Shadow of Mordor, Final Fantasy IV Hits PC, Razer BlackWidow [Deals]

You do not simply save a bunch of money by preordering all these upcoming high-profile releases… what’s that? You do? Oh OK well you should do that then. Note: We had a typo in the voucher code, reload if you’re having issues. preorder Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor ($37) | Green Man Gaming | Use code…

Final Fantasy XIII Is Coming To PC

Remember back in the day when Square announced that Final Fantasy XIII would be coming to Xbox 360 and everyone freaked out? Hold onto your keyblades: now it’s coming to PC, too. Steam lists the RPG for release on October 9, at $16. Seems like a straight port. Square says they plan to release the…

Terrorists Are Using First-Person Shooters To Spread Their Message

“ISIS has refined the mechanics of the sale of violence.” Writing for the New Yorker website, Jay Caspian Kang thoughtfully examines how the terrorist group invokes well-worn motifs from shooters like Call of Duty in its recruitment materials. Much like the organization’s use of modern social media, selling prospective recruits by promising a life “better…

Yes, Microsoft owns Minecraft now. But, don’t worry, the PS4 will be getting a disc version of the hit sandbox game next month. A Blu-Ray release of Minecraft PS4 Edition hits on October 7

The New Borderlands Trailer Is Insane (and Informative)

Sir Hammerlock and Mr. Torgue narrate a nearly ten-minute video about the new stuff coming to the Borderlands series with Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel. Oh boy. It’s a lot to take in. There’s of course the four new characters, Athena, Wilhelm, Nisha and Claptrap, along with their new action skills, which we get to see in…

Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Hyrule Warriors: The TAY Review • TAY Explores Comics: Mob Psycho 100 • My Backlog — Half-Life 2 Review • Game of The Week—A Film Noir Love Story—IN SLOW-MO! [Max Payne 2] • Archeage: My first impressions on Day 1 TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY…

The Dukes of Hazzard Meets GTA V

The members the GTA Online clan “The Aging Infidels” have a weird but awesome hobby in-game: remaking the opening scenes of old TV-shows where cars played an important role. So here’s their GTA V version of The Dukes of Hazzard: And here’s a bonus, Magnum P.I.: I guess we can expect similar treatment for Knight…

New-Gen GTA V Release Date May Have Scared Sonic Off

Back in July, Sega announced that the upcoming Sonic Boom games would be hitting the 3DS and Wii U on November 11 and 18, respectively. This morning, the Japanese company updated the release date of the Wii U version. Guess they don’t want their hedgehog getting becoming a Grand Theft Auto casualty? Both Sonic Boom…

Starting today, PS3 owners will get the chance to try out the open beta of PlayStation Now streaming service. God of War: Ascension, inFAMOUS, and the recently released Ultra Street Fighter IV will be joining the 150 or so games currently in the PlayStation now catalog.

20 Minutes of New Metal Gear Solid V Gameplay Shows Jungle Environment

Along with the new TGS trailer for Metal Gear Solid V came new gameplay footage. After all those videos with Afghanistan and Mother Base in it we can finally see what the game’s greener, jungle map will look like, and how Snake manages to take down a whole army of enemy units in this new…

You can now play with the skill trees of Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel: perfect if you’d like to plan out in advance what you’ll do on your first playthrough. Wilhelm’s drones look like a combination of Axton’s turret and Gaige’s Deathtrap, both of which I loved in BL2, so I’ll probably go with him. What about…

Here’s the story trailer for Yakuza 0 Like the era the game’s based in, it’s extravagant and loud. The prequel will be out in Japan next year, on PS3 and PS4.

Resident Evil Revelations 2 Makes Me Excited for Co-op Survival Horror

I’ve been a fan of Resident Evil since I was first attacked by a pack of dogs jumping through a hallway window in my middle school years. And like many long-time fans, I prefer the survival horror Resident Evils to the action horror ones. From what I saw at TGS today, Resident Evil Revelations 2…

Smartphone game Final Fantasy Agito is coming to the PS Vita in Japan as Final Fantasy Agito Plus on January 15, 2015. No word on a Western release.