Apple Yanks Games With Confederate Flags From App Store

Pop quiz: you’re in charge of a giant digital game store, and suddenly there’s a controversy revolving around how and when people display the U.S. Confederate flag. Do you A) do nothing; B) assess all of your games on a case-by-case basis; or C) remove games that show the flag in any way? If you…

Virtual Reality’s Movement Problem: It Isn’t Nausea

Warren Spector says virtual reality will be a fad, “at best a minor part of gaming’s future.” Far be it from me to question the director of Deus Ex on, well, anything. But I’m not sure it matters whether VR is a fad. Motion controls were a fad, yet that fad drove the sales of…

The Opening of Arthur In GTA V

The cute intro of the classic 90s cartoon Arthur is anything but cute when it’s recreated in GTA V’s environment. YouTuber Merfish’s work is more like a horrible nightmare with heads stuck into the roof and a giant Franklin stomping through San Andreas. Obviously not all of us remember the show’s opening, as it’s not…

Tips For Beating World of Warcraft‘s New Raid

With the release of patch 6.2, the Normal and Heroic difficulties of World of Warcraft’s newest raid Hellfire Citadel have opened. As always it’s the best way to obtain strongest gear. So, it’s worth finding a group. Learning the basics is a must though and Line of Sight’s two-minute-long animated guides might be the best…

League of Legends Team Owner Banned for Trying to Poach Players

In an unprecedented move, Riot Games has booted a professional League of Legends team owner from participating in its own championship series until 2017. The surprisingly harsh ban is punishment for the man trying to scoop up players from rival teams in the middle of the current LCS 2015 season. The offending team owner is…

Watch an Artist Sketch Iron Man as a Samurai

Artist Jack Lee uploaded a time lapse video, showing him working on an Iron Man sketched that’s inspired by Japanese samurai armor. What makes the clip so fascinating is that it also includes what Lee used as reference materials, giving a good insight into his creative process. Below, you can check out the video (via…

Four Hours of Final Fantasy VII Remake Reactions

Do you have plans for the day? How about clearing your schedule so you can watch people’s Final Fantasy VII remake reactions? Four hours. That’s right. Four. Hours. To contact the author of this post, write to bashcraftATkotaku.com or find him on Twitter@Brian_Ashcraft

Korean Gamer Destroys an Xbox 360, Alleges Microsoft Isn’t Trying

A South Korean gamer named XBOX∞ is infinitely not happy. Today, he uploaded a post titled, “I got a sledge hammer. Message for Microsoft Korea.” The gamer was upset about the Batman: Arkham Knight Korean localization. Or rather, the lack thereof. “Arkham Knight for PS4 got an official localized release while the Xbox One version…

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Full-Blooded Mad Max Cosplay

Based in LA, reader Americo Galli’s world is fire and blood. Oh, and cosplay In addition to those photos above, taken in the Mojave Desert (and a hotel), Americo and some friends also went to Wizard World Sacramento as a Mad Max posse.

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Camila Vielmond is a freelance concept artist and illustrator from Brazil who has worked in video games, card games and books. You can see more of Camila’s work at her personal site and ArtStation page To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you can save them as…

Warner Bros Suspends Arkham Knight PC Sales

Publisher Warner Bros says they’re taking the drastic step of suspendingall sales of Arkham Knight on PC until the game’s technical woes can be addressed A statement just posted on the company’s forums reads: Dear Batman: Arkham Knight PC owners, We want to apologize to those of you who are experiencing performance issues with Batman:…

I Am In Love With The Batmobile

Arkham Knight is a pretty good video game. Good flying, good punching, good comic book action. But the one thing I’ve taken away from it more than anything else is just how damn good the Batmobile is. It’s so fast. And nimble. And powerful. And heavy. And dependable. And… Look, instead of trying to describe…

Bungie Apologizes For Destiny Screw-Ups, Offers Solutions

Following a week full of controversy surrounding the video game Destiny, the developers at Bungie have posted an early “weekly update” apologizing for recent screw-ups and promising to address players’ complaints. The controversy, which was triggered by some tone-deaf comments from Destiny creative director Luke Smith in an interview earlier this week, revolved around the…

Computer Is Learning To Make Mario Levels By Watching YouTube

First they’ll take our jobs. Then they’ll take our Mario. While Nintendo works hard to let us build our own Mario levels, the Georgia Institute of Technology are developing an “artificially intelligent system” that can build its own stages The terror comes not in the fact it can build levels—procedural generation is everywhere these days—but…