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The Rise of the First-Person Shooter

It’s crazy to think that a younger generation of gamers will grow up having never known a world without first-person shooters. The genre has become an omnipresent fixture in modern-day gaming culture, and its continued evolution is pushing the boundaries of realism and unique gameplay in thrilling ways. Titanfall‘s sci-fi blend of on-foot firefights and…

Xbox One Is $50 Off On Microsoft’s Store

The Xbox One Titanfall bundle is now $450 on Microsoft’s store—joining retailers like Walmart and Target in offering a $50 discount on the newest Xbox—but don’t call it a price cut. Microsoft says the deal isn’t permanent. Here’s Microsoft’s official statement to news outlets including Kotaku: This is not a price drop on Xbox One.…

More Hatsune Miku Heading Stateside, Because Sega Loves Us

Last year Sega gambled on global love of Japan’s premiere virtual idol, releasing the Hatsune Miku: Project Diva F rhythm game in North America and Europe. That gamble must have paid off, because Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA F 2nd is coming to the west later this year. I am so happy. With improved gameplay, 40…

Two Guys Made This Blade Runner-Styled Adventure In 6 Days

YouTuber ThingsWePlay takes us through The Last Night, the overall winner of the 2014 Cyberpunk Game Jam. It’s a pretty simple game, but the amount of art that they made for the game is impressive, and looks great. Check out all the entries for yourself on the jam’s site here The Last Night [YouTube] Watchlist…

​Indie Game Studio Survives 20 Years, Makes A Wild Video About It

When you’re a company that’s created beloved game series like Spyro the Dragon and Ratchet & Clank, there’s a lot to be proud of. But this grunge/rap music video that Ted Price and crew made to celebrate on Insomniac Games’ 20th anniversary? This might be their shining achievement. This goofy clip runs down some of…

Curb Your Enthusiasm’s Jeff Garlin Rags On The Need For Speed Movie

No, really. He hated it. Including the bits with Breaking Bad star Aaron Paul. Although, Jeff Garlin did admit on Conan O’Brien’s show that he only lasted for about 20 minutes before needing to leave the theater, mouth agape. So maybe it got marginally better thereafter? I don’t know. I didn’t see it. The only…

You Have Just ONE WEEK To Finish 24 On Netflix

THE CLOCK IS TICKING, BAUER. On April 1, Netflix is removing 24 from their instant streaming services. That means you have just one week to catch up on the high-octane show before it comes back for a 12-episode limited run in May. This is terrible news for those of us who have been rewatching the…

Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Games Got Me Through My Most Helpless Moments • Packaging In The Game Industry Has Improved • Weapon Shop de Omasse: The TAY Review TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.

A Music Video With Some Ridiculous Ideas For Modern Arcade Games

What would happen if the news stories of today were turned into old video games? Probably like this video from the indie band Tokyo Police Club. In Hot Tonight (premiering right here!)—from their newest album that releases today, Forcefield—the band hangs around a bar playing some fictional retro games while drinking, having a good time,…

One of Diablo III‘s Not-So-Smart Bosses In a Nutshell

While we’re all getting comfortable with Diablo III‘s first expansion, Reaper of Souls, let’s revisit Azmodan, the final boss of Act III, and his true weakness with Flamy507‘s machinima. Azmodan appeared many times during the third act of the game to spout off about story developments as a giant floating avatar. Now, in the clip…

Guild Wars 2 Is Changing The Way Players Dress For Adventure

When the April 2014 Feature Pack for Guild Wars 2 drops next month, players are getting an account-wide wardrobe filled with every weapon and armor skin they’ve unlocked in the game. Then the dress-up parties begin. What your character is wearing is an important part of the MMORPG experience. In some games you can tell…

The creators of the new Infamous game didn’t hesitate to put their other big series, Sly Cooper, and its characters into the game as tiny easter eggs—among other funny things you might miss. They’re all around the city as graffiti. Both pics via r/infamous Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some…

The Metal Gear Solid Cast As Cartoon Characters

Pixar-style Metal Gear characters by Matt Synowicz. He is currently available for commissions.

Cooking With Arnold Schwarzenegger Can Be Difficult

Arnold proves every week that he still got it. This time he was the guest of Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show, and, well, he lost it when he found out there’s a vegetable chopper on the table. It brought back… old memories Also, this is how you promote your new movie (Sabotage) with old…

The Speed of Light, Visualized With Minecraft

Is it too early for science? I don’t think so. YouTuber spumwack is here to show us that Minecraft can be an awesome tool for visualizing complicated subjects, like the mechanisms of light speed. It’s also a good way to learn that Minecraft worlds are actually really big: 32 million blocks from end to end,…

Mapper Flawlessly Recreates Scene from Assassin’s Creed Unity Trailer

This is the result of, according to the creator, a “little over the weekend project.” I’d love to see what he could do with a whole game Upon seeing the new teaser trailer for Assassin’s Creed Unity—specifically, the ballroom shown in the first few seconds—freelance artist Christian Hecht immediately wanted to imagine what the whole…

Amazon Has The Xbox One For $400, Act Fast [Update: It’s Over]

The Xbox One Forza 5 Bundle is $400 on Amazon right now with code XIAMAZON. We don’t know if this is a mistake or not, and if you want one then don’t wait around to find out. Update: Back up to $450 after the promo code, meaning this was almost certainly an error. Here’s hoping…

I Love It When A Game Gets Brave With History

I can’t believe no other game had already taken the name Betrayer. I’m also glad that Betrayer isn’t set in space, a fantasy kingdom or a rotting near-future metropolis. It’s instead set in the earliest days of the English colonization of North America, a period very few games – aside from the obvious – have…

inFAMOUS: Second Son stencil art gallery (including bears with laser eyes). Via R/Gaming

Adding Star Wars To Minecraft

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