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Humble Bundle Confusion Leads To World Of Warships Anger [Update]

Earlier this month, those helping test the upcoming World of Warships were offered a sweet deal: pay a few bucks for a Humble Bundle and they’d get some swag for the game, including one of its better ships. Loads of fans jumped on the chance. Ten days later, though, the deal has been altered. UPDATE:…

Life-Size LEGO Claptrap Is A Bricky Smartass

Simon Liu built this impressive LEGO Claptrap, which stands 2.5-feet tall. That’s pretty much 1:1 scale for the little guy! To get a real good look at it from all angles, here’s a video Beyond the Brick shot at Brickworld Chicago 2015. You can see more of Simon’s LEGO work here

A Little Something About Where Shigeru Miyamoto Sits

I wasn’t sure just how much Nintendo game designer Yugo Hayashi was joking when he recently told me that he thinks he got the gig directing the new Star Fox because of how close he sat to his company’s top game designer. Well, the man himself, Shigeru Miyamoto, was right there, so I asked him.…

If You’re Experiencing Sluggish PSN Speeds In Europe, You’re Not Alone

If you’re a PlayStation owner in Europe, you may have experienced some ridiculously slow downloads speeds the last few days. Can you imagine waiting 48 hours to download a game?! That’s a reality for some folks right now. When a reader alerted me to the fact that PlayStation Network downloads were sluggish lately, I figured…

Bethesda Actually Lets Fan Pay For Fallout 4 With 2,200 Bottlecaps

Well I’ll be. The scheme to get Fallout 4 using only bottlecaps actually worked! For those of you that haven’t been following this: last week, a Redditor shared pictures of a shipment that was being sent to Bethesda by a friend. It included a letter, and a package containing about 2,240 bottlecaps. Real ones. From…

Real Life Horror Maze Promises To Monitor Your Heart Rate And…Adapt

Picture this: you’re running through a maze, unsure of where the exit is. There’s a madman with a machete chasing you. Your heart starts racing…and the more you freak, the more the rooms around you seem to twist and turn. This is the sort of terrifying experience Hyde hopes to create. Hyde is an upcoming…

There’s been a lot of drama surrounding the Confederate Flag of late, some of it even game-related. Now there’s a game from designer/academic Paolo Pedercini that lets you boo the controversial pennant until it burns. You can find it here. Contact the author at [email protected]

The New Robin Is a Black Guy. And an Asian Girl. And a White Dude. And…

The new Batman is a cop. The new Robins are pretty much a gang. So, yes, the new Batman is probably going to have to arrest the new Robins. And Batgirl, too. This week sees the release of We Are Robin #1, a new series that introduces a whole squad of teenagers who’ve taken up…

Popular LA Arcade Raises $60K To Renovate, Gets Denied By City Council

Super Arcade is one of California’s most beloved arcades. It raised more than $60,000 on Kickstarter last year. Due to rent concerns, it was forced to move locations. When it tried to apply for a permit, however, the city council denied them. “High quality does not really fit with games called ‘street fighter’ and ‘combat,’”…

Superman Wants to Take Over the World in New Justice League Cartoon

“Dismembered, burnt alive, sucked of their blood…” That’s how one Justice League takes care of bad guys in their parallel universe. Sounds… efficient. We got glimpses of the sadder, thirstier and hornier alternate reality versions of DC Comics’ biggest heroes a few weeks back. But, the clip above is the first real taste of the…

Splatoon’s Splatfest event was delayed over “tentacle difficulties,” according to Nintendo, but it’s back on for July 4th at 12 AM PT through 11:59 PM. During Splatfests, players choose a side and fight for dominance. This week, it’s cats vs. dogs. (Go dogs!) Contact the author at [email protected]

Xbox One’s Games With Gold Program Is Getting Way Better

Microsoft has occasionally offered two Xbox One games per month as part of its Games With Gold promotion, but starting in July, that’s becoming the standard, the company announced. This July represents two full years since we began giving Gold members access to amazing games, completely free. As a special thank you to our Xbox…

Apple Yanks Games With Confederate Flags From App Store

Pop quiz: you’re in charge of a giant digital game store, and suddenly there’s a controversy revolving around how and when people display the U.S. Confederate flag. Do you A) do nothing; B) assess all of your games on a case-by-case basis; or C) remove games that show the flag in any way? If you…

Virtual Reality’s Movement Problem: It Isn’t Nausea

Warren Spector says virtual reality will be a fad, “at best a minor part of gaming’s future.” Far be it from me to question the director of Deus Ex on, well, anything. But I’m not sure it matters whether VR is a fad. Motion controls were a fad, yet that fad drove the sales of…

The Opening of Arthur In GTA V

The cute intro of the classic 90s cartoon Arthur is anything but cute when it’s recreated in GTA V’s environment. YouTuber Merfish’s work is more like a horrible nightmare with heads stuck into the roof and a giant Franklin stomping through San Andreas. Obviously not all of us remember the show’s opening, as it’s not…

Tips For Beating World of Warcraft‘s New Raid

With the release of patch 6.2, the Normal and Heroic difficulties of World of Warcraft’s newest raid Hellfire Citadel have opened. As always it’s the best way to obtain strongest gear. So, it’s worth finding a group. Learning the basics is a must though and Line of Sight’s two-minute-long animated guides might be the best…

Four Hours of Final Fantasy VII Remake Reactions

Do you have plans for the day? How about clearing your schedule so you can watch people’s Final Fantasy VII remake reactions? Four hours. That’s right. Four. Hours. To contact the author of this post, write to bashcraftATkotaku.com or find him on Twitter@Brian_Ashcraft

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Warner Bros Suspends Arkham Knight PC Sales

Publisher Warner Bros says they’re taking the drastic step of suspendingall sales of Arkham Knight on PC until the game’s technical woes can be addressed A statement just posted on the company’s forums reads: Dear Batman: Arkham Knight PC owners, We want to apologize to those of you who are experiencing performance issues with Batman:…