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A Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate-New 3DS XL bundle will be going on sale in Japan on October 11. It will cost 25,600 yen, or roughly $245, and it includes the game, and a 3DS XL unit with a nice silver finish from Nintendo's upgraded 3DS line. Read more

Today's selection of articles from Kotaku's reader-run community: Downloadable Commercialism: You Got Your Branding in My Game! • Video Game Photo Dump! • The Fall 2014 Anime Sequel Storm • There and Back Again: A Journey Through Gaming Hell Read more

A surprisingly picturesque scene from a barren, icy rock. The subject is a Minecraft map called Frozen Mining Moon, created using WorldPainter by Moonti of Planet Minecraft. You can download the map from the project's page here, and there's more renders below, along with a lovely flythrough video from EnderWorkbench.

Today's selection of articles from Kotaku's reader-run community: Street Fighter x Pokémon Day 1! Ryu x Lucario! • 2014 — The Year I Returned To Madden • Why You Should Fund Under The Dog, and What this Kickstarter Represents • Game of The Week — Sky Pirates. SKY PIRATES. [Skies of Arcadia] Read more

Sadly, the "real" Ashlands of Vvardenfell never quite looked so pretty. At least not in-game in Morrowind. Ogilac's "Ashland" shows us what the Red Mountain and its surroundings might look like when the place isn't covered in ash storms—it's quite the visual treat. Shoot down those cliff racers and it's perfect. Read more

Lichdom, the linear first-person RPG where you play a badass battlemage, is now officially out on Steam after a nearly six-month early access period. If you liked playing a mage in Skyrim, you'll probably enjoy this. There's a new launch trailer, too. Like all good trailers, it has Two Steps From Hell. Watch it…

Today's selection of articles from Kotaku's reader-run community: My Backlit Time Machine (Or: Today I Modded a Backlight Into a GB Pocket) • Rockmandash Reviews: Clannad [Visual Novel & Anime] • TAY Explores Comics: Jitsu Wa Watashi Wa Read more

This is what the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge could look like in the Minecraft world. As you can see on the behind the scenes shot below, the animation is actually the result of a complex command block configuration which handles everything from the movement of the arms to the creation of the ice blocks. Fascinating. Read more

Today's selection of articles from Kotaku's reader-run community: Why Region Restrictions Nearly Ruined My Life (For A Day) • Is a Good Show with Bad Fanservice a Bad Show? - An Explanation. • Chrono Trigger: The Boss Fight Books Review Read more

I haven't seen an asian-style temple so beautiful since I played the Shadow Warrior reboot last year. The map was done in CryEngine3 by Minsk-based 3D artist Censored_ID, who recently shared his work at the Polycount forums after finishing the project in July. Check below for a video and some gorgeous screenshots.

Today's selection of articles from Kotaku's reader-run community: How Does Your Game Keep You Contained? Part 1 • Surgeon Simulator Anniversary Edition: The TAY Micro Review • The Twelve Anime of Summer 2014 To Watch Read more

Today's selection of articles from Kotaku's reader-run community: Why Humour Isn't A Problem In Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain • TAY Explores Comics: Ore ga Doutei o Sutetara Shinu Ken ni Tsuite • Daily Lives Of High School Boys: The TAY Review [Older review from January can be found here] Read more

Today's selection of articles from Kotaku's reader-run community: What Psychologists Are Saying About Video Games & Wasting Your Time For A Decade: Interview With A Video Game Researcher • Breath of Fire: A Series Retrospective • Tales of the Sixth Grade: Anime Friends • Phantom Breakers Battle Grounds - The TAY… Read more