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DayZ Short Film Is, Surprise, Not A Feel-Good Movie

DayZ is a game about the zombie apocalypse, survival, and permadeath. It is also—thanks to players—about trolling, griefing, and the truest, douchiest darkness of the human heart. Bitter enemies become the best of friends… until it stops being convenient. I love the drama and cinematography on display here. Eternum Pictures really captured the look and…

The Funniest World Record At AGDQ Wasn’t On The Stream

There’s more to Awesome Games Done Quick than what’s on the Twitch stream. People are hanging out, playing games, and casually trying to break world records. You know, normal stuff! One record involved Track & Field 2000 for the Nintendo 64, hitting A and B over and over again, and hoping for the best. The…

Dungeonmans Is My Favorite Game About Dungeons, Man

Over Christmas and New Years I spent time catching up on games I’d missed throughout the year. But there was one game I became totally engrossed with: Dungeonmans Dungeonmans is a proper roguelike, the kind filled with turned-based fighting, scrolls and horrible death. But each death isn’t so bad, as loot you bring back to…

It’s 2015 And There’s A New PSP Game Coming Out Next Week

Who says the PSP is dead? Oh, everyone? Including Sony? Right, right, because the PSP is dead and has been for like five years now. BUT HEY, that won’t stop the folks at publisher XSEED Games from releasing a new PSP game next week anyway. Above: the trailer for Brandish: The Dark Revenant, an action-RPG…

The Best Musical Tributes To The New Super Smash Bros. (So Far)

Super Smash Bros. has incredible music, and plenty of it. It’s no wonder, then, that the game’s legions of fans have been playing around with it. There are countless remixes, covers, and chopped and screwed versions of Smash songs online already, with more undoubtedly to come. Here are some of our favorites. Many thanks to…

The New Mortal Kombat Comic Isn’t Even Bad in a Good Way

It’s one thing to have low expectations for a comic book spinning off of a video game. It’s entirely another to have the project come in under those expectations. Unfortunately, the new Mortal Kombat X digital comic out this week does the latter. Look: like many fighting games, the story driving Mortal Kombat‘s to-the-death fights…

$10 Off Your Monster Hunter 4 Preorder, Razer Naga Epic, More Deals

Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate is back down to $30, and you really can’t beat 25% off a Nintendo preorder. [Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate, $30] Related: The new Razer Naga Epic Chroma gets its third discount and lowest price so far. [ Naga Epic Chroma, $115] If you still haven’t picked up a PS4 camera, here’s…

It Only Takes 18 Lines Of Code To Clone Flappy Bird

They may be quick and dirty, but that’s why Flappy Bird clones are such an inviting outlet for programmers looking to hone their craft. One such person has managed to resurrect the lost (but never forgotten) mobile gaming wonder with a fierce economy of technical language. Destructoid recently came across a crappily named Flappy Bird…

Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: How Historically Accurate is Skyrim? Part 3 • Game of the Week—”Evacuate? In Our Moment of Triumph?” [SW: TIE Fighter] • Ani-TAY’s OP/ED A Day Initiative – The First Week • topgearFTW’s Top 5 Games of 2014 • Pokémon One a Day Series Two: Meganium TAY Classic—TAY…

Final Fantasy Theatrhythm: Curtain Call is getting some new DLC tracks—starting today you can get songs from Xenogears and even Seiken Dentetsu 3 (a Secret of Mana sequel that was never released in North America) for $0.99 each. Full list here.

Tiny Home-Made Computer Runs Doom Too

It’s good to know that whenever the apocalypse comes, Doom will still be there with us even in the middle of a nuclear winter. You just need some random techno-junk and the necessary skills—like the ones modder Lutz Latta already has—to assemble a computer capable of running the game. He used Intel’s tiny Edison system,…

Virtual Reality Exercise Bike Is Almost Like Going Outside

With 3D movement and Oculus Rift support, Norwegian Activetainment‘s fitness bike, the “Ebove B1” (via Prostetic Knowledge), can help put some fun into the rigorous monotony of training. Install some mechanical fans and it’s almost like going for a real ride. I wouldn’t ruin the experience with a generic cycling simulator like the one in…

The PS4 and the Vita were originally slated for a January 11 launch in China. But now, Famitsu is reporting that the release for both has been delayed. The new launch is TBA.

If Call of Duty Was Made with Anime Memes [Update]

While Call of Duty does have a hardcore following here in Japan, the game isn’t nearly as big as it is in the West. Well, here’s one way to change that. Or not. UPDATE – Kotaku reader Derek points out that the Call of Duty mock up originally appeared on the Nepnep Facebook page. Originally…