There’s nothing more romantic than curling up with someone you love and watching Poison kicking ass in Ultra Street Fighter IV. And here I didn’t get Capcom Japan anything. for Valentine’s Day. I feel like such a heel. I should probably be punished.

Circle Stop, a nice reflex-test of a game, is currently free right now on iTunes and the Android marketplace. Go get it. And try to hit the pink parts, not the blue-ish green parts, and definitely not the blank white expanse. Have fun!

​Valve Now Letting Users Flag Steam Tags as “Abusive” and “Spoiler”

The rollout of Steam Tags has been full of highs and lows. It seems like for every funny or useful tag attached to a game, there’s been a lot more that are mean-spirited or judgmental. It’s been called out as a major failing of the system. Now, Valve’s looking to do something about it. In…

Gearbox Says They’re Not Making Borderlands 3 Now, For Good Reasons

Gearbox boss and former Kotaku guest-writer Randy Pitchford knows people would like a Borderlands 3 someday. He would, too. But the time is not right for Borderlands 3. It’s so not the right time for the inevitable mega-sequel that Pitchford’s studio isn’t even making the game. He swears! In a very good interview with our…

It Took Nearly A Year To Get To An Eggman Boss Fight In Sonic Dash

Man, mobile gaming sure has slowed Sonic the Hedgehog down. The blue blur’s endless runner was released in March of last year, and we’re only just now getting to the bit where he jumps on Eggman? I blame the marketing for Sonic: Lost World, doubtlessly the cause for Sonic Dash‘s first boss fight being with…

Valentine’s Day Game Sales, New Titanfall Pre-Order Options [Deals]

Amazon has discounted a slew of PC games in honor of Valentine’s Day, including knocking the excellent Tomb Raider down to a paltry 7 bucks. If you somehow haven’t played this yet, and don’t plan to pony up for the definitive editions, then pull the trigger now. Pre-ordering any PC game at Amazon nets you…

How To Battle Other Players In The Elder Scrolls Online

My painfully slow leveling pace kept me from participating in this week’s player-versus-player frolics in The Elder Scrolls Online beta, but fear not! Rev3‘s Tara Long made it, and she gives a full accounting direct from the battlefields of Cyrodiil. From what I am seeing here, it reminds me a bit of the PVP zone…

Norway Mass Murderer Demands Better Video Games in Prison

Anders Behring Brevik killed 77 people in Norway in 2011. Since he said that he used Call of Duty to practice his aiming and World of Warcraft to hide his plans, video games have been became part of the story of his horrific crime. Now, 18 months into a 21-year prison sentence, he’s demanding that…

The Pokémon Company makes Mythical Pokémon Diancie official. Three days after the Serebii report, like clockwork, the latest pocket monster movie star is confirmed. They also confirm theonce-hiddenPokémon will be coming to Pokémon X and Y at a later date, but won’t tell us when or how because they’re mean like that.

Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Five Anime of Winter 2014 You Should Be Watching • Video Games Should Stop Trying To Be Movies • An Open Letter To Square Enix On Mobile Games TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.

There’s a huge festival for indie games in New York City this weekend. It’s called IndieCade East and it begins today, running through Sunday. If you’re in the area and you want to play cool indie games, you should check it out! Three days of indie games and panels. Event details here. | Pricing.

The Veronica Mars movie is actually happening—which is still kind of hard to believe. It’ll be out on March 14, and tickets go on sale today, so don’t forget to snag them, because Veronica Mars is pretty much the best show ever.

Pop Culture’s Greatest Hits, Now In Pixelated Form

A 16-bit recreation of some of the most dramatic punches in pop culture history? Well, artist Aled Lewis just made a collection of those. From Game of Thrones to Harry Potter, and most of them look just like something from the SNES era. Hell, I’d play an Ace Ventura beat ’em up. Here’s our picks,…

The Evil Within Starts Scaring Folks This August

Shinji Mikami’s long-awaited return to classic survival horror comes out during the dog days of summer, on August 26 for North America and August 29 for Europe. If you’re someone who’s been disappointed by the increasingly action-heavy take that Resident Evil has taken, then the next game by Mikami—who created the seminal Capcom series—should be…