Infamous: Second Son Update Drops Tomorrow, With Surprise Photo Mode

Remember that nifty update for Infamous: Second Son we were promised at the beginning of the month? It arrives tomorrow, and it’s bringing a friend along to help document the occasion. Why doesn’t every game have a photo mode at this point? I mean, we’ve all seen the beautiful screenshots released for big-name titles taken…

Super Wine Glass: listen to this neat rendition of the Super Mario Bros. theme song, played on a ton of wine glasses and a frying pan. (Via Dan Newbie)

Bioshock Triple Pack, PSN and LIVE Updates, Corsair Vengeance 1500

The insane deal that is the Bioshock Triple Pack made Bioshock Infinite our second most popular game of 2013. Today brings you another chance to get all three Bioshocks for just $13 using code EMCPFWE84. [Newegg] Everyone’s talking about the Fire TV, but that headphone jack on the remote is a killer feature, and the…

How To Unlock The Secret Challenges In Trials Fusion

Trials Fusion is out now, and it apparently has a collection of hidden minigames, including a first-person maze, and Trials versions of Marble Madness, Angry Birds, and… Tennis. Here’s how to find 5 of them. Reverse into a wormhole on the Stormtrooper level, and you’ll be on a 3D version of Angry Birds On Park…

The Gaming Books You Must Read

This is embarrassing to admit, but I haven’t read much in the way of nonfiction books about video games. Don’t get me wrong: there’s some incredible work out there. In general, however, I’ve found that digging around for more books very quickly slides into work that is prohibitively technical, academic, or both. Seeing how all…

Hyper Light Drifter Is Like A Surreal, Indie Zelda

Hyper Light Drifter, a game we’ve been psyched about since we first saw it on Kickstarter last year, continues to look great. Here’s some new hands-on video, straight out of PAX East 2014.

The Final Skylander Of The Season Arrives Next Week

Did you hear that? That’s the sounds of hundreds of thousands of parents and collectors breathing a sigh of relief, as they learn the final Skylanders: Swap Force character is being released next week. It’s quickly followed by a pained groan, as they discover Doom Stone’s debut is a 500-piece giveaway at the Toys’R’Us in…

​How One Mario Kart Track Has Changed in 22 Years

If you’ve been playing Mario Kart games since the beginning, you’re probably going to have a bit of déjà vu on the Donut Plains track. The folks at GameXplain take a look at the Donut Plains level as it originally appeared in 1992’s Super Mario Kart and as it’ll show up in next month’s Mario…

Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Dex’s Review: Cross Game• Review: I Played The Witch And The Hundred Knight for 65 hours • Thoughts on Evolve • Impressions: Conception II: Children of the Seven Stars • Quick Review: Sir Hammerlock Versus The Son of Crawmerax TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow…

The second, final episode of the point & click adventure game Broken Sword 5: The Serpent’s Curse goes live today on Steam and GOG.com, developer Revolution Software announced. Just in time for Easter, we can finally wrap up the adventures of George and Nico, this time in Spanish Catalonia and Iraq. To contact the author…

WildStar‘s Competitive Endgame Combines Design With Destruction

Sticking with the upcoming MMORPG’s theme of building-plus-battling, WildStar‘s high level 40-Vs.-40 PVP battles begin with players building massive fortresses in the sky. Then they drop them. It’s a build-your-own-battleground sort of thing. Two groups of 40 players trick out their floating bases, drop them onto the battlefield and then beat the tar out of…

Your Top Six Picks For Best Desktop Speakers

Hey, listen! We asked you to nominate your favorite desktop computer speakers. We’ve updated this post with your picks that are still current, ranked by votes. Commerce Content is independent of Editorial and Advertising, and if you buy something through our posts, we may get a small share of the sale. Click here to learn…