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Possibly The Saddest Portal Song Ever

Will it make you feel bad about flinging/toppling/portaling all those turrets to their deaths? Probably not, ’cause that shit’s fun. Still, it’ll make you feel sorry for them. Probably. Harry101UK’s new song was, as he writes in the corresponding Steam Community post, originally meant to be featured in a grim Portal web series called The…

Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Gaming With Paula Deen

Did you see the creepy commercial for Paula Deen’s new mobile game? The game itself is nowhere near as entertaining. Clearly the controversial celebrity cook needs our help. Having come under fire for her liberal use of butter and other words featuring double consonants, Paula Deen’s video game is a chance for the fat-loving meal-maker…

SimCity Artist Now Making Sweet Cities: Skylines Buildings

Bryan Shannon used to be part of Maxis, where he worked as an artist helping make buildings for the last SimCity. Now, in his spare time, he’s crafting stuff for the game that followed in SimCity’s wake. One of the best things about Cities: Skylines, as I mentioned in my review, is the way that…

A Smarter Approach To PC Gaming Piracy

There are two ways you can tackle piracy: the way that doesn’t work (threats, control and lockdowns) and the way that does (offering a superior service to piracy). Paradox, publishers of games like Crusader Kings II, Magicka and Cities: Skylines, are fans of the latter, and it’s refreshing to see that their approach appears to…

“Why Am I Missing An Arm?” Is An Important Question To Answer

It’s even worse when you’re missing an arm, your family’s been slaughtered and your home torn apart. Find out what happens next in our live demo of Drinkbox Studios’ Severed. In the video below you’ll see our own Evan Narcisse, who managed to catch up with Guacamelee creators Drinkbox at PAX East last weekend to…

Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: The Video Games That Made Me An Otaku • Multiplayer is More Fun When Your Friends Act Like Idiots Together • The Horrible Sounds of Lurking TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.

Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Agents Of Nvidia Shield: Winners! 

Last week’s ‘Shop Contest asked our readers to envision the future of the Nvidia Shield, a product that’s been three things in as many years. And while sciteach’s entry doesn’t quite depict that, it would make for a much more interestingpress conference. I’d call the win a technicality, but I’m not going to be the…

SpotPass Exploit Gives 3DS Owners Unlimited Special Guest Miis

While recovering from a corrupted SD card on his 3DS, YouTuber Anthony Schwader discovered a means to delete Nintendo-issued mii visitors and respawn them endlessly. It’s actually pretty simple. It works like this—use your special mii character, such as the Abraham Lincoln mii sent to promote Code Named S.T.E.A.M. in all the StreetPass mini-games you…

Origin is updating the hell out of this guy’s copy of Dragon Age: Inquisition. Hopefully Redditor theadventuringpanda will let us all know how the next game is once it’s done.

Looks Like There’s Going To Be A Final Fantasy Type-1

While Final Fantasy Type-0 HD isn’t due out in North America until Tuesday, a special ending cinematic teaser from the end of the game has hit YouTube, suggesting game director Hajime Tabata’s desire to make Final Fantasy Type-1 is being realized. While the ending cutscene, currently available on YouTube (via NeoGAF), does not specifically mention…

Talking Toasters, Pop Rocks And Other Fun Stuff Cut From Fallout 2

The sequel to Interplay’s legendary post-apocalyptic role-playing game was bigger and badder than the original Fallout, which translates into more space on the cutting room floor for discarded storylines, abandoned features, unrealized non-player characters and a fully-upgradeable, completely drive-able vehicle. VG Facts‘ Leftovers series returns to the Fallout series once more, plumbing its grimy depths…

Excerpts From an Erotic Shadow the Hedgehog/Borderlands Fan Ficton

Searching as I do from time to time through the video game crossover wonderland that is FanFiction.net, I happened to turn off the mature story filter for a split-second, during which I encountered the raunchiest, steamiest Shadow the Hedgehog-meets-Borderlands story I’ve ever read. It’s also the only one, but that’s not important right now. What…

Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Pokémon One a Day, Series 2: Slowking, Misdreavus, 50 Straight Illustrations! Unown + Announcement! • Naka-kon 2015: The First Day • Interview with Indiana Comic Con: Past Problems Acknowledged, Optimistic for Future in Indy TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.

The Official LEGO Kwik-E-Mart Is Also Cursed

Following up on last year’s spectacular Simpsons house set, LEGO returns to Springfield with one of the fictional town’s most iconic retail establishments. Your own miniature Kwik-E-Mart franchise can be yours in May for $200. That’s a lot of dough—$50 less than the $250 house set—but you get a lot for the money. For starters,…

Natural Selection Has Been Very Kind To Slugcat. Now You Need to Help.

Look, I don’t really know what kind of organism the main character of Rain World is. Who knows what bizarre experiments or breeding rituals brought him into being. Nevertheless, he/she/it is alive when nearly everything else is dead. So, y’know, points to him. Make sure he keeps living, won’t you? Rain World‘s a game where…

The Shape That’s Everywhere In Mass Effect

There’s no getting around it: a lot of modern, graphically intense games look kinda same-y. At a glance, it can be hard to tell the difference. But show me a shot of the Mass Effect series and I’ll instantly be like, “Yeah, that’s Mass Effect.” Why? A single shape that’s everywhere Control500 spoke to series…

The GDC I Saw After One of Gaming’s Roughest Years

It’s Monday, March 2nd, the first day of the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, and I can’t help but notice a common refrain: “I’m already tired.” By most accounts, it hasn’t been a terribly brutal day, especially not by convention standards. But the developers, acquaintances, and friends I encounter seem worn down, deflated. Maybe…

Paula Deen’s New Game Commercial Is Totally Batshit

“Are you ready to have some fun? ” asks Paula Deen, as the rest of the world slowly backs away. Paula Deen now has a video game, and it’s called Paula Deen’s Recipe Quest. It’s a match-3 game because, of course, it’s a match-3 game. She has also produced a “commercial” for it: There are…

The Disturbing Puzzle Game That Nobody Can Solve

On July 10th, 2014, a small, mysterious game called “Do Not Believe His Lies” was uploaded to the iOS app store. Since then, over 40,000 people have downloaded the app. Nobody has beaten it. Hell, nobody quite knows what it is, either. I downloaded the game last night, after watching a trailer where fans of…

Worth Reading: The Tragedy And Ecstasy In The Binding Of Isaac

Sometimes, the most tragic stories are lurking just beneath the surface. This week in Worth Reading, a dive into what’s really happening in The Binding of Isaac, how Fire Emblem lets players tune the difficulty to their choosing, and much more. Let’s start the weekend! Hey, You Should Read These “Beards optional: Embedded difficulty decisions…