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“The original Minecraft has sold 15 million copies!” Minecraft creator Notch tweets a celebratory thumbs up in reaction to his game hitting yet another sales milestone on PC. So far, only Minecraft: Pocket Edition has managed to outsell the original PC version with its 21 million copies

New 3DS Pokémon Game Will Teach You How To Draw

Step one, draw some circles Teaching people to draw and paint on the DS has been the Art Academy series’ thing for quite a while, and the series’ newest installment will do the same… except with Pokémon. As noted by Siliconera, there will be over 100 Pokémon to draw and more than 40 types of…

Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Millions Of You Are Playing A Dating Sim And Don’t Know It • Why Metal Makes an Excellent Game Soundtrack • Kirby Triple Deluxe: The TAY Review • Child of Light: The TAY Review • How to Awesomenauts: A Beginner’s Guide TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To…

Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Mario Golf: World Tour: The TAY Review • Dota 2 – Settings, Settings and More Settings • Rockmandash Reviews: Nagi no Asukara • Dungeoncrawling: Demon Gaze • Dex’s Ramblings on Grisaia no Kajitsu TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.

Comparing a Beautiful Racing Game With… Real Life

I guess when your game looks that good, you’re limited when it comes to comparisons YouTuber ADRIANF1esp, to showcase the graphics of— you guessed it—Project CARS, took camera footage of a BMW doing a lap on the Laguna Seca Raceway, and put it next to an in-game run on the same track, using the same…

Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: 10 Signs That You May Be in a Harem Anime • Why a New Fatal Frame For Wii U Sounds Good • Gamer-Teacher: Video Game Music in the Classroom • Dex’s Review: Strike the Blood TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.

Sloth Quest Looks Stupid, But I Still Wanna Play It

Or I want to watch people play it, at least. Looks like a perfect game to get keyboard-smashingly frustrated over. Sloth Quest is a somewhat QWOP-esque platformer about being a sloth. Swinging from vine to vine, dressing up in costumes, dodging… alligators and tree-dwelling leopards. Actually, go ahead and read the developer’s description. Like the…

It’s been a year since the game’s Kickstarter campaign, and to celebrate, Larian Studios has revealed the official release date of their turn-based PC RPG, Divinity: Original Sin: June 20. The announcement came in a special anniversary-video-slash-gameplay-trailer, which you can see above.

Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Batman: Arkham Disappointment • Happy 32nd Birthday, ZX Spectrum 48k! • Why I Loved Muv-Luv (But You Might Not) • On the Side of Mooks: A Discworld Highlight TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.

Super-early gameplay footage from the Outcast HD reboot And I do mean super early—it’s basically the old game models in the new engine, with zero special effects. Still, looks promising! The Kickstarter campaign is currently 37% funded with just under two weeks to go.

It’s Another Baldur’s Gate, Basically. A Pixelly Baldur’s Gate.

Isometric party-based RPG. Real-time with pause. Fantasy. Platform: PC. Yep, that sounds a lot like Baldur’s Gate And that’s good! You’re looking at Serpent in the Staglands. Apart from Bioware’s Baldur’s Gate, its developers cite 1992 PC RPG Darklands as an inspiration—aesthetically, it is perhaps more similar to Darklands due to all the pixels, but…

Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: OMORI: A Darker Take on The Classic JRPG Style • Hover: Revolt of Gamers • No MLB2K? No Problem… Sort Of TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.

Microsoft has revealed the exact release date of the Xbox One in Japan: September 4. According to Microsoft, 48 Japanese companies have registered to develop games for the console so far, including Bandai Namco, Capcom, Konami, and Square Enix. Gematsu has the full, translated list

Even If You Hate Simulators, You Must Admit These Shots Look Gorgeous

Imagine driving down that road with nice, mellow country tunes drifting quietly from your speakers. Man. Now, you may or may not be a fan of truck simulators. Hell, you might even despise them. Right now, that doesn’t matter. What matters is that Euro Truck Simulator 2’s developer, SCS Software, has released new screenshots for…

Artistic Video Shows the Mellow Side of Battlefield 4

Yes, even reverse explosions can be mellow. All you need is the right mood. A good song, a few gorgeous shots, some slow-motion, and you have yourself an otherwise fast-paced first-person shooter, turned into something quite relaxing. Here’s YouTuber Berdu, showing off Battlefield 4 in a way not often seen: If you enjoyed that, you’ll…

Deadpool and his Trademark Antics Take Over WonderCon 2014

Anaheim. WonderCon 2014. Cosplayers. Deadpool. Just the ingredients needed for some lighthearted hilarity The WonderCon cosplay convention took place this past weekend, and just as he did with Comic-Con last year, YouTuber D Piddy was there to make sure everyone had a memorable time. Have a look, and keep watching ’til the end for a…

Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Sword Art Online Vol.1 – Aincrad: The Review • What To Do When You Have Too Many Games? • Games and the Discovery of Music TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.

Here’s the first trailer for GRID Autosport, the next installment in Codemasters’ racing series. You can read all about the game’s features in the blog post accompanying the trailer (including how Autosport has not one, but two in-car camera views). Lands on PC, Xbox 360 and PS3 on June 27.

Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: On: Platforms • Press X to Feel Bad: Do Video Games Make You Feel Guilty? • Dreamcast Outsells Wii U, By at Least One Metric • Happy 25th Birthday, Game Boy! TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.

Welcome to the Lands of Iuvem. Created by redditor crpeh, Iuvem is a world file for Minecraft that you can download and adventure on with your buddies. Or just stare at the scenery by yourself, since it all looks so holy-crap-incredible. The map can be downloaded here, and there’s more shots below. Lands of Iuvem…