My Five Favorite Kotaku Stories From Last Week

The most popular story we ran last week was the announcement of Pokémon Go. Quite the surprise. But what else stood out last week? Here are my favorite Kotaku stories from the past seven days: The Real Story Behind Metal Gear Solid V’s Awesome Balloons – Luke teaching history. Seven Reasons I Actually Love Mad…

EA has announced a huge delay for Need For Speed on PC, with the game moving from November 3 until Spring 2016 Why? Making sure players can unlock the frame rate and “increase the visuals that we can deliver on PC.” Seems the response to Arkham Knight has made some publishers skittish! Contact the author…

Marvel’s Going to Have Six Avengers Teams This Fall

Galactus and Deadpool—two guys classified as “bad guys” at one point in time—are going to be Avengers when the Marvel Universe returns to a more recognizable form this fall. And they’re going to have a lot of company, some of whom are coming from alternate universes. The Avengers family of comic books is going to…

What Was Your Best Experience At A Video Game Store?

We’ve heard from the other side—and my god have we heard some things—but now it’s time for the bright and shiny stories. What were your particularly good experiences at any video game store? Did an employee suggest a life-changing game? Or maybe you just dropped your scoop of ice cream and they bought you another?…

Harmonix has announced the final slate of songs for next month’s Rock Band 4, including Mumford & Son’s “The Wolf,” R.E.M.’s “The One I Love,” Gin Blossoms’ “Follow You Down,” Imagine Dragon’s “I Bet My Life,” and more. The whole tracklist list is available right here.

LEGO Dimensions‘ Voice Cast Is Just Nuts

Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd from Back to the Future, Stephen Merchant and Ellen McLain from Portal, Gary Oldman as the game’s big bad and two different Chris Pratt performances—LEGO Dimensions’ definitely got talent. Not only is the game, which hits stores in a little under two weeks, a massive gathering of entertainment properties,…

More Mass Effect Minimates, less blind groping at GameStop. Following up on itsblind bag GameStop exclusives from earlier this year, Diamond Select is wide-releasing a four-pack of ME figures early next year, including a Shepard with swappable John and Jane heads.

Remember that Final Fantasy VII spin-off, Final Fantasy VII G-Bike? The mobile title, which isn’t yet a year old, is ending service on December 15. The reason Square Enix gave was that it was difficult to offer a satisfactory experience.

Track: Machigatte Hoshikunai | Album: Paradise Lost | Artist: Yoshida Yohei Group Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

No, Nicolas Cage Didn’t Go Watch Anime Schoolgirls

Contrary to online reports, the Hollywood actor apparently did not attend the recent premiere for the schoolgirl anime Love Live Cosplayer PipPiporiginally uploaded a photo of Nicolas Cage (not the above image, mind you) , writing, “So I ran into Nic Cage before the Love Live movie. His son likes anime apparently.” PipPip’s photo quickly…

Looking Back at How GTA Online Has Changed, Nearly Two Years On

When it was announced, GTA Online felt like the most exciting thing to ever happen to Grand Theft Auto This post originally appeared on Kotaku UK A GTA-style MMO had always seemed technically impossible; other developers’ attempts, like Realtime Worlds’ APB, had failed miserably. But the early demonstrations that Rockstar showed of GTA Online, of…

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