She’s The First Woman To Set An Arcade Game Record In Nearly 30 Years

On Saturday, September 19 at the Galloping Ghost Arcade in Chicago, Illinois, 30-year-old Caitlin Oliver set the new world record for the arcade version of Namco’s classic beat-em up, Splatterhouse. According to video game historian Patrick Scott Patterson, the last time a woman set an arcade game world record, Caitlin was around one-year-old. The old…

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Developer Apologises To TotalBiscuit, Everyone After YouTube Stunt

Following a public backlash over their attempts to remove a video critical of their game, the developers of Day One: Garry’s Incident have issued a public apology to, well, pretty much everyone. In a statement sent to Kotaku, Wild Games CEO Stephane Woods says: We sent TotalBiscuit a Steam key on September 26th, giving him…

Last Days To Save On Arkham Origins, PS3 GTAV Bundle, Cheap HDMI Cords

Only a few days remain until the next Arkham hits shelves, which mean only a few days remain for you to take advantage of all the pre-order discounts we’ve been posting. Reserve your copy on Amazon and get $10 credit, or for PC gamers, pre-order from Green Man Gaming to get the game for $37.50.…

Eldritch Is A First-Person Roguelike Inspired by H.P. Lovecraft

Sure, you’ve played roguelikes before, but it’s a bit different when you mix in the Old Ones of H.P. Lovecraft’s writing. Eldritch takes you into that world and keeps you there with solid, fun gameplay. Eldritch is available now on the developer’s website, and is coming soon to out now on Steam. Check out the…

The Guy Behind Zelda Says He Sucks At Mario Games

You might know peppy Nintendo game designer Eiji Aonuma as the man in charge of all things Zelda. You might also know that he came up underneath the tutelage of Shigeru Miyamoto, the man who created Mario. But did you know that Aonuma isn’t that good at games featuring the company’s most iconic character? Aonuma’s…

Obama Compares Health Insurance To Buying A PlayStation

Earlier this month, president Barack Obama mentioned Microsoft’s Xbox as a way to frame the government shutdown. Today, it’s PlayStation’s turn: this time, Obama’s comparing health insurance to Black Friday sales. Clearly the president of the United States understands how important it is to stay neutral in this high-stakes next-gen console war. If you’re the…

Local TV: Sexy Game Characters ‘Worse Than Watching Miley Cyrus Twerk’

This local news report has all of the ingredients: Sex, teenage girls, the exploitation of them, video games, and a respected university’s research. Here to synthesize it all for us is Life Coach Jenn Lee: “This is even worse than watching Miley Cyrus twerk.” If you’re wondering why a “Life Coach” is competent to speak…

Halo‘s Half-Assed ‘Mister Chief’ Immortalized as an Xbox Live Avatar

Mister Chief came to us nearly 10 years ago, filling in for a Halo 2 promotional poster on the good ol’ Bungie Weekly Update. “A terrible idea that snowballed out of control,” says his creator. Now Mister Chief’s perpetually constipated, teeth-gritting expression finds its way to an Xbox Live avatar costume. Mister C. is the…

Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: YourMotherIsAClassyLady pours some Last-Gen Zeroes hate on Square Enix. Kbabz writes up a playthrough of the entire Mass Effect trilogy. And DamsonRhee enshrines the Borderlands games as Last-Gen Heroes And you can always go join the voices talking about video games and life in TAY…

Damn, First-Person Pokémon Is Brutal

“Super-effective?” Well, that doesn’t sound like it hurts very much. Overall, the attacks in the Pokémon games haven’t ever really felt dangerous. You’ll re-think that after watching this video. This Pikachu vs. Bulbasaur video comes via Filipe Costa, who’s given Mario the same treatment. Watching Pikachu dodge attacks adds a tension to that the typical…

The good news is there’s going to be a lot of extra stuff in WWE 2K14 The bad news is they want you to buy a $20 season pass for it. Three packs contain extra wrestlers—including the NWO—and others will have customization options and loads of extra wrestling moves. Details here and in this video.

A Look Back at Eighteen Years of PlayStation (to Make You Feel Old)

Sony Europe released this tribute video today, a stylized look at 18 years of gaming with PlayStation consoles on that continent. Wait a minute, this dude has lived in the same room for 18 years? Kidding; this isn’t meant to be taken literally, it’s just an amalgamation of all the things you might remember about…

Garchomp, use Plunge to Your Death! As Redditor Krshaw18 points out, Pokemon bridge logic falls short. Funny, everything else made so much sense. Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of the prettiest,funniest game-related screenshots and art that we can find. Send us suggestions if you’ve got them.