The Firefly Board Game, All the X-Files, New Humble [Deals]

Explore Joss Whedon’s ‘Verse in the rarely-discounted Firefly Board Game, available for $34 for a time we expect to be very limited. [Amazon] New Humble Weekly featuring Guacamelee! Own The X-Files in its entirety, including the movies, for the lowest price the complete set has gone for. $89 today only. [Amazon] Klipsch makes some great…

Titanfall Is Getting Private Matches

It’s a general rule that most constantly-connnected competitive shooters will evolve and change a whole lot in their lifetimes. Titanfall‘s the newest king of the hill in FPSland and the hit game is no exception. There’s a new patch inbound for the hit game and it’s reconfiguring a lot of stuff. Among other things, it’ll…

The Infamous Atari Landfill Dig Is Finally Happening

Come April 26, 2014, one of gaming’s greatest mysteries will finally be solved. Or maybe it will just be get even more convoluted and confusing. In either case, that is the official date Microsoft just announcedfor when someone is finally going to break ground on the infamous New Mexico landfillthat’s allegedly overflowing with discarded copies…

Hitman Go will be out on April 17 for iOS. Square Enix’s newest Hitman game is not like its predecessors; this one’s a turn-based strategy game, and it’ll cost you $5. Android version coming later.

Transistor, The Next Game From Bastion‘s Creators, Is Out Next Month

Transistor—the pretty new game from the folks behind Bastion—will be out for PS4 and PC on May 20. Killer. It’ll be playable at PAX East this weekend, too. Other cool news for anyone who’s into behind-the-scenes game development: last night at an NYU Game Center event, GiantBomb’s Jeff Gerstmann said the folks at Supergiant Games…

Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: There is No Dishonor in 50% Completion • Thank You, Warrior • Could Smash Bros’ Staggered Release Spell Trouble for the Wii U? TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.

Sony Is Making A Zombie MMO

Sony Online Entertainment is making its very own massive multiplayer online (MMO) zombie game, SOE head John Smedley announced last night in an interview with the web show Game Talk Live. It’s called H1Z1, and it’s coming to PC via Steam early access in four to six weeks and the PlayStation 4 console at an…

The Amazing Spider-Man 2‘s Trailer Remade With Toys is Charming

The latest trailer for the upcoming Amazing Spider-Man 2 movie had some pretty cool scenes, and the homemade version by the folks at Cinefix, with paper sculptures and toys, nails them perfectly. Especially Rhino. Here’s a side-by-side comparison to the original trailer: And here’s a behind the scenes edit: The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Trailer –…

Nintendo’s New 3DS Game Is Like Animal Crossing On Acid

With a dash of The Sims, a chunk of Animal Crossing, and a liberal injection of Robot Chicken, this might be the weirdest 3DS game we’ve seen in North America so far. It’s called Tomodachi Life, and it’s out on June 6 for 3DS. Here’s Nintendo describing the game: Everyone you know, and everyone you…

Ice Hockey Is Much Better With StarCraft Characters

This must be one of the most creative StarCraft II mods out there. Fast-paced ice hockey with StarCraft characters and abilities, made entirely with the game’s map editor. The creator of this mod, Leeroy, made the rules simple but fun: Each team has four players, three Zealots and an Immortal goaltender. Shoot the puck past…

“I think what indies really need to watch out for is not becoming the new casual games… indies are being pushed more and more to have a lower price. I’d like to fight that. Double Fine wants to keep indies premium.” Double Fine COO Justin Bailey to USGamer, on how the company will operate as…