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Kanye’s Making A Video Game About His Mom’s Journey Through Heaven

Fresh from his blockbuster performance at the Grammys, rapper, producer, songwriter, professional husband and game designer Kanye West has revealed that his next game project will allow players to guide his late mother to the highest gates of heaven. I say latest game project because Mr. West is no stranger to the rigors of game…

Dead Or Alive Is More Than Breasts

I fell in love with my favorite fighting game franchise for all the right reasons. It was fast, frantic, flashy and groundbreaking. Now, after nearly 20 years together, it’s time for me to face the truth—my favorite fighting game franchise is an exhibitionist, and I’m not okay with it. In the late ’90s I was…

I Just Took A Screenshot Directly From My Xbox One Dashboard

Members of Microsoft’s Xbox Dashboard Preview program are now enjoying the ability to tap a button twice or say “Xbox take a screenshot” and create a still image suitable for making your dashboard wallpaper—and not much else at the moment. The ability to actually share any of the screenshots taken via the Xbox One dashboard…

The FMV-tastic indie spinning limousine simulator Roundabout is now available on Xbox One. Stephen Totilo said it was “fun.” Luke Plunkett called it a “Masterclass in FMV.” Leo Wichtowski spoke about it at length in his soothing voice. Ringing endorsements all ’round!

The Studio Behind Smash Bros. And Kirby, HAL Laboratory Turns 35 Today

Who knew 35 years ago today that a small software company founded in Chiyoda-ku Japan to make personal computer games would one day be responsible for some of the most popular video game franchise on the planet? Happy 35th anniversary, HAL Laboratory. Founded on February 21, 1980, HAL Laboratory’s first works were simple games for…

Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Dungeoncrawling: Dark Souls • Goose house Live at Youtube Space Tokyo – Recap • The Music Game: My interview with Richie Branson • Spacemon: A Pokémon Tabletop Story, Vol. 2 – Chapter 12, Chapter 13 TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.

Sixth Scale Tychus Findlay Is One Beautiful Bastard

Pieced together from some 525 individually engineered components and ringing up at a massive $525. Sideshow’s 16-inch version of StarCraft‘s biggest scoundrel is so gorgeous you just want to shoot it right in the face. While he’s essentially a retool/repaint of Sideshow’s Jim Raynor figure, Tychus always kept most of his personality in his armor…

‘Realistic’ Smash Bros. Clapping Video Is The Dumbest Way To End Friday

You made it to the end of another week. Congratulations! Your mother and I are proud of you. And so are all of these Super Smash Bros. characters, who will now clap “realistically” at you for five minutes. Just watch (with sound on). It’s as great as it is dumb. GrumpOut created this video that…

Blizzard Testing Diablo III Microtransactions, But (Phew) Only In Asia

Diablo III has changed a lot over the years, dropping a much-loathed auction house and gaining all sorts of balance overhauls, enemies, and entire new areas. Now, however, it could be looking at a change of a very different sort: real money microtransactions and a new in-game currency to support them. Patch 2.2.0, which will…

Worth Reading: Real-Life Hadoukens, Questioning Game Length, And More

Two scoops of Worth Reading in one week? Gosh, we’re lucky. What better way to celebrate than an in-depth investigation into how fighting games have infiltrated real-life fighting, a considered take on the value of game length, and lots more? You’re just one click away, buddy. There used to be a time when I had…

Indie Dev Cancels PAX East Booth Over Security Concerns

Giant Spacekat, developers of space adventure game Revolution 60, announced this weekthey cancelled PAX East booth space due to safety concerns. The studio has since spoken with PAX organizers and responded to criticism over the fact that its head of development, Brianna Wu, still deciding to attend PAX East and appear on several panels. In…

Twitch just announced TwitchCon will be happening in San Francisco on September 25 and 26. It’s co-produced by Twitch and ReedPOP, the folks who put on PAX events all year round. More details, including how to buy tickets, will be announced in due time.

Invader Zim is Coming Back in a New Comic-Book Series

He was only with us for such a short time, that snarky green alien who posed as a human being. But the love for Zim never stopped and in fact only grew stronger. Now fans everywhere will be getting their wish: more Invader Zim is coming this July from comics publisher Oni Press. The new…

People Are Already Making Bizarre Mods For Dragon Ball Xenoverse

Dragon Ball Xenoverse isn’t even out yet in America. That, however, hasn’t stopped people from tearing the Japanese version to pieces and reassembling it into, well… whatever this is. The main culprit behind these faster-than-a-speeding-Goku mods is Melpontro. Speaking of Goku, I imagine these ridiculous giganto-pants—what I imagine would happen if MC Hammer learned the…

No, The Walking Dead Comic Hasn’t Gotten Boring

The Walking Dead comic-book series has been around for more than ten years. Is it lurching around like one of its zombies? Or is it alive and vital, like the survivors trying to make their way in an apocalyptic world? Depends who you ask. When Kotaku staffers were discussing what series should get included in…

“I think this is a great opportunity to reiterate […] the importance of not trusting anyone online, even if you think they are your friends.” Game Informer spoke to the mother of a young Destiny player whose progress was deleted after he shared his account with a fellow player. Remember to be careful, gamers.

Why People Believed A Top Hearthstone Player Was Tricking Everyone

Throughout the last week, an obsession overtook some of the Hearthstone community. Allegation after allegation started populating Reddit threads, and YouTube videos—all about a top Hearthstone player called MagicAmy. The claim? That she wasn’t who she claimed to be. That the player with the handle “MagicAmy” wasn’t being played by a woman, as it appeared,…

Watch Close To A Full Hour Of Final Fantasy XV Gameplay

Today, Square Enix gave us our longest look yet at Final Fantasy XV, a game that I now believe actually exists and will come out within the next two years. You undoubtedly know the long, storied history behind the game once called Final Fantasy Versus XIII, and if you’ve been following along with news on…

12 Successful Kickstarters That Never Delivered

All is not right in the world of crowdfunding. For every massive critical success like Shovel Knight or Divinity: Original Sin, there are numerous games or game-related projects that disappoint, under-deliver, or, as has become scarily common, take people’s money and never make what they promised in the first place. One of last week’s biggest…

Gift Cards for PlayStation and Xbox, Humble Co-Op Bundle, More Deals

We’ve got some great gift card deals for PlayStation AND Xbox owners today. $50 Sony Playstation Network Card ($40) | eBay | Buy 2 and spend them by the 24th to get an additional $15 back from Sony Xbox LIVE 13 Month Gold Membership Card ($40) | Walmart Humble’s latest Weekly Bundle features seven Co-Op…