Dem Battlefield moments: talk about a close call in Battlefield 4—the player had to stop piloting and start repairing before the aircraft hit the ground. Just baaarely does. Damn! (h/t r/gaming)

Dark Souls, Now With More Guitar Riffs

The quality of fan-made video game songs can tell a lot about a game’s community. Keeping this in mind while watching Lordvessel by Tanooki Suit above—you can easily tell that Dark Souls has a pretty damn awesome community. The song might sound a bit Linkin Park-ish, but surprisingly it fits really well with all the…

Battlefield 4 Benchmarked: Is Your PC Up To The Task?

With roots that stretch back more than a decade and enough fans to justify new content every year, Battlefield is among the handful of franchises that needs no introduction around here. Even if you hate EA’s approach modern military madness, you can typically expect Battlefield’s graphics to raise the bar. This year’s release is no…

Playstation Plus In November Is Pretty Good

Whatever you think about Sony, Playstation Plus is the best value in console gaming, and the program isn’t slowing down during the Playstation 4’s launch month. Not only does the $50/year membership grant you two free Playstation 4 games including Resogun, but you’ll also be getting Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen and Soul Sacrifice, among others.…

The First LEGO Movie Trailer Blows My Blocky Socks Off

In June, we got a teasertrailer. This is a proper trailer. Three minutes long. Three minutes of LEGO movie heaven. I’m not normally the type to get excited by a trailer, indeed I’m usually wary of them, but this just…this just looks like the best. It’s everything you’d possibly want in a LEGO movie.

Big Brother is watching: check out this cool surveillance state themed media bundle curated by ex-Wikileaker Daniel Domscheit-Berg. Part of the proceeds go to a charity that has helped fight against SOPA. Pay-what-you-want!

Bowser Makes For An Incredible Halloween Costume

Behold: Halloween Costume of the Day. Via Brian Davis of Next Level Games (Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon), who says this is his co-worker, rendering programmer Randy Cavanagh’s Terrifying Paper Mâché Bowser. Do you think he can actually walk around in that? Do those arms move? Does it breathe fire?

This Week In Video Game Hyper-Violence

Ever notice how violent video games are? Wonderful! Terrible! Your call, but hey, it’s a thing. So here at Kotaku, I figure, why not show just how extreme games get? Better than pretending it doesn’t exist or keeping it all hidden like we’re embarrassed, I say. Often violence in games is pretty fun. Not that…

Shameless Angry Birds Clone Shows Up On Nintendo 3DS

There are clones of video games, and then there are clones of video games so shameless that you wonder how the hell Nintendo approved them. Today on the Nintendo eShop, for $9, you can buy Angry Bunnies, a game that I really don’t think should be on the Nintendo eShop. It’s developed and published by…

South Park: The Stick of Truth Delayed… Again

Bad news for anyone who was hoping to play the South Park RPG in December: the folks behind it have delayed the game again. Now South Park: The Stick of Truth is scheduled for March 4 of next year. It’ll be out on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC. This is the third *official* delay…

New Humble Bundle, Eneloop XX, Get Paid To Download Apps [Deals]

The latest Humble Weekly features the games of Team 17, including a whole lot of Worms. Get it while it’s hot, and then dig in to the myriad of other deals we’ve got for you today. [Humble] Our Always Up To Date Guide To Pre-Order Discounts has new pre-order discounts. Don’t forget to get your…

Want a new 7th Guest? Fund this Kickstarter for The 7th Guest 3. They’re asking for $435,000 to make a new entry in the classic horror series. More details at the link about who is involved and what they’re planning. All very official and a bit spooooky.

Cool Kid Goes On Local News as Slender Man, Nobody Gets The Reference

Video game costumes can be tough, sometimes. On the one hand, you’re showing your appreciation for something you truly love. On the other, you risk having to awkwardly explain over and over that your costume is from a video game. Well, that happened today. On the clip above, taken from local Canadian news, one kid…

So, Blink-182 will be performing the closing concert at BlizzCon this year, which takes place on November 8-9. In other breaking news, Blink-182 is relevant again? Although, you certainly don’t see lines like this in press releases every day: Unfortunately for fans of Blink-182’s “What’s My Age Again?” video, Anaheim city ordinances strictly forbid the…