Tired of reading separate reviews for Far Cry, Watch Dogs and Assassin’s Creed? Ubisoft Game: The Review has you covered. Games.On.Net’s Tim Colwill has written the only review of an open-world Ubisoft action adventure game we’ll ever need. Here’s an excerpt: Ubisoft Game is the story of Main Character, a gruff or sassy white man…

Amazon France Is Selling A PS4/Vita Bundle

Why is Amazon France taking pre-orders for a PS4/Vita bundle? Why does that mock-up image look so convincing? Did a retailer just accidentally leak one of Sony’s E3 announcements? We’ve reached out to Sony to ask what’s up with this listing, but they probably won’t comment one way or the other. Expect an answer during…

Realistic Mario Is A Remorseless Killer

“You didn’t just jump on a Koopa. You jumped on Gary. Gary Rivers.” R.I.P, Gary Rivers. May your passing serve as a reminder of what a cold-blooded murderer Pete Holmes’ Realistic Mario is. After getting his brother killed and getting ripped apart by a dinosaur, it’s no wonder Mario doesn’t pay attention to what or…

Ubisoft Prepares To Unleash The Absolute Pinnacle Of Tetris

In June of 1984, Alexey Pajitnov created Tetris, one of the most popular video games of all time. Three decades later, Ubisoft announces Tetris Ultimate — the final game in the series, unless I am applying an irresponsibly erroneous definition to the word “ultimate”. Coming to current generation consoles this summer and PC later in…

Even Pokémon Think Taking Turns In Battles Makes No Sense

If you think about it, waiting around and letting someone attack you while you do nothing is kind of silly—and undoubtedly, the Pokémon we throw into battle feel that way about turn-based combat, too. Here’s a funny video by Shippiddge, where Pokémon decide to stop playing by the rules and just fight normally for experience…

PSN RPG Flash Sale and Update, Elder Scrolls Online, Alfred Hitchcock

New Playstation Plus offerings and discounts are joined by a PSN RPG flash sale, which has marked down games like Ni no Kuni to a ridiculous $5. It’s a great selection, so check out the full list below and let us know what you’ll be snapping up in the comments. [PSN RPG Flash Sale] The…

How The Last Game of Thrones Episode Should Have Ended

Not everyone is pleased with the way the latest Game of Thrones episode ended—so at least one fan took it upon themselves to completely re-do it. Obviously, if you haven’t watched the latest Game of Thrones episode, you should not watch this video by Ozzy Man. In fact, you should probably stop reading now. I’m…

More Footage Of Parkour And Zombie-Killing In Dying Light

Techland just released an intense new trailer for Dying Light. The video shows off the open-world zombie game’s supremely bloody gameplay, along with some nimble parkour moves: The premise of Dying Light is that unlike Dead Island, Techland’s previous open-world zombie-killing simulator, the new game’s world follows a standard day-and-night cycle. The undead are already…

Team Fortress 2 Meets One Of The Most Violent Games Around

Hotline Miami 2 is sure to be one of the most violent we’ll play this year, but it’s even more violent when recreated in 3D with characters from Team Fortress 2. YouTuber Nonamesleft recreated the ‘Dial Tone’ trailer for Hotline Miami 2 using Valve’s Source Filmmaker tool, and it looks amazing. Here’s the original for…

Dark Souls II Is Getting Three DLC Episodes

Just published on developer From Software’s YouTube channel, here’s a new trailer for Dark Souls II’s three DLC episodes, to be released later this year for PS3, 360, and PC. The whole pack is called “The Lost Crowns” trilogy. You can buy each episode for $10, or all three for $25. Episodes will be out…

HBO Go Is Finally Coming To Xbox One

Rejoice! We can now watch all of Game of Thrones on our Xbox Ones. Provided you have an HBO Go subscription and an Xbox Live account, of course. But this is still awesome news, and something I’ve personally been waiting on. The Xbox team announced the news today, including a host of other awesome entertainment…

Aiden Pearce Doesn’t Need Legs To Hack The Planet

Tipster Stephen sent in this video after trying to use the White Hat Hacker outfit in Watch Dogs. Apparently it makes Aiden’s legs disappear, like my favorite GTA Online glitch Has anyone else had this problem in Watch Dogs? Have you found a way to fix it? Watchlist is where we show off gameplay of…

Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Transistor: The TAY Review • Microsoft’s Bold E3 Plan To Revive The RTS, As Imagined By Me • An Online Gaming Journey – Pt. 1: Escapism, Friendship, And Drama • Do Vidya Games Make You More Open-Minded? TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.

How To Rearrange The Xbox One’s Dashboard Pins

The June 2014 update for the Xbox One lets you rearrange the square “pin” icons that decorate the left pane of the system’s dashboard and serve as the console’s game/app shortcuts. That’s handy! So how do you do it? And why might you need a mirror? We can explain and make it easy for you.…

Tilt? The Walking Dead Pinball Will Remember That.

When Telltale Games’ PR director teased a surprise announcement via Twitter yesterday, my fellow Kotaku writers and I compiled a list of potential game reveals. Nowhere on that list was a The Walking Dead pinball table from Zen Studios. That’s not to say I am not pleased with the reveal. I’m a huge fan of…

The Story of A Link Between Worlds In A Single Zelda Painting

As she played through The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds on her 3DS, DeviantART artist EternaLegend painted and pointed out the main events of the game in one really big piece of artwork. The top pic is just a tiny part of it. The full image is below. If you haven’t finished the…