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Sleeping Dogs, You’re Looking Lovely With Your New Visuals

I’m yet to go and buy a big HD re-release on new consoles, because the game’s in question are still too fresh in my mind. Sleeping Dogs, however, hits a sweet spot where it’s both old enough I want to play it again and the type of game where new effects and textures can really…

Hotline Miami Made Out Of Paper Is Still Extremely Bloody

Yeesh. The video, an ultra-snazzy paper send-up of top-down shoot, slice, and in all other ways dismantle-’em-up Hotline Miami, comes from Remuslab. It’s got bone (well, paper bone) crunching/tearing action, stylish cinematography, blood, and more blood. In other words, yep, that’s Hotline Miami Remuslab has been breathing life (followed by death) into paper renditions of…

Here Are Some PC Games We Think You Should Play

Want to know which PC games we think you should play? Even if they’re not part of a sale? Check out our new Steam Curator page, which takes advantage of the service’s new changes to give you a list of PC games that come recommended by the staff at Kotaku. While there are some obvious…

Hey, The Walking Dead Is Finally Funny

I’ve actually stopped watching The Walking Dead, because I couldn’t stand the constant despair. Even the bleakest shows need to lighten up every now and again! Maybe I’d drift back if the series could introduce more musical numbers like these.

There’s A New Total War Game Coming, But Hrm

If you’re not a fan of the Total War series, let me clue you in on how they’re normally announced. Fans will spend months, maybe even years hoping for their favourite historical era to be revealed as the game’s setting. When it’s inevitably shown to be something else, everyone gets bummed out, but then finds…

You Can Resurrect Some Deleted World of Warcraft Characters Soon

Are you missing a deleted character in World of Warcraft? Wish you could bring them back? Good news. You may be able to recover them using a built-in game feature thanks to an upcoming patch. According to Blizzard, ‘resurrected’ characters will retain their enchantments, gems and items—you can even reclaim their names. But! There are…

You, Too, Can Make A Car Look Like It’s Going Back To The Future

Crazy computerized effects? Back in Back To The Future‘s day, they didn’t have those. Only pluck and spirit (and time travel). That means that with a few lights and some clever camera work, you can make a toy car look like its blasting through the barriers of space-time at 88 mph. This video comes from…

Learning To Love Items In The New Smash Bros.

When I was first introduced to Smash Bros. back in college, there was an unspoken mutual understanding between all my friends: no items. Mind, it was never anything as serious as the infamous F ox-Only-Final-Destination-No-Items deal; I don’t even think most super hardcore Smashers play like that, regardless of how fond everyone seems to be…

I Could Watch These Amazing Halo 3 Jumps All Day

Most people have a tendency to try and break games in small ways when they play them, trying to get into places they aren’t supposed to. Jump Theory takes that common activity and elevates it to an art form. This is the fourth (and probably last) installment of Look Before You Leap, JumpTheory’s series that…

Ah, so that’s what’s going to be happening in Vane. The open-world adventure game—being made by some folks who’ve worked on The Last Guardian—still looks pretty and mysterious but this new trailer seems to reveal at least one gameplay feature.

​Your PC Must Be This Nefarious To Run The Evil Within

Old-school survival horror fans have been waiting for the next game from the creator of Resident Evil for a little while. It’s almost here so let’s take a look at how much of an abomination your PC will need to be to run The Evil Within well. The PC version of The Evil Within isn’t…

You’ll Finally Talk To Players You’ve Been Matched With In Destiny

In the midst of the big news that the Loot Cave is no more are a few other nuggets of news of things Bungie has planned for Destiny. More notably, for instance, that they’ll be giving players an option to communicate with other guardians they’ve been matched with in strikes and in the Crucible. Here’s…