Project Spark, Microsoft’s video game about making video games, is coming out on October 8th. The company said in a press release that it will be available for the Xbox One and Windows 8.1 computers. Learn more about the game here

Deals: Humble Gets Bioshocked, Civilization Complete, Discount PS4/PS+

The latest Humble triples down on the Bioshock and throws in Spec Ops: The Line and XCOM for good measure. It reminds me of ridiculous day at the deli, when prices were so low, it was ridiculous. [Humble] Not one, not two, but three Complete Civilization Games for $28. [Civilization Complete] Been holding out for…

Titanfall‘s getting three new maps with its next DLC pack. Called Frontier’s Edge, the add-on costs $10 as a standalone. There’s no date given as to when it’ll be hitting Xbox One, PC and Xbox 360.

Cliff Bleszinski’s Next Game Is A Free-To-Play Shooter

It’s been a long time coming, but Cliff Bleszinski has finally taken the lid off his next game and the first project he’s embarking on since he left Epic Games two years ago. It’s code-named “Blue Streak,” and he describes it as a free-to-play sci-fi arena shooter for the PC. The game is being made…

Greenpeace Ruins A Perfectly Good LEGO Diorama To Make A Point

LEGO children and animals drown in oil as a downbeat cover of the song “Everything is Awesome” plays in the latest Greenpeace protest aimed at the partnership between the toy creators and Shell Oil Company. LEGO and Shell Oil have been collaborating on promotions as far as 1966, with the former creating service station sets…

Watch Things Get Built And Destroyed In Fortnite

Despite putting the game out in the open way back in 2011, Epic has remained relatively quiet about its cartoonish shooter Fortnite ever since. Now it’s finally starting to put the game back in the spotlight by releasing promising footage like this new gameplay trailer. The short clip shows off some of the game’s fast-paced…

24 Recap: Next Week’s Finale Sure Will Be Insane

PREVIOUSLY ON 24: Chinese psychopath torturer Cheng Zhi gets his hands on a magical override that can control the world, then kills a bunch of lame hackers including Adrian whatever; Mark is mad jealous of Jack Bauer and betrays him to a Russian guy with the facial hair of a circus clown; Jack and Kate…

Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Trainime – Summer Season 2014 Impressions Part 1! • Trainime – Summer Season 2014 Impressions Part 2! • Adventures In Blind Gaming 1: Some GameStop Managers Rock Hard TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.

Now Final Fantasy XIV Has Private Quarters And Chocobo Raising

Role-players and giant chicken aficionados rejoice! Today’s the day Final Fantasy XIV’s “defenders of Eorzea” patch arrives, giving players private rooms, the ability to raise chocobos, and plenty of questing and hunting to keep others occupied while you’re in your private rooms. Sure, some of you may be excited by the three-faction Frontline player-versus-player content,…

Hiding Corpses In Sniper Elite 3 Is Not As Easy As You’d Think

Nazis become transparent when you shoot them in Sniper Elite 3, thanks to the gruesome x-ray killcams. But throwing them into water? That’s different. Here’s YouTuber Skacik showing us one of the funnier glitches of the game. Sniper Generic 3 [YouTube] Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of the prettiest,…

Bowser Gets His Own Converse Sneakers In Japan

Converse will launch two new Super Mario-themed sneakers for no less than ¥20,000 (roughly $200) in late August in Japan, with Bowser and Mario on them. The stars in Super Mario games match Converse’s ‘All Star’ brand after all. They’re a follow-up to a black-and-white series, released back in 2012, this time the design is…

The PlayStation 4 is struggling in Japan, according to figures released by analyst Media Create (via Eurogamer). Between June 23-29, the console only managed to shift 8,000 units, compared to the PS3’s 8,500 and the Wii U’s 10,000 units. Since its February 22 launch, the PS4 has sold a total of 620,000 units.

I Would Have Played Bioshock Tactics So Hard

I think it’s fairly clear at this point that Bioshock Vita isn’t happening. Irrational’s gone and it’s been vapourware since the 2011 announcement. This post originally appeared on Kotaku UK That’s not stopped Ken Levine tweeting about what could have been though, teasing a turn based “Final Fantasy Tactics style” game that would “work well…

In Japan, Shinji Mikami’s upcoming game The Evil Within will be sold as a toned down version when it’s released here on October 23. To get the full version, Game Impress Watch reports that Japanese gamers can download content called “Gore Mode DLC,” which is being offered as pre-order bonus.

The Excellent Pokémon Art Academy Art of the Past 24 Hours

The new game, Pokémon Art Academy, allows you to upload your Pokémon artwork to the Miiverse. As the game released in PAL territories last week (and Japan two weeks before that), there are already scores of artwork to browse though. Some of it is pretty amazing—even just in the last 24 hours on the Japanese…