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Ubisoft’s Big New Games Have Disappeared From Steam [UPDATE]

Last night, when I went to bed, the last thing I saw as I turned off my PC was a huge banner ad on Steam advertising Assassin’s Creed: Unity. By the time I woke up this morning, the game was gone. You couldn’t buy it on Steam if you wanted to. Far Cry 4 isn’t…

A Toddler That Isn’t Half-Bad At Driving Games

One of the joys of fatherhood is sharing the thing you love with your child. If you’re a car nut, it’s never too early to have them practice on a driving simulator. Watch as this small Finnish toddler plays Richard Burns Rally with some help from his dad. And hey, the kid makes it! Now…

Your PC Needs This Many Yaks To Run Far Cry 4

There are certain games that just feel like they’re meant to be played on a PC. Far Cry has always been one of those games—for me, at least. If you’re in the same camp, Ubisoft dropped some useful info about the game’s technical requirements today. Turns out the yak farm will cost you in more…

You Can’t Plead For Your Life In Alien: Isolation, Even At 60fps

No matter how hard you try, pleading with the Xenomorph in Alien: Isolation just doesn’t work. The alien (much like a cat) just does what it wants, despite what you tell it to do. But the androids? They should really know better. It was a long time coming but I finally got a chance to…

New Call Of Duty Doesn’t Work With PS4’s Share Play Feature (UPDATE)

Gamers playing Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare on the PS4 have discovered that the console’s newly-minted “Share Play” featuredoesn’t work with the shooter. This represents something of an inauspicious debut for Sony’s new game-sharing feature, which arrived via an update shortly before Advanced Warfare was released. UPDATE 3:23 pm: I received a statement from Activision…

In A Season Of Booming Video Game Sequels, A Quieter Game To Try

Some video games put you on sea-faring vessels and make it seem like sailing’s a non-stop party. (Yeah, looking right at you, Assassin’s Creed IV.) And that’s okay, because it might just be that way sometimes. The Sailor’s Dream is a different sort of take on virtual nautical journeys. Its lonely, bittersweet tale—told in a…

“We wanted to get parts of Battlefield 4 running on iOS.” That’s a real thing that the Frostbite team managed to accomplish recently, which they talked about in this blog post today. They made it clear it was just a test of the engine’s capabilities with Apple’s new Metal API, but it seems like an…

Kingdom Hearts Collector’s Edition, Sunset Overdrive, and More Deals

The Collector’s Edition of Kingdom Hearts HD II.5 Remix is a Square-Enix Store exclusive and costs $100, but yeah it’s pretty awesome, especially that Heartless Plush. [ KHII.5HDRCE] If that’s out of your price range: preorder Kingdom Hearts HD II.5 Remix Limited Edition Kingdom Hearts HD I.5 Remix Sunset Overdrive gets a $10 discount. The…

Star Wars: Episode VII Is Called… The Force Awakens

Filming is done on the seventh Star Wars film, which today got an official name: The Force Awakens Discuss.

The Witcher 3 Will Have 16 Pieces Of DLC (But They’re All Free)

Development studio CD Projekt Red, who are trying their very hardest to be the anti-Ubisoft, announced today that their upcoming role-playing game The Witcher 3 will have a whopping 16 pieces of downloadable content. All for free. Ina cheeky blog postthis morning, the folks behind The Witcher proclaimed that the downloadable content—which even includes horse…

​This Is Just the First Part of Scorpion’s Mortal Kombat X Fatality…

The rest of the undead ninja’s finishing move is… let’s just say you just have to see it. Shown during a Twitch stream by Mortal Kombat X developer Netherrealm, Scorpion’s newest finishing move is one of the most brutal moments in an already gory, over-the-top game. The stream also included fresh looks at other characters’…

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A Single-Class, 20 Death Knight Group Just Killed WoW’s Final Boss

Organized by Raegwyn, a talented veteran player and record breaker, he and 19 other players just gave Mists of Pandaria the proper ending by killing the final boss, Garrosh, on the hardest difficulty, only using Death Knights. And this is hilarious, because they not only used one class, but also tore apart World of Warcraft‘s…

South Park Craps All Over Free-To-Play Games

Last night’s episode of South Park was an ode to all things freemium, and as you might expect from the longrunning comedy show, they went in hard on the unethical free-to-play menace that has been plaguing video games for the past few years. I won’t spoil much about the episode—which you canwatch herestarting Thursday if…

That’s How You Build An Outer Space LEGO Colony

Made by Tim Goddard and Andrew Hamilton, the colonized LEGO planet of Panduro is huge, full of little trucks, spaceships, multiple monorails and fully automated trains. The top pic is not the whole build, only half of it. Here it is in its full glory: And here it is in action: Panduro City [Flickr, via…

The legendary Duke Nukem 3D is coming to PS3 and PS Vita Devolver Digital will be bringing over the game’s Megaton Edition, which is already out on PC, and includes Duke 3D Atomic Edition and all three officially released expansion packs. Release dates are January 13 for North America and January 14 for Europe.

​Minecraft Diamonds are 11 Times Rarer than Real Ones

Diamonds are the second rarest material in Minecraft. You can mold them into the most durable tools and weapons, or just make a copy of the Statue of Liberty. If you’ve tried looking for them for any length of time, though, you know the material can be frustratingly rare. In fact, it’s even scarcer in…

V’s Speech in V for Vendetta Only Has 53 Vs And That Makes Me Sad

They could have had 55, but no. I guess it is still pretty impressive, if you’re into alliteration. You’re reading Numbers, a blog on Kotaku that examines games and culture through the lens of math and statistics. To contact the author of this post, write to [email protected] or find him on Twitter @dcstarkey

Anime’s Fan-Driven Resurgence Continues

Cannon Busters is the latest attempt to get a new anime up and running via Kickstarter, and like Under the Dog, it’s got some serious talent behind it. Heading the team is LeSean Thomas, who worked on Black Dynamite’s awesome animated series, but he’s joined by guys like Joe Mad (Darksiders) and Tim Yoon (Legend…

If you’d told me ten years ago that Kevin Spacey and Conan O’Brien would be trading Call of Duty jokes in 2014, over the internet no less, I’d have said, um, no they won’t be.