Earlier this week we published an opinion piece regarding a rape accusation made against the co-creator of Cards Against Humanity. We’ve taken the unusual step of publishing a revised version of the article here that I think better expresses the piece’s original intent and hopefully provokes valuable discussion. A note in that new version explains…

The International Dota 2 Championship that kicks off later this week will be streamed on ESPN3, Valve just announced. A special pre-show event “previewing the final match” will air on ESPN2 Sunday night at 8:30 PM Pacific Time. In addition to watching on the ESPN3 streaming service proper, Valve also said the event will be…

Nathan Drake Has Some Serious Objections

The hero of Sony’s Uncharted games isn’t the stoic type. He’s a chatterbox when all the jumping, shooting and punching is going down. It’s not all quips and punchlines, though. One thing he says a whole damn lot? “No.” This supercut of Nathan Drake saying the opposite of yes mostly has him panicking when stuff…

It’s Games, Games, Games As Microsoft Plans To Close Xbox TV Division

Less than three months after Microsoft had a big splashy debut for their Xbox Entertainment Studios division, the company is shutting down the unit tasked with making original TV shows for their game console. Re/Code reports that the shutdown comes as part of a massive restructuring that will see Microsoft eliminating 18,000 jobs over the…

​Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart Jedi Battle For Charity

Who is the biggest Star Wars nerd: Jon Stewart or Stephen Colbert? I guess there’s only one way to find out — Jedi battle! The production might not be top notch as far as Star Wars YouTube videos go, but it’s for a good cause and at least we get to see Stewart in a…

Peter ​Dinklage’s Infamous ‘Moon Wizard’ Line Cut From Destiny Beta

Destiny was in alpha a few weeks ago. Now, starting today on PS4, Bungie’s upcoming shooter is in beta, with a few changes awaiting players. One of those changes has cut the most notoriously goofy line of dialogue from Destiny. That’s right: Peter Dinklage’s bored-sounding exposition about moon wizards is no more. Kotaku UK spotted…

Hearthstone‘s big single-player expansion, Curse of Naxxramas, will start rolling out on July 22 for Mac, PC and iOS players, with new parts of it opening up each week for five weeks, Blizzard revealed today. The first part, or “wing”, is free if you get in right away, but the pricing is more complicated after…

Kirk’s TwitchBizkit Log

I wanted to do this, but luckily someone else did. [<a href=” ” target=”_blank”>View the story “Chronicles of TwitchBizkit” on Storify</a>]

This Is The Stupidest Dark Souls II Video Ever And I Love It

I love the Dark Souls community, in part because of their unwavering commitment to really stupid jokes. The video above is a brilliant example of that. I can’t believe I watched that whole damn thing. Like, twice. THANK YOU Poblanster Poblanster via r/DarkSouls2 To contact the author of this post, write to [email protected] or find…

Deals: Wolfenstein, Last of Us Remastered, Whole Lotta Logitech, LEGO

PC gamers can grab the surprisingly good Wolfenstein: The New Order on the cheap today. $24 with code P36EYA-K5JYKT-ABO7X9. [Wolfenstein: The New Order] We’re experimenting with a new format today that still front loads the deals endemic to each site’s audience, while bringing everyone more deals and giving us more flexibility in updating. If you…

Marvel Superheroes, Recreated As Custom LEGO Minifigures

Marvel and LEGO enthusiast autorazr has a mission: To recreate as many custom Marvel superheroes in LEGO form as possible. This includes characters from different timelines and universes, characters wearing their old and their new costumes. Villains that will probably never get their own set. So basically everyone. He shared most of his work in…

True Blood Finally Shows Why Louisiana Is Filled With Sexy Vampires

True Blood is a raunchy show about vampires and other supernatural beings. Its cast in turn contains many actors who were relatively unknown when the show first started in 2008, and are now regularly hailed as pinnacles of physical perfection. This is not hyperbole, particularly for some of the lead male actors. If you don’t…

Clementine’s journey continues when episode 4 of The Walking Dead, Season 2 comes out next week. The second-to-last episode of Telltale’s adaptation of Image Comics’ hit zombie apocalypse series hits Steam and North American PSN on Tuesday July 22. It lands on European PSN and Xbox Live on Wednesday July 23, with the iOS version…

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What if Sega Were Still Rivalling Nintendo?

I’m no nostalgist when it comes to gaming. I believe that what we’re playing now, and what we will be tomorrow, surpasses the reality behind any rosy memories of previous-generation mainstays. This post originally appeared on Kotaku UK Technology leads experience in this medium, and truly timeless software is vanishingly scarce when you consider how…

Conan O’Brien Has Some Really Morbid Death Scenarios for Archie

The iconic comic book hero Archie Andrews dies a heroic death in the final issue of Life with Archie #36 while saving the life of one of his friends. His death is really tragic and meaningful, but Conan O’Brien’s here with some not-so-heroic alternatives. Rejected Archie Death Scenarios [Team Coco, YouTube] To contact the author…

When A Game Is This Pretty, Who Needs Golf?

On Green, a new online golf game was revealed today during a Korean media event. It’s running on CryEngine 3 so, besides the pretty environment, golf ball physics will probably be top notch as well. Neowiz Games released two trailers for the game, one with characters (they remind me of Dead or Alive for some…