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Horse Game Shows Tony Hawk How To Shred

Video games are beautiful. What you’re looking at above is “Snow Horse,” game that started out as somewhat of a joke, but then ended up morphing into this awesomeness: One of the developers, Christopher Figeroa, says that the points are made-up. You can actually play it however you’d like, which probably adds to the fun.…

Shocktober, Week One: Goodnight Mommy Is A Creepy Ass Movie

That’s not weird at all. Nope nope nope. It’s just one of many unsettling things I’ve seen in the past week, as part of my horror watching binge. To kick off October, aka Shocktober, I published two different horror lists on Kotaku. The first one, 31 Movies For Hardcore Horror Fans, is for genre hounds…

Today We’re Playing Heroes Of The Storm With Blizzard [Done!]

Thanks so much for watching. Especially those who stuck it out through my computer crashing. You all are amazing. I had a lot of fun with this and I’m going to try doing more playing-with-the-devs type things—provided I fix my computer first! There’s a tradition in League of Legends where players will reach out to…

Disney Infinity’s upcoming Marvel Battlegrounds playset will let four players fight each other in the collectible toy game when it hits next year. Bit of a Smash Bros./Contest of Champions feeling, no? Contact the author at [email protected]

It Took A Year To Find Out What The Red Button In Wasteland 2 Actually Does

Since Wasteland 2’s came out in September 2014, there’s been a mystery no one can solve. It involves a computer with a red button. When players press it, the ground shakes. No one knows what happens after that. Were the developers trolling everyone or was there more to the story? There is, and I have…

A Few Quick Tips For Folks Playing The Star Wars Battlefront Beta

Today, the public beta for Star Wars Battlefront starts at 1PM EST for PS4, Xbox One and PC. Many of you will want to play it straight, as you would any other first-person shooter. But Battlefront is not like most shooters! TIP NUMBER ONE In most shooters, when you see an enemy, you take a…

Comic About Newspaper Delivery Girls Has Everything You Love About the ‘80s and One Big Twist

One of the best new comics this week is about a crew of preteen girls who deliver newspapers in the suburbs. And then: aliens. Well, they’re more like maybe-aliens. Published by Image Comics, Paper Girls teams up two of the best creators working in comics today. Writer Brian Vaughan is beloved for his work on…

You’re Cut Off From Video Game’s New ‘True Grit’ Mode If You Lose Too Much 

The man who made a version of Space Invaders that deletes files from your computer every time you shoot an enemy has added a new mode to his excellent mobile solitaire game Sage Solitaire. It’s called True Grit. Lose while playing True Grit too many times and you can never play that mode again. The…

What Your PC Needs To Play Fallout 4

We’re a little more than a month away from Fallout 4, which means it’s time to make sure your PC is up to the task of playing the game. Bethesda announced ‘em on their blog today, and there aren’t any surprises. Minimum Windows 7/8/10 (64-bit OS required) Intel Core i5-2300 2.8 GHz/AMD Phenom II X4…

Here Are 328 Of The Changes In The Witcher 3‘s Next Patch

This morning, Witcher 3 developer CD Projekt Red sent over a PDF full of changes that will ship with the game’s next patch. It’s 13 pages long. Behold, patch 1.10, which a rep for CD Projekt Red says will launch within the next few days. (They don’t have an official date yet.) The patch will…

Telltale’s announced the season finale for Tales From The Borderlands will be released on October 20, starting with PC, Mac, PS4, and PS3. It hits October 21 on Xbox One and Xbox 360, October 22 on iOS and Android. Additionally, the first episode is now free for console and mobile players. Contact the author at…

Pokémon’s Backstory Might Be Darker Than Most People Realize

The cute monsters are a distraction—there seems to be something much more sinister going on in Pokémon. Hardcore Pokémon fans know this as the “Pokémon War Theory,” which PBS Idea Channel recently outlined in the video above. To understand it, you have to take into consideration a weird quirk of the games: have you ever…

The PlayStation 4 Is Getting a Price Cut in North America

Starting October 9, the PlayStation 4 will be a little cheaper in the U.S. and Canada. Oh goodie. The PS4, which is currently $399.99 USD, will be marked down to $349.99 in the U.S., while in Canada, the console, which now costs $449.99 CAD, will be marked down to $429.99. This appears to be for…

Future Knights Battle Dark Magic In LEGO’s Latest Original Creation

Launching early next year with 14 construction sets, a mobile app and an animated series, LEGO Nexo Knights mixes classic knighthood lore with futuristic technology. I need this. I need this a lot. LEGO’s had a run of good luck with its original IP lately, but for every wildly popular Chima or Ninjago there’s a…

The Netflix Marvel TV Shows Just Had Their First Crossover. In a Comic Book.

So far, we’ve only seen Daredevil on Netflix, the first series out of the four-show deal that Marvel struck with the streaming platform. The Jessica Jones show comes out next month, but the streams of the two series are already intermingling in a fun way. This week, a free one-shot called Marvel’s Jessica Jones serves…

EVE Online Player Builds Cool Control Panel To Make Things Easier

You don’t need fancy VR sets to enjoy EVE Online. You only need a an additional spaceship-themed control panel, like this massive box, made by Hijel It has a bunch of important hotkeys, which are set to these buttons, to make things immersive and easier. Well, much better than a few extra hotkeys on a…

The Quest For Destiny‘s Sleeper Simulant Is Over

The hunt for Destiny’s most mysterious weapon is over—and it ends not with an epic puzzle but with a single heroic strike. Anyone who played through the first part of the Sleeper Simulant quest—which started yesterday and consists of two story missions, a puzzle, and a whole bunch of waiting around—will find a new quest…

The Sims, In The Style of Pokémon

YouTuber Hat-Loving Gamer has imagined and animated a life simulation game based in the Pokémon world. So, yes, think The Sims meets Pocket Monsters. It has aesthetics of old Game Boy Pokémon games. Too bad we didn’t have this back then! A game with unhappy Pokémon, glitchy tiles and that cool custom UI would have…

A friendly reminder to Heroes of the Storm fans: I’ll be live-streaming some games I’ll be playing with the game’s developers at Blizzard tomorrow starting at 4:00 pm EDT on the Kotaku Twitch channel. Woo-hoo!! Contact the author at [email protected]

What The Hell Is Going On With Call of Duty On Xbox One?

Until a few days ago, it was possible to digitally pre-order Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 for Xbox One through Xbox Live or Amazon. That’s no longer the case, though nobody can explain why. Seriously, I asked Activision and Microsoft what’s going on, but their statements don’t make any sense. ICXM first noticed these…