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Fed Up With Steam, Devs Unite To Get Extra Greenlight Votes [UPDATED]

Steam Greenlight was originally envisioned as a way for fans to help select which games would make it onto Valve’s ridiculously ubiquitous PC gaming storefront. Unfortunately, it’s kinda busted sometimes. A group of game creators has decided to take matters into their own hands by gaming the system. Kinda. Indie GameDev Greenlight is a recently…

Expect EA to release Star Wars: Battlefront late next year—the publisher just announced that DICE’s Star Wars game will be out in “holiday 2015.” Battlefield 5 (yes, 5!) will be out holiday of 2016, EA said.

Blizzard Bans Thousands Of Bots From Hearthstone

If you are a robot, and you play Hearthstone, I’ve got bad news for you: you’re probably banned. (Also, thanks for reading Kotaku. Please consider keeping us employed when you enslave humanity.) Humans who use bots are out of luck too; Blizzard announced today that they’ve just finished banningthousands of accountsthat have been linked to…

Marvel’s Phase 3 Movies Will Be Its Riskiest, Most Important Ones Yet

It’s seemed like there’s been a perpetual tsunami of hype ever since the first Iron Man movie hit theaters years ago. But the announcements that Marvel made today about its upcoming slate of superhero movies included the names that some fans have been been waiting a long time to hear: Black Panther and Captain Marvel.…

X-Wing, Tie Fighter Are FINALLY Getting Re-Releases [Update: Out Now]

Jeez, it only took decades, but two of the finest space combat games – not to mention best Star Wars games – of all time are about to get a re-release. Special downloadable versions of both X-Wing and Tie Fighter will soon be released on Good Old Games. They’ll be $10 each. For that price…

Astro Gaming Headsets Get a Refresh for the New Consoles

The Astro A50 has long been the gaming headset of choice for anyone who could justify the cost, including you. While the old Astro A50 and A40 will probably stick around, Astro is creating new variants specifically tuned for the Playstation 4 and Xbox One. A50 Astro Edition The A50 Astro Edition may be referred…

Battlefield Hardline will be out on March 17, 2015 in the United States, EA just announced. March 19 for Europe.

Link Is So Damn Happy Riding His New Skyward Sword Statue

First 4 Figures’ newly-announced Link on the Crimson Loftwing statue is a two-foot-tall tribute to the joy of taking to the skies in The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. Just try not to make eye contact. The first in a series of new statues based on the 2011 Wii game, Link on the Crimson Loftwing…

Witness My Futile Attempt At Upholding The Law In A Cop Simulator

Look, I’m not a cop. I’d have to tell you if I were a cop, but I’m totally not a cop. Garry Copman, on the other hand, is a fully-fledged police officer. His duties include giving out tickets for minor infractions of the law—small things like broken tail-lights, expired licenses and vehicles illegally parked in…

Judge Dismisses Ex-Dictator Manuel Noriega’s Call of Duty Lawsuit

A California judge ruled today to dismiss former dictator Manuel Noriega’s lawsuit against publisher Activision for including his likeness in Call of Duty: Black Ops II. The suit, filed in July, alleged that Black Ops II’s depiction of Noriega was “blatant misuse, unlawful exploitation and misappropriation for economic gain.” Activision fought back hard, recruiting former…

Is that you, Mr. Skellington? Today’s Destiny update doesn’t just add a few small tweaks to the game; it also delivers each player a handful of consumable pumpkin-head masks. Each mask lasts 30 minutes, which is more than enough time to beat a strike while looking stylin’.

The PS4’s Standby Mode is no more. It’s now called “Rest Mode.” There’s even a new little graphic that displays when the PS4 is going to sleep. So peaceful!

​The Problem Every Smash Bros. Fan Will Face

Can you love two versions of Smash Bros equally? What about if one of them has a big, juicy eight-player mode? It is, as the folks at Dorkly posit, a true conundrum. If you’re a die-hard Smash Bros. acolyte, then it’s a given that you’ll be getting the Wii U version of Nintendo’s all-star brawler…

Breaking The Sims 4 Is Just As Fun As Playing It

By now it’s well-known that The Sims lets you do all sorts of unrealistic, goofy things, like letting players become ghosts, or letting players create giant versions of everyday items. But just how far will The Sims 4 let you go with these elements of the game? Intrepid YouTuber PrettyGrumpyBearGame broke out some experiments and…

Fist Of The North Star For PS1 Is Better With Glitches

Fist of the North Star is a classic 80’s anime about machismo and martial arts. So, obviously, glitching out the PS1 game based on it is going to have some pretty awesome consequences. The user above uploaded 15 minutes of a corrupted version the Japanese Fist of the North Star PS1 game. We’ve seen glitches…

Get Your Xbox One Price Drop Right Now, and More Deals

No need to wait until November 2nd to take advantage of the Xbox One price drop. Xbox One Assassin’s Creed Unity Bundle ($350) | Amazon Xbox One Assassin’s Creed Unity Kinect Bundle ($450) | Amazon Xbox One 1TB Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Bundle ($450) | Amazon Xbox Live Gold 3 Month Membership plus $15…

10 Things You Might Not Know About Destiny

I’ve played way too many hours of Destiny, and I still hadn’t pieced together a lot of the intricacies of both its story and gameplay. TerraMantis does a good job of highlighting some really fascinating lore and theories on the lore, as well as pointing to some easter eggs and functional secrets. Here’s a general…

Mario Kart 8 DLC Adds Excitebike‘s Sweet Jumps

Nintendo’s adding an Excitebike-themed arena to Mario Kart 8. Total no-brainer, right? The incoming DLC packs for Mario Kart 8 will let players compete on a ramp-filled track that pays homage to the classic motocross franchise. This will be the same add-on that gives Link his too-cool Master Cycle, which will surely be a good…

Three Weeks Later, DriveClub Still Doesn’t Work Properly

On October 7, Sony released the racing game Driveclub for PlayStation 4. Today, October 28, the game still doesn’t work as intended—and Sony still hasn’t said a word about refunding the folks who paid $60 for it. Driveclub‘s server problems have been well-documented. For the past three weeks, players have found themselves unable to access…

Now Razer’s Making A Surround Sound Bar

A good surround sound-capable sound bar is the perfect solution for those wary of trying to position speakers all over their gaming space. Due for release next month, Razer’s Leviathan could be a very good surround sound-capable sound bar. Crafted for virtual 5.1 surround sound gaming and movies or streaming music via Bluetooth 4.0 aptX,…