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What A ‘Yak Farm Mission’ Says About Gaming In 2014

I responded to last week’s news about a new pre-order-“exclusive” yak-related mission for Far Cry 4 with a snort. Was this a joke? Was this what gamers are supposed to get excited about these days? So many questions. It’s not a joke. And maybe it’s not even a big deal. Or maybe it’s 2014 pre-order…

Instant Level 90 Shaman, Just Add Warlords Of Draenor

A couple of week’s back I laid out my plan to prepare for World of Warcraft‘s upcoming Warlords of Draenor expansion — get mynew Draenei shaman to level 60, and then use the free boost to 90. Watch me get 30 levels in 30 seconds. Prachok the shaman hit level 60 about a week ago,…

Five Great Razer Discounts, Shadow of Mordor, Eneloops, and More Deals

You deserve a mouse with more buttons. Treat yourself. Razer Naga 2014 MMO Gaming Mouse ($50) | Amazon Razer Naga Epic Rechargable Wireless MMO PC Gaming Mouse ($75) | Amazon Razer DeathStalker Expert Gaming Keyboard ($50) | Amazon Razer Naga Expert MMO Gaming Mouse ($50) | Best Buy Razer Naga Hex MOBA PC Gaming Mouse…

You Can Play Grand Theft Auto V In First-Person On PC/PS4/Xbox One

It was rumored before, but this is still sort of surreal to write: the upcoming current-gen remake of Grand Theft Auto V will have a first-person mode. Yep, if you decide to purchase Rockstar’s massive open-world gameagain, you can experience it all in first-person, from bank robbery to bike stunts to airplane theft. Rockstar tells…

The Sims 4 Gets Swimming Pools (For Free) Today

The wait was long and brutal, but it’s finally over. Starting today, you can drown your Sims or order them to pee in the water to your heart’s content. That’s right: swimming pools are making their debut in The Sims 4 today. Right this very moment, actually, if all goes according to plan. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zN0snD… As…

​One of Dark Souls‘ Toughest Boss Fights, Beaten with a Drum Controller

First, one intrepid player tackled Dark Souls with a Rock Band guitar controller. Now the same guy is taking the notoriously difficult title on with a drum set from the rhythm game. AKA “It’s got a good beat and you can die to it.” Seriously, though: this fight looks a lot harder when you’re pounding…

Halo: The Master Chief Collection Will Have 450 Achievements

The compilation also has 4,500 gamerscore – a new record for any Xbox title. 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

How Kotaku Reviews Work

I was recently asked some questions about how Kotaku reviews work and figured it’s as good a time as ever to provide a refresher. We use a review system that I explained and implemented in early 2012. It has largely gone unchanged. It’s simple. To a review a game, a Kotaku reviewer writes about a…

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Conan Thinks Call Of Duty‘s Funeral Is Stupid, Too

“Hold X to pay respects? What does that mean? That’s crazy! Is there a button for, ‘I’m here because I thought I might meet somebody?'” Warning: minor Advanced Warfare campaign spoilers. Conan O’Brien’s latest “Clueless Gamer” segment is about Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, and it is certainly… something. Unsurprisingly, Conan is pretty taken aback…

Nerd Favorite Nathan Fillion Has Plans For The Zombie Apocalypse

If it were to go down, Castle’s Nathan Fillion and hiswise, but no so serious words would come handy. He was talking with Jimmy Kimmel about zombies and as it turns out surviving a zombie apocalypse is not about melee weapons but more like knowing your friends and their apocalypse-compatible skills. Nathan Fillion is Worried…

There’s a Nintendo Direct tomorrow focused on upcoming Wii U and 3DS games. What’s Nintendo putting out in 2015 and when? Expect those questions to be answered and maybe a few surprises in tomorrow’s Direct, scheduled for 5 pm Eastern time.

Chocolate Carbonite Freezes More Than Just Han Solo

Henry Hargeaves is a food photographer and his latest project sounds like a really random one. Putting all our favorite childhood characters and their shape in frozen carbonite-looking chocolate. Just like Jabba did it with Han Solo. There they are. Raphael, Homer, Batman, Optimus Prime and more. All edible. And he got the facial expressions…

The Ten Most Expensive Games Cost More Than $2 Billion

The past decade or so game budgets have ballooned and now often rival those of an average Hollywood movie, and according to AllTime10s, these are the most expensive of the bunch. 10. Deadpool — $102,100,246 9. Unreleased Halo MMO — $103,242,337 8. Max Payne 3 — $108, 776,623 7. Red Dead Redemption — $109,078,902 6.…

My Boy, A Zelda Christmas Is A Merry Christmas

The Christmas sweater is an artform. One that has just been pretty much perfected. Well, I guess you could argue against this technically, since this is just a screenprint on a regular sweater, and not an actual knitted jersey, but whatever. The pic wins where the fabric falls short. X-MAS, MAH BOY![theyetee]

What A Japanese Assassin’s Creed Could Look Like

Vin Hill is an artist just starting out in the video game business. He is also a man with a very clear idea of what a Japanese Assassin’s Creed could look like. Sure, we’ve got a Chinese game coming (albeit a spinoff), but Vin’s ideas here are for a full game set in Kyoto during…

An Unexpected Nintendo Game Is Headed To Arcades

Nintendo has a long(like, real long) history with arcade gaming, a tradition that’s continued into recent times with stuff like F-Zero and Mario Kart. But those are two games you would expect to see in an arcade. Nintendo’s latest arcade title, Luigi’s Mansion, is not. Yup. Luigi’s Mansion. Nintendo has handed the GameCube and 3DS…

Blacksmiths Forge Skyrim Helmet, Shoot At It

This Skyrim helmet isn’t just for show. It’s tough! It could probably actually save your life, should you ever be in everyday situations like “someone is swinging an actual sword at my head,” or “someone is shooting actual arrows at my head.” You know, typical stuff. Unfortunately I sincerely doubt that AWE me‘s version of…

​That Elite: Dangerous Space Captain May Be Someone’s Lost Loved One

Now this is a beautiful way to use a Kickstarter reward. Like a lot of PC games these days, the super-cool PC space sim Elite: Dangerous was made possible by a Kickstarter campaign. As one of Frontier Games’ Kickstarter rewards, backers were allowed to add their names to the game’s pilot database, which would mean…

​Attack On Titan & Marvel Characters Getting Official Crossover

We all love watching Eren and the gang swing around in Attack On Titan, but what would happen if you added Spider-Man to the mix? Well do I have good news for you. Marvel talent scoutC.B. Cebulski announced that an official crossover is coming up between Attack on Titan and the Marvel Universe in Japan,…