New Tricks Help Runners Shatter The Halo Legendary Speed Record

As of November of last year the world record time for completing Halo: Combat Evolved on Legendary difficulty was 1:29:59. In this video a group of four speedrunners demonstrate techniques that shave a full 22 minutes off of that time. A group effort by a group of Halo speedsters which includesformer Legendary record holder Andrew…

I Just Took A Screenshot Directly From My Xbox One Dashboard

Members of Microsoft’s Xbox Dashboard Preview program are now enjoying the ability to tap a button twice or say “Xbox take a screenshot” and create a still image suitable for making your dashboard wallpaper—and not much else at the moment. The ability to actually share any of the screenshots taken via the Xbox One dashboard…

The FMV-tastic indie spinning limousine simulator Roundabout is now available on Xbox One. Stephen Totilo said it was “fun.” Luke Plunkett called it a “Masterclass in FMV.” Leo Wichtowski spoke about it at length in his soothing voice. Ringing endorsements all ’round!

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This Week In The Business: Taking Aim At Metacritic

QUOTE | “Nobody here ever bothers about Metacritic. We think of it as irrelevant, quite frankly. We only concentrate on what the users think.” – Rebellion CEO Jason Kingsley, explaining why they don’t worry about Sniper Elite getting low scores from reviewers Elsewhere in the business of video games this past week … QUOTE |…

‘Realistic’ Smash Bros. Clapping Video Is The Dumbest Way To End Friday

You made it to the end of another week. Congratulations! Your mother and I are proud of you. And so are all of these Super Smash Bros. characters, who will now clap “realistically” at you for five minutes. Just watch (with sound on). It’s as great as it is dumb. GrumpOut created this video that…

Blizzard Testing Diablo III Microtransactions, But (Phew) Only In Asia

Diablo III has changed a lot over the years, dropping a much-loathed auction house and gaining all sorts of balance overhauls, enemies, and entire new areas. Now, however, it could be looking at a change of a very different sort: real money microtransactions and a new in-game currency to support them. Patch 2.2.0, which will…

Kirby And The Rainbow Curse: The Kotaku Review

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Worth Reading: Real-Life Hadoukens, Questioning Game Length, And More

Two scoops of Worth Reading in one week? Gosh, we’re lucky. What better way to celebrate than an in-depth investigation into how fighting games have infiltrated real-life fighting, a considered take on the value of game length, and lots more? You’re just one click away, buddy. There used to be a time when I had…

Indie Dev Cancels PAX East Booth Over Security Concerns

Giant Spacekat, developers of space adventure game Revolution 60, announced this weekthey cancelled PAX East booth space due to safety concerns. The studio has since spoken with PAX organizers and responded to criticism over the fact that its head of development, Brianna Wu, still deciding to attend PAX East and appear on several panels. In…

Twitch just announced TwitchCon will be happening in San Francisco on September 25 and 26. It’s co-produced by Twitch and ReedPOP, the folks who put on PAX events all year round. More details, including how to buy tickets, will be announced in due time.

Invader Zim is Coming Back in a New Comic-Book Series

He was only with us for such a short time, that snarky green alien who posed as a human being. But the love for Zim never stopped and in fact only grew stronger. Now fans everywhere will be getting their wish: more Invader Zim is coming this July from comics publisher Oni Press. The new…

People Are Already Making Bizarre Mods For Dragon Ball Xenoverse

Dragon Ball Xenoverse isn’t even out yet in America. That, however, hasn’t stopped people from tearing the Japanese version to pieces and reassembling it into, well… whatever this is. The main culprit behind these faster-than-a-speeding-Goku mods is Melpontro. Speaking of Goku, I imagine these ridiculous giganto-pants—what I imagine would happen if MC Hammer learned the…

“I think this is a great opportunity to reiterate […] the importance of not trusting anyone online, even if you think they are your friends.” Game Informer spoke to the mother of a young Destiny player whose progress was deleted after he shared his account with a fellow player. Remember to be careful, gamers.