When You're A Regular Guy, But You Can Also Fight Like A Witcher
This is Alan Padziński. Actual human being, but also master of the various sword styles of The Witcher universe.
Final Fantasy XV's Combat Kicks Even More Ass Now
Remember the exciting battles fought in the second coming of Final Fantasy XV Episode Duscae? They’ve got nothing on…
Guy Beats Fallout 4 Without Killing Anyone, Nearly Breaks The Game
Fallout 4 expects you to commit murder. While you can occasionally avoid killing others, the wasteland is ruthless and…
Death Stars It'd Really Take to Destroy a Planet
Ever since I learned how inaccurate Star Wars battles really were, I've been thinking about how off the entire Star Wars…
Misconceptions about Space Battles You Probably Believe
"In space, no one can hear you scream." Thanks to 1979's hit Alien, that maxim's been part of the popular consciousness…
JRPG Combat Is The Best Kind Of Combat
"Oh, I don't really like battles. I just play JRPGs for the story."
What Makes Video Game Combat Feel So Good
The first time you dove into a gang of thugs in Batman: Arkham Asylum or lobbed a few grenades then switched to a…
The Four Core Concepts That Guild Wars 2 is Built Upon
Yesterday's Q&A with Guild Wars 2 content designer Mike Zadorojny painted the development of next month's blockbuster…
Now Mad Catz is Making a Massively Multiplayer Combat Flight Simulator
Not content to merely dabble in the more pedestrian flying video game market, the once peripheral-centric Mad Catz…
Our Never-Ending Battle Against Cheaters
A couple of days ago, after reading Kotaku editor Stephen Totilo's Pay to Win article, I expressed my disappointment to…
The Game of Thrones RPG's Combat Does a Fine Dragon Age Impression
You know what would be awesome? A game that played like Dragon Age but featured locations and characters from George…
A Shrunken Cortana and Master Chief Wage War Against Halo’s Bad Guys
The newest Halo Minimates aren't going to offer up any clues to Halo 4, but they're still worthy additions to the…
Batman: Arkham City's Creators Would Make a Lovely Matrix Game, Wouldn't They?
In today's completely topical edition of Speak Up on Kotaku, commenter Ｓｏｕｌｓ feels he's found the perfect developer to…
The Halo Remake's Kinect Support Won't Ruin the Xbox Classic
They won't tell us whether this fall's 10-years-later remake, Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary will use the Kinect for…
The First Mad Catz-Published Flight Sim is Pretty Much What You'd Expect
They said they were getting into the flight sim business, and here we are. Controller and random accessory creator Mad…
Now That We've Mastered Modern Warfare, Bring On The Swords
In today's installment of Speak-Up on Kotaku, commenter Nameloi craves a game that realistically depicts getting…
See Bond Go Hand-To-Hand In Blood Stone
If you thought all developer Bizarre Creations can do is driving, wait until you see Daniel Craig driving his fists,…
Finding Balance In The Combat Of Star Wars: The Old Republic
How do you make sure people play something other than a Jedi or Sith in Star Wars: The Old Republic? By making sure…
It's A Dante's Inferno Combat Montage
If you want to get a good idea of how Dante handles the minions of hell in EA's Dante's Inferno, you'll need a montage…
A Look At Combat In Dead To Rights: Retribution
Combat designer Lee Roberts walks us through combat in the dog-eat-guy world of Dead To Rights: Retribution.