Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: How Does Your Game Keep You Contained? Part 1 • Surgeon Simulator Anniversary Edition: The TAY Micro Review • The Twelve Anime of Summer 2014 To Watch TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.

DualShock 4 for $40 and a Great PS4 Bundle

DualShock 4 Controllers can be had for $40 right now. No tax in most states. Free shipping. That’s pretty much the lowest we’ve seen either of the new controllers go for, and with Diablo III out now, it’s a good time to stock up. [DualShock 4] The White and Urban Camo DualShock 4s are also…

Journey With DayZ‘s Gameplay Would Be Really Bloody

A lot would change if Journey, one of the most relaxing games out there, was mashed up with DayZ, one of the least relaxing games around. Scarves, for example, would become really valuable. Well, both games are about exploring and interacting with other people after all. Here’s Jaxamoto‘s latest short clip. It’s slightly NSFW: Journey…

The Old Iron King from Dark Souls II is ready to unleash his flame breath attack in Ztagger‘s de-make art. It looks like a boss fight on the SNES or on the Game Boy Advance, so that flame breath wouldn’t be larger than a few pixels. Dark Souls 2 mockup by Ztagger [Tumblr] Dayshot is…

The Strangest Video Game Audition You Will Ever See

This is not hyperbole. I am being serious. The audition this gentleman gave for Sega’s upcoming Yakuza game is most unusual. Note: This article contains content some readers might find objectionable. But that seems to be the point, because this happened: And then this: This hopeful’s name is Habu. He’s actually a comedian in Japan—though,…

PlayStation Home is ending its service in Japan. Today, Sonyannounced that Home’s service will end in Japan (and the rest of Asia) as of March 2015.

A Brief History of Non-Nintendo Made Zelda Games

Nintendo has a long history of keeping the development of their core titles in-house, so it’s a bit surprising when they allow another company to develop something as high profile as Hyrule Warriors. Or is it? This isn’t the first time a studio other than Nintendo has made a Zelda game. The Legend of Zelda…

Hope You’ve Got Room For More Turn-Based Strategy, PC Gamers

Halfway is a turn-based strategy game set on a huge starship crawling with zombies. Think XCOM, with a dash of Dead Space, only with gorgeous 16-bit-inspired visuals. I grabbed it earlier today and can’t stop playing. Unlike a more traditional turn-based game, this isn’t just a straight tactical exercise; in between combat engagements you and…

Tim Tam Slams: The Snacktaku Review

WARNING: Viewers are advised the following clip contains footage of a grown man licking his fingers a lot. Note that I mention s’mores, but mostly in the context of chocolate-y snacks that have melty bits, not that they’re somehow identical or anything (eat one after the other and they’re pretty different). UPDATE: Snacktaku EIC Michael…

90s Hercules TV Star Sounds Like A Racist Old Man

Most of us would like to think actor Kevin Sorbo is, and forever will be, the shirtless hunk from Hercules. Sadly, Hercules was a long time ago. It is now 2014, and these days Sorbo sounds like a terrible person. Writing on Facebook about the ongoing unrest in Ferguson, the actor mused “Ferguson riots have…