Finally, Gone Home Becomes A Real Video Game

Want to play Gone Home but don’t want to deal with nonsense like “exploring” and “reading” and “emotional resonance”? Try Gun Home, the downloadable content devised by the fine folks at Dorkly. Because a video game isn’t a video game unless you’re killing Hitler.

Someone Put Yakety Sax Over Nidhogg, Finally.

Pretty self explanatory.

Apple Has To Pay Back Parents Whose Kids Bought Stuff In iPhone Games

Apple will pay at least $32.5 million and change its billing practices in order to settle complaints over children racking up in-app purchases in iPhone games without their parents consent. The Federal Trade Commission announced the agreement today. The $32.5 million figure is a minimum refund amount to consumers and not a fine. Last summer,…

A pig with a man’s head eating a corpse? Creepy. Coming to the PlayStation 4 and Vita, Kodoku is a self-published horror game from the fine folks at Carnivore Studio, and not the bastard child of a gaming website and popular number puzzles. Until we have more information, I am going to assume the basic…

Take a look at the entries for the Naked Twine Jam—they’re great human (and sometimes animal) stories that prove you don’t need fancy tech to make a game worthwhile or touching.

Project Your Games For $400, Upgrade To 802.11ac, PSN Update [Deals]

We don’t come across a ton of great projector deals, but this Acer 3D Home Projector for just $405 is definitely one of them. Lumen level and lamp life are both great on this Acer, and it also happens to be the Wirecutter’s pick for best sub-$500 projector. [Amazon] It’s not the most customizable router…

Shadows? Check. Falling? Check. Over on the PlayStation Blog, Sony has unveiled two free multiplayer maps coming soon to PlayStation 4 shooter Killzone: Shadow Fall. The Cruiser and Hangar maps should tide players over until the first paid expansion pack DLC arrives.

Meet Kotaku Ken, Our Crash Test Dummy

Turbo Dismount is a glorious excuse for putting polygonal beings into dangerous vehicles and then watching the physics-based carnage gently unfold into something beautiful. And then re-watching it over and over again in lovely slow motion. I thought it’d make for a good video on vehicle safety, so join Kotaku Ken as he attempts to…

Nidhogg Nonsense Tuesday

It was Tuesday, we played Nidhogg.

Offensive Combat Creators Abruptly Close Up Shop

A year ago I raved about Offensive Combat, an old-school, free-to-play, browser-based competitive first-person shooter with a heaping helping of attitude. Today, with very little fanfare, developer U4ia Games closed. The announcement came by way of atweet last night, with a link pointing folks to an post on the company’s website. It is with a…

Don’t Worry, Indie Sensation No Man’s Sky Is Still Coming

After a flood wiped out the offices of Hello Games on Christmas Eve, fans’ first thoughts turned to No Man’s Sky, which wowed viewers of the Spike VGX a month ago. Will that game be delayed? “We won’t let that happen!” The studio writes. Despite high-spirited statements, an update today does paint a grim picture.…

Here’s the latest from Kotaku‘s official reader-written blog, Talk Amongst Yourselves:Tips for Surviving in DayZ • I’m Going to Play a Crap Ton of JRPGs This Year • What WouldYou Put in Your Star Wars Sequel? TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.

PlayStation Store Says The Last of Us Prequel DLC Arrives Feb. 14

The first DLC extension for The Last of Us, “Left Behind,” will launch on Feb. 14, Neil Druckmann of Naughty Dog said in a Tweet this afternoon. The chapter is a prequel to the main story, hadn’t been officially dated before. “Left Behind” will explore the friendship between Ellie and another young survivor named Riley,…

Titanfall‘s Custom Controller is Ready for Drop in March

A limited edition Titanfall Xbox One controller (that’s it, pictured) will be available at the game’s launch this March, Microsoft said this morning. It will cost $64.99. The design is meant to evoke “a piece of military spec hardware transported from the universe of Titanfall,” said the lead artist for Respawn Entertainment, makers of the…

Miyazaki’s Spirited Away, Remade Entirely in Minecraft

You won’t see anime locations being remade in Minecraft often, especially not the vivid, colorful ones from Hayao Miyazaki’s works. Maybe because it’s not an easy task to remake something that’s perfect. Yet here’s Alan Becker with his Spirited Away project, ready to show us that it can be done. One thing he did right…

Lightning Strikes the Xbox 360. The demo for Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII is now available for the Xbox 360, giving North American gamers their first taste of dress-up-powered threequel action.