Critic Argues That Game Culture Is For Guys

A cultural criticwho regularly critiques modern feminists is weighing in on the ongoing debate about women in games in a new video, arguing that hardcore gaming is mostly a guy thing and saying that those criticizing women’s portrayal in mainstream games might as well be knocking women-targeted shows like The View or magazines such as…

What Starcraft Cards Would Look Like In Hearthstone

OK, this is pretty damn fantastic—Hearthstone player Fulla has dreamed up an entire Starcraft pack for Blizzard’s addictive collectible card game. In addition to Jim Raynor and Sarah Kerrigan heroes, Fulla put together a ton of Terran- and Zerg-themed cards that somehow feel both proper and… well, at least somewhat balanced. (That Broodlord…) Check’em out:

Hours to Earn an Average Professional Deck in Hearthstone Read More on Numbers This week, Blizzard released the list of the 32 players that qualified for the next phase of the Hearthstone World Championship. Obviously these players got to where they are based on both their skill and the quality of their deck, but what…

Krispy Kreme’s Ghostbusters Donuts Look Too Cute To Eat

I love Ghostbusters. I also love donuts. So why am I intimidated by the prospect of Krispy Kreme’s newly announced “exclusive offer of two new marshmallow Kreme™-filled Ghostbuster treats?” Well, can you imagine biting into that face? These two cheerful-looking deserts are part of a seasonal campaign that Krispy Kreme is conducting in partnership with…

Gone Home Map For Counter-Strike Lets You Defuse Bombs, Emotions

Gone Home doesn’t have guns, you say? Well now it’s got guns and terrorists thanks to acustom CS:GO map by Nipper that turns the Greenbriar’s house into a hostage situation. The map even has a tiny dash of story in the description: June 7th, 2015 1:15 AM Your family is mysteriously missing again. But you…

Final Fantasy IV, which has been released on every digital device known to man, is now on Steam, too. It’ll run you $16 for the PC version, which is a port of the three-dimensional DS remake of the fourth Final Fantasy that includes some stuff that wasn’t on the Super Nintendo, like voice acting and…

Controllers, Keyboards, Mice, Headphones, Cases, Cables [Deals]

If you’ve been looking to outfit your Xbox One with some extra controllers, Newegg has the controller with the Play and Charge Kit for $60 today. [ Xbox One Controller] Today we’ve got the Stealth model of your Favorite Gaming Keyboard , the Razer Blackwidow 2014, for $80 plus a $30 Newegg gift card. [RAZER…

Someone Put The Last of Us In Resident Evil 4

The Last of Us is a moody and atmospheric game that tries to cultivate a serious tone. Resident Evil 4? Not so much. But when you combine the two, it creates something very special. The mod above was created earlier this sumer by LegalSoul, a member of theResident Evil 4 Modding Board. It replaces Leon…

Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Destiny: The Nitro Review “Ghost Edition” • Paradise Kiss: Ani-TAY Retro Review • Steamlog 04: Agarest: Generations of War [Following Steamlog 03: 99 Spirits] • Destiny’s Dilemma TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.

Goat Simulator, the best game we’ve played about being a goat, is now available on iOS and Android for $4.99. Developer Armin Ibrisagic promises that it has “all the bugs from the PC version.”

There’s More Halo 5 In Halo Master Chief Collection Than I Expected

Halo 5 won’t be out until next year, but creator 343 Industries says Halo: The Master Chief Collection will offer plenty of information on the still mystery-shrouded shooter. If you can find it. At a recent preview event in San Francisco I sat down with executive producers Dan Ayoub and Kiki Wolfkill to discuss what…

Metal Gear Solid Characters As Pokémon Trainers

Otacon would probably take Professor Oak’s place, and the Pokémon themselves would look a lot different if the Metal Gear universe met Pokémon Japanese artist Ikuyoan transformed Snake, Liquid and Raiden (I like his new “sword”) to Pokémon trainers, with cuter versions of a Metal Gear REX or Blade Wolf. Fan-art by Ikuyoan [Pixiv, via…

Hey, check out the new TGS trailer for Shinji Mikami’s upcoming horror game, The Evil Within. It’s pretty well done. The game itself will be out October 14 for PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, and PC.

The Clue Mansion, Completely Remade in The Sims 4

Killing someone with a candlestick might be impossible in The Sims 4, but apart from that, everything looks perfect in raiderofawesome and PushingUpRoses‘ recreation of the Boddy Mansion from the murder mystery board game Clue (or Cluedo for Europeans). Here’s a huge gallery with the mansion itself, and characters such as Mrs. Peacock or General…