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Humble Bundle, Fire Emblem: Awakening, Walking Dead Season 2 [Deals]

In addition to great holdover deals from Black Friday and Cyber Monday, we’ve also got a new Humble Bundle featuring Orcs Must Die! 2 and Magicka. [Humble] Flat Amazon discounts don’t come around often, especially with this little effort. All you have to do is share your Amazon wish list to Facebook (you can delete…

Doki-Doki Universe Launches Tuesday on PS4

Doki-Doki Universe arrives on Dec. 10 for the PlayStation 3 and 4 and PlayStation Vita, the game’s developer, HumaNature Studios, said earlier today. It will be $14.99. The game is available over PlayStation Network and cross-buy is supported, so getting it for one system is as good as getting it for all three. Doki-Doki Universe…

Turns Out Sticking A Thing On A TV Doesn’t Make You Better At Shooters

Sometimes strange things randomly show up here at Kotaku, and the latest is this red LED on a suction cup. So I stuck it to our TV and tried to see if it made me better at Battlefield. Early results point to no. At first glance, the idea behind the Hip Shot Red Dot Sight…

If Video Games Had Upworthy Headlines

Upworthy’s headlines are pretty great. We wrote some for video games. Enjoy.

Zen Pinball 2 Flips Onto PS4 This Month

Zen Studios continues its never-ending quest to put pinball on everything capable of playing it with the December 17 release of Zen Pinball 2 for the PlayStation 4, with free tables for previous purchasers and a little something strange. Players who’ve already purchased tables for Zen Pinball 2 on the PlayStation 3 or Vita will…

If a ‘Phantom Stylus’ is Screwing Up Your 2DS, Here’s How to Fix It

Some users of the 2DS have reported a problem in the touchscreen—a “phantom stylus” depressing the upper left corner and cycling the screen endlessly. These units still are under warranty, but someone’s figured out how to make the fix on your own. Of course, that requires disassembling the entire unit and then filing down or…

Final Fantasy VI On Mobile Isn’t Looking Too Hot

While there is no way I’m not going to replay Final Fantasy VI on mobile—it’s one of my favorite games of all time, and I want it on my phone—these sprites are seriously bumming me out. They feel flat and boring and lifeless, like the artists were told to transform everyone into goofy, watered-down cartoon…

Three Ways To Break Two Hearts In Four Panels In One Intriguing Game

A year ago, I was excited about the upcoming PC and iOS indie game Storyteller. I still am. The video above should explain why. You’ll “get” how the game works in about 30 seconds. Watch the whole thing, and you’ll see the game’s creator, Daniel Benmerguisort out a third solution to one of the game’s…

Here’s what’s going on Talk Amongst Yourselves, our reader-written blog: PS4? Whatever. Aikage sings the praises of the Vita and thinks you should get one. AstroKid248 shares some of her cosplay craftsmanship. And PocoGrandes shares an excellent comics and manga gift guide Don’t forget that you can always go join the voices talking about video…

Two-button fighter Divekick is coming to the Xbox One. Buried at the bottom of a long list of developers self-publishing via ID@Xbox, Dave Lang of Iron Galaxy confirmed the scrappy title for Microsoft’s latest console.

Here Are 32 Studios Making Games For Xbox One’s Indie Program

The Xbox One is in the hands of players now, but it’s also in the hands of a large number of developers who’ve signed on for the ID@Xbox independent publishing platform. Today program director Chris Charla namedropped 32 of them, and they make for a very impressive list. From huge huge outfits like Crytek to…

Conan O’Brien Reveals His Biggest Crush In Gaming

Here’s a clip where Conan talks about why and how he actually got into reviewing games for his Clueless Gamer feature—and he also reveals how he developed a crush on Lara Croft. Not necessarily an ordinary moment to see a news anchor and comedian Conan O’Brien discuss video games in a rather civil manner. Cannes…

Character Actor Confused For Sonic Sidekick’s Voice Dies at 48 [Corrected]

Christopher Evan Welch died on Monday. He was 48. Several reports, including one on this site, erroneously credited him with the role as sidekick Miles “Tails” Prower in the mid-1990s cartoon series Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog. Welch’s agency has said he did not play that role. [Correction 12/05:] The headline of this story and…

Nintendo’s 2DS Pokémon X & Y bundles are the saddest bundles of them all. No special colors or decals — just the standard blue 2DS with Pokémon Y at Toys”R”Us or the red with Pokémon X at Target for $149.99. The games come pre-installed, so you don’t even get a pretty case. What a festive…

First Look at Bravely Second, the Totally New Bravely Default Sequel

The eagerly-awaited sequel to role-playing game Bravely Default (pictured) has apparently been announced for Japan. According to an unconfirmed leak, it’s titled Bravely Second. And it’s a brand new game. Note: the announcement came via a Japanese magazine leak. Kotaku has yet to confirm the leak first hand with the actual magazine. The magazine article…

The elevators in Battlefield 4? They’re fine, as long as you ignore stuff like this, straight from a horror movie. But glitchy elevator physics is the price we have to pay for collapsing buildings and levolution moments. Dayshot is an image-based feature, that runs every morning, showcasing some of the prettiest, funniest game-related screenshots and…

Assassin’s Creed IV’s Freedom Cry expansion might just land in two weeks. According to an ad in the newest digital issue of Game Informer, which was spotted by VideoGamer, the DLC pack will be available for Xbox One/360 and PS4/PS3 on the 17th of December.

The Wii Fit Trainer Doesn’t Need Your Silly Love Songs

But at the same time, I can’t help but sympathize—the Wii Fit Trainer is one nimble bad-ass. A faceless, extremely fit goddess of death, if you will. No wonder the hero of Hidden Block’s new music video, “Lovely Wii Fit Trainer,” falls in love with her as soon as he sees her again in the…

Here’s Another Call of Duty: Ghosts Comparison For Xbox One and PS4

Last month, we saw Call of Duty: Ghosts compared on PS3, Xbox 360, and PS4. In the following video, you can finally see the Xbox One and PS4 versions of the game compared. It’s really getting harder and harder to tell the difference. At least for me. Can you spot any discrepancies? It’s a YouTube…

Starbound’s First Official Trailer is Four+ Minutes of Pure Magic

Welp, it’s launch day for Starbound. It took almost two years. Since its initial announcement in February 2012, Starbound has been slowly getting bigger and better under the care of developer Chucklefish—honestly, when you’re making a game about exploring procedurally generated universes, and want it to actually look good and play well, feature creep is…