But What Do Video Games SMELL Like?

Aside from the gunsmoke and dirt and filtered air and sweat everywhere, I mean. Artist AJ Hateley thinks she has an answer, at least when it comes to the scent of some famous game characters and places. So she’s made this range of candles, designed to give off the smell of the place/person in question.…

Corrupt Cops: The Video Game

This Is The Police is a game about being a cop. A crooked one, who instead of hitting the streets and fighting crime is hitting the streets and trying to make as much dirty money as he can. You play a retiring police chief who, with retirement coming up, is fed up with playing by…

Some Clarity On Microtransactions In The Next Resident Evil

This morning, the web exploded with rumors that the next Resident Evil game will charge you to continue the game after death, thanks to reports from media outlets at a press event in Spain today. “Capcom to charge money for continues in Resident Evil Revelations 2?” asked a NeoGAF thread. “They were just revealed at…

Game Sued For Featuring An American Hero, Dead For 69 Years

General George S. Patton was one of America’s great heroes of the Second World War. He died in December, 1945. You’d think both of those things combined would make it OK for him to star in a video game, but nope. An upcoming strategy game, called Legends of War: Patton, has been sued by a…

How League Of Legends Is Using Your Brain To Stop You Being An Asshole

There’s a problem with jerk players in League of Legends, and in attempt to curb this Riot is doing more than just banning people. They’re using hard science to get inside your head and make you a nicer human being. In this great piece by science journalist Jeremy Hsu we get a look at some…

No, You Cannot Live in This Unreal Engine 4 Apartment

Sorry! This isn’t an actual Paris apartment. But dang, it sure looks nice This Unreal Engine 4 tech demo comes from level designer and 3D artist Benoît Dereau, who, as Eurogamer points out, worked on Dishonored. Such a fancy tech demo featuring a fancy apartment. To contact the author of this post, write to bashcraftATkotaku.com…

The Four Actresses Who Might Be The New Ghostbusters

Looks like the rumors are true: the next Ghostbusters movie will have an all-female cast, and now we know exactly who those actresses will be. According to The Hollywood Reporter,Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Leslie Jones and Kate McKinnon are all in talks for leads in the reboot, which is being directed by Paul Feig (of…

A Week Of Hate Tweets Sent To Anita Sarkeesian

Twitter is not the nicest place on the internet at the best of times, but even allowing for that, some people receive more abuse than others. A lot more. Anita Sarkeesian, host of the Feminist Frequency series (which explores how women are depicted in video games), hasshared on her blog a snapshot of her online…

Dark Souls Speedrunner Breaks World Record Without Realizing It

It’s fun to watch people speedrun Dark Souls. It’s a game famous for its punishing difficulty, yet speedrunners show how it’s possible to bend the game to your will. 19-year-old Alex (aka NaxHPL) just achieved the world record for one way to complete the game, allowing him to finish it in 25 minutes and 17…

Indie Take On Super Mario Galaxy Is Pretty Good

It’s common to think of structural considerations like physics simulations in games like Gravity Ghost. They send you spnning around little planets, after all. But in Erin Robinson’s new game, the physics don’t feel like physics. They feel like emotions. It’s inevitable that Gravity Ghost will get compared to the Super Mario Galaxy titles, what…

Reptile is the latest character to be announced for Mortal Kombat X, and he’s looking especially nasty. As with previous incarnations, Reptile makes use of acid-based attacks to dismantle his opponents. His fatality is..well, watch for yourself.

Majora’s Mask 3DS Extras, Logitech Gaming Gear, and More Deals

Excited for Majora’s Mask 3D? Here are two awesome deals to get you ready. The Legend of Zelda Majora’s Mask 3D Collector’s Edition: Prima Official Game Guide ($21) | Amazon Nintendo 3DS XL Universal Zelda Case ($10) | GameStop If there’s one thing we’ve learned from posting deals for nearly two years, it’s that you…

GTA Player Breaks Physics With His Bike Skills

For GTA players that know how to shred, the laws of physics just don’t apply. ErasableNinja spent 2014 doing all sorts of cool BMX stunts, and now that the year is over, they’ve shared a compilation of the best tricks they managed to land. Twenty seconds into the video, I couldn’t help but ask myself,…

Modders Are Bringing Back Resident Evil‘s Awful Voice Acting

Resident Evil‘s original voice acting was atrocious. The lines were cheesy and the delivery wooden. “Jill, here’s a lockpick. It might be handy if you, the master of unlocking, take it with you.” But it has a fond place in my heart. I didn’t blame Capcom for writing and recording new material for REmake, but…