My Kingdom For This Retro-Themed PS4

Given my penchant for wood-panelled video game hardware, if this Photoshop mockup were ever to become a real thing, I would sell every other piece of video game hardware I owned to get hold of it. While the wood and orange are the best bits, also of note is the practical improvement, since the power…

Man Shot Dead Over PS4 Sale

The arranged sale yesterday of a PS4 console in San Francisco’s Bayview District has gone terribly wrong, with one of the men involved being shot dead and robbed by the other. The San Jose Mercury reportsthat having met the prospective seller and arranged to meet to buy the console, the suspect instead shot the victim…

3DS XL Mario And Luigi Limited Edition For $180

Best Buy has this limited edition 3DS XL with Mario and Luigi: Dream Team for $180. That’s $30 more than the crazy Zelda 3DS XL deal we saw, but that Zelda deal is gone, and I trust they’ll be a few of you who think this is a pretty sweet looking little machine in this……

Xbox LIVE Gold 1 Year Subscription For $35

eBay has 1 year of LIVE Gold for $35. Basically if you own a Microsoft console then you want this deal. [eBay] The Best Cyber Monday Gaming Deals The Best Cyber Monday Deals Follow Kotaku Deals on Twitter to never miss a deal. Get in touch with Shane Roberts onTwitter or by e-mailing Shane@Gawker This…

Amazon’s Cyber Monday Gaming Deals Are Live At 3:01am ET [Corrected]

Update: Multiple publications, myself among them, were confused about the format of these gaming deals. These are not lightning deals, and should run all day on Dec. 2, unless of course stock runs out. Amazon’s video game deals are going hot at 3:01am ET. Prices are undisclosed, but we’d venture to guess that they will…

Reports: 4chan User Sets Himself On Fire, Streams It

There are reports emerging – some of them conflicting – that a 4chan user known as “Stephen” tried to take his own life on Saturday night by setting himself on fire. And broadcasting the whole thing. The Daily Dot has collected a number of posts and images from 4chan, which suggestthat after stating “As an…

New Humble Weekly Bundle Featuring Jamestown, Closure, Shatter

There’s a new Humble Weekly Bundle with a great little selection of games. I haven’t played S.P.A.Z., but I’m a big fan of Closure, Shatter, and and especially Jamestown. [Humble] The Best Cyber Monday Gaming Deals The Best Cyber Monday Deals Follow Kotaku Deals on Twitter to never miss a deal. Get in touch with…

Fake Trademark Breaks Sega Fans’ Hearts

Some people – who you’d think should know better – got excited last week when they learned that Sega had filed a trademark in Europe for “Shenmue III”. The only problem: it wasn’t actually Sega who filed it. “Sega has confirmed that the recent application for the trademark of Shenmue III is a fake and…

Report: Lindsay Lohan Calls Lawyers Over Grand Theft Auto V

A report on TMZclaims that shining diamond Lindsay Lohan “has called in her lawyers” to take legal action over her supposed portrayal in Grand Theft Auto V. I’ll give you a moment to collect yourselves. She’s apparently going to demand that Rockstar and Take-Two pay her for using her likeness. No word on specific instances,…

The Best Cyber Monday Gaming Deals of 2013

Update: Looking for 2014’s best Cyber Monday Gaming Deals? Head over to this year’s post Welcome to our coverage of all the best Gaming Deals of Cyber Monday. Stick with us as we constantly update this post, and follow along on Twitter so you don’t miss those lightning deals. The Best Cyber Monday Deals The…

Holiday Heads Discovered in Borderlands‘ Thanksgiving DLC

The second Headhunter pack of DLC for Borderlands 2 arrived at a suspiciously large download size this week—large enough that fans went poking and probing and, lo and behold, they found something they shouldn’t have. Up above, in that video, are the holiday-themed heads and skins to be unlocked (or otherwise distributed) by some future…

Auburn Shocking Alabama is Awesome in Tecmo Bowl, Too

And now we have the proper memorial for the spine-tingling finish to No. 4 Auburn versus No. 1 Alabama yesterday—on the home turf of Auburn’s greatest player ever, and that’s not Jordan-Hare Stadium. It’s Tecmo Super Bowl Bo Jackson, the greatest video game athlete of all time, celebrated his 51st birthday yesterday. He was present…

The Week in Games: Gran Finale

We’re settling in for a long winter’s nap after Friday’s release of the PlayStation’s signature driving sim Gran Turismo 6. After that, well, there’ll be news this weekend from the Video Game Awards, but it’ll concern stuff well down the road. Not much cooking until February, so here is your week—or month—in games. Friday, Dec.…

Studio Ghibli Gold Box On Amazon Today

It’s not the first time Amazon has run a gold box on Studio Ghibli’s amazing catalog, but this is the best, most complete one so far, and features the option of saving on Blu-ray/DVD combos if that’s your style. Classics like My Neighbor Totoro and Howl’s Moving Castle are marked down to $20/each, along with…

Yes, you can also win Mario Party: Island Tour by doing nothing. Like Mario Party 9 and Super Smash Bros. Melee—and Global Thermonuclear War in Wargames—the only winning move is not to play. [Video by StreetPass Princeton, N.J.]