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Game of Thrones‘ Jason Momoa Shows How To Improve Relationships

Jason Momoa, aka Dothraki warlord Khal Drogo from Game of Thrones, was Conan O’Brien’s guest last night, and what else could have been their topic if not relationships. He showed the Khal Drogo way of fixing a relationship. And this could have been much more interesting if the other Conan (the barbarian) replaced Conan O’Brien…

It’s Like Portal, But Instead of a Portal Gun, You Get Time Travel

Stop me if any of this sounds familiar. Awakening from a cryo-tube, you make your way across an abandoned testing facility, following the commands of a character you cannot directly interact with, using a piece of ultramodern technology in increasingly creative ways to overcome obstacles. Yeah. The conceptual level is pretty much where the similarities…

A Fan Film That Pretty Much Could’ve Been an Actual Matrix Scene

In fact, if there was another Matrix movie in the works, it would probably look a lot like this. Matrix Online: The Movie? Might work. Probably not. In any case, Trickster was created by director Felix Joleanes after he came up with a 3D Sentinel (the squid robot) model in his free time. A friend…

Uncharted Writer Leaves Naughty Dog

IGN reports that Amy Hennig, the lead writer and creative director on the Uncharted series, has left developers Naughty Dog. Having originally reported “trusted sources” as saying she had been “forced out” of the company by Neil Druckmann and Bruce Straley, the site has since updated with confirmation of her departure by a Sony rep.…

How To Make A Cool Sports Game When You’re Not EA Or 2K

Pixel Soccer is a game currently in development at Super Rock Games, an indie studio in London. It is speaking directly to my interests. Chief among those being football and the classic Sensible Soccer series. Pixel Soccer is basically an attempt at remaking that vintage “arcade” approach to the sport, only instead of using tiny…

Game Of Thrones Action Figures Are Works Of Art

These aren’t official figures. Those are coming, and they look OK. No, these figures are sadly one-off pieces for an art show, and that’s a damn shame. Because I want all of them. They’re the work of artist Mick Minogue, and will be appearing at a Seattle art show. Each one was carved, and painted,…

Reports: German Version Of South Park Delayed Because Of Swastikas

The new South Park game has swastikas in it. For the German version of the game, publishers Ubisoft said they were removing them, so as to comply with the nation’s constitution, which forbids displays of the Nazi symbol. Only…Ubisoft might have screwed that up. Users are posting on Steam’s forums that the German (and Austrian)…

​Batman: Arkham Knight Won’t Have Multiplayer, Will Have Kevin Conroy

Sounds like the newest Batman game, Arkham Knight, won’t just ship without a last-gen version; it also won’t include multiplayer. However, it will feature longtime Batman voice actor Kevin Conroy, reprising his role as Batman. The latest Game Informer has got all sorts of tidbits of information about the game, which will feature the Scarecrow…

Buckle Up, It’s Time For A New Skywind Trailer

For those who have missed it, Skywind is an ambitious mod that’s bringing Morrowind into Skyrim’s engine. We post about Skywind quite a bit here on Kotaku. With good reason. Because if this all pans out it will be the best

Be The Goat: Goat Simulator will be available for purchase on April 1st. Until then, you won’t be able to play as a goat who can mess up human parties by running around with an axe in your mouth—sorry! For now you can still pre-order the game here. (Via Indie Game Mag).

South Park Censorship Makes Cute Australian Animals Cry

Remember, it’s not just the European version of the new South Park game that’s been censored. As reported last year, the Australian edition has been too, though the results are similar. If a little sadder Americans reading this, fear not. There is no scene featuring a crying Bald Eagle/Hot Dog/Cowboy, as the US version is…

​This Month’s Xbox One Console Update Changes At Least 15 Things

The March firmware update for the Xbox One will do a lot more than improve party chat in advance of the launch of the system’s big multiplayer March 11 game Titanfall. It’ll also tweak a bunch of other things on the console. Microsoft officials were kind enough to provide us with a list. We’ve numbered…

​What’s New With Diablo III‘s Big 2.0.1 Patch

Maybe you’re curious what’s new with Diablo III‘s chunky new 2.0.1 patch? I haven’t been keeping up on the nitty-gritties of what’s changed in the new patch, so I found this video to be helpful to the point where it made me want to play more Diablo III to see how all the new tweaks…

New Transformers Movie Trailer: Optimus vs Grimlock

Where the first Transformers 4 trailer focused on the absurd, this longer clip is – relative to an expensive Michael Bay movie – more restrained. Restrained in that Optimus Prime is merely fighting a giant robot dinosaur, instead of riding one. I still think this looks ridiculous – and not in a good way –…

The Internet’s Worst Nightmares, Illustrated

Creepypastas, or scary stories that circulate primarily on the internet, might frighten the heck out of us—but damn if they’re not thrilling to read. It was only a matter of time before someone came along and actually made a book about them. Or, well…a zine, to be more exact. It’s called /creepythread, and it features…

Everything Interesting Gabe Newell Said In His Reddit AMA

It’s not often the head of one of the most powerful gaming companies in the world pops over to Reddit to speak with the masses, so today was a bit of a treat. If you weren’t following the AMA featuring Valve boss Gabe Newell (and some other Valve guys like Erik Wolpaw and Greg Coomer),…

​Metroid Prime On Oculus Rift: One Step Closer To Being Samus

Of all the various and surprising things we’ve seen turn up recently running on Oculus VR, this one might be the one I’d be most likely to play: Metroid Prime, done up in virtual reality. In the video above, frequent Rift-er Chadtronic takes the classic Metroid Prime through its paces in virtual reality. I’d love…

One Finger Death Punch Is The Most Violent ‘Rhythm’ Game I’ve Played

One of the very first games I ever made a video for at Kotaku, One Finger Death Punch is a really simple, fun game that plays similar to a rhythm game, but replaces musical notes with deadly ninjas. It just got greenlit and it’s on sale for 20% off! Here’s the video I did back…

Tower of Guns Is A Game About A Tower…Made Of Guns

There’s something to be said about making an honest game, and Tower of Guns is the definition of that: Honest. It’s a game that makes no bones about what it is, and doesn’t get mired down trying to be anything it is not. In the video above, I play a bit of the indie roguelike…

Another Big 2014 Video Game Is Ditching Last-Gen Consoles. Cool.

Today, Warner Bros. announced a new Batman game, called Arkham Knight. It’s got some exciting features: An open-world Gotham City! A drivable Batmobile! And equally exciting, it’s only coming out on PC, PS4 and Xbox One. In other words, there won’t be a PS3 or Xbox 360 version of Arkham Knight, nor will the game…