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What PS4 Games Would Be Like On The Oculus Rift

As I write this, Kotaku bossman Stephen Totilo has just walked into the office with an Oculus Rift. A bunch of us have already strapped on the VR goggles to our faces and have been super-impressed with what the headgear is able to accomplish. But, an Oculus optimized to work with the PS4? That’d be…

Timid Little Girl Meets Awesome Comic-Con Mech. Cuteness Ensues.

So that mech we mentioned last night—you know, the one that’s made by the same studio that built armor for Pacific Rim and Iron Man—it’s now officially going around Comic-Con. Here’s some footage of the mech trying its best to befriend a little girl, brought to us by by Stan Winston School The mech may…

The Year In JRPGs So Far (Part One)

2013 sure has been something, huh? From the wonder of Ni no Kuni to the rejuvenation of Final Fantasy, this has been a pretty solid year so far for JRPG fans. To celebrate, I’ve invited Kotaku‘s Kirk Hamilton to have a lengthy chat about this year’s slate of JRPGs. This is part one. Expect part…

Comic-Con Shopping Day Two: Oh No, This Isn’t For Me

Day one of my Comic-Con shopping experience was mostly about what I wanted. What about my family? What about their needs? I think I’ve got them covered. Fun fact: Last year I brought an empty suitcase with me to Comic-Con, just for things. This year, I brought an ever-growing ball of desperation. Think I might…

Excited by the news of that new Strider game? Then soak up seven minutes of slash-happy gameplay in this video.

The Laziest Comic-Con Cosplay Gallery, Or The Best?

You don’t need to pay for a pass or battle your way through a crowded convention hall to experience the best cosplay San Diego Comic-Con has to offer. You just need a cosy spot in the convention center’s designated smoking area and an appreciation for people walking. Let me explain. This is what you can…

Moneysaver: Steam Summer Sale Day 9 Breakdown [Saturday 12:30pm]

Dealteor Shower. About the Moneysaver The Steam Summer Sale is without a doubt the year’s most well-known series of discounts on games, but at Kotaku we know you want gaming deals every day. Brought to you by the Commerce Team, the Kotaku Moneysaver posts every day at 2:15pm ET*, bringing you the best, most complete,…

Mario & Luigi: Dream Team Tries To Subtly Tell Us What To Do

Seen last night in Mario & Luigi: Dream Team (which is out August 11 for 3DS)—this toad trying to influence my thoughts. I know your tricks, Nintendo. They don’t work on me.

The Raven Is An Ode To Great Crime Thrillers

King Art’s latest point & click graphic adventure is an homage to the classic crime thrillers of 1960s cinema with a bit of Agatha Christie thrown in for good measure. Up above is a few minutes of gameplay for your eyeball viewing pleasure. Will down-and-out Swiss police constable Anton Zellner gain relevancy by catching the…

A New Tomb Raider Comic Shows What’s Next for Lara Croft After Hit Game

Sadly, Square Enix hasn’t put out any single-player story-centric DLC for this year’s reboot of Tomb Raider So fans who enjoyed playing through Lara Croft’s re-imagined origin story have been out of luck as far as seeing her continued evolution. But a new Dark Horse comics series due out later this year on 02/26/14 will…

We’re Just Not Sure About The New Thief. Here’s Why.

I’m going to level with you. I have no idea if the next Thief game is going to be any good. And that’s not for a lack of trying to figure it out. The game, which is something of a reboot of the ur-stealth video game series by the same name, won’t be out until…

I Really Love Watching TV In My House

I leave it on all day.

Trey Parker On DLC: ‘F— That’

The co-creator of South Park has some strong words for anyone who wants him to turn cut content into downloadable content. Trey Parker, speaking last night at a Comic Con panel (as reported by Polygon), said that, inspired by Skyrim, he and partner Matt Stone wrote some 850 pages worth of material for the upcoming…

Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: Zarnyx looks back at cult favorite Enslaved: Odyssey to the West after seeing a theatrical production based on the same source material the game was based on. GiantBoyDetective thinks your little sister should play Earthbound, no matter how its rating has changed And Cimeas offers…

Incredibly pretty and probably just as fun, Starbound is shaping up to be one hell of a game, if the daily progress screenshots are anything to go by. Now, if only we’d get an exact release date… Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of the prettiest, funniest game-related screenshots and…

The New Shadowrun Is Just Around the Corner. So Here’s A Trailer!

Time for one last glance at Shadowrun Returns before its long-awaited release next week. On July 25, Jordan Weisman’s $1.8 million cyberpunk RPG will finally hit the shelves, ready to immerse us in the grim universe of Shadowrun once again. I’m thinking a mage for my first playthrough. What about you? Countdown to the Return!…

It’ll Be Hard To Beat This Comic-Con Cosplay

Hard if you like dogs and video games, anyway. If you’re not sure what’s going on, see here Infinity Ward [Twitter]

There’s An Insane Loophole That Lets People Play ROMs On An iPhone

Unlike, say, Android, Apple is pretty strict in how it polices its online store, outlawing any app that lets people play emulated (read: usually illegal copies of old games) titles on their iOS device. But it can do little to stop this one. Riley Testut has built a program called GBA4iOS, a Game Boy Advance…

War Does Change, Thanks Very Much

Everything you see here is taking place on a sandbox open world. With a brutally realistic physics and damage system. If this isn’t what you want out of a combat simulator game, well, I don’t know what the hell you do want. ArmA 3 is out later this year.

I Guess Control Pad Testing Can Be Like A Porno, Sure, Why Not

The Gamestick is, I think, part of the same silly little Android console idea that we’ll be laughing about in five years’ time. But while the idea is here, in the moment, we may as well enjoy it. This video should have been about showing how the system’s control pad is put through its paces,…