A Town-Building Game Where You’re A Shoemaker. Who Fights Monsters.

We all know the story. Boy wants to be a knight. Boy grows up. The king’s army arrives, looking for soldiers… but what if our boy, now a man, isn’t chosen? What if he’s left behind, forced to make ends meet as a shoemaker? And what if his village is attacked while the army is…

Gainax’s Newest Anime Is Cute Girls, Airsoft Guns, and Little More

I get excited whenever Gainax puts out a new anime. Whether it’s a psychological exploration of humanity like Evangelion or a dirty, hilarious comedy like Panty & Stocking, Gainax’s anime tend to play on your expectations to make something both surprising and magical. Their newest, however, is definitely an exception. Note: This review contains spoilers.…

Let China Show You What Crowded Really Means

If you plan on going sightseeing right now in China, you might want to reconsider. That is, unless you like huge crowds and being pressed up against strangers. If so, go now. And quick! It’s “National Day Golden Week” in China, which is a seven-day holiday that kicks off every year on October 1, the…

How Battlefield 4 Battles Nazi Flags and Dick Drawings

It’s a rule of thumb: Let people create things, and you’re definitely going to see dick drawings. You might even see Nazi doodles, too. But Battlefield 4 is fighting that. Like Call of Dutybefore it, Battlefield 4 gives players an emblem creation tool. And like Call of Duty before it, BF4 also has a feature…

Adorable D.I.Y. Japanese Candy Will Delight You

Waffles. Curry rice. Hamburgers. All and more in miniature candy form. But the best part? You get to make them yourself. And then eat them all up. In Japan, this type of candy is referred to as “intellectual development candy” (知育お菓子 or “chiiku okashi”). The term is actually a registered trademark held by Japanese confectionery…

When Hipsters Ruin A Dungeons & Dragons Game

Zero Charisma is an upcoming movie about a bunch of D&D-playing friends who recruit a new player to their game. A man who cares about his jeans, and brings beer As our sister site io9 points out, the portrayal of “nerds” in the movie may not be that flattering. The existing players are your tired…

Track: Starting Over | Album: The Dragon of an Ordinary Family | Artist: Jehst Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

The PS4’s Mobile App Sounds Fantastic. No, Really.

Sony has spoken briefly about the new PlayStation app for phones and tablets before, but some new screenshots of the thing in action, and a summary of its abilities from PlayStation’s boss, show why it’s a lot better than the old one. It does simple stuff like let you compare profiles and trophies, like the…

Assassin’s Creed IV Isn’t All Rum & Beaches. There’s…Montreal, Too.

While it’s easy to get carried away and think you’ll be spending your entire Assassin’s Creed IV experience walking planks and punching sharks, remember: there’ll be near-future shenanigans going on as well. And going by this art, looks like it’ll be taking place in Montreal. Which is convenient, since that’s where the main studio making…

Cosplayers vs Stadium Security Is A New And Hilarious Thing

The League of Legends World Championship finals are going down at the Staples Center in Los Angeles tomorrow, and there’ll be a big crowd in attendance. Among them will be plenty of cosplayers. Who are going to have some interesting conversations with security, no doubt. Because of the type of venue, and the fact it’s…

The Apocalypse Comes To France, And It Looks Beautiful

No zombies. No atomic wastelands. No earthquakes. In this wonderful little film by Claire & Maxime shoots the City of Love and just deletes all the people. Same beautiful city, none of the sass.

Want To Play Xbox One Early? Then You Must Suffer.

The Xbox One isn’t out until November, and unless you’re lucky enough to be living near a travelling roadshow or consumer expo, you’re going to have to wait until November to play one. Or…will you… There is one other way. But I warn you. It is fraught with peril. And…American Idol washouts. That way is…

Good Guy BioShock Updates Old PC Game, Makes It Better

BioShock 2 used to run through the loathed Games For Windows Live. Now that Microsoft’s service is done for, though, the game’s Steam version has just been updated. And what an awesome job they’ve done. Canadian studio Digital Extremes (Darkness II, Dark Sector), who originally handled the multiplayer for the PC version of the game,…

Watch This Video About Robots Shooting Each Other, Right Now

This is Keloid. It’s not a movie. It’s not a trailer. It’s not even a short. It’s just a “spec” project, a mock trailer made to let those involved flex their creative muscles and come up with their vision of a future where robots fight wars, and those robots look fantastic If you’re wondering as…

Walter White’s Secret History Of Nerd Acting

OK, so it’s not that secret, but in this, a week where Bryan Cranston’s final performance as Walter White has been the talk of the internet, it’s as good a time as any to look back on a time when he was…doing voice-over work for anime. Before Breaking Bad, before Malcolm in the Middle and…

Scribblenauts Unmasked: The Kotaku Review

I have a lot of action figures. Every once in awhile I like to pull them down from their shelves or out of their boxes. I admire each one. Maybe I’ll pose then and take a few pictures. Then I get bored and put them away again. Playing Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure feels…

Treehouse of horrors: check out this Guillermo del Toro-directed couch gag for this Sunday’s Halloween special episode of The Simpsons—it’s pretty freakin’ rad. How many references do you catch? (Via Wired)

Which Graphics Card Do You Use, Nvidia or AMD?

If you play games on PC, there’s a good chance you use a graphics processing unit (GPU) built around technology from one of two companies: Nvidia or AMD. The question is: Which? I’ve used both brands off and on for a while now—both Nvidia’s GTX line and AMD (formerly ATI)’s Radeon cards have their own…

Actually, Breaking Bad’s Jesse Didn’t Say “B**ch” THAT Many Times

Based on popular Breaking Bad memes, you’d think that the entirety of Aaron Paul’s performance as Jesse Pinkman revolved around a script with a single word in it: “bitch.” I mean. You probably even read the word in Pinkman’s voice, didn’t you? The way he says it is practically iconic! Still, it turns out that…

Upcoming 3DS And Wii U Games You Probably Don’t Know About

There are Marios, and there are Zeldas, and then there are the little games for 3DS and Wii U—the indies that might not sell systems, but will help bolster libraries and offer up experiences you can’t get elsewhere. Nintendo today released a list of all the indie games they’ll be showing off at the IndieCade…