Disabled Gamer Plays Minecraft With His Eyebrows

Alexander Kostov, who has spinal muscular atrophy, can’t play video games using a keyboard or controller. Instead, he uses special equipment—voice controls, hand switches, and so forth. Now, thanks some help from the folks at the British charity organization Special Effect (which supports gamers with disabilities), Kostov can control Minecraft with his eyebrows They had…

Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: A Farewell to Pokemon One a Day + Thank You Note for TAY • TAYnami – Ultimate Cliché Edition • Talk Time: A Show and a Game (How I Was Changed by Media) • NotGoodForReview – Brutal Doom TAY Review TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY…

You Can Now Play Portal And Half-Life 2 On The Go

Last month Nvidia teased the upcoming release of the original Portal for its Tegra 4-powered Shield gaming portable. Good news — Portal is available on Google Play today. Better news — so is Half-Life 2. While the Shield is capable of streaming from a Nvidia-powered PC to the handheld screen, that’s not what these releases…

Ever wanted to learn how to draw a Pikachu? Nintendo’s got the video game for you. Pokémon Art Academy—the Pokémon-themed art game that was announced for Japan last month—will be out in the U.S. for 3DS this fall.

Diablo III Comes To PS4 And Xbox One This August

The third Diablo game will finally hit current-gen consoles (minus Wii U) this summer. Blizzard announced today that the Diablo III: Ultimate Evil Edition—which includes both the base game and the recently-released expansion, Reaper of Souls—will be out on August 19. In addition to PS4 and Xbox One, the Ultimate Evil Edition (what a name!)…

What An Odd Wolfenstein: The New Order Fan Film

Clinton Jones, AKA YouTube’s Pwnisher, spent five months putting together the Wolfenstein: The New Order fan film “The Liberation of London.” As shown in the image above, the film takes several very strange turns. From the teaser trailer released back on May 8, I was expecting some sort of gritty espionage thriller. The film’s description…

The Powerpuff Girls have changed… Looks like Professor Utonium went batsh*t insane in this alternate universe of the cartoon, and instead of sugar and spice, he added cyborg bodysuits to his concoction. The Powerpuff Girls by Rickyryan [DeviantART] Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of the prettiest, funniest game-related screenshots…

Famous Video Game Lines, As Voiced By Gilbert Gottfried

Those lines from Fallout that gave us goose bumps back then sure sound different with comedian Gilbert Gottfried‘s voice. That’s right, the voice of Iago, the annoying parrot from Aladdin, takes on famous video game lines from Super Mario 64, Final Fantasy VII and a lot more in this Game Informer video. I was hoping…

Report: China Wants a Dominant Computer OS

Windows, Android, Mavericks, iOS, these are just some of the world’s most popular operating systems, and they all have at least one thing in common: They’re all not made in China. Tired of using foreign created software to power their computers, China is looking to promote their own domestically created desktop operating system. As reported…

Oculus Rift Finally Lets You Kiss Hatsune Miku

We’ve already seen tech that allows us to shake hands with virtual idol Hatsune Miku. And now, here is tech that enables the world to make out with her. In case you were wondering, her lips are made from gummies. These are the same folks who created a Pocky eating game a few years back.…

Like Elsewhere, Chinese Airline Food Doesn’t Look So Great

As someone who travels by plane at least eight times a year, I consume a lot of airplane food. Of the variety plane food I’ve eaten over the years, Chinese airplane food has been probably on average the worst. Well, according to Chinese social networking site Weibo, I’m not the only one who feels this…