DriveClub Is 30FPS For The Same Reason Other Games Are, Director Says

Evolution Studios’ PS4-exclusive DriveClub will run at 1080p and a regular-ass 30 frames per second. We’ve known this for a long time, but people keep asking them about it. So here’s another explanation for why it’s 30 instead of 60. It all comes down to, of course, prettiness. It always does, every time. But anyway…

Somebody Is Making a ‘Real’ Dubstep Gun From Saints Row IV

DeviantArtist KazeXenami has built/is building a dubstep gun that should someday look like the one from Saints Row IV, and it appears that it could be kinda/sorta/theoretically partially functional, even. This dubstep gun does have speakers that are intended to work, but it’s difficult for my elderly eyes to figure out if it might cause…

EA CEO Wilson: Dungeon Keeper Mobile Was ‘A Shame’

EA’s recent attempt to reboot Dungeon Keeper as a free-to-play mobile thing didn’t go so well, at least in terms of public perception, as the game carries a 42 on Metacritic and is generally considered to be the end of gaming. And when Eurogamer asked new EA CEO Andrew Wilson about it, the man owned…

All The Info There is About The Original Doom In One Video

The good people at Did You Know Gaming have put together a new video all about the original Doom, that contains literally (not actually literally) 100 percent of everything there is to know about the classic shooter. Now’s a good time for this, especially if you’re going to QuakeCon next month and want to impress…

Why Professing Your Love On a Game Box May Not Be A Good Idea

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Sniper Elite 3 Steam Codes Stolen, Resold To Innocent Buyers, Revoked

Developer Rebellion has admitted that some bad people have stolen a batch of Sniper Elite 3 Steam keys from a third-party vendor and then resold them on the cheap, and Steam has revoked all the stolen keys, to the chagrin of many burned buyers The PC market is a bit wild, and as a result…

Game About Being A Jerk Cat Reaches Kickstarter Goal, Of Course

Catlateral Damage, also known informally around these parts as Jerk Cat Simulator as it has you play as a cat who knocks things over, has achieved its $40,000 funding goal on Kickstarter with 12 days to spare, and is now setting its sights on a PS4 version in addition to the PC and Ouya editions.…

No new Photoshop contest this week. Awwww. Fahey was struck by a surprise move this week, and thus has no time for your photo manipulation chicanery. Look for the results of last week’s contest later today.

Phil Asks: What Games Do You Like That No One Else Does?

Hello, everyone! Phil Owen here, stepping in for Mike on this here Sunday. And I’ve got a question for all of you who are hanging around today. What games do you really, really like, secretly or not, that few other people enjoy? Being a contrarian of sorts, I have a whole list of these: Dragon…

Time For A Final Fantasy VI Speedrun

This is it: Summer Games Done Quick is nearly complete. It’s time for the final (and hopefully most exciting) run: Final Fantasy VI I’m gonna (try to) stay up all night watching—join me, will you? I’ll be chatting in the comments below, and you can watch the stream live right here: (And check out the…

Let’s Watch Insane Speedruns All Night

Good evening, Kotaku! Are you watching Summer Games Done Quick? If not, time to fix that. We’re nearing the end of the marathon—which has been running strong for the past week—and the folks behind it have raised over half a million dollars for Doctors Without Borders so far. Right now they’re doing Zelda: Link to…

Track: Flood II | Album: Floodland | Artist: The Sisters Of Mercy Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to—and gaming to—at the moment.

The New Super Smash Bros. Theme On Eight Kazoos

Delightful childhood memories, or your brain being devoured by incredibly dramatic bees? The theme music for Super Smash Bros. Wii U and 3DS on kazoo delivers a different gift to every listener. Having already recreated the Isaac battle theme from Golden Sun and “Big Blue” from F-Zero on the kazoo, YouTube artist Tsuko G. sets…

Summer Games Done Quick: Watch It All Right Here

If you’re not spending this entire week watching people play video games really fast, what are you even doing with your life? Summer Games Done Quick, the annual speedrunning marathon that raises money for charity, started yesterday, and the streaming continues all week, finishing off with a late-night Final Fantasy VI speedrun that will end…