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Six Ways People React To Privacy Issues On The Internet

We’ve all learned by now to be at least a little more careful with what information we’re putting out on the Internet and where. But that doesn’t mean we all share the same opinions on how we feel about the definition of that privacy growing looser. xkcd presents those opinions succinctly, smartly, funnily in this…

Please Stop Comparing Real Life To Video Games

“It’s a bizarre, surreal case of a young man almost acting like a real-life action video game,” said a judge in England earlier this week, regarding a 15-year-old boy involved in a bank robbery. Or maybe he was acting like a bank robber. There should really be rules for comparing real-life events to video games.…

The Time Walter White Landed Himself In More Trouble Than Ever

Who knew The Walking Dead and Breaking Bad could fit together so seamlessly? College Humor knew, that’s who. It helps to get those few zombie lines in from those Breaking Bad characters that were gamers, too. Gamers: saving the day yet again. You’re welcome. To contact the author of this post, write to [email protected] or…

Persona 4 Arena Gets Three New Characters And A Killer Name Extension

Persona 4 Arena is a wonderful fighting game. Persona 4 Arena with an extended story, two new character from Persona 3 and one fresh face is Persona 4 Arena The Ultimax Ultra Suplex Hold. Hell yeah. Coming to Japanese arcades this winter, this update picks up the incredibly lengthy story where Persona 4 Arena left…

A Great Example of How Superhero Comics Tackle Real Life Tragedy

Sometimes, everything goes terribly wrong when superhero comics draw their inspirations from the real world. The results can seem hokey, sensationalist or just plain dull. So what happens when the latest issue of Marvel Comics’ Daredevil focuses on a shooting clearly based on the death of Trayvon Martin? None of the above. It’s a strong…

Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: Joshua Rivera shares similar hesitations with Evan about the newly announced Gotham prequel, DanimalCart explains what was so great about Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons‘ ending (so, obviously, spoilers), and DocSeuss has some thoughts on what would make for a good stealth game

Next stop: Etria. Portable JRPG action headlines the Nintendo Download this week, with next Tuesday’s release of Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millennium Girl from Atlus. There’s also some retro goodness with the Wii U version of arcade classic Donkey Kong 3. Man, what’s that ol’ exterminator Stanley up to nowadays? Check out the rest of…

There’s An Unexpected StarCraft Mod For… Civilization V

There’s little in common between StarCraft II and Civilization V, yet a modder on Steam decided to add StarCraft units and lore to Civilization. Finally, we can beat up rival countries with Kerrigan’s psionic powers or with Terran siege tanks. Civilization modders are really into adding stuff from Blizzard games. This one’s less ambitious than…

You’ve Got Lightning Returns In My Final Fantasy XIV

There is no greater power in the realm of Eorzea than cross-promotion, be it with Dragon Quest or the upcoming Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII. The pink-haired paladin of justice makes a trip to MMO-land to drop off clothes in a special event. They’re called Fates, public quests that spawn all over the open-world areas…

The closest we can get to Street Fighter in Garry’s Mod, using Team Fortress 2 models and hats is… actually pretty close. I can’t remember Guile wearing a coat, but everything else fits really well. Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of the prettiest,funniest game-related screenshots and art that we…

Cut the Rope 2 is coming this holiday season. With more than 400 million downloads between the original Cut the Rope, Cut the Rope Experiments, Cut the Rope : Time Travel and Pudding Monsters, ZeptoLab is finally giving the candy-munching Om Nom a proper sequel, with a number and everything. Unfamiliar? The original was released for…

Backers Livid Over Carmageddon Kickstarter [UPDATE: Dev Responds]

Good news, everyone: Carmageddon, the classic and highly violent crash racing series, is finally back. Its newest game, Reincarnation, is heading to Steam Early Access next year. However, not all fans are happy. In an update to the game’s Kickstarter project, which concluded last year, developer Stainless Games announced that the Early Access version of…

GTA V Physics Look Even More Stupid In Real Life

There should really be a QWOP mini-game in GTA V; sometimes the physics are just as hilarious. And if you ever wondered what these failed parkour attempts would look like in real life, well, thanks to Vine your wish is now granted. Luckily the footage doesn’t involve vehicles, only two empty trash cans. GTA V…

Let’s Face It: GTA V Is Basically Breaking Bad

I didn’t know there was a bad side to watching Breaking Bad, yet here’s Late Night’s Jimmy Fallon weighing in with his pros and cons. Los Santos County and Trevor’s little business in GTA V already have a lot in common with AMC’s drama, but this will end all doubts. The biggest con though—if there’s…

Wind Waker’s Link Enters The Smash Bros. Fray, Knocks a Few Heads In

Call him Toon Link, Young Link, it doesn’t matter; Link is one badass swordsman in any shape or form. This new batch of screenshots for Super Smash Bros. Wii U/3DS shows off what his Wind Waker iteration will look like in action. Here’s seven Wii U shots, in addition to the one on top: And…

EA Promo Results In Over Two Minutes Of Excruciating Agony

I guess…someone at EA Australia signed off on this? Thinking this was a…good thing? It’s a shame. FIFA usually has some of the best commercials in gaming. Warning: this clip is very Australian. Perhaps, in parts, a little too Australian.

LEGO Would Never Make Something This Violent

Danish (of course) designer Jonathan Trier has an idea. He wants to see a LEGO series with a more mature slant. A more Danish slant. And so we get…LEGO Hitman. It’ll never happen, of course, the franchise is just way too violent. So we will look at Trier’s images (of both a game and LEGO…

What Happens When A Game Runs Out Of Marketing Money

Mobile puzzler Dragon Academy didn’t have millions to spend on cinematic trailers and E3 booths. Indeed, it ended up with a marketing budget of…$11.13. What can you get for $11.13? Some stupid Vine videos, that’s what. And…exposure on an international video games website. Bargain. But seriously, this is as cute as it is effective. Dragon…

Meet Sarah. She’s A World Beater. At Jousting.

Proving there really is a sport out there for everyone, Australian school teacher Sarah Hay is the best woman – and one of the best humans – in the world at…jousting. Seriously. In the full armour and everything Regular readers of Kotaku will know this stuff isn’t new, or rare; people all over the world…

What A Horrible Night To Have Some Awesome Cosplay

Underneath all that armour and costume is not Castlevania’s Gabriel (or, in this case, Gabrielle) Belmont. It is cosplay superstar Meagan Marie, in one of the most industrious outfits I’ve ever seen. She built the entire thing herself, costume and accessories, from building the complex gauntlets to “forging” the swords to constructing the combat cross…