Welcome to the Best of Kotaku, where I round up all of this week’s best content.
Look at BMO up there. So happy amongst his brethren (actually BMO is genderless as far as I know). The picture was made for Game & Graphics’ new BMO shirt
Now let’s move on to reading this week’s best content, courtesy of us.
DmC: The Kotaku Review
https://kotaku.com/dmc-the-kotaku-review-5975666
Evan Narcisse enjoys Dante’s new feel. More »
The Exceptional Beauty of Doom 3‘s Source Code
https://kotaku.com/the-exceptional-beauty-of-doom-3s-source-code-5975610
Shawn McGrath, the creator of Dyad, writes an ode to the beautiful source code in Doom 3 (Bonus, John Carmack himself responds to the article). More »
Dead Island Shouldn’t Be The Only Game That Comes With A Severed Torso Statue
https://kotaku.com/dead-island-shouldnt-be-the-only-game-that-comes-with-a-5976188
Jason Schreier shows off a bunch of our little shop of photoshop horrors. More »
Massive Layoffs Crush Gas Powered Games Just Days After Launch Of $1.1 Million Kickstarter
https://kotaku.com/massive-layoffs-crush-gas-powered-games-just-days-after-5977246
The maker of Dungeon Siege and Supreme Commander is forced to lay off about 40 employees and answer to backers wondering if its million-dollar Kickstarter campaign is worth supporting. More »
Five Things Online Shooters Should Do Less
https://kotaku.com/five-things-online-shooters-should-do-less-5975300
Patricia Hernandez offers five things she wants to see less of in online shooters. More »
6 GIFS of Raiden Looking Cool in Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
https://kotaku.com/6-gifs-of-raiden-looking-cool-in-metal-gear-rising-rev-5976122
Gergő Vas made a bunch of crazy Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance gifs from a new trailer. More »
The Video Games That Showed Up When I Least Expected Them
https://kotaku.com/the-video-games-that-showed-up-when-i-least-expected-th-5976050
Evan has a nightmare about Alan Wake. (Can you blame him?) More »
Clearly, The Time Is Right For A Great Jurassic Park Game
https://kotaku.com/clearly-the-time-is-right-for-a-great-jurassic-park-ga-5975852
Kirk Hamilton needs some dinosaurs and he needs them now. More »
The NRA’s New Shooting Game Is For Ages Four And Up
https://kotaku.com/the-nras-new-shooting-game-is-for-ages-four-and-up-5975910
Jason tells us about the NRA’s new video game, that released on the anniversary of Sandy Hook. More »
I’m Mentally Ill, I Love Violent Video Games, And They’ve Never Made Me Feel Like Killing Anyone
https://kotaku.com/i-m-mentally-ill-i-love-violent-video-games-and-they-5976286
Dennis Scimeca confesses a very personal, sometimes dark story about his troubles with bipolar disorder. More »
I Left My Only Gaming Clan Over A Decade Ago, But Their Website Remains
https://kotaku.com/i-left-my-only-gaming-clan-over-a-decade-ago-but-their-5976274
Luke Plunkett gets nostalgic over his old Star Wars clan. More »
The Weirdest-Looking Video Game Bosses Of All Time
https://kotaku.com/the-weirdest-looking-video-game-bosses-of-all-time-5976411
Gergő Vas collects a bunch of weird video game bosses. More »
Do Video Games Make You Violent? An In-Depth Look At Everything We Know Today
https://kotaku.com/from-halo-to-hot-sauce-what-25-years-of-violent-video-5976733
Jason reports on all the research we know of—from 1984 to today—that looks at the connection between violence and video games. More »
Why PC Gaming Is Still Niche in Japan
https://kotaku.com/why-pc-gaming-is-still-niche-in-japan-5977001
Brian Ashcraft explains why PC gaming is not as big over in Japan. More »
Wild Conspiracy Theories Abound In Death Of FPS Russia Producer
https://kotaku.com/wild-conspiracy-theories-abound-in-death-of-fps-russia-5976958
Luke takes a look at the mysteries behind the death of the producer on the YouTube series FPS Russia. More »
DmC‘s Killer PC Version Will Be Worth The Wait
https://kotaku.com/dmcs-killer-pc-version-will-be-worth-the-wait-5976911
Kirk thinks you should wait for the PC version before you get to hacking and slashing. More »
I Can’t Blame Anyone For Playing To Win—Even When It Comes To Campers.
https://kotaku.com/in-defense-of-the-camper-5976902
Patricia cuts campers some slack. She clearly has too much empathy. More »
You Get To Ask The People Making Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII Two Questions, They Said. Good Luck.
https://kotaku.com/you-get-to-ask-the-people-making-lightning-returns-fin-5976840
Kirk deals with an… interesting(?) interview. More »
The 5 (Or So) Board Games To Get Excited About In 2013
https://kotaku.com/the-5-or-so-board-games-to-get-excited-about-in-2013-5976648
Quintin Smith tells us about the board games he’s excited about this year. More »
The Slow, Excruciating Death Of Final Fantasy
https://kotaku.com/the-slow-excruciating-death-of-final-fantasy-5977118
Jason tells us how Final Fantasy just isn’t the same anymore. More »
