The Sims 4 just got a neat mobile app that lets you access the game’s gallery features from Android smartphones and iPhones. This is a nice way to check out other players’ Sims or houses when you’re on the go. Sadly, you can’t use it to monitor your Sims from afar. Download it on Google…

Apparently, Nicole Kidman went to Jimmy Fallon’s house to seduce him but he just wanted to play video games? That’s how explained it on the Tonight Show, at least. I think Gawker has a clip…can we get this queued up?

Intel has announced a $300 million fund to get more women and minorities working in tech and gaming. The company was partially motivated by debates last fall surrounding its short-lived removal of ads from gaming trade site Gamasutra amid a swirl of controversies in the video game community, according to a New York Times report.

Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Pokémon One a Day Series Two: Chikorita, Bayleef • Expectant Father Confident That Forthcoming Child Won’t Impact Gaming • Looking Forward To Gaming In 2015 • The Best Since ’98: Best Video Games of 2014 • Watch Dogs, The Great Chasm, and Gamer Elitism TAY Classic—TAY Open…

GTA V as a Cheesy 70s Horror Movie

A black driverless car possessed by evil terrorizes San Andreas in YouTuber Gigerbrick‘s fan-trailer, based on the 1977 movie “The Car” and edited similarly to schlock horrors from that era. For a lot of GTA Online players it’s probably just an ordinary day in-game. To contact the author of this post, write to: [email protected]

History Has Seen Some Weird-Ass Video Game Controllers

Here’s an interesting look through video game history from Redditor and Imgur user zadoc, who posts a picture of every control pad he has in his extensive collection. This post originally appeared on Kotaku UK 40 in total, from the 1972 Magnavox Odyssey (up there) – which looks like a piece of medical equipment doctors…

The Gibberish Korean of The Interview

In what should surprise no one, The Interview features Korean that really doesn’t make that much sense. Yes, yes, the movie is satire. And yes, yes, it’s aimed at the English-speaking world, but with linguistic errors peppered throughout the flick, one has to wonder: Couldn’t Sony Pictures hire a proper Korean language translator to, you…

Comparing the Best Weather Effects in Racing Games

On one side, Driveclub with its game-changing weather system. On the other, the all-encompassingly beautiful Project CARS Spotted by DSOGaming, this video by YouTuber MotoGamesTV compares the rain effects found in the two games, from both third-person and cockpit views, on different tracks, in the afternoon and the evening. I can’t tell which one’s better,…

South Korea Gets a New Mega Man Game

But don’t get excited just yet. It’s not what you think. Titled Rockman GoGo!, this is an officially-licensed Mega Man (aka Rockman) title for Android. While Capcom signed off on the game, it was developed in South Korea by a studio called Jenoi. As explained in Sports Chosun (via tipster Sang), the studio got involved…

Cosplay superstar Alodia Gosiengfiao brings Final Fantasy VII tune “J-E-N-O-V-A” to life on a Yamaha piano, with her pops on synth. We’ve seen cosplayers show off their musical skills before, but this might be the first dad collab.

Here’s the First Trailer for Ant-Man

“Ant-Man” doesn’t invoke much fear, does it? The best part of the promo clip for Marvel’s next big superhero flick is Paul Rudd’s reaction. Sure, he’s getting handed an opportunity to put on a suit that gives him superpowers and redeem his pretty screwed-up life. But he’s got doubts about that moniker. Wouldn’t you?

Not Even Honest Trailers Can Keep Up With Kingdom Hearts‘ Story

The latest Honest Game Trailer focuses on gaming’s favorite high-speed collision of universes, Kingdom Hearts. As with most Honest Trailers, the Disney-Square Enix mash-up comes out a pile of twisted metal (and cartoon duck bills). But the trailer also raises a good question: where’s our Pixar world? In addition to making that extremely legitimate complaint,…

​I Finally Got My PS4 Controller How I Like It

The PS4 controller is a pretty darn good video game controller, but there’s always room for improvement. A couple of months ago, I bought a couple of cheapo PS4 thumbstick covers called Grip-Its and found that I liked them more than I was expecting to. After I ran an article about them, a couple of…