What Happens When You Prank Call The KKK As A Black Fallout Character

As you might expect, the soundboard conversation by ICEnJAM isn’t exactly, uh, cordial. The reason is that the character—Boxcars from Fallout New Vegas—has dialogue referring to an ambush by a group of Caesar’s Legion soldiers. These soldiers forced him to enter a lottery, where he came in second place. That means he got to keep…

Don’t F**k Up: A Video Game For Drunk People

I love it when bars and restaurants have video games. Whether it’s a wall-to-wall gaming experience like Barcade or a random burger joint in Berlin, it’s always a good thing. Which is why I’m fascinated by the Grasshopper Round Table, and the game Don’t F**k Up, developed by Studio Mercato. The Grasshopper Round Table is…

This LEGO Nintendo Could Almost Pass For The Real Thing

We’ve featured LEGO recreations of Nintendo hardware on Kotaku before, but I’ve never seen anything quite this authentic. Built by Flickr user weltall1028, this baby is the splitting image of a real Nintendo Entertainment System, right on down to the little man inside your console who tells the games where to go. More pics below:

This Game Kicks In Tactical Strategy’s Door, Takes A Bullet

I love that door-kicking moment. In a military first-person shooter, it’s the moment when you rush into the room and everything goes all slow-motion — can you pick off all of the enemies in time? In Gun Media’s Breach & Clear, it’s the moment you find out if your men live or die. Crafted by…

The Moneysaver: Blacklist, PSN Cash, Robotech, Headsets, Black Flag

It’s all over but the saving. The Steam Summer Sale is so an hour and fifteen minutes ago and your regular Moneysaver is back with a vengeance. We’ve got a jam-packed post with tons of game deals, multiple gaming headsets, accessories, lots of apps, and probably the best Media section we’ve ever had. PC •…

All Your Friends Are Back In This New Trailer For The Persona 3 Movie

Mitsuru! Akihiko! Yukari! So good to see you! The upcoming Persona 3 film, titled Persona 3 The Movie #1: Spring of Birth, has got a Japanese release date and a new trailer, which you can watch above. It’ll be out on November 23 in Japan. I’ve played so much Persona 4 since the last time…

Here’s a great essay from Tiny Cartridge about how loneliness inAnimal Crossingcreates long-lasting friendships

Oh My God, Look at This Enormous Shark in Assassin’s Creed IV

Shark Week is right around the corner, and Los Angeles just finished recovering from the sharknado so, of course, the latest batch of screenshots for Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag would feature a couple of big-ass sharks prominently. They’re the assassins of the sea, after all. What you don’t see above is the guy is…

If You Liked Pacific Rim, This Is The Video Game For You

Both Pacific Rim games are terrible, by all accounts, which is totally unsurprising yet disappointing nonetheless. You’d think someone would be able to make a decent video game out of giant robots fighting aliens. Don’t worry, though—if you’re into Jaegers and mech and all that jazz, there’s a video game that’s well worth your time:…

Saints Row‘s Canceled Expansion Resurrected as DLC

First it was an April Fool’s Joke. Then it was real. Then it was going to be a standalone expansion to Saints Row: The Third. Then it was going to be part of Saints Row IV. Now Enter the Dominatrix is officially announced as DLC, and will arrive in October. Volition made the announcement at…

You know the kind of love that’s terrifying in a “might kill you” way?

Yeah, that sounds about right.

Ridiculous Moments In Hitman: Absolution

Here are a bunch of reasons to laugh at Hitman: Absolution, both intended and unintended by the game’s creators. On the one hand you have the funny physics glitches and warped limbs, and on the other you have AI dialogue reacting to your behavior. Courtesy of Machinima, it’s actually quite incredible to see just how…

PS All-Stars‘ Journey/Gravity Rush Stage Left on Cutting Room Floor

PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale at one point had plans for a Gravity Rush/Journey crossover stage, according to images leaked by one of the game’s artists. Whether it was meant to be DLC is kind of a moot point, as the only post-release support the game is now getting is online match-making. PlayStation Euphoria noticed the…

Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: DocSeuss contributes a deeply personal post why he keeps coming back to TAY Kotaku. JJtheTexan plumbs the N64 and GameCube eras in his catalog of long-lost Nintendo games And feel free to jump in and help decide what the next game for TAY’s Game Night…

Leisure Suit Larry: Reloaded: The Kotaku Review

Sex was gross, unknowable and weird. Yet, for some reason, I was supposed to want it. These were the lessons I learned from Leisure Suit Larry way back when, which I had no business playing as a teenager. In 2013, the updated sex/comedy game still feels like something I shouldn’t be experiencing. But, this time,…

You Have Bested Me, Scribblenauts Unmasked

Here’s exactly how my short play session with the upcoming Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure went at the San Diego Comic-Con this weekend. “What about…DAMMIT!” Rinse and repeat. Since reading about Stephen Totilo’s adventures in 5th Cell’s upcoming DC Universe joint, I’ve been itching to give the game’s Bat Computer a go. I’ve been…

Angry Birds Star Wars II‘s Telepods Tech Is Really Quite Clever

Announced last week, Angry Birds Star Wars II gives fans the ability to swap out the bird (or pig) line-up in their iPad or Android game using physical toys, but Hasbro’s Telepods technology isn’t Skylanders. It’s much simpler than that. At the bottom of every packaged Angry Birds Star Wars Telepods figure, seen here in…

The Spy From Team Fortress Would Be An Excellent James Bond

Apart from the fact that Spy is originally from France, he’d still perform well in Her Majesty’s Secret Service. This video mashing up Team Fortress 2 with the most recent James Bond flick is so incredibly well done it leaves that impression. Guess who plays the antagonist with the funky hair. Spyfall [YouTube. Video by…

I didn’t know there was a final boss in Fifa 13, but there he is, and he’s guarding the goal like something straight out of Dark Souls, ready to wipe out the entire field with a single kick (if he can stand up). Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of…

Hayao Miyazaki Called “Anti-Japanese,” a “Traitor,” and “Dim-Witted”

Kaze Tachinu, the latest Studio Ghibli film, opened this weekend in Japan. Its director, Hayao Miyazaki, is stirring up plenty of controversy online. The reasons why might surprise you. They might not. As previously mentioned, the film is fictionalized biography of Jiro Horikoshi, who created the iconic World War II fighter plane, the Mitsubishi A6M…