The Sims 4 Without Toddlers Looks… Weird

The Sims 4 will have no toddlers. None. You can look in ball pits, on precariously high tables, at Lego-eating conventions—anywhere. You will not find them. Many players are upset. How will the game work without that crucial stage of development? Like this. So that’s a bit, um… strange. Don’t get me wrong: I wish…

I Love That I Can Pause Dota 2

The first time someone paused a match of Dota 2, I was shocked.I didn’t know pausing was possible. I remember thinking to myself, wow, what the hell? What’s happening? Am I seriously playing a multiplayer game that people can pause? Games have done stuff like this before, that’s true. But as I sink more time…

Times I Died Finishing Resident Evil 4‘s Professional Mode RE4 is among my all-time favorite games. It’s a comfortable fall-back. When I get sick of new games and just want to slaughter some pseudo-zombies, it’s always been there for me. Part of that comes from the game’s crazy unlockables and the ease with which you…

​Yoshi’s Real Name Is Actually ‘T. Yoshisaur Munchakoopas’

An old Nintendo character guide lets us know all sorts of things about Mario and his Mushroom Kingdom friends. Like the fact that Bowser invaded Princess Peach’s sovereignity because he can’t stand the thought of ‘happy fungi.’ Over the last 24 hours, writer Blake Harris—who penned the excellent Console Wars book—has been sharing tidbits from…

Twitch is changing the way its users can edit and archive their gameplay videos, the company announced today. While this is meant to improve the way that videos are stored and made available to watch after they’re originally broadcast, it also means some archived material could disappear. None of this material has to go away,…

Blizzard Sets Corgis On Fire For WoW‘s Tenth Anniversary

It’s World of Warcraft‘s tenth anniversary, and to encourage people to come celebrate Blizzard is offering—among many other nostalgia-tacular goodies—a molten corgi. You know, like classic mega-dungeon Molten Core only… yeah, you get it. Cue uncontrollable squealing. A flame-wreathed pet is just the tip of this iceberg (fireberg?), though. All of WoW‘s tenth anniversary treats…

The One Thing That Would Make Magikarp Even Better

You know what would make Magikarp more amazing? No, not a mega evolution. We already have that. Magikarp should have a Primal Reversion in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. Yes, I know that’s an absurd idea…but think about it. Previous descriptions for Magikarp have hinted that it used to be stronger in ancient times, as…

Deals: Humble Gets Threes!, Breaking Bad, Walking Dead Season 4

Humble Mobile Bundle 6 brings Threes!, Eliss Infinity, and more to Android. [Humble Mobile Bundle 6] Threes! is one of Kotaku’s 12 Best Games on the iPhone, while Eliss Infinity is a former member of the list. The Walking Dead Season 4 Limited Edition preorder is down to $84 today, its lowest price so far.…

Unreleased Duke Nukem Game Winds Up at Library of Congress

Were you one of the eleven people waiting for the Duke Nukem game that was supposed to come to the PlayStation Portable? Still bummed that it never came out? All hope is not lost. A disc containing the source code for Duke Nukem: Critical Mass was recently found in Washington, D.C. But getting at the…

Looks Like Sleeping Dogs Is Coming To Xbox One/PS4

A new Amazon listing may have ruined a Square Enix surprise announcement that the open-world game Sleeping Dogs will come to PS4 and Xbox One this October. Amazon’s got it at $60. October 14. Seems like this version includes all the DLC, too. We’ve reached out to Square for comment and will update if/when they…

Chiptune Rapper Covers “T.U.R.T.L.E. Power”, A Song With Many Problems

With the launch of the new movie just days away, chiptune artist Mega Ran revisits the catchy anthem from the very first Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film, highlighting what a horrible piece of music it really was. Partners in Kryme’s “T.U.R.T.L.E. Power” was much cooler when I was 17. Back then the only lyric that…