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One Diablo III Feature That Gets The Game Back To Its Roots

Every Diablo fan remembers the first time they encountered The Butcher. Hearing the demon growl as he strode out of a room littered with bloody corpses gave us a terrifying glimpse at the hellish things to come in all our journeys: At least, that’s The Butcher from the original Diablo, which first came out for…

‘Xenosaga HD Collection’ Is Actually A Thing That Could Happen

Today in Things I Never Thought Were Actually Possible, Bandai Namco producer Katsuhiro Harada proposed to fans that maybe, just maybe, a Xenosaga HD Collection could happen. That’d mean a whole new generation of gamers could play through the Xenosaga trilogy, which was released for PS2 earlier this decade as a spiritual successor to the…

​Star Wars is Anticlimactic Without Music

Few scenes in film are as triumphant as the end scene from Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. The pageantry! The celebration! The swelling John Williams soundtrack! Well, maybe it isn’t so impressive when you take away that last bit. Auralnauts reimagined what the end of Star Wars sounded like without all that pesky…

Destiny Needs More Chat Options

We’ve probably all been there at least once before. You’re innocently going about your business, shooting around corners and throwing grenades to cover your teammates when a high-pitched voice on the other end lashes out: “What the f!@#, man! You’re such a !@#$!” In-game socializing doesn’t have the greatest reputation, but that doesn’t mean it’s a…

Leaked Video Shows Kinect-Controlled Gears of War Strategy Game

Rumors of a Kinect-centric Gears of War game had been circulating for years after Microsoft introduced the motion-control sensor to the world. One game called Gears of War: Exile was confirmed as cancelled two years ago. But, what looks like footage of another gesture-based Gears game has surfaced. It… it doesn’t look good. Embedded in…

Astro A40, 3DS XL Designs, Last of Us Art, Monster Hunter 4 [Deals]

The Astro A40 Gaming Audio System is the step-down model of the Best Gaming Headset , the Astro A50. It’s also half the price of the A50’s MSRP today. [Astro A40] Update: Deal is done. Lordy, The Last of Us Art Book is Scary Beautiful , and only $23 today. Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate is…

Dubai Store Selling Gold Xbox Ones And PS4s For Just $13,700 Each

Black and white are so passé. The new hotness is $13,700 gold Xbox Ones and PS4s, now for sale in Dubai. Yep, these are actually real items that are currently for sale in the most ridiculous country on earth. Here’s the Xbox One: If you are interested in getting your hands on one of these…

PayDay 2 is getting a special Hotline Miami-themed DLC later this month, Overkill Software announced this morning. I wonder what it’s gonna be like getting up close and personal with all that ultra-violence!

Some fool was talking about Minecraft and Microsoft on the PBS Newshour last night. You can watch the segment or read a transcript here. No news. Just me explaining to the PBS crowd what Minecraft is and why it matters.

Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Fairy Fencer F: The TAY Review • Street Fighter x Pokémon Mini Art Series Finale! Akuma x _______ ?! • Rockmandash Reviews: Tsukihime [Visual Novel] TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.

All the New Special Edition 3DS XLs Are Now Up for Preorder

Nintendo’s newly-announced 3DS XL systems are looking sharp (even if they aren’t the new version, for whatever reason), and you can preorder yours starting today. We aren’t sure how many of these there will be, so if you want one, your safest bet is to order now. preorder Nintendo 3DS XL GameStop Exclusive NES Edition…

I Love Reading Other People’s Sims Stories

Came across this image this morning, with a touching description: My Sim’s wife divorced him, leaving him depressed. He immediately went to cuddle their newborn son, and looked like he was holding tightly to the last piece of his happiness. I love seeing how invested people become in the lives and emotional states of these…

Beautiful Video Game Environments Get a Book That’s Just As Pretty

Walking through a well-designed landscape can be the best part of some video games. Great gameworlds can amplify the dread, excitement or sadness you’re meant to feel while playing. Some of the very best have been collected in a student-made book that’s just as pretty. Created by a trio of German design students, New Eden…

Six Video Game Characters Who Only Had One Job To Do

But they failed miserably, making the plot of the particular game possible or just messing things up miserably. The latest clip of Outside Xbox shows us who these unfortunate characters are and what they actually did. He is not featured in the video, but there might be one more guy who only had one job…

People Are Starting to Unlock Secret Smash Bros. Characters [Update]

Super Smash Bros. for the 3DS isn’t technically out yet in Japan…but some folks managed to get the game ahead of time anyway. And they’re finding stuff that seems to prove the previous leak true. Obviously, if you don’t want to be spoiled, you should stop reading right now. Otherwise! Read on. Right now, it…

Final Fantasy XIV‘s Eorzea might not have Chemical X, but that doesn’t mean they don’t have their own version of The Powerpuff Girls, Professor Utonium… and some others trying to photobomb. via r/ffxiv Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of the prettiest, funniest game-related screenshots and art that we can…

There’s a New Final Fantasy Coming. It’s a Typing Game.

For their next Final Fantasy game, Square Enix is adding a bit, or a whole lot of word play. Revealed in Weekly Famitsu, coming next week to iOS and Android platforms is Final Fantasy World Wide Words. The game uses the chibi-style character designs from the Theatrhythm series for an RPG that progresses through typing…

Modder Puts Donkey Kong in Doom, Turns Game into a Platformer

This is a screenshot I just took in Doom II. Crazy! The modder responsible for the aptly-named “Donkey Kong Country for GZDoom” is none other than DooMero, whom you might remember for his Resident Evil Doom mod. This current project of his basically turns Doom into a Donkey Kong platformer, although only an unfinished demo…

Resident Evil Revelations 2 Gets First Trailer, Will Be Episodic

Capcom has announced that Resident Evil Revelations 2 will come in the form of four weekly episodes, debuting early next year. This post originally appeared on Kotaku UK There’s also a first trailer, which you can watch here: The episodes will cost $5.99 each in the US (no European pricing has been confirmed). Capcom will…

Well, This Is an Elaborate Way to Press “Enter”

Rika Usami, the majestic karateka, is back. Instead of only showing her karate kata skills, this time she’s here to also show an elaborate way to press “enter.” Perhaps, the best way to press “enter”? 世界一の女性空手家 宇佐美里香出演 [Yahoo BB@YouTube] To contact the author of this post, write to bashcraftATkotaku.com or find him on Twitter @Brian_Ashcraft…