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Watch The Wonderful 101’s Epic Nintendo Direct Right Here

By the time you watch the Nintendo Direct hypecast for the upcoming Wii U game, you will definitely know when The Wonderful 101 is coming out. Hosted by Platinum Games’ Hideki Kamiya, this morning’s extended preview gave a deep look at the moves, tactics and characters in the upcoming action/strategy title. 101 feels a bit…

Conan O’Brien Plays Atari: ‘This May Be The Worst Day Of My Life’

Yeah, okay, so Atari games haven’t exactly held up. In the latest edition of Conan O’Brien’s “Clueless Gamer” series, the red-headed comedian takes his talents to old-school gaming, and the results are not pretty. Hilarious. But not pretty. At least Space Invaders is still fun!

Very Special Edition of Saint’s Row IV Costs $1,000,000

They’re calling it the Super Dangerous Wad Wad Edition, there’s only one available, and it’s exclusive to UK’s Game. It costs a million dollars. In case you can’t read images, here’s what’s included: Saints Row IV : Commander in Chief Edition A full sized replica Dubstep Gun A full day of spy training A trip…

Here’s How Pokemon X And Y‘s New Mega Evolutions Work

Yesterday we caught wind of a new type of evolution coming in Pokemon X and Y. Today we learn how Mega Evolution works, where to learn the technique, and which Mega Pokemon will only be available through a special launch day distribution event. Oh, and there are three new Pokemon at the bottom, so if…

Flashback: Kid Had 5 Minutes To Clean Out a Toy Store; Went For Sega

Here’s a little something to make you smile. It’s a video from 1993 featuring YouTube user Firesghts, proud winner, back in the day, of the Nickelodeon Super Toy Run. The Toy Run was a contest that the kid-oriented TV channel would run, giving one lucky winner a chance to run through a toy store grabbing…

While Anomaly: Korea was lovely, it wasn’t much of a sequel to the right war game for the iPad. 11 Bit Studios delivers a proper follow-up to the reverse tower defense hit this fall, when Anomaly 2 goes mobile.

Nothing Says Geek Week Like These Cosplay Superstars

It’s Geek Week on YouTube! The latest clip showcases some of the best and most creative cosplay that appeared at this year’s Comic-Con. So many wonderful outfits and talented cosplayers! I Just Want To Be A SuperHero – Cosplay Music Video [SneakyZebra@YouTube via Dtoid] To contact the author of this post, write to bashcraftATkotaku.com or…

Rumor: Amazon Is Making an Android Console

One of the biggest retailers in the world is rumored to be making an Android gaming console. Website GameInformer reports that Amazon is readying an Android console for release by year’s end. The console will be bundled with its own controller, and Amazon will be making use of the Android apps already available on its…

So, Uh. This Is What Bathing In Over 300 Cans of Pepsi (???) Is Like.

Listen. I don’t know why this man is taking a bath in Pepsi. I don’t know how he could possibly be enjoying it as much as he apparently is. All I know is, oh god, why is it fizzing like that? Err, apologies for today’s off-topic being so bizarre and kind of gross, but yeah—had…

This Animal Crossing rap by stagefivetv about hunting beetles and stackin’ gold may just be the best Animal Crossing rap yet—if you weren’t paying attention to the lyrics, you might mistake it as a normal, everyday hip hop song.

Holy Pants, This Massive Space Sim Is Looking Good

It looks as though X Rebirth, the impressive space-sim that grabbed a lot of attention a couple years ago, is finally ready to go. As the new demonstration video below shows, this game is… well, it’s incredibly, almost ridiculously ambitious. Look at it. Just look at it! Here’s a second video from Egosoft about the…

Behold, The Origin of Half Life’s Gravity Gun

Watch as Alyx Vance throws caution into the wind by putting a zen crystal into the Gravity Gun despite lacking a suit—all without quite knowing if the Gravity Gun will work. (It will, of course.) CorridorDigital does a great job of showing us what a deadly weapon the Gravity Gun can be here, so kudos.…

Monster Hunter 4 Is Looking Good As The 3DS Continues Its Amazing Year

The absurd string of major games on the once-sleepy 3DS continues next month, at least in Japan, where they’re getting the mammoth Monster Hunter 4 on September 14. A new trailer for the game came out today. Watch it above. Here in America, Monster Hunter‘s a niche thing. Those who are into it love it,…

Find Out All About Microsoft’s Project Spark Game-Maker Right Here

I’ve been intrigued by Project Spark, a build-your-own-game app for Microsoft platforms (Windows 8, Xbox 360 and Xbox One), since Jason first told me about it. Today, we’ll learn a bit more. Down below starting at 7:30PM Eastern, the game’s developers are doing a live hands-on demo of the game in action:

In Brothers, The Story Is Told Without Saying A Word

If you watched my other video on Brothers: A Tale Of Two Sons, you know that it’s a game about two sons going on a quest to save their sick father. The characters speak only gibberish, yet the game still does a fantastic job of giving these two boys fully realized personalities just through the…

Below, the lovely indie game announced for Xbox One at Microsoft’s E3 press conference this year, is actually just a timed exclusive—it’ll hit other platforms eventually.

What Happens When You Find Out Your Older Self Kills the World

It’s one of time travel’s quintessential conundrums: do you go back into your own life if the technology allows? How bad do things have to get for you to break spacetime rules like that? Well, in the new comics series The Bunker, things get pretty bad. Apocalyptically so. Genetically engineered food. Hyper-efficient delivery systems. Together,…

A New Ultima For A New Age, With New Problems.

Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar was a revolutionary role-playing game from a legendary game designer. Ultima Forever: Quest for the Avatar updates the classic with shiny new graphics and modern free-to-play social features that might be more trouble than they are worth. Ultima IV was a revelation. After three games spent sending players on…

Boy, Skyrim Cops Have To Deal With Some Seriously Messed Up Stuff

Between the dragons, magical creatures, prostitutes, drugs, and absurd heroes (like you!), being in law enforcement in Skyrim doesn’t sound fun….but it is hilarious. For us, that is. As you might’ve guessed, this is a show that looks at what the show COPS would be like, if it took place in Skyrim. So…cue the actual…

A Game About What Really Matters In Life

Most video games, it’s safe to say, revolve around fighting: whether you’re a soldier shooting up terrorists or a plumber stomping on Koopa Troopas, there’s almost always going to be combat of some sort. And then there’s The Novelist, a game created not to satisfy primal bloodlust, but to tell a story about a single…