Behold: The Transparent Wii U

We don’t think Nintendo will actually sell this transparent version of the Wii U, shown off during a recent Iwata Asks interview that picked apart and delved into the upcoming console. That’s too bad. It’s pretty sweet. Remember the transparent Game Boy? The transparent N64 controller? Nintendo used to be so much more transparent.

Got a Tegra 3 Device? Join Shadowgun: Deadzone‘s Public Beta

The online multiplayer follow-up to one of the best damn shooters on any mobile platform is coming soon to Android and iOS, but folks with Tegra 3-powered devices can play the public beta version of Shadowgun: Deadzone right now. Madfinger needs help optimizing the network codes so that when Deadzone goes live it’s actually playable,…

The Many, Many Stabbings of Far Cry 3

As I edited together my video preview of Far Cry 3, something struck me. More accurately, something stabbed me. You sure are going to kill a lot of people (and animals!) using a machete in this game! I edited the initial preview video while on a plane, and I started to feel a bit self-conscious…

Nine-And-A-Half Minutes Of Bug-Infested Lost Planet 3 Footage

Via Capcom, here’s some cool new footage (with developer commentary) from Lost Planet 3, out next year for PC and consoles. What do you think?

In Dishonored, Sometimes The Story Is What You Don’t See

Pro tip for anyone wanting to write a video game: “If it’s longer than a tweet, a character should probably not be saying it in the play of a game.” For those with dreams of seeding video games with their scintillating prose, Austin Grossman’s observation may be a bit deflating. But the writer/designer who helped…

Show Us Your XCOM Squad

I sincerely hope you guys are all playing XCOM: Enemy Unknown right now. Yeah, Dishonored is great. But XCOM, man… this game has been keeping me up until 3 in the morning night after night. It’s amazing. As we noted in our tips for playing the game, one of the best things about the game…

Looks Like Grand Theft Auto V Is Ready To Be Shown To The Press

Grand Theft Auto V is in playable form, and at least one reporter is getting his hands on it today. Game Informer editor-in-chief Andy McNamara wrote on Twitter today that he’s at Rockstar, checking the next Grand Theft Auto game out for the magazine’s December cover story. This means we could see a release date…

The Gorgeous Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate Will Let Your Wii U Talk To Your 3DS

When I watched this trailer for Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate, which Capcom is bringing both to Wii U and 3DS this March, I had two main takeaways: 1) Holy crap, this is gorgeous! Monster Hunter has never really become the explosive force here in America that it is in Japan, but maybe a game that…

Looking for a fantastic free iPhone game? Blitz Games’ Kumo Lumo is out today. You should play it. It’s brilliant.

This Custom-Made Mass Effect Armor Is Impressively Detailed… And Impressively Expensive

There are many excellent Commander Shepard cosplayers in the world. Each and every one of them them is to be commended for the sheer amount of time and effort they put into recreating and personalizing the commander’s iconic N7 armor. And then there are people like me, who should not be allowed within twenty feet…

What Phone Do You Play Games On?

Are you an iPhone gamer? Android fan? Windows Phone addict? Xperia loyalist? While the mobile phone gaming industry has settled into a set of easily manageable platforms over the past few years, there’s still plenty of choice. Which have you chosen? I am currently in possession of four different smart phones dedicated to gaming, covering…

I Can’t Quit You: EA’s Odd SimCity Social Friends and Neighbors Policy Makes Zynga Look Good

Here’s a story about a very strange way to run a multiplayer game and the effects it might have on friends. Well, “friends” in the Facebook sense, at least… I got a Facebook message from my ex-boss’ ex-boss the other day. I hadn’t heard from him in years. He thought he’d detected a glitch in…

Kotaku Is Looking For A New York City-Based Editorial Fellow

Note: This position has been filled. Want to work for Kotaku? If you live in or near New York City, this is your shot. We’re launching a new Editorial Fellowship program and we’re looking for the perfect person to help kick it off. This is a part-time, paid position in our Manhattan-based office that will…

This New Assassin’s Creed III Trailer Stars A Whole Arsenal Of Very Lethal Weaponry

We all know by now that Connor kills an awful lot of people (particularly British soldiers) in Assassin’s Creed III. But how does he kill them? This angry British narrator is happy to give the full list, starting with muskets and bows and moving on into melee territory from there. Kill everything? Don’t mind if…

Physics Make All the Difference in This Bunny-Based Breakout Game

I would have been perfectly happy if Super Bunny Breakout, a collaboration between Atari and Zynga, were nothing more than the original Breakout with a vaguely rabbit-looking ball. Luckily for everyone else, it’s so much more than that. This is the story of a superhero rabbit and his four oddball (pun sorta intended) companions banding…

Watch This Explanation of Why Playing D & D Totally Makes You Better at Life

I kind of love the PBS Ideas series. It appeals both to my inner nerd (the child who watched Nova and 3-2-1 Contact incessantly many years ago) and to my current internet-based, short-on-time self. In this latest installment, host Mike Rugnetta takes a hard look at the stereotype that gamers and tabletop gamers still can’t…

2010’s Best Adventure Game Is On Sale For Under $20

I don’t know how Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors slipped under so many peoples’ radars. Maybe it was bad timing. Or that funky name. But if you missed out on this 2010 DS gem, you should know that in preparation for the sequel, which hits 3DS and Vita on October 23, 999 is on…

We’ve corrected yesterday’s story on Star Citizen—which isn’t free-to-play—with info on how the game might be priced.

Here’s the New Look for the PlayStation 3’s Online Store [UPDATE: Comes To U.S. On 10/23]

No word yet on whether the new design for the PlayStation 3’s online store will be coming to North America or other parts of the globe, but, today, Eurogamer has coverage of what Europe is getting UPDATE: Sony tells Kotaku that the new store will be available on U.S. PS3s on October 23. UPDATE 2:…

Midnight Club Vets Bring Fast-Paced Combat Racing to Facebook

Developed by a crack team of former Midnight Club developers at Jagex’s new California studio, Carnage Racing is a fully-realized 3D combat racing game debuting exclusively on Facebook next month. That doesn’t leave us much time to push the cows off the road. Smashing headlong into the notion that Facebook games are inane click fests…