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Steam Sale Turns $0.99 Game Into Blockbuster

Q-Games, they of Pixeljunk fame, aren’t exactly starving artists. They release games on most major platforms, and do pretty well both critically and financially. Especially after the latest Steam sale. As a sign of just how important the platform – and especially its seasonal sales – can be to developers, Q’s Pixeljunk Eden went on…

Finally, An Objective Game Review Site

Tired of opinions in your game reviews? Hanging out for something that’s truly objective that’ll just give you the facts while you make your purchasing decision/forum debate? Objective Game Reviews is the site for you. No longer do you need to suffer through one reviewer’s personal experiences, or their attempts to critique a game as…

Kanye Coins: first there was Bitcoin. Then there was Dogecoin. Really, it was only a matter of time before we got Coinye, the Kanye West-themed “cryptocurrency” that launches in nine days. It’s not Kanye-official, but, still: no one man should have all that Coinye. (Because my guess is that this won’t really take off, but,…

Being In A Relationship With Your Anime Figures Can Be Dangerous

YouTuber Frank Howley shows us why having an anime figure as a waifu maybe isn’t worth it. All that stress. All those possible accidents. Even if it’s Rei from Neon Genesis Evangelion, just say no! Here’s the full clip, with a guest appearance by Mega64’s Rocco (I’m not surprised), as the head of an Anime…

The demo version of Square Enix’s Bravely Default is live on the 3DS eShop. The demo includes an exclusive side quest not available in the full game when it ships February 7. Check out the rest of this week’s Nintendo Download, including Dr. Luigi and Mega Man X2 for the Wii U, here.

You Can Also Pull Battlefield Moves In Planetside 2

Not only did Joshino pull off this well-known Battlefield move in Planetside 2, but he made it his last kill to reach Battle Rank 100. If you aren’t familiar with the Rendezook, it’s where you jump out of an aircraft, kill another aircraft with a rocket, and jump back in. The best part of this…

The Pokémon Daycare Sure Can Be Gross

If you’re actively trying to breed a new Pokemon, then the daycare is a godsend. Just drop two Pokemon off and, provided they’re compatible, a Pokemon egg will pop out. But if you’re not trying to breed? Things can get pretty weird. Two seemingly incompatible Pokemon will totally get it on with each other sometimes.…

Smoke up: if you wanted to vape using a GameCube, good news:the VapeCube is now on sale. There are two versions, and both come with e-liquid of your choice. You can purchase the VapeCube here.

We know what video game stars should be working towards in 2014, but what about video game companies? Yesterday we posted some jokey promises protagonists should make for 2014, and in response Kotaku reader Arden posted a list of proposed promises video game companies should be making. They’re pretty great. Go give it a read…

The Ultimate Mega Man Servbot Evolution

Deviant artist UltimatemaverickX takes a Servbot from Mega Man Legends and gives it the Model X from Mega Man ZX. What happens next is glorious. Now I want a game featuring nothing but Servbots dressing up in various Mega Man armors. I also want action figures. And an officially licensed fruit snack. Maybe a cereal…

Make Your First Video Game Using This Guide

Why not start the new year by learning something new? Like, say, learning how to make a video game? If that sounds overly ambitious—like the type of resolution or goal people set for themselves that they’re never, ever going to accomplish—fear not. Anyone can make a video game. Even you. Yes, you! In fact, you…

Sonic is Better With The Price is Right Music

How do you take a classic game like Sonic the Hedgehog and make it better? Hack in all the musical cues from The Price is Right, that’s how. The video above may have been uploaded over a year ago, but it is too perfect not to share now. It shows what appears to be a…

Rap Song Nails The Crappy Situation With YouTube

We’ve discussed YouTube’s Content ID issues at length here on Kotaku but no one puts it in any catchier way than YouTuber and rapper Dan Bull. His rhymes have always been clever, but they sound a lot more passionate when it’s got something to do with real life situations like these. I’ll let the song…

Resolve To Quit Candy Crush Saga? Just In Time For Farm Heroes Saga.

Mobile puzzler sensation Candy Crush Saga is a hard habit to break. The only painless way to give up on the punishing potty pastime preferred by millions is to replace it with something equally as compelling. King has just the thing. Look at those little eyes. Look at them. Candy Crush Saga is probably my…

Celebrate New `1975 The Mighty Marvel Way

Why use a stuffy, modern 2014 calendar to keep track of the new year when you can travel back in time to groovy 1975? Cartoonist Mark Anderson dusted off this amazing 1975 calendar to give us 12 months of merry Marvel mayhem. Mmm. Sure, we could celebrate 1997 or 1986 instead, but nothing good ever…

Xbox One Games For $40, Free Month Of Redbox Streaming, Akira [Deals]

Any excuse for a sweet header image right? Right. Pick up the Akira 25th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray/DVD combo for 18 bucks today, or grab some of the Xbox One’s biggest launch titles for only $40. [Amazon] More great movie deals: Tarantino XX 8-Film Collection [Blu-ray] ($63) | Best Buy Francis Ford Coppola: 5-Film Collection [Blu-ray]…

Step Aside, Preschoolers. This Man Is Gonna Show You How To Jump Rope.

And here I thought using one leg to jump rope was impressive. Ha, no. Nick Woodard is a world champion jump-roper—and watching this slo-motion video by BeyondSlowMotion of Woodard pulling off jump rope tricks, it’s easy to easy to see how Woodard won multiple jump rope championships. As the kids say these days: dat shit…

The 1930s Cartoon Game I Never Knew I Wanted

I’m a man of simple needs and simple wants. And what I want right now is a game that looks like a Max Fleischer cartoon. Enter StudioMDHR‘s Cuphead, a game slated for this year on PC that looks like The Magical Quest Starring Mickey Mouse‘s 1930s cousin, and something I can’t wait to try out.…

Activision’s Marvel Games Pull A Digital Disappearing Act

You laughed at Deadpool, X-Men Destiny, Spider-Man: Edge of Time and Activision’s other sloppy Marvel games. Bet you feel bad now that they’ve all been pulled from Steam, Xbox Live and PlayStation Network. Or not. Either way, they’re gone. Nothing lasts forever, especially Activision contracts for Marvel games, as evidenced by 2010’s disappearance of Marvel…

The Call of Duty: Ghosts That Could Have Been

The most recent Call of Duty release was pretty much a bust, but what if it looked a bit more like this? Would you play it then? Can you imagine the reaction it would have gotten? I believe most of it would be somewhere between stunned, mouths agape and a frantic running/yelling combination in the…