Patrick Klepek

Some might argue there’s no reason to develop another Friday the 13th game, as the NES game is an all-time “classic,” but they’re making another one anyway. EGM reports Crystal Lake Entertainment has partnered with a developer for a multiplayer game where one player becomes the slasher icon. The game’s set for October. You can…

Still No Word Why Far Cry 4 Stopped Working For Some Xbox One Owners

Far Cry 4 for the Xbox One disappeared from the Xbox Marketplace for a little while earlier this week, preventing some from playing a game they own. The problem was eventually solved, but the whole thing’s left me pretty confused. What exactly happened…and why? Unfortunately, Microsoft’s brief statement on the issue to Videogamer.comhasn’t provided any…

College Student Found The Perfect Gamer To Win $6,000 From

When 22-year-old Nate Danziger booted up Cordial Minuet, he wasn’t sure what to expect. Cordial Minuet, a psychological puzzler from designer Jason Rohrer, asks people to use their own money. You only need a few dollars to start, but it’s still real money! Danziger discovered Cordial Minuet because he loved The Castle Doctrine, Rohrer’s last…

Monkey Island Creator Wanted Lobotomized Criminals In His First Game

Maniac Mansion and The Secret of Monkey Island creator Ron Gilbert has been quietly releasing some amazing pieces of gaming history on his official website. Today, he’s uploaded a look of his first design document for Lucasfilm Games. The unproduced game would’ve been called I Was A Teenage Lobot, and marked the first appearance of…

Watch Someone Beat One Of The Worst Games Ever Made In Three Minutes

There are bad games, and there are bad games. Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing is one of the truly awful ones. My former colleague at Giant Bomb, Alex Navarro, has a long and sordid history with Big Rigs. He reviewed it at GameSpot many years ago, and returned to the scene of the crime…

The Funniest World Record At AGDQ Wasn’t On The Stream

There’s more to Awesome Games Done Quick than what’s on the Twitch stream. People are hanging out, playing games, and casually trying to break world records. You know, normal stuff! One record involved Track & Field 2000 for the Nintendo 64, hitting A and B over and over again, and hoping for the best. The…

People are coming up with some, uh, creative uses for Amiibos. Andrew K managed to stuff the technology powering his Pikachu Amiibo into a Pokémon Yellow cartridge. Not only does the Pokémon Yellow cartridge act as a novel Amiibo, the cartridge still works in a Game Boy Color! You can reach the author of this…

League of Legends College Scholarships Are Catching On

Colleges offering scholarships for League of Legends has officially becoming a thing, with the University of Pikeville in Kentucky revealing the formation of a brand-new eSports program. The school is currently putting together the program, which should debut sometime this fall. This news makes the University of Pikeville the second college to offer League of…

The Witcher 3 Will Require A Moderately Beefy PC

Some releases are designed to kick a gaming PC in the teeth, a stark reminder it’s time to upgrade. A new Witcher game is definitely one of those moments. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt was recently delayed until May, but in the meantime, the system requirements have been released. It might be time to start…

A federal appeals court ruled a lawsuit by ex-NFL players against Electronic Arts can move forward, the AP reports. The lawsuit seeks compensation over Madden NFL featuring ex-players on “historical” teams in everything but name. EA lost a similar lawsuit brought by ex-NCAA players. The company settled for $40 million.

New PS4 Accessory Will Let You Swap In Larger, Cheaper Hard Drives

Not too long ago, it would have been hard to imagine filling up a game console with more than 500GB of stuff, but many of us have already reached that point. At CES, Nyko announced the Data Bank for the PlayStation 4, which both replaces the internal drive and allows 3.5″ drives to qualify as…

It’s never been easier to make a video game, but it’s still not a walk in the park. Gunpoint creator Tom Francis wants to help. Francis wrote about games before he started making them, and Gunpoint’s success allowed him to go full-time. Now, he’s giving back with a series on development. First up? Writing code.

Far Cry 4 on Xbox One suddenly disappeared from the Xbox Marketplace yesterday, which prevented some players from booting up a game they owned. Ubisoft acknowledged the issue, and it appears to be resolved now. If you’re still having issues, let us know in the comments.

If you’re a fan of The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask, you’re okay in my book. If you’re one of those people, check out Nintendo’s $49.99 bundle for the 3DS remake—it comes with a Skull Kid figure. I don’t usually buy this stuff, but I’ll make an exception. Majora’s Mask 3D hits this “spring.”

Some Xbox One Users Can’t Play Far Cry 4, Even Though They Paid For It

If you digitally purchased Far Cry 4 for Xbox One, you might have trouble playing the game right now. As first reported by Videogamer.com, some players are having difficulty launching the game, due to a bizarre issue where the game currently isn’t listed on the Xbox Marketplace. Others players are still able to launch Far…

Even though Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 was released in November, we have a teaser for Five Nights at Freddy’s 3. The developer, Scott Games, just posted a super creepy image, suggesting the mechanical creatures are lurking. I’m ready for another jump scare, despite these games tarnishing my memories of Chuck E. Cheese.

I Wish Dragon Age: Inquisition Respected My Time

Conventional wisdom suggests the longer it takes to finish a game, the better—especially RPGs. We even have websites, such as How Long to Beat, tasked with cataloging the length of games. The clock on my just-finished Dragon Age: Inquisition save reads 64 hours and four minutes. How come, then, after so many hours with Inquisition,…

Hi Kotaku, I’m Patrick Klepek

You might know me, you might not, but my name’s Patrick Klepek, and I’m the newest addition to the Kotaku family. I’ve been writing about video games in various forms since I was 14-years-old, and spent most of the past four years as the news (and horror) editor at Giant Bomb Yep, 14-years-old. I somehow…