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How Owning A PC Is Kind of Like Owning A Dog

PCs and dogs have lots in common, you know. No, really! Well, OK, owning PCs and dogs are mostly similar…until you get to the part where you have to consider buying a new PC. That’s when the similarities drawn by this Dorkly comic start getting a bit more heartbreaking: 🙁 You can read more Dorkly…

How To Eject From Your Titanfall Mech With Style

It sucks when someone destroys your Titanfall mech. But it sucks even more to safely eject, only to be blown from the sky by an eagle-eyed opponent. This video from FrothyOmen goes over some advanced ejection techniques, including how to set yourself spinning in the air to make yourself harder to hit, as well as…

Fan Pirates Game, Accidentally Tells Developer About It

When fighting game fan “Dan Hibiki” got a strange message while playing Skullgirls, he did what anyone with a Twitter account might do: he contacted the game developers to ask what was going on. Little did he know that the message, pictured below, was something that only those who pirated the game could see. The…

​Homestar Runner Might Be Coming Back. For Real.

That little update in April was the first time that the internet got new Homestar Runner stuff in three years. Now, the cult cartoon’s creators say that we’ll be seeing more of Strong Bad, the Cheat and the show’s other characters soon. Are you ready for a Strong Sad Tumblr? Vulture rounds up remarks that…

Microsoft Says They Didn’t Reverse Course On Xbox One Dev Kits

Microsoft says they didn’t pull another 180, despite headlines you might have seen today on various gaming news sites. The company still plans to add dev-kit functionality to retail Xbox Ones, they say. Earlier this afternoon, reports emerged that Microsoft had cancelled plans to turn Xbox Ones into video game development kits. But somewhere, wires…

What Happens When Pokémon Realize They Don’t Need Humans

Pokémon are smart creatures—frankly, I’m surprised they let humans boss them around at all. What if Pokémon fought back against the humans, and started using each other as trainers? It’s kind of a silly premise, but this video by Shippiddge made me laugh—especially when it came to what humans sound like to Pokémon. Plus, I…

Badges for PAX South are now on sale Announced earlier this year, the newest Penny Arcade fan gathering will happen in San Antonio on January 23-25 of 2015.

That HD remake of Grim Fandango, announced at Sony’s E3 press conference last month, isn’t just for PlayStation—it’ll be out on PC, Mac, and Linux too, Double Fine just announced

Katamari Rap Mashups Take Remixing To Insane Conclusion

Rap nerds and video game nerds have a lot in common. So whenever the two overlap thanks to the magic of the internet, things get pretty weird pretty quickly. In the latest and possibly greatest example of this digital melting pot, electronic musician Timothy Jacques, AKA Team Teamwork, just released an album called Katamar Da-Emcee…

Deals: Humble Goes Sci-Fi, The Best iOS Games, Destiny Ghost Edition

Humble has launched a new book bundle featuring the likes of Harlan Ellison and Buzz Aldrin. It’s pretty sweet, is what we’re trying to say. [Humble Sci-Fi eBook Bundle] Current and former members of Kotaku’s 12 best iOS games list are discounted today. Buy them all. We’ll be back at 2pm with another cool thing.…