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How Many Gaming References Can You Squeeze Into a Two-Minute Song?

Lots! Eric Fullerton, whom we’ve had the fortune to meet before, returns with a song about… um, gaming references. Basically it’s a bunch of quotes. From games. In song. But it’s good! You should give it a listen. If gaming nostalgia had a theme song, this pretty much would be it. Welcome to the Warp…

Playstation 4 And Xbox One Black Friday Stock

Keep this post bookmarked to let us keep you updated with next-gen console availability both online and in-store. Playstation Plus 12-Month Subscription ($30) | Amazon The Best Black Friday Gaming Deals The Best Black Friday Deals Follow Kotaku Deals on Twitter to never miss a deal. Get in touch with Shane Roberts onTwitter or by…

Playstation Plus One Year Membership For $22 [Updated]

At midnight ET eBay will have a year of Playstation Plus, the second best value in gaming behind the Humble Bundle, for a ridiculously low $22. This is the lowest price ever for the membership, and quite possibly the lowest we’ll see it before next Black Friday. The rush to buy this is going to…

​What Game Have You Felt The Most Conflicted About?

Our attitudes towards games are very rarely cut and dry. Even in a wonderful, perfectly engineered game, you can still have lingering doubts. Likewise, you can fall in love with a game that is broken, yet does something very special. Conflict happens, and that’s okay. I’ve felt it when playing Grand Theft Auto V, a…

Battlefield 4 $25, $75 With Season Pass (PS3 Digital) Now Live

At 9:10pm ET Amazon will have the first lightning deal through its new Playstation Network store, discounting Battlefield 4 to $25, or bundled with its Season Pass for $75. We’ve been told that stock will be ample, but after seeing multiple other Black Friday lightning deals sell out in seconds, we recommend you be there…

Bananasaurus_Rex Keeps Breaking Spelunky

Spelunky is a very difficult game. But of course some people aren’t satisfied with just plain difficult. Bananasaurus_Rex has already done the near-impossible solo eggplant run, so he had to invent a new challenge for himself. If you aren’t familiar with Spelunky, it’s a platformer with randomly-generated levels. If you spend too long on a…

Video Games, Reimagined As Classic Paperback Novels

Digital artist Zachary Knoles really touched the spot when he redesigned video games and its characters as aged, dusty covers of classic paperback novels. Given the complex story of Xenogears, it would be quite an interesting read as a sci-fi novel from the 80s. Here’s more of his work: Kerrigan from StarCraft II now looks…

Happy Thanksgiving! Here’s a picture of Mario chasing after a decapitated Toad head. (via Alison Rapp)

The Last Of Us And Beyond: Two Souls Discounted To $25 Each [Gone]

At 6:10pm ET, Amazon will knock the prices of game of the year contender The Last of Us and Quantic Dream’s latest game, Beyond Two Souls, down to $25 each. This matches the best doorbuster prices we’ve gotten wind of, and if the speed at which Amazon’s other lightning deals have disappeared thus far is…

Rome’s PS4 Launch Looked Amazing

The PS4 just went on sale in Italy, and the launch event Sony put on in Rome – at the historic Castel Sant’Angelo – looked bananas. Using projectors, lasers and some…dubstep, they turned the old building into the centrepiece of a fantastic light show, at times making it appear as though it had been destroyed,…

The PS4 Is About To Launch (Again)

Those in North America got to do this days ago, but for a lot of other people, the PS4 is something they haven’t been able to get their hands on. Until today. At time of posting it’s been on sale in Australia for just over nine hours (I bought mine at the most subdued midnight…

​For Thanksgiving, Let’s Take A Trip Down Last-Gen Memory Lane

Sure, the next generation of gaming is upon us. But not only are there still plenty of games coming to current- (or now, last-) gen consoles, there are also plenty of memories worth revisiting. We had a lot of fun with our month-long Last-Gen Heroes series, and I hope you’ll take some time today to…

Xbox One Boxes Going For Nearly As Much As The Console Itself on eBay

Typically, spending a ton of money and only ending up with a box is a scam people don’t want to buy into. Unless, apparently, you really want special Xbox One packaging. Last time we looked at Xbox One listings on eBay, we found that people were paying money for the special “Day One” achievement—they’re a…

The Wii U Bundles Of Black Friday

Unlike the current-gen gaming systems we’ve posted deals on, there’s no bargain basement Wii U to grab this Black Friday, a bummer since Super Mario 3D World is definitely a must play. However, we’ve got a few solid options for you. Legend of Zelda Wind Waker HD Wii U Bundle | $300 Not some huge…

Toy And Collectibles 2013 Holiday Buyer’s Guide

The joy of tearing away wrapping paper to reveal a new toy during the holidays never gets old, even if we do. Here are some helpful suggestions for spreading colorful plastic joy to the toy collector in your life this holiday season. DO hunt for toys based on your giftee’s favorite video games. Tomy’s Pokemon…

A Few Balloons To Cultivate that Festive Thanksgiving Mood

Guess what happened in New York today. Hint: it had to do with balloons. And parades. And Thanksgiving. Yep, even though the weather nearly sabotaged the whole thing, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade with its many magnificent balloons once again graced the streets of a Thanksgiving-stricken NYC. The balloons had to fly unusually low due…

A Truth Bomb About Boss Fights

British TV writer and presenter (and former games journo) Charlie Brooker, being interviewed in the latest issue of Edge, nails boss fights. Just…nails them.

Xbox One 2013 Holiday Buyer’s Guide

The Xbox One is out and maybe someone you know picked it up. Or maybe you’re considering picking one up for someone this holiday season. Here’s some advice before you crack open your wallet. DO grab them a subscription to Xbox Live Gold. Amazon usually has some great one-year deals for a fair price. You…

​Comic Books 2013 Holiday Buyer’s Guide

You’ve got one of them in your life: a person who likes their fiction with pictures. Sometimes with capes, too. Get some ideas about how to make their holidays super right here. An avid comics reader can be a tricky person to figure out a gift for. But we’ve got a few suggestions below that…

Here’s what’s going on Talk Amongst Yourselves, our reader-written blog: derf_vader notices a rather unsavory easter egg in Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, and Stormborn takes apart and puts back together the iconic Koopas as part of his Redesigning Super Mario Bros series. Don’t forget that you can always go join the voices talking about…