No More Getting Half-Naked On Stream, Twitch Says

No shirt, no shoes, no service. Uber-popular game streaming service Twitch has made a slight yet impactful change to its rules of conduct. Where once it merely put a big, fluffy blanket over all naughty bits—banning “sexually explicit acts or content,” which included “nudity, stripping, or performing/discussing sexual acts”—it’s now seen fit to prohibit sexually…

​Playing a Fake Arcade Game Will Make a Weird Game Weirder

When first signs of life appeared for The Black Glove, it quickly became clear that the former BioShock devs working on the first-person game wanted it to be a bit bizarre. So, their homage to old-school arcade games won’t just be a fun, nostalgic mini-game. Those creatures are going to break through into the funky…

​A Surreal RPG That’s Too Spooky For Me

With Halloween just days away, now is a great time to get in the mood with some spooky video games. So here’s a free action RPG that harkens back to the spookiest gaming machine — The ZX Spectrum. The Midnight Station is such a strange amalgamation of ideas. In it you play as a sentient…

World’s Biggest LAN Party Kicks Out CEO

DreamHack is where some of PC gaming’s elite professional teams go to compete for millions of dollars in prize money. Now, one of the people who helped turn it into one of the world’s largest video game events has been booted from the company. Up until this weekend, Robert Ohlén was the CEO of DreamHack,…

Which Of Fantasy Life‘s Roles Did You Play First?

Level-5’s lovely little life-simulator/role-playing game, Fantasy Life, begins with players choosing one of 12 different lives to serve as their entry point into this colorful little world. Which was your first? Do you begin with a traditional RPG job, asJason Schreierdid with his Wizard, or do you start off with something more mundane? Patricia Hernandez…

Captain Falcon Is Way Better With Space Jam

Okay, yes—what isn’t better with Space Jam? Regardless, it’s rather entertaining to watch Captain Falcon spike a bunch of fools off Smash Bros. stages to that very tune. It helps, of course, that spiking is one of the most gratifying things to do in Smash Bros. games. Of course it’s a joy to watch BushBoyFalcon…

Nintendo’s Amiibo Commercial Is the Most Awkward Four Minutes Ever

Toy commercials aren’t really known for their quality, but Nintendo’s new Amiibo commercial is straight-up painful. You’re reading Numbers, a blog on Kotaku that examines games and culture through the lens of math and statistics. To contact the author of this post, write to [email protected] or find him on Twitter @dcstarkey

Sunset Overdrive, Xbox One Price Cut, Logitech G502, and More Deals

It’s too late to get release day delivery on Sunset Overdrive, but it’s not too late to get a $10 gift card with your preorder. [ Sunset Overdrive] Starting on November 2, the no-Kinect Xbox One and two of its related bundles will be sold at a discounted price of $349. The price cut applies…

The First 40 Minutes Of Sunset Overdrive In Action

Want to get a better feel for Insomniac’s shooter? Here’s the first 40 minutes of it action (we’ve also got a full Sunset Overdrive review here if you fancy it). This post originally appeared on Kotaku UK This video covers the opening and first few missions (there’ll be some tips tomorrow as well). Interestingly, while…

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Five Ways To Lose Like A Winner in eSports

Tutorial Central got me with his third tip of his recent video, which is about losing gloriously in StarCraft II and other competitive games. I’d be stunned if someone paused the game during a carefully planned zerg rush to start talking about a broccoli accident in the kitchen. The other three are classics. And number…

Artist Turns Doom II‘s Final Level Into $6,000 Sculpture

Made from found objects, old circuit boards and action figure parts, artist Jason Hite’s miniature sculpture of Doom II‘s final level “The Icon of Sin” is just as incredible and iconic as the level itself. Here’s some background info on the build: Over the years, I have collected circuit boards from computers and odd devices.…

All of Bayonetta 2’s Boss Battles in One Place

There are a lot of boss battles in Bayonetta 2. They’re all sort of overblown, in a good way. Need proof? Here they all are, documented in two hours of video. Spoilers, obviously. All of the new sequel’s giant enemy showdowns get put together over at the Video Game Boss Fights channel. Seeing them all…

Pokémon Omega Ruby And Alpha Sapphire Bundled Together With A Bonus

Having trouble deciding between Pokémon Alpha Sapphire and Omega Ruby? Now you can just buy both in one box, with a download code for 100 potions for each game to boot. Releasing November 21 exclusively at Best Buy retail and online and Amazon.com, the Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire Dual Pack bundles both…

Japan Has Crepe Vending Machines

The vast majority of vending machines in Japan have drinks or cigarettes. But some of them offer other items. This one, for example, has crepes. That’s right. Crepes. Spotted in Kagoshima by blog Kansaitei Kyushu, this refrigerated vending machine offers different crepes, from mixed fruit and chocolate banana to plain chocolate sauce and caramel pudding.…

35-Year-Old Man Screws Up His Neck by Playing With His Phone in Bed

Swiping, checking your phone, and playing games in bed seem like a good idea, that is until you hear about the middle-aged man who’s now got the neck of a 70-year-old. Taiwanese media, and Chinese media, report that a 35-year-old man in Taichung, Taiwan is now suffering from neck problems after spending about 3 hours…