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Watch Dogs Cops vs The Indestructible Crime Car

The law is the law in Watch Dogs. If you break it, you’re getting gunned down—regardless of whether or not you happen to be human. Or at least, that’s what happens in this video by Tom Schneider where the police obsesses over trying to shoot down a car. Likely nothing more than an isolated bug,…

GameStop Is Overhauling Trade-Ins, Will Offer More Money [UPDATE]

GameStop is overhauling trade-ins and launching a new program that will wind up giving people more money for the games they sell, Kotaku has learned. The new initiative, which will launch on August 18, will simplify GameStop’s trade-in structure, reducing the complexity of what has become an unnecessarily obtuse service. No longer will you have…

​What Snowpiercer Was All About

If you’ve been readingKotaku and paying attention to the stuff that a lot of our writers like, you’ve probably watched Bong Joon-ho’s terrific post-apocalyptic train-tale Snowpiercer. And while the film’s allegory was likely pretty obvious to anyone who was paying attention, it was often conveyed in some smart, subtle ways. This new video from Evan…

How Evil Can You Be In The Sims 4? We Did Some Experiments

I tried to be as evil as possible in The Sims 4, and I was not disappointed. You might have heard that The Sims 4 removed a (according to some players) pretty key series feature: pools. While swimming was, in previous games, a great way to build up athleticism and take a load off, many…

We Don’t Stand A Chance Against Cosplaying Kids

Comic-Con 2014 had a lot of great cosplay,but what really stole the show for me was all the adorable kid attendees in their cosplay outfits. It’s almost too much. Patrick (H) Willems has a clip featuring interviews with many of these cosplayers, and it’s a joy to hear them tell us about their costumes. The…

People Who Went to the Moon in the Destiny Beta Over the weekend Bungie released a detailed infographic with some cool statistics from the Destiny beta. A few of note: 851,264 players went to the moon 1969 claimed to land on the moon but faked it (get it?) 777,000 players also used the Destiny companion…

If Pokémon Were A Free-To-Play Mobile Game

Imagine, if you will, a world where Pokémon isn’t just something you can buy for $40 or so. Imagine Nintendo’s collectible critter game as… free-to-play Redditor ktrcoyote has envisioned a world where Pokémon is a free-to-play game for iPhones, and the results are hilarious. Pokémon: All The Bravest has a nice ring to it, don’t…

Always Fear The Falcon Punch In Smash Bros.

Last weekend, a tournament called Zenith was held at the NYU Game Center.Top Smash Bros. players participated in the tourney, and while it’s all worth watching, one particular moment made the crowd go wild. It’s all thanks to a well-timed Captain Falcon punch. Fast-forward to about the 9-hour and 30 minute mark. Alternatively, simply watch…

Box Office Opening Weekend for Guardians of the Galaxy Last weekend Marvel Studios released the latest film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe to rave reviews and a record-breaking opening gross for August. According to Forbes, it’s the third biggest opening of the year after Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Transformers: Age of Extinction, each…