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Titanfall’s Not The Only Sci-Fi Game With Parkour

To recap: the best thing about Titanfall was not the mechs. It was the wall-running. So the more games doing that sort of stuff, the better. Ascend is an indie title made primarily by Tommy Wong (an artist in the games business), which he’s been working on for years now. Like Titanfall, it has mechs,…

Skyrim NPCs Finally Get A Holiday

Skyrim’s NPCs have been toiling through their clockwork lives like, well, clockwork since 2011. It’s time for a break. This mod programs a series of holidays into the game, occurring on certain days in the Skyrim calendar. There’s lore supporting them, and each holiday is a little different; some involve gathering in a town square…

Watch Dogs Will Be Blamed For Traffic Sign Hacking

The MS-ISAC, a group established to “improve the overall cyber security posture of state, local, tribal and territorial governments”, isn’t even waiting for people to hack traffic signs to blame it on video games. It’s getting out ahead of the trend. A recent report issued by the body, about a notorious “Saudi Arabian actor” who…

We’re At E3. Wish You Were Here!

The Los Angeles Convention Center is covered in video game posters. It’s E3 time, everyone. Well, almost… I just shot a few pics and one video that you might like. Have a look! These are a couple of blocks away from the LACC: This is across the street from it. (Is she taking a Titan…

Minecraft Creator Debuts His Latest Creation, Cliffhorse

Technically his first commercial game since Minecraft took the world by storm, Markus “Notch” Persson’s Cliffhorse puts players in control of a horse near some cliffs. Well, hills mostly, but Hillhorse sounds silly. In fact the whole thing is a bit silly, just a bit of fluff tossed together in the Unity engine and announced…

In case you were wondering if Mirror’s Edge 2 will be making an appearance at E3 2014, here’s some concept art posted to the Mirror’s Edge Facebook page today, tagged #E32014.

I Will Buy Any Starship Lance Henriksen Wants To Sell Me

The commercial for Star Citizen’s MISC Freelancer may be fake, but the desire to buy is quite real, thanks to the reassuringly gravelly narration of Aliens actor Lance Henriksen. If I had a spare $125 to $180 to pledge towards a virtual ship, the Freelancer is the one I’d pledge it to. It’s dependable and…

Ahead of an official Playstation 4/Vita bundle rumored to be announced at E3, Best Buy is selling the Playstation 4 together with the Borderlands 2 Limited Edition Vita Bundle for $560– a savings of $40 compared to buying both separately. [Best Buy] This post is brought to you by the Commerce Team, a dedicated group…

The TAYtaku Non-‘Shop Contest: Picture Pages

We’re skipping the Kotaku ‘Shop Contest this week due to E3 craziness. In its place, here’s a brilliant idea from our TAY reader community’s JpSr388, the Sunday Quick Draw. Just a paper, some pencils and a dream. Join in, and we’ll feature the winners in the regular ‘Shop Contest results spot next Saturday!

Honest Game Trailers Vs. Mortal Kombat. Ready, Fight!

While I’d rather watch a documentary that followed the fabled fighting franchise from birth, through its awkward teenage years into adulthood, Smosh‘s Honest Game Trailer for Mortal Kombat will do in a pinch. With a new Mortal Kombat recently announced for 2015, now’s the perfect time to look back on a series that started strong,…

Sunday Deals: $40 Playstation Plus, Playstation 4, More (Updating)

Don’t let it being Sunday or being the day before E3 stop you from saving some money. Today you could get a Playstation 4, Sony Gold Headset, a year of Plus, and Second Son limited edition for $530 shipped using the deals below. Update: Ahead of an official Playstation 4/Vita bundle rumored to be announced…

IGN Says The Last Guardian Has Been Cancelled. Sony Says It Hasn’t.

IGN is reporting that, according to “sources” privy to an internal Sony meeting last week, Sony’s The Last Guardian – long in development limbo – has been canceled. Only for Sony to come straight out and deny it. The IGN story reads: While many at IGN have been eagerly hoping for the appearance of The…

Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: The E3 2014 Decorating Committee: the Winners!

Last week I challenged the master image manipulators of our readership to design the E3 2014 signage they’d like to see. I guarantee what they’ve come up with is better than the real thing. Here’s what’s going on on the outside of the LA Convention Center right now, via Attack of the Fanboy: How boring.…

Mudkip and Treecko Have Mega Evolutions In The New Pokémon Remakes

That’s not all: as suspected, Groudon and Kyogre will have new forms in the new Pokémon remakes, Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. The information comes from CoroCoro magazine scans posted by Pokemon website Serebii. According to Serebii, Mega Sceptile (aka Treecko’s mega) is a Grass/Dragon type Pokemon and will have the “Lightning Rod” ability. Mega…

The Original Bird Dating Sim Is Getting An English Remake

Hatoful Boyfriend is a Japanese dating sim that replaces the usual array of sexy anime characters with pictures of birds. Devolver Digital and Mediatonichave teamed up to official bring this wonderfully creepy thing to the Western world. Hatoful Boyfriend — literally ‘Pigeon-ful Boyfriend’ (thanks, AnimeNewsNetwork) — took the internet by storm in late 2011, capturing…

You Might Not Approve Of My Latest Mobile Game Obsession

Or maybe you will. After all, it’s got a cute witch mascot, and lovely Bust-a-Move style bubble-popping gameplay — it’s even relatively free. What’s not to like about King’s latest — oh, there it is. King’s reputation took a bit of a hit earlier this year, to put it mildly. Attempting to trademark the terms…

I Made A Game About E3… Kinda

E3 predictions are old hat. Everybody has done them every year since the beginning of time, since before hats were invented. Instead, I made a short, very personal game about being at E3, fears, and the dangers of cynicism in a text engine called Twine. Play it over at RPS (it’s the second entry).

The Transformers Slow Jam Is More Than Meets The Ears

Scott Bradlee and company have been slowly transforming my childhood cartoon memories into R&B slow jams for months. Speaking of slow Transformers… I actually heard this one last week, when Bradlee’s Saturday Morning Slow Jams album hit iTunes, but it’s so much better seeing it performed live. Part of me wishes they’d gone with the…