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Watch Dogs PR Stunt Ends With Bomb Squad Called To News Office

A PR stunt for Ubisoft’s new Watch Dogs game has backfired, with a Police bomb squad called to the offices of an Australian news station. A package arrived at the offices of Ninemsn yesterday, containing a letter and a small safe. Media industry site Mumbrella reports that the letter told the addressee to check their…

It’s just another day at the office for the soldiers of the Dark Souls universe.

World’s Tallest Waterslide Delayed After Testers Go Airborne

The Schlitterbahn park in Kansas is home to the Verrückt, which when open will be the world’s tallest waterslide. It won’t be open for a little while, though, because it’s been reported that some testers – going at 60-70mph – have been going airborne. The slide is 168 feet tall, and the problem seems to…

Wolfenstein Was Both Loved And Hated By Pirates

Wolfenstein’s digital version on PC is a monstrous 43GB download. If you thought that was an inconvenience for people using Steam’s servers, spare a thought (or a laugh) for those trying to illegally download the game TorrentFreak has taken a look at the comments sections of some piracy links and come up with a few…

Valve’s Steam Machines (Probably) Delayed Until 2015

Valve’s Eric Hope has announced a delay in the company’s Steam Machine hardware. Writing in a community post, Hope says in relation to the system’s controller that “Realistically, we’re now looking at a release window of 2015, not 2014”. “Obviously we’re just as eager as you are to get a Steam Machine in your hands”,…

Sorry folks: we mistakenly printed that Ubisoft had been hacked today because of certain rumors floating around about why uPlay is acting up for some. We’ll continue to keep an eye on the situation, and apologize for the mistake.

Two Days With Watch Dogs

While Kirk plays his way through the entire game in order to get our formal review done, I thought I’d pass the time by writing up my own impressions of Ubisoft’s Watch Dogs, which I’ve been playing for a couple of days now. The short version is I don’t really like it that much. The…

How To Pronounce The Names Of Chinese League of Legends Pros

It’s difficult for native English speakers to pronounce Chinese names that use sounds they’re not used to using. This video can give you an idea of how to at least get close. Games in Asia put together this handy video explaining how to pronounces the names of some of the biggest Chinese League players so…

Yup, The Next Battlefield Game Is About Cops

All-but-confirming earlier reports, EA has opened a website for Battlefield: Hardline, which from the previous stories and the official imagery appears to ditch global warfare in favour of some very heavy-handed police action. Counter-Strike with tanks, anyone? The site is saying there’ll be a more comprehensive unveiling on June 9 (ie, at E3) at 12:00PDT.…

The Last Great Gaming Store In New York City’s Chinatown

This past Sunday, I decided to soak in the sights, sounds, and smells of the Big Apple by taking the train from my home in northern Manhattan to Brooklyn. Then I’d walk all the way back—or at least see how far I could go before my legs gave out. The Manhattan Bridge was on my…

Kinect Failed, But That Doesn’t Mean Cool Game Controllers Are Dying

Microsoft’s dream of a Kinect-controlled future has hit the skids. The Wii was basically a really, really long fad, and the Wii U just isn’t taking off. Are cool, innovative game controllers on the way out? Not quite. They’ve just moved to new places, is all. Rock Paper Shotgun talked to all sorts of developers…

A Cat That’s Surprisingly Good At Jenga

Cats can be more than just aloof, adorable jerks, you know. They can also be Jenga masters. Or at least, Alan Palesko‘s cat, Moe, is pretty good at Jenga: Yes, the cat might topple the Jenga tower over at the end. But you know what? The human took two turns beforehand, too. If that doesn’t…

​Watch People Get Freaked Out by The Evil Within

This is what survival horror is supposed to do: scare the heck out of you. It’s not just Kotaku‘s Tina Amini who got profoundly disturbed by The Evil Within. Bethesda put a bunch of non-industry folks in front of the upcoming Shinji Mikami game and recorded their reactions to the gory proceedings. Their jumps and…

These Dota 2 Heroes Belong In A Children’s Book

Botjira is an artist from Singapore who can turn the most intimidating Dota 2 heroes into adorable children’s books with a bit of watercolor. You can check out botjira’s other work on Deviantart, and you can order prints here via Reddit

Everything WildStar Has To Offer In One Final Pre-Launch Trailer

Carbide Studios’ massively multiplayer online science fiction role-playing game launches a week from today, with early start kicking off Saturday morning at 12:01 am Pacific. That makes this final features trailer the big pre-launch push for WildStar — if you don’t see something you like here, just keep on playing whatever you were playing. I’m…

Final Fantasy III is now available on Steam. The first legitimate PC version of the game is a port of the relatively recent 3D remake, and will set you back $15.99. Be sure to give your Warriors of Light distinctive names, so they aren’t confused with all of the other nameless, world-saving orphans.

League of Legends Versus Dota 2

Ever wonder about the differences between League of Legends and Dota 2? While both League of Legends and Dota 2 originate from the same mod, each game has its own unique quirks and history. gbay99 tells us all about the story behind both games in this great educational video, ultimately touching on the major players…

You can now buy upgrades in Battlefield 4. If you’re jumping back into the game to try out the CTE or see how it’s working, you can skip leveling up by purchasing battlepacks directly. A post today on the Battlefield blog announced that battlepacks would be available for purchase, $1 for bronze, $2 for silver,…

Nintendo Has A Plan To Share Money With YouTubers

Almost exactly a year after Nintendo sparked a controversy over the way it was forcing ads on YouTube videos featuring footage from its video games, the company looks like it’s officially changing tack. It took to Twitter earlier today to describe a new “affiliate program” that will split revenue between Nintendo, Google, and the person…

Some People Can’t Play Watch Dogs On PC Right Now [Update]

Watch Dogs’ launch on PC has proven to be a little rocky, with reports around the web noting problems with uPlay, Ubisoft’s distribution service. Without uPlay, players can’t play Watch Dogs on PC. However, uPlay is acting rather funky for people right now. Some players report an “unrecoverable error” which causes the game to crash…