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Reminder: Quake Live, with some changes, arrives on Steam today—in the afternoon, to be specific. Of course, it’ll be free-to-play, so those jonesing for some old-school arena-shooting action will be able to dive right in. Above’s the launch trailer, featuring copious amounts of bunnyhopping and spectacular shooting.

Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Games of Summer 2014 – Inventory Management Is The True Horror • Rockmandash Reviews: Fate/kaleid liner Prisma☆Illya [Manga & Anime] • Psycho-Pass: Protonstorm’s Ani-TAY Review TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.

“I’ve spent a few days inside the body of an angry Hugh Jackman-lookalike.” Time commissioned award-winning photojournalist Ashley Gilbertson, known for covering the Iraq War, to use Photo Mode in The Last of Us Remastered to document the game’s events in his own way. Read about his experience here. [via Kotaku UK] [Top image via…

Online multiplayer returns to Borderlands on PC. The 2009 FPS-RPG was one of the victims of this year’s big GameSpy server shutdown, which disabled online play for several PC games. Now, 2K Games has released a patch that moves Borderlands’ multiplayer to Steamworks, enabling online play once again. [via r/borderlands]

Five Years Later, Left 4 Dead 2 Is Finally Uncensored in Australia

A few weeks ago, Valve’s 2009 zombie shooter, Left 4 Dead 2, was reclassified under Australia’s new R18+ rating. Previously, the game had to be censored so it could be sold under MA15+, Australia’s then-highest rating for games. Now, due to the reclassification, an uncensored version is available to Australia. For new players, the transition…

Divinity: Original Sin’s First Free DLC Has a Cute Nod to Smash Bros.

And the accompanying update finally fixes dialogue in co-op. Thank god. Larian Studios has released the first free content update for Original Sin, and it basically has two parts: there’s the two companions DLC, which adds Bairdotr the bow-toting ranger and Wolgraff the dagger-wielding rogue to the game. Both have their own storylines, and, unfortunately,…

When Super Mario World Meets Mortal Kombat

It all began when Mario was violently murdered by Shang Tsung. It all went downhill from there. Or uphill, depending on how much you like gore YouTuber NicksplosionFX is back with yet another Mario crossover video. It’s a sequel of sorts to one of his earlier ones from two or so years ago, where Scorpion…

Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Happy 11th Birthday Steam! • 3 Social Features That Destiny Desperately Needs • How to Create a Mii Fighter in Super Smash Bros for 3DS • Why Destiny Is Not My Game Of The Month TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.

Microsoft Buys Minecraft Maker Mojang for $2.5 Billion

Microsoft just announced in a press release that it has acquired Mojang, creators of Minecraft, in a $2.5 billion deal. Furthermore, all three of Mojang’s original founders, including Markus “Notch” Persson, will be leaving Mojang following the acquisition. Head of Xbox Phil Spencer talks about the acquisition in an Xbox Wire blog post, where he…

These Limited Pokémon New 3DS Consoles Sure Look Luxurious

Probably because they’re covered in suede! Available for pre-order through Japan’s Pokémon Center stores starting September 20, these limited edition New 3DS consoles come with suede faceplates stamped with Pokémon—Groudon for the red Groudon Edition, and Kyogre for the blue Kyogre Edition. As you can see on the top image, the handhelds’ front features each…

Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Indie Delve: An interview with the lead developer of Noct [With limited edition dev Q&A in the comments!] • Video Games, Visual Novels, Walkthroughs, and True Endings • Adventures in Blind Gaming 4: Hitting a Wall • The Suck of Destiny TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To…

“When I heard that there was such a thing as the Pokémon World Championships in 2000 I became obsessed with getting there.” Keza MacDonald from our sister site, Kotaku UK, summarizes her experience at the recent Pokémon World Championships. You can read her story here

The Upcoming Yakuza Prequel Is Looking Quite Good So Far

Sega has updated the character section at their official site for Yakuza 0, uploading a slew of new screenshots showing various side characters from the game. They’re all pretty impressive. There’s a few good ones below. You can find the rest over at the site Characters [Yakuza: Zero] Kotaku East is your slice of Asian…

Every Monster Dies in this Badass Minecraft Fighting Animation

The mythical Herobrine, a ghost supposedly haunting Minecraft, is usually depicted building creepy structures, standing around menacingly, and being all-around unpleasant. But here, he’s more of a legendary warrior god. The video, called Gods Don’t Die, was done by animator Dillon Gu. He’s quite talented, so if you haven’t seen his stuff yet, make sure…

Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Fairy Fencer F: The TAY Review • Street Fighter x Pokémon Mini Art Series Finale! Akuma x _______ ?! • Rockmandash Reviews: Tsukihime [Visual Novel] TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.

Modder Puts Donkey Kong in Doom, Turns Game into a Platformer

This is a screenshot I just took in Doom II. Crazy! The modder responsible for the aptly-named “Donkey Kong Country for GZDoom” is none other than DooMero, whom you might remember for his Resident Evil Doom mod. This current project of his basically turns Doom into a Donkey Kong platformer, although only an unfinished demo…

Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Professor Layton vs Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: The TAY Review • TAY Explores Games: Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy • Game of The Week — It’s Not Comic Book, It’s “Graphic Novel.” [Comix Zone] TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.

Giant Minecraft Map Has 10 Different Game Modes

Minecraft has a genre of maps, called Complete The Monument or CTM, where you have to collect a set of items while overcoming various challenges, be that defeating bosses or getting through an obstacle course. In Diversity 2, there’s ten challenges to beat—and each of them is wildly different. Diversity 2, as its name shows,…

Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Let’s Talk Walking Dead Finale Spoilers • Wish List: New Old Games for New 3DS • Salt Lake Comic Con Was Good, But Lacked A Human Touch TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.

Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Did Dark Souls already hint at the world of Bloodborne 2 years ago? • Under the Dog Has Been Successfully Funded • Street Fighter x Pokémon Day 4! M.Bison x ________! TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.