The new 3DS XL is, well, quite a lot bigger than the “old” 3DS. Want to see just how much bigger? Here you go.
First there was Square’s new next-gen engine. Then Epic’s Unreal Engine 4. Now we’re getting another look at what the graphics of tomorrow may/will look like, thanks to the latest benchmark trailer from the folks at 3DMark. Used to, well, benchmark a system, 3DMark’s clips are always big on effects and fancy visuals, so as…
So, Dark Souls on PC isn’t exactly shaping up as the greatest port of all time. Not to matter, so long as the game is playable, you can play it, and still squeeze drops of enjoyment from all that death and frustration that the series is famous for. Only thing is, can you play it?…
Hi, Nintendo. Welcome to the DLC era. Nintendo of America’s Reggie Fils-Aime has revealed today that, when New Super Mario Bros. 2 is released on 3DS on August 19, it’ll be supported post-release by new, paid downloadable content. After making very sure he promised that this wouldn’t be affecting development on the core title, Fils-Aime…
Dutch designer Bjørn van der Linden is the man to thank for this Nintendo 3DS mock-up, which goes that extra ten miles by placing the thing in lifestyle images and website snaps that look just like ones Nintendo would actually use. It’s got a retro NES theme, similar to Nintendo’s own older (and amazing) Game…
It’s OK to get frustrated by a video game. They’re often designed to do just that. But there’s a line you cross once you get past frustration, and once you get to the other side, you’re in angytown. That’s usually not OK. It’s a sign you should maybe put the controller down, take a step…
Blizzard recently introduced a new “feature” whereby people buying digital copies of Diablo III for the first time would, for up to three days, be locked out of the full game. If you were wondering why, well, here’s their explanation. In a statement released to Kotaku, Blizzard says: For security reasons and to help ensure…
Norman Rockwell, one of America’s truly great artists, didn’t live to see Valve’s Portal released. Dying in 1978, he didn’t come close. But let’s imagine, just for a moment, that he had He just might have come up with something like this. Jesse Rubenfeld’s painting, called This Was a Triumph, is based on Rockwell’s famous…
New movie Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter is about as self-explanatory as it comes. As is this clip, 8-Bitham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, which imagines the flick as a retro side-scroller. Think Konami’s old TMNT or Simpsons games. Only, with the 16th President of the United States, doing what he does best. No, not free slaves, or…
The Transformers Masterpiece line of figures exists for one reason: so cashed-up adults can buy giant, expensive versions of toys that finally look like they should have back in the 1980s. They’ve been a little hit-and-miss of late, some wonderful figures (like Grimlock) balanced out by some lazy repaints (ie every Decepticon jet), but this…
While Steam tracks the time you’ve spent playing individual titles, it doesn’t keep track of how much time you’ve spent on the service overall. For some, that’s probably for the best, but just in case you actually want to see that tally, now there’s a way. This handy site lets you enter a Steam ID…
Aussie artist Alex Ries used to work for THQ, until THQ decided it couldn’t afford an Australian studio anymore. Since then, he’s been doing other stuff. What’s great about Alex’s work is that, unlike most other artists we feature here, he has an interest in zoology and biology, and an ability to create new species…
Maybe they’ve been drinking. Maybe they’re just assholes. Whichever it is, these abusive text messages from major video game companies can at times be painfully unfunny, but at others – ahem, Capcom – be heart-breakingly on the money. These were put together by IGN. We’ve got some of the better ones here, but the full…
When I think “Rebel Alliance” (or “New Republic”) pilots, I think of people like Wedge. Biggs. Porkins. Maybe even poor old Dack. But that’s a close-minded view based on a decades-old film trilogy! As regular Kotaku readers may already know, in Star Wars’ expandiverse, Jaina Solo – daughter of Han and Leia – ends up…
Like Cheers, Family Guy and, uh, Battlestar Galactica, Game of Thrones is so wildly popular that the idea of a spin-off TV series isn’t as crazy as you might think. Especially when you remember the franchise already kind of has a spin-off already. Getting in ahead of the TV executives, professional writers and fanfic authors,…
Ah, Bleeping Relics, we meet again. The Beligan retro crew with a taste for rad hardware (and a very nice camera) are this episode sitting down with Puck Monster, a rather crude Pac-Man clone. Which should be a recipe for five minutes of boredom, but this isn’t about game reviews, or judging companies who choose…
There are few things more heart-breaking in this world than a cloned video game. A game that takes something someone else has done and, with little effort, shamelessly copies it in the hopes of riding some coattails to a cash register. This industry is full of them, across all genres, from first-person shooters to strategy…
This gorgeous video was put together using some new maps for multiplayer shooter Battlefield 3. They’re part of a pack called “Close Quarters”, which will emphasise combat in…close quarters. So your face will be close enough to appreciate all that debris and damage that’s going to be flying around those rooms once the bullets and…
It’s the lowest point in Darth Vader’s career, and possibly the lowest point in any of the six Star Wars movies. But we don’t need to be so sad, for unintended reasons, when the Sith Lord screams out in anguish. There’s still room for a laugh. These shirts show that such cries are actually pretty…
Ilya Nazarov works as an artist and illustrator at Bethesda. Before that, he’s worked at places like Warner Bros. and Nintendo, and has provided art for series like Metroid Prime, Donkey Kong, Tribes and, as you may have guessed by that headline, Lord of the Rings (in this case, War in the North). Ilya’s fantasy…
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