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$200,000 Gun Controller Kickstarter Goes Dark, Then Asks For More Money

The Delta Six is an unusual controller shaped like a gun. Kotkin Enterprises raised nearly $200,000 on Kickstarter, double the asking price. More than a year after the promised shipping date, the Delta Six is shipping, but there’s a catch: backers have to fork over more money to get what they already paid for. Here…

How ‘Reading’ Works In Smash Bros.

“Reading” isn’t just the provenance of drag queens. Not anymore, at least. The partly-psychological, partly-social practice of “reading” another person is an essential piece of playing fighting games like Super Smash Bros. effectively. So how does it work? An excellent new tutorial by Rush Hour Smash spells it out. Narrator Corey “False” Shin defines reading…

Sounds like there are a bunch of interesting changes incoming for League of Legends. In the past few days, developers at Riot have mentioned buffing “a number of tanks in the jungle,” completely reworking the nerfed-to-hell trashcan that is Urgot, and adding a mysterious new champion. Hmmmmm….

Should Sony Make Another Handheld?

On Sunday, the Vita will officially turn three in North America. Happy birthday, Vita! Sony’s ambitious PSP successor, which was originally envisioned as a way for people to play console-level PlayStation games on the go, was a commercial flop from the beginning thanks to terrible AAA software support, overpriced memory cards, and all sorts of…

Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Impromptu Anime and Manga Shopping Spree • Indie HYPE: Hive Jump • How Historically Accurate is Skyrim? Part 5 • Pokémon One a Day Series 2: Bellossom, Marill, Azumarill, Sudowoodo TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.

Batman’s 7-Step Guide To Being A Great Detective

The Batman way of handling things might be extreme, but it works. So we have no objections to beating up super villains outside of the law. Especially not when there’s a step-by-step guide out there. Here are all the steps below, presented by Andy Kluthe and Andrew Bridgeman at Dorkly: Batman’s always so lucky with…

Final Fantasy XV Is 60 Percent Finished

Well, we’ve waited this long. I guess we’ll be waiting a little longer. In FFXV demo tonight, director Hajime Tabata was asked how much of the game is currently finished. Tabata replied, “We’re now at 60 percent.” Last September, Tabata told Kotaku the game was 55 percent done. Honestly, I imagine the team has been…

First Look At The New Aquaman

Batman v Superman director Zack Snyder just tweeted a poster that gives us our first look at another of the movie’s stars: Jason Momoa — aka Khal Drogo — as Aquaman It’s just a poster, so there’s no reason to go nuts one way or the other, but the “scales” tattoos are a nice touch.!…

Weird Arcade Ad Is All About Bros, And Pecs

In 1992, Atari released an arcade brawler called Guardians of the Hood. Because it was 1992, and because it was Atari circa 1992, the commercial for the game looked like this. (via Arcade Heroes)

Trials Map Somehow Becomes Call of Duty: Zombies

Trials Fusion is a side-on motorbike game. It is not a first-person shooter. In fact it’s about sa far from a first-person shooter as you’re going to get. So it’s magic that you can take the game’s map editor and build a replica of Call of Duty: Zombies with it. It took Pneumatic Bog three…

Rejoice, Danganronpa fans: the spinoff shooter Danganronpa: Another Episode is coming to North America this fall. It’s also for the Vita, and it’s set between Danganronpa and Danganronpa 2

Fan-Made League of Legends Trailer Is So 90s

Had League of Legends been released in the 90s, it might have been released on a floppy disk. Okay, make that a ton of floppy disks. Here’s a funny take on what a League of Legends commercial from the 90’s might have looked like. In a word: cheesy. Very cheesy. But that’s exactly what makes…

If This Is 2015’s Latest PC Trend, I’m Cool With That

This is the second time in two days I’ve seen a trailer for a game that’s about building a castle by hand then trying to knock someone else’s castle down. It’s a…weirdly niche kind of genre, when you think about it, but if this is the latest thing people are rushing to try their hands…

Guy Uses Dog Shock Collar To Keep His Video Game Rage In Check

Well, this is certainly one way to deal with gamer rage. Martin “AmbossTV” Rabl has a habit of getting mad at Fifa 15. A little too mad. As someone who suffers from the occasional bout of flailing, wailing gamer rage, I can identify. Rabl’s solution? A shock collar—yes, the kind intended to keep dogs from…

Bungie Still Doesn’t Get That Destiny Players Want Options

Destiny, an online shooter in which you travel the universe not getting Gjallarhorn, is getting another big patch soon, and some of the new tweaks are not going to be welcomed by longtime players. Despite the fact thathardcore players are hitting a wall, at least partly due to Bungie’s insistence upon forcing everyone to play…

In the mood for adventure? And uncomfortable feelings about puberty? Then you should check out Clickhole’s hilariously bizarre pulp adventure parody game, The Mysterious Shadows Of Skullshadow Island. It’s about growing up, murder, bad rock ballads, and murder. Think Venture Bros, only somehow darker. Make sure to play to the end. No, the real end.

How DLC Actually Helps Games

Reading the comments on my current survey about how publishers have violated gamers’ trust, it is clear that business practices around downloadable content have left a bad taste in many gamers’ mouths. “On-disc or day 1 DLC is just greedy.” wrote one gamer, expressing a popular opinion that DLC is part of the nickel and…

Apparently I’m Not Playing Demon’s Souls The ‘Right Way’

I’ve never encountered a more tribal community of fans than worshippers of the Souls games. There may not be another game series where more people are ready to tell you how wrong you are. For me, the criticism began when I picked my class for a playthrough of Demon’s Souls Demon’s Souls was released in…

Video Games’ Blackness Problem

Video games have a blackness problem. This has been a known thing for a while, and we do talk about it from time to time. But I’d like to keep talking about it. When they appear at all, black video game characters are often reduced to outdated, embarrassing stereotypes. It’s commonly accepted that part of…

GTA V Player Finally Nails Stunt After 16 Frustrating Tries

The thing that makes this video so hard to turn away from isn’t the success. It’s all the stubbornness of trying to get there. We’ve all been there: some weird idea about a gameplay feat gets into your head and you just can’t shake it. That’s clearly what happened to the player in this video…