Thanks for the warm welcome this weekend, Kotaku faithful. I hope you all had as much fun as I did. Hit me up on Twitter at @CGidari if you ever want to say hi, and I'll see you around the comments section!
How To Make Old Games Feel New Again
As a young lad my gaming library was pretty limited, so I needed to find ways to make those games last. You can only play a game so many times before you've explored every nook and cranny of it, and once that happened it was time to get creative.
Sunday Comics: Ice Ice Baby
Welcome to Kotaku's Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. Mike Fahey might be away this weekend, but I couldn't leave you hanging. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon.
How I Broke My Addiction To Achievements
The first piece I ever wrote for Kotaku chronicled my fun-sucking addiction to achievements. 15 months later, I'm back to tell you how I overcame that addiction.
Sega announced this morning in Japan that Yakuza Zero is the next title the Yakuza series, and it's in development for PlayStation 3 and 4. There's not much more info outside of a teaser website, but Sony promises to reveal more details at the Tokyo Game Show in September.
How To Make Your PS4 Load Times Just 10 Seconds Faster
If you're upgrading your PlayStation 4 with a new hard drive, you're likely deciding between a larger regular drive and a faster but smaller SSD. Digital Foundry has a side-by-side comparison of the load time performances between several different hard drive models, and the speed difference is substantial.
The Best Card Game I Ever Played 'Died' 13 Years Ago
In 2001, gaming company Decipher Inc. got dealt a hand that should have been a fatal blow to their popular Star Wars: Customizable Card Game - they lost the Star Wars license.
Mojang COO Vu Bui confirmed on the company's blog that there will be no MineCon in 2014. Instead, Bui said that they are "shooting to have" the next MineCon in the spring of 2015 in London.
The Zelda Soundtrack You Probably Haven't Heard About
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time has an iconic soundtrack, but the game also has a second official soundtrack that was only released in Japan. It's really good.
A Version Of P.T. That's Somehow Equal Parts Funny And Terrifying
P.T. might not have much in common with The Stanley Parable, but that didn't stop Youtuber Its a mirage from mashing up the narration of the latter with the spine-tingling gameplay of the former.
A Criminally Underrated Game About A Pig Farmer
Dink Smallwood was a little indie darling that deserved a lot more attention than it got back when it was first released in 1998.
Diablo III On Xbox One vs PS4 vs PC
Diablo III: Ultimate Evil Edition dropped for Xbox One and PlayStation 4 this week, and it's good. So good, in fact, that it has Kotaku's Yannick LeJacq switching his Diablo allegiance from PC to PS4.
Hey Kotaku, I’m Your Guest Editor For The Weekend
There is no need to adjust your television set. Mike Fahey will be back with your regularly scheduled programming next weekend. In the meantime, I'm Cameron Gidari and I'll be your guest editor for the next 48 hours.
XBox One Will Only Work in 21 Countries at Launch
Do you live in Japan, Poland, China, Portugal, or one of 171 other countries around the world? Planning on buying the Xbox One on launch day?
Amy's Baking Company Gets a New Facebook Page
Amy's Baking Company, the Scottsdale restaurant with the bat-shit crazy owners, has apparently created a new Facebook page after the old one got "hacked". The description kindly asks that you "please don't bother joining if you're just going to insult us."
Church Cancels Leroy Butler Speech Over Jason Collins Tweet
We've seen athletes from all different sports tweeting their congratulations for Jason Collins coming out, but apparently one such tweet was enough to cost former Green Bay Packers safety Leroy Butler an $8,500 speaking arrangement at a local Wisconsin church.