Let a little love into your day. Play The Arboretum, a lovely, melancholy short story/game by Matthew Burns. It’s really good.

Now This Is How You End A Dota 2 Match

Storm Spirit really knows how to end a match.(Via Valiox)

A Game You Win With Your Blood

So. Much. Blood. Haemo is a game in which you’re fatally wounded and bleeding from the get-go. I’m not talking Uncharted-2-style cinematic “oh no is the main character of this game who I’ll be playing as for the next 12 hours gonna make it through the first five minutes of the game?!?” bleeding, either. Each…

Mario Kart 8 Drinking Game Is Unnecessarily, Hilariously Complicated

I don’t understand drinking games. If you’re goal is to just get as drunk as possible as fast possible, aren’t there easier ways to do that? Alternatively, if you’re just trying to have a good time with friends and be (relatively) responsible about it, couldn’t you play other, better games than, I don’t know…whiskey slap?…

​A War Game That Doesn’t Show The War

Not one bullet or explosion at all. Bold, energetic colors. It’s a little weird that a game about ‘the Global War on Terror’ looks so beautiful. There’s only this quick teaser to go by but it looks like The Sun Also Rises will be taking a very divergent perspective on the same kinds of happening-in-the-real-world-right-now…

We’ve been fawning over Hohokum’s music for a while now, because the soundtrack is a big part of what makes this upcoming artsy PS4 game such a treat. Ghostly International has made the whole thing available to stream in anticipation of the game’s launch next month. If you’re not a believer yet, I’d highly recommend…

Well Here’s A Better Answer About PS1/PS2 Games On PlayStation Now

In response to my article yesterday, in which Sony had nothing to say about their plans to put PS1 and PS2 games on the streaming service PlayStation Now, the publisher sent over some additional clarification: “We are also currently considering measures to offer original PlayStation, PS2 and PS4 titles in the future, but at this…

New Digimon Game Gives Fans A Taste Of Super Smash Bros.

Despite its loyal fanbase, Digimon has long played second fiddle to Pokémon. Tired of having all their digital monsters left out of the party that is Super Smash Bros. in favor of the company’s more recognizable characters like Pac-Man, Bandai Namco announced today that it’s making its own multiplayer arena brawler. It’s called Digimon All-Star…

Deals: Tomb Raider Definitive, Sin City Comics, Storage, Free Apps

Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition is down to $30 on both new consoles today. PS4: Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition ($30) | Amazon One: Tomb Raider Definitive Edition ($30) | Gamestop A great selection of comics today from Sin City to Batman to art books. Frank Miller’s Sin City Volume 1: The Hard Goodbye 3rd Edition ($3)…

Only The Power Of The Game Boy Can Slay This Ancient Evil

When the going gets tough, the tough bring chiptunes. Minor epilepsy warning — there are flashing lights. The relentless retro music video above is a collaboration between artist m7kenji and chiptune artist TORIENA. It features unrequited love, giant demons, and bears ordering speakers over the internet. It also makes me wish that Pulse Fighter Toriena…

Quite the company description! From a press release… About Other Ocean: Other Ocean has been making games for a long time now; some of us made Game Boy games! We recently shipped NBA Rush, a game where basketball stars defend the Earth by slam-dunking on Martian UFOs. We also made a first-person shooter (Duty Calls)…

​Old-School Cybersex Video Shows How Bad Horny People Had It in 1997

Nowadays, it’s easy to have sexytimes on the internet. Probably a little too easy, to be honest. But, back in the olden days of the late 1990s, it was more challenging. People needed instructional video, apparently, but it’s hard to imagine this one helping anyone get connected. Watching this snippet of “How to Have Cybersex…

Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: School Trips to Game Worlds: Who fancies a Sci-Fi Croissant? • The Daddy Hacker Gaming Guide – The 3DS, Perfect Console for Dad • The Little Console MOBA That Could, But Didn’t TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.

All The Feelings In The Sims 4

The Sims 4 is going to be an emotional experience for many people. Not just real people, either—remember, this is a game about playing god for a bunch of digital sprites who are beholden to your every whim. The latest trailer breaks down the many different feelings you’ll be able to force your sims to…

LEGO Castle Is Not What It Seems

Mahj‘s castle build might look a bit ordinary at first look. Something’s not right here. That’s because it’s a giant, walking mecha LEGO castle! Here’s video. Too bad we don’t have a chance to see inside, it’s probably filled with a lot of stuff. Or running mice on a treadmill. Gradior [YouTube] To contact the…