‘Til StarCraft do They Part…

Kim Rom, from periperal company SteelSeries, is actually going to use this on top of the cake at his wedding. Bravo. romk.im is nerd [Tumblr]

We Have a Winner For “Craziest DLC of the Year”

And the award goes, surprisingly, to a Paradox strategy game for the PC, with the announcement yesterday of Crusader Kings II’s “Sunset Invasion” DLC. Here’s the official brief: In the latest DLC for the critically-acclaimed strategy/RPG Crusader Kings II, Paradox Interactive and Paradox Development Studios pose the question – what would have happened if the…

The Wikipad is Delayed

WikiPad, the Android tablet/game controller combo, was originally scheduled to be released today. Due to last-minute “refinements”, it’s been delayed, with a new release date to be announced eventually, I’m sure. GameStop customers that preordered the tablet and were completely freaking surprised today will have it made up to them with some sort of extra…

The Scariest Game I Have Ever Played

It’s not a Resident Evil game, not Amnesia, not Slender. It’s 1992 adventure game Alone in the Dark. The original Alone in the Dark This intro might not scare you, since nothing really happens, but that was exactly why the game was so terrifying. It was so minimal. Just the crunch of your footsteps, the…

Three Very Fancy New 3DS XL Designs

In December, through its local iQue branding, Nintendo will release these three special 3DS XL units for the Chinese market that not only boast fancy designs, but include Mario Kart 7 and Super Mario 3D Land as pre-installed games. iQue 3DS XL [Nintendo]

The Sandy Aftermath, As Covered by Kotaku And Our Sister Sites

It’s no secret that Kotaku and our sister sites at Gawker Media got walloped this week after our datacenter was flooded by Hurricane Sandy and our sites were knocked offline. We’ve taken to Tumblr, setting up alternative versions of our sites, where we’ve worked to give readers as much of a proper Kotaku, Deadspin, Gawker,…

This Awesome Video Will Test Your Gaming Alphabet

This is Alphagames, an amazing video put together by Evan Seitz. As it goes from A to Z, with a fairly recognisable game for each letter along the way, his animations and selections go from awesome to hilarious to, well, both. I could watch just the Uncharted one all day, on a loop, and still…

The “Bulk” of George Lucas’ $4 Billion Will go to Charity

According to a report on THR, the “majority” of the $4 billion George Lucas is receiving for the sale of Lucasfilm to Disney (he owns 100% of the company) will be going to charity. “George Lucas has expressed his intention, in the event the deal closes, to donate the majority of the proceeds to his…

Read the World’s Most Delicious Review of Halo 4: King of the Hill Fueled By Mountain Dew

Read the World’s Most Delicious Review of Halo 4: King of the Hill Fueled By Mountain Dew

Hey, Darth Vader, the Empire has just been sold for $4 billion. What are you gonna do next? Official Disney video.

Japanese Publisher Accused of Trying a “Hostile Takeover” of Indie Studio

Small indie studio Checkpoint had a deal with Japanese publishers Marvelous to release two games by the end of 2012. Those titles, AviNation and Party Politics, are both now out But according to a report on Gamasutra, Checkpoint’s CEO, Brian Wiklem, has filed a suit against Marvelous, claiming that instead of forking over payments for…

Happy Halloween! Check out the new The Ghouls ‘n Ghosts EP by Mega Ran and Richie Branson.

Midweek Moneysaver: Hell, Yes, We Still Have a Midweek Moneysaver

Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night, nor a prolonged datacenter outage, stays the couriers of Dealzon from the swift completion of their appointed rounds. Forty-one savings, bargains and deals from the height of the fall release calendar await you below in this week’s Tumblrsaver! Software • Yesterday’s release Assassin’s Creed 3…

Scary Games And I Do Not Get Along. I’ll Stick With The Cuter Side of Halloween.

Tonight, Halloween night, isn’t just for trick-or-treating or parties and dances. It’s the perfect time of year to turn down the lights, turn up the speakers, and play the hell out of a scary game. Except that horror games and I, well, we don’t mix well at all. I don’t do spooky and scary. The…

Well, This is a Weird Excuse For Not Having Women in Your Video Game

The brutally enjoyable Chivalry: Medieval Warfare is set in, duh, medieval times. If one was to ask the developers of the game why you can’t play as a female soldier, the answer should have been “because there weren’t any”. But when a fan asked the question of Steve “Tibberius” Piggott, boss of developers Torn Banner,…

Persona 4 Golden‘s New Battle Music Rules

The advance press copies of Persona 4 Golden for the PSVita unlocked yesterday, and I’ve been playing the game it with every free hour I’ve had since then. The soundtrack, by Shōji Meguro, is so good I can’t stand it. The Vita version also has a bunch of new stuff from the original PS2 game,…

One Does Not Simply Frequent-Fly Into Mordor

Created by Air New Zealand and WETA Workshop, the folks who do all sorts of production design for The Hobbit, which comes out in just a month (!), this might be the best air safety video I’ve ever seen. Watch out for a Peter Jackson appearance, too.

Need for Speed: Most Wanted Has Great Cutscenes

In my review of Need For Speed: Most Wanted, I mentioned how the game has these wicked-cool little videos that play before every race. There are a lot, and they’re great. I grabbed one to give you a sense of what I’m talking about. I particularly love how none of the in-game events start out…

A Hurricane Warning from 1996, Still Unheeded

“Here. Right here,” he said, almost triumphantly. “He said it would be right fucking here.” I was a reporter for The Daily News of Jacksonville, N.C. He was the science writer for The Charlotte Observer, back when a newspaper that size could staff such a position. It was Sept. 6, 1996, the morning after Hurricane…

Damn, Guys… You Are Sporting Some Impressive Halloween Costumes

Click to view When Evan asked you all to share your Halloween costumes with us, you did not mess around. I’m blown away by the originality of some of these, and the extensive detail on a lot of these. You should all be very proud, and excited to show them off this Halloween night.