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Battlefield Players Keep Finding Weird Mysteries, Including A Yeti

Forget shooting. One of the most interesting aspects of Battlefield—aside from the incredible large scale moments you can experience while playing—are all the curious easter eggs and alternate reality games that players keep finding. First there was the Battlefield 3 easter egg nobody has found. Then, there was a frantic search for a hidden mythical…

Someone Made Darth Maul in Dark Souls II

The Sith Lord from The Phantom Menace sure seems like he’d be right at home in Drangelic, right? From Software’s punishing sequel to Dark Souls features actor Peter Serafinowicz voicing the role of treasure hunter Mild-Mannered Pate. Back in 1999—damn that’s a long time ago!—Serafinowicz was the voice of demonic-looking Darth Maul. So, of course,…

Call of Duty Teases a Predator Appearance in Next DLC

“It uses the jungle.” In anticipation of the April 3 release of its upcoming Devastation DLC, Infinity Ward—developers of 2013’s Call of Duty: Ghosts—released a video on Instagram (spotted on Polygon) that uses the signature visual distortion and sound effects of the Predator hunters from the movie franchise of the same name. The most recent…

Sources: Assassin’s Creed Comet Will Let You Play As A Templar

Last week, we told you all about Assassin’s Creed Unity, one of the two games in Ubisoft’s action-adventure series that will be out this fall. Today we’ve got some new details on the second game: Assassin’s Creed Comet As we reported last week—and Ubisoft confirmed—Unity, set during the French Revolution, will be on both PC…

Final Fantasy XIV Collector’s Edition, Burial At Sea, Humble [Deals]

Lock up your Playstation 4 copy of Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn Collector’s Edition, which includes physical and in-game extras before they’re all gone. They will be gone. [Amazon] Come back at 2pm ET for a new Humble Weekly. Your 5 Nominations For Best Gaming Chair For Your Desk PC gamers, whether you’ve neglected…

Watch Dogs takes place in Chicago—and you can do all sorts of interesting things there, judging from this new trailer.

Most Cats Are Basically Bane

Cats are sneaky creatures — anarchists that live in the dark, prowl in the shadows and use theatricality and deception to get their way. Sound familiar? Sure he might be slightly less physically destructive than Wolverine Cat, but Bane Cat is no less dangerous. Watch as he uses the shadows to gain his way, sowing…

Bring Your Dog On A Quest To Save The World

Ashen Rift isn’t about surviving a mysterious apocalypse. It’s about what the hell you do with yourself ten years after you’ve survived. You can check out the trailer for the game above, which will give you a good feel for the game’s world. You play a survivor in an apocalyptic world caused by a science…

Sony Announces, Doesn’t Announce The Last of Us For PS4

In the video game industry, big publishers like to stick to strict marketing plans. Unlike, say, the film world, where directors and writers will frequently talk about their goals and future projects, video game companies typically won’t discuss their plans until the PR schedule says it’s okay. This can lead to some ridiculous situations. Take…

​Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Look Like This Now

It’s been a big secret—with occasional leaks and glimpses—what Donatello, Leonardo, Raphael and Michelangelo would look like in the Michael Bay-produced TMNT reboot. Now you can see it for yourself. They’re… bigger. The new look isn’t the only thing that’s different about this version of Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird’s indie comic book mega-series. The…

The Nvidia Shield Will Be $100 Cheaper Next Month

If you’ve been curious about Nvidia’s streaming hybrid handheld, April will be a very good time to pick one up. The hardware manufacturer’s lopping a third of the normal $300 asking price off of the Shield and offering it for $199 for the entirety of April. The Shield’s become an almost-all-purpose PC gaming sidekick ever…

Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Witch Craft Works: The Ani-TAY Review • DSB: The Titanfall Blues • Public gets input on how to make Monopoly even worse • All the World’s a Stage, and the World is Square • Dex’s Review: Log Horizon TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them…

Your 5 Nominations For Best Gaming Chair For Your Desk

Take a seat for part two of our best gaming desk chair voting. We had you nominate your favorite chairs, and now it’s time to select a winner from your five nominees. We’re doing things a bit differently this time- there’s no poll. Simply head down to the comments section, find your chair of choice,…

​The Newest Star Wars Video Game Comes Out Today

If you’ve ever wanted to make C-3PO part of an elite strike force, now’s your chance. Disney continues to roll out collectible card games with Star Wars branding on them, with today’s release of Star Wars Assault Team. It’s a free-to-play game for mobile and PC with in-app purchases, where you have to deploy rosters…

Factions From Every Blizzard Game Wage War in this Civilization V Mod

Modder ‘epic‘ on Steam found a way to put everything from the Blizzard universe into one game that is not a MOBA, like Blizzard’s own all-star game, Heroes of the Storm. As you can see in the pictures below, the nations of Civilization V got completely changed into Diablo, Starcraft and Warcraft factions. Alright, not…

A Very Excited Man Tells Us All About Batman: Arkham Knight

For 30 minutes last week, a man by the name of Dax Ginn, told a room full of reporters how awesome this fall’s Batman game is going to be. The PC/PS4/Xbox One game sure does look good already, even if the frame-rate still chugs here and there at this stage of development. But today, we…

Wrestlers know they’re in trouble when the Squirtle Squad, a group of Pokémon abandoned by their trainers, enter a professional wrestling tournament. The WWE 2k14 character generator has no limits They’ve… changed… Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of the prettiest, funniest game-related screenshots and art that we can find.…

Classic Disney Stills, Digitally Revitalized

When not busy with Hearthstone, Blizzard’s character artist Tyson Murphy has some brilliant fan pieces in his pocket. He recently breathed new life into classic Disney movie stills. Here’s his refreshed scene from 101 Dalmatians above, and its original pair below. And here’s another one from the 1963 movie, Sword in the Stone. The original…

DC Universe Online, Summarized In A Single Minute

Lex Luthor again, with his arrogance and the moral high ground… Lore and their take on DC Universe Online‘s backstory, complete with a silly Brainiac, make the game look a bit better than it actually is. LORE – DC Universe Online Lore In a Minute [Lore, YouTube] To contact the author of this post, write…

The Most Awesome Creations of The Everquest Next Landmark Community

Everquest Next Landmark, everyone’s favorite voxel-based multiplayer mining and building simulator, is entering closed beta after about two months’ worth of alpha testing. But, more importantly, Sony Online Entertainment has decided to share some of the best-looking structures players have created during that time. A transition to beta means that these structures will be wiped,…