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Watch The Big Xbox Gamescom Conference Live, Right Here [UPDATE: Over]

Suffering from E3 withdrawal? We’ve got your fix right here, thanks to Gamescom, which kicks off this morning in Germany with a big ol’ Xbox press conference. Straight out of Cologne, the folks behind Xbox will be sharing news and trailers for games like Scalebound, Quantum Break, Crackdown, Halo 5, Rise of the Tomb Raider,…

Behold, a baby Star Dragon from MagnaStorm, a Canadian plush artist. Star Dragons hail from the breeding game Dragon City, and they’re especially cute in plushie form—though that’s not to say that MagnaStorm’s other plushies are slacking in that department. You can find them here Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing…

That’s Not How You Land In GTA V

Poor MrRedSkull167. All he wanted to do was land his fancy fighter jet. Instead, let this be a reminder: some days in GTA Online, nothing goes according to plan.

Bruce Lee Action Figure Wants To Kick Your Eyes Out

As we’ve established, when it comes to small-scale figures, Figmas are the best. Especially when they leave fictional series behind and recreate actual historical badasses like Bruce Lee. Being a Figma, it’s not going to be cheap; expect to pay around $50 for it when released in November. But whatever, looks totally worth it, if…

Over 60 Civs Going To War In Crazy Civilization V Game

Earlier this year, there was a giant, 42-player, AI-only game of Civilization V going down. Wonder why we never heard anything more about it? Because it died. But that’s OK. Now the same guy is going to run a game with over 60 players. TPangolin, the organiser of the original Battle Royale, thinks he’s fixed…

A Peek At Five Unreleased Games From Rare

Tuesday’s Xbox One 30-game collection Rare Replay includes five short documentary videos about five games that the legendary studio Rare started making but never released. The requirements for unlocking these videos are very tough and likely beyond me and many other mortal gamers, but I was at least able to flick through preview clips for…

Twitch Streamer Fakes His Own Joke Swatting, Gets Banned

This past Saturday, the popular League of Legends-focused Twitch streamer Trick2g was putting on an elaborate 24-hour live event to commemorate the fact that he’d amassed 800,000 followers. He decided to end the stream with a bang: staging his own mock swatting. Come Monday morning, his account was banned. Trick2g’s Twitch channel is now offline,…

Watch Me Shoot My Way Into The Nuclear Throne [Done!]

Okay, I’m probably not gonna make it to the Nuclear Throne today. But I sure as heck can try! I’ve been having a Nuclear Throne itch lately, so I thought I’d stream it today while chatting with some of you lovely folk. The game is still in early access and routinely gets new stuff, so…

My Five Favorite Kotaku Stories From Last Week

Late late late! I was busy writing a review of Rare Replay this morning, but I do want to share my five favorite Kotaku pieces from last week. The Witcher 3 vs. Dragon Age: Inquisition: The Comparison We Had To Make – Kirk doing what he does best. Quality Assured: What It’s Really Like To…

How Many Of Our Suggested Destiny Changes Actually Happened?

Shortly after Destiny launched last year, we posted a list of30 changes we thought would make it a better game. We were so young and innocent then; we were so hopeful. It’s been almost a year. Bungie has released two expansions for Destiny: December’s The Dark Below and May’s House of Wolves. In September, they’ll…

Thorough Chrono Trigger Speedrun Is Impressive As Hell

You may have missed the Chrono Trigger speedrun at Summer Games Done Quick, mostly because it took place on a late Saturday night and we all have better things to do on late Saturday nights, like play Chrono Trigger If you did miss the run—which ran five hours and capped off the SGDQ marathon—you can…

Last Night’s True Detective Twists Were Hidden In The Show’s Intro

For weeks, fans have been analyzing every frame of the True Detective season two intro in the hopes of learning something about the show. Last night, it actually paid off. Spoilers for True Detective season 2 ahead! Every week, the intro to True Detective changes. The song—“Nevermind” by Leonard Cohen—always plays, but the lyrics appear…

PewDiePie Rejects The Five Nights at Freddy’s Hype

PewDiePie is famed for his over-the-top reactions to horror games. But that’s PewDiePie from 2012. PewDiePie from 2015? It takes more than a cheap jump scare to rile him up—and this reality is causing some friction with fans. Like many gaming YouTubers, PewDiePie uploaded a Five Nights at Freddy’s 4 video last month. Titled “FIVE…

Red Ash Kickstarter Falls Short By $280K

Thirty days after launching, one of the sloppiest professional campaigns in Kickstarter history has come to an end at $519,999, well short of its $800,000 goal. Red Ash, which was pitched by former Capcom producer Keiji Inafune and his company Comcept as a spiritual successor to Mega Man Legends, seemed destined to fail from the…

The Latest Pokémon Movie Teases Two New Pokémon

Hopefully you didn’t think Game Freak would stop at 721 Pokémon! While the existence of new, never-before-seen Pokémon was reported earlier this year by popular Pokémon website Serebii, there was no footage of it online until somewhat recently. That little green critter you see above was captured by Hirobyte at the end of the latest…

You’re going to have to wait a little bit to play Metal Gear Online. Konami just announced that the PC version of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain will be coming out at the same time as the console versions. But Metal Gear Online apparently needs more time, and will come to consoles and…

One of the PS4’s best features gets added to the newest Batman game today as Arkham Knight gets Photo Mode in the game’s 1.05 update. Here’s what the 4.3 GB update includes: New Feature: Photo Mode New Feature: Force Original Voice Cast option for non-English Territories Support for August additional content Updates for WBPlay and…

Vega Gets a Shirt in Street Fighter V

A few weeks ago, Street Fighter’s Ken character got a new look. This time, it’s Vega’s turn. Goodbye, pectoral muscles. Hello, frilly pirate shirt. You can see the newest look for the Spanish martial artist in the video above, where he’s sparring against new character Necalli

Somewhere Underneath Angry Birds 2‘s Nonsense Is A Solid Game

It took me a couple of hours to burn through 80 levels in the first Angry Birds. In Angry Birds 2, getting to level 80 took a week and a half. This is good. It is also very, very bad. It’s good because of the changes Rovio has made to the Angry Birds structure in…

Gamecube Controller Responds To Smash Bros. Moves With Shiny Colors

Garrett Greenwood built something that would have been every Smash Bros. fan’s dream during the Gamecube era: A controller that reacts to button presses with various flashy animations. So for example when you press Down and B at the same time, the character will blink blue as well as the controller. Likewise when you press…