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72 Hours Of YouTube Uploads Every Minute, And More Internet Stats

I bet at least 2 of those hours are Let’s Play videos. Also happening every sixty seconds on the internet: 11,000 LinkedIn searches, 278,000 tweets, and $83,000 in sales at Amazon. That’s according to this infographic from Qmee, with design by and mycleveragency. I do wish they’d included Steam in this, but I guess you…

Watch Us Play…Killzone Mercenary. It’s Ender’s Game Minus The Bugs

We played through a preview build of Killzone Mercenary, just for you. Turns out it’s not half bad if you’re looking for a way to stab some necks on your Vita. Check out the video to see how to touchscreen swipe someone to death. Killzone Mercenary hits Vita September 10th in North America, September 4th…

Phoenix Wright DLC Lets You Defend A Whale Charged With Murder

Okay, yes, Phoenix Wright: Dual Destinies isn’t even out in the West yet, so it’s a bit early to talk about DLC, but I mean, a WHALE. Charged with MURDER. Come on. Announced today in Japan, this first downloadable chapter for Dual Destinies tells the story of Phoenix’s first case as an attorney since (spoilers)…

Metal Gear Solid 4′s Story Summarized, Impressively, In One Minute

These “Lore in a Minute” videos are always fun, but lately they’ve been mostly for games that don’t have all that much lore to begin with. So it’s nice to see them take on a monster like Metal Gear Solid 4 and manage to succinctly capture the entire narrative setup in so little time. I…

Want to see what Kotaku will look like in the near future? Kinja—the publishing platform both you and Kotaku use—has a new face and a few new tools. The new design debuts today on Front, Kinja’s front page for all the best stories in the Gawker and Kinja networks. The rest of us—including you!—will be…

Robin Thicke’s ‘Blurred Lines’ + Pokemon = Oh God, This Parody Song

Frankly, I’m surprised it took this long for someone to do a superbly nerdy take on the ever-catchy Blurred Lines. Don’t we have likea billion nerdy takes on Call Me Maybe? Thankfully (?) NateWantsToBattle brings us this rendition of popular pop song Blurred Lines, and it’s all about competitive Pokemon battling. I can’t decide if…

A Bunch of People Got Tricked Into Thinking Mario & Luigi Are Gay. Um.

Here’s something that sure escalated quickly: neoGAF user sphinx noticed that at current, there are an absurd number of Spanish websites that report some variation of the idea that Mario and Luigi are gay. Upon further inspection, it seems like it’s dozens of sites who believe this. So, uh, how did that happen? You’d think…

Video Games’ Best Superhero Isn’t Coming Back

Spoilers follow for the ending of Infamous 2. Cole McGrath is dead. And he’s staying that way. The developers who created him say that the high-voltage superhero who starred in the first two Infamous games won’t be back in any way, shape or form in the series’ next installment. Goodbye, Electric Jesus. You were the…

Moneysaver: XCOM Declassified Pre-orders, Walking Dead Vita Bundle

“I could pay full price, but if I wanted to see what games I could save money on, where would I go?” “You’d go to the official list of gaming deals on all 15+ platforms by the Commerce Editor.” “Do-do-do-do-dooooo!” Summary: If you already own XCOM: Enemy Unknown and Spec Ops: The Line, pre-order XCOM:…

The Last of Us Gets a Snappy Re-Telling in This 60-Second Animation

This South Park-looking, animated summary of The Last of Us is, needless to say, a spoiler heavy piece. Creator Jay not only managed to sum up the key moments of the game (while mostly stripping it of all of its drama) but he’s also basically turned it into an action-packed zombie shooter. The Last of…

So Call of Duty: Ghosts IS Coming To Wii U

Our long national nightmare is over: the next Call of Duty game is indeed, after all, actually coming to Wii U, despite the debate over whether it may maybe may or may not actually have been coming It’ll be out on November 5. To quote Activision’s bold-filled press release: Call of Duty: Ghosts — Featuring…

Eternal Darkness Sequel Has A New Kickstarter. David Hayter’s Onboard.

David Hayter might not be returning for the new Metal Gear Solid, but he will be lending his voice to Shadow of the Eternal’s lead character. And, oh, hey! The spiritual successor to Eternal Darkness also has a new Kickstarter campaign. Earlier this year, Eternals launched a crowdfunding campaign—only to later suspend it. The reason?…

Guacamelee!‘s New DLC Challenges Are Hard As Hell

The Diablo’s Domain DLC was released Tuesday, and it adds a new area, El Infierno. Guacamelee’s hell zone adds a series of challenge rooms and is also filled with well-dressed skeletons desperate for some paperwork to do, and more of the game’s many easter eggs. Check out the video above for a look at the…

Already confirmed for release on the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii U, Ubisoft’s Rayman Legends will now be getting a day-one PC release as well. The game drops September 3.

Sandman Creator Neil Gaiman Is Finally Putting Out a Video Game

It’s been one of those questions that every game enthusiast has asked himself after reading American Gods, Neverwhere or the beloved Sandman comics: when the hell is Neil Gaiman going to be involved in a video game? Well, faithful ones, that day is coming soon. As in this fall. Mashable reports that Gaiman has been…

“Heard You Were Talking Sh*t”

The ridiculous dialogue you can get out of your Animal Crossing citizens is pretty endless. They do often tend to be insecure creatures, though, don’t they? But that’s ok, because they’re our townspeople and we back them up. Unless they’re annoying rhinos. Then they can GTFO of my town. Yeah, teach those flowers not to…

If ‘King of Guns’ Wasn’t A Thing I Made Up, It’d Be You In This Game

As we all know, games must be compared to games from the past for anybody to comprehend them. So I’d call Mercenary Kings a blend of Metal Slug and Borderlands, which turns out to be a good thing. Want to know more about the running and gunning game from Tribute Games? Then please do watch…

Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: The Agency Group—Sir Trey’s imaginary video game Criterion Collection—adds another must-experience title with Sonic the Hedgehog. Nach and other snap-happy TAYfolk share their nature pictures in a new PhO-TAYgraphy Club And Zarnyx does a SnackTAYku review of a Shake Shack bacon burger. Don’t read it…

One Fan’s Quest To Remake Final Fantasy VII… In 2D

Forget the HD remake: what Final Fantasy VII really needs is a 2D remake. Just ask Lucas Brown, an Australian web developer who is building his very own two-dimensional slice of Square’s classic role-playing game, one sprite at a time. Although he doesn’t plan to re-create every scene in FFVII, Brown says he’s remade the…

There’s Nothing To Fear But F.E.A.R. Online

How does a series known for the twisted psychological horror of its single-player campaign translate into a free-to-play online shooter? We’re gonna find out soon enough, as Aeria Games reveals F.E.A.R. Online. There’s safety in numbers. That’s always been the problem with trying to do multiplayer horror, and I’ve a feeling it’ll be an issue…