Former Kotaku reporter Owen Good made his debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live last night, in the funniest possible way. We’re all so proud, Owen!

Newbie Lessons Learned After A Few More Hours Playing Diablo III

Following a four-hour Diablo III: Ultimate Evil Edition online co-op session with Kirk Hamilton last night (I’m a Demon Hunter, expert difficulty, was at level 50 and at the end of Act III) and still being a novice to the whole thing… Expert difficulty level is too easy for level-50 characters. (We switched to Master…

​Your PC Must Be This Magical to Play Dragon Age Inquisition

Ready to go back to Ferelden and cast all sorts of butt-kicking enchantments on your enemies? First, you’ll need to check if your silicone cauldron has the goods to run BioWare’s next fantasy adventure. An official post on EA’s Origin site details a runthrough of the PC version of Dragon Age Inquisition, including info that…

In their ongoing quest to unearth the game’s hidden treasures, Sims Community, one of my favorite Sims 4 blogs, recently dug up this neat globe that’s didn’t make its way into the final game. Is it just me, or do these images remind you of the wacky spherical levels from Ratchet and Clank? via Sims…

White Destiny PS4 Bundle Down to $405, and More Deals

Today on Groupon, promo code GOODS10 will result in some great deals for you, including a White Destiny PS4 Bundle for $405. White Destiny PS4 Bundle | $405 | Use code GOODS10 PS4 | $360 | Use code GOODS10 Get a $5 Amazon credit with the following games. Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel($60) | Amazon Sid Meier’s…

Hacker Claims To Find Hint Of An 8-Player Mode For The New Smash Bros.

By necessity, Super Smash Bros. on the 3DS is a very different game from its predecessors. It’s built for a smaller and differently structured system and doesn’t have some of the stuff that previous Smash games had, like a tournament mode. But, what one person claims are newly discovered audio files hidden inside the game…

Nobody Knows How To Permanently Kill Shadow of Mordor’s Orcs

Ever since Shadow of Mordor came out, many gamers have taken to its unique brand of orc-killing with a gusto. There’s just one problem: some of these orcs keep coming back from the dead. And while developer Monolith says this is partly an intentional feature, they haven’t given me a straight answer for how it…

Sony just announced something called PlayStation Experience, a two-day community event that will be held for the first time in Las Vegas this December. “Attendees will sit in on in-depth panels, meet the industry’s best developers, score hands-on gameplay with tons of upcoming PlayStation games… [and] get an exclusive first look at what’s coming next…

Lindsay Lohan’s Grand Theft Auto V Lawsuit Is Getting Intense

In July, professional meltdown artist Lindsay Lohan filed a lawsuit against Grand Theft Auto V developer Rockstar Games and publisher Take-Two Interactive for using her likeness in their open-world crime game. At first, the lawsuit revolved around a minor character in the latest GTA, Lacey Jonas, an anorexic actress who asks your protagonists to help…

Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Weird Theory: Do Pokémon have a greater purpose? • NES-30 [Controller] Impressions and Review • In Defense of the Idol Show • The Curious Case of DRIVECLUB’s Identity Crisis • Rockmandash Reviews: Hanasaku Iroha [Anime] TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.

Minecraft comes to Vita on PSN this Tuesday, Sony just announced. It’ll cost $20, but there are all sorts of cross-play/cross-buy features, as outlined on the PlayStation Blog. Wonder how Sony’s execs feel about giving all that money to Microsoft?

Two Players Already Unlocked Every Diablo III Season 1 Achievement

Quite the feat, considering Diablo III‘s Season 1, where everyone started with fresh characters, only launched at the end of August on PC. But still, two guys already managed to climb to the top and get every single one of the achievements. 7880 points in total. One of them is Mikeh on the US side…

An Honest Step-by-Step Guide To Cosplay

It all starts with that fancy Iron Man or Deadpool costume, but then things like platinum-cure silicone molds or even guides on the internet can ruin our progress with the perfect cosplay quickly. The guys at Dorkly have a step-by-step answer though and they show it in their latest comic Click here for more Dorkly…

Someone Took All The Items From A Skyrim Town

Here’s one crazy Skyrim hoarder who stole every single item from the town of Solitude, managed to take it all to Whiterun, and somehow grabbed a screenshot without burning down his PC. His initial plan was to place the items in his home in Whiterun, a town far away from Solitude, but as you can…

Why Fatal Frame is My Favorite Horror Series

There are more than a few popular horror game series out there—from classics like Resident Evil and Silent Hill to more modern hits like Dead Space and Amnesia. But for me, one series stands tall above those: Fatal Frame Let’s be clear from the start: I do not like horror in general—neither in games nor…