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Sunset Overdrive Has A Special In-Game Message For Reviewers

Xbox One exclusive Sunset Overdrive has a weekly in-game television show that communicates the latest tips and challenges to players, and since the only people playing right now are game reviewers… Posted over at Forbes (viaPolygon), the message urges reviewers to resist their natural urge to bastardize game names into tongue-all-over-the-cheek commentary on quality. The…

Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Needs More Kevin Spacey

If there’s one thing I’ve learned from the regular Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare trailerswe’ve been getting over the past few months, is that there needs to be more Kevin Spacey in video games. Let’s fix that. Why are we limiting one of America’s finest actors to a single virtual stage? Not everyone enjoys playing…

Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Sexy Video Game Halloween Returns: The Winners?

Oh God, what have I done? Oh that’s right, I asked the wrong people to create an alternative line of sexy video game Halloween costumes. I brought this on myself, and now I’m bringing it to you. Talk about a close race. Also talk about massive amounts of guilt, copious amounts of laughter, and some…

New Classes, Race Coming In Final Fantasy XIV 3.0, Heavensward

New classes, a new playable race, a level cap increase and airships? Final Fantasy XIV‘s first expansion has been announced, and it’s pretty massive. With players still eagerly awaiting the release of patch 2.4 — “Dreams of Ice” — producer Naoki Yoshida took the stage at the Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival in Las Vegas…

The Latest LEGO Minifigures Are Video Game Characters Too

Adding a new dimension to collecting LEGO’s iconic action figure series, starting with this month’s Series 12, every physical figure comes with a code to unlock them for play in LEGO Minifigures Online — and they’re so cool. Funcom’s Minifig-powered MMO has been in beta for several months, during which players have been limited to…

The Kind of Video Game Violence That Disturbs Me

Hatred is a game about the wanton slaughter of people fueled by nothing but pure, well, hatred. Its trailer came out this week, and many people found it to be upsetting, even deplorable. Video games, however, frequently revel in over-the-top violence. So why is everybody talking about this game in particular? First off, here’s the…

“What you’re seeing is Advanced Warfare,” says Kevin Spacey’s Jonathan Irons at the start of this official gameplay launch trailer for November 3’s installment of the Call of Duty series. Well, there you go then.

Watch An Artist Bring Twilight Princess‘ Midna To Watercolor Life

One of The Legend of Zelda‘s most enigmatic figures, the impish Midna has captured the imaginations of countless artists in the early eight years since its release. Watch as watercolor artistAdam Scythegives us his interpretation. A good piece of art is a wonderful thing, but being privy to the process adds so much depth to…

The Female Thor Is Already A Playable Video Game Character

The all-new, all-female Thor is so new in the comic books that we still don’t know who she actually is, but that hasn’t stopped her from snagging a starring role in D3Publisher’s ongoing Marvel Puzzle Quest. It’s hardly fair calling firsties when your game only requires a few bits of art and the definition of…

10/13/2014: Wasting Time, Through The Decades

Whoops. Pretty sure I’ve spent time doing all of these at one point. If you don’t want to waste your time according to the specified timeline by John Atkinson here, you can always review our best stuff from this week over at Kotaku Selects To contact the author of this post, write to [email protected] or…

One of Fallout 3’s Best Side Stories, Brought To Life

Gather round the fire, vault dwellers, and let me show you a story. Perhaps you’ve heard this story before—but probably not like this. ShoddyCast brings us an excellent Fallout machinima which retells the story of The Pitt, a DLC add-on for Fallout 3. Even if you’ve played through that, this is still worth a watch…

The New Borderlands Has The Most Australian Joke Ever

If you’re Australian, you’ll know what a “bogan” is. If not, know they’re a derided – but also strangely lovable – rung on the ladder that is Australian society. Think rednecks, only with universally high-pitched voices, and a condition that makes them end every sentence with the word “c**t”. The new Borderlands prequel, having been…

A Game About Becoming A Better Person. And Claymation Birds

Not so long ago, Robin Hunicke played an instrumental role in making soothing, soulful PlayStation 3 hit Journey. Now she’s heading up a new team and picking up where she left off: Luna is a game with no killing or amassing power, just human connection and learning from mistakes. Hunicke and her new company, Funomena—composed…

The Sims 4’s Nudity Mods Have Gotten Really Detailed

When players modded the censors covering characters up in The Sims 4, they found that sims were pretty much Barbies underneath the clothes. Naturally, it was only a matter of time before someone took matters into their own hands and changed that. Warning: this post contains NSFW content. Hardcore Sims players may know about the…

90s Sonic The Hedgehog CDs Were Pretty Sexual

Like most people in life, I listened to a lot of questionable music when I was younger. But my weird musical tastes don’t hold a candle to the stuff Sonic the Hedgehog was listening to in the 90s. Warning — this discussion of Sonic The Hedgehog contains material that some readers might find objectionable. Before…

People Are Putting Shadow Of Mordor’s New Photo Mode To Good Use

Shadow of Mordor gave its players some nifty new ways to capture and edit screenshots yesterday. Judging by the wealth of snazzy images that have popped up online since then, gamers seem to be having a lot of fun with it so far. Here are some of the best I’ve come across. Enjoy. Here’s Some…

An Ocarina of Your Very Own, Humble Heads to Vancouver, and More Deals

Summon Epona for just $10. For those keeping track, this is a 12-hole Alto C instrument. [Ocarina] Update: Now $17. Their bullet points: 12 Hole Alto C Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time Blame Canada for this Humble Bundle Up for preorderXrd. [ Guilty Gear] DUALSHOCK 4 Controller ($40) | eBay DualShock 4 Glacier White…

The Whole Final Fantasy XV TGS Presentation Is Now In English

Above, for your viewing convenience: a solid 50 minutes of Final Fantasy XV director Hajime Tabata talking about Final Fantasy Type-0 HD, Final Fantasy Agito, and of course, the fifteenth main entry in Square’s ubiquitous RPG series. Though this presentation happened last month during the Tokyo Game Show, this is the first time Square has…

Halo Collection Has A 20 GB Day-One Update

The next Halo game will launch with a massive day-one update, Microsoft announced today—you’ll have to download 20 GB worth of “features and multiplayer content” to complete the Halo: Master Chief Collection, which is out November 11 for Xbox One. That day-one update comes on top of what Microsoft says is a Blu-ray disc packed…

Project Cars—a.k.a. the racing game that you need to squint at to make sure it’s not real life—won’t be coming out next month. It’s being pushed back to March 17, 2015, which is when Slightly Mad Studios’ creation will hit PC, PS4, Wii U and Xbox One,.