Dark Souls II Is Coming To PS4 And Xbox One

So you want to check out the newest Dark Souls, but you’re just too lazy to unplug your new console? Namco Bandai’s got good news for you—the fiendish Dark Souls II is coming to PS4 and Xbox One in April. The newly announced compilation package, which is called Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First…

New Book Is A Sega Fan’s Dream Come True

No kidding around here. Sega Mega Drive/Genesis: Collected Works is one of the best video game books I have ever read. I’ve written about it before, mostly because it looked like a nice coffee table book about one of my favourite video game systems. But my copy arrived on the weekend, so yes, I can…

Fan Remake Shut Down. This Is Never A Good Idea.

Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines was a very interesting game that, for all its many problems (it’s kinda broken), has a core of very loyal fans. Because the original game is a mess, some of those fans wanted to remake the game and clean it up. And they would have got away with it too,…

Can You Find Far Cry 4’s Other Secret Ending? [UPDATE]

It’s only been out for a matter of days, but Far Cry 4 has already proven itself quite the treasure trove. Before it was released, an easter egg was discovered that was actually an alternate ending. Since then, one of its creators has continued to hint there’s another, even more secret ending gamers haven’t uncovered.…

Amiibo Nearly Wins Super Smash Bros Tournament

A Fox Amiibo—as in, a CPU-controlled version of a character housed in a tiny action figure—took third place in a Smash Bros tournament against real humans. It was a Fox Amiibo. Of course it was Fox. Twitch streamer dazee recounted the tale in a series of tweets (as spotted by NeoGAF). At a local Smash…

Someone Made A Documentary About GTA V’s…Ocean

Not only that, but the documentary is actually pretty damn good. I’m not sure how scientific this video by 8-BIT BASTARD, and it kind of doesn’t matter. It’s great to watch the marine wildlife just do its thing, and to listen to 8-BIT BASTARD come up with rationalizations for why everything acts the way it…

I Just Soloed A Friggin’ Dragon

See above. Knight-Enchanter is OP.

Track: La Femme Fatale | Artist: Osamu Shoji | Album: Digital Trip – Adieu Galaxy Express 999 Synthesizer Fantasy Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Top Counter-Strike Players Caught In Big Cheating Scandal

To say that all is not well in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive‘s pro scene would be a massive understatement. Multiple pros have been caught cheating by Valve’s official anti-cheat software, and even more are suspected. It all started when a semi-pro German player named Simon “smn” Beck got banned by the E-Sports Entertainment Association’s tools. Given…

Someone Is Making Five Nights At Freddy’s Even Scarier

On its own, Five Nights at Freddy’s can bea terrifying, tense experience. Now imagine that you’re playing against other actual people, and not just computer-controlled animatronics. Sounds like it would be a more intense experience, yeah? While you’re trying your best to watch all the cameras, three other people get the chance to try to…

Glitched Out Smash Bros. Does Horrible Things To Nintendo’s Finest

I wouldn’t blame anyone for looking at this footage and confusing it for a Smash Bros. knockoff, or a rejected Nintendo game. Just look at how messed-up the characters look. It’s almost like they’re crying out in pain, waiting for someone to end their suffering. But no, it’s definitely the Wii U version of Smash…

​How To Get Far Cry 4 Running More Smoothly on PC

Far Cry 4, Ubisoft’s new bird-attack simulator, is a very nice-looking game. Unfortunately, a lot of PC gamers are having issues getting it to run smoothly. The game is generally a lot of fun, but the PC version suffers from regular micro-stutter, an issue with which PC gamers are becoming all too familiar. If you’ve…

Tips For Playing Far Cry 4

Newcomers to Far Cry 4: greetings! I hope you’re enjoying your time in Kyrat so far. It’s a pretty dangerous place though, isn’t it? Here are some of the things I’ve discovered that help me stay alive. Before I get into the nitty gritty details (and there are a lot of those in a game…

Just in time for Persona Q, Atlus has announced Etrian Odyssey V—a fifth entry in their addictive dungeon-crawler-RPG series. Teaser trailer (in Japanese) above.