Sunset Overdrive, Without All The Cursing

I’m not usually the sort of gamer who’s uncomfortable with excessive profanity or gore, but I found Sunset Overdrive’s tone grating enough at points that I decided to give its swear filter a shot last night. I was pleasantly surprised to find that it actually makes the game a lot more charming in its own…

Facebook Makes About $407 Every Second

Yesterday evening Facebook was was down for a little over 30 minutes. In that time, the company lost somewhere in the ballpark of $854,700 in revenue. That figure’s based on a revenue report for last quarter. The company’s total takings from July to September? $3.2 billion So if, by some chance, you’re unable to post…

YouTube Finally Supports 60FPS, And It Looks Awesome

Earlier this year, YouTube announced plans to support videos running at 60 frames-per-second—plans that would make a huge difference for footage of video games. Today, the video network has finally started rolling out the new service, and you can already tell that this is going to be wonderful. You need Google Chrome to watch YouTube…

Nintendo’s Making Money Again! Pulls in $132 Million in Profit

After hemorrhaging cash for almost four years, Nintendo’s luck might be turning around. Wii U sales have doubled since last year, Smash Bros. has shipped 3.2 million copies and Tomodachi Life moved another 1.3 million copies. Nintendo’s still got a ways to go to catch up to Sony’s current-gen console sales, but with Smash Bros.…

Art Installation Is Really Just A Terrifying Character Creator

No, this image isn’t another in a long line of otherworldly NBA 2K15 face glitches—though I wouldn’t blame you for thinking that. It’s from an “interactive installation” that sounds like it was engineered to make terrifying facial animation glitches. In other words: it’s the world’s scariest character creator. The exhibit is known as “Chameleon,” and…

A Horror Story Only The Worst People Will Understand

I’ll be upfront: the people in this video are awful. Still, I couldn’t help but laugh and shake my head as they freaked out over a “nightmare” scenario involving poor cellphone service, and the inability to update their social media accounts. Everyone probably knows someone like this. Hell, I’ll admit, sometimes even I get ridiculous…

Elite: Dangerous Just Got A Ton Of New Stuff

Today, Frontier Developments launched the third beta phase of their open-ended PC space sim Elite: Dangerous. The Beta 3 update adds a bunch of welcome new features, and likely gives an even better sense of what the final game will be like. The Beta 3 comes pretty close on the heels of the sizable Beta…

FIFA 15 Is Really Broken on Mobile (UPDATE)

FIFA is best known as a console and PC game, but EA’s hit soccer franchise has had a dedicated mobile audience for years now too. Some fans have had a hard time enjoying FIFA 15 Ultimate Team since it arrived last month for iOS and Android devices, however, because it’s been marred by technical issues.…

Titanfall Discounts, Humble Indie 13, Your PSN Update, and More Deals

Still standing by for Titanfall? Get ready for Co-Op Horde Mode with these discounts. Titanfall Deluxe ($32) | Origin Titanfall ($15) | Origin Titanfall Season Pass ($17) | Origin Titanfall ($25) | Xbox Live Gold Titanfall™ Season Pass ($8) | Xbox Live Gold .gif from this video The Astro A50 has long been the gaming…

​Watch The Wii U Version of Super Smash Bros Right Now

Yeah, it’s being presented in French but Smash Bros is a universal language, non? The stream of the console version of Nintendo’s all-star brawler comes as part of Paris Games Week, with show attendees playing each other. No surprise that there’s a lot of Little Mac and Rosalina usage so far. [via NeoGAF]

​How To Farm Millions Of Halos In Bayonetta 2 in Minutes

Bayonetta 2 is a game that already has tons of cool weapons and moves. But it’s got even more that you’ll have to buy with halos, the game’s heavenly currency. Thankfully, someone’s figured out how to break the Bayonetta 2 bank. He makes it look pretty easy, too. You’ll need to have already beaten Bayonetta…

Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: The Xbox One Price Cut: What Does it Mean For Wii U? • A Mad, Rambling Account of My Time at New York Comic Con • Some Fantasy Life Tips • One Year Since Returning to Anime, I’m Still Going TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY…

I Love This Sims Costume

So good. Might have to steal this idea for Friday… via Reddit

They Weren’t Kidding When They Said Final Fantasy Type-0 Was Dark

A couple months ago at PAX Prime, Final Fantasy Type-0 director Hajime Tabata told reporters that this game was dark. Really dark. “It’s a much more mature game than what you’ve seen before,” he said. It seemed very much like a PR talking point—we’re mature, and gritty!—but damn if this new Type-0 HD trailer doesn’t…