Clever New Text Game Asks Whether You'll Trust An Alien
In Quarantine Circular, a plague is ravaging humanity, destroying cities and pushing our existence to the brink. As…
The Cloverfield Paradox Is Trash, But We Love It Anyway
On Super Bowl day, I wasn’t all that interested in the outcome of the football game. I was excited for something…
Getting Started In Anarchy Online After A Decade Away
Norwegian developer Funcom has been making waves lately with Conan Exiles, but for me they’ll always the studio behind…
I'm Not Sure What To Make Of Skyforge
Maybe it’s the fact that original science fiction based MMORPG games come along so rarely, or maybe it’s just that Skyfo…
Patrick Stewart Predicts Humanity's Future
Patrick Stewart's been busy. Starring in movies like X-Men? Check. Broadway? Sure, why not. Palling around the planet…
It Took More Than 12,000 Paintings To Make Blade Runner This Beautiful
Swedish artist Anders Ramsell created 12,597 watercolor paintings to craft a 35 minute long "paraphrasing" of Ridley…
This Love Story About A Psychic Is Like A Heartbreaking Video Game
When you really love someone, nothing will stand in your way — particularly not when your girlfriend has psychic powers.
Scientists Discover the Mass Effect! Or Is it Just the Higgs Boson?
There is, to be sure, a vast gulf between science and science fiction. The former relies on provable observations…
Ten Science Fiction and Fantasy Books That Deserve the Video Game Treatment
We've touched on popular science fiction and fantasy novels that need to have video games made out of them in the past,…
A Prime Example of an Exciting New Massively Multiplayer Sci-Fi Epic
Three races vie for control over the one planet in the universe that contains an abundant supply of the element…
The Quantum Thief: An Excerpt
The Quantum Thief, released in the UK last year and in the U.S. this month, is a heist story set in a future of…
Doctor Who Rises From Hiatus Tomorrow
Matt Smith returns as the eleventh incarnation of the Doctor in tomorrow's season premiere of Doctor Who, broadcast on B…
Taking The Cosplay Too Far: Surgically Altered Elf Ears
Elves are sexy. Vulcans are sexy. Pointy ears in general are sexy, but not so sexy that we'd carve ourselves up to get…
Space Games Don't Have To Be Cold And Lifeless
Kotaku commenter Jezuz feels that games set in outer space have become too cold and sterile. He shares his idea on how…
Sexy Science Fiction Game Blackstar Reborn As A Mobile MMO
Back in 2008 MMO developer Spacetime Studios saved its stylish space MMO The Blackstar Chronicles from oblivion after…
The Battle For Humanity's Future Begins In Battlestar Galactica Online
Sound the klaxons! Battlestar Galactica Online has just warped out of closed beta and into open beta, allowing players…
In Search Of Serious Science Fiction Gaming Epics
In the first installment of the daily Speak-Up on Kotaku for the year 2011, commenter Murkurial wonders why game…
Earthrise Rises From The Ashes In February
Isn't about time for another post-apocalyptic massively multiplayer online science fiction role-playing game? Masthead…
Hull Zero Three - An Excerpt
Author Greg Bear isn't just a one-time Kotaku guest columnist and a prize-winning science fiction author. He's also…