Time for a new Nintendo Direct—on Thursday at 5pm Eastern, we’ll get to hear about this spring’s slate of Wii U and 3DS games. About time!

Everything Interesting About World Of Warcraft‘s First Ten Years

Has it really been that long? World of Warcraft first went live in November or 2004, quickly becoming one of the biggest, most recognized MMORPG games in the world. Danielle “Panser” Mackey walks us through everything that’s happened since then. OF course if you’ve been playing World of Warcraft for the past decade, plenty more…

Man Robs Cop Car As Superman Does Nothing

Hollywood is a very specific weird, but there’s nothing quite as weird as watching a man brazenly mock heroes and villains while he robs a cop car. In footage, taken by a KTLA photographer on Hollywood Blvd, a man shouts “I Love Jesus,” then proceeds to smash the window of a police cruiser and saunter…

Pre-Order Titanfall And 2014’s Biggest Titles, PSN Update [Deals]

In the biggest Kotaku Deals roundup so far this year, we’ve got pre-order discounts on all the biggest games of 2014, deals on PS+ and LIVE subscriptions, Xbox One bundles and the Playstation 4 in stock, a new Humble Weekly, the new Playstation Vita up for pre-order, your PSN/LIVE/eShop updates, and more. Titanfall is imminent,…

The Typing of the Dead Overkill loves its fans so much its getting not one but two love-themed word packs this week. The ‘Love At First Bite’ pack is out today, replacing the words in the game with romantic nonsense for $2.99/£1.99/€2.49. Then February 13 sees the release of the free ‘Make War Not Love’…

Oh My God, They Finished South Park: The Stick of Truth

The South Park game is actually finished. It’s gone gold. For real. Publisher Ubisoft just announced that South Park: The Stick of Truth will actually be out on March 4, for PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Of course, this might still be a practical joke. After all the difficulties and delays, we might want…

“Big adventure with new birds coming soon!” says Angry Birds maker Rovio, attaching this puzzling picture to its tweet. Can you figure out what sort of birds these mysterious silhouettes represent? Is it Angry Birds: Tim Burton?

The Spiritual Successor To Final Fantasy Tactics Still Isn’t Funded

We’re a little over two days away from the end of Unsung Story‘s Kickstarter campaign, and it’s still not funded. That’s kind of insane. When I first saw that Final Fantasy Tactics creator Yasumi Matsuno wanted to design a spiritual successor to one of the greatest games ever made, I expected instant success. I thought…

Kinect Sports Rivals‘ twisted take on motion-controlled athletic competition drops April 8 in North America, Australia and New Zealand, April 11 in Europe. Help its colorful characters triumph at climbing, wake racing, target shooting, soccer, tennis and bowling in lovely 1080p.

Wii U Donkey Kong Includes a Fantastic 3DS Easter Egg

What appears to be a charming little visual Easter egg in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze is actually so much more. Yes, DK whips out a 3DS and plays it when you leave him idle (he’s done this in the past.) But he’s actually playing Animal Crossing: New Leaf, Mario Kart 7 and even, well,…

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Final Fantasy XIV PS4 Beta Begins February 22. See How Pretty It Is.

Last month Square Enix announced an April 14 release date for the PlayStation 4 version of Final Fantasy XIV, but that’s not the date players were waiting for. It’s almost beta time, kids, and the game is looking fantastic on PS4. The PlayStation 3 version of the best MMO of 2013 is lovely and all,…

Classic Video Games as Romance Novels

The fine folks over at Shutterstock and illustrator Echo Chernik teamed up for Valentine’s Day, and imagined what romantic pulp fiction would look like with video game characters. Here’s The Legend of Zelda, Street Fighter, Super Mario, Pac Man and A**hole dog from Duck Hunt, appearing in a romantic novel for the first time. Head…

Sons of Anarchy Creator Says He’s Found a Studio to Make a Video Game

Unlike just about everyone in the series by now, that Sons of Anarchy video game concept will not die. Show creator Kurt Sutter is back at it again on Twitter, insisting “there will definitely be an SOA GAME.” Sutter followed that up to say “no, it’s not a board game. 1st person action adventure. HD…

Guess which game has the most BAFTA award nominations! You get no brownie points for guessing The Last of Us. Naughty Dog’s zombie survival game was nominated for ten awards (in nine categories) by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts—a curiously familiar number. Check out the full list of nominees here

China’s “Cabinet Tribe” Lives in Shipping Containers

For around $30 a month, you too can live in a Chinese shipping container. The monthly 180 yuan ($29.68) rent gets Pan Wei (below) a box… and not much else. There’s no toilet and no bathtub; however, he was able to get electricity. Winters are cold, and summers get hot. The containers are small (18…