are Getting Digital Releases

Just a couple months after the digital debut of X-Wing and TIE Fighter, the folks at Good Old Games have announced plans to start selling three more classic Star Wars titles: Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter, Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance, and Star Wars Galactic Battlegrounds Saga That sure is a mouthful. In addition to…