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PC Gamers Collected Almost $2 Million for Charity in November

Last year, digital retailer GOG.com ran a one-week promotion for charity, offering up a large bundle of games at a discount. As it turns out, a lot of people were interested. It was basically a pay-what-you-want deal where, out of a large pack of 13 indie and retro PC games, you could pick three or…

Here’s the latest from Kotaku‘s official reader-written blog, Talk Amongst Yourselves: Weird Theory: Has Mario been lying to all of us? – What The Banner Saga Reminded Me About Gaming – Games You’re Angry People Haven’t Played TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.

Impressive Tech Demo Pits 10,000 Spaceships Against Each Other

Oxide Games, a group composed of industry veterans from Microsoft and Firaxis, are currently working on Nitrous, which is gonna be a next-generation engine for strategy games. Calling it impressive, honestly, is a bit of an understatement. The team recently released a demo video showcasing Star Swarm, which is a technology demo built using the…

Guess what Hideo Kojima is doing? That’s right, he’s showing off Ground Zeroes again—this time, demonstrating the Xbox One version’s second screen capabilities on tablets and smartphones. Check out his photos above and below. Photo 1, Photo 2, Photo 3 [Twitter] Questions? Comments? Contact the author of this post at andras-AT-kotaku-DOT-com. Kotaku East is your…

“Something people forget is that we’re already the fastest-selling MMO in history, so even if sales are declining a little bit, that’s on the fastest selling MMO in history.” Colin Johanson, game director of Guild Wars 2, sharing his opinion with Eurogamer about ArenaNet’s declining sales figures.

Zombies Throw Dance Party To Celebrate 1,000,000 DayZ Survivors

Yesterday, zombie survival sim DayZ hit one million players, and the zombie population couldn’t be happier. Actually, they’re not happy at all. They’re being forced to do this—by none other than Viktor Kostik, the lead animator of DayZ, who decided to throw together a short dance video to celebrate this milestone in the game’s history.…

Kojima Torments Fans with Photos of the Next Metal Gear on PS4

With only two months left ’till release, fans all over the world shout his name while shaking their fists in impotent anger. As spotted by Dualshockers, Metal Gear showrunner Hideo Kojima recently tweeted two photos of him playing (well… more “poking at,” really) Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes on a PS4, showing off the…

Everquest Creator Seeks to Crowdfund… Another Everquest, Basically

Another Everquest, with old-school charm. Also, sweet double-barreled crossbows. The game’s called Pantheon, and it popped up on Kickstarter yesterday, promptly raking in over $40k in pledges. The guy behind it all, Brad McQuaid, had previously worked on both the first Everquest and Vanguard: Saga of Heroes. It really shows. Take a look: We’re looking…

What if Rambo Had Been a Hat-Loving Goldfish?

If there’s one thing I love about Greenlight, it’s all the insanely creative people it attracts. Like the creators of this side-scrolling shooter, Shütshimi To quote the website, Shütshimi is “a randomized shoot’em up about a muscle-bound fish with memory problems defending the seven seas.” It’s a fast-paced game for PC and the 360 where…

Classic Fallout Games Pulled from Online Stores, Will Return Soon

It’s—you guessed it—a legal issue. It all started with a news post on Good Old Games, which announced the removal of Fallout 1, 2, and Tactics from the site’s catalog. Shortly after, the trio of post-apocalyptic RPGs was “removed” (the actual pages stayed, with only the buy links being deactivated) from Steam as well. While…

YouTuber: American Internet “Cannot Handle” Digital Distribution

In his latest video, boogie2988 tackles the issue of digital distribution becoming more and more prevalent in a world where fast, unlimited internet access is still far from being the norm. “American internet is simply not ready for a digital distribution system.” he said. “It simply cannot handle it.” Bringing up an example of one…

“Not at launch for sure, will have to evaluate after launch.” Vince Zampella of Respawn Entertainment, responding to a tweet about whether Titanfall’s PC version would have any modding support.

Dead or Alive Creator’s Next Game “80% Done,” Arrives This Year

Late last month, Tomonobu Itagaki of Valhalla Game Studios revealed his new year’s resolution for 2014: “finish Devil’s Third” According to a recent interview, this may have been more than just a vague promise. During their end-of-year developer talk, 4Gamer had a chance to speak with Itagaki about his upcoming third-person shooter. Devil’s Third, he…

A taste of the new Carmageddon‘s car physics According to Stephen Rushbrook of Stainless Games, the suspension is “entirely physics-driven—you can rip off the tires, the wheels, hub, drive shafts, wishbones independently, and what’s left will still work. Ripped-off parts will spin, hinge and flex as you’d expect”

‘Weird’ Doesn’t Even Begin to Describe Burrito Galaxy

Its full name is Burrito Galaxy 64: Mega-Tortilla Bean Saga 30X6 – Planetoid SAL-5A XIV Directors Cut: Extreme Edition. Let that sink in for a bit. Okay, now watch the trailer. You might feel some confusion. That’s normal. On the basic level, Burrito Galaxy is a first-person puzzle game for PC, injected with a healthy…

Over the holidays, the fan group working on translating Valkyria Chronicles 3 into English have finally released their work. If you own a Japanese copy of the game, you can download the patch and read the tutorial on how to apply it on the project’s official blog-slash-homepage here

Japan’s First PS4 Commercial Twists the Knife in a Rather Mean Way

“Look at all these people, having fun with their PS4s,” the ad seems to say “Sure would be nice to get some of that action, huh?” While I’m sure Sony Japan’s intention wasn’t to torture people—even the caption reads “The world will be united with play,” which shows their heart was in the right place—still……

Kotaku Editors’ 10 Favorite Games of 2013

Have you heard? The Last of Us is Kotaku’s game of the year. We’re not going to talk about The Last of Us now, though. Well, not “just” The Last of Us Over the last month, we have shared with you our top games from the year 2013. Ten picks from each of us. On…

Yup, This Is Still The World’s Most Attractive Racing Game

At this point, I’m convinced that Project CARS isn’t actually a racing game. It’s a playable art installation that lets you take pretty pictures of cars. And things other than cars. I mean, shit, look at this: It’s grass. From a racing game. I’m looking at grass from the side of the road from a…

Tourists Face Off Against Museum Guards in a Great-Looking Party Game

It’s an epic duel of wits between the curious photographer and the protective museum guard, decided using camera flashbangs and banana peels. No Photos, Please! popped up recently on Steam’s Greenlight, promising an entertaining party game with local (and planned online) two-player multiplayer. It’s a stealth game taking place in a museum, basically. Take a…