SimCity’s Problems Have Caused This Family Nothing But Suffering

Meet the Rogers. They live in that tiny little house. One of the first families to move into my burgeoning metropolis of Windfall Islands, they are stalwarts of the city, having stayed in the same spot, in the same house, for what feels like an eternity. Or, at least, I think they’re the Rogers. Not…

EA Won’t Be Paying For Real Guns In Video Games Anymore

A report on Reuters says that following recent events like the Newtown school shooting, and the controversy over the company’s relationship with arms manufacturers, Electronic Arts has made the decision to stop paying for the rights to use real weapons in its video games. But it’s still going to use them anyway. Just like it…

First Look At Telltale’s Fables Game

Next up from Telltale, developers of The Walking Dead adventure game? A prequel to the Fables comics series It’s based on the adventures of detective Bigby Wolf, and Game Informer have just uploaded the first screens (and previewed the game). If you liked Walking Dead’s cel-shaded look, you’ll love this. The Wolf Among Us: Telltale…

No Big Deal, Just Some Ninja Turtles Made Out Of Twist-Ties

Not only do they strike hard and fade into the night, these particular Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles can be a great help with keeping loaves of bread fresh. This fantastic twist-tie sculpture comes to us from Deviantartist JustJake54, and has got me reflecting on the many uses I’ve found for twist-ties over the years. The…

This Game Is Stupid and Makes Little Sense. You Should Play It.

I promise you, this is not a trick. You should play Dream Island, the silliest, most absurd game I’ve played in a while. Think of it as an episode of Adventure Time; it has the same type of weird randomness. What you can expect: DAWGS that don’t look like dogs. Boom box T-Rex. Men repeatedly…

AverMedia Live Gamer Portable Video Capture Box: The Kotaku Review

Late last year I had a chance to check out the Live Gamer HD, an easy-to-use video capture card from AverMedia that allowed me to capture 1080p video from just about any HDMI source using a simple pass-through connection. It was the easiest hardware solution for capturing and streaming game footage I’d come across. I…

Players Claim Diablo III’s Economy Is In Meltdown [Update]

Diablo III’s in-game economy is in serious trouble tonight after users claim to have discovered an exploit in the game’s latest update which lets them duplicate gold. Seems a glitch is letting people cancel a transaction in the Diablo III auction house before it’s completed, with the result that any money involved is doubled. The…

151 Pokémon Recreated By 151 Awesome Artists. For Charity.

Take the original 151 Pokémon. Get a different artist to do each one in whatever medium they want, all as a part of the same collection. What do you get? A Pokémon gallery called Rare Candy. Currently you can view all 151 of the Pokémon in the gallery here, where you can also bid for…

Let The Folks Behind The Walking Dead Teach You How To Be A Zombie

Did you know that The Walking Dead has a “zombie school”? That’s where extras learn how to become the undead. Don’t think you’d make a good zombie just because you can hiss and throw your arms out, either. While they talk about how there’s no real ‘right’ way of being a zombie—they let the actors…

A Gorgeous-Looking Adventure Game Starring A Trans-Dimensional Rabbit

Point-and-click adventure gurus Daedalic Entertainment have a solid track record when it comes to strange, artistically vibrant games. From Deponia to Harvey’s New Eyes to The Whispered World, the German studio’s games conjure strange lands, mystical beasties, and grim/Grimm fairy tales. The trailer above is for Daedalic’s latest, The Night of the Rabbit. I’m not…

Battlefield 4 Will Have At Least One More Pretty Rainbow Than Expected

I sure wasn’t expecting there to be any pretty, pretty rainbows in Battlefield 4, but from this new screenshot released by EA, it looks like there’ll be at least one. And aw, look at that, it’s got a flower, too! And Michael “Omar” K. Williams’ character, holding a huge machine gun. Use our image-annotation to…

The Super Retro Trio Is Three Classic Consoles In One

With my children rapidly approaching gaming age, I want their introduction to my favorite pastime to begin with the classics — NES, Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis. The Super Retro Trio, coming this summer from Innex and Retro-bit, handles games from all three of those systems for a mere $69.99. That’ll look so lovely in…

EA Says SimCity ‘Has Recovered From a Challenging Launch’

Nevermind the bugs: the folks behind SimCity say it’s doing just fine. In an earnings call today, EA’s Labels president Frank Gibeau had some choice words about the publisher’s disastrous sim management game. He called the launch “challenging”—perhaps the understatement of the year—and vowed it wouldn’t happen again. He also said it had recovered: I’ll…

It’s Like DayZ, But With Dinosaurs

“You are a hunter, and your primary source of food is dinosaur meat.” Sounds simple, right? The Stomping Land is a survival game where you hunt dinosaurs—which, on its own is cool enough, but the kicker is that you get to play this game with friends (if not enemies). Yes, it’s multiplayer. While hunting small…

Electronic Arts will not be publishing any Star Wars video games in the coming fiscal year, the company told investors in a quarterly earnings call today. Yesterday, EA and Disney announced an exclusive partnership to make games.

NBA Live Will Be a Next-Generation Title

In Electronic Arts’ quarterly earnings call today, Frank Gibeau, the president of EA Labels, strongly indicated that EA Sports’ troubled NBA Live series will be a next-generation console title when it launches later this year. Gibeau told investors the company plans “a full reveal at E3 including more next generation titles in development,” for the…

Ambitious Superhero Game Project Awakened On Hold, Backers Get Refunds

Project Awakened, Phosphor Games’ highly ambitious make-your-own-superhero game, fell short of its $500,000 Kickstarter goal in March. After missing the mark on Kickstarter, Phosphor started its own fundraising drive, which also failed to meet expectations. Rather than continue raising money, Phosphor is putting the project on hold and refunding all backers. In an update on…

Female Footballers Still Sidelined in FIFA 14

Women won’t make an appearance in FIFA 14, despite an insistent campaign of petitions to include them and a summit, last year, that left one organizer with the feeling that it was just a matter of time before women would be included in the world’s most popular video game for the world’s most popular sport.…

Soul Sacrifice: The Kotaku Review

Soul Sacrifice feels like a game designed by somebody in a bad mood. This exclusive for Sony’s handheld is all about using your own pain—or the agony of others—for power. Grim? Sure. But, it’s also the best reason I’ve had in months to keep my Vita charged and in my bag. So, the bad mood…

Wolfenstein Game Publisher Bravely Adopts Anti-Nazi Stance

At the bottom of the official press release introducing the gaming world to Machine Games’ Wolfenstein: The New Order, publisher Bethesda Softworks clarified its position on the Nazi regime’s attempted genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity. In a business driven by sales, estranging yourself from even the smallest demographic is a tough decision. I…