How A Basically Blind Girl Can Play Nintendo Games

Jennifer Powers suffered an anoxic brain injury at birth, and as a result she’s practically blind, unable to “focus within a few inches of her face, even with very thick glasses”. That should rule her out of playing regular video games, but nope, luckily, she’s found a way to get her game on. As her…

Sega’s Crazy Pitch For Modern Remakes Of Its Classic Games

Here’s something so nutty it might actually have worked: a few years back Sega’s Australian studio pitched an idea for a series of remakes called “Sega Reborn”, which wouldn’t just recreate classic games like Golden Axe and Altered Beast, but somehow tie them into the same, single universe. While the idea was obviously never picked…

This Year’s “Biggest” Video Game Is Not Call Of Duty Or GTA

Not in terms of literal game size, at least. No, the honour of the game with the biggest world will surely go to Bohemia’s upcoming ArmA III, which takes place on an island so damn big one of its designers went out and made this comparison chart. Drawn (roughly) to scale, the top half are…

The Xbox One Will Not Launch On November 8 After All

Yesterday, we heard from a source at a marketing company who had seen documentation pencilling the Xbox One in for a tentative, unconfirmed November 8 launch. Today, a source close to Microsoft tells us that’s not the case. The source says to expect the console at a date later than November 8, though obviously still…

Grand Theft Bigfoot: Writing for The New Yorker, Simon Parkin takes a look at the ongoing hunt for Bigfoot in the woods of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. I love this sort of video game myth-hunting, particularly the creepy goings-on we saw in Red Dead Redemption. Will Bigfoot turn up in GTA V? Time will…

The Most Terrifying Team Fortress 2 Mod, Straight From Hell

The proportions of the characters in Team Fortress 2 were already cartoony enough, but a recent mod on Gamebanana from modder tHe_ScOuT39 just elevated the whole thing to a new level. It’s hard to tell if this is a train wreck or the most brilliant reskin ever created. In the pic above you can see…

Gritty Fallout Fan Film Will Tide Us Over Until There’s A New Game

Legate Lanius is a Fallout foe that was forged through blood—and this fan film by FalloutLanius tells his most gruesome story. From the YouTube description: On the brink of ruin, the Hidebark people are about to be wiped out by the slaving organization, Caesar’s Legion. However, their most ruthless warrior would prefer death to dishonour.…

Five Life Lessons I’ve Learned From Pokémon

I’ve grown up — rather fondly, I might add — with Pokémon. Over the years the several different hundreds of pocket monsters have become my dear friends. Simply settling into a new game (like I’ve recently done with Black) is a comfort to me. In a tumultuous, changing world, I find solace in the fact…

Lost Planet 3 Tells A Surprisingly Good Story. Here’s How.

After reading his review, I sat down with Evan to play through a mission in Lost Planet 3. It’s a surprisingly fun and well-made game, and now you can see it for yourself! Lost Planet 3 is out today on Xbox 360, PS3 and personal computers.

Ghost in the Galaxy: Check out this new trailer for Erin Robinson’s lovely indie puzzle/platformer Gravity Ghost, featuring music from FTL composer Ben Prunty. More at GravityGhost.com

Sony Is On A Roll With These WTF PlayStation Ads

Last time we checked into Latin American ads, we saw Sony try to sell people on PlayStation products using a most unusual premise. Oh, but it seems that it’s not the only ad in the campaign! So. The ad above? It translates to, “You won’t care if your boyfriend doesn’t call while playing.” Hmm, is…

Cable News Discovers You Can Run Over People In GTA, Is Horrified

Look — we all know that the best experiments are conducted on daytime television by people without medical degrees. That’s why this TV segment is so special. In response to the horrifically tragic shooting that occurred last week, the scientists over at HLN (the channel for people who think CNN is just too heady) have…

The Real Problem With Turn-Based RPG Combat Is Mages

Wizards, mages, sorcerers, mystics — call them what you will, when the weapons are brandished and blows start getting traded in orderly fashion, they’re only going to slow you down, as evidenced by this documentary footage captured by the folks at Cinevore Studios. I realize turn-based battles are simply a way to present what would…

Rockstar: Sony’s PS4 GTA V Tweet Was Just A Typo [UPDATE]

Today, Sony stirred up some speculation by tweeting about GTA V coming to PlayStation 4. But Rockstar Games tells us that was just a typo. Anyone who’s seen the impressive videos and screenshots of September’s Grand Theft Auto V has probably wondered if the game will come to next-gen consoles. Rockstar, however, has talked only…

I Am Not A ‘Cancer’ On The Game Industry

I can already predict the comments on this article. You will tell me I’m a horrible person. I’m a cancer on the games industry. Everything I’ve ever worked on is terrible. My existence offends you. I have worked as a professional game developer for over 10 years. For the past year and change I have…

This Might Be The Most Ridiculous Fake Ending For Breaking Bad

The final showdown: Hank versus Walt. Who wins, how will it all go down? Well, since people can’t stop asking Dean Norris, the actor behind Hank Schrader, how Breaking Bad will end, he took the liberty of writing a potential script for Funny or Die. And boy howdy, is it a hilarious one. Dean Norris…

Japan’s Virtual Singing Superstar Finally Made It To America

Time to put your money where your mouth is, Hatsune Miku fans! Sega asked if we wanted to bring the virtual diva’s PlayStation 3 game to the West, and now here we are — Project Diva F launches today on the PlayStation 3 and PSN. Packed with Japanese songs sung by computer generated voices and…

Moneysaver: Infinite $16, Walking Dead Season 3, NFL Sunday Ticket

Moneysaver means never having to tell your wallet you’re sorry. It turns out the Madden 25 + NFL Sunday Ticket promotion did not end yesterday like we had been informed. I reached out to the friendly folks at Amazon who let me know their remaining inventory was low and would be gone very soon. If…

Pirates vs. Fort vs. Schooner: Yes, there’s a schooner in this new Gamescom demo video of Assassin’s Creed IV‘s fort-assault side missions. It’s not a magic-eye schooner; it’s a real schooner. With cannons.

Lost Planet 3: The Kotaku Review

Early on in Lost Planet 3, main character Jim Peyton says “I’m here to work.” The 32-year-old isn’t a prophesied savior or a man of action who’s sworn vengeance for fallen comrades. He’s a dad who taken on grueling work so that his family can survive in a future where Earth’s energy woes have led…