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Watch An Hour Of Arma 3‘s Massive Military Simulation

The people making the upcoming sandbox military sim Arma 3 recently did a big livestream in which they demoed a number of the game’s features. Give it a watch, and see what’s got Luke so excited (h/t PC Gamer)

A Smash Bros. Mod That Makes Captain Falcon’s Final Smash Glorious

Not to say Captain Falcon’s final smash isn’t already neat, but it pales to the absurdity and awesomeness of what this mod by Nudolf can make it into. We’re talkin’ like, smash sans car, smash using Wario’s motorcycle and more. It’s great. You can see what I mean in this video compilation by versat13,where the…

GameStop: $90 Xenoblade Is ‘Based On Current Market Value’

Why is GameStop charging $90 for Xenoblade? Because that’s in line with the marketplace, they say. Yesterday, we reported that GameStop had restocked copies of the critically-acclaimed Wii RPG and was selling them pre-owned for $90 a pop. We reached out to GameStop for comment, and they got back to us this afternoon with the…

What It’s Like to Have an Xbox One At Home Now (If You Work For Xbox)

If you’re a powerful person at Microsoft, you may already have an Xbox One in your home. Such are the perks. What’s that like? Two of them talk about it. Of course they’re only saying nice things, but this is the best we have for now… These new (first?) impressions of home Xbox One ownership…

On one hand, yes, the whole “point-n-click adventure Kickstarter” thing is getting kind of cliche. On the other hand, Alum looks pretty neat, poor English aside. Check it out here.

In Saints Row, Everyone’s Beautiful in Their Own Way—Except ‘Big Bob’

Saints Row IV is rather proud of the fact that its character creation options are 100 percent sex-unrestricted. You want to give a dude the Karlie? Go for it. Lady with a chinstrap beard? All in a day’s work. The price of such freedom, however, are some hideous creations taking place in the “Inauguration Station.”…

GTA V‘s Los Santos Travelogue Is Almost As Fun As Being There

Our collective trip to beautiful (and incredibly dangerous) Los Santos isn’t for another month, but we can explore the sights and sounds of the city and its surrounding areas early through the official interactive travelogue. It’s filled with so much greatness. What sort of greatness, you ask? How about 360 degree views of some of…

Fresh off the announcement of his new stealth game Volume, Thomas Was Alone creator Mike Bithell answered some questions about his latest endeavor. Go here to see what he thinks about Hideo Kojima, letting people make stuff in his games and all these other indie stealth titles.

Creators of the ‘StarCraft MMO’ Seek $80,000 to Make It Free-to-Play

StarCraft Universe, the “StarCraft MMO” concept that got a bunch of Blizzard’s lawyers itchy and nervous a couple of years ago, is aiming toward a full fledged release—with Blizzard’s permisson—and is looking for $80,000 in Kickstarter funding to do so. StarCraft Universe did release a version—SCU: Chronicles of Fate—over Battle.net earlier this year, but the…

Indie dev Derek Yu saw one of his games praised and one criticized in a recent feminist critique of video games. Out of that emerged arefreshingly calm and open-minded exchange between developer and critic on Twitter. It’s well worth a read.

Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: Datacide explains why Microsoft’s shifts on Xbox One policies have made him cancel his pre-order for the next-gen console. Dear Video Game Expert—Marsh Naylor’s column that answers your burning questions in most humorous fashion—tackles the idea of video game bad guy afterlife. And MasterChef_117 writes…

The Powerfully Moving That Dragon, Cancer Is Now A Ouya Exclusive

Thanks to an investment from the Ouya team, Ryan Green and Josh Larson’s interactive exploration of a family coping with a young child’s terminal cancer diagnosis comes to fruition in 2014. The game will be exclusive to the Android home console. I cried more reading about Jenn Frank playing That Dragon, Cancer than I ever…

Thomas Was Alone Creator’s Next Game Looks Like Wicked, Stealthy Fun

Mike Bithell released Thomas Was Alone last year, a great game that seemingly came from nowhere and charmed the pants off of most anyone who played it. Next year, the British developer’s new game will steal the pants off of players. And you’ll be able to make the most awesome parts of it. Players will…

Chicago’s L Becomes the ‘Luigi’ Train for a Day

I’m not sure Chicago commuters were ready for those huge, hypnotizing eyes when Luigi greeted them on the city’s L train, rebranded as the “Luigi” yesterday to celebrate the character’s 30th year. He spent the day seeing the city, enjoying its deep-dish pizza, and riding its famous elevated rail line. Nintendo documented the day on…

If you’re wondering, the freaky clown masks are not the most terrifying items in Payday 2 — it’s this 2011 issue of Bro! magazine. Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of the prettiest,funniest game-related screenshots and art that we can find. Send us suggestions if you’ve got them.

This Game Designer’s Desk Is Overrun with Mecha

Ollie Barder, a senior game designer at People Can Fly, really likes mecha. Like, really, really, really likes them. Don’t believe me? Check out his desk. Recently Epic Games visited People Can Fly and were amazed by Barder’s desk—probably amazed that the man can get any work done! Barder tells Kotaku that’s actually “very easy”…

There’s a Bra Vending Machine in Tokyo

Over the years, Japan has seen an array of interesting and unusual vending machines. And recently, a brassiere dispensing one debuted in Tokyo. Last Friday, Japanese lingerie maker Wacoal rolled out a bra vending machine at its Une Nana Cool branded specialty shop in Shibuya. The vending machine is packed with the popular wireless “Fun…

This Machine-Gunning Raccoon Is My Favorite Movie Ever

Sure, it’s only all of two seconds from footage filmed off a screen from the audience of a comic-Con panel, but Rocket Raccoon is all of Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy I needed to see. Leaked all over the place over the past couple of days, the rapidly cobbled together footage from James Gunn’s intergalactic…

A Chrono Cross Musical Performance Made Possible By The Internet

Ah, Chrono Cross. A game with a uniquely beautiful soundtrack And here, Yasunori Mitsuda’s “Radical Dreamers” is brought to life by two performers in two places—songwriter/composer Laura Shigihara and the members of the Japanese band Meine Meinung

Breaking Bad’s Stoned Star Trek Script, Brought To Life

The Breaking Bad premiere was pretty great across the board, but one scene in particular stood out. That scene, of course, being Badger’s bananas Star Trek script, which involved a bored Enterprise crew holding a pie-eating contest… that goes horribly wrong Vulture has, amazingly enough, already created an animated version of Badger’s script: Ha! THey…