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IGDA to Set Standards for ‘Networking Events’ in Response to Flap Over GDC Party

“Parties” are out and “networking events” are in, under new guidance from the International Game Developers Association’s executive director, responding to the blowup over a party at Game Developers Conference 2013 that featured scantily-dressed dancers. “The IGDA will offer ‘networking events’ as its primary focus, not ‘parties,'” Kate Edwards wrote in a bullet-point memo published…

“I think it had the first deaths by diarrhea or farts ever in video games.” Go to The Gameological Society and read this piece by Ryan Smith on Tattoo Assassins, the incredibly tasteless, Mortal Kombat rip-off that never got released.

It Was The Sidekicks, Not The Hero, That Made Me Love Mass Effect

Tali was the one who made me realize that my world had changed. Tali—never even my favorite—who had become suddenly beloved and made me stop and think hard about what mattered to me most. And it all began when I got her killed. [Spoilers for all three Mass Effect games follow.] Two days before Mass…

Watch Assassin’s Creed: Revelations Recut Into a Really Long Feature Film

Andy Gilleandnears completion of his planto recut every main Assassin’s Creed gameas a full-length movie. Now he works his magic with Assassin’s Creed: Revelations, weaving together cutscenes and gameplay into a three hour epic that someone with no Assassin’s Creed experience could understand. That just leaves Assassin’s Creed III, at least until Black Flag comes…

Ubisoft has confirmed that the upcoming stealth-em-up Splinter Cell: Blacklist is coming to the Wii U. This version will have special Wii U Gamepad-exclusive features, which allow players to “operate innovative gadgets, take out enemies and move through the environment, and intuitively switch between weapons.” The Wii U version will be released at the same…

Harebrained Schemes has announced that Shadowrun Returns, the 2D cyberpunk turn-based RPG funded a year ago through Kickstarter, will be coming out in June

Call Her Tali’Zorah vas…Cosplay

Tali’Zorah is one of Mass Effect‘s most memorable characters. Of course, much of that is due to Tali herself, but the character’s superbly designed outfit and gear don’t hurt, either. No wonder so many cosplayers love bringing the character to life. Previously, Kotaku took at look at how cosplayers did up Commander Shepard (DudeShep and…

Maybe Nintendo Would Sell More Wii Us If They Had Giant Zombies On Them

Console painter Ozcan continues to do what he does best, turning rather plain video game consoles into electronic works or art. His latest work is this Wii U, emblazoned with the cover star of Ubisoft launch title ZombiU. The reanimated Queen’s Guard might be a bit much for faint-hearted, but that black-and-red colour scheme on…

Get Your First, Basic Look At Obsidian’s New RPG, Project Eternity

Project Eternity, the upcoming RPG from Obsidianthat raised nearly $4 million on Kickstarter, is still a while away, but this clip gives us our first look at the game – or at least its environment and characters – in action.

Lara Croft, Ezio & Nathan Drake Are Actually Terrible At Climbing

They may swing from ledges, walls and cliffs like it’s going out of style, but as real-life rock-dangler (and Kotaku Australia EIC) Mark Serrels explains, your favourite video game characters are, it turns out, terrible climbers.

Imagining The Branding For A Nintendo Console That Doesn’t Have “Wii” In Its Name

The Nintendo image is one of the most treasured in gaming. It carries a lot of weight, a lot of history. Yet that weight can sometimes be as much of a burden as a benefit, which is why even the oldest and proudest companies can sometimes opt to drop the vintage in favour of a…

In Case You Ever Wanted To Own A Giant Punching Robot

Oh, Atom. Poor Atom. Here I hold in my hands – just barely, given the size – another masterpiece from the toysmiths at threeA. I’m holding a figure with astonishing levels of detail, to the point where his feet have springs on them smaller than I thought you could make springs. With a paintjob that…

Harvey Smith, who has worked on stuff like Deus Ex and was most recently lead designer on Dishonored, has written a novel. You can check it out here

District 9’s Director Would Still Love To Make A Halo Film, But…

Hollywood director Neill Blomkamp was, back in the day, down to make a Halo movie. He even made a fantastic short, above, showing how it could be done. Sadly, it was not to be, and the South African went on to direct first the fantastic District 9, and nowthe looking-fantastic Elysium Speaking with IGN, though,…

Because Nothing Says KILL EM ALL Like Metallica Pinball

One Metallica gaming experience enters, another one leaves Stern has announced that it’ll be making an officially-licensed Metallica pinball table. There will be 30 years’ worth of Metallica songs, there’s a colour display, there will be animated representations of album art characters, there will be people complaining that there shouldn’t be any post-90s tracks on…

Devinity is what happens when you take Garry’s Mod and decide to make an epic space game out of it. (via RPS)

Nintendo Would, Sadly, Never Make A Handheld This Pink

Yes, Nintendo has made pink handhelds before. But not like this. Not with glitter. This fabulous Game Boy Micro was made by Matthew Wiggins, who runs a custom hardware business called Rose Colored Gaming. It’s Kirby-themed, with gummy-style buttons and a classy white back that’s got me thinking delicious strawberry ice-cream. I would buy this…

Ignore Those Early Negative Ouya Reviews. It Wasn’t Ready.

While the Android-powered Ouya isn’t hitting retail until early June, early backers have received their preview units, and some of them don’t have very positive things to say about the great open source console hope. That’s to be expected as, according to the console maker, the system isn’t review-ready yet. In a statement issued to…

As this (spoilerific) special effects reel demonstrates, The Walking Dead season 3 had a lot of head-trauma. Like, a looooooot. It’s pretty cool to see how special effects house Stargate Studios put together all the tasty, tasty head-cleaving. (Via) Everyone good? Having a decent week so far? Cool. Head on over to Talk Amongst Yourselves…

They Look Real, But These Are Actually Just Amazing Team Fortress 2 Props

Forget collecting hats. I want to own the fantastic Team Fortress 2 replicas made by Nathan Longest, the man behind HVD Props. The images come from his blog, which details the process involved in making these beauties. Let’s take a closer look at some of these, shall we? The Scattergun: The Ambassador: The Bonesaw: The…