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Giving Portal’s Wheatley a Giant Robot Body

Portal 2’s Wheatley doesn’t really have a body. He’s the robotic equivalent of a floating head in a jar. Which makes it easy for him to whizz about the game’s levels, but makes it hard to craft a decent action figure out of the guy. So custom toy builder KodyKoala went and built him one.…

Journey Gets a Well-Deserved Hardcover Art Book

In an age where games are given art books before they’ve earned them – ie, before they have a fanbase that cares – it’s nice to see Sony working the other way around, putting a nice Journey book together months after the game’s release. Out in stores “soon”, it should be a good read. Pretty…

Getting Very Close To Halo 4’s Master Chief (And Friends)

While we’re yet to get our hands on Halo 4, I did this weekend get my hands all over small plastic representations of some of the game’s principal cast, including John 117 himself, Master Chief. To coincide with the release of Microsoft’s biggest game of the year, McFarlane is releasing three separate lines of toys…

Steam Games To Be Translated Into…Pirate

There’s the odd pirate reference here and there in Valve’s DOTA 2, but that wasn’t enough for this mod. No, the creators of the STS Pirate Language Pack wanted to essentially re-localise the game, so it could be understood by toothless nautical bandits of the 17th century. Serving as a “complete rewrite of the entire…

The Last Of Us Is Looking Awfully Green

This is a poster that’s being given away at this year’s PAX. If Sony and the artist were hoping I’d stop associating this game with Day of the Triffids, they’re going to be very disappointed. Not that this is a bad thing. The last game that got me thinking of the classic British sci-fi novel…

The Witcher 2’s Mod Tools Can Build You An Entirely New Game

The Witcher 2 is getting mod tools. We previously knew…that fact and that fact alone, but at GamesCom last week developers CD Projekt showed off the game’s upcoming REDkit, and it’s looking terrific. Far from being just a simple level editor or means of sliding mods into the game, REDkit looks to be one step…

A Half-Life 2 Movie Wouldn’t Be Rainbows And Cuddles. It’d Be Bleak As Hell.

Pandemic is a Half-Life 2 movie made by anklove. While it’s got its fair share of effects, this isn’t some attempt at a blockbuster action flick. Instead, it does what Eastern European movies do best: turn the screws on a desolate, bleak landscape. So, yeah, this isn’t a feel-good project. At the end of four…

A Fascinating Look At How Animation Works

I love PBS’ “Off-Book” mini-documentary series, don’t you? The latest entry in the now long-running series looks at animation and motion graphics, with interview subjects John Canemaker, Jesse Thomas, Justin Cone and Julia Pott telling us all about their craft, inspirations, and technique. That sounds kind of boring. This video is not boring! It’s just…

America’s First PS1 Games on The Vita Are Final Fantasy VII And…Um…[UPDATE: Europe’s List is AWESOME]

Sony has today revealed re-iterated which PS1 games will be available, and compatible, for direct download and play on the PlayStation Vita when the handheld’s big 1.80 firmware update hits tomorrow. Things start out so well! Sony’s Don Mesa says “We are working hard to ensure that all of your favorite PS one Classics titles…

It’s a Guild Wars 2 Launch Night Dance Party!

Come tomorrow, everybody that wants to play Guild Wars 2 can, as the game officially launches for the people drawn in by everyone else talking about the damn game all weekend. You know what this calls for? You read the headline, fool. DJ Person, give us a beat! I know what you’re thinking. That other…

5 Ways Sleeping Dogs Improves On Grand Theft Auto

You could be forgiven for wondering what all the hubbub is about Sleeping Dogs. “Just another open-world crime game,” you might think. “Been there, done that, yawn.” I’ve seen a few commenters ask why writers at Kotaku keep talking about this game—the simple answer for that is that we write about what we’re playing, and…

Batman Is Actually a Really Vicious Pokémon, We Just Didn’t Know It

Woah, woah Zubatman. Don’t mess with Zubatman, noted. On a somewhat related note, does this animated short make anyone else miss the animated television series? Zubatman The Animated Series Teaser [YouTube]

I Bet You Can’t Name All 50 Of These Famous Bills

No, not the kind of Bill that sits on Capitol Hill. The OTHER kind of Bill. People named Bill. This humorous free game at Newgrounds challenges you to name all of the proper Bills before time runs out. Remember: William and “Will” are fair game, so don’t be surprised to se some goofy versions of…

Guild Wars 2‘s Most Impressive Feet

Characters in Guild Wars 2 are good at lots of things: Fighting, spellcasting, animal-summoning. But they’re also really good at standing still. No, seriously! (Disclaimer: That groaner of a headline is the work of one Mr. S. Totilo. I wash my hands of it. Just kidding, I laughed.) The great standing animations are something that…

More OnLive turbulence. Controversial founder Steve Perlman is out; working on other projects. Gary Lauder takes over.

Blending Into A Real-Life Crowd Is Not As Easy As Assassin’s Creed Makes It Seem

This guy is also an impressive shot with a rubber band bow and…rubber band. Assassin’s Creed 3 in REAL LIFE (Public Trolling) [YouTube via Reddit]

Guild Wars 2 Arrives Tonight. Here’s Everything You Need To Know.

Guild Wars 2 has been a long time coming. Years of previews, discussions, developer diaries, demos, betas and a head-start weekend have led to this point: Guild Wars 2 finally unlocks for everyone tonight. You’re all set to play the game. You have some energy drinks/green tea/yerba mate/coffe/other caffinated drink ready. You’ve called in sick…

Why Do People Hate Shopping at GameStop Again? Oh Yeah.

It’s still Speak Up on Kotaku, we’re just taking the posts from TAY now, like God Hand BrynnFlynn‘s story about why a trip to GameStop is so damn entertaining. Alright, so I know there are plenty of “OMG I HATEZ GAMESTOP” stories out there, but my experience this weekend was truly… exemplar. I was in…

Oh Holy Crap It’s A Freaky Screenshot From The Next Episode Of The Walking Dead

Aah! Holy crap! Look out Lee! It’s a motorcycle (okay fine) helicopter pilot zombie! Um… mash the “A” button really hard! You’ll be okay I promise! This screenshot was just tweeted by Telltale Games, who are promising that Episode Three of their excellent Walking Dead series will be available “VERY soon.” While you wait, check…

Unlikely Fan Fiction Crossover Presents: My Little Portal

Off-Kilter’s Unlikely Crossover Fan Fiction Battles feature has traditionally involved written fan fiction, but today we have something completely different, and slightly wonderful. It’s episodes one and two of My Little Portal, where friendship is science. It’s the battle of the all-powerful sentient AI robot things, as CELesTIA does battle against DISCoRD, a twisted sequel…