The Hottest Ground Zeroes Review Involves A Ghost Pepper

It’s been awhile since we’ve checked in with the folks at Hot Pepper Gaming, where every game review is accompanied by self-inflicted torture. Let’s watch Arin “Egoraptor” Hanson review Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes while eating one of the world’s hottest peppers. I believe the Ghost Pepper, or Bhut Jolokia, is currently the world’s third…

Luftrausers: The Kotaku Review

Luftrausers makes you feel like you’re constantly in the danger zone. Yes, that’s a video review up there, and you should watch it. Because seeing the game in action will give you a much better idea of how the game feels than I could ever do with written words. That’s important because this game is…

Infamous: Second Son, New Humble Bundle, Amazon PC Sale [Deals]

Pre-order your copy of Infamous: Second Son today and get a $25 Dell gift card thrown in. Obviously you’ll have to spend that $25 on something Dell sells, but as you can see they do sell games. [Dell] Thanks For An Awesome Year, Here’s To Many More A year ago today, not entirely sure how…

You Can Only Play This Cool Smash Bros. Stage On The 3DS

When it comes to the teases Nintendo’s been doling out for the upcoming Smash Bros. games, the Wii U’s been getting most of the love. There’ve only been a few scant glimpses of the 3DS version. The latest screens of the portable all-star brawler shows what a level based on Super Mario 3D Land will…

​Good Grief, It Looks Like The Peanuts Movie Will Be Adorable

Just look at it. This tiny teaser popped up this morning, announcing thefirst next feature film for Charles Schulz’ iconic comic strip. It’s going to be CGI but with a style that attempts to reproduce the trademark hand-drawn, squiggly linework that brought Snoopy to life. I love Schulz, Charlie Brown and Peanuts a lot. This…

SimCity Finally Gets An Offline Mode Today

One year later, SimCity will finally be playable without an Internet connection—a new update, live today, adds an offline single-player mode to the controversial city-building game. EA’s got a full FAQ clarifying what this mode will entail. You’ll be able to play the newest SimCity offline whenever you want—on both PC and Mac—and they’ve even…

You Can Beat Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes In Ten Minutes

The new Metal Gear Solid is short. Really short. Kirk called it “a sliver of a larger, more complete game,” and even Hideo Kojima admitted last year that it’d have been ideal if Ground Zeroes was part of the real Metal Gear Solid V, which will be out at some undetermined point in the future.…

Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Opinion: A So Long To DLC As We Know It • The Beauty of Art and Reality in Anime • Why Jedi Knight Deserves A Comeback TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.

What’s The Best Gaming Chair For Your Desk?

In our never-ending quest to outfit our desks with the best mice, keyboards, and monitors, let’s not forget we also have to sit somewhere to use them. Back in 2012, Lifehacker asked its readers what the Best Office Chair was, but today we’re focused on gaming. So tell us, what’s the best gaming chair for…

First Glimpse of the New Sailor Moon Anime

Toei Animation uploaded the first official picture of Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal, a new Sailor Moon anime for 2014 that will also be a reboot of the series, adapting the original manga. The show will premiere in July on Niconico. Here’s the full picture with a slightly redesigned main character, Usagi Tsukino: Toei Animation,…

The Xbox One arrives in Japan—and twenty-five other countries—in September this year. The full list of countries can be found over at Xbox Wire, with more details on the forthcoming September launch promised for April.

​The Xbox One Improves a Little Bit More Next Month

Microsoft’s newest console just got a significant update a few weeks ago, changing a whole bunch of stuff in the process. Next month’s update won’t be quite as wide-ranging but it still adds tweaks that people have been asking for. April’s Xbox One update gets detailed on the console’s news site, bringing news about improved…

Everyone Who Was Upset About Deus Ex: The Fall Can Play It On PC Now

Remember the outcry over Deus Ex: The Fall, the mobile side story to Square Enix’s hit Deus Ex: Human Revolution? The game just hit Steam, so everyone can be happy now. Yay! Well, except for console gamers, who’ll have to wait until someone turns it into a digital download for PSN or Xbox Live Arcade.…