Best of Kotaku, The Week of January 6

CES week is over, but you can reminisce with articles over on Kotaku Selects. If you have a Vita and haven’t played it yet, Tearaway is seriously a charming necessity in your gaming life. Alex Griendling appears to agree. To contact the author of this post, write to [email protected] or find her on Twitter at…

Incredible Gamer Takes On Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out While Blindfolded

Not only is master gamer Sinister1 playing Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!! while blindfolded and crushing it, he’s moving through the game as quickly as possible. I’m speechless. Part one is up top, and here’s the rest of the run, where things get hairy: Sinister1’s full-run attempt happened today during Awesome Games Done Quick 2014, a speedrunning…

You’ve gotta check out the ‘Behind The Gifs’ subreddit: it’s where people make up backstories with Microsoft Paint for all the popular GIFs you see floating around web, and it’s kind of hilarious. A quick example: the real story behind the Hamburglar.

Everything You Need To Know About Rust, In 10 Seconds

When I started playing Rust, I went looking for advice from more experienced players. I sure found it. Look for more video from Rust on Monday, until then, check out Luke’s preview!

​What Games Are You Playing This January?

January is an interesting time for video games—we’re just coming off of a landslide of new releases, but there aren’t too many games on the horizon. Finally, some breathing room! So… what are you playing? I’ll go first: The Room Two (iPad): After finally listening to my boss Stephen Totilo’s enthusiastic endorsement, I started playing…

Part one of Broken Age, Double Fine’s crowdfunded adventure game, will launch on Tuesday for their Kickstarter backers, bossman Tim Schafer says. They’ll announce the public release date then, too.

We’re Not Sure How Realistic Recovery Search & Rescue Simulation Is

I recently brought world class rescuer and consummate survivalist Steve Marinconz along with me as we took to the woods to try out the first few missions in Recovery Search & Rescue Simulation. Things didn’t go well. I thought from the beginning we’d be saving poor hikers, the kind that tend to get attacked by…

North America’s New Disney Game Is Last Year’s Japanese Hit

This morning Nintendo surprised us with the announcement of Disney Magical World, which sounded like Animal Crossing with Disney characters, coming to the 3DS April 11. It’s actually a port of this Japanese game, which did quite well for itself when it launched last August. Courtesy of the eagle-eyed folks at Siliconera, Disney Magic Castle:…

​50 Cent Just Catching Up on Minecraft, Thinks It’s Unfinished

It’s probably hard to imagine how busy a guy like 50 Cent is. So, it’s understandable that he might’ve missed out on the way that Minecraft has become a phenomenon. But Mr. Jackson thinks that Mojang’s super-successful game “looks like they didn’t finish it.” No, 50, it’s finished. That is a completed game that you…

Sad Horse Is Dressed As Mario

Hey there, Sad Mario Horse. How you doing? OK? You look a bit down. Is it because a human being dressed you up like Mario? Yes, I agree that it is a bit degrading, but you do have to admit that it is also pretty funny. Look at that little hat you’re wearing. Look at…

​Persona Q‘s Mitsuru May Be Tiny, But She Still Kicks Ass

Being re-imagined as a wee chibi characterisn’t close to enough to make Persona 3’s Mitsuru Kirijo any less of a badass, as evidenced by this new character trailer for the 3DS crossover game Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth Miiiiight be time to finally replay Persona 3 Portable as a girl protagonist. I’ve been meaning…

You’ve Never Heard Of Half Of These Songs About Video Games

I love old songs about video games. Not specific games mind you, but just the general idea of video games. They tend to be joyful, simple and wonderful. With that, here are some you might not have heard of. Below are a handful of obscure or old songs on the vague topic video games from…

Random Encounters comes back next week—for now, talk about all things JRPG right here. Have you played the Bravely Default demo yet? What do you think?

The Childhood Memories Locked Inside Our Lost Toys

Few physical objects are as emotionally charged as children’s toys. They absorb our memories and moods, holding them until an errant look or touch brings them flooding back. Lost Toys from Barking Mouse Studios is a taste of that. Mobiles filled with forgotten childhood icons hang in a forgotten room, wooden idols charred and misshapen.…

10 Famous Movie Quotes You Might Be Getting Wrong

Memory is a fickle, faulty thing. The things we swear happened might’ve actually gone down completely differently, sometimes. It should be no surprise, then, that sometimes we might remember famous lines from movies a tad differently from what they actually are. Check out this list of ten movie quotes that people tend to misquote by…

Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance‘s always-online PC problems have been fixed, according to a couple of tweets this morning from Kojima Productions’ Steve Key. A Konami representative also confirmed to Kotaku that the issue has been resolved. New downloads should work fine, though already-affected users will probably have to re-download the game and Konami now says…

Rayman Legends and Thief Preorders, The Best Electric Razor [Deals]

The second wave of next gen titles is upon us, and you can save $10 on one of the more anticipated games for your console of choice. Preorder Thief [PS4]| $50 with Promo Code EMCPWWP57 Preorder Thief [Xbox One] | $50 with Promo Code EMCPWWP57 Mionix NAOS 8200 Gaming Mouse | $40 Preorder Rayman Legends…

‘Fallout 4 E-Mail’ Is A Hoax, Bethesda Says

Did you get an e-mail from someone claiming to be the Bethesda Store? Bad news, my friend: you’ve been pranked. The above image is fake. Like last year’s massive “Fallout 4 ARG,” this is yet another hoax designed to get all of our hopes up only to punch us in the face. A number of…

Probably The Best Trailer You Could Make For A Snowplowing Game

You’re fired.