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The Best Games of 2014 So Far

So far, 2014 has felt like a year of surprises. Some of them have been good while others—like the growing crop of games that have been pushed to next year—are bummers. But, there’ve been standouts among the games that have come out. Let’s talk about them, shall we? This has been the year where the…

Virtual Reality Mod Lets You Change The Camera Angle On Your Life

We’ve all had that moment, the one where something in real life looks so deliciously game-like that we just wish we could dive in right there and start playing. Say you’re walking through a parking lot on a hot summer day, feeling bored. Next thing you know, you’ve lost yourself in a fantasy where you’re…

Eight Rainbow Road Theme Songs In One Glorious Mashup

Rainbow Road is the final track in the final cup of Mario Kart 8. It’s been that way for Mario Kart’s entire history. Each version of the circuit track has been loopy, insanely colorful, and disorienting—with music to match. YouTuber TheEternalSushi has combined eight of the title songs from past and current versions of Rainbow…

A Blueprint For A 70 Square Foot Cat Paradise

Nintendo recently turned Mario into a cat. Now you can turn your cat into Mario. Sort of. If you’re the kind of person who wishes your feline pet could be more like Nintendo’s iconic plumber, then this playset diagram might make your dreams come true. It comes courtesy of artist Timothy Ridley and the folks…

Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Daimidaler The Sound Robot: The Ani-TAY Review • I’m Tired Of Hearing About EA • AniTAY Review: Brynhildr In The Darkness • Crush 40 Is The Greatest Band In Video Games TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.

24 Recap: Get Ready For World War III

PREVIOUSLY ON 24: The president’s dead… no wait, he’s alive, because this show has no balls; Chief of Staff Mark Fuckface betrays Jack to the Russians; Chloe betrays Jack to run off with her BFF Adrian Snowden; CIA agent Navarro betrays everyone; there’s an override device that can control every weapon in the world; Jack…

BioWare’s First Gay Male Party Member Debuts In Dragon Age Inquisition

BioWare has been hooking up players with non-player character party members in its games for more than a decade, but there’s not been a strictly male-seeking-male option available until Dragon Age Inquisition‘s Dorian. In a character profile recently posted to the Dragon Age Inquisition website (via Eurogamer), writer David Gaider discussed the sexuality of the…

Nobody Was More Excited to Play DOOM For the First Time Than id

This old John Romero home movie is worth watching if you’ve not seen it before as it shows that id blew their own tiny little minds playing DOOM This post originally appeared on Kotaku UK. It’s a 1993 home movie first posted by Romero about five years ago recording a studio tour, including 20 minutes…

Indie Driving Game Is Unexpectedly Mesmerizing

It’s hard to take your eyes off those magical floating tire tracks. The game is called Absolute Drift and it is about, well, drifting. You drive around various maps and score points by pulling off neat moves with your car. It’s heavily in development but it already has a lot of charm to it. Watch:…

Ibelinn’s Death Maiden cosplay is simply amazing—within hours of it being posted to the Diablo subreddit, it was already on the official Diablo III Facebook page and Twitter. The costume, which consists of an airbrushed bodysuit and a suit of armor made of thermoplastic, took about six months to create. Diablo 3 Death Maiden cosplay…

Science! Video Game Violence Makes You More Sensitive

Afterthis thingthe other week here’s some actual science proving actual things. Specifically: “’immoral’ virtual behaviors in a video game can lead to increased moral sensitivity”. This post originally appeared on Kotaku UK You can read thefull abstract (via MCV/Polygon) below but the short version is that scientists across New York, Michigan and Texas universities tested…

Peter Dinklage Is So Not Done Recording Lines For Destiny

As funny as it was in places, actor Peter Dinklage – who we know can really punch out some great lines – gave a surprisingly terrible performance in the Destiny Alpha. But it’s OK! He’s got plenty of time to make things right. Destiny developers Bungie have provided a FAQ following the game’s alpha, and…

Make Your Civ V Game A Little More Realistic

Because I enjoy hurting myself and all those around me, I’ve got back into Civilization V recently. This time around, though, without a new expansion to review, I figured I’d try out some mods to help make the game a little fresher. While there are no shortage of funny/stupid/fantasy mods out there, transforming the game…

Just so you know, actor Mark Ruffalo – of The Avengers fame – has a favourite Pokémon. And that favourite Pokémon is Squirtle.

Help Me, I’m Getting Excited About Next-Gen Hair

Last year’s FIFA was good, but when I got the game again on Xbox One (I originally reviewed the last-gen version), I was a little disappointed. Aside from 3D crowds, it didn’t seem very next-gen. Maybe a bunch of grass effects and fancy hair can change that. Some of the stuff in this clip is…

The Best Non-Violent Moments In Video Games

Violence in games can be great—not to mention really powerful, as we recently discussed. What about the other side of the coin, though? The moments (or even entire games) when bloodshed stops and everyone shows their true colors? Let’s sit back, get all deep, and talk about those. It’s tough to pinpoint my absolute favorite…

New Shooter Is “Alpha As F**k”

If you’d asked my teenage self what I wanted the classic SWAT series to look like in 2014, I’d have first asked that it still actually be around in 2014. Since it’s not, though, Due Process – an indie multiplayer shooter – is getting pretty close. As you can see in the video, which is…

Deluxe Super-Articulated Alien Queen Action Figure

NECA released a large gallery of photos of its new 15″ tall, 30″ long “Xenomorph Queen Ultra Deluxe Boxed Action Figure.” It’s suitably toothy and shiny, and features 30 points of articulation: It will come with a display stand and swappable internal mouths. The estimated release is October 2014 You are now looking at Screenburn,…

Even Portal Turrets Like Game of Thrones

How do the infamously talkative turrets from Valve’s puzzle phenom Portal express their love of Game of Thrones? Why, through song, of course. Glorious harmonies, soaring shotgun blasts of sound. And ineffectual wiggling. I want to see Companion Cubes next. Yep, so there’s my daily dose of cute. I think I need to go eat…

Yakuza 5 was released in Japan in December 2012. It is yet to see a release in the West. Sega, we are still waiting. Hurry up