If This Is 2015’s Latest PC Trend, I’m Cool With That

This is the second time in two days I’ve seen a trailer for a game that’s about building a castle by hand then trying to knock someone else’s castle down. It’s a…weirdly niche kind of genre, when you think about it, but if this is the latest thing people are rushing to try their hands…

Bungie Still Doesn’t Get That Destiny Players Want Options

Destiny, an online shooter in which you travel the universe not getting Gjallarhorn, is getting another big patch soon, and some of the new tweaks are not going to be welcomed by longtime players. Despite the fact thathardcore players are hitting a wall, at least partly due to Bungie’s insistence upon forcing everyone to play…

In the mood for adventure? And uncomfortable feelings about puberty? Then you should check out Clickhole’s hilariously bizarre pulp adventure parody game, The Mysterious Shadows Of Skullshadow Island. It’s about growing up, murder, bad rock ballads, and murder. Think Venture Bros, only somehow darker. Make sure to play to the end. No, the real end.

How DLC Actually Helps Games

Reading the comments on my current survey about how publishers have violated gamers’ trust, it is clear that business practices around downloadable content have left a bad taste in many gamers’ mouths. “On-disc or day 1 DLC is just greedy.” wrote one gamer, expressing a popular opinion that DLC is part of the nickel and…

Apparently I’m Not Playing Demon’s Souls The ‘Right Way’

I’ve never encountered a more tribal community of fans than worshippers of the Souls games. There may not be another game series where more people are ready to tell you how wrong you are. For me, the criticism began when I picked my class for a playthrough of Demon’s Souls Demon’s Souls was released in…

GTA V Player Finally Nails Stunt After 16 Frustrating Tries

The thing that makes this video so hard to turn away from isn’t the success. It’s all the stubbornness of trying to get there. We’ve all been there: some weird idea about a gameplay feat gets into your head and you just can’t shake it. That’s clearly what happened to the player in this video…

SEGA Games Starting at $.11 Each, Back to the Future, and More Deals

Want to relive some of your favorite SEGA Genesis games? All five Classics Series 10-game packs are only $4 today, or get all five (50 games) for $6. They unlock on Steam, too. [SEGA Genesis Classics Series Game Packs, $4 each] Update: Looks like the combo pack is now listed as “Currently Unavailable.” The 10…

One Of Square Enix’s Biggest iOS Games Has Been Broken For Months

The World Ends With You is broken on iOS 8, and has been for a long time, to the point where Square Enix pulled it from the app store last week because it just doesn’t work. Square tells Kotaku they’re still working on a fix for the role-playing game—which was originally released on the DS…

Widespread Bug Makes Dead Or Alive 5 Freeze On Xbox One

If you’re playing Dead or Alive 5: Last Round on Xbox One and have been experiencing a steady stream of crashes, you’re not alone. Many players are reporting the game’s having issues, but some have apparently discovered a temporary fix, while Tecmo Koei works on an official patch. All it takes is a quick search…

Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Rockmandash’s Guide to Visual Novels on the Go • Strategy Guides: A Love Letter • Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment – A Textbook Example of an HD Remaster? • TAY Explores Comics: The Tenth Prism TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.

Fan Turns Half-Life 2‘s Headcrab Into A Gun-Wielding Criminal

Here’s a short but intense Half-Life 2 fan-clip by animator Nathan Hibberd. His version of the game’s annoying little enemy steals airboats, uses machine guns and acts like a crazy cartoon character. It even scares itself when suddenly realises that it doesn’t know how to drive. To contact the author of this post, write to:…

Magician Does All His Tricks Using An iPad

Simon Pierro, a German magician, was on The Ellen Show last night. He’s famous for doing all his magic tricks on an iPad using certain apps and merging reality with virtual reality. He’s a tech wizard! If you watch the top gif a few times you might recognize how he does that particular trick. Same…

Japan’s Most Traditional Internet Cafe

There are loads of internet cafes in Japan. But it seems there’s only one that looks like a traditional Japanese inn. Welcome to Nagomi Style Cafe Located in Tokyo’s geek mecca Akihabara, this internet cafe is designed after a Kyoto inn. The Japanese word “nagomi” (和み) mean to soothe or calm. That’s exactly what this…

Poll: How Japanese Gamers Feel About the PS4

The PlayStation 4 was released in Japan nearly one year ago. So are Japanese buyers of the console happy with their purchase? Over 1,000 PS4 owners answered a customer satisfaction survey in this week’s Weekly Famitsu. Many were happy. Some were not. Here’s what was asked, what was answered, and a bit of what was…

In Final Fantasy XV, Cooking is Important

Camping is a big part of Final Fantasy XV. And what is camping, without some campfire cooking? As previously explained by director Hajime Tabata, is part of the core gameplay of FFXV, and plays a vital role in adventuring the vast open world. To recap, camping in FFXV converts exp gained through battles into levels.…