Hearthstone‘s Latest Trend: Making Your Opponent Run Out Of Cards

It is testament to the brilliance of the digital card game Hearthstone that its players have come up with dozens and dozens of crazy, effective strategies over the past year. One tactic that’s becoming particularly popular these days? Forcing players to run out of cards. Let me explain. Every Hearthstone deck consists of 30 cards,…

How To Play The Independent Games Festival’s Grand Prize Nominees

Each year, the Independent Games Festival rounds up standout games made by solo developers and smaller teams, awarding prizes to the best. The nominations for the 2014 calendar were announced today and, no surprise, they’re all titles that are worth your time. Here’s how you can play the titles in the running for the Grand…

30 Minutes Of Impossibly Precise Mario Speedrunning

You probably know the story behind Super Mario Bros: The Lost Levels, otherwise known as the real Super Mario Bros. 2, deemed too challenging to release in America back in the NES days. (The SMB2 we know and love is called “Super Mario USA” in Japan, which probably should be grounds for World War III.)…

Now here’s a great way to add an extra layer of adorable to a Yoshi Amiibo and better prepare for the cutest Yoshi game ever. Reddit’s NLightedNd1 made this custom “Yarn Yoshi” figure with some impressive crochet work. I have no idea why Nintendo hasn’t made one of its own already. Other body-shots below. A…

$30 Off the NES-Themed 3DS, Home Theater Gear, and More Deals

Want to get your hands on that awesome NES-themed 3DS XL? It’s $30 off today over at GameStop. 3DS XL NES Edition ($170) | GameStop 3DS XL Black ($170) | GameStop Need to re-up your membership anytime soon? [Xbox Live Gold, $40] 90 minutes of deleted scenes! Twin Peaks: The Entire Mystery is down to…

New Ant-Man Comic Book Is The Perfect Trailer for Marvel’s Next Movie

“Ant-Man.” You have to laugh at it. It’s a name that’s screaming to be made fun of, a relic of goofy 1960s-era comic-book-making. But, while there’s tons of humor in the first issue of the Marvel character’s new series, Ant-Man #1 will pull at your heartstrings, too. The timing couldn’t be any better for Ant-Man…

League of Legends College Scholarships Are Catching On

Colleges offering scholarships for League of Legends has officially becoming a thing, with the University of Pikeville in Kentucky revealing the formation of a brand-new eSports program. The school is currently putting together the program, which should debut sometime this fall. This news makes the University of Pikeville the second college to offer League of…

What Legendary Gift Did Destiny’s “Unknown Benefactor” Give You Today?

Destiny players have begun receiving the “small, but Legendary” gifts promised by developer Bungie earlier this week. What did the random item generator deliver to your mailbox? While my own Destiny disc has mysteriously disappeared, Kirk Hamilton was able to hop onto the game, plunge his thumb into the Postmaster’s box and pull out one…

The Witcher 3 Will Require A Moderately Beefy PC

Some releases are designed to kick a gaming PC in the teeth, a stark reminder it’s time to upgrade. A new Witcher game is definitely one of those moments. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt was recently delayed until May, but in the meantime, the system requirements have been released. It might be time to start…

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…