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Smite‘s Latest God Brings The Eye Nipples

Unwilling to concede defeat after being decapitated by the Yellow Emperor, Chinese warrior-poet Xing Tian battled on, using his nipples for eyes and his bellybutton as a mouth, as you do. The eye-nippled champion arrives in the PC version of Hi-Rez Studios’ god-powered MOBA today via the Indomitable Spirit update, which also nerfs my giant…

Deadpool is coming to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One this fall. Developed by a bunch of people who once worked at High Moon Studios, Deadpool and all its DLC will make the jump to current-gen on November 17 for $49.99.

The First Five Tactically Bedridden Minutes Of Metal Gear Solid V

Before the tactical espionage begins, the catheter must be removed. Now I am not saying there is a tube inserted into Big Boss’ urethra during the entire first five minutes of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain—I can’t really be sure. With our hero still in bed once 300 seconds has passed, I don’t…

Awesome Zerg Cosplayer Rushes Terran Convention

One of the most impressive cosplays at this year’s Otakuthon in Montréal, Canada was Starcraft-related. But this time it wasn’t a Kerrigan or other similar costume we usually see at conventions, but an incredibly well-made zerg Hydralisk. Starcraft’s iconic ranged, snake-like unit is anything but humanoid, so walking around in a costume like this would…

Diablo III’s New Hardest Difficulty Looks Brutal

Diablo III’s latest patch is now live, and among other things, it introduced four new difficulty levels to the game. While Torment VI wasn’t that tough, the new hardest setting, Torment X, when played properly, makes the game look like a bullet hell shmup instead of a hack and slash RPG. Here’s a two-minute example,…

That’s some damn good pixel art Looks straight out of a high-quality RPG—even though it’s not: it’s “merely” an isometric, 23-color piece done by DeviantArt’s noaqh. You can check out his other pixel art scenes over here, in his gallery folder Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of the prettiest,…

After Complaints, Street Fighter‘s Cammy Looks Kinda Different

When Cammy was first shown in Street Fighter V, people online in Japan were not happy with the character’s appearance. Now, they are. As website Hachima Kikou noted at the time, Cammy’s SFV character design was called “exceedingly ugly” online in Japan. Sporting more angular features, the character did appear different from her Street Fighter…

Jimmy Kimmel Responds to YouTube Backlash

After Jimmy Kimmel’s YouTube jab backfired on Friday, the clip’s YouTube page and Kimmel’s Twitter were hit hard with criticism, anger, and insults. Tonight, the late-night host took a moment to address these comments. He might have made things worse! “This is the most disliked video we’ve ever posted to YouTube, and we’ve posted thousands…

Can Great Game Design be Taught?

Some of the games industry’s most talented and experienced designers are making the leap from game development to academia. But how do you teach the art of making games? This post originally appeared on Kotaku UK After Disney closed down his most recent studio Junction Point in 2013, Warren Spector, legendary designer of Deus Ex…

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, As Told by Steam Reviews

Steam reviews are often quite funny! This time they might even be, dare I say, touching? Originally, The Phantom Pain’s box art read “A Hideo Kojima Game” just like the previous Metal Gear Solid titles. But suddenly, it was removed, leaving people wondering if this decision was related to the rumored weirdness at Konami. While…

Here’s Halo 5’s Intro

This is Halo 5’s intro. It’s…expensive. And Fillion-y.

The Mad Max Movies Are Coming To Steam

Steam sells games, Steam sells software, Steam sells short films, Steam sells documentaries. And going by a SteamDB listing, Valve’s service is also about to start screening at least four big movies. The listing (viaxPaw @ NeoGAF) suggests that all the Mad Max movies are coming to Steam, from the 1979 original to 2015’s Fury…

Luke’s live playing Big Pharma on PC, a game about making drugs and selling drugs in giant factories. Watch it here. [STREAM OVER, archived at 10:55 here] You can watch it below at the 10:55 mark (sorry, mad mic troubles!)

Star Destroyer Mod Brings Space Death To GTA V

*switches car radio to Imperial March* This video by TwoDynamic shows off two cool Star Wars mods for GTA V: one changes the blimp to an enormous Imperial Star Destroyer, the other lets you drive Luke’s landspeeder around Sadly they’re just cosmetic additions; the star destroyer won’t spew probe droids all over the mountains, and…

New Xbox One Controller Is Gorgeous

Alongside a new bundle announcement, Microsoft showed off this new Xbox One controller today. It’s official name is the “Xbox One Special Edition Lunar White Wireless Controller”. I like it a lot. The gold d-pad and central buttons are flashy enough to flash but restrained enough not to overwhelm the entire design, while the switch…

The Super Mario Maker Manual Offers Helpful Life Advice, Too

It’s been a long while since a video game manual made me laugh or feel warm inside. The Mario Maker manual is something else indeed. Not only will you find some great tips on how to build courses in the Mario Maker manual… You’ll also find stuff like this in there: Aww, Nintendo. You’re so…

Don’t. Preorder. Video. Games.

Don’t. Preorder. Video. Games.

League Of Legends And Heroes Of The Storm Helped Me Get Into Dota 2

Stereotypes might lead you to believe any gamer’s love of MOBAs has to be mutually exclusive. I’m here to tell you this isn’t true. I recently started playing Dota 2. I mean actually playing it, as opposed to kicking around in its tutorials for a little while before intimidation sent me running back to Heroes…

GTA V Player Dodges The Law With Sick Sticky Bomb Stunts

This man elevates sticky grenades into a dang art form. GTA cops simply cannot stop salisburymistake, who has created a montage of high-speed-getaways that are the embodiment of “cool guys don’t look at explosions.” My favorite moments are the ones where salisburymistake skids past bodies that are flying midair, sometimes even knocking into them as…

I Beat Final Fantasy VI‘s Opera House And All I Got Was This Lousy Airship

Every time I would tell people I hadn’t played Final Fantasy VI—a claim which is no longer true, thank god—they’d respond with particular forcefulness because of how much I love music. Not only does FFVI have a famous soundtrack, it features a major musical setpiece: The Opera House. Last week, Kotaku news editor and towel…