An Anti-Bullying Video Game Where Mean Kids Become Demons

If you’ve ever been teased, it can seem like the human beings making your life miserable are monsters. The developers behind an in-development anti-harassment game are getting literal with that feeling, turning the bullies in Sumoboy into actual demons. As the name Sumoboy suggests, lead character Oji isn’t a buff, grizzled space war veteran. He’s…

Steam In-Home Streaming Now Live For Everyone

Steam’s In-Home Streaming feature is now out of beta, allowing any users on Valve’s PC distribution service to stream games between two computers on the same network. This means you can plop a high-end gaming PC in one room and let it handle all the heavy-duty work while you stream games to your laptop. Or,…

RuPaul Really, Really Likes The Matrix

I always love it when famous people come out of the nerd closet. Considering how proudly eccentric RuPaul is, I guess I shouldn’t have been surprised to hear that the legendary drag queen finds inspiration from any number of myriad quirky sources. But I found his recent interview with Marc Maron eye-opening all the same.…

$30 Off A PS4, Huge GameStop Digital Sale, PSN Update, Wolfenstein

This might just be the most obvious top deal selection ever. You can grab a brand new PS4on eBay right now for $370, which is the best price we’ve ever seen. No telling how long this will last. [PlayStation 4 Console, $370] GameStop is currently holding a huge sale on a variety of PC and…

There’s A Super Teeny Tiny Chance You Could Be In The New Star Wars

The latest installment of Star Wars is great for many reasons, but now there’s one more: You can donate to charity for a chance to fly to London, meet the cast, and be in the latest film. Director J.J. Abrams explains in the video above, this is the start of a new initiative called “Star…

Chuck E. Cheese Is Becoming Oculus Rift Compatible

Children’s parties are a curious ordeal for parents, other kids, and really anybody other than the birthday boy or girl. And they’re about to get a lot weirder. How much weirder, you ask? Well, consider the phrase “Chuck E. Cheese’s Virtual Ticket Blaster Experience.” That’s right: Chuck E. Cheese is officially becoming an early adopter…

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Clever Gamer Dresses Up As An Enemy In Dark Souls II, Confuses Everyone

Wearing an enemy’s costume in Dark Souls II and scaring the hell out of others when they invade? That’s absolutely doable. YouTuber GuardianHX tried it out and got some incredible results This trickworked as well in the first Dark Souls but is harder to pull it off in the sequel, since characters have unique stances…

June Xbox One Update Adds Real Name Support And Other Handy Options

The next release of what appear to be monthly firmware updates for Microsoft’s Xbox One console will add a handful of useful options, including real name and external drive support, according to a summary of the changes that Microsoft shared with Kotaku in advance of an official announcement The real name and external storage options…

Demon Souls and Dark Souls director Hidetaka Miyazaki has been named the president of From Software, the company said in an official release. That’s terrific news for fans of those games. Good news for him, too.

Conan O’Brien Slaughtered With A Fake Samurai Sword

Even though it’s completely fake, this still looks painful and dangerous. Martial artist Steven Ho uses a blood tube and a retractable sword to show how those fancy sword fight scenes are made. Here’s the full clip with Conan and the crew having fun. He looks scared! Conan Takes A Samurai Sword To The Gut…

Zelda Musou (aka Hyrule Warriors), the hack-and-slash Zelda game, will be out August 14 in Japan. According to a Famistu leak, Team Ninja is also working on the game with Koei.

“Kinky” Japanese University Gets a New Name

A well-known university outside of Osaka, Japan has changed its English name. The reason? So it won’t be confused with perverts. Previously, Kinki Daigaku* (近畿大学) was known as Kinki University, but as News2U reports, the university is hoping to become more global. Thus, starting in April 2016, its English name will be Kindai University. In…