One Of 2017's Best Games Is About Being A Mortician
There are songs about death. There are movies about death, books about death, games about death. And yet, the $20…
A Game About Waiting For Your Grandmother To Die
Hospice is a moving autobiographical game about losing someone you love.
You Are A Mortician In This Upcoming Game About Death
“Death positive” was a term I’d never heard before I saw the trailer for upcoming indie game A Mortician’s Tale. It…
Nier: Automata Lets Your Corpse Join The Fight
In Nier: Automata you play as 2B, an unstoppable android killing machine tasked with ridding the world of alien robot…
Always Remember To Look Up While Playing For Honor
Killerduda11 probably thought they were safe after fleeing down into the ravine. Little did he know he was fighting a…
After My Dad Died, He Left Behind Thousands of Hours of Civilization Save Files
Thomas Barber Coberly died, without warning, on May 1st, 2016, at exactly 7:04 in the morning. A heart attack, or maybe…
Study Confirms People Love To Play Pokémon Go While Driving
People do all kinds of absurd stuff while driving, including but not limited to: eating, texting, reading books and…
The Last Of Us Has The Most Horrifying Death Scenes
I am an intermediate player; it takes practice and time for me to complete a single player campaign, and inevitably, I…
The Most Depressing Theories On What Limbo Means
Limbo isn’t a straightforward adventure. It’s confusing. But it’s a good kind of confusing that inspires people to band…
New PS4 Platformer Is Infuriating And I Can’t Stop Playing
God damnit. There is nothing relaxing or meditative about N++. Most of the time, I’m uttering inappropriate words under…
A Game That Keeps Going Even If You Kill Everyone
No matter who you kill in Westerado, the story keeps going. Even if you kill a main character.
New Dark Souls 2 Update Is For Folks Who Thought Dark Souls 2 Was Easy
Dark Souls fans looking for a new challenge will be very happy with Dark Souls 2: Scholar of the First Sin.
What Happens After A Hacker Dies
On December 2014, Michael Hamelin, a hacker and physicist, died in an unfortunate car crash. He is survived by his…
Majora's Mask Is A Game About Death
As someone who's not-so-quietly championed The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask for years, I'm happy the game's been…
When Death Loses Meaning in A Video Game
It used to be that a player's 'extra lives' were an immediate, ever-present concern. It's a staple from the arcade era;…
Dad Says He's Mourning His Son; WoW Community Rushes To Help
Everyone deals with death in different ways. For one man, the best way to navigate a son's death was to try to dive…
I Was Chris Benoit: Playing A Video Game As A Real-Life Murderer
Seven and a half years ago, one of the most acclaimed pro wrestlers of all time, Chris Benoit, murdered his wife…
Video Games Helped Me Say Goodbye To My Father
A few days before my dad died in August, I got the call I'd been dreading from my mother. She told me it was time to…
Kotaku 'Shop Contest: A Date With Death: The Winners!
Why try so hard to get a date with the Death of Sims, when you can have the real thing? Our 'shop-savvy readers…