Watch Dogs PR Stunt Ends With Bomb Squad Called To News Office

A PR stunt for Ubisoft’s new Watch Dogs game has backfired, with a Police bomb squad called to the offices of an Australian news station. A package arrived at the offices of Ninemsn yesterday, containing a letter and a small safe. Media industry site Mumbrella reports that the letter told the addressee to check their…

It’s just another day at the office for the soldiers of the Dark Souls universe.

Nicole Jacobs writes over on Bleeding Cool about the issue of harassment (and inadequate policies) at conventions. It’s required reading, if only so you can see Hollaback Philly’s anti-harassment cards.

World’s Tallest Waterslide Delayed After Testers Go Airborne

The Schlitterbahn park in Kansas is home to the Verrückt, which when open will be the world’s tallest waterslide. It won’t be open for a little while, though, because it’s been reported that some testers – going at 60-70mph – have been going airborne. The slide is 168 feet tall, and the problem seems to…

Valve’s Steam Machines (Probably) Delayed Until 2015

Valve’s Eric Hope has announced a delay in the company’s Steam Machine hardware. Writing in a community post, Hope says in relation to the system’s controller that “Realistically, we’re now looking at a release window of 2015, not 2014”. “Obviously we’re just as eager as you are to get a Steam Machine in your hands”,…

Sorry folks: we mistakenly printed that Ubisoft had been hacked today because of certain rumors floating around about why uPlay is acting up for some. We’ll continue to keep an eye on the situation, and apologize for the mistake.

How To Pronounce The Names Of Chinese League of Legends Pros

It’s difficult for native English speakers to pronounce Chinese names that use sounds they’re not used to using. This video can give you an idea of how to at least get close. Games in Asia put together this handy video explaining how to pronounces the names of some of the biggest Chinese League players so…

The Last Great Gaming Store In New York City’s Chinatown

This past Sunday, I decided to soak in the sights, sounds, and smells of the Big Apple by taking the train from my home in northern Manhattan to Brooklyn. Then I’d walk all the way back—or at least see how far I could go before my legs gave out. The Manhattan Bridge was on my…

​Watch People Get Freaked Out by The Evil Within

This is what survival horror is supposed to do: scare the heck out of you. It’s not just Kotaku‘s Tina Amini who got profoundly disturbed by The Evil Within. Bethesda put a bunch of non-industry folks in front of the upcoming Shinji Mikami game and recorded their reactions to the gory proceedings. Their jumps and…

These Dota 2 Heroes Belong In A Children’s Book

Botjira is an artist from Singapore who can turn the most intimidating Dota 2 heroes into adorable children’s books with a bit of watercolor. You can check out botjira’s other work on Deviantart, and you can order prints here via Reddit

Everything WildStar Has To Offer In One Final Pre-Launch Trailer

Carbide Studios’ massively multiplayer online science fiction role-playing game launches a week from today, with early start kicking off Saturday morning at 12:01 am Pacific. That makes this final features trailer the big pre-launch push for WildStar — if you don’t see something you like here, just keep on playing whatever you were playing. I’m…