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Video Games Helped Me Say Goodbye To My Father

A few days before my dad died in August, I got the call I’d been dreading from my mother. She told me it was time to come home for my dad’s last days. I live in California, and they live in Alabama. I packed up my PS4, super slim PS3 and PS Vita—alas, my desktop…

Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire: The TAY Review • 5 New Things in Pokémon ORAS That I’m Thankful For • TAY Explores Comics: Ore Ga Heroine • If Final Fantasy VII Were a 2D Game, This Would Be It • Prismata: The Game I Can’t Stop…

Watch The First Trailer For Star Wars: The Force Awakens Right Here

Finally! The wait is over. Here it is. The real deal. This is the trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens As promised, the footage clocks in at around 88 seconds, giving a very brief look at what to expect when Star Wars: The Force Awakens hits theaters in December 2015. Have a few GIFs:…

How To Get Seven Rare Spawn Mounts in Warlords of Draenor

In WoW, Hunting rare monsters for mounts is a great alternative if you’re not up to getting them from dungeons or the Garrison stables. The only problem is that it might be hard to find them. The folks at MMO Champion collected 7 of these rares and their spawning locations to help all of us…

Starbound turns one year old next week, and it’s just as beautiful as on day one. The game has been getting regular updates since summer in the form of nightly builds—in this screenshot, lead developer Tiyuri is showing off a boat that may or may not end up in the game eventually. That sunset and…

GTA V’s Franklin is a Lonely Man

All the guy wanted was a drink with a buddy. Trevor’s rejection was the last straw. This golden little moment of derpy GTA V AI behavior comes from YouTuber BustedHead who, playing as Trevor, came across Franklin by a gas station. After declining Franklin’s offer for a drink, things went a bit crazy. Take a…

Go Go Power Ranger Thanksgiving Day Balloon!

This year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade not only saw Eruptor from Skylanders floating down the street, but also the Red Power Ranger. The Power Ranger was one of the parade’s largest balloons. It was also one of the reddest. Imagine that! The above Thanksgiving Day Parade clip is via YouTubber prsamuraicast and Jefusion Red Mighty…

The first game in Telltale’s Game of Thrones series will be out next week. The dates, confirmed by a pair of tweets, are: December 2 for PC and PS4, December 3 for Xbox One and 360, and December 4 for iOS. The PS3 will get Iron From Ice on December 9, and the Android version…

Xbox Japan Boss Is Stepping Down, Going to the U.S.

Long-time Microsoft exec Takashi Sensui is resigning as head of Xbox Japan. He won’t be leaving Microsoft, however, and is going to work at the company’s Redmond HQ. Famitsu reports that Sensui, who took over Xbox Japan in 2006, will be working at the General Manager for the Interactive Entertainment Business at Microsoft’s main office.…

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Fixing Far Cry 4’s Annoying Intros (On PC)

The PC version of Far Cry 4 launches with around 117 unskippable splash screens, subjecting the user to all kinds of ridiculous Far Cry branding (and that of supporting companies). After a while it becomes a hassle, but it’s OK, you can get rid of them. As RPSpoint out, you can just use the same…

New “Game” Lets You Control Real Humans, Will End Badly

Omnipresenzis a “game” (currently looking for funding) that wants to use cameras and the internet to turn a real human into the playable character in a video game, users at home able to control their everyday actions. It is either the stupidest or most naive idea in the history of video games. The idea is…

Nintendo Amiibo Figure Somehow Opens Subway Gate

Nintendo’s Amiibo figures use near field communication (NFC) to work. Know what else uses NFC? A lot of public transport ticketing systems. yollych here took this video not long after picking up some of the first Amiibo figures in Russia. In it, we can see the Samus Amiibo able to open the gates at a…

The Evil Within Turned into a Two-Hour Horror Flick

Short on time, but interested in The Evil Within? Gamebill Studio is here to help Like Gamebill’s other projects, The Evil Within: The Movie comes with a few improvements to help the game’s transition to moviehood. In the words of editor Nabil Ayari, these are: I captured the game in 60 frames per second thanks…

I Wish More Games Were About Deception

I really enjoyedTales From The Borderlands, but one bit, especially, struck me. As Fiona, cold-hearted con artist extraordinaire, I had to lie. But I had to do it artfully, or else I was in deep trouble. It was one of the tensest video game moments I’ve played in ages. I don’t like lying. I’m really…

No Sale Price Is Worth Black Friday: The Movie

This Friday you could be sitting warm and safe in your homes watching a Christmas movie and drinking hot chocolate, or you could be an unintentional extra in Black Friday the movie — All Sales Final. From Nacho Punch, the creators of Daylight Saving Time the movie, comes a twisted tale of a society pushed…

The Best Black Friday Gaming Deals

Retailers took their time, but this is an amazing set of Black Friday gaming deals. Deals will be hyperlinked as they go live. See something we missed? Post it in the comments (with links!). Looking for something that’s not here? Ask us! Need to get back to our Main Black Friday post? Top Deals Wii…

​The Best Games For Every System

We’ll probably never run out of things to say about video games. Which games are interesting, which games are maddening, which games are provocative, which games are boring. That’s all well and good, but sometimes, you just want to know which games are best We hear you. That’s why several years ago, we created “The…

Classic 80s Cartoon Centurions As LEGO Minifigs

Alvin Lim’s LEGO project features classic cartoon characters from the 80s, but this time it’s not the Ninja Turtles or Transformers, but characters from an underdog show: Centurions If you don’t remember or were too young, the show was basically about blowing up bad guys and their robot army. Simple but awesome. The intro sums…

Artist Recreates Memorable Moments of Final Fantasy VII

These speed paintings are the work of concept artist Lap Pun Cheung and they pretty much sum up the first few hours of Final Fantasy VII. The bombing mission, Rufus, meeting with Aeris, Tifa and the promise, all here. And they’ll get you in the mood. There’s more, click here to see all the finished…