Sony Turns Hotel Into Giant Concrete PS4

Sony’s holding a PS4 “review” event in New York this week, and it’s going down at The Standard High Line, a weird-looking old hotel that’s not exactly in the middle of Times Square. I was wondering why Sony would choose such an odd building for such an important event, but this light show explains it.…

​Surprisingly, One PS4 Game Supports Mouse and Keyboard

War Thunder‘s one of those games flying around in its own orbit. Lots of players—5 million PC players currently in an open beta—not a lot of hype. The guys making it say that it’s the most popular aviation game ever, which might be why it was at today’s big PS4 event. But it’s also a…

Track: Dawn | Album: Music For A Film | Artist: Hiatus Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to—and gaming to—at the moment.

New Ken Block Video Turns Car Into Giant Pinball

Race and stunt driver Ken Block is the master of gymkhana. Don’t know what gymkhana is? It’s this video. In which he propels a car around a “track” like it had been built in a video game and he’d done nothing but play it for ten months straight. This clip was made to promote the…

​Finally, A Game Where You Argue About Slashfic

What if Wolverine and Battlestar‘s Number Six met and fell in love? What if Desmond from LOST had a torrid affair with Benedict Cumberbatch’s Sherlock Holmes? We cannot stop asking these questions. We will not! Might as well make a game out of it. That’s the idea behind Slash: Romance Without Boundries, a new card…

If we can interrupt the fun stuff for a moment… The Philippines was wracked by a devastating hurricane this past weekend with more than 10,000 people feared dead. If you’d like to help relief efforts, here’s a list of places you can donate to. To our readers in the Philippines, our thoughts are with you.

Watch The Entire Minecraft Documentary For Free, Right Here

Minecraft: The Story of Mojang—the 2012 documentary about the game, its creator and its impact on video gaming culture—is now free to watch in its entirety thanks to YouTube. You can watch it all here—but you’ll need an hour and 45 minutes to do so. The documentary is by 2 Player Productions and explores the…

The Ultimate ‘Round The World’ Gaming Tour For A Mere $9,000

Got a long vacation coming up? Have a spare $9,000? UK travel agency Sta and Game have put together a 14-stop ‘Round the World’ tour that takes gamers to London, Tokyo, Phuket, Boston and beyond. “The Epic Gaming Adventure“, as Sta is calling it, is the sort of trip I would have mapped out for…

XCOM: Enemy Within Comes Out Tomorrow, Get it for 33% off

XCOM: Enemy Within hits digital shelves tomorrow, but you can take 33% off its price using code GMG25-C5729-7SY25 over at GreenManGaming. [GreenManGaming] Owen Good says you should definitely play it. Follow Kotaku Deals on Twitter to never miss a deal. Get in touch with Shane Roberts on Twitter or by e-mailing Shane@Gawker Every weekday the…

The PS4 is out in four days, and Kotaku’s review will go live at 9am Eastern on Wednesday, November 13. Look forward to that and tons more coverage as this week continues.

Fancy Retro: check out these awesome decal stickers for NES controllers—there’s this Zelda one, which matches modern Zelda Wii Us,and also Earthbound decalsavailable for purchase here.(Via Tiny Cartridge)

Brilliant news: In early 2014, the excellent indie starship-management game FTL will get afree Advanced Edition that adds all sorts of new stuff. Even better, the game will finally come to iPad, also in early 2014. Yessssssss.

Welcome To The Humble Indie Store

The Humble Bundle has long been the best value in gaming, and things are about to get even less humble with the debut of the new Humble storefront. Humble has been letting indies use their checkout system for a while now, so it’s no surprise that they’re formalizing the whole thing into a browsable experience.…

​Apparently Hideo Kojima Loves The PS4 Pillow, Too

Sure, the PlayStation 4 is the main attraction at Sony’sbig New York press event today. But a surprising upstart has stolen a bit of the spotlight: The PS4 Pillow. Behold, in all its glory: Ever since people at the event started sharing pictures of the pillow on social media, it’s become quite the thing. Metal…

So That’s What Happens When Repel Wears Off In Pokémon

We might experience hundreds of random encounters over the years in Pokemon games, but everyone seems to remember one specific kind of encounter: Zubat ones. It always happens a little like this: You’re deep in some cave somewhere. Your Pokemon are hurting bad; you need a Pokemon center. You’re almost at the end of the…