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Professor X Hilariously Tears Gambit A New One. He Deserved It.

Look, I’m a Gambit hater. The weird headgear, the terribly written accent, the douchey pick-up artist vibe… none of it is worth putting up with for the nominally useful powers dude brings to the X-Men. Never liked him. So it is with great relish that I present to you Charles Xavier giving Remy LeBeau the…

The PS4 Launch, Minus The Hype

Anticipation is building, and the release date is mere weeks away. There’s no denying that a significant chunk of the gaming internet is awfully excited about the launch of the PlayStation 4. I recently had a chance to sit down with the console’s big exclusive games and, without taking anything away from the console itself,…

Assassin’s Creed Liberation HD is coming in January 2014. More specifically, January 14 on PSN, January 15 on PC and “in early 2014” for XBLA. Read our impressions here

Avatar Control: here’s a smart breakdown by PBS Idea Channel of the difference between controlling and ‘being’ our avatars in games—which is particularly interesting to talk about in light of, say, GTA V‘s infamous torture section.

Who’s in love with the Big Bad Wolf? Sometime this fall, The Wolf Among Us—Telltale’s new adventure game based on the long-running Fables series from DC Comics—will land on PlayStation Vita and iOS devices. See what Kirk Hamilton thought of the Xbox 360 and PC versions right here

Bring The Payne Cheaply, Pre-Order Ghosts And Battlefield 4 [Deals]

Amazon has a selection of excellent PC digital game deals this week, headlines by everything Max Payne for only 15 bucks. If you don’t already have The Walking Dead’s 400 Days DLC, it’s a measly dollar today, and as an added bonus, several of these deals are also Mac compatible. Max Payne 1 + 2…

The Next Great Mario Game

The people who make Super Mario 3D World want you to know that it’s pretty great. Well, of course they do. They created it. Their job is to get us playing and enjoying it. Their thoughts on the latest Mario game are about as objective as a soccer mom’s evaluation of her kid’s athletic performance.…

They Couldn’t Make Star Wars 1313. They Made This Strategy Game Instead.

What do you do when the beloved video game studio you worked at gets closed down? You get to work on that side-scrolling ancient Rome strategy game you’ve always wanted to do. And not just any side-scrolling ancient Rome strategy game. Super Roman Conquest has a pretty clever twist that’ll change how you look at…

Video Game Tries To Be Cute, Is Instead Horrifying

This is My Little Baby 3D. It came out for the 3DS today. It’s… well… let’s just say it’s a work of art. The press release, via the developers at Treva Entertainment, might be as creepy as the photos: Hamburg, 24th October 2013 – In “My Little Baby 3D” players find themselves lovingly caring for…

Saints Row IV‘s DLC Might Be Better Than The Game

Enter The Dominatrix was originally announced for Saints Row The Third, then turned into a full sequel, now it’s DLC again. I think Volition found the perfect way to include their crazy story that began as an April Fool’s joke. If you’re a fan of DVD extra features and deleted scenes (and also Saints Row),…

Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: Zarnyx talks about how her gaming habits have changed over the last console generation. Looking at the last Tomb Raider game, PigBristles has a sharp post about how overusing dramatic devices in a game robs them of their power writes up a playthrough of the…

Morning! Miss us? We missed you. Oh, and you also missed this: Gabe Newell, EA And…Kotaku Are Now Magic Card Characters Why Los Santos Is Not A Place I Want To Visit Do You Have A Real Master Sword? This Guy Does. PC Game Lets You Play As The Mighty Conquering Jews

Plants Vs. Zombies 2 Launches Worldwide On Android

The ridiculously free-to-play sequel to Popcap’s plant defense game finally breaks the bonds of Apple exclusivity, escaping the walled garden into Android territory. It’s available right now for free on Google Play. Let’s re-review, shall we?

PC Game Lets You Play As The Mighty Conquering Jews

For something that’s such a big part of many people’s daily lives, religion doesn’t play a terribly big role in video games. It does in Crusader Kings II, however, and that role is about to get a lot more interesting. Sons of Abraham is the latest expansion to one of the best games ever made,…

Gabe Newell, EA And…Kotaku Are Now Magic Card Characters

There’s a custom Magic Card collection called The Indie Custom Cube. It features cards representing some of the world’s most famous developers, companies, games and other assorted characters, including Gabe Newell, Notch, Electronic Arts, Phil Fish and Charles Barkley It is one of the most amazing things I have ever seen. Seems it was playtested…

Do You Have A Real Master Sword? This Guy Does.

Reader Adam had a smith craft him a replica Master Sword. It’s so good I hope he goes and hides it in a temple somewhere. The sword was built by Australian Brendan Olszowy, who stresses “The swords I make are REAL swords. Fully functional. Built for durability, and to perform as a live sword for…

McDonalds Names Burger After…Video Game Team

So McDonalds in Sweden held a competition earlier in the year. The winner got to name a burger. And now we have a burger named after an eSports team. Seems the winner was a big competitive gaming fan, so decided to name the burger the McNiP, after Ninjas In Pyjamas, one of the most successful…

Why Los Santos Is Not A Place I Want To Visit

There is a feeling I can’t shake. The feeling that Grand Theft Auto V is a step back. That it is not the game I personally hoped it would be. That it disappoints in the wake of previous, more sophisticated Rockstar games. That Los Santos — when compared to GTA IV’s Liberty City or the…

Cosplay So Good They Made A Movie For It

I’m not sure what’s more impressive about this RoboCop cosplay. That it moves so well, that it looks so good, that this fan recreation of a movie scene is so perfect or that the outfit is made out of cardboard YouTuber Comicbookgirl19 made this costume for this year’s Dragon-Con and Comic-Con, but to really show…

It Is Awfully Difficult To Catch A Boat With A Helicopter In GTA V

As you can see in this video from Rooster Teeth, it is actually quite difficult to catch a ramping boat with a helicopter in GTA V. Which, naturally, makes it all the more satisfying when you finally do. (Skip toward the end to get to the good part.)