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Here’s A Clip From An Episode In The Second Season of Legend of Korra

Didya watch the trailer for the second season of The Legend of Korra?Pretty good, right? Here’s something less dramatic: a small clip that shows us where Korra, Bolin, Mako and Asami are in book two—straight from Nickelodeon. Legend Of Korra: “Rebel Spirit Sneak Peek” Surprised that Mako is a cop? The creators talked about it…

The next game from Halfbrick, makers of Jetpack Joyride and Fruit Ninja, looks pretty fun! Trailer right here.

Here’s Volante Design’s latest jacket—which is a redesign of the Assassin’s Creed III jacketthat put them on the map. It’s called The Eagle and it comes in a few different colors.

The Game of Thrones-Arrested Development Mashup You Have To Watch

A Ron Howard imitator and some clever wordplay just make the horrific events of Game of Thrones season 3 so… entertaining. Well done, Cracked Video below. It contains spoilers for Game of Thrones season 3.

DayZ Killmap Shows Where You’ll Probably Die

If you’ve played DayZ, you’ve probably died. A lot. And if you’ve died in DayZ, you’ve probably died in one of these locations, as highlighted by MyDayZ in this fascinating heat map: Nifty. Using our image annotation tool, note any place you’ve found it particularly easy to get shot and/or eaten. Speaking of DayZ: In…

This Amazing Art Is Made Almost Entirely Out Of Tea Stains

Did you know that you can make art by using tea? If you’re Dara Gold, artist and illustrator from Toronto, you can use tea stains to make pretty awesome art, too. Making art from tea doesn’t mean it all has to be brown, though. Tea comes in fruit flavors! That means there can be some…

WildStar Gets Two More Player Races, And One Is Deadly Adorable

I once said the first MMO that allowed me to play as a pink fuzzy thing with a raccoon tail would win. WildStar just won. Allow me to give you the official description of the Chua: Nearly as brilliant as they are sociopathic, the Chua are mischievous inventors who develop advanced weapons and technology for…

‘Checkpoint-Style Saving Is Killing Me’

It’s Ask Kotaku time! And guess who is back as my guest host for this week’s column? It’s everyone’s favorite stylish Kotaku writer: Mister Evan Narcisse. In this week’s Ask Kotaku we cover games, relationships, Kotaku and… Kanye? Yeah, sure, why not. I love the random, silly questions! Send more of those to my email…

There are so, so many ways to get around Animal Crossing‘s profanity filters. And I’m going to use all of them, until my townspeople’s catchphrases would earn this game an “M” rating.

It’s Jay And Silent Bob Vs. Plants Vs. Zombies 2

Okay, that explains why Kevin Smith’s hetero lifemate Jason Mewes was hanging out at the Popcap both at San Diego Comic-Con earlier today. Folks at Popcap tell me that Jay and Silent Bob’s real-life counterparts are huge fans of the franchise, which is why we’re getting a series of animated shorts in which the fictional…

There’s An HD Version of Soul Calibur 2 On Its Way

Today at San Diego Comic-Con, Namco Bandai announced that Soul Calibur 2 is getting a high-definition update for the PS3 and Xbox 360. According to Polygon, who are on the ground at Comic-Con, it seems to be a straight port from the original game—which launched in 2003. You can expect the HD port to launch…

The Evolution Of Wolverine, From 1974 To Today

Wolverine. Logan. The sexiest X-Man. His claws are legend. He rides a motorcycle. And he’s oh-so fashionable. From his first 1974 appearance to today, Wolverine has gone through a ton of visual overhauls. HaloweenCostumes.com‘s Kate Willaert has created a single infographic to unite all of Logan’s looks: What’s your favorite look? Are any missing? (Via…

Ubisoft Reveals A New Assassin’s Creed Set In India (It’s a Comic)

Today during Comic-Con, Ubisoft announced a new set of stories from the Assassin’s Creed universe called Assassin’s Creed: Brahman. It’ll be a graphic novel set in India, and will introduce a new assassin to the fold. According to press materials Ubisoft sent out, Brahman will take place in 19th century India, “a land of mysterious…

I Had To Play Animal Crossing ‘Wrong’ To Get It Right

For a good long while, I couldn’t get into Animal Crossing: New Leaf Oh, I got it, sure. I saw the appeal. I watched as almost every single person in my Twitter feed freaked right the hell out about the game, chronicling their every move, joking about crushing on Reese and trash-taking during the first…

Up for a lengthy, design-oriented review of The Last of Us? Game designer and sometime Kotaku contributor Tim Rogers has got you covered, with a terrific, meaty write-up over at ActionButton.net

Don’t Tell George R. R. Martin What To Do

Many Game of Thrones fans have the ongoing fear that George R.R. Martin is writing the Game of Thrones books too slow. Paul and Storm, a comedy duo, wrote a song about it. Then they performed it when George R.R. Martin was present in the audience. Whoops. Check out Martin getting onstage and going HAM…

The Moneysaver: 1 Year Of Gold For $38, GRID 2, Aqua Teen Hunger Force

You’ll just have to deal, it’s too hot to make a pun… Welcome to your Friday Moneysaver, with deals on Grid 2 for the consoles, cheap Xbox LIVE Gold, and a whole lot of apps. I don’t know about you, but I’m ready for this Steam sale to be over. Enjoy cheap Aqua Teen Hunger…

You Can Have Some Real-Life Mario Kart Adventures With This

To be a kid in 2013, man. Look at this eletric vehicle Razor has made, it’s called “Crazy Cart.” I don’t think it’s meant for me, but damn, I want one of these. They’re like mini go-karts. Although not released until now, the concept existed 7 years ago, but “the powers-that-be were skeptical that people…

The New Legend Of Korra Trailer Is Freakin Epic

Not only is it epic, but it also gives us a glimpse of Korra’s upcoming adventures—including new characters, enemies and locations. Seems very dramatic! Are you pumped? I definitely am. We’ll be able to watch the new season this September.

Disney Infinity Is Going To Kill Me.

On the way out of my hour-long hands-on with Disney Infinity yesterday, I was handed a bag, and the collector inside me started to shake. They might as well have handed a junkie a tiny bag of crack. There are toy collectors who can just pick up a figure here or there. Maybe they like…