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The studio that made the SOCOM series went kaput in early 2012 Its alumni re-formed into Special Operations Forces Studios and now bring you H-Hour: World’s Elite, which as this video shows, is right in their wheelhouse of third-person tactical military shooters. SOF Studios cautions this is all pre-alpha. “Nothing has been tuned yet. Really,…

7 Days To Die Is Like Minecraft With Gravity

I’ll just put it like this: 7 Days to Die is like Minecraft but with guns and lots of zombies. Really, that’s what it boils down to. Which is perfectly fine with me, considering how much I’ve enjoyed my time with 7 Days to Die. Building defences with friends and huddling in the corner hoping…

Hey GameCube fans: Got a free hour? If so, go read Emily Rogers’massive history of the Nintendo GameCube over at Dromble

These Classics Deserve to Be On Sony’s PlayStation Now Service

Look, Sony, all I want is to play Mark of Kri again. On my Vita this time. Whenever I want. I’m not one of those folks who’s held onto legacy video game hardware from eras gone by. So, when Sony announced their PlayStation Now streaming service yesterday and their intention to populate it with games…

What Xbox One Trolling Looks Like

The Kinect isn’t always as responsive to voice commands as it needs to be—but if there’s one thing it always seems to pick up on, it’s when you tell it to sign out of your Xbox One. And that’s exactly what trolls like YouTuber videogames try to take advantage of. Basically, this troll gets online…

3DS XL Down To $150, Plus and LIVE Updates, And A Crossbow [Deals]

Something for everyone in today’s deal roundup, including Torchlight II (code GFDJAN20) for $4, which is quite a bit of bang for your buck. PC gamers can pre-order Titanfall on the cheap, PS4 owners are too busy playing their free Don’t Starve to even read this, and the 3DS XL is down to $150 bucks…

Six Things You Should Know About Alien: Isolation

Alien: Isolation officially made itself known yesterday. If you caught a dated-looking vibe in the game’s visuals, that’s deliberate; Creative Assembly wanted to render the Alien universe as looked in the original 1979 film. You can get a better view of it in this video—but you won’t see any of this on the Wii U.…

Razer’s Making A Smartband. How Strange.

Over the past couple of years, gaming accessory maker Razer has made big splashes at CES with ambitious projects aimed at changing the the way we game. The Nabu smartband is out to change the way we live. I’ve come to depend on Razer for splashy game-related reveals at CES, projects that lead to products…

​Game That Actually Looks Next-Gen Gets Its First Trailer

Part of this teaser you’re about to watch is live-action. Other parts are generated by an all-new bleeding-edge graphics engine. And, even if you can tell what’s been recorded in reality and what’s generated by software, you have to admit that the border between the two looks like it’s dissolving. The clip is for Get…

He Made the ‘School Shooting’ Game the Sandy Hook Killer Played

The principal and the teachers all had it out for him, Jacob said. A likely story, but he does admit to a middle-school career of “graffiti, practical jokes and general annoyance,” all leading to multiple suspensions. One day about five years ago he and his friend were sent home yet again. They decided to start…

Here’s the latest from Kotaku‘s official reader-written blog, Talk Amongst Yourselves: Talking to the Man Behind One of the “Worst Nintendo Games of All Time” • Where the Heck Is the Pokémon Bank? • A New Look for the Tiny Pokémon That Could Kick Your Ass TAY Classic — TAY Open Forum — Beginner’s Guide…

Gnomoria Is A More Accessible Dwarf Fortress

I’ve been curious about Dwarf Fortress for a long time, but I could never get over the hurdle of ascii graphics (ironically) so it never happened. Turns out Gnomoria scratches that itch quite well, and actually has pretty pictures to look at. As you’d expect from a Dwarf Fortress-like, it’s got a bit of a…

DayZ Encounter Turns Into A Humiliating, Yet Funny Axe Fight

Running into another group of players in the online survival game DayZ rarely ends in a simple gunfight. It’s rather a mental test. Klyka and his friends ran into two players in yellow jackets, and decided to humiliate them (without any serious consequences) in an axe fight. The fun starts around the 1:20 mark, and…

Skylanders: Swap Force Finally Gets The Toys Needed To Finish The Game

This morning Toys’R’Us locations across the U.S. start selling Rubble Rouser and Stink Bomb, the two Skylanders toys needed to 100% complete levels in a game released three months ago. What? First, a little background for those who’ve not played Skylanders: Swap Force, the latest entry in Activision’s incredibly lucrative marriage of toys and video…

Making weapon replicas, or building armor sets from Skyrim, or any other Elder Scrolls game is one thing, but creating a whole shelf of Elder Scrolls potions, scrolls and books is some next level stuff. Here’s Faasnu’s shelf, featuring tons of potions and even the Mysterium Xarxes from TES IV: Oblivion Below is the full…

Real-Time Face Substitution Will Hide You In The Scariest Way Possible

Audun Mathias Øygard’s creative experiment uses real-time facial recognition to hide your face in a webcam feed with different masks. That could be handy if you want to scare your friends with a real-time Nicolas Cage imiatation (don’t forget to use it with a proper soundboard) or just confuse them while playing online. If you…

Japan Getting Sweet Assassin’s Creed Bundle

In March, Japan is getting a fancy Assassin’s Creed bundle that collects all things Connor and Aveline. Called the Assassin’s Creed Connor Saga, it includes the PS3 version of Assassin’s Creed III, all that game’s DLC, the HD remake of Assassin’s Creed: Liberation for the PS3, both games’ soundtracks and a revised edition of the…

Animal Crossing Porn Is SFW, But Only Just

I don’t know what to feel. I’m in awe of the craftsmanship. And yet, I can’t shake the feeling this is all being funded by Blathers… Animal Crossing New Leaf the Porno [Somewhat Awesome]

3DS Region Locking Can Be Disabled, With A Little Work

Some 3DS community members have found a way to get around the handheld’s nefarious region-locking. Well done, all involved. The hex patch used requires some custom installations on your handheld, but once complete it’ll allow your 3DS to play retail games from any region. Note that this isn’t a piracy exploit, as it won’t let…

Dad Puts His One Year Old In Every Video Game Ever

Ben Stirling is a Game Development producer at Guru Studio in Toronto Canada. He also has a little boy who just turned one year old. I can relate. My son also turned one year old last week. I bought my son a little mini drumkit, but Ben’s present was way cooler — he placed his…