A Game About Spanking. Consensual Spanking.

Hurt Me Plenty is a game about spanking. Consensual adult spanking, not debatably-traumatic-for-small-children spanking. It aims to do one thing games are notoriously terrible at: be sexy. (Warning: might be mildly NSFW, though not really.) The free game, as you may have surmised by now, is about spanking dudes. For the time being, it only…

​What Are You Playing This December?

It’s December, which means that there are five thousand new video games to choose from. What to do in the face of so many video games? Start playing, I guess. For my part, I’m playing… well, everything. Too many things. Lots of open world games; I’m making my way through Far Cry 4, which I…

Guy Beat Dragon Age: Inquisition Solo, On Nightmare Mode

If you’re skilled enough, you don’t need a party to play through the new Dragon Age—even on the hardest difficulty available, soloing Inquisition is totally possible. It won’t be easy, but at least one player has managed to do it. Meet BOYvsVIDEOGAME. This brave player went through Dragon Age solo on nightmare mode, and you…

Watch Someone Fling Far Cry 4’s Elephants Into Space

While it’s ostensibly a game about humans, Far Cry 4’s insane and aggressive animals have become the breakout stars of Ubisoft’s new shooter. And since this is a Far Cry game, players have been having quite a bit of fun poking and prodding at the beasts. Just how fierce has the “man vs. wild” mindset…

You Can Now Livestream Games On Steam

Ever since the dawn of the Twitch livestreaming age, it’s seemed like a no-brainer for Steam to add some sort of quick and easy broadcasting option. And yet for some reason (hint: it’s Valve), they’ve taken their time. But finally, it’s here. Valve explained the new feature, called broadcast, on an update page. Finding a…

Heroes Of The Storm Welcomes Warcraft‘s Mightiest Sorceress

Along with some holiday-themed outfits and the introduction of timed stimpack buffs, the latest update for Blizzard’s Heroes of the Storm does frost mages everywhere proud. You show ’em, Jaina. Lady Jaina Proudmoore, leader of the Kirin Tor and ruler of Dalaran. She’s been kicking ass in Warcraft since back before there was a world…

Majora’s Mask 3DS, Smash Bros. Wii U, Destiny, Sopranos, More Deals

Majora’s Mask is coming to 3DS. Take this opportunity to save a couple bucks with a preorder. If you missed your chance to grab Smash for $50 on Black Friday, you still can. Super Smash Bros. Wii U ($50) | eBay Take $10 off a $35 Amiibo Purchase | Toys R Us Destiny just got…

WWE 2K15: The Kotaku Review

Well, here we are. Another year, another WWE game. Another awkward cooling off period as the runaway hype train of YouTube videos, updates, Q&A sessions, tweets, blogs, interviews, panels with Steve Austin wearing spectacles and random mid carders telling us “THIS IS THE BEST GAME EVER, THERE ARE SO MANY MODES AND UH… FEATURES” finally…

The Scariest Thing About Alien: Isolation? How It Can Ruin a Marriage.

There are good times to play scary video games and there are bad times to play scary video games. Doing the latter can mean you’re sleeping on the couch. If you’re lucky. The latest video from the folks at Good Game focuses on the horrific effects that Alien: Isolation has on one married couple. I’d…

Making The Sims 4 A Lot More Bloody

More often than not, The Sims 4 is a peaceful game. Players can kill their Sims if they wish, but Sims never kill each other. At least, intentionally. So what’s this guy doing—smiling serenely in his underwear, not acknowledging the blood all over his hands, like some whimsical Patrick Bateman? No, longtime Sims publisher Electronic…

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Life In A Nutshell In World of Warcraft‘s Draenor

No matter where you are in the new zones of World of Warcraft, Khadgar, the main NPC of the expansion, will pop up randomly to bug you. He’s everywhere. Thanks, MMO mechanics. Slightly Impressive‘s recent machinima is about him and about other, similarly elaborate observations of Draenor. The folks at Blizzard might’ve realized there’s just…

Warcraft‘s Most Dangerous Dragon Captured In Polystone, Still A Jerk

Deathwing the Worldbreaker. Formerly Neltharion, Earth-Warder of Azeroth. The reason behind the entire World of Warcraft Cataclysm expansion. What a dick. Makes a lovely statue though. A statue that the folks at Sideshow have been teasing us with for years as part of their partnership with Blizzard Entertainment, which has already produced some stunning pieces…