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What Do Grand Theft Auto And Lemmings Have In Common?

2:00PM August 12, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

Rockstar North is a video game developer known and respected the world over as the creators and continued custodians of the core Grand Theft Auto series. More »

News

Last Day To Register For Free 3DS Games

10:30PM August 11, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

Just a friendly reminder that today is the last day you can register for Nintendo’s Ambassador Program. You know, the program for 3DS early adaptors who paid through the nose for the 3DS, so now are getting twenty free games. More »

In Real Life

The Greatest Cosplay In The World

4:00PM August 11, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

Last weekend, cosplayers from around the world flocked to the Wold Cosplay Summit. This is more than simply the Olympics of posing and priming in character costumes. Cosplayers perform on stage, giving the competition an air of theatrics. More »

In Real Life

In Which Samus Meets Adam West

9:00PM August 8, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

Got a crazy Fancy Pants for you this week, Kotaku readers. Oh sure, there’s the normal array of people dressed up as people from Final Fantasy, Halo and Assassin’s Creed. More »

Nintendo

Happy 25th Birthday, Metroid!

2:00PM August 8, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

In 1986, a number of Nintendo’s biggest franchises made their debut on the Famicom/Nintendo Entertainment System. Zelda was one, and now this month, we celebrate another: Metroid. More »

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Is This The First Competitive Gamer To Endorse A Laxative?

7:00PM August 5, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

Kayo Satoh is not only a very talent fighting game player, she’s also a model. Kayo, who fights under the moniker “KayoPolice”, recently appeared at the Evo 2011 fighting championship. More »

Mobile

This iPhone Game Makes Horse Armor Look Like A Great Deal

8:30PM August 4, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

Glu Mobile has a game on the iPhone called Gun Bros. It’s an arcade shooter, I’ve played it, it’s pretty fun. It’s also, sadly, one of a litany of games that are free to download then gimped so you have to pay/play for weeks for the upgrades necessary to advance. More »

In Real Life

When Parents Let Their Kids Die

4:00PM August 4, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

It’s one of Japan’s dirty secrets. Summer after summer, parents get their gaming fix at pachinko parlors, leaving small children in the car. Alone. To die. More »

News

Borderlands 2 Is Official. Borderlands 2 Is Coming.

10:14PM August 3, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

Post-apocalyptic shooter Borderlands is getting a sequel. It’s called Borderlands 2. More »

Nintendo

This Is The Coolest Stuff Nintendo Has Ever Made

2:00PM August 3, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

You can say a lot of nice things about Nintendo games. Nintendo hardware, too. Wildly successful, iconic and timeless are just three of them. But how often can you say something Nintendo made was genuinely cool? More »