New Pac-Man Turns Game’s Infamous Kill Screen Into Gameplay

In this new Pac-Man game from the creators of Crossy Road, death by glitch is around every corner. We’ve seen plenty of new interpretation of Pac-Man over the years, but Pac-Man 256 looks surprisingly fresn and inventive, based on this gameplay footage coming out of Gamescom: It looks like you swipe the screen to direct…

In unexpectedly wonderful news, Xbox’s Major Nelson revealed Ori and the Blind Forest is getting an expansion on PC and Xbox One this year. There aren’t any details on what to expect yet, but if you haven’t yet played one of this year’s best games, get on it! You can reach the author of this…

If you were having trouble with Jet Force Gemini in Rare Replay, you’re weren’t alone. As Stephen pointed out in his review, the controls suck. Fortunately, the studio’s patched in modern controls, bringing it up to speed with a standard third-person shooter. You can reach the author of this post at [email protected] or on Twitter…

How Cross-Play on Xbox and Windows 10 Will Work

With the release of Windows 10, one of Microsoft’s new headline features is Cross-Play between Xbox One and PC players. This isn’t the company’s first foray into cross platform play. This post originally appeared on Kotaku UK Back in 2007, FASA studios, which had a first-party publishing deal with Microsoft, released Shadowrun, a fast-paced shooter…

Hitman GO was one of last year’s most surprising games—who thought a mobile Hitman game would be so interesting, so elegant? It’s why I’m excited for Lara Croft GO, which Square Enix just announced will arrive on iOS and Android on August 27. You can reach the author of this post at [email protected] or on…

Microsoft Will Put Its Own Games On Xbox Early Access

Since announcing Xbox Game Preview (Xbox’s version of Early Access) at E3, Microsoft has had “a mad rush from the game development community” to be part of its pilot program, says the company’s head of publishing Shannon Loftis—even Microsoft itself plans to release its own first-party games through the service. This post originally appeared on…

Battleborn—Gearbox’s don’t-even-think-the-word-MOBA, shooty/punchy/slicey, half-caf-with-a-sprinkle-of-cinnamon, first-person hybrid action game—comes out on February 9, 2016. Contact the author at [email protected]

Artist: Kinoko Teikoku | Track: Umi to Hanataba | Album: Rock Good Bye EP Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Sony’s announced release dates for 16 films, including Resident Evil 6 and the Uncharted movie, which has been delayed to Summer 2017. You can find the full list of dates below, courtesy of Variety: “Money Monster” – 4/8/16 “The Shallows” – 6/24/16 “Ghostbusters” – 7/15/16 “Patient Zero” – 9/2/16 “The Magnificent Seven” – 9/23/16 “Underworld…

Gears of War: Ultimate Edition will not go on sale in Japan. According to the official Xbox Japan Blog, it was too difficult to get the Ultimate Edition, with its new content, to conform to Japanese ratings regulations. Previous Gears of Wars titles, however, were released in Japan.

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Track: Low Desert Punk | Album: Jalamanta | Artist: Brant Bjork Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.