The man who wrote and directed Call of Duty: Black Ops argues that the U.S. government should put soldiers in schools to protect them. David Anthony—who is now a fellow at political think tank The Atlantic Council—made his remarks during a talk titled “The Future of Unknown Conflict,” where he also described marketing as a…

The PS4’s Newest JRPG Is Straight Outta Sega Genesis, Warts And All

Four years ago, a turn-based RPG called Pier Solar made headlines thanks to an unusual gimmick: it was developed and released exclusively for the Sega Genesis, a system that had been obsolete for two decades. Since the game couldn’t be played on any other console, and most people have thrown away or shelved their old…

A Twin-Stick-Shooter That’s One of the Toughest Games for the iPad

The sometimes-justified rap on mobile games is that they’re too casual, too easy. Too oriented to delivering distraction, instead of challenging design. Inferno 2 is not one of those games. Inferno 2 is the latest release from Radiangames, a one-man indie studio who’s been making agile, small-scale games since the days of Xbox Live Indie…

Lords of the Fallen Collector’s Edition, 24 Complete, PC Parts [Deals]

Lords of the Fallen is just around the corner, but you can still lock up your copy of the Collector’s Edition, no charge until shipping. [Lords of the Fallen CE] If you’ve never gotten around to checking out the Song of Ice and Fire Books, the first one is just 5 bucks today on Kindle.…

Track: Grindin’ | Artist: Clipse | Album: Lord Willin’ Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

The Struggle To Solve A Video Game Murder

An unsolved video game murder is just a terrible thing. Using everything I’ve ever learnt from years of watching CSI, I took on Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments. There was no way Sherlock Holmes, a fictional man of the past could conceivably outsmart me. But would I be able to outsmart crime itself? Sherlock Holmes:…

Shadow Of Mordor Looks Incredible On Maxed-Out PC Settings

Shadow of Mordor is already a pretty game, but adding the HD texture pack and playing it on “Ultra” settings really takes it to the next level. Digital Foundry recently did a comparison that shows how brightly the game shines on a maxed-out PC. Only thing is: getting there will cost you an arm and…

Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Barakamon: The Ani-TAY Review • 7 Strangest Japanese Titles of American-Released Games • Glasslip Ani-TAY Review and Discussion TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.

Someone’s Trying to Rebuild One of The World’s Oldest MMOs

I’ve never even heard of LucasFilm’s Habitat, a Commodore 64 virtual world. It was practically an MMO before they’d been invented, letting thousands of players inhabit and govern a digital world. Now, someone’s trying to bring it back. This post originally appeared on Kotaku UK While various online games existed in the 70s and this…

Renting an Apartment Is Just Like Steam Early Access

Buying into Steam Early Access with certain games and renting an apartment can both be like lottery, and we can end up with a really painful experience if we’re not paying attention. Dorkly’s new comic compares the two and sums up all the struggle. Click here for more Dorkly comics How a New Apartment is…

Entries are open for Planet Minecraft’s next big contest, “Industrial Revolution.” Like last time, the task is to build something magnificent on Planet’s Minecraft’s map (shown in the trailer above). The contest runs the whole month, so expect a lot of cool Minecraft machines and factories to pop up during that time.

Why I Can’t Bring Myself to Enjoy Akame Ga Kill

Before it started airing, Akame Ga Kill was the anime I was most looking forward to. Sadly, that excitement was brutally murdered even before the end of the first episode—and nothing in the remainder of first half of the series did anything but push me further away. Now before we get into it, let me…

Not All Destiny’s Voice Acting is Terrible

Destiny is the Manchester City of video games: no one can talk about it without at some stage mentioning all the money that’s been thrown at its development over the past few years. That’s not about to change now or any time soon, because it’s interesting to examine how it’s been spent. This post originally…