Smash Bros. Tells Us ‘Y Cant Metroid Crawl’

Remember PaulyU, the Wii U owner that documented his troubles with Super Metroid on Miiverse? He was the guy that wondered “y cant metroid crawl.” Well, it looks like Pauly got a shout-out in the latest Smash Bros. Here’s Pauly’s famous question: And here’s Smash Bros.‘ answer to that question, as spotted by @Electivirus: Mystery…

The entire 164 track Banjo Kazooie soundtrack is available on Bandcamp. Ex-Rare audio maestro Grant Kirkhope put up the whole thing, which includes everything from level themes to cheerful, five-second victory chimes. You can name your price. Go revel in glorious bird/bear nostalgia and the happiest main theme ever.

There’s A Pretty Good Blade Runner Reference In Alien: Isolation

It’s wild to think that one film director—Ridley Scott—is responsible for two of the most influential sci-fi films of all time. Alien: Isolation, the (pretty good!) new horror game from Creative Assembly, pays direct homage to one of those films, Scott’s 1979 horror classic Alien. What I totally missed while playing it (I can’t believe…

I Want To Play Video Games, Not Grind Through ‘Content’

Earlier this week, Techland announced that its new zombie-killing adventure Dying Light will have “50+ hours of gameplay.” Some might considering this good news. I don’t—at least at face value. Why? Because 50 hours is a long fucking time to spend in any video game, and I don’t trust Techland enough as a developer to…

The man who wrote and directed Call of Duty: Black Ops argues that the U.S. government should put soldiers in schools to protect them. David Anthony—who is now a fellow at political think tank The Atlantic Council—made his remarks during a talk titled “The Future of Unknown Conflict,” where he also described marketing as a…

The PS4’s Newest JRPG Is Straight Outta Sega Genesis, Warts And All

Four years ago, a turn-based RPG called Pier Solar made headlines thanks to an unusual gimmick: it was developed and released exclusively for the Sega Genesis, a system that had been obsolete for two decades. Since the game couldn’t be played on any other console, and most people have thrown away or shelved their old…

A Twin-Stick-Shooter That’s One of the Toughest Games for the iPad

The sometimes-justified rap on mobile games is that they’re too casual, too easy. Too oriented to delivering distraction, instead of challenging design. Inferno 2 is not one of those games. Inferno 2 is the latest release from Radiangames, a one-man indie studio who’s been making agile, small-scale games since the days of Xbox Live Indie…

Lords of the Fallen Collector’s Edition, 24 Complete, PC Parts [Deals]

Lords of the Fallen is just around the corner, but you can still lock up your copy of the Collector’s Edition, no charge until shipping. [Lords of the Fallen CE] If you’ve never gotten around to checking out the Song of Ice and Fire Books, the first one is just 5 bucks today on Kindle.…

Track: Grindin’ | Artist: Clipse | Album: Lord Willin’ Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

The Struggle To Solve A Video Game Murder

An unsolved video game murder is just a terrible thing. Using everything I’ve ever learnt from years of watching CSI, I took on Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments. There was no way Sherlock Holmes, a fictional man of the past could conceivably outsmart me. But would I be able to outsmart crime itself? Sherlock Holmes:…

Shadow Of Mordor Looks Incredible On Maxed-Out PC Settings

Shadow of Mordor is already a pretty game, but adding the HD texture pack and playing it on “Ultra” settings really takes it to the next level. Digital Foundry recently did a comparison that shows how brightly the game shines on a maxed-out PC. Only thing is: getting there will cost you an arm and…

Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Barakamon: The Ani-TAY Review • 7 Strangest Japanese Titles of American-Released Games • Glasslip Ani-TAY Review and Discussion TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.

Someone’s Trying to Rebuild One of The World’s Oldest MMOs

I’ve never even heard of LucasFilm’s Habitat, a Commodore 64 virtual world. It was practically an MMO before they’d been invented, letting thousands of players inhabit and govern a digital world. Now, someone’s trying to bring it back. This post originally appeared on Kotaku UK While various online games existed in the 70s and this…

Renting an Apartment Is Just Like Steam Early Access

Buying into Steam Early Access with certain games and renting an apartment can both be like lottery, and we can end up with a really painful experience if we’re not paying attention. Dorkly’s new comic compares the two and sums up all the struggle. Click here for more Dorkly comics How a New Apartment is…

Entries are open for Planet Minecraft’s next big contest, “Industrial Revolution.” Like last time, the task is to build something magnificent on Planet’s Minecraft’s map (shown in the trailer above). The contest runs the whole month, so expect a lot of cool Minecraft machines and factories to pop up during that time.