Microsoft just announced a slew of new independent games coming to Xbox One in the months ahead, including Wasteland 2.

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Capcom All-Stars Statue Series Is Off To A Variable Speed Start

First 4 Figures is creating a sister series to its Mega Man statue linecalled Capcom All-Stars, giving the game company a chance to highlight even more characters it’s not doing enough with. First up: Viewtiful Joe. With the $210 light-up exclusive and $190 normal version now up for preorderwith a Q4 2015 release window, Capcom…

Helldivers Is Like A Video Game Version Of Starship Troopers

Until last weekend, Helldivers was totally off my radar. Then my boss Stephen texted me on Sunday saying we should team up and play it. It was good, he said. It was like a tactical, sci-fi Diablo, he said. My interest was piqued. I fired up my PS4 and we played for a few hours,…

The nineties-era classic Syndicate is currently free on Origin. Go revel in old-school tactical goodness!

Everything We Know About Five Nights at Freddy’s 3

Since its release last night, I’ve been playing the latest Five Nights at Freddy’s non-stop. Here’s what I’ve gathered, ranging from how the game works, to the secrets players have found hidden within. The Premise When you start the game up, you get a message from a skater dude who tells you all about your…

After Public Outcry, Capcom Adding Local Co-Op To Resident Evil

This might be the weirdest story I’ve reported on in a while. Capcom announced local co-op for Resident Evil: Revelations 2 on PC before saying it was a mistake. Then, a modder added local co-op to the game in a matter of days. Now, Capcom is officially adding the feature themselves! When Revelations 2 was…

Solid Snake isn’t the only one getting release dates today, as Warner Bros. and Avalanche Studios announced Mad Max will arrive on September 1 for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC. The Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions have apparently been cancelled. You can reach the author of this post at [email protected] or on Twitter…

Ask Your Doctor About Ubisoft’s Latest Game

Ubisoft’s doing some wild stuff on the fringes these days, from experimental climbing with Grow Home to…a medical game called Dig Rush to aid with the treatment of Amblyopia?! The company announced the collaboration between Ubisoft Montreal and Amblyotech today. Dig Rush is meant to help treat what’s commonly referred to as “lazy eye,” which…

League Of Legends Is Now Rewarding People For Playing Nice On Teams​

In its ongoing war against the toxic parts of League of Legends’ community, developer Riot Games has kicked off a promising initiative to encourage teamwork and collaboration between players. For the next two weeks, people who play games with teams of friends are eligible for big Influence Points rewards. “Influence Points,” or IP for short,…

Rockstar Sale, Three Civ Games in One, and More Deals 

Yesterday, Amazon had a nice sale on downloadable EA games. Today, it’s Rockstar’s turn. [Several Rockstar Digital Game Downloads are On Sale at Amazon] Want to experience a great gaming mouse without breaking the bank? The Corsair Vengeance M65 is a steal at $40. [Corsair Vengeance M65 Performance FPS Gaming Mouse, $40] Civ III, Civ…

HBO Go is FINALLY coming to PS4 today, which is wonderful news for those of us sick of having to switch HDMI cables just to watch reruns of Curb Your Enthusiasm

Want to know what Markus Persson’s life is like after selling Minecraft to Microsoft for $2.5 billion? Forbes has a profilewhat the man known as Notch is up to now, including revelations that Activision and EA wanted to buy the iconic sandbox game. Contact the author at [email protected]

Resident Evil: Revelations 2‘s Latest Episode Is Way Better

Even though I wasn’t impressed with the pilot for Resident Evil: Revelations 2, there was no question I’d be hanging on for the whole ride. While I’m not convinced the story is going anywhere interesting, I’ll give them credit in the second episode: it’s a huge improvement. For starters, if you were distressed at the…

Sunset Overdrive will get its final piece of DLC on April 1st, developer Insomniac just announced. Known as The Dawn Of The Rise Of The Fallen Machines, it adds a new area and related missions to the game along with some other goodies. The last add-on campaign was very good, so I’m excited for this…

No, Valve Isn’t Holding A Press Conference Today

Breathe, people. Relax. Valve isn’t holding a press conference today. And despite all the speculation you might have seen on social media or other gaming websites, they don’t have some big GDC announcement planned for 3’0’clock this afternoon—3pm on 3/3—so please, don’t get your hopes up. The speculation started in earnest yesterday with this BBC…

Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Majora’s Mask 3D: The TAY Review • Parks and Rec, and the Great Feeling of Being Proud of my Entertaiment • Sword Art Online Vol. 3 – Fairy Dance: The Review • Games People Hate: Peggle Blast! • Pokémon One a Day Series 2: Aipom, Sunkern, Sunflora…

The Silliest Summary of Final Fantasy VII

I almost forgot about those pesky little frogs in Final Fantasy VII that transform party members into frogs, thanks videogamedunkey for the reminder. Even without the frogs, dunkey’s new clip must be the silliest take on the game and its story. It’s Final Fantasy VII so watch out for all the spoilers. Even a crazy…

League Of Legends Official Vinyl Figures Are Stupid Cute

I wasn’t sure about this whole League of Legends thing until my pal Lu Bu drew my attention to the 15 big-headed figures making up the initial wave of the game’s official vinyl figures. Marvel at their giant adorable heads. Recently added to the Riot merch store, these four inch figures gleefully capture the essences…