A Very Lonely Cross Between Pokémon and Harvest Moon

This is Toby’s Island, a PC RPG where you try to survive by farming, crafting, raising monsters and building a settlement all by yourself on a dangerous, untamed island. The game is heavily inspired by RPGs of the nineties, and it shows: there’s some rather good-looking sprite art to be found. The plot, which deals…

There Are Gundam Donuts in Japan

Of course, they’re being served at the country’s Gundam Cafes. Shocking, I know! There are Gundam and Zaku donuts for 320 yen (U$3.16) each. For 420 yen ($4.16) , there’s also a Haro roll cake called “Harooru” (ハロール), which is a pun on “Haro” (ハロ) and ロール (“rooru”) or “roll”. These might go well with…

Cosplayer Pulls a Zelda Sword, Man Gets Stabbed

A domestic dispute over a woman put two men in the hospital. One of the men, a cosplayer, wielded a sword. A Legend of Zelda sword. “Swords and flower pots; it sounds nuts, he is psycho,” said Eugene Thompson, the homeowner’s boyfriend, told Local 2 news in Houston. Thompson lives at the home of his…

Age of Mythology? It’s been too long, old friend, too long. An extended edition of the fantastic (and weirdly forgotten) strategy classic is on its way to Steam

Gaming PC Prototype Is Also Its Own Table. Genius.

Why is this not already a thing? And I’m not talking about the brave pioneers who have made their own versions of this. I mean, why isn’t every company making commercial desktop PCs that are also a…desktop? It’d save space, it’d save time, it’d…OK, it wouldn’t save money, but nothing is perfect. And I’d pay…

Ultra Street Fighter IV has a “Select” mode, which lets you choose from any character across any version of the SFIV games. Balance be damned!

Huge PlayStation Fan Makes Real-Life Platinum Trophy

Ronny, aka blackangel887462, is one of the most dedicated PlayStation gamer son the planet, having racked up over 500 platinum trophies. A feat which he decided to have commemorated with a real platinum trophy. He had two companies work with him to produce the replica; one built the actual trophy (in three pieces), while another…

Don’t Expect A Gay Video Game Star Any Time Soon

It’s tough enough getting women and dudes who aren’t white into a starring role in a video game. So imagine how impossible it is to try and get a gay or lesbian character in the spotlight. A seemingly pedestrian interview on Ubisoft’s company bloglast week got interesting when Lucien Soulban, Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon’s…

Look Who Was At The Oscars Tonight

Kaz Hirai used to be Mr. PlayStation, but now that he runs everything at Sony (which has its own motion picture studio), dude gets an invite to the Oscars. You can play a little Where’s Kazdo on the pic above using our image annotation. Hint: he’s not one of the giant gold guys. Geoff Keighley…

The Week in Games: Humble Folks Without Temptation

This week we’re going down to South Park to have ourselves a time. Other releases include the next episode of The Walking Dead: Season Two and hot damn, some simulation farmin’, hell yeah. Tuesday, March 4 South Park: The Stick of Truth (PC, PS3, 360) The Walking Dead: Season Two—Episode Two: A House Divided (PC,…

Jon Bois of SB Nation, famed for his “Breaking Madden” series, tried to create a basketball game with Garry’s Mod. You can see the … results here.

Imagining Lyrics to Metroid

Video games comedian Brentalfloss has had a long-running “What if video game songs had lyrics?” gag. His first,Mega Man 2, I featured five years ago, and we all had a great laugh. But now, with Metroid—one of gaming’s most beloved soundtracks—he and vocalist Alysha Umphress play it straight, and get it right. Black, whose Brentalfloss…

Twitch Plays Pokémon is back, and now they’re playing Pokémon Crystal. I know the feeling, and the need to keep your friends together and a good thing going. But it’s never as good as the first time. Still, if you want to watch, here it is.

Here’s a Song Made From Jeff Goldblum’s Ridiculous Jurassic Park Laugh

So, first, watch this, which is Jeff Goldblum (as chaos theory mathematician Ian Malcom) snickering? chortling? snortling? chickering? in 1993’s Jurassic Park. Not exactly a meme, but hold onto your butts, it’s gonna be one, big time. Now listen to this, which is (clears throat) Hahahrawrrahaha by FLIPSH0T (feat. Jeff Goldblum) You will not be…

Danish Firm Buying Duke Nukem‘s Original Studio [Update]

3D Realms, the beleaguered original developer of Duke Nukem Forever, will be acquired by a Danish firm that had been set to publish a new Duke Nukem game until both were sued last week by Gearbox Software The report, by Reuters, first appeared inBørsen, a leading financial newspaper of Denmark. Frederik Schreiber, the CEO and…

Reminder: No ‘Shop Contest today, if you’re looking for that. Owen’s not here next week.

Sunday Comics: Served With a Smile

Welcome to Kotaku‘s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik. Published Feb. 28. Read more of Penny Arcade Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published Feb. 24 Read more of Awkward Zombie Brawl In The…