What Books Are You Reading These Days?

Here at Kotaku, we don’t just play video games all day and night. Sometimes, we read. Sometimes we even read books! Wild, I know. I’ve read a few good books lately, and wanted to check in to see what you all have been reading. For my part, I recently finished Ann Leckie’s Ancillary Justice, which…

Team Fortress 2 Player Sounds Like T-Pain

Not new-school, amazingly talented R&B-singing T-Pain either. No, I’m talking the T-Pain of yore—egregious amounts of auto-tune and all. This Team Fortress 2 player keeps the gag going, completely straight-faced, through an entire match, and it’s glorious. TwilightWolfVidjaGames stumbled across the mysteriously musical player in a random TF2 match, and he knew he had to…

A neat new trailer for The Sims 4’s job-driven expansion pack shows what it’ll be like to play as a doctor. So that’s how Sim babies are made!

Sunset Overdrive Once Had Less Jumping, More Shooting

What Sunset Overdrive looked like when it shipped—pretty, colorful, wild—is not what it looked like when development started. The games sport very little art, which is why we never see the early days. Fortunately, Insomniac has given use a glimpse at an unpolished Sunset Overdrive While Insomniac was prototyping what would become Sunset Overdrive, the…

The Zombie That Just Wouldn’t Die

I tried to warn everybody: Dying Light can be a really, really hard game. If you still don’t believe me, witness one player wailing on a zombie for a solid minute and a half and the fucker still won’t go down. Remember to repair your weapons, people! I’ll admit, Reddit user xXEndXx doesn’t look like…

Is The West Coast Port Strike Hurting Nintendo’s Supply?

New 3DS XLs are near-impossible tofind in stores. Collectors are going crazy over inconsistent and unreliable Amiibo supply. And the limited edition Majora’s Mask 3DS XL has been a real mess, with retailers canceling pre-orders after it became clear they wouldn’t have enough stock to fulfill all of their promises. The whole situation doesn’t seem…

Smash Bros. Player Discovers Potentially Game-Breaking Exploit

Amongst the panoply of Super Smash Bros. characters, Captain Olimar is often considered one of the most peculiar figures in the game. The Pikmin star is tricky to use effectively, particularly for beginners. Now, he’s developing a new reputation thanks to a ridiculously powerful exploit one player discovered this week. Before I get into the…

Where Pokémon (Might) Go When Their Trainers Die

We might never see it in the games, but Pokémon trainers must die at some point—they’re human, after all. Ever wonder what that means for Pokémon? Here’s one disturbing take. The video, which is uploaded by Zedrin, is based on a comic created by projectTiGER which imagines that, after a certain amount of time, any…

Massive PSN Sale (Plus a Gift Card Deal), XL Mouse Pad, and More Deals

We see 10% discounts on PSN gift cards from time to time, but 20% is extremely rare. Grab it while you can. [$50 PlayStation Network Gift Card, $40] Update: Sold out Need something to spend it on? Sony just kicked off a huge Critics’ Choice sale with great deals on a variety of digital games.…

Assassin’s Creed Unity Finally Drops App, Web Requirements For Unlocks [UPDATE]

The latest major patch for Assassin’s Creed Unity will free players from the need to connect the console or PC game to the game’s companion app or Initiates website to unlock some special items in the game. From a statement on the company’s website: “We will be unlocking all content exclusive to Initiates and the…

The Triumphant Return Of Dungeons & Dragons‘ Most Famous Hamster

Whenever I think of BioWare’s Baldur’s Gate series, one line of dialogue springs immediately to mind: “Go for the eyes, Boo!” We might soon hear those words again, as Minsc and Boo will play a big role in Neverwinter‘s Elemental Evil expansion when it launches for PC March 17. Having proved so helpful to players…

‘Pants Were Shat’: Stories Of Real-Life Video Game Trolling

We want to trust our friends and family, but sometimes they lie to us. Sometimes, they troll us. What follows are the funny (and tragic) stories people shared with me about gaming gone awry. No one will be surprised to learn many happen to involve a big brother being a jerk. This all started when…

Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: New 3DS XL: The TAY Review • The Kickstarter Blame Game • Genshiken: Second Generation: The Ani-TAY Review • Game of the Week—Hope and Despair (And An Evil Teddy Bear) [Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc] TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.

An Epic Naruto Ninja Battle Comes To Life

Teased late last month, Epic Rivals‘ live-action battle between Naruto‘s Tenten and Neji is the sort of fight that forms a friendship that lasts as long at least one of them lives. Not being too familiar with the intricacies of Naruto‘s supporting cast, I’m going to just speculate here that this coming-of-age confrontation is a…

Motorized LEGO Tank Cries For A Diorama Built Around It

Here’s a really smart LEGO build. A tiny fully motorized remote-controlled accurate version of a WWII tank by a Polish enthusiast Sariel It even has a motorized barrel and a rotatable turret. The whole build is really tiny and compact. It’s only 4 inches wide and 8 inches long, yet it’s full of LEGO’s Power…