​He Crafted Thor’s Mighty Mjölnir, Then Smashed Stuff With It

There are few fictional weapons as mighty as Thor’s hammer Mjölnir. It can harness the power of lightning, drain radioactive energy, and knock Iron Man down a peg or two. This version of the legendary hammer, crafted in honor of Thor: The Dark World by AWE‘s Man At Arms Tony Swatton, may not be able…

If You Think About It This Way, Call of Duty Is Quite a Bargain

Call of Duty, like so many other games, is a better value over time. The more you play it, the less expensive its $60 price tag seems to have been. How cheap? Well, even if you buy all the map packs and play just two hours a week, the cost goes down to a dollar…

WWE 2K14: The Kotaku Review

Twenty-five years ago my best friend and I set up a wrestling ring in my basement—four barstools for the turnbuckles, some old mattresses for the canvas. The actual wrestling we did was hesitant, unplanned and uncompelling. But man, the stuff we did out of the ring makes me smile to this day. My facemask was…

Eight Fun Facts About Valve’s Steam Machines

Steam Machines will start launching next year. One of Valve’s proprietary Steam Controllers will ship with each one. And you shouldn’t expect to get your hands on any of Valve’s prototypes… unless you’re one of the 300 lucky people selected for the beta this year. Over the past few weeks, a bunch of media outlets…

‘Offline Play Enabled’ Is Now a Back-of-the-Box Feature

Has this been a thing and we just missed it? Or is this a sign of our increasingly-online gaming future where even the back of a copy of the PS4 version of Call of Duty: Ghosts has to provide a reassurance that, hey, don’t worry, you can still play this game without an Internet connection?…

Stasis, the wow-that-looks-good indie sci-fi adventure game, is now on Kickstarter You can also download an alpha build of the game here. We’ve been impressed by what we’ve seen of the game in the past, so here’s hoping creator Chris Bischoff gets the funding he needs to finish it.

You Can Be Revived While Falling In Battlefield 4 (And Other Myths)

Can you imagine the ridiculous Battlefield moments arising from the fact that you can revive a falling player? Oh, nevermind that. What about the epic, heroic moments you’ll have when throwing yourself over an explosive to save your friends? This stuff and more is tested out in the latest Battlefield 4-themed mythbusting episode by DefendTheHouse—I’m…

Last Day To Pre-Order Call Of Duty, Plus BF4 Premium, Origins [Deals]

Call of Duty: Ghosts releases tomorrow (can’t believe it), which means today is your last chance to pre-order and save. Don’t stall, we expect these pre-order discounts to vanish away quickly… like ghosts… PC Call of Duty: Ghosts [Steam] | $48 | Use code GMG20-P6Y1F-KC19F 360 Call of Duty: Ghosts + $10 Xbox Credit |…

PS4 Chief Mark Cerny Answers Fan Questions

“As a gamer, I have a weakness for JRPGs.” Oh, Mark. How you’ve warmed my cold, cynical heart. That confession is the highlight of this short Q&A with Mr. Cerny, also known as the PlayStation 4’s lead architect, but the whole thing’s interesting if you’d like to get inside the head of the guy behind…

Madden Lawsuit Settlement Mails Out the Checks in Time for Next-Gen

Just in time for the next-gen release of Madden NFL 25, lo and behold, here’s my check from the settlement of the ridiculous Madden ‘monopoly’ lawsuit—for $64.14, which is four cents less than what the game would cost, with tax, at any of the GameStops I frequent. That means, if you filed your claim by…

Call of Duty Makers Explain Why Resolution Is Lower On Xbox One

When word came out last month that upcoming dog simulator Call of Duty: Ghosts runs at a higher resolution on PS4 than it does on Xbox One, the reactions were loud and angry. Was this a launch-day anomaly, or will all multi-platform games perform better on Sony’s console? Today, the people who make Call of…

​Wii Mini Coming to U.S. With Mario Kart Wii for $99.99

Nintendo is easing out the full-fledged version of their super-successful Wii console. But, for folks in the market for a Wii machine without the U in the name, there’s the Wii mini. It’ll come with Mario Kart Wii, which seems slightly counterintuitive for a console without online functionality. The Mini came out last year as…

This Is Valve’s Steam Machine Prototype

Via The Seattle Times, here’s your first look at Valve’s Steam Machine prototype—a super-high-end machine that will be sent out to 300 beta testers later this year. (Those are Valve employees standing with it: from left to right, Eric Hope, Anna Sweet, Greg Coomer and D.J. Powers.) If you’re one of the lucky few beta…

Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: Quiddity gets all charged up about how Last-Gen Hero Infamous 2 made him feel all empowered. What would Sephiroth do? Marsh Naylor invokes FFVII’s memorable villain in his latest video game advice column. And Rathorial declares the mushy design of contextual actions a Last-Gen Zero.…

‘World’s Thinnest 17-Inch Gaming Laptop’ Comes In Any Color

Those are Maingear gaming laptops right there. That’s ridiculous. Also a beautiful trend that needs to be encouraged until our gaming laptops only exist in one dimension. Maingear’s new Pulse 17 is getting there. Riding on the wave generated by Razer’s 14-inch Blade and 17-inch Blade Pro, as well as its own Pulse 14, Maingear’s…