Listen to some Halo 5 music, if you’d like. We captured it from the upcoming game’s multiplayer beta, which just started for some Xbox One gamers and will launch wider later this month.

Yannick’s Top Ten Games Of 2014

The most interesting parts of 2014’s games for me were the relationships. The love and hate I felt for my enemies in Shadow of Mordor. The tenderness with which I cooed over my Miis and Sims. The surprising amount of joy I felt when killing Nazis in Wolfenstein Every relationship is unique, of course. It’s…

The Pokémon Players Who Want To Save Christmas

Pokémon players around the world are coming together in the name of holidays next week. The plan? To brighten up the day of any kid that is playing Pokémon for the first time, after receiving any of the new games as Christmas presents. First, some context. New Pokémon games, like X & Y or Omega…

A Game That Creates Weird Alien Art Galleries

Are games art? That question is old, tired, washed up and on its last day before retirement. The answer is yes, obviously. Now, can games create art—stuff to hang on a wall—with human hands entirely out of the picture? There’s something to think about. Secret Habitat is a free game that procedurally generates massive acid…

“It’s chess meets Hamlet. Okay, maybe not Hamlet. But it’s a start.” Ken Levine, of BioShock and System Shock 2 fame, wrote an interesting review of Shadow of Mordor this week in which he praises its novel ability to tell stories that players “build for themselves simply by playing the game” Read it over at…

Steam Winter Sale, N64 USB, Xbox One Bundles, Logitech, and More Deals

The Steam Winter Sale is here, so stock up on some PC games for your holidays breaks. Tell us what you’re picking up in the comments, and really tell us when you find the same games cheaper elsewhere. [ Steam] You could use this to play Wrestlemania 2000 and Blast Corps. on your gaming rig.…

The Sims 4 Is Getting An Outdoorsy ‘Game Pack’ Next Month

After weeks of fan speculation about a possible expansion for The Sims 4, players got an answer from its creator today. Yes, the game is getting its first batch of paid DLC soon. But it’s not a full “expansion” like the ones previous Sims games received. Rather, it’s a “Game Pack,” and it sounds sort…

Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Ani-TAY’s Top 15 Anime Openings of 2014 • The Perfect Time to Watch One of My Favorite Anime Movies • The Best Part in Space Age • Is it okay to nitpick Smash Bros. yet? • Pre-Cult: Tropico 4 • Return to (Castle) Wolfenstein: The New Order…

That’s One Way To Play Jenga

Impressive Jenga skills right there. And if you check the video below, even though the wobble is minimal, it doesn’t look like the pieces were glued together. Still, it’s only one level, but the tower technically fell and according to the rules, that means game over. ಠ_ಠ incredible jenga move [YouTube, DKBobby] To contact the…

Dark Souls Characters Turned Into Amazing Statues

The raw looks and the rough paint job make these figurines by artist futantshadow unique and cool. They’re just like the ones in all three Souls games: blurred shapes in the dark, coming after you. Here are some highlights, including a Darkwraith, Marvelous Chester, Ornstein, Heide Knight Artorias, an amazing Sunbro and more. The artist…

Nintendo is Working on New Console Ideas, Says Miyamoto

In an interview with Associated Press (via Gamespot), Nintendo executive and creative visionary Shigeru Miyamoto mentioned that divisions within Nintendo are hard at work on new console ideas – but that the Wii U is still very much the focus. This post originally appeared on Kotaku UK “We’re focused on providing a robust line-up of…

Evolve is Finally Starting to Feel Like a Full-Sized Game

Evolve is finally starting to feel like a full-sized game, with a new multi-stage campaign called Evacuation, three new modes, a third monster and another four hunters. This post originally appeared on Kotaku UK Evacuation is Evolve’s literal game changer. Until now things seemed light, with the only gameplay option ‘hunting’ or ‘being’ the monster,…