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Well of course there’s a Kerbal Space Program version of the new Star Wars trailer It’s a bit simplistic, yes, but keep in mind that this was done in a spaceship-building sandbox game. Considering that, it’s pretty impressive how similar it turned out. You can check out the video below. Jool Wars: The Farce Awakens…

Sony Drops FIFA Sponsorship

Sony won’t renew its sponsorship deal with FIFA, citing rising costs. However, the company is among a number voicing concerns over negative publicity surrounding the organisation. This post originally appeared on Kotaku UK Sony’s current deal expires at the end of December, reports Nikkei, saying the company is “preferring to spend its money on completing…

Assassin’s Creed’s Paris vs Paris, 2014

Damien Hypolite, who by day works for Sciences et Avenir, is also a bit of an Assassin’s Creed fan. Seeing as the latest game is set in Paris, he figured he’d print out some screenshots, take them to the actual spots in the real world they’re based on, and see how they shape up. As…

All I Want For Christmas Is This Fire Emblem Action Figure

This Figma was first shown off over a yearago, but is only now getting ready to actually go on sale. It’s been worth the wait. Figuring we’re past the statue of limitations on spoilers (and really, it’s been long enough), this Figma piece is dropping the Marth charade and labelling itself a Lucina figure. She’ll…

World’s Biggest LAN Party Had Over 22,000 Computers, Looked Awesome

Over the weekend, Dreamhack Winter went down. Beginning in 1994 with a couple of Swedish dudes who rented out a school hall to play some video games, it’s now the world’s biggest LAN party, bringing over 25,000 PC gamers together in the one spot for some games, music, cosplayand sweating. Last year, the official numbers…

My Favorite MOBA So Far Is A Mobile Game

I want to enjoy a MOBA. I’ve tried every popular multiplayer battle arena game — DOTA 2, League of Legends, Heroes Of The Storm, Infinite Crisis. Each has its charms, but I’ve never quite felt at home in any of them. My enthusiasm for Super Evil Megacorp’s Vainglory suggests I may have been looking on…

The Man Tried To Shut Sega’s Jet Set Radio Graffitti Party Down

Afraid Sega’s “graffitti is art” themed Jet Set Radio pre-launch contest would inspire vandalism, then San Francisco mayor Willie Brown tried to have the company’s event permits revoked. Did you know that? I didn’t know that. Mind you the event was actually for Jet Grind Radio, the American name of the game inspired by both…

Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Obligatory Lightsaber Edition

Might as well get this over with. Lightsabers. Photoshop. Go. I know there’s a lot of Star Wars happening right now, but I couldn’t ignore the design of the evil red laser sword in the trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The internet is already filling up with ‘shopped versions of the cross-guarded lightsaber,…

A Cheat Sheet For All Of Advanced Warfare‘s Plot Holes

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare‘s campaign mode is entertaining enough, as long as you can turn off your brain for a few hours. Leave it on and you’ll trip over the gaping plot holes every couple of seconds. Advanced Warfare is a Call of Duty game, after all, and there’s never been a Call of…

The Lucas Version Of The Force Awakens Trailer Is A Bit More Dense

Those enamored with the directorial style of the legendary George Lucas surely noticed the big problem with theteaser trailer forStar Wars: The Force Awakens — not enough stuff. Fixed. It’s not that hard, J.J. Abrams, as YouTuber Michael Shanks readily demonstrates (via Tech Crunch). Just add some crazy creatures, mention trade negotiations and — oh…

‘Shop Contest: Draw Me Like One Of Your Orlesian Qunari: The Winners!

From the sexiest scene in Dragon Age history comes the sexiest ‘Shop Contest in Kotaku history. This week’s winner? Mr. Sexy McSexerson the Third. That’s his real name, but on this website he goes by Greg the Mad. In this week’s contest that madness led him in the right direction, by which I mean amateur…

Warlords Of Draenor Is A Little Bit Better For The Horde

On the Alliance side World of Warcraft‘s fifth expansion is all about saving the world. On the Horde side it’s all that and more. Essentially the continuation of the Horde-based drama that led up to the expansion pack in the first place, Warlords of Draenor‘s narrative is much more intriguing on the orc/troll/undead/cow/sex-elf side of…

(Almost) Everybody Getting Dizzy In Super Smash Bros. Wii U

Go home, Ness — you’re drunk. The ever-productive MasterOfHyrule has a compilation compiling compulsion which has forced him to create a video featuring every single character in Super Smash Bros. Wii U getting dizzy after their shield breaks. And by “every single” I mean everyone but Jigglypuff, who dies when its shield breaks, as per…

Watch The First LEGO Trailer For Star Wars: The Force Awakens

As soon as the excitement over yesterday’s teaser trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens died down, LEGO animator Snooperking went to work, recreating the entire thing brick-by-brick. It’s a bit sloppy, but he made the entire thing in under 24 hours, so he can have all the leeway he wants. From the YouTube description……

No, That Wasn’t A Gamergate Reference On Last Night’s Adventure Time

Or rather it was, just not the Gamergate concerned with video games. Remember kids, gamergate is also a type of ant. Twitter was abuzz following the airing of last night’s new episode of Adventure Time, in which Finn meets a character named Leftenant Gamergate during his trip to what passes for the dentist in the…

11/24/14: Pokémon Snapped

In the modern remake of Pokémon Snap, people will use cellphones to photograph wild Pokémon, but polices security cameras will be snapping them, too. Or…this is a photo from Thursday’s Thanksgiving Day parade in New York City. Yes, that represents the week pretty well. Thanksgiving is done with and we’re through the biggest weeks of…

$64 Million Buys You Space Pets

Never mind a cohesive, complete game, the ever-increasing cash black hole that is Star Citizen has announced its latest stretch goal: animals. This post originally appeared on Kotaku UK If the game hits its $64 million funding stretch goal (which at this point is simply a matter of setting an egg timer and waiting for…

Human Existence Is a Big, Sad Video Game in William Gibson’s New Novel

Human beings are the most important ingredients in game design. Without the participation and attention of an actual person, games are just basically systems waiting for input. In the new novel by legendary science-fiction writer William Gibson, humans aren’t just controlling disembodied avatars in made-up worlds. They’re controlling each other, too, in the worst possible…

Spoiler Space: More from William Gibson about The Peripheral

You know, while I was editing and writing my interview with William Gibson for this piece, I kept lamenting about all the great quotes and observations I’d have to leave on the cutting room floor for space and spoilers. But, since the book’s been out nearly a month, I figured that some readers would want…

Video Games Helped Me Say Goodbye To My Father

A few days before my dad died in August, I got the call I’d been dreading from my mother. She told me it was time to come home for my dad’s last days. I live in California, and they live in Alabama. I packed up my PS4, super slim PS3 and PS Vita—alas, my desktop…