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The Most Badass Classic Ninja Games

There’s no doubt that ninja are among the coolest video game characters. They do everything with style; running, jumping, fighting, even breathing. These games—mostly platformers—were able to capture this no matter how limited the hardware capacity was; ninja always look awesome. Ninja Gaiden (NES) source: HardcoreGaming101 The Last Ninja series (C64) source: Atari Age Forums…

Blizzard put up a site featuring a Project Blackstone. The password is Y7_$0>0k_3

Don’t Object to This Ace Attorney Cosplay

Legal eagle game series Ace Attorney has players use their wits as they collect evidence and go to trial. But the legal sleuth aspect isn’t only why fans love the Ace Attorney games. They love the sense of humor and colorful characters. The games have captured the imagination of players across the world, and the…

Microsoft’s Surface Pro sounded pretty good for gaming. Shame getting Civ V running sounds like pulling teeth

A Most Unexpected GI Joe Recruitment Video

Well, this didn’t end like I thought it would. And by that I mean, I was hoping to actually get a look at Keith David. Ah well.

You’re Going To Have To Hack Your Brains Out In This “Twentieth-Century Cyberpunk” Game

Here’s the brief for Quadrilateral Cowboy, an upcoming PC game by Blendo Games: When you have a top-of-the-line hacking deck armed with a 56.6k modem and a staggering 256k RAM, it means just one thing: you answer only to the highest bidder. The video above shows… well, I’m more interested than I was after reading…

Sony’s Most Forgettable Game Will Soon Be Forgotten

There have few more puzzling game releases in the last decade than Bullet Run, a game published by Sony Online Entertainment that looked so generic and commercially pointless that you wondered how it was ever green-lit in the first place. Surprising absolutely nobody, then, aside from maybe those who had forgotten the game even existed,…

An Idea Of What A Future Link & Zelda Could Look Like

Let’s close our eyes and dream that, after post-apocalyptic waterworlds, train rides and gritty cowboy tales, Nintendo gets even braver and pushes the Legend of Zelda series into the future. Hoverboards, Robopona, the Master LightSword, the works. What could Link and Zelda look like? Well, they could look a lot worse than these ideas by…

Proof That Cammy Cosplay Can Be Fantastic Without Having To Flash One’s Butt

Look, I get it, the character design for Street Fighter’s Cammy traditionally calls for a rather revealing lower section. But accuracy isn’t everything in cosplay. Sometimes what looks good on a screen looks… wrong in the flesh, and while authentic Cammy cosplay has its fans, I’ve always found it to be a bit much This…

You’ll Want To Snuggle With This Totally Tidy Ni no Kuni Plushie

What’s more adorable than Ni no Kuni? Homemade Ni no Kuni arts and crafts. Kotaku reader Thezombiemessia sent in photos of this fantastic Mr. Drippy plushie, which his wife made after buying the new PS3 role-playing game. I love it. I want one. Update: Want to make your own? Here are directions More photos, including…

Here, Have Some Lightspeed Beatboxing

I’m a big fan of Metronomes. They’re the copy-editors of musical performance: they keep you honest. When my sister sent me this video of French beatboxer Alem playing along with a metronome, I thought, “Okay.” Then, he kicked up the tempo a notch and I thought, “Wow.” Then, he kicked it up another notch, and…

For Reasons Unknown, Hollywood Thinks Another Hitman Movie Is A Good Idea

You may remember the Hitman movie. It only came out in 2007. That’s enough time to have passed for Hollywood to have decided it’s time for another one, and this time, according to Deadline, it’s going to be a reboot. Of a so-so movie. Based on a franchise that was popular in 2007, but which…

An Artist’s Impression Of The PlayStation 4

We know, for the most part, what’s inside the PlayStation 4. We even know what the controller is going to be like. But until February 20 rolls around, we’re probably not going to see what Sony’s latest console looks like. To fill in the gaps, then, comes designer Gavin Ringquist, who has mocked up just…

In This Game, Your Job Is To Distinguish Between Tourists And Potential Terrorists, Smugglers And Spies

Passing through immigration checkpoints can be a drag, but have you ever thought about what it must be like for the inspectors? In an upcoming game by developer Lucas Pope called Papers, Please you are tasked with examining documents and determining whether or not people can pass through the checkpoint. Some might be tourists. Some…

Felicia Day Wrote Some Pretty Good Video Game Poetry As A Kid

I think we’ve all been there: you’re young, you’re bored, you decide to write some poetry about your favorite video game. Actress/writer/musician/etc. Felicia Day sure seems to have been there, and she’s gone ahead and shared some of her 12-year-old self’s video-game poetry. It’s called “Avatar Isle,” and it’s a tribute to the Ultima series.…

If you buy the new Sly Cooper for PS3, you supposedly get the Vita version for free. It’s not working now. Sony’s on it.

Tearaway Is Not LittleBigPapercraft but It’s a Great Love Letter to Your Fingers

Long before LittleBigPlanet became a household name among gamers, no one knew exactly what to make of Sackboy and his burlap buddies. In fact, you needn’t look further than its earliest previews to discover the only thing anyone could really agree on is that is was as adorable as it was ambiguous. Tearaway, developer Media…

In Fire Emblem, Marriage Can Be A Fate Worse Than Death

If you’re interested in the new 3DS strategy game Fire Emblem: Awakening, you’ve probably heard two things about it: first, that if a character dies in battle, they’re gone for good. Second, that characters can fall in love and marry one another. In other words, the two constants in Fire Emblem: Awakening are marriage and…

Gollum Tells Us What He Really Thinks About The Lord Of The Rings

Or would it be more accurate to say these are the thoughts of Andy Serkis, the man behind Gollum in the The Lord of the Rings movies? You decide. Here’s footage by wrst88 of Serkis going all Gollum on us when asked about the LotR movies, and one thing is for sure: there’s conflict! Andy…

Mass Effect, Dragon Age Actor Passes Away At Age 61

Veteran British actor Robin Sachs, perhaps best-known to the masses for his role as Ethan Rayne in the Buffy TV series, has passed away suddenly at the age of 61. Details on the nature of his death are yet to be made public. Sachs may be better known to you guys, though, as the voice…