Valve’s Controller Has Been Tested. Here Are Some Impressions. [UPDATE]

Game creators who have tried Valve’s unusual new game controller tell Kotaku that the device holds a lot of promise. But make no mistake, they also say it feels pretty different from what we’re used to. “We’ve been at Valve this week and only used it briefly, however, you immediately notice its increased responsiveness.,” Sega’s…

U.S. President Barack Obama pressed Iranian President Hassan Rouhani today over the detention of three Americans in Iran, including one-time game developer Amir Hekmati, who has been jailed on espionage charges since late 2011. The discussion occurred over the phone during a conversation that largely focused on the status of Iran’s nuclear program. It was…

A Photobomb Master: Ain’t nothin’ wrong with liking PDA…it just so happens that you might find yourself in a photograph with the ever-serious DrewPhillips, a man who keeps a Tumblr featuring pictures of himself standing next to couples who make out in public. (Via Buzzfeed)

Sickest Way To Get Around In GTA V? Shredding On BMX Bikes!

Oh, the places you can go and the tricks you can land while on a BMX bike in Grand Theft Auto. It’s the kind of thing that almost makes riding around in a car seem boring. Kirk vouched for going around in GTA on a bike recently, but it’s watching YouTubers like Ready Up Live…

We’ll Learn More About The ‘Piston’ Living-Room PC On Monday

Xi3, the company making the mysterious Valve-backed “Piston Console,” says that it will be revealing more information about the product this Monday. In a brief update to the Xi3 site, the hardware makers say that “the wait is over,” and that they’ll have more info on the modular PC on Monday 9/30 at 11AM Mountain…

Will Infinity Ward Continue to Support Competitive Call Of Duty?

With Activision publicly announcing their support of eSports at the recent Call Of Duty: Ghosts multiplayer reveal it’s become evident that this growing community has a chance to become a long-term fixture of the scene, but a lot of that is dependent on the efforts of Activision, its studios and Major League Gaming. Most recently,…

Game Console Colors, Ranked

30. Beige 29. White 28. Coral 27. Black 26. Metallic Rose 25. Green 24. Yellow 23. Black 22. Pearl 21. Turquoise Green 20. Grey 19. Translucent Red 18. Teal 17. Pink 16. Platinum 15. Clear 14. Orange 13. Translucent Blue 12. Smoke 11. Wood 10. Piano Black 9. Royal Blue 8. Silver 7. Purple 6.…

A JRPG-style game set in modern times—and you’re Vice President of the world. Citizens of Earth, currently asking for $100,000 on Kickstarter, looks pretty promising.

Neal Stephenson Says His Dream of Making a Video Game Isn’t Dead

People are mad at Neal Stephenson. So mad that there’s talk of launching a class-action lawsuit against one of the greatest living science-fiction authors. Stephenson is viewed as one of the sharpest speculative thinkers in the world today. The idea that the man responsible for classic, challenging literary works like Snow Crash, Anathem and REAMDE…

One Of These Will Be Mighty No. 9‘s Heroine. You Decide.

Every spiritual successor to Mega Man needs a spiritual successor to Roll. In Mighty No. 9‘s case, it’s a girl named Call (shush), and she’ll look like one of the nine sketches above, based on your vote. You don’t have to back the Kickstarter project to determine the look of the girl robot in Keiji…

The Internet Reacts to Valve’s Steam Controller

Valve is not the type of company to go unnoticed—it shouldn’t be surprising, then, that online gaming communities everywhere are buzzing about the newly-announced Steam Controller. And with good reason, too: not only is having Steam optimized for the living room experience potentially game-changing, the controller itself is…well, it’s kinda funny lookin’. Which is why…

Shocking, Cut Amnesia Scene Is Basically The Definition Of “Yikes”

The horror game Amnesia: A Machine For Pigs had its share of gruesome moments. But one scene, cut from the game for being too disgusting, would have overshadowed them all. Amnesia Spoilers Follow. A Machine for Pigs, a game I very much enjoyed, tells the story of a late 19th century industrialist who is exploring…

There is no escaping pumpkin spice. Every year it gets worse. Pumpkin spice cookies. Pumpkin spice coffee. Pumpkin spice blood in your pumpkin spice veins. OfficialComedy’s trailer for Pumpkin Spice: The Movie brings the horror home.

A JRPG About Making Porn

Chrono Trigger: the first-person shooter? JRPG porn? Celes vs. Terra? Welcome to the first official Random Encounters Mailbag, an interactive Q&A dedicated to all things JRPG. Last week, I asked you guys to submit interesting questions. You delivered. Oh boy, you delivered. Remember, you can send questions to [email protected] with the subject “Random Encounters.” The…

To Buy All Of This Game’s DLC, You’ll Need Over $2,000

If you’ve ever visited Train Simulator’s page on Steam, you may have noticed something surprising about the game: somehow, it has thousands of dollars worth of DLC. The exact value of the DLC fluctuates, depending on what DLC is on sale—but as of this writing, Train Simulator 2014, which launched yesterday on Steam, has DLC…

Takedown Doesn’t Live Up To Its Potential And It’s Bumming Me Out

I always tried to keep Ding Chavez alive in the Rainbow Six games, if he died I would constantly reload my last save to ensure he survived. But what would Mr. Chavez, leader of the Rainbow squad, think of Takedown: Red Sabre? I imagine if he were not just a fictional character he’d feel pretty…

Deals: Thief, Monoprice Monitor, Xbox 360 E, PS3 Bundle With NBA 2K14

If you need a new, additional, or replacement for one of the current-gen consoles, we’ve got you covered with deals on both the Xbox 360 E and PS3 Super Slim. The Monoprice Monitor didn’t win our Moneysaver Co-Op, but it was my vote, and if you want a 2560×1440 screen, it’s a steal. PC Thief…

All In The Space Trade: Here’s an in-depth look at how trading will work in X Rebirth, thegorgeous, massive space sim coming in November from Egosoft.

“He’s not going to play the game until he’s in college.” The actor who plays Michael in Grand Theft Auto V tells GQ that his 11-year-old son will have to wait a while before sampling the pleasures of Los Santos. Kudos, Ned Luke, for having more sense than some of the other parents out there.

Valve Announces A Steam Controller With No Thumbsticks

We’ve got the operating system, we’ve got the hardware, and now we’ve got the human interface device. The third prong of Valve’s all-out attack on living room gaming is the Steam Controller, a hackable gamepad with dual trackpads, haptic feedback and a touch screen. Two clickable trackpads are the most prominent feature of the Steam…