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PlayStation Home Finally Closing Down

Goodnight, sweet prince. You were… you, um… well at least you tried. PlayStation Home, Sony’s long-running (though never exactly beloved) attempt at creating a PlayStation 3 social hub one part Xbox Live and one part Second Life, is finally being put out to pasture. There, on March 31st, 2015, it will presumably be shot, with…

The Cruel Brilliance of Resident Evil 4‘s Village Fight

For the first 10 minutes of Resident Evil 4, there’s scarcely an enemy. Instead, the emphasis is on the Spanish countryside — a dim, damp, grey, crushing sadness. Crows fly low to the ground. A dog whimpers in pain, his front leg caught in an iron trap. It’s quiet — almost unsettlingly so. And, yes,…

Watch Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare’s Multiplayer Right Here

Can’t wait to go head-to-head against a bunch of other exo-suit-wearing players in the next Call of Duty? You can get a taste of what it’ll look like in a livestream that’s happening right now. Twitch broadcaster AliA is currently streaming Advanced Warfare‘s online portion over on his channel. If you want to see how…

Preorder Deals On Pretty Much Everything, Shadow of Mordor [Deals]

Two big options for console preorders today. Hit up this list to get a $10 Xbox Gift Card with whatever game you decide to lock up, or get a $25 Dell gift for even more games in your platform’s respective section below. Halo 5: Guardians Halo: The Master Chief Collection Sunset Overdrive Call of Duty:…

Forget horse armor. The first DLC for the Zelda spin-off Hyrule Warriors will include a horse weapon. That horse weapon is Epona, Link’s steed from The Ocarina of Time. On Nintendo’s Miiverse service, Zelda honcho Eiji Aonuma explained today how Epona will work as a “weapon” in the game as part of Hyrule Warriors‘ first…

You’ll Probably Suck At Roundabout And That’s Okay

Roundabout is a game that contains roundabouts but isn’t actually about roundabouts — no, a more accurate title would be: Help! I’m A Limousine And I Can’t Stop Spinning Ok, that isn’t a particularly catchy title (I’ve never been good at titles). But I took a break from being horribly ill to play this game…

Nintendo Is Bringing An Old Favorite Back For Mario Kart 8

Slowly but surely, it looks like Mario Kart 8 is shaping up to be the game it was always meant to be. First, Nintendo delighted fans with the announcement that Zelda and Animal Crossing were making their way into the game. And now they’re sweetening the deal with a classic car from Mario Karts past:…

​Phew, Ex-WipEout Devs’ New Racing Game Looks Just Like WipEout

WipEout games have been synonymous with PlayStation platforms ever since the PS1. When Sony closed the studio responsible for the futuristic racing series in 2012, it looked like the PS4 wouldn’t be getting a WipEout game. But it—and the Xbox One—might be. Sort of. Formula Fusion—a newly announced game from R8, a new collective made…

A good, new five-minute Assassin’s Creed: Unity video shows how the November sequel’s new role-playing-game-like character customization system works. It also helpfully shows how the game’s 2/3/4-player co-op works. Lots of gameplay footage!

Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: NAtURAL DOCtRINE: The TAY Review • Games of Summer 2014 – Epilogue: At Summer’s End • Settling the Dust in Destiny: A Guardian’s End? • Ao Haru Ride: Rockmandash’s Ani-TAY Review • Gamer-Teacher: “Trigger Words” for Gamer Distraction TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them…

Seven Types Of Pokémon Players

It’s easy to find ourselves and our playstyle in Dorkly’s latest comic with seven of the most typical Pokémon players represented. Poor shinies… Being a Pokémon owned by some of these trainers must be brutal. Click here for more Dorkly comics The 7 Types of Pokemon Players [Dorkly] To contact the author of this post,…

A Pop Ballad About Diablo III‘s Most Infamous Vendor

Dreamreaver‘s song is about Kadala, the passive-aggressive item vendor of Diablo III, who—although it was fixed not long ago—due to a bug, always sold items in a taunting manner with comments like “good paperweight, for which you can find a use… someday,” no matter how good the purchase was. After spending more than 20k Blood…

$99 Wii U Super Smash Bros Game+Controller Bundle Spotted on Amazon

Yes, the October 3 North America release date for the 3DS version of Nintendo’s all-star fighting franchise is just around the corner. But that doesn’t mean you can’t get excited for the home console version. Here’s what thepreviously announced game bundle looks like on Amazon. Note: Headline changed for clarification. There’s been no date announced…

What Are The Best Video Game Levels Ever Made?

A recent topic at Quora was What are the best video game levels ever made? There’s a wide variety of choices, including the final level in Braid, Ocarina of Time’s Water Temple, and a level from Tie Fighter that immediately came to my mind. You can watch the entire mission above—you start out flying an…

Sleeping Dogs, You’re Looking Lovely With Your New Visuals

I’m yet to go and buy a big HD re-release on new consoles, because the game’s in question are still too fresh in my mind. Sleeping Dogs, however, hits a sweet spot where it’s both old enough I want to play it again and the type of game where new effects and textures can really…

Hotline Miami Made Out Of Paper Is Still Extremely Bloody

Yeesh. The video, an ultra-snazzy paper send-up of top-down shoot, slice, and in all other ways dismantle-’em-up Hotline Miami, comes from Remuslab. It’s got bone (well, paper bone) crunching/tearing action, stylish cinematography, blood, and more blood. In other words, yep, that’s Hotline Miami Remuslab has been breathing life (followed by death) into paper renditions of…

Sega, Please, Release This Game

I want the new Yakuza game brought to the West, but I’m not going to beg, Sega. I am instead simply going to keep askinguntil it either happens or I die from Yakuza deprivation. Do you want my blood on your hands, Sega? Imagine the headlines. “Internet Writer Dies From Yakuza Absence, Sega Blamed”. You…

Here Are Some PC Games We Think You Should Play

Want to know which PC games we think you should play? Even if they’re not part of a sale? Check out our new Steam Curator page, which takes advantage of the service’s new changes to give you a list of PC games that come recommended by the staff at Kotaku. While there are some obvious…

Hey, The Walking Dead Is Finally Funny

I’ve actually stopped watching The Walking Dead, because I couldn’t stand the constant despair. Even the bleakest shows need to lighten up every now and again! Maybe I’d drift back if the series could introduce more musical numbers like these.

New RPG Is A Love Letter To Fallout, XCOM & FTL

It’s called Bedlam, and it’s a post-apocalyptic RPG with Fallout‘s ramshackle vibe, XCOM-style gameplay, and gorgeously detailed animated art. There’s also permadeath, marauders, mutants, and cyborgs. I like all of those things! First up, here’s the elevator pitch—straight from a world where elevators may well have gone extinct centuries ago: “The player is cast as…