Art That Brings The Mass Effect Universe (And Beyond) To Life

Adding to the ranks of people who worked on the Mass Effect series that we’ve featured here on Fine Art, tonight we turn the spotlight on Finnish artist Mikko Kinnunen. Though focusing solely on his Mass Effect work, amazing as it is, would be selling him short. Having also worked for companies like Paramount Pictures…

At Least The New Army of Two Has a Decent Trailer

Army of Two: The Devil’s Cartel might be the most unnecessary sequel of this console generation. Who asked for this? Did you? You? What about you? It sure as hell wasn’t me. As snooze-inducing as the game may end up being, though, at least this clip associated with it is worth a watch. It was…

Developers Can “Kick Ass” Without Corporate Overlords Messing With Everything

Not that this is a new idea – it’s where a lot of the appeal of AAA devs going indie lies – but it’s nice to remember that as annoying as the endless stream of Kickstarter projects are, and as big as the risks are for both developers and consumers, there’s an upshoot to the…

Ubisoft Has a Change of Heart, Releasing Console Game on PC After All

Let’s recap. In November 2011, Ubisoft creative director Stanislas Mettra said the following about I Am Alive, a game for the Xbox 360 and PS3: We’ve heard loud and clear that PC gamers are bitching about there being no version for them. But are these people just making noise just because there’s no version or…

Ten of the Best/Worst Examples of Retro PC Box Art

I’m not normally one to indulge in “TOP TEN THINGS OF THIS THING” lists, but when they involve badass box art from 1980s and 90s PC games, I can’t help it. Topless Robot put together their list of “10 Insanely Badass DOS Game Boxes”, and it’s good reading, mostly because they know the worth of…

How Nintendo Got The Prettiest Zelda Game of All Looking So Damn Pretty

If you’ve got the capability right now, whether on GameCube, Wii or even PC, go put Wind Waker on. And just look at it. Soak up how a video game released almost a decade ago still looks like it could have come out yesterday. Once you’re done, ask yourself “how did Nintendo do that?”. Then…

Microsoft Changes Its Logo For The First Time Since The 1980s, And I Like It

The last time Microsoft changed its company branding was in 1987. With the company on the cusp of a less dorky era, courtesy of tech like Windows 8, Windows Phones, Surface and the Xbox 360, it’s about time for a redesign! And a redesign is what we have. There’s not only a new font, but…

Uncharted: The Movie: The Curse of the Film Nobody Wants to Direct

Once upon a time, David O’Russell (Three Kings) was down to direct the Uncharted movie. Then he was off. Then back on. Then off, with Neil Burger taking over. Now Burger is gone. And writing pair Marianne and Cormac Wibberley are reworking the script. The film’s producer, Avi Arad, will wait until they’re done to…

This Lord of the Rings Rivendell Might be the Best LEGO Set I’ve Ever Seen

There’s Lord of the Rings LEGO you can buy, but that stuff is limited by the realities of commercial packaging and a hard ceiling for prices. Let’s imagine, though, that you could get hold of the perfect Lord of the Rings LEGO set. One so detailed it quite literally takes your breath away. It’d probably…

Dark Souls on PC Looks Like Complete S**t (But There’s a Fix) [Update]

I thought I was ready for it, as ready as I was to smash my keyboard into pieces within the first day’s play, but nothing could have prepared me for just how hideous the PC version of Dark Souls really is. While the game’s menu will trick you into thinking the game runs at your…

Bob Loblaw: No Habla Espanol

I’ll tell you one thing: we’re not here to talk nonsense to Bob Loblaw. No, we’re here to talk about how the new season of Arrested Development is reportedly coming out next spring. That’s not as far away as it seems! Personally, I am optimistic as heck about the new season of Arrested Development. Most…

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II is now available on Steam. It’s great! But get this first

Achievements Tip Off NBA 2K13‘s New Features

Historic teams and an online streetballing blacktop mode are hinted at in the list of NBA 2K13 achievements

Vigil Promises Fixes For Janky PC Darksiders II In ‘The Weeks To Come’

Sad but true: The PC version of Darksiders II is bare-bones and has some serious graphical problems. Non-functional vertical-sync, strange controls, minimal options for graphical tweaking; it’s a drag. I’ve been cooling my heels after playing about an hour of the game, waiting on its developer, Vigil, to release some patches. I’ve been waiting for…

If You’ve Ever Wanted To Climb Around Inside A Beck Song, This Game’s For You

Sound Shapes has been out for a couple of weeks now, and I think it’s finally time I wrote something about it here on Kotaku Melodic. It’s been a bit tough to get the average gamer interested in the game for some reason, even though it’s one of the most clever, musical games I’ve played…

It’s A Video Game Controller! It’s A Keytar! It’s… Pianocade!

Well this is pretty much unlike anything I’ve seen before. There are a lot of different video game controllers that are musical in nature, but I’ve never seen one that so weirdly combines MIDI controls with video buttons and a joystick. But that’s what Portmanteau Devices’ “Pianocade” device does. All I know is that if…

Please God, Make This Mortifying Linkin Park/Medal of Honor Promotional Campaign End

Are You there, God? It’s me, Kirk. Hi. How are You. Good? Cool. Me? Oh, I’m good. Though actually… okay. Look, I can put up with a lot of promotional bullcrap. I write about video games for a living! Half of my job is putting up with promotional bullcrap. But this whole Linkin Park/Medal of…

Apparently You Can Murder People In The New Madden

The next Madden will have all the usual features: tackling, audibles, hot routes, in-depth playbooks, canoe pursuits, and slow-motion chain kills. Just ask Best Buy: And people say Madden never changes. (Thanks, Holden!)

The Most Pointless Twitter Feud Happened Today Among Sega and a Bunch of Sonic Roleplayers

Are you role-playing a Sonic the Hedgehog character—even an extremely minor one—on Twitter? You better tell everyone your account isn’t official, otherwise Sega is going to call you out, and turn your colleagues on you, requiring a lot of double-parenthetical out-of-character tweets. And nobody wants that. The most insane foofaraw involving Sega’s official Twitter and…

This is Why You Need to Play Papo & Yo Right Now

Warning: The above video contains minor spoilers. If you are the kind of person that likes to go into a game blind, here’s your notice. It’s a rare thing to find a game you truly love and rarer still to find one that moves you emotionally. For me, Papo & Yo was that kind of…