Anchorman star Will Ferrell is going to be streaming games over Twitch to fight cancer. Proceeds from the fundraiser go to help Cancer for College and DonateGames.org. For more info on the event and fundraiser, check out the video above or go to WillFerrellHatesCancer.org

Track: No Surprises | Artist: Radiohead | Album: OK Computer Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Facts About Cats Let’s face it. The internet is really just a cat-glorification machine. If you ever wanted to learn a bit of trivia about these perplexingly prolific pets, Mental Floss is here to help with a video detailing 36 cat facts. Here are a few of my favorites: The CIA trained a “spy cat”…

The Secret To Beating A Mario Level Without Looking

Wanna be able to beat the first level of Super Mario Bros 3 without looking? This guy figured out a really cool trick: jump along with the music. Pretty impressive, huh? Hardly the hardest level ever, but again: Riggs’ eyes were facing away from the whole video game part of the video game. Can’t stress…

Weeks 3 Days 18 Hours 12 Minutes 32 Seconds to Watch Every PewDiePie Video Every time I look at the stats for PewDiePie’s YouTube channel I’m blown away. Most of the numbers I use for this blog are so large they defy comprehension, but here we have one man with almost as many views as…

Folks Are Getting Hyped On The Japanese Smash Bros. Demo

The 3DS version of the upcoming Super Smash Bros. has a demo on the e-Shop in Japan—and people are putting the game through its paces. Only a few characters out of the full roster are available—Mario, Link, Pikachu, Villager and Mega Man. Still, it’s interesting to see these characters in action. Take the video above,…

Paul McCartney’s Destiny Theme Song Is Pretty Silly

Way back in 2012, when Destiny was still in the midst of development, Paul McCartney tweeted something unexpected: He was working on music with Bungie, the studio making the game. It recently became clearer what McCartney’s involvement entailed: According to theNew York Times, McCartney collaborated with Bungie composers Marty O’Donnell and Mike Salvatori on the…

Of Steam Users is Still More than 375,000 Yesterday Gunpoint developer Tom Francis said, “to the nearest percent, 0% of Steam users own Gunpoint.” That may not sound like much, but according to Valve’s own recent figure of 75 million users, that translates to 375,000 buyers. Even if we cut that figure in half, and…

PSA: Nintendo’s New 3DS Bundles Are Not The ‘New 3DS’

Nintendo just announced a whole bunch of new 3DS bundles for this fall. But they’re not New 3DS bundles. They’re just new 3DS bundles. Confused yet? Thanks to Nintendo’s baffling use of nomenclature, the next few years could be full of mixups like this. In Japan last month, Nintendo announced the New 3DS, a 3DS…

How To Get Free Ammo In Destiny

Sure, you can run around and grab the white and green ammo packages that dead enemies drop, or you can buy replenishing kits from merchants in town, but everyone likes free stuff, right? This Destiny tip—that Kirk shows off above—will probably come in most handy for those of you planning on soloing a lot of…

When Fallout Mods Turn The First Town Into Hell

Sometimes, you just don’t know what you’re getting into with mods. Sometimes, mods turn the familiar into delicious chaos. I’ve seen plenty of wacky mods in my time. But that still didn’t prepare me for the stuff A Jolly Wanker encountered on this playthrough of New Vegas—which had them scrambling to figure out how to…

Check Out Upcoming Games At The GameStop Expo Live, Right Here

Today’s the day gamers from across the country converge on Anaheim, California for GameStop’s annual consumer gaming show. If you’re not there, you can watch it here. I don’t blame you for not showing up. Unless you’re in Anaheim, it’s a pretty long way to go for a one day event. You should get enough…

How To Be A Ghostbuster Without CGI

You kids today with your fancy computer graphics. Back in the old days, folks had to do everything with mirrors and trickery. That’s what Shanks VX did! In the video above, Shanks FX uses complicated light painting (long exposure photography) to recreate the iconic proton stream from Ghostbusters without CGI. Granted, it’s not exactly how…

Destiny Day Two Discount, Humble Bundle 12, Arkham Batmobile [Deals]

Soften the blow of missing out on Destiny’s Limited and Ghost Editions, and not playing on launch day by getting 20% off. PS4 Xbox One Update: Limited Editions currently in stock. Follow us on Twitter to never miss a deal! Get these deals and more, and earlier on Deals.Kinja. Connect with us on Twitter and…

Grant Morrison’s New Sci-Fi Comic Is About How F***ed-Up Hollywood Is

Grant Morrison writes weird comics. Comics filled with streets that talk, a Joker that squeezes Batman’s ass and a Superman who saves the universe by singing to it. Some of those lovingly bizarre ideas get pulled from his own life and experiences. But the head-trip material from his newest stuff comes from this reality’s nexus…

Watch Dogs Is Finally Coming To Wii U In November

Rejoice, Wii U owners—you, too, will get a third-party game this fall. Ubisoft just announced that their open-world hacking game Watch Dogs comes to Wii U on November 18 in North America. Watch Dogs was first released for Xbox One, Xbox 360, PS3, PS4, and PC in May. It’s not great. But maybe the Wii…