The Avengers Turn-Based Tactics Game Is Ready And Waiting

Watch me play a little of Marvel’s Avengers Alliance Tactics, the strategic sequel to that weird Avengers turn-based role-playing game. Or just play it yourself — it’s not half-bad. I’ve said it before, I love living in an age where games just suddenly pop up online and let me play them without spending any money…

That netcode-fixing Battlefield 4 patch is going public this week, DICE says. It’s out today for PC, PS3, and Xbox 360, and it’ll be live later in the week for PS4 and Xbox One. More specific details on the Battlefield blog

Wondering who’s in charge of the next Uncharted after all those shake-ups at Naughty Dog? With Amy Hennig and Justin Richmond out of the studio, Uncharted #4 will instead be headed up by The Last of Us leads Bruce Straley and Neil Druckmann. We expect to see more about the game at E3 next week.

Corsair Raptor Gaming Mouse, GameFly and Origin Sales, Jawbone JAMBOX

The 4.5 star-rated Corsair Raptor M45 gaming mouse is marked down to its best price ever today. Even at this price, it includes some advanced features like single-click DPI adjustment and custom USB response time. [Corsair Raptor M45, $40] Gamefly’s Summer Sale is currently offering up to 75% off select games and DLC. The promotion…

There’s not one, but two games launching today that let you play as animals If playing as a cat in Murdered: Soul Suspect isn’t good enough for you (and, to be fair, it wasn’t for me), consider checking out Sony’s new PlayStation Vita game Vita Pets. Judging by the launch trailer, it has quirky talking…

The guys who brought you a card game adaptation of Moby Dick are back with another tabletop literary adaption, this one about Beowulf. King Post is following last year’s successful Kickstarter campaign with another crowdfunding drive to make their nerdy dreams come true. If you like the sound of playing a Grendel card, check the…

Every Word In Star Wars: A New Hope, Sorted Alphabetically

You know what the big problem with the first Star Wars movie is? Barely any of the English words in the film are in alphabetical order. Thank goodness for the latest video from YouTube’s suckerpinch Did you know A New Hope contains 1,695 different words, and 11,684 total words? Did you know the word “lightsaber”…

Obama Isn’t Really Into His Copy Of The Witcher 2

Back in 2011, Polish prime minister Donald Tusk gave U.S. president Barack Obama a copy of The Witcher 2, because it’s pretty much the best thing Poland has ever done. Sadly, Mr. Obama doesn’t seem to have actually played it, as he reveals in this new talk recorded by Poland’s TVN24. Here’s the full quote,…

Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: The Wind Rises: The TAY Review • Cooking With TAY: Muffins That Taste Like Doughnuts…? • Can “Create Your Own Character” Bring More Diversity Into Gaming? TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.

Jack Bauer Has Spent The Past Two Years Playing Batman

Last night’s episode of 24 contained two important revelations. 1) There is a mole, because we can’t get to episode 6 of any season of 24 without a mole. More on that in a bit. 2) For the past two years, while Jack has been off the grid, he’s been playing vigilante and taking down…

Diablo III‘s Hardest Difficulty, Cleared Without Using Weapons

Diablo III player dm204375‘s weaponless run on Torment 6, the game’s hardest difficulty level, is just something to make us all sad—us, who are still struggling to clear lesser Torment levels properly. The player’s using an especially strong version of the very popular ‘Jade Doctor’ build for Witch Doctor characters. Pets, with the help of…

The sequel to Square Enix’s Final Fantasy rhythm game arrives in North America September 16. Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call is also getting a lovely $70 collector’s edition, limited to 5,000 pieces and exclusive to the Square Enix online store.

Darksiders’ Creators Are Making An 1800’s-Themed Co-op Shooter

Crytek USA’s debut title will be a third-person co-op game. With 1800’s guns and 1800’s zombies. The game is called HUNT, and it features a band of four badasses whose sole job is to hunt down dangerous creatures. They do so in procedurally generated encounters, on procedurally generated levels, as they occasionally come across the…