​Gone Home Being Remade As A Retro JRPG

Gone Home, the Fullbright company’s evocative house-exploration game, is being remade with an old-school JRPG look. Because why not? The demake will be the work of tech-savvy internet individual Seth Macy, whotweeted yesterday that he’s got the approval of the Fullbright Company to continue work on the project. He also shared some screenshots: It all…

Tomb Raider For $5, Steam Credit, And More Awesome Christmas Eve Deals

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The Best Videos We Made In 2013

Twenty thirteen has been an interesting year for Kotaku. In between our usual efforts of reporting on news, reviewing games and generally trying to provide you with entertaining features, essays, images and everything else we could put onto a screen, we’ve also set out to have more of a video presence on the site. We…

Here’s what’s going on Talk Amongst Yourselves, our reader-written blog: Lots of looking back at 2013 going on in TAY-ville. There’s SpaceGar saying that Killer Is Dead had the best art. Aestevalis runs down the best in anime. FrogFro wants to talk about your favorite music, from either inside games or not. And Pink Zapper…

It’s Snowing In Los Santos (Tomorrow)

A beautiful sight, we’re shooting each other in the face tonight, walking through Grand Theft Auto Online‘s magical holiday snowfall. I’m sorry. I probably could have resisted if I’d tried harder. Let’s just unwrap Rockstar’s Christmas gifts. (Update: Rockstar says the snow is tomorrow only.) Gifts like special limited-time, holiday themed items available in GTA…

“I think Valve is single-handedly keeping PC gaming going. If Valve went away suddenly, it would affect the entire culture… They’ve grown a cult around PC gaming, which is really cool.” Kerbal Space Program lead developer Felipe Falanghe, talking to PC Gamer about the role Steam had in KSP’s rise to popularity.

Reset, the rather good-looking indie sci-fi adventure game, has been funded overnight on IndieGoGo with only hours to go. Close one! Although its Director’s Cut stretch goal wasn’t reached, this means that Reset should be launching on PC around this time next year.

Help A Blizzard Dev Beat Cancer

Ron Nakada, a senior software engineer at Blizzard who has worked on World of Warcraft, got married earlier this year. He’s also been diagnosed with Stage IV colon cancer. Thanks to the wonders of the American medical and insurance system, Ron’s short-term disability insurance, which had been covering his treatment costs, has recently run out.…

Battlefield 4 Looks Awful Pretty From A Safe Distance

LEVOLUTION (groan) isn’t just the name of one of 2013’s dumbest marketing terms, it’s the name of this very pretty video showing that not everything in Battlefield 4 is dirt, explosions and shaky-cam. Seen from on high, these panoramic shots of Battlefield 4 matches show that there is beauty even in the multiplayer online shooter.…

At Least This Xbox One Is A Little Smaller

The Xbox One is a substantial piece of hardware, especially if it’s sitting near a PS4 and/or Wii U for comparison. So it shouldn’t surprise you to see people hard at work trying to make the thing smaller. This is an Xbox One laptop. With a built-in screen and a slimmer form, it “shrinks” the…

Today, The Inventor Of The AK-47 Died

Russian designer Mikhail Kalashnikov, creator of perhaps the world’s most famous firearm, passed away today at the age of 94. He leaves behind a somewhat complicated legacy. Born in 1919, he was a tank commander in the Second World War, but in his spare time was also a keen inventor. While spending time in a…