Chibi-Robo! Returns, Bringing An Adorable Amiibo With Him

This morning’s Japanese Nintendo Direct revealed a new side-scrolling platformer Chibi-Robo! game, along with a super-empowering Amiibo companion. Guru-Guru! Chibi-Robo! (I’m guessing that’s Go-Go Chibi-Robo!) looks like it takes everyone’s favorite helper robot and transforms him into a more practical sort of Bionic Commando, using his plug and cord as a grappling hook, as you…

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The Latest LEGO Ideas Set Is A Gaming Classic

I swear every house I visited while growing up in the late ‘70s, early ‘80s had a wooden Labyrinth Marble Maze game. Thanks to the LEGO Ideas program and creator JK Brickworks, it’ll be making a comeback later this year. Rather than moving the marble through the maze, the classic Labyrinth Marble Maze features a…

Weekend Listening: I went on Kat Bailey’s US Gamer podcast to talk about The Witcher 3 and Destiny, AKA the only two games I ever seem to play these days. We had a good time; you can listen to the whole thing here.

In Atlanta This Weekend? Then You Should Be At Momocon.

Anime and gaming convention Momocon is on day three of it’s newly extended four-day run, which leaves plenty of time to check out some cosplay, buy some vintage video games and maybe watch a Kotaku writer judge an indie game contest. When I first attended Momocon back in 2010, it was an incredibly small convention…

Halo: ODST is now dropping in for owners of the Master Chief Collection Players who purchased and played the Xbox One collection before December 19 of last year are starting to get their codes for the remastered ODST campaign. Folks falling outside of that window will be able to purchase the campaign separately for $4.99“soon.”

Sony says that a patch will hit next week for the very janky PS4 version of Ultra Street Fighter IV.

Skyrim Meets Diablo: The Steam Stream Plays Umbra

A couple weeks ago I reported on Umbra, a game that wants to be the unholy demon baby of Skyrim and Diablo. Does it succeed? I got my hands on a demo, so let’s find out. Today’s Steam Stream might be kind of a short one (I’ve gotta go do Stuff soon), but I’m also…

Steam Game Looks Like Tony Hawk, But For Rollerblading

It’s also very, very pretty. On A Roll—a pun that refers either to rollerblading or how hard I rolled my eyes when reading it—is an open-world game about “performing creative tricks on rollerblades.” So basically, ramps and grinds and flips and things. It looks like hell(a fun) on wheels (PUNS ARE A DISEASE GET OUT…

Title: White Wine and Fried Chicken | Artist: Hot Chip | Album: Why Make Sense? Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

A Hilarious Game Where You Can Date…Dogs

As game narratives expand into new territories, some are bound to make us feel uncomfortable. Hot Date is a dead simple, totally hilarious speed dating game in which you have rapid-fire conversations with a series of dogs—yes, dogs—about topics ranging from how one feels about modern Simpsons, which starting Pokemon you prefer, and if anyone…