Love Child, HBO’s new documentary about a notorious case of video game addiction, first aired last night. Now that the film is out in the open for all to see, let’s talk about it! If you had the chance to see the movie, I’d love to hear your thoughts. You can read my take here

A Critical Analysis Of This Sonic/Cammy Fanfic Video

A friend of mine sent me a really bizare Sonic fanfic video and I was not prepared for how entertaining it was. Here are the notes I took as I watched it. This post contains heavy spoilers about Sonic’s adventure. I can’t get over the fact that Sonic is German (Update: The creator is from…

Doom II Mod Reimagines Maps Based On Their Names

A group of Doom II modders have reimagined id’s classic shooter in a clever and often silly way: by drawing inspiration from the names of the game’s original 32 maps. The project is known as “Doom II In Name Only.” Ella Guro, its founder, said that it took 666 days to complete. Something tells me…

Someone Beat Halo In Under 97 Minutes for New World Record

And the guy playing only died seven times. Masterful! Speedrunner Andrew Halabourda set a world record for a few months ago when he beat the PC version of the first Halo game on Legendary difficulty in 1:38:57. Last night, he managed to shave off even more time with a run that clocked in at 1:36:40.…

One Of World of Warcraft‘s Newest Dungeons Is A Moving Train

I’m pretty sure the developers at Blizzard liked Snowpiercer a lot, because one of the new dungeons in the upcoming expansion will be something similar. Most of the time we’ll be fighting on a huge, moving train of the Iron Horde. Gnomes had submarines in Warcraft II, there’s the Gunship Battle in the Icecrown Citadel…

Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Los Angeles: The TAY Review • Rockmandash Reviews: Planetarian [Visual Novel] • Great Food Debate: Pepsi v. Coke TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.

Lose Your Mind. Eat Your Crew.

That’s Sunless Sea‘s tagline, the reason I was pretty much certain I had to play it. I’ve been quite pleased with my decision. The game puts you in the role of a ship captain in the dark, sewer-y “underzee” of Fallen London, a steampunk dystopia sunken below the earth (also a rather good browser game).…

Wondering what happens when a Kickstarter exceeds its goal by $30,000? Read this candid postmortem of the RPG Unrest for a fascinating breakdown of where all that money actually goes—and why the game’s writer had to work on scripts between shifts moving boxes at a hardware store.

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It’s Not Easy To Be A Cop In Mortal Kombat

And it’s not because Stryker’s in-game abilities are weak, but, as Dorkly’s recent comic shows, there is only one ninja outfit in the entire Mortal Kombat universe. And they didn’t even catch Ermac. You can read more Dorkly comics here. To contact the author of this post, write to: [email protected]

Ice Cream Sandwiches Are Supposed To Melt, Walmart

If you read Snacktaku’s review of ice cream sandwiches last year, then you know I hold the combination of vanilla ice cream and chocolate wafers somewhat sacred. So when I see an ice cream sandwich that can sit outside at 80 degrees for over an hour without melting, I begin to worry. As did KIKN…

Watch Us Play the Neptunia SRPG

In the past, the Neptunia series has taken the form of turn-based JRPGs and an idol simulator. Now, the newest game moves the series into the realm of tactical strategy RPGs. Join us as we see how this game full of game-series-reimagined-as-anime-girls plays. Hyper Goddess Faith Noire: Ultra Goddess Black Heart was released for the…

Pervy Super Famicom Game Lets You Play One-Handed

Makes sense as this is, perhaps, the Super Famicom’s most dubious unlicensed game: SM Teacher Note: This article contains content some readers might find objectionable. Recently, Twitter user No3_hiyamugi uploaded the following pic from the game’s instruction booklet. The underlined section reads, “You can use your right hand freely” (右手は自由に使えます or “migi te wa jiyuu…

Tetsuya Mizuguchi of Rez and Lumines fame is working on a new puzzle game. 4Gamersays it’s for smartphones, while Insider says the platform hasn’t been announced. The title is TBA, but the game will have a “mysterious story” and is slated for this winter. Currently, there are negotiations for a global distributor.