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If Only Real Steering Wheels Held iPads

I suppose having an iPad mounted to the steering wheel of my 95 Nissan Pathfinder would probably be some sort of distraction or something. I guess I’ll have to settle for the Kolos iPad Racing Wheel The Kolos iPad Racing Wheel is effectively a traditional racing wheel controller with a place to slot your iPad.…

A Note To Readers About a Story We Have Not Yet Covered

For the past week, there has been intensifying interest in the ethics of games journalism. This was prompted by a screencap that made the rounds featuring GTTV host Geoff Keighley giving interviews while flanked by Pepsi and Mountain Dew as well as by a column on Eurogamer by comedian and critic Robert Florence that critiqued…

Deadspin.com Updates: Greg Merson Is WSOP Main Event Champion After 12-Hour Marathon Session

You Can Start Tapping Curiosity’s Cube On November 7

Curiosity will launch early in the morning on November 7, developer Peter Molyneux announced on Twitter today. “Curiosity will be out on 7th November 2012 at 00:22PST 08:22UST,” Molyneux wrote. “The development has been a fascinating ride,release will be 10x fascinating.” Curiosity is the first experiment from Molyneux’s new studio, 22 Cans. The iOS app…

This Week’s Android Charts: GTA Triumphant

Would you look at that, good old Grand Theft Auto III topping off the paid Android games chart this week. It makes an old dog proud, which is weird as I am pretty sure only humans worked on the game (Rockstar Games management doesn’t count). Thanks to our temporary new format, this week’s top tens…

Collect a Bazillion Guns on the iPad in Borderlands Legends

Borderlands Legends, the iOS spin-off to Gearbox’s popular shooter, is now on the iTunes store for you to buy, if you’re an Apple person. Annoyingly, it’s not universal, so you’ll have to decide whether you want the $5 iPhone version or the $7 iPad version. Check the links for compatibility, but both work with recent…

How to Play Skyrim When Sandy’s Knocked Your Power Out

The power may be out in parts of New Jersey, but that hasn’t stopped Reddit user pvalerio’s roommate from finding ways to play Skyrim In the dashboard of his Ford. Now that’s dedication. [Reddit]

Apparently Nobody Is Paying for This Great Game

Punch Quest has been downloaded over a half a million times. But RocketCat Games, the indie developers who made it, tells Pocket Gamer that “almost none” of the gamers who downloaded the free-to-play iOS app have coughed up cash. “Free games can usually expect one per cent of people to buy anything,” Punch Quest designer…

Check out this awesome piece of art created by DeviantArt’s Jay Phenrix

There Was Only One Way to Respond to the N-Word in Letterpress

I couldn’t find the words to respond to the appearance of that most unacceptable of racial slurs in a random game of Letterpress on my iPhone this weekend. Luckily I found the right letters. Letterpress is an iOS word game in which friends or total strangers can take turns using a set amount of letters…

NSFW: EA Wanted His Game to be More “Mature”, Dev Responded With… Penis Monster

According to studio head American McGee, during development of 2011’s Alice: Madness Returns, publisher Electronic Arts were pushing hard for the already-dark game to be made more “mature”. “They wanted more violence, more gore, more sex, more horror and more offensive ‘stuff’-I think they had in mind a sort of Dante’s + Alice thing”, the…

FarmVille 2 Goes Dark for Halloween

Haven’t stopped by your FarmVille 2 farm in awhile? Log in today through tomorrow to see what it looks like in the dark. And then get spammed by Halloween quest messages for hours! I’ve been slacking off on FarmVille 2 lately, what with so many nifty new Facebook games coming out that don’t involve poking…

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A Sega Motor Raid cabinet lies washed up on a street in Keansburg, New Jersey. Image courtesy of Marijane Gray

DOTA 2 Gets Into the Halloween Spirit

Not to let Team Fortress 2 be the only Valve game with a Halloween celebration, DOTA 2 will be running Diretide, a fancy name for a sale in the game’s store for all kinds of unique and seasonal items.

EA Thought Medal of Honor: Warfighter Was “Better”

That’s EA Labels boss Frank Gibeau, speaking earlier today during Electronic Arts’ latest earnings presentation. Now, I’m not here to kick a game while it’s down. Whether you like Warfighter or not is up to you. But what I find interesting is the complete disconnect EA has seen-or is at least saying they saw-between its…

Kotaku Might Be Down, But We’re Still Listening

While the main site may be down, that doesn’t mean our email accounts are. If you need to get in touch, or just want to say hi, we’re still at tipsATkotakuDOTcom!

Make Steam Look Prettier on Windows 8

So, Windows 8 is out! I’ve got something substantial written up on the new OS for gamers that’ll go live when they drag our servers out from the depths of the ocean, but in the meantime, if you’ve already got Windows 8 and are struggling to make any practical use of the Start screen, try…

If you’re making a gaming pumpkin for Halloween, you may as well go all out and make it interactive.

Natural Selection 2 Is Finally Out

It’s been ten years since the first Natural Selection, a Half-Life mod, was released. Its sequel, this standalone game, has itself been in development for six years Today, it’s actually out.

How Valve Fires Somebody

You hear a lot about how great it is to work at Valve, about the studio’s collaborative culture, but remember, not everyone is a perfect fit. Sometimes, somebody’s got to get their marching orders. And the way it’s done is as interesting as the way they’re brought on board. While many developers are sadly told…