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10 Video Games That Got Weird Name Changes In Other Countries

Sometimes it’s censorship. Sometimes it’s unfortunate implications. And sometimes it’s straight-up unexplainable. But whatever the justification may be, games get renamed all the time when they’re released across different regions. This piece originally appeared 4/6/15. Let’s look at ten particular cases of video game name changes: Bully Edited Title: Retitled to Canis Canem Edit in…

The Best, Weirdest Mario/Zelda Crossovers

Late last year, it was revealed that Link would become a racer in Mario Kart 8. But that wasn’t his first Mario rodeo. Nor was it the first time Zelda crossed over into the Mario series—far from it. This post originally appeared 3/31/15. Since the late eighties, or more precisely, since the arrival of Zelda,…

Even Crocheted Pokémon Need Rest After Battle

When there are no Pokémon centers nearby, the battle-weary Pokémon plops on the ground to take a breather between random encounters. At least, in the universe where these crochet Pokémon are from. Growlithe, Psyduck, Mew, Meowth, Mudkip and Cubone are part of a crochet doll series made by Heartstringcrochet, showing the Pokémon in their adorably…

Now You, Too, Can Own The Best Dragon Age Party Member. For $500.

Iron Bull is probably the single most memorable character from Dragon Age: Inquisition, or perhaps even the entire series. So it’s good news that for the low, low price of $470 to $500, you can turn your desk into a collectible statue-adorned Iron Bull Appreciation Station. As we have seen time and again from Gaming…

The Life of Undertale’s Flowey, in GIF Form

Flowey is the first character you see in Undertale, and his story… let’s just say it’s unique. Also, turns out, it translates well to digital flipbook, or at least animated GIF form. Note: Heavy Undertale spoilers follow. The 53-frame animation, or rather the 53-part image series, depicts Flowey’s life, starting with his suicide and his…

Enormous, Beautiful Minecraft Map Took 400 Hours To Build

Pictured above: six kilometers by six kilometers of pure magnificence, in Minecraft map form. Called Phain, or Game Board of the Ancients, this map is another one from the incredibly talented Darastlix, whose work we’ve featured on Kotaku three times before. Phain, which took 400 hours of work over a year to make, is the…

A Realistic Star Fox Cast

Not too realistic, because an overly realistic Star Fox cast would just be animals in flight jackets. But this is a good compromise. The four portraits were drawn by artist Andy Winn (thanks for the submission, Andy!), who regularly posts his pop culture-themed works to Instagram under the name Gallery 94. You can find more…

Our Favorite Games From April

We got some big games this past month, like Dark Souls III, the new Ratchet & Clank, and the Banner Saga sequel, to name just a few. But those three are just a small part of the two dozen games we’ve looked at, and loved, in April. Have a look: 1979 Revolution: Black Friday On…

Thank God Minecraft Doesn’t Really Have Physics

In Minecraft, a few block types like sand, gravel, or water are affected by gravity, and that’s mostly it for the in-game physics. In this animation, however, it takes very little for a painstakingly built mansion to totally and utterly collapse. The animation, “Home Sweet Home,” was made by Poland-based 3D artist Michał Mroszczak (via…

If Future Link Gets Sick of Navi, He Can Just Remove Her Batteries

In the far future depicted in this fan art, Link likely has an easier time dealing with Navi’s nagging. Who is now a robot. That can most likely be turned off. Isn’t the future great? Drone Navi and Future Link are the products of the imagination of Magnus Norén, an artist from Sweden. Here they…

New maps from Fire Emblem Fates’s second map pack will start to release on May 5, Nintendo announced today. Map Pack 2 will contain 6 maps in total, with the entire package costing $8. Check out our review of the game here, if you haven’t yet.

Today, the game’s dev team confirmed that Superhot, the FPS where your movement controls time, is coming to the Xbox One on May 3. The PC version, which we reviewed, is a pretty good time, so the port might be worth checking out if you prefer gaming on consoles.

The Great Pyramid from Game of Thrones, Recreated in Minecraft

The Great Pyramid of Meereen, as depicted in the Game of Thrones TV show, as depicted in Minecraft. It’s as far from the books as you can get, but at least you can explore this version. Made by PlanetMinecraft’s Tiresh, a builder specializing in large buildings (such as mansions and skyscrapers), this map is a…

Nintendo announced that their first mobile app, Miitomo, has crossed the 10 million unique user threshold. They’re commemorating the milestone by running a ten-day “Celebrating 10 Million Users!” promotion between April 29 and May 8, the details of which are currently unknown.

Diablo III’s Skeleton King is Ready to Pound You Into the Floor

His Majesty King Leoric of Khanduras was already a decently badass-looking boss in Diablo III, especially considering his lowly status as the game’s first unique boss. Well, here, he’s on a whole other level. This piece of 3D fan art was done using… Zbrush for modeling, maya for retopology and rigging, substance painter for textures…

Alien: Isolation Fan Art Really Nails The ‘Deserted Space Station’ Feel

Retro tech, abandoned coffee cups, unmade beds, monitors saying “LOST CONTACT” in all caps. Yep, that’s a deserted Alien space station, alright. This is yet another piece of university coursework, made by environment artist Azam Khan from the UK—another Staffordshire University alumnus, like the guy who made the BioShock piece from earlier—as his final project…

I Am Setsuna, Square-Enix’s new, remarkably Chrono Trigger-like RPG, will be out on PS4 and PC (through Steam) on July 19. Richard spent a lot of time playing the game’s Japanese version; head over here for his impressions

Doom with Mechs, Tanks and Helicopters Looks Like a Fun Time

SGtMarkIV, the creator of the Brutal Doom mod, has posted a new video where he demos another Doom mod of his. It features vehicular (and mecha) combat. This is the video. You might wanna lower your volume a bit ‘cause it’s super loud: There sure is a lot you can still do with the nearly…

Every Big Video Game Coming Out This Spring

Spring has arrived, and with it, flowers, greenery, and the promise of games. We’re now more than halfway into April, and the past month brought us plenty of great games, like Hyper Light Drifter, Quantum Break and Dark Souls III, to name just a few. What else is coming? Let’s take a look. April 20.…

BioShock Looks Far More Crisp in Unreal Engine 4

BioShock came out nearly nine years ago and used Unreal Engine 2.5, so it’s no wonder the Unreal Engine 4 project it inspired looks so sharp. The map, a remake of BioShock’s Medical Pavilion in UE4, is a piece of university coursework made by UK-based environment artist Ross Littlejohn., who studies game design at the…