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The Best Cold Weather Friends a Mobile Gamer Can Have

Winter is coming, and we’re going to need gloves. Not just any gloves, mind you, but gloves that allow us to interface with the touchscreen devices that have become such a huge part of our everyday lives over the past few years. I’ve been looking for a good pair for ages. I believe I’ve finally…

My Gaming Year

I’m obsessed with video games. No news flash there. I can mark months of my life with the games I’ve played, the games I heard about, the new systems I got or the articles about video games that I wrote. For me, it’s games, games, games all the time, which is why, when I look…

Here, Have Some Rockin’ Minecraft Wallpaper, Courtesy Of A Screenshot Artist

What was that? Did you say you were in need of some new wallpaper? And what? You love Minecraft too? Don’t worry buddy. Dead End Thrills—the screenshot artist—has got your back. Hit the site for higher resolutions of these beauties.

What Facebook is Playing This Week: Farm for the Holidays

Twas the day before Christmas and all through the house, these are the games that are keeping parents from cooking and wrapping presents and the children from stumbling over internet porn. I was pretty sure we all agreed to stop playing FarmVille 2. I let my crops wither, stopped working on my seasonal quests. Now…

The Year in Cosplay

The 2012 year is almost over. Soon, it’ll be time to get out those top hats and ring in the New Year. But many you don’t want to wear a top hat. Maybe you want to wear something else. Like these folks. Here is a look back at the year that was in cosplay, sans…

$355 Will Get You Your Very Own Giant Mortal Kombat Femme Fatale

Next year, Pop Culture Shock will be releasing this Mortal Kombat statue based on Kitana. Priced at $355, and due in Q2, it’s an enormous 20″ tall. There’s also a limited edition version available for an extra $10, but seeing her face… it’s weird. Nothankyou. Kitana [Sideshow]

Merry Christmas! Here are Five New Screens of Grand Theft Auto V.

Rockstar Games’ next giant crime caper is going to be massively huge, big enough to warrant lots of air travel. This we know. But it looks like players will be getting up to no good in the oceans, too. The bathysphere, scuba gear and colossal frikkin’ shark in these new screens hint that you’re also…

Your Cat Needs Tiny Little Nintendo Hats, OK?

Etsy seller SarabiRose makes hats for cats. Adorable, hilarious hats. So if you ever wanted to name your new kittens Mario and Luigi—or if for some reason you’d already gone ahead and done that—your cat cosplay needs are almost officially taken care of. Just get some cat overalls and you’re set Sarabirose [Etsy, via Incredible…

I’ve had a great time moonlighting as a Kotaku editor, even if it was only for a weekend. Thanks again, Kotaku!

This Space Invaders Watch Is As Expensive As It Is Stylish

In the event that you have an extra $20,000 or so lying around, you probably wouldn’t want to spend it on a watch. But on the off chance that you do, boy, have I got a treat for you. The decadent Space Invaders watch is only available from the Colette boutique in Paris. By the…

Avatar 2 Could Look Even More Like A Video Game Than The Hobbit Does. But That Might Not Be A Bad Thing.

As our own Kirk Hamilton put it, “The Hobbit feels like a video game. That’s not a good thing.” Filmed and projected at 48 frames per second, a process that’s supposed to revolutionize film, The Hobbit was unbearably jarring to some, like a soap opera or a poorly optimized image on an LED television. So…

Batman Is A Huge Jerk And He’s Ruining Christmas

This is what you get for inviting Batman over for Christmas, though to be fair I’m not sure they actually invited him. Then again, maybe they should have expected that the Dark Knight would drop by at some point—this has apparently happened to them before. Remember Max, the kid who terrorizes his mother as Batman…

Little Inferno Is A Delightfully Grim Tale. But Its Best Story Is A Hidden One.

Maybe it’s because Little Inferno doesn’t present the side of Armageddon that we’re used to seeing in games, but you might not even pick up on its apocalyptic storyline. Yet as I burned prize after prize in my Little Inferno Entertainment Fireplace, a thought tugged at the back of my mind: why am I doing…

Cower In Fear: It’s The First Trailer For The Sequel To Slender

Slender: The Eight Pages was one of the true surprises of 2012—a crude, free PC game that also happened to be one of the scariest games of the year We’ve known for a little while that creator Mark Hadley has been working with Blue Isle on a follow-up called Slender: The Arrival. They’ve now posted…

The Sports Video Games of the Year

Rarely considered for overall video-game-of-the-year honors, the uncommon diversity of sports video games, and the unique demands placed on them to recreate both a real-world sport and the real-life experiences associated with it, support their own class of awards more than any other genre. These are Kotaku‘s Stick Jockey Sports Video Games of the Year.…

This Is Where I Got My Awesome Dark Souls Hoodie

When I introduced myself yesterday, a number of you expressed interest in my admittedly stylish Dark Souls hoodie. With the sigil and color scheme of the lovable character Solaire emblazoned on it, it’s one of my most prized possessions. But if you’re a Dark Souls fan hoping to get one for yourself, I’ve got some…

Someone Made A Homemade Version Of The Man Of Steel Trailer

Say what you want about Zach Snyder’s take on Superman, but I already prefer Dustfilms’ homemade version. The special effects just seem so much more realistic The video above has the amateur version side-by-side with the official Man of Steel trailer so you can see exactly how they compare. The homemade trailer is available by…

What The Hell Is Up With The New Black Isle? [Update]

Black Isle was one of the great game studios of its era, but the visionary company that existed in the 90s and early oughts is no more, and its revival is something else entirely—something that seems more sketchy every day. After months of silence since its August announcement, the new Black Isle opened its virtual…

This Is The Alternate BioShock Infinite Cover Art You Voted For

A little under two weeks ago, Irrational Games asked you to vote on a design for the alternate side of BioShock Infinite‘s reversible cover. Today, Irrational revealed the results, and this is the image that came out on top, with 38 percent of the vote. It couldn’t possibly be more different from the game’s standard…

Have You Been Keeping Up With Steam’s Holiday Sale?

Steam’s ridiculous sales are a big factor in my financial woes, yet I can’t seem to keep away from them. Now I’m dragging all of you down with me by reminding you that Steam’s holiday sale is going on now. So sorry! I just really hate to feel alone in my over-indulgence in cheap PC…