Developer announcements, patch notes and gaming coverage from across the GaugeDB catalogue.
Real-world sunrises get more intense as we get closer to spring—but they pale next to what we can find in games. The lovely time-lapse moments you can see above, from Minecraft and Grand Theft Auto IV , among others, create living, breathing worlds that you just can't wait to div
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We've been here before. It's time to tell you about a new Assassin's Creed . This part went oh-so-well a year ago. Many of you were enthusiastic back then about a new character, a new continent and a new era. Many of you were not as enthusiastic in the fall, when you played the r
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Props builder and Kotaku reader Andrew Cook just put the finishing touches on his new gaming room. Those touches were mostly "hanging up his terrific and enormous replica video game weapons on the wall." Taken mostly from Halo and Mass Effect , they're certainly a cut above your
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Artist Jón Kristinsson runs a site called Point n' Clicking , where he posts images of famous adventure game characters (or casts). Some are recent, some are old, some are very old, but all are fantastic, capturing the spirit and tone of the games they're paying homage to. Some h
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Jason West, a co-creator of Call of Duty and co-founder of video game studio Respawn Entertainment, has left the company he helped found, two sources have informed Kotaku . The departure was amicable. West, who left because of family issues, has been gone since last May, accordin
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twitch.tv/naturalselection2 Nexzil vs Saunamen - Who gets to go to Germany!
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twitch.tv/naturalselection2 Nexzil vs Saunamen - Who gets to go to Germany!
Read articleToday's Deal: Save 75% on Sid Meier's Civilization® V , Sid Meier's Civilization IV: The Complete Edition & Sid Meier's Civilization® III Complete ! Look for the deals each day on the front page of Steam. Or follow us on twitter or Facebook for instant notifications wherever
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Poor Kevin Hart. All he wanted to do when he hosted SNL this weekend was eat "white people brains" and do the dance from "Thriller." Instead he got shot. It's a messed up world we live in, especially once the dead start walking. (Apologies to anyone outside the U.S. who can't wat
Read articleThe NSL Invitational Day Two Livestream has begun! Head over to
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Read articleMainstream news outlets often get games wrong. This has been discussed . And discussed . And discussed, again, this week . The Assassin's Creed 3 article that Fox News published earlier this week is atrocious for so many reasons. Yes, it's xenophobic, somehow making the phrase "F
Read articleMass Effect is getting its first ongoing comics series in the form of Mass Effect: Foundation from Dark Horse Comics, penned by Mac Walters , writer on Mass Effect 2 and the story lead on Mass Effect 3 . Some might argue that being in charge of Mass Effect 3 's story should not b
Read articleCall of Duty makers Infinity Ward posted two telling photos to Facebook and Twitter this week, showing off what appears to be an Xi3 Piston PC, one of Valve's adorable prototype Steam Box devices, with the company's logo plastered on it. ( UPDATE: Or any of the other Xi3 mini-com
Read articleDespite what Nintendo would likely call its own best efforts, the Wii U has struggled to attract third-party game makers. Some developers might tell you that's because the Wii U is underpowered , but Crytek CEO Cevat Yerli told a different story to VentureBeat this week. When ask
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The developers behind the Assassin's Creed series have always been proud of how much effort they put into maintaining a thin veil of historical accuracy. That's most evident in the settings , from Revolution-era Boston to the Holy Land during the Crusades, where that veneer of ac
Read articleThe quiet rage of a man who can't remember which pocket his keys are in. Call of Duty - what a monster. With clockwork precision a new edition pops up every year and sells millions without fail. It's doing perfectly well, but in spite of an audacious shift to a far future setting
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Whoo boy, those Crysis 3 graphics. I knew they were good, but I had no idea you could get so enthusiastic about it. I guess I underestimated the passion of bros . Now excuse me—I'm feeling the urge to make some modifications to my PC. Bro Team: Crysis 3
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