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A Day In The Life Of Octodad

Octodad may be a family man living a quiet life in the suburbs, but life can get pretty hectic when you’re a 6 foot tall octopus in a suit pretending to be a human. Take a look at what the poor cephalopod has to deal with. Also, read our review of Octodad! Octodad is out…

​Don’t Cut Class. Ever.

I didn’t skip school a lot—hardly at all, now that I think about it. After watching this Australian PSA, I am really glad about that. Now, there’s a chance that “Set Yourself Free” could be a fake advert, given that filmmakers Henry Inglis and Aaron McCann are a pair of comedians. The Learn for Life…

New Humble Weekly, Elder Scrolls Online, Free Four Swords [Deals]

The latest Humble Weekly features games from the Codemasters catalog, including Overlord. [Humble] Elder Scrolls Online ($48) | GreenManGaming | Y2OZM7-MJ3VHD-0AVTI1 Elder Scrolls Online ($51) | GetGames Elder Scrolls Online ($45) | Gamefly | GFDJAN25 Elder Scrolls Online Imperial Edition ($60) | Gamefly | GFDJAN25 The Elder Scrolls Online with free Assassin’s Creed game |…

How Not To Complain To A Developer

As Vlambeer, the studio I work at, has gotten bigger and our community has grown beyond our biggest fans, I’ve noticed a shift in the way people interact with us. Where we used to mostly get messages of support and understanding, the ratio of messages that treat us like two guys making video games versus…

​Burning Down A House Has Never Been This Hard

You would think setting a house on fire would be easy: all it takes is a box of matches and some time. But in the game Not Everything Is Flammable, it isn’t that easy. You control an errant, ever-expanding flame as it attempts to hop from object to object. Only the white objects are flammable,…

Combine Frogger And GTA V For Maximum Death

It is surprisingly easy to survive in a round of homemade Frogger in GTA V‘s online arena. At first. Once the Rooster Teeth folks figure out the exact details of how to play it—namely, you’re not allowed to change views and look at the actual oncoming traffic—Frogger x GTA V becomes a death zone of…

Your Iron Man Suit Is Not Racist, Don Cheadle

On last night’s episode of Conan, Iron Man 2 and 3 co-star Don “Rhodey” Cheadle complained about the weight of his Iron Patriot suit compared to Robert Downey Jr.’s light and comfortable Iron Man armor. Is this power armor racism? Of course not. The difference in weight can easily be explained. Tony Stark’s armor is…

QuakeCon is moving to July this year—Bethesda’s annual convention, usually held in August, will instead take place from July 17-20 in Dallas. No word on whether Doom creator John Carmack, usually the premiere speaker, will be on stage now that he no longer works for Id.

If The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker Were A Classic Platformer

The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker in HD has been out for a while now, so we’re all pretty clear on how great it looks. But now pixel artist Dean Bottino shows us that this art style goes really well with anything, even if it’s a 16-bit, painted demake of the game. Gameplay mechanics would…

Playstation Plus Will Be Your Valentine In February

February brings another six free games to Playstation Plus subscribers, including Outlast on the Playstation 4 and Metro: Last Light on the Playstation 3. A wide variety of genres are represented, and what’s more, it’s a selection of quality games you probably didn’t play already- perfect choices for the service. Playstation 4 Outlast Playstation 3…

​How Nintendo Plans on Tackling Its Toughest Year

Last night was the night that Nintendo told investors—and the world—how they’re going to meet the challenges they’re facing. People have been talking about Nintendo a lot lately, mostly because of worse-than-expected Wii U sales and a lackluster mobile phone presence. In an investor meeting last night, company president Satoru Iwata outlined the vision for…

Here’s the latest from Kotaku‘s official reader-written blog, Talk Amongst Yourselves: Remembering All The Fire Levels, Creatures And Spells In Video Games • (Fake) Grandpa Gets Kicked Out Of Pokémon Tournament For Cussing • Why Nintendo Is Going To Be Just Fine TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.

Play Injustice: Gods Among Us on mobile this weekend, score 30,000 power credits. Warner Bros. celebrates one billion play sessions in the free-to-play mobile version of its superhero fighter, doling out in-game currency for anyone who plays the game on iOS or Android devices this weekend.

PlayStation Vita Slim Hits The UK Next Week

The thinner, non-OLED version of PlayStation’s latest portable makes its way from Japan to the UK next week. As we ponder a North American release, PlayStation Access celebrates with a Vita model comparison music video. The Vita Slim launches in the UK on February 7 with a suggested price of £180 (rougly $300). PlayStation Access…

Better watch out with those Skyrim mods. If you’re not careful you could end up with a glitched skeleton with Hatsune Miku hair. On the other hand, this opens up a whole new category in the catalog of terrifying, modded Dovakhiins. Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of the prettiest,…

DayZ Summed Up Perfectly

This is the truth about DayZ. No matter how good your gear is, how careful you are, death will find you wherever you are. And it will strike unexpectedly. And if you survived day 4 somehow, day 5 would be the following: “Met Friendlies – You are dead” Typical lifespan in dayZ [Steam Community] To…

DS Games Are Coming To the Wii U’s Virtual Console

Finally! The wait, it seems, is over. Nintendo announced today that it plans to bring DS games to the Wii U’s Virtual Console. Details are scant, but Nintendo president Satoru Iwata explained that getting DS games, with their dual screen gameplay, on the Wii U GamePad has created a hurdle. However, here you can see…

Hey there, tiny TRON arcade dog. What’s up? [Space Ghost Zombie]

Live Out Your 80s Mech Combat Fantasies With A PC Shooter

Strike Vector, you had my curiosity at last year’s E3. Now you have my attention. Made by a small team and featuring some pretty amazing visuals, Strike Vector is what I can only describe as a combat game. It may look like a flight sim in parts, but it’s not really flight; each round is…

Postal Worker Stole 200 Video Games, Sold Them

If you ever had a video game go missing in the mail in the Boston area, it may be because a former postal worker has pled guilty to stealing over 200 games from packages he was supposed to have been handling. James L. White, 68, was in a Federal court on Tuesday facing theft charges,…