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Even Text Games Can Make You Profoundly Uncomfortable

If you wanna be grossed out by a bump on your hand, tempted into making a sexual mistake, or run from a pack of velociraptors, the ongoing Twiny Jam has a little something for everyone. What’s great about Twine game is that anyone can make one. Seriously, even I gave it a shot. Most Twine…

One Of League Of Legends’ Oldest Champions Just Got A Surprise Makeover

League of Legends has been such a popular online game for so long that its developer has had to treat updating it the way New York City handles its subway system: bits and pieces might be altered in tiny increments, but the overarching system never truly stops moving. So much for console generations. Ever since…

Management shake-up at Battlefield Hardline developer Visceral Games: general manager Steve Papoutsis (Dead Space) is out, replaced by Scott Probst (son of former veteran EA exec Larry Probst), Kotaku has learned. “We are thankful for Steve’s many contributions to EA and wish him the best,” said an EA rep.

Watch The First Trailer For Deus Ex: Mankind Divided

Undaunted by yesterday’s leak, Square Enix today released the first trailer for Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, the sequel to 2011’s Human Revolution. It’s all CGI, sadly. There’s no release date or even year announced yet for the much-anticipated fourth Deus Ex game, which will be released on PS4, Xbox One, and PC. In other words,…

The servers for NBA 2K14 were scheduled to be shut down, but fan backlash has prompted 2K Sports to reconsider. Polygon reports NBA 2K14 is back online, and future NBA games will receive 18-to-27 months of support after launch. You can reach the author of this post at [email protected] or on Twitter at @patrickklepek

Smash Bros. Glitch Sets Kirby On Fire

Kirby inhales so many things with reckless abandon that it was only a matter of time before one such thing came back to haunt him. And so Smash players discovered an exploit this week that turns him into an raging fireball. Fire Kirby doesn’t change much, gameplay-wise. But it’d make a hell of an anti-smoking…

The Maker Of The Trollface Meme Is Counting His Money

You’re probably familiar with this image, the infamous “trollface” that’s circulated the Internet for years. Someone drew the original trollface, and it’s 24-year-old Carlos Ramirez. Back in 2008, Ramirez should have been working on a college paper, but as was the case on most nights, he found himself scrolling through the anonymous image board 4chan,…

Climbing Virtual Reality Stairs Has Never Been Easier

Now this is one interesting concept for a VR peripheral. These computer-controlled stilts are called “Level-Ups” and simulate stair steps and give a sense of elevation while standing on virtual objects. Made by a group of engineers at the Hasso Plattner Institute in Germany, they also created a funny comparison video with Garry’s Mod to…

Capcom Uses Wrong Street Fighter In Tournament, Has To Replay Games

Over the weekend, the NorCal Regionals of Capcom’s Street Fighter 4 Pro Tour ran into a problem: the tournament was accidentally using the wrong version of the game. As The Daily Dotreports, it wasn’t until a bunch of rounds had already been decided that two players noticed the game they were using was the wrong…

Hollywood Is Planning A Five Nights At Freddy’s Movie

Five Nights at Freddy’s? A major motion picture? Oh how far we’ve come. The Hollywood Reporter reports (Hollywoodly) that Freddy Fazbear and his horrifying animatronic pals are headed to the big screen. Warner Bros is heading up the production. It will be produced by Roy Lee of Vertigo Entertainment (Run All Night, The Ring, The…

Hearthstone Record Chasers Going For Two Massive Records At Once

The folks behind the world’s longest Hearthstone turn—the 45 hour one—are at it again. This time, they’re going for two ridiculous records at once. Mamytwink and co’s goal? A world record twofer: most card draws in a single turn and most fatigue damage ever. As of now, the turn is still ongoing (it will take…

League Of Legends Is Nerfing One Of Its Most Controversial Champions

In its ongoing attempts to repair the current contentious state of the jungle in League of Legends, Riot has taken a stab at an oft-criticized champion associated with the role: Nidalee. Nidalee is one of those League characters who’s hard to look away from at the moment simply because she’s become so notorious. She’s frequently…

Half-Life 2 Mod Is Damn Near Valve-Quality

Who knows when or if we’ll get Half-Life 3, Half-Life: Episode 3, or whatever Valve calls Gordon Freeman’s next outing. Thankfully, modders like Shokunin are picking up the slack. It’s been too long since I’ve played anything Half-Life, but there’s comfort in returning to City 17, even if said comfort’s wrapped up in fighting aliens…

I Wish It Were Easier To Play Bloodborne With My Friends

Bloodborne has a lot going for it. It’s one of the best, most engrossing games I’ve played in a while. But man, I sure do wish it were easier to play with my friends. Bloodborne is an online game. While you can technically play offline, the game’s truest incarnation requires an internet connection. It’s constantly…

Leak Reveals Deus Ex: Mankind Divided For PS4, Xbox One, PC

Since yesterday, Square Enix has been teasing a new game via a three-day alternate reality game that was due to end tomorrow. But their surprise has been ruined. Today, an early leak from the Russian website Kanobu.RU (as found by NeoGAF) has revealed that the big tease is for Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, a sequel…

League Of Legends Champions Would Make Deadly Pokémon 

Yes, people have been making jokes about combining League of Legends with Pokémon for eons. And yes, a League of Pokémon crossover is even less likely to happen than a League-ified Smash Bros. mod. But when the joke’s as well done as YouTuber Tay’s, you can’t blame people for still dreaming: Bonus points to Tay’s…

So What’d You Think Of Better Call Saul?

We haven’t spent a lot of time talking about Better Call Saul, the Breaking Bad spinoff-prequel that wrapped up its first season last night, which is too bad. Because it’s stellar. In just ten episodes, the folks behind Saul have crafted a story that is on par with if not better than the adventures of…

The Cruelest Halo Betrayal 

Everyone has probably killed a friend in combat while playing Halo—betrayals happen. But I doubt whatever stab in the back you’ve experienced unfolded as ridiculously as this one did. The clip comes from ttocsllehctim, and it shows just how silly the physics on vehicles in Halo can get. While the clip is indeed from 2012,…

Some BioShock Music Sounds A Lot Like Parts of Classic Sci-Fi Movie 2001

Most people played through the first BioShock and probably didn’t hear anything familiar while ending their way through Rapture. But one reader’s sharp ears caught a sequence that sounds remarkably like one from the soundtrack of 2001: A Space Odyssey. Would you kindly listen and see what you think? Reader Sam thought he heard echoes…

The Witcher 3 isn’t out until next month, but the folks behind it have already announced two big expansions—Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine—slated for late 2015 and early 2016, respectively. More info here