No press allowed at the newly-announced Valve-hosted Steam Dev Days conference happening in Jan 15-16 in Seattle. For $95, game creators get to talk shop, check out Steam OS, prototype Steam Machines and more. But if they announce Half-Life 3 there (they won’t), how will anyone know? (Twitter, probably).

What comes after Mega Evolution in Pokemon X & Y? For Blastoise, evolution has gotta mean more cannons, right? You can never have too many cannons. (Memebase viaAndrew Kane)

Saints Row IV‘s Next DLC Stars An Evil Dominatrix

See that scantily clad dominatrix? She’s your new villain this month in Saints Row IV. You’ll be fighting her and her army of sex-workers. Seriously. Check her out: Remember the expansion we were going to get for Saints Row: The Third? It was called Enter The Dominatrix. Volition is still calling it by that same…

The Biggest Walking Dead Story Ever Starts This Week

It’s become a bit of a cliché to say that living people—and not the shambling undead—are the most interesting thing about zombie fiction. And while that’s true in The Walking Dead, what makes the series stand apart is how it makes its characters and readers relive human history. Now, the latest issue of the hit…

Report: Grand Theft Auto V Coming To PC Next Year

We’ve always kind of assumed that Grand Theft Auto V will be out on PC at some point in the near future, but Rockstar has stayed quiet about the possibility, even after loads of speculation and murmurs from outside companies Today, the rumor cloud gets a little bit thicker. Gaming website Eurogamer says “multiple industry…

GTA V Would Make A Tremendous Horror Film

If Rockstar ever decided to switch gears and turn their open-world extravaganza into a nightmare-inducing horror flick, this would be a good start. Check out this trailer, put together by Kotaku reader Adrian Jurek, and just try to tell me you wouldn’t watch this movie. “You were my best friend!!!”

Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: Zarnyx catalogs some of her unsettling Animal Crossing experiences. And ElijahTheWeathered questions the nostalgia lots of folks have for past video game eras And you can always go join the voices talking about video games and life in TAY Classic and in the TAY: Open…

Surprise! Double Fine’s lovely turn-based RPG Costume Quest just popped up on the iTunes store Between this and The Cave last week, could Psychonauts iOS be on the horizon? Here’s hoping they can get the rights to Day of the Tentacle, too.

What Makes Reading the Same Old Comics Feel Good (and Bad)

Mainstream comics efforts live or die on their ability to spin up fantastic new worlds and keep the stories within going for as long as possible. But too much familiarity is the enemy of reader loyalty. Nothing makes folks stop bring comics faster than coming across something they feel like they’ve already seen. This week,…

The Fables Game Comes Out Tomorrow! What The Hell Is Fables?

The folks behind the astounding The Walking Dead games kick-off a new serialized adventure tomorrow with The Wolf Among Us, based on an award-winning comic book about fairy tale characters. If that sounds childish and prosaic to you, you’ve been reading the wrong fairy tales. Strewn about the stories crafted to entertain us as children…

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Apparently, the tower’s screen in the Battlefield 4 beta has a blue screen of death when it’s collapsing. That’s a nice little detail added to the Siege of Shanghai map (as long as it stays on the tower). Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of the prettiest,funniest game-related screenshots and…

The Amazing Chalk Art of Japanese Classrooms

Why spend all your time at school studying? Especially when you can spend your time drawing on blackboards. Last year, Kotaku first covered three Japanese high school students who were causing waves online with their chalk art. After class or during recess, they would draw anime and manga characters, making brilliant use of negative space.…

No PS4 Until 2014, Japan. But Here’s An MMO For Your Trouble.

The PS4 launch looks to have a wider variety of play options than previous generations. Now it looks like Japan will be getting an extra option. Video game and entertainment developer, CyberStep has announced a new MMORPG for the PC and PS4. Oni-Giri (鬼切 “Demon Slash”) will be a free-to-play online action MMO featuring characters,…

Two Words No Gamer Wants To See During An Intro Sequence

Before or after? Sure, what the hey. During? Nooooo. The intro sequence to a video game sets both the stage and the tone of what’s to come, and Sen no Kiseki does it in a bad way. Walking around at TGS this year, I’d noticed a lot of people carrying bags bearing the logo of…

Ever Wonder Why Nintendo Is Slightly…Different?

Nintendo is not like its rivals. Nintendo is like Nintendo. Here’s why. Sometimes that results in truly odd ideas—rather, ideas that seem odd at first, but then are ultimately taken up by rivals. These are ideas that actually become “normal.” Sometimes it leads to spectacular failures. But you can always count on Nintendo to do…

Sony’s PS4 Demo Consoles Look Great

The image you’re seeing here was posted this morning by PlayStation Germany’s Facebook page. It’s a PS4 demo unit, complete with big TV, games, two controllers and a camera. Smart move not just including two controllers (for stuff like FIFA), but also those big guides to PlayStation Plus and the Vita. Actually including a Vita…

Baby Crawling or Doggy Crawling: Which Is Cuter?

Now, this is a difficult question. A really difficult one. YouTube user Kenji Chen uploaded this clip of his little one crawling with his two huskies. Or maybe, he uploaded a clip of his two huskies crawling with his son. Whichever, the result is adorable 第一屆胖胖糖爬爬大賽 [Kenji Chen@YouTube] To contact the author of this post,…

Even Tony Stark Toys Have Cool, Uh, Toys

In the Iron Man movies and comics, Tony Stark has his super cool toys and gadgets. Well, his toy figurines have some pretty cool toys, too. Okay, I’ve purchased my fair share of Hot Toys Movie Masterpiece figures, but this one takes the cake. The Tony Stark (Workshop Version) 1/6 scale figure is part of…

Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster is dated for Japan. Out December 26, it will also include “The Eternal Calm” and “Last Mission.” No word about a Western release.