Castle Crashers Remastered is coming to PS4 and Switch this summer. The remastered version, currently out on Xbox One and Steam, has better graphics and runs at 60fps. In addition to making the game portable, the Switch version will make use of the HD Rumble and single Joy-Con for multiplayer.

5 Tips You Might Not Know For Building In The Sims 4

Although The Sims 4 has made building houses better than ever, it’s still a bit tricky to make your dream home. Here are a few tips to help you graduate beyond just making a box with windows. There Are A Few Hidden Options For Roofing Roofing is a pain in the ass. Roof pieces never…

Google Unveils Gaming Platform Stadia, A Competitor To Xbox, PlayStation And PC

Tech giant Google is getting into gaming in a big way with a direct challenge to the giants of console and PC gaming. It’s called Stadia. Former Sony and Xbox executive and current Google gaming boss Phil Harrison detailed the platform today at an event in San Francisco during the Game Developers Conference, saying it…

You can watch Google’s gaming keynote livestream here. We’re expecting a game-streaming service that requires no console and will give people quick access to games of all sorts, including the high-end experiences you’d normally need a console or PC to play. More soon.

Nintendo Tortures Animal Crossing Fans With Tweet About Taxes

Yesterday, the Nintendo of America Twitter account posted the above image of Animal Crossing’s Tom Nook and suggested the money-lending raccoon had special news. Then it turned out Nook was just hocking new Nintendo Switches and fans were crestfallen. “Tom Nook is here to help you file your tax returns…and he already has an idea…

Our own Jason Schreier and Maddy Myers are snapping photos as they take their seats at Google’s gaming event that kicks off at 1pm ET in San Francisco. (We have a good senseof the game-streaming platform that’ll be revealed.) The event will be livestreamed and we’ll have full coverage on Kotaku, too.

There’s Nothing Like That Three-Star Puzzle Game Feeling

Every time I feel like I’ve grown past the need for validation from triple-starring a level in a puzzle game, I find myself drawn into a game like King’s latest, Pet Rescue Puzzle Saga Say what you will about Candy Crush Saga creator King, the Activision-owned developer knows how to make puzzle games feel good.…

Yesterday evening’s patch issued to fix The Division 2‘s gadget/skills cooldown bug seems to have been effective. Issues I’d run into with my drones suddenly disappearing and going into cooldown didn’t repeat last night as I played for a few hours. I’ve heard from other players also reporting that the old problems are gone. Ubisoft…

How Anime Art Has Changed Since 2009

Anime art is not static. It is constantly changing with each passing year. Some of those changes are noticeable. Others less so. On 2ch, a forum member has posted the above image to explain how anime art has changed in the past ten years. The comparison shows prevalent stylistic touches then and now. The most…

Anime Pastel Memories‘ Streaming Temporarily Stopped, Home Releases Canceled

Streaming for anime Pastel Memories has temporarily been halted and DVD and Blu-ray releases of the show’s first three episodes have been cancelled. The reason, it seems, could be related to how the show parodies another anime. As announced on the show’s official site (via ANN), the official statement apologizes for the trouble caused by…

This Is Arthur, Survived The Apocalypse, 13/10

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Here’s Towers, A Game About A Big World With Big Animals

This is Towers, a prototype/demo made by a small team of developers, including some of the same folks behind Hawken. It looks a lot like Ico cosplaying as Monster Hunter Here’s a trailer, which the team say is 100% in-game and being controlled by human players (well, the people are being controlled, the monsters are…