A Look Inside The Death-Defying Daily Lives Of Window Washers

“I am the vindow viper. I’ve come to vipe your vindows.” There aren’t that many everyday jobs that give me an adrenaline shot just thinking about them, but the idea of being a professional New York City window-washer does just that. I really liked this short video from the New York Timeslooking at the day-to-day…

A Callback To Missingno Would Be The Best Pokemon Mega Evolution

Understandably, some of the reaction to Pokemon X & Y’s Mega Evolutions is the hope that everyone’s favorite pocket monster gets the Mega treatment. Why not, right? Mega Evolutions are cool. While not confirmed to have a Mega Evolution, if Porygon-Z actually gets one, UberAndrew has the best idea for it: it should be a…

These Interactive Video Game Dioramas Are Utterly Stunning

Dear lord, the things people make on the internet. The folks at Polycount (last seen here with their lively Team Fortress 2 art-redesign competition) have been hosting a contest called “VG Remix,” in which contestants use Sketchfab to make 3D video-game dioramas. The results are nothing less than astonishing. The examples below are picked from…

How To Find A Small But Mighty Secret Weapon In Saints Row IV

It’s not like Saints Row IV has any shortage of non-hidden weapons. But this new video from GameFront shows how to find a super-special one, along with a pretty great easter egg. The game’s not out for another few days, but it took me long enough to afford a proper in-game rocket launcher that I…

I went on the always-delightful Idle Thumbs Podcast yesterday, where we talked about Splinter Cell, Dishonored, stealth games, Mario & Luigi: Dream Team, Spelunky, and more. We also discussed a hypothetical children’s book called “Find Fisher!” and all-star listener Sleepyhead went ahead and made this amazing book cover.

A StarCraft Song, Dedicated To One Of The Best Korean Players Out There

When it comes to parody videos, Temp0 is one of the most active members of the competitive StarCraft community. His latest work focuses on the legendary Jaedong—nicknamed “The Dong”—a Korean pro who was practically a god in the Brood War era and remains popular after his switch to StarCraft II A lot of Jaedong’s unit…

Source: EA’s Next College Football Game Will Only Lose One Team

The next edition of EA Sports’ embattled college football series will lose only one school from a lineup of more than 120 next year, though two conferences will stop licensing their trademarks to the game, according to a source with direct knowledge of the matter. The Southeastern Conference, which yesterday told ESPN it would opt…

Thor Gets The Arrested Development Treatment

Really? Thor? Here now for a moment of brightness in a day filled with grim news and controversey: This video from Leigh Lahav and Tom Trager that reimagines Thor: The Dark World as an episode of Arrested Development. Mileage can vary on this kind of thing, but they’ve got the beats and rhythms of an…

Former Kotaku boss Brian Crecente writes an important story over at Polygon about the effects—largely negative and depressing—of gamers harassing game developers online. This is one for all gamers to think hard about.

CNBC Asks: “Did Call of Duty Kill Chivalry?”

The motives behind shifting gender roles and economics are complex and nuanced. But screw it, let’s blame it all on Call of Duty instead. In a spirited debate that we clearly needed to have, CNBC’s The Kudlow Report looked at the total aggregate playtime of Call of Duty players and asked if the series was…

The athletics director at the University of Washington—members of the Pac-12 conference and the 1991 National Champions—said his office will advise the university’s administration not to license the school’s appearance in future video games such as EA Sports’ college football series.

D&D‘s First Official iPad Game Is Lords Of Waterdeep

Wizards of the Coast has really been on top of Dungeons & Dragons’ digital initiative lately. We’ve seen the launch of the MMO Neverwinter, the first official mobile game in DeNA’s Arena of War, and now they’re teaming up with card and board game masters Playdek to bring the award-winning Lords of Waterdeep to iPad.…

Looks like the legal issues plaguing Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition have been resolved—the game is back on sale

Are You Still Playing SimCity?

Games come, and games go. After a time, we lose interest. I’ve recently been reading up on the latest updates coming to SimCity—for example, in this video, Maxis’ Guillaume Pierre demonstrates the new raise/lower roads feature coming in the latest pending game update, Update 7. Where are you all at with this game? I thought…

Check out this bizarre Animal Crossing: New Leaf glitch town that you can visit. How is this possible? I have no idea, but Tiny Cartridge has the dream code details here.

Tips For Playing Plants Vs. Zombies 2 Without Paying

Plants Vs. Zombies 2: It’s About Time has arrived, and despite the glowing reviews and praise for its relaxed attitude towards micro-transactions, folks are worried about the whole “free-to-play” aspect reaching into their pockets and taking all of their money away. You don’t have to be that person. Plants Vs. Zombies 2’s micro-transactions were built…

Leaked E-mails Suggest Bethesda Misled Gamers About Prey 2

Arkane Studios is making Prey 2. Officials at the company behind the game just didn’t want you to know yet.

There’s Nothing Wrong With The Vita Some Talking Dogs Couldn’t Fix

A pet sim/adventure game featuring talking dogs? PlayStation Vita Pets bounds through the forest next year to rescue the unfortunate handheld gaming device trapped in the well. Technically the PlayStation 4 is lowering the rope with the new streaming and cross-play features the console will share with the handheld, but it’s definitely going to be…

Moneysaver: Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition, Dragon’s Dogma, iTunes

Behold the power of Moneysaver. Join us for the first ever Moneysaver Co-Op segment where we’re discussing and voting on the best gaming mice. New Humble Weekly McPixel Botanicula Thomas Was Alone The Showdown Effect Amnesia: The Dark Descent Deal Leaderboard Humble Origin Bundle Grab The Last of Us for $45 right here. Amazon is…

Gone Home: The Kotaku Review

Our haunts say things about us: what we care about, what we value, what type of person we are. Sometimes, we want people to know certain stuff about us, and we decorate our spaces for specific effect. And sometimes, if we’re not careful about our personal spaces, they can say more about us than we…