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Ten Games I Want To Play On The Apple Watch

The first batch of Apple Watches arrive in users hands on Friday, with a whole batch of tiny little gaming apps waiting to be locked and loaded. Let’s see what might be good in micro-gaming. As of this writing I am not sure if my watch will arrive by Friday or not. I ordered within…

Final Fantasy XIV The Fake Fighting Game

Lacking anything better to do until the expansion pack arrives in June, the Final Fantasy XIV dev team transformed one of the game’s biggest boss battles into a fighting game I’d play in a heartbeat. It’s Yda’s fists of fury versus Livia Sas Junius of the Garlean Empire, complete with her custom white Magitek armor.…

The Internet Reacts To The New Joker

Presenting…Jared Leto’s Joker. Probably not what you were expecting, huh? Here’s the full image of theSuicide Squad’stake on the Joker, tweeted earlier today by David Ayer, its director: Though it only shows part of the overall costume, there’s already a ton to analyze here. The forehead tattoo. The grills. The expression. Cynically, it feels like…

Gears of War Remaster Coming To Xbox One [UPDATE]

Today, a number of people across the country obtained access to a test build for “Gears of War” on the Xbox One, as shown in the screenshot above. Although we suspected it might be part of an as-of-yet-unannounced Gears collection including a number of games in the series, this may in fact just be a…

Meet The ‘Villain’ of Super Smash Bros.

If you follow competitive Melee at all, then you probably know exactly who William “Leffen” Hjelte is. Widely considered to be a “heel” player, Leffen has a reputation for being the bad guy. There’s a reason for that. Leffen likes to shit talk and make fun of his opponents. It’s a stark contrast to other…

Want to watch a ton of new footage from the upcoming Wii U game Xenoblade Chronicles X? Check out this archive of Nintendo’s livestream this afternoon, which includes an eight-minute overview video and then an hour of Treehouse staff playing the game live. (The footage starts at 34:00.)

GTA Players Try To Survive The Worst Taxi Drivers Ever

Fun fact: drivers in GTA are kind of awful. Creative players have decided to use GTA’s poor driving AI for amusement, resulting in a special type of mini-game that’s very entertaining to watch. As Indycoone details in this Reddit post, the way the mini-game works is, you have tell the taxi driver to take this…

Worth Reading: Trying To Get Your Parents To Play Games

It’s time for another roundup of the best gaming writing from the past week. One piece of advice: you should probably not try to read these long pieces on your brand-new Apple Watch. Hey, You Should Read These “Love, Dad” by Matt Duhamel There’s a particular reason I find stories like this tough, and it’s…

Frank Miller’s Working on Another Sequel to The Dark Knight Returns

It’s called “The Dark Knight III: The Master Race.” Wonder if Superman gets beat up again? The third part of Miller’s old-Batman trilogy was just announced by co-writer Brian Azzarello at Chicago’s C2E2 convention. Here’s the official word from DC: “THE DARK KNIGHT III: THE MASTER RACE” is the sequel to Miller’s 1986 classic THE…

Call of Duty: Black Ops III Will Be Out On Nov 6, New-Gen Beta Planned

The next Call of Duty will be out in November. No surprise. November 6. Hey, that’s a Friday? Pre-order (ugh) for a beta that’s… on PS4, Xbox One, PC. No word about old-gen versions. Note the fine print: “Actual platform availability and launch date(s) to be determined. According to a tipster, these pre-order cards will…

Graphic Novel Second Quest Is A Frightening, Zelda-Inspired Fable

The young girl in Second Quest will seem familiar to most video game lovers. Azalea explores ruins, collects artifacts and tries to uncover the mysterious hidden history of her floating fantasy homeland. But, halfway through the story, she throws away the ocarina, boomerang and slingshot she’s found. She needs to save her world but gets…

Mario Kart 8’s 200CC Mode Changes Everything

Ever since Nintendo made its surprise announcement that Mario Kart 8 was getting a new high-speed difficulty level, excited fans have had one question: what would it do to Mario Kart? Yes, 200CC speed certainly looked faster. But how much faster was it, exactly? [Insert your favorite Fast and Furious quote about driving really fucking…

The Most Ridiculous Skyrim Mods People Are Trying To Sell On Steam

Since Valve enabled users to charge money for mods on Steam, people have uploaded all sorts of wild things onto the Steam Workshop. Some are serious. Some are jokes. And some are actively taking a jab at Valve for having the ‘gall’ to do something like this. As you might have heard already, not everyone…

Kotaku Asks: The Lead Writer And Designer Of Planescape: Torment [Q&A Over]

What can change the nature of a man? Just ask Chris Avellone, the writer behind some of the greatest role-playing games ever made, including Planescape: Torment, Fallout II, and Knights of the Old Republic II. He’s here today to take your questions. Avellone, who was an instrumental part of the classic developer Black Isle Studios…

Atlus Making Four Cuts In Upcoming Game To Avoid An Adults-Only Rating

Dungeon Travelers 2 is an erotically-tinged RPG from Atlus that features some women who aren’t wearing much in the way of clothing. There was enough sexual content in the original Japanese version enough that Atlus had to slightly alter the game to avoid an AO rating. Warning: This post will feature screen shots from Dungeon…

Video games sales charts are problematic, especially with regard to all the things that they don’t take into account like digital sales. Kotaku UK takes a look at the British charts situation and talks to developers and fellow journalists about possible solutions.

Modded Typewriter Prints Selfies As ASCII Art

That’s how you use a typewriter in 2015. This prototype, built by Russian artist group ::vtol ::, takes your picture and turns them into selfies with alphanumeric characters. You can check out their video and how this thing makes instant ASCII art, which, just like typewriters, have sadly become a thing of the past. To contact…

Paid Skyrim Mod Turns Into a Clusterfuck [UPDATE]

Valve has kicked off a new service on Steam Workshop that allows people to sell their mods. It only started yesterday. And today, things are already getting messy. One of the mods Valve is promoting on Steam Communityis for fishing called “Art of the Catch.” However, the modder behind it has already taken it down…

What The Cast Of Game Of Thrones Did Before Game Of Thrones

They’re famous now for being in Game of Thrones, but what did the cast of HBO’s swords-and-boobs smash do before George RR Martin’s books were adapted? Well, a whole bunch of stuff, some of it terrible, some of it hilarious. This isn’t going to be some IMDB-ish resource; below you’ll simply find one example of…

Three Bloodborne Players Race Neck-And-Neck For The Fastest Kills

Care for a reminder of how good people can be at Bloodborne? I’ve got just the thing. The challenge, part of a PlayStation-sponsored competition hosted by VaatiVidya, was simple: You’ve got 15 minutes. Start a new game of Bloodborne, and kill as many human Hunter characters as you can. It pains me to watch people…