Xbox Live “Core Services” Are Down (Don’t Blame Titanfall)

Of all the times for Xbox Live to be experiencing “limited service”. Microsoft’s Xbox Live has been having some pretty serious issues for the past hour or so. I could sign into my account (both in a browser and on my Xbox One), but couldn’t sign into Titanfall or access stores. Your mileage may vary;…

999 is coming to iOS, sort of: The cult Nintendo DS game 999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors is coming to iOS in visual novel form on March 17th, according to localizer Aksys Games’ Facebook page. Called 999: The Novel, it’ll be a story-only version of the original game. Despite that, it should still…

​The Argument For Offline Multiplayer Games

It’s the internet age, the age of connectedness. Ask Sony or Microsoft about the defining feature of their next-gen consoles, and they’ll start telling you about “social,” about playing together online, all the time. That’s all well and good, but does every game need online multiplayer? They do not, argues QWOP-maker and NYU teaching professor…

Hearthstone is “like, really fun,” Blizzard just announced in a press release. Also, the card game is out of beta now, and free-to-play for all

The Simpsons’ Couch Gag, In Lego Form

If it exists, then there is probably a Simpsons couch gag for it—and Lego is no exception. While this recreation by MonsieurCaron isn’t the full couch gag, it playfully also features a couch gag with the protagonist of The Lego movie, which is neat (and appropriate!) Awesome Simpsons LEGO Movie Couch Gag [MonsieurCaron]

Pole Dancing Robots Are a Real Thing

A slightly uncomfortable and awkward thing—are those security cameras as heads, for christ’s sake?—but they’re real thing nonetheless. Behold, German pole dancing robots. They cost $40,000 each. Earlier versions of the robots were modified to have more color and to have bigger breasts, ultimately turning them into the robots you see above. I’m sure the…

Wacky Titanfall News Report Has Halo, Call of Duty Shooting Each Other

Look, we can’t say that Next Media Animation’s segment on today’s hot release actually, y’know, makes sense, as far what the moving images signify. But it’s fun to watch. And, hey, it’s Francis! Think he knows he’s in this? The best part of NMA’s take on Titanfall has to be its terrible approximation of the…

Tips For Playing Titanfall

It’s Titanfall day, people. Are you prepared for a parkour-filled, multiplayer-only, first-person shooter experience? We’ve been playing for days and have a few tips on how to best take advantage of all its neat features. We’re not ready for an official review just yet. Servers only just went live and we want to make sure…

​Skrillex Uses Video Game To Premiere Surprise New Album

If you want to be the first to hear Skrillex’s newest music, one of the easiest ways is to play some video games. The Grammy-winning DJ’s first full-length record, titled Recess, isn’t available by most conventional means. At the moment it can, however, be streamed through a free smartphone game called Alien Ride, which you…

Kingdom Hearts III, Titanfall Season Pass, Wolfenstein [Deals]

Kingdom Hearts III, Watch Dogs, Wolfenstein, Titanfall’s Season Pass, Dark Souls Collector’s Edition. We’ve got your pre-orders right here. Want to see all the upcoming releases and their pre-order deals? Click here Kingdom Hearts III [PS4] and get $10 Newegg gift card Kingdom Hearts III [One] and get $10 Newegg gift card Titanfall Season Pass…

The Witcher 3 Delayed Until February, 2015

You’re going to have to wait a bit before playing the hotly-anticipated role-playing game The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Once planned for a late 2014 release on PC, PS4 and Xbox One, it’ll now be out in February of next year. The game simply wasn’t going to be good enough if it came out this…

The JRPG-styled Earthlock: Festival of Magic—formerly just called Festival of Magic—is back on Kickstarter after a failed campaign last year. Now they’re asking for $150,000 in an attempt to bring the colorful RPG to PC and consoles next year.

Looking good, Fastest Man Alive. After the quickest of glimpses more than two weeks ago, here’s a better look at the Flash suit that Grant Gustin will be wearing in the upcoming TV show. It definitely reads as more superhero than most of the outfits on Arrow.

​Find Out How Much Time You Waste on League of Legends

You’ve asked yourself the question: just how much am I playing this damn game? Is it months? Years? Decades, even? If you’re been burning daylight playing League of Legends, you can finally get an answer. Lots of people play LoL, with 7.5 million jumping on daily during peak play hours. That’s a lot of man-hours…

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Dark Souls II: The Kotaku Review

Dark Souls II begins by telling you that you’re flat-out screwed. The game opens with a smiling, blind, gap-toothed crone, telling you that you’re cursed. If you stay where you are, your memories will fade and you will become a hollow — an empty undead beast that feeds off the souls of the living. Like…