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Xbox One Finally Outsells The PS4 (In America)

The PS4’s reign as the best-selling next-gen console is over. At least for one month. Having ditched Kinect, cut the priceand aggressively bundled its console in the lead-up to the holiday season, Microsoft has announced that during November the Xbox One finally outsold the PS4 in the US. By how much we don’t know, but…

Apple Considered This Video Game Image ‘Pornographic’ [UPDATED]

Apple’s history of prudishness in the face of nudity is hardly anything new, but it really sucks to see overreaching policies de-fang provocative games like massively acclaimed indie hit Papers, Please. The emotionally exhausting immigration sim’s nudity made players uncomfortable. I thought it was important. (Warning: this post contains images that might be NSFW.) Creator…

The Future Of Video Game Physics Is Kinda Messy

Spilling a little milk is worth it—at least, if you’re looking for a good particle-based simulation. Check out NVIDIA’s new “PhysX FleX” features—even if you’re not in the market for a new graphics card for your PC, the simulations are a joy to watch. Yay particles!

​Destiny‘s Vault of Glass Needs A Patch ASAP

Destiny’s first expansion, The Dark Below, raises the game’s level cap and introduces a whole new tier of more powerful armor and weapons. It also introduces a difficult new six-player raid. Problem is, those new additions have undermined the best thing the game had going up to now:The original Vault of Glass raid. For the…

If Video Game Characters Used Tinder

Man, video game characters are so lucky. They might have to square off against giant monsters and evil robots, but how would they fare in the virtual battleground that is online dating? I guess the Dragon Age characters would do pretty well for themselves. Everyone else, though… Cartoonist Mike Rosenthal recently imagined how some iconic…

Smash Bros. Basics That Everyone Should Know

Smash Bros. might be known for its random chaos, but that doesn’t mean you can’t own the stage with sheer skill. But to do that, you’re going to have to know what you’re doing. While we’ve shown you some advanced techniques before, here are some more basic ones, as shown by Super Smash Academy. Even…

An ‘Honest’ Elite: Dangerous Trailer That’s Closer To The Actual Game

Nowhere is it written that a video game trailer must accurately depict the entirety of the game it’s advertising. Still, it’s funny to see trailers like the very exciting (!) and action-packed (!) new trailer for Elite: Dangerous, considering that the actual game is much more slow-paced. I definitely prefer this remixed, “honest” version of…

Even Smash Bros. Pros Accidentally Self-Destruct In Matches

One of the most hilariously clumsy things you can do in Super Smash Bros. is walk off the stage by accident. Or jump off. Or “Flare Blitz” off if you’re Charizard. We’ve all been there. But it’s particularly embarrassing when you trip and fall in the most Smash Bros. way possible during a tournament match.…

Are you playing Suikoden or Suikoden II for the first time this week? What do you think? Post all thoughts, discussion topics, and opinions below—I want to hear from newcomers in particular.

It’s Going to Be Real Hard to Do a New Teen Titans TV Show

Mostly because the best Teen Titans show—yep, Young Justice—has already been made. And then canceled. Earlier this week, word trickled out from chief creative officer Geoff Johns that shooting would begin next year for Titans, a TNT TV show based on DC Comics’ long-running Teen Titans series. Johns—himself a one-time writer of an incarnation of…

Fan-Made Pokémon Fighting Game Looks Better Than The Official One

Pokémon: Type Wild isn’t just any Pokémon fan game. It’s a more intense, Street-Fighteresque take on the pocket monster series, and you should totally check it out if you haven’t yet. Earlier this year, The Pokémon Company announced a crossover between Pokémon and Tekken, appropriately titled “Pokkén Tournament.” The trailer, which you can view here,…

1960s Batman, SimCity 2000 Still Free, Vita Discounts, and More Deals

Some days you just can’t get rid of a bomb, but you can get Batman The Complete Series Limited Edition Blu-ray for just $154 today. [Batman Complete Series] Here’s how much better it looks on Blu-ray, and some recommendations for must-watch episodes. It’s also part of io9’s Blu-ray Gift Set Guide Yet another Xbox One…

How To Bread Simulator Like Rocky

I am Bread, the latest game from the people who brought us Surgeon Simulator, is a great game on its own, even in its young stages of Early Access. But it is missing one crucial thing: 1980s sports montage music. If the title hasn’t given it away, the premise of I am Bread is straightforward…

Are you playing Far Cry 4? Are you playing online co-op, and doing so on a console? If it’s running well for you, let us know. If you’re running into bugs, let us know that, too! We want to get a sense of how the game is running these days. Thanks. To contact the author…

Pewdiepie Starred Again On Last Night’s South Park

The most popular YouTuber on the planet guest-starred on last night’s episode of South Park—a continuation of last week’s Lets Play episode, in which Pewdiepie also appeared—and they were kinder to him than you might think. Don’t read further if you don’t want to see spoilers for last night’s episode of South Park. Though South…

Final Fantasy VII Will Cost $16 On PS4

Fresh off the biggest trolling in video game history, Square Enix has announced that the upcoming PS4 port of Final Fantasy VII will cost sixteen dollars. For comparison, that’s about $1 more than your average digital title—or $4 less than Square’s own newly-released Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris—and about 1/4 the price of…

Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Chaika – The Coffin Princess: Avenging Battle: The Ani-TAY Review • Pre-Cult: To the Moon • My Year in Reading: 2014 (and 2013, too) TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.

How To Be A Gentleman In Dark Souls 2

Dark Souls 2‘s PvP isn’t just about combat skills. It’s always a sophisticated mind-game with well-timed gestures, moves and stylish manners. Gravy Zombie has a five-step guide/short clip filled with funny tips on how to engage in proper PvP. Step 1: Fashion First. It’s very important to pick the right set for each duel. Step…

Classic Counter-Strike Map Just Got A Complete Overhaul

Well you can’t say Valve only cares about Team Fortress 2. Train (or de_train), a classic map from Counter-Strike 1.6 times, just got a facelift and a redesigned layout for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive At first the new design with all the trains and cargo containers might look complicated for a fast-paced competitive map, but the…

Just another adventure for Calvin and Hobbes. This eight-inch-tall figure was sculpted and hand-painted by Emily Coleman of emilySculpts.com. The piece took Coleman 25 hours to complete, who noted that “sculpting comic strip characters is very very hard.” Head over to her DeviantArt gallery for more sculpty goodness. Commission: Calvin and Hobbes [emilySculpts@DeviantArt] Dayshot is…