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Do you still fantasize that Apple will make a game console? Read this in-depth feature on The Gameological Society about the Pippin and the last time that the iPhone makers tried cracking the home video game market.

The awesome remastered version of Spelunky—which was an Xbox 360 exclusive last year—is coming to PC, PS3 and Vita this summer, according to developer Mossmouth

This Infamous: Second Son video shows off how motion capture is evolving for the PS4. That is a whole lot more dots than we used to see, no?

Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: A new Ani-Club is there for all your cartoon discussion needs. PyramidHeadCrab loves pangolins and wants to know your favorite animal And you can always go join the voices talking about video games and life in TAY Classic and in the TAY: Open Forum

After Getting Laid Off From Zynga, These Guys… Partied?

A year ago, sketch-centric guessing game Draw Something became an inescapable phenomenon, pulling in millions of people each day. That success led to a surprising $210 million acquisition of dev studio OMGPOP by Zynga. On Monday, many of those creators were victim of a harsh 520-person culling as Zynga desperately tries to re-structure.But, were those…

It Doesn’t Matter That Remember Me‘s Main Character Is a Black Woman.

I wasn’t sure that I was going to write about the race of Remember Me‘s heroine because I wasn’t sure there’d be anything to write about. And after having played the game, I can say that Nilin’s ethnic make-up plays no part in the world-building of the new Capcom adventure. But wait a minute, some…

How The Fantasia Game Plans to Live Up Disney’s Animated Classic

Look, I know there’s disappointment that the new Fantasia: Music Evolved video game revealed this morning isn’t a lush, hand-painted cartoon. And some people have bemoaned the fact that it’ll be using licensed music from best-selling pop acts. So, no: this game isn’t going to port a 70-year-old animated classic onto Xbox game consoles. But…

Deadline Hollywood says that Microsoft’s trying to get Hollywood bigwigs excited about the Xbox One. CEO Steve Ballmer reportedly said that Microsoft “doesn’t want to be a cable channel.” Well, that’s a relief.

Watch a Room Full of People Cheer on a Giant Video Game Snail

Listen: when you’re watching two teams go to war in Killer Queen, you don’t have to join in the crowds yelling for an oversized cephalopod gastropod to make it to one side of the screen. But you want to. “SNAIL! SNAIL! SNAIL!” It just comes out of you. The video above comes from the first…

Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: Josay! thinks about what makes a great final boss. Zarynx explains her moral code as it pertains to playing new games. FrogFro has some personal remembrances of Animal Crossing games throughout the years. And there’s a kid-derived quote from Datacide that’s totally adorable And you…

The Supervillain Who Makes You Want to Puke Returns in Green Arrow #23

Count Vertigo’s always been a weird supervillain. Think about it: his power is essentially to make you epically dizzy. But, if you’ve ever been really, really disoriented—like, Tilt-a-Whirl x 1,000—you know it’s nothing to laugh at. Even if the guy doing it to you is wearing a skirt. It wasn’t just his disorientation super-powers that…

Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: GiantBoyDetective asks TAYfolk about the secret origins of their screennames. PyramidHeadCrab wants to know what your favorite entries in the Zelda and Final Fantasy franchises are. And Odin unleashes a rant about all the chatter surrounding used games And you can always go join the…

Mortal Kombat‘s Scorpion Coming to Injustice as DLC

As previously rumored, the undead ninja from the iconic Mortal Kombat fighting game franchise will be showing up as a downloadable add-on for Injustice. Scorpion shows up to bedevil the heroes and villains of the DC Comics universe for $4.99/400 Microsoft points. The video above shows superstar comics artist and DC Comics co-publisher Jim Lee…

Remember Me: The Kotaku Review

At first, I thought that Remember Me would be one of those games where I liked its ideas more than its execution. But, even though it’s surrounded by some rough gameplay and well-worn templates, the core concept behind the game—control over what we choose to hold onto—comes to life in ambitious ways. The first game…

Why Tim Schafer Has A Second Kickstarter

“Look, we just made $70,000! Not that I have it up on auto-refresh or anything…” That was beloved game designer and Double Fine Games founder Tim Schafer watching the growing total for Massive Chalice, less than an hour into the company’s latest Kickstarter game development funding campaign. Double Fine, of course, helped birth the onslaught…

The People Behind Video Games Give Their Take on the Violent Media Debate

There tends to be one thing missing from the all-too-easy media narratives that offer causal connections between video games and violent crimes and tragedies: the people who make and/or play games. Lawmakers and concerned non-gamers are usually the focus of a camera’s lens, justifiably so, but developers and fans don’t get that much screen time.…

Rayman Legends Coming September 3rd, Including a Version for Vita

It was supposed to be a Wii U exclusive but now Rayman Legends—after that controversial delay—will be coming to a total of four systems on September 3rd. Along with Nintendo’s home console, the action platformer will be hitting the PS3, Xbox 360 and PlayStation Vita. The version for Sony’s handheld will include five exclusive maps…

“I don’t want to put up with this shit anymore.” Susan O’Connor—a writer who’s worked on BioShock, Far Cry 2 and the new Tomb Raider—isn’t sure she wants to stay in video games anymore. Go read about where her head is at in this wide-ranging interview at The Gameological Society.

Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: Doc Seuss has a plea for folks to understand sexism better to fight it better. Koda89 offers up reasons why you may not need a Wii U, PS4 or Xbox One anytime soon. And Zarynx runs down examples and opinions of music influenced by the…

Voxel Kal-El: This Minecraft Man of Steel Trailer Looks Damn Good

This blocky version of the “Ideal of Hope” Man of Steel trailer does the one thing that Minecraft recreations need to do to work: it captures the same energy of the original—in this case, the moody melodrama of the upcoming Superman movie—despite looking, well, kind of goofy.