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A Version of Grand Theft Auto Just For Kids

Grand Theft Auto isn’t exactly the most family friendly franchise around, what with all the illegal activities and mature content. But with a few adjustments, even kids can safely enjoy GTA’s crime-world. Really! All ya gotta do is make the entire thing more of an educational experience that asks kids to use their judgement and…

​Seven Minutes Of Sterling Archer’s Best One-Liners

“Karate? The Dane Cook of martial arts?” I am… awfully psyched that Archer is coming back for a new season. Maybe not as psyched as Mike, but still, pretty psyched. This outstanding supercut of Sterling Archer one-liners, courtesy of Uproxx video, has got me even more psyched. “Fuck you, Switzerland.” [via Previously.tv]

Gone Home sure does provoke some good criticism. This time, the critic in question is noted interactive fiction designer (and Versu co-creator) Emily Short, who has written a lengthy, thoughtful essay about how Gone Home overly relied on backstory—as opposed to active story—and as a result fell short of its potential.

Game Of Thrones Season 4 Starts In April

Those thinking the next season of Game of Thrones would be starting around March have a bit longer to wait; HBO just announced that the fourth series will be kicking off on Sunday April 6 at 9pm. Things will be picking up after Robb Stark’s wedding. For those who aren’t up to speed with either…

Metal Gear Rising‘s PC Version Won’t Work Offline [UPDATE: Fixed]

Well, this sucks. After nearly a year, the 2013 action game Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance has come to PC, but it arrived with a dark passenger: It apparently won’t work without an internet connection. The single-player Revengeance is digitally available on Steam, but readers have written in to alert us that the game won’t start…

What a Nice Debate About Violence. Wait, What is Luigi Doing There?

You have to hand it to the BBC. It’s always exciting to see an adult, nuanced debate about responsible parenting. Wait, what is Luigi doing there in the background? Today on BBC World News, in the midst of an otherwise rational discussion about toy guns and media violence, someone decided to confusingly photoshop guns over…

​Video Game Cocktail Party Becomes Glitch Nightmare

I think we’ve all been there: You’re hanging out at a cocktail party when a man standing next to you is shot by a sniper. Then, everyone starts levitating and twisting inside out, floating in circles and regurgitating their own limbs like hellish ouroboros. …oh, just me? Well. Maybe I should stop playing Spy Party…

By 2014 Standards, Ghostbusters Caused $23 Million Worth of Damage

Ghostbusting isn’t cheap, y’know. That’s according to the calculations by CinemaSins—they take movies like Ghostbusters and tally up the monetary value of the damage featured in the movie. Naturally, though, the damages would be different in the year the movie was made, so the $23 million number is what you’d get after adding inflation. It’s…

Watch Us Play Aerena. No, I Don’t Know Why It’s Spelled That Way

Aerena is one of those games that leaves you with a lot of questions. Why is this platform floating in the middle of the sky? Why are these people fighting? Why is it spelled like that? Luckily, we have a video that answers none of those questions. It’s a free-to-play turn-based game where you send…

They Made A RoboCop Game Out Of Deer Hunter, And It’s Not Bad

You’re not fooling anyone, Glu Mobile. The official RoboCop game you put together for the new movie is obviously a slightly more action-oriented take on the oddly-popular Deer Hunter 2014. Not a bad choice. Rather than following the plot of the movie, the RoboCop mobile game pits our cybernetic law enforcer against an extensive training…

​Nintendo Buys Patents of Company That Lost Wii Fit Lawsuit

The company that sued Nintendo three years ago has just had their then-disputed patents snatched up by the House of Mario. In 2010, IA Labs sued Nintendo, saying that the Wii Fit exercise peripheral infringed on their patents. That suit got dismissed and IA was ordered to pay Nintendo’s court defense costs. They apparently couldn’t…

New Humble Weekly, Game Of Thrones, White Vitas, Trade-Ins [Deals]

There’s a new Humble Weekly Bundle featuring Frozenbyte Games, in addition to all the other great deals today. [Humble] Alan Wake/American Nightmare + Darksiders 1&2 + Supreme Commander + Titan Quest and a bunch of DLC | $13 Holy crap. Through January 31st, trade in $20 or more of games, consoles, or accessories to Amazon…

People In The 80s Had Awfully High Hopes For The Future Of Video Games

Quick: What are video games going to look like in the year 2024? Will we be beaming games directly into our brains? Will eXistenZ or The Matrix come to be a reality? Will Half-Life 3 finally come out? If we made our guesses now and wrote them down, future generations might look back on our…

PlayStation, Xbox About To Offer WWE/WCW/ECW Nirvana And Help Kill PPV

Even if you’re not a pro wrestling fanatic, you might be impressed by the insane deal the people behind World Wrestling Entertainment just announced since it’s yet another sign that the old way that TV worked is dying fast. Starting on February 24, wrestling fans are going to be able to sign up for the…

Rupees Aren’t As Sparkly As This Custom N64

Custom N64s aren’t so rare, but this green N64 has gotta be one of the more fabulous custom N64 out there—just look at how sparkly it is. Then again, zoki64 tends to only make gorgeous, fabulous N64s—so this shouldn’t be a surprise. And as always, I hella want one. You can check out more of…

That Sure Looks Like Mass Effect Art in Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD

Commander Shepard and Agent Coulson had a crossover. But, it’s not the good kind. See, some concept drawing for BioWare’s popular sci-fi video game saga apparently got swiped in a recent episode of the Marvel Entertainment television series. And some eagle-eyed Mass Effect fans spotted it. As reported by Eurogamer, an exterior shot from the…

No Cat Is Complete Without A Set Of Leather Battle Armor

Of course your cat just lays about the house sleeping, eating and pooping all day — it doesn’t have proper protection. Unlock your cat’s full potential with a suit of hand-crafted leather body armor. Dogs are the fearless warriors of the pet scene, charging into battle, heedless of danger. Cats are rogues, slinking silently through…

What Happens When Superman Finally Gets Sick of Humanity

Part of the appeal of Superman as a concept is the tension between wanting to save people from suffering and knowing that he can’t just solve all the world’s problems. Sooner or later, though, he’s just gonna say ‘screw this’ and fly millions of lightyears away. For good. “God’s End” is another fan comic by…

Ten Things You Should Know About PlayStation Now

Announcedearlier this week, Sony’s PlayStation Now service will stream cloud-based games to Sony consoles, handhelds, TVs and more. PlayStation Access put together this lovely little primer covering the how, what and whens of PlayStation Now. It’s basically Onlive for PlayStation Games. Games are run on remote servers, accept remote input from the player’s Dualshock controller.…

Here’s the latest from Kotaku‘s official reader-written blog, Talk Amongst Yourselves: Pokémon’s Beefcake Brawler Gets a Michelangelo Makeover • This Classic JRPG Has Aged Incrediblly Well • Popular Manga Artist Says Kill la Kill Anime Rips Him Off TAY Classic — TAY Open Forum — Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.