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The Walking Dead: Season Two will be revealed tomorrow, if this teaser from Telltale Games’ Twitter is any indication. Looks like Clementine is again the focus of the story. Expect news at 3 p.m. EDT. Telltale had earlier said a new season was due for this fall.

This is the Face of a Man Reviewing Wii Party U

TAY BMOC and ‘Shop Contest all-star Ben Bertoli/GiantBoyDetective reviewed Wii Party U so we didn’t have to. On one hand, it’s got dice! On the whole, though, it’s “an average offering and a pretty good mini-game collection.”

Have you noticed the GPS goes out in a tunnel in Grand Theft Auto V? Or that nasty-ass backsweat on your character? How about water pressure that crushes your submersible? GermanScientistTV has, in this third installment of the little things in GTA V. Of course Donald Love has a star on the Vinewood Walk of…

‘Extinction Mode’ Among the Rumors Trickling From Call of Duty: Ghosts

With about a week to go before the latest Call of Duty hits shelves, this is high season for pre-release leaks from those who managed to cajole an early retail copy out of someone. Did you know Call of Duty: Ghosts is on two discs for the Xbox 360? Yeah, well, neither did I. There’s…

Absurd Performance Art Flash Game Gets Highly Unanticipated Sequel

If colossally boring performance art that leaves you with a vague sense of being trolled is your bag, then have I got the video game for you. Marina Abramovic—star of 2011’s The Artist is Present—returns in another low-res homage to her work. Just remember to keep that shift key pressed. To recap: Pippin Barr, himself…

The Dark Souls II PS3 beta for North America was supposed to take place very early this morning. It didn’t. Namco said they “thoroughly apologize for all of the confusion and issues,” and will reschedule it for later. Anyone who was in last night’s test will be allowed in the next one. “Your spot is…

Actor Says He Lost a Big Games Role Because His Voice was Too Familiar

The guy who voiced Adam Jensen—the hero of 2011’s Deus Ex: Human Revolution—says he worked for two years as the voice of Jason Brody, the hero of 2012’s Far Cry 3, and lost that role because the two characters sounded too much the same. Man, I hope no one tells Nolan North about this. At…

Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Rosemary’s Babies

Last week Jason Schreier alerted us to the new 3DS JRPG he’s playing—My Little Baby 3D—with some hot screenshots that range from merely horrifying to kill-it-with-fire. I don’t know who the hell plays this kind of game but I bet he’s the type of guy who has a couple torsos in the basement freezer. Let’s…

The Week in Games: Bold New Look, Same New Games

Battlefield 4 draws first blood in EA’s annual shooter stare-down with Call of Duty. It didn’t pick a great time to go first as it must fight with Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag for attention on Tuesday. Rasslin’ fans, your WWE sim title arrives under new management. Here’s the week in video games. Welcome back…

Sunday Comics: Expiration Date

Welcome to Kotaku‘s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira. Published Oct. 23. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published Oct. 21. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and…

Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: BatDad: Arkham Origins: The Winners

He’s not the dad we need right now. Hell, he’s not the dad we want, either. But Batdad, the aphorism-spouting alter ego of one Atlanta-area father, is the ‘Shop Contest subject we get this week, in 20 different sight gags including the overall No. 1 from Docherty! Just for the record, Contrarianator was helluva close…

So, we’ve discovered the formula for doing a next-gen trailer in the sports genre, especially when the series is miles ahead of the competition. Begin with a good 30 seconds of slow-motion pregame, then build up to kick-off/tipoff at the crescendo of a pop anthem. Here’s FIFA 14‘s trailer for PS4 and Xbox One.

Club Nintendo is Offering Color 3DS XL Charging Cradles on Oct. 31

Oh SHIT. How many Club Nintendo Coins do I have?! (rummages through couch.) Not enough! Shit!!!! (Completes survey for Game & Wario.) Oh thank God, I have 500. Now I can get a 3DS XL charging cradle when they start offering them on Oct. 31. Serious, when I upgraded to the 3DS XL—hey, wait a…

Turns Out This Impressive Luigi 2DS was Fan-Made

On Wednesday we received a tip about a slick-looking “Year of Luigi”-themed Nintendo 2DS. It turns out that it is a real 2DS, just not one made by Nintendo nor one that’ll probably ever be mass-produced. It’s a mod. The case was made by Matthew Wiggins, whose Rose Colored Gaming shop makes some high quality…

Is ‘The Jordan Challenge’ Returning to NBA 2K14 for PS4 and Xbox One?

One of the most confounding things about the NBA 2K series over the last two years is why two special modes—”The Jordan Challenge” from NBA 2K11 and “NBA’s Greatest” from NBA 2K12—have neither carried forward nor, at least, been re-released as DLC. But a curious domain name registered to 2K Sports may change that. Fusible,…

Someone on Twitter is reenacting Back to the Future—”in real time”—creating nearly 50 accounts for all of the characters (and the DeLorean). If you like the movie, you’ll love The Hill Valley Project. Seven hours ago, Marty saved George from getting run over, and he should wake up in Lorraine‘s bedroom any minute now.

Online Play Restored to PES 2014 on Xbox After Monthlong Outage

Konami says it resolved the monthlong online-play blackout for Pro Evolution Soccer 2014 on the Xbox 360. The fix is available through a title update that is available now. The publisher says the update delivers both online play and Master League Online service and corrects other problems users had updating the game. Additionally, a full…

The sequel to Candy Box—the surreal, text-based flash game that grabbed attention back in the spring—will release tomorrow morning. Completing Candy Box 2 will give players “access to a special area featuring quests written by the players.” More details here.

Gamers Shrug as Next-Generation Sports Get Last-Gen Hype

Eight years ago I convinced myself I needed a new video gaming experience. I’d been dragging a canvas deck chair into the living room, sitting three feet from the screen just so I could make out the receivers from defensive backs in Madden, or tell a curveball from a fastball in MVP Baseball. I finally…

They Helped You Cheat In WoW. Now They Got Sued And Want You To Pay.

A maker of bot software for World of Warcraft—apps that auto-play characters and level them up—has lost a judgment that shuts down its operation. The bot maker also owes $7 million to Blizzard Entertainment, and it’s asking those who used bots like “Pocket Gnome” to chip in. “We are very sorry that we can no…