New RPG Imagines A Medieval vs Sci-Fi World

Tahira: Echoes of the Astral Empire is a new tactics RPG that I like the look of for two reasons. The first is that it’s got an art style that reminds me of old rotoscoped cartoons like Lord of the Rings and American Pop The second is that while it looks like a fantasy RPG,…

Rookie Mom Guesses Smash Bros. Character Names, Improves Them

David Melnarik got his mum to sit down on the Smash Bros. website and try to name every character in the game. Some of them, she knew! Most, she did not, but that didn’t stop her from guessing (and in many cases improving on Nintendo’s actual names). It’s similar to something from earlier in the…

Never Alone: The Kotaku Review

When was the last time a video game told you about a whole other culture? Took you somewhere remote you’d only heard about in passing, and let the people who’ve lived there speak to you in a generations-old voice? Never Alone does that all-too-rare thing and does it very well. A small, independently-produced video game…

Mysterious Masked Player Wins Smash Bros Tournament

Sometimes eSports are about good, clean competition. Other times, they’re battlegrounds for words and red-hot personalities (in addition to tiny virtual wizards). This Smash Bros player, however, was neither—only silence. Silence and a mask. OK, maybe that’s a bit dramatic, but this is pretty wild. As recounted in this Reddit thread and the above video…

Final Fantasy VII Remade…In Another Video Game

For over two years, Jamie Colliver has been working hard on recreating almost all of Final Fantasy VII within another video game (LittleBigPlanet, not Minecraft). He’s finally done. Using the PS3 platformer as his foundation, and with a cast of characters ready to go courtest of some old FFVII-related DLC for the game, the recreation…

Destiny‘s Iron Banner multiplayer event returns this week. The limited-time competitive shindig kicks off tomorrow, and will run through the 24th. More info here

EA Says India Won’t Get Dragon Age: Inquisition Due To Obscenity Laws

You might remember that Dragon Age: Inquisition has some, um, interesting-sounding sexual content. That, according to EA, might not jive with India’s obscenity laws, so they’ve decided to forgo releasing an Indian version of the dungeon-and-dragon-packed RPG altogether. You may have seen other publications reporting that Dragon Age was either banned in India or EA…

Custom Steel PC Case Looks Like A Weird Transformer

Han “Little Hand” Yu is a Chiense modder who has built one of the best PC cases I have ever seen. This thing looks like the result of Michael Bay saying “I WANT ANOTHER NEW TRANSFORMER, ONLY MAKE THIS ONE AN OWL OK GUYS THANKS”. Its made entirely of steel, and what’s impressive about it…

Master Chief’s Suit Is Made Of…Paper?

Photographer Sid Caesar took these photos of his buddy Phillip Friel wearing his Master Chief suit, and thought we’d like them because the suit is made out of paper Is it still papercraft if it’s life-size and wearable? Maybe it’s cospaper. Yeah, that’ll work.

Outrunning A 1-Up Mushroom In Super Mario 64 Is A Great Tradition

Here’s a throwback for those of you that are Super Mario 64 fans. While players find many creative ways to playSuper Mario 64, one of the most famous things hardcore players like to do is something called the Green Demon Challenge. The name refers to something that is typically considered a boon in Mario games:…

Temporary Sears Glitch Let Some People Buy $60 3DS And Wii U Bundles

Over the weekend, the Sears website had an interesting price glitch—Wii U and 3DS bundles, typically $300 and $200, respectively, were instead selling for $60 each. It was clearly a mistake, and Sears was quick to correct it. But before they could, crafty gamers all across the United States went to all sorts of stores—Sears…

Toads Aren’t Boys or Girls, They’re Just Toads

Have you ever wondered what the deal is with Toad and Toadette? You know what I mean. As in: where do little baby Toads come from? Or are you too caught up in how cute the two of them are? Hey, I can’t blame you if that’s the case. Nintendo recently addressed the question of…

Good Child of Light Joke, Assassin’s Creed Rogue

Last year’s Assassin’s Creed included references to Watch Dogs. This year’s Assassin’s Creed Rogue for PS3 and Xbox 360 has a joke about another Ubisoft game, the lovely Child of Light. Check it out, if you don’t mind a tiny spoiler about where part of Rogue takes place. I ran into these guys by accident…

Assassin’s Creed Unity on PC vs PS4 vs Xbox One

While glitches get all the hype inAssassin’s Creed Unity, it’s worth remembering that the game is quite a looker, too. Digital Paris looks gorgeous. If you’re on the fence as to what version of Unity to pick up, one of the many things to consider will be the graphics. Judging from DigitalFoundry‘s graphical comparison videos,…

One Of Assassin’s Creed Unity’s Best Glitches Is Now Art

Remember the horrible, face-melting glitch from Assassin’s Creed Unity that was making the rounds? Well it looks like one skilled artist has managed to turn it into abstract art. For reference, here is the original: And here’s the magnificent cubist rendering, courtesy of one the goonsover at Something Awful. Absolutely breathtaking. via Dennis Farrell To…