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Ice Cream Sandwiches: The Snacktaku Review of Doom

I did not need to review the ice cream sandwich. Its merits are readily evident, especially to all of the people that have already left this article to go to their local grocer’s freezer based on the top image alone. So this is less a review and more an exploration of the sheer power of…

If I Made Another Monkey Island

Yeah, I know, that sounds like the title of the O.J. Simpson book. I realized that after I typed it, but I’m not going to change it. So, before I get into this fanciful post, I want to make one thing perfectly clear… actually, I’m just going to make it my first point. It’s probably…

Okay, Seamheads, Your Ultra-Real MLB The Show Rosters Have Arrived

Not that MLB 13 The Show has no roster support, it’s just limited in what it can do in the minor leagues. That’s where Operation Sports’ roster editors come in—every single year. See, there is no group license for real minor leaguers, and they aren’t covered by the MLB Players Association until they get their…

Hey Sony, Please Add A Fast Forward Button To PS1 Classics

Nostalgia is a wonderful thing. Everyone loves getting wistful about old games, old experiences, old characters that they worshiped and cherished. It’s fun. What’s less fun is revisiting those old games and finding the flaws you’ve forgotten. I recently re-bought the PS1 classic Final Fantasy IX to play on my Vita, and while it’s a…

The Moneysaver: A Blu-ray Monday

“What, movies, what’s going on?! This is supposed to be- oh sweet, Game of Thrones.” Don’t worry, we’ve got lots of great gaming deals today, we just happen to have a ton of great deals on Blu-rays and DVD’s as well. Winter is leaving, here come the savings. If you’ve been waiting for some good…

Get Your Barf Bags, It’s Mirror’s Edge In Oculus Rift VR

It’s finally happened. The ultimate first-person game has met the ultimate first-person gaming machine: Someone’s modded Mirror’s Edge to run on the Oculus Rift VR headset. Just watching this dude gave me vertigo, but I can’t say that I don’t want to play this a whole, whole lot. The video was made by Cymatic Bruce…

One Hour of Call of Duty Warfare In Real Life Sure Would Be Expensive

Call of Duty warfare would also cost a ton of lives—enough that, if it went on for six days, there would be no humans left on earth according to Vsauce3. Really, getting into the nitty gritty details of how many (fake) resources we use in Call of Duty is intense and ridiculous: thank god it’s…

HD Re-Make of Castle of Illusion Mickey Mouse Game Coming This Summer

Last week’s teaser hinted strongly at it and a post on the official PlayStation blog (and the Sega blog) confirms that classic Genesis platformer Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse will be coming to PS3 multiple platforms this summer. (Note: the original version of this post said the game would be a PS3 exclusive. It…

BattleBlock Theater: The Kotaku Review

BattleBlock Theater is what I want to do on a Friday night. The first time I played it was in the middle of the work week. I stayed up until 2am playing. I don’t stay up until 2am when I have to wake up at 7am for work, not normally. The second time I played…

Hockey Goons Muscle Up with Fight Night Technology in NHL 14

A fighting system backed by technology from Fight Night, plus off-the-ice role playing encounters in the Be a Pro career mode, are among the new features coming to NHL 14, EA Sports said today in offering the first look at the game. To beef up fighting—yes, to those who don’t play, it is in the…

No One Can Stop Mr. Crab

Sometimes I buy a game in iTunes simply because it shows up in the new and recommended section of the store. Other times I purchase a game because it looks like it might be incredibly stupid. I bought Mr. Crab for both of these reasons, and after a weekend spent in crustacean circles I’m feeling…

Skyrim Will Get No More DLC

The folks behind Skyrim say they’re off to the next adventure, which could very well mean there’s no more content planned for Bethesda’s massive role-playing game. In a blog post today, Bethesda’s Skyrim team writes that they’re moving on: “For the last year and a half we’ve been working on new content for Skyrim; from…

Here’s what’s going on at Talk Amongst Yourselves, our reader-written blog: contributor AzureGuy writes about playing Resident Evil 1 for the first time and GiantBoyDetective lists the upcoming games he’s most looking forward to. He wants to know what yours are, so jump in and talk about the titles that you can’t wait to come…

New Nintendo Direct coming Wednesday at 10am Eastern. “Focused on the latest information on 3DS,” Nintendo says.

Dear Psy, Please Be My Candy Crush Saga Friend

While the rest of the world spent the weekend studying South Korean superstar Park Jae-sang’s latest video in preparation for their upcoming parody/tribute/stupid thing, Kotaku‘s mobile editor (hi) was inspired to play Candy Crush Saga forever. It’s nice to know I’m not alone in my obsession. It’s right there at :35 of the music video for…

Sick of grizzled face-down, eye-up heroes? Want to play as a small, cute animal protecting smaller, cuter animals from the dangers of the world? Say hello to Shelter, an in-development game where you play as a mother badger protecting her litter. It’s coming soon from the makers of last year’s very pretty release Pid

DayZ Creator Takes Two Months Off To Climb Mount Everest

The lead designer of DayZ is going off to climb mountains. In a post today on the blog for the zombie survival game, which was originally built as a mod for the first-person shooter Arma 2, DayZ designer Dean “Rocket” Hall writes that he’s taking a two-month sabbatical to go climb Mount Everest in Nepal.…

We Need Better Video Game Publishers

Over the past eight or so years, we’ve all seen a worrying increase in the number of Western game development studios going bankrupt. We’re told this is due to the economic climate and that modern games cost more to make. Much of that is misdirection and plain old-fashioned bullshit. I should know. I’ve been in…

Stunning Minecraft Video Shows All The Castles of Westeros

The creative minds behind the Westeroscraft community —the same guys who made this insane replica of King’s Landing— made their next move to recreate the whole world of Westeros from Game of Thrones in Minecraft After putting up galleries and videos of the main cities, they have released this timelapse video showing every single fort…