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Nintendo’s Online Services Still Broken, Pokémon Apps Delayed

Following Japan’s lead, Nintendo of America has postponedthe launch of the Pokémon Bank and Poké Transporter “due to a large volume of traffic to the Nintendo Network service”. Here’s the full statement from Nintendo: Nintendo and The Pokémon Company International have postponed the launch of Pokémon Bank and Poké Transporter – two software applications that…

Turn Your Human Face Into A Video Game Character

FaceRig is a piece of software that will use your webcam to track your face (and facial movements) then transform it into something a little (or a lot) less human. Its makers say it’ll work across popular platforms like Skype and Twitch, while you’ll also be able to use the program to make animated clips.…

Hey, It’s A Good Tomb Raider Movie!

This fan film stars Lara Croft, but there’s as much John McClane on show here as there is British archaeologist. It’s not often I’ll say this about a fan project, but this is pretty damn good. Sure, there are limitations – even the leap above has its cuts and edits – but these guys give…

Video Games Charity Raises Over $10 Million

That’s not a typo. That’s ten million dollars Gaming for Good, a charity established and fronted by celebrity gamerBachir Boumaaza, aka Athene, has this week passed the significant milestone. At time of writing the group’s tally stands at $10,035,284. If you’ve never come across Gaming For Good before, it works like this: developers and publishers…

​Interrupting Cow Is Easily My Favorite Assassin’s Creed IV Glitch

Did you know cows like playing checkers? Apparently, they do. For all its good qualities, Assassin’s Creed IV does have its share of glitches. As much as I liked the intense, apocalyptic one Luke shared a few weeks back, this one, shared by Vincent Caravella, is my new favorite. I guess we know what the…

​Vote For Kotaku‘s 2013 Reader’s Choice Award

We’re nearing the end of our Game of the Year conversations here at Kotaku. This year, we opened up nominations to readers, and figured that we might as well also let readers vote for their own choice from among the nominations. Below, find a poll for each of the games put forth in our nomination…

She Sings the Songs of Skyrim: Check out this cool Daily Dot feature on Malukah, the now-viral singer/songwriter behind a number of beautiful video-game songs.

Seemingly Impossible GTA V Stunts

The following words appear at the end of an incredible new video filled with four minutes of amazing Grand Theft Auto V bike, car and plane: “No cheats or mods were used to perform the stunts”. Wow. The video features the amazing feats of the Nomad Union crew. The video was uploaded to Machinima. We…

RG3 Gave The Redskins’ Offensive Line Xbox Ones for Christmas

Without anything else to hand off for the rest of the season, benched Washington Redskins franchise quarterback Robert Griffin III rolled up to Redskins park earlier this week with a sedan full of Xbox One consoles for the offensive line that let him get sacked 38 times this year. It’s the season of giving, even…

No Cat Should Be Without A Mario Warp Pipe Climbing Box

Cat Mario, meet Mario cat. Redditor Collinferal had a friend with a bored cat. With $140 in materials and his carpentry skills, he made her a magnificent Mario-themed toy that will keep said cat occupied for minutes. As the owner of two cats, I am constantly looking for ways to keep my feline friends from…

The Funniest TV News Screw-Ups Of 2013

“I’m Ron Burgundy. Go f**k youself, San Diego.” I know, it has nothing to do with video games. But this 2013 TV news blooper reel from NewsBeFunny is just too good not to share. I can’t begin to name a favorite. Steve captured a few highlights in GIF form: [Via SuperPunch]

Rockstar Support is replying to as many people as they can about the GTA Online money hackers. No news since Tuesday, but the gist remains the same. Hackers are gifting people unwanted gobs of in-game money, seemingly making recipients vulnerable for game bans. Rockstar’s position, since Tuesday, from their Support Page, is what they’ve had…

Nothing Stings Quite Like Getting The Wrong Console For Christmas

It’s tough getting a game console for Christmas, because, sometimes, you get the wrong one. Given that the PS4 and Xbox One were two of the hottest gifts for this year’s holiday, Twitter is now full of people talking about the consoles. In many cases, they’re talking rather grumpily about the console they actually wanted.…

Games Criticism Is Flawed And/Or In A Golden Age.

Two views on the state of games criticism over at The New York Times. Here are excerpts: Laura Parker’s essay Game Theory: BioShock Infinite and Video Game Reviews BioShock Infinite aimed to be a game that engaged its audience by posing questions about human nature. We know this because we were told as much. But…

Strange And Wonderful Mirrored Video Game Cover Art

What the hell am I looking at here? It’s the strange imagery that’s produced by taking a familiar piece of cover art, splitting it in half and duplicating one side on the other. Imgur user Fryeguy43 has uploaded a gallery of twisted game art flip-takes. Highlights include Tommy Lasorda as Bill Clinton: Saints Row IV‘s…

Will Paying For Video Games Become a Weird Thing To Do?

I happily pay for video games. You might, too. But so many people enjoy the increasingly popular free-to-play model of video games. So many people don’t pay to play. Is gaming going to be reaching a moment when many, many potential gamers just don’t want to pay. I tossed this idea into a conversation I’ve…

Cards Against Humanity is sold out again. This time, they have a good explanation for how it happened. Designer Max Temkin wrote about the process of trying to predict Christmas sales, and why marketing reports aren’t very helpful.

Here’s what’s going on Talk Amongst Yourselves, our reader-written blog: Barely a creature is stirring in the post-Christmas TAY-verse, but we’ll soldier through. We’ve got Tommy Pickles’ look at A New Beginning, the adventure game about how horrible we are. Dexomega reviews Mobile Suit Gundam 00, and Habboi shows off the lovely gifts sent to…

Nintendo Online Services Broken Now, Continuing Christmas Malfunctions [UPDATE]

Nintendo’s online store isn’t working for many gamers at the moment—not on Wii U or 3DS—making it essentially impossible to use many of the systems’ core online services. So this is why I couldn’t update the Netflix app on my parents’ Wii yesterday! And it’s why a lot of Nintendo gamers are pulling their hair…

We Must Never Forget The Horror Of Dragonball Evolution

“America’s worst insult to Japanese culture since Hiroshima” might be going a bit far, but otherwise Screen Junkies‘ Honest Trailer treatment of the abysmal Dragonball Evolution is spot-on. I guess the idea was to take the basic premise of the manga and anime series and convert them into material that would appeal to a broader…