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Mortal Kombat X isn’t just gettingJason Voorhees as a playable character; an early listingfor DLC on Xbox Live reveals that the Predator is going to be on the roster as well.

360-degree Waterslide Looks Like A Vomit Tube

The SkyCaliber water slide is opening next year at New Jersey’s Action Park. It features a 45-foot vertical drop that leads you into a 360-degree loop. Nope. I say nope for two reasons. The first is that I am a giant pussy who would throw up halfway around the loop and get the ride closed,…

We Finally Agree About An Assassin’s Creed Game

Three of us on staff have a habitof disagreeingon…well, almost everything when it comes to Assassin’s Creed. So what happens when Kotaku‘s three AC fanboys sit down with the shortest, least-hyped Assassin’s Creed game in years? The unthinkable… …we actually agree. Well, about most things when it comes to Assassin’s Creed Rogue, which was just…

“Thug” League Of Legends Team Keeps Getting Big Suspensions

So, this is Rich Gang eThugs. They’re an Australian team that competes in League of Legends’ Oceanic Pro League. And, in keeping with the spirit of their name, their members just keep on getting suspended. As The Daily Dot reports, they’ve just received their third suspension from LoL devs Riot in three months, because, well,…

Concept Art From That Incredible “Space Whale” Short Film

Leviathan, a short film about some space men trying to catch a space whale, is awesome. So let’s take some time to look at some of the awesome concept art that went into its production. If you thought the film looked slick, there’s good reason for that: it wasn’t just directed by someone with Hollywood…

Giant 42-Player Civilization Game Breaks Down, May Never Finish

Bad news, everyone: the giant42-player Civilization V game that was turning into the most enjoyable spectator sport of 2015 (at least for me) has broken down, crushed by the weight of its own awesomeness. A few days back the entire game—which as a reminder is an AI-only, 42-player showdown of absolutely epic proportions—ground to a…

Bad Men Destroy 12 Retro Consoles, Film It

WIRED’s Battle Damage thought it would be fun to take 12 old consoles (for YouTube purposes, the PS3 is now “old”) and smash them all up to see which was the most physically durable. My money’s on the GameCube, because it didn’t have that handle for nothing. SPOILERS: I was wrong.

Why Does Link Cry In Majora’s Mask? It’s…Pretty Dark

OK, so every time Link puts on a mask in Majora’s Mask, he makes a kinda screaming sound. If you ever wondered why—maybe he’s just really excited!—well, a Nintendo employee has an answer. Chatting with fans on Miiverse, a Nintendo rep/developer posing as the Happy Mask Shop guy from Majora’s Mask says (via @mnemosynekurai) “It’s…

Screw CGI, This War Movie Used 15,000 Real Soldiers

We may never see a movie like 1970's Waterloo again

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The Best (And Weirdest) Cities: Skylines Creations

We’ve seen road porn, we’ve seen useful mods, now let’s take a look at the best of the most obvious kind of Cities: Skylines creations: buildings and maps. The game’s vanilla building selection is…weird, throwing together European, American and Asian architecture in a way that means your city never really feels as cohesive (at least…

Dreamcast Theme For Nintendo 3DS Reopens Old Wounds

Look, I know, Sega and Nintendo have been working together for years. Doesn’t matter. There’s something about this that still blows my mind. It’s a theme for a Nintendo system, copying the dashboard of a Sega system! A little piece of the Dreamcast, living inside a Nintendo handheld! It even has the disc spinning noise!…

Choose Your RPG Class Wisely…

Nurzhan Bekkaliev is a freelance concept artist and illustrator from Kazakhstan who has some of the most incredible character design skills I’ve ever seen. If any of these were made into a video game, or comic, or cartoon series, I would get them. And their action figures. On the spot, no questions asked, no matter…

Haha, You Can Preorder A Nintendo NX

But please, whatever you do, don’t. You don’t even know what it is. (from EB Games Australia)

Assassin’s Creed Has The Worst Scottish Accent I’ve Ever Heard

Braveheart, you have some competition. I’ve been playing my way through Assassin’s Creed Rogue on PC, and for the most part have been loving it! I was stopped dead in my tracks by this performance, though, which is wrong on multiple levels. First, the obvious: that’s terrible. I’ve got Scottish family, friends and an unnatural…

The Best Cities: Skylines Mods

Cities: Skylines is a very good video game, but in my review, I noted it had a few problems. I also noted, however, that most of those could probably be fixed with mods, and that’s exactly what’s already happening. And no, I’m not talking about road porn. Or buildings (I’ll cover buildings and maps very…

Nintendo’s Next System Is Code-Named The NX

At a press conference announcing their big mobile gaming deal, Nintendo boss Satoru Iwata has also spoken briefly (and surprisingly) about Nintendo’s next piece of dedicated hardware. Seeking to put off questions that Nintendo’s future would be entirely mobile, Iwata says that Nintendo is still very much in the “dedicated video game system market”, and…

A career highlight.

Nintendo Will Make Smartphone Games As Part Of New Deal

Oh, don’t be upset. You knew this day would come. Nintendo announced today that the company has entered into a “business and capital alliance” with Japanese online giant DeNA. UPDATE – Nintendo also revealed that the company will remain in the “dedicated video game hardware business”, and that their next gaming platform is code-named the…

The Leviathan Is An Awesome Sci-Fi Short About A…Giant Space Whale

This is The Leviathan. It’s probably the best way you can spend four minutes of your time, at least for today. It’s by Ruairí Robinson (director of The Last Days on Mars), and is a pitch/proof of concept. One that shows, yes, the world might be ready for Moby Sky Dick. Fingers crossed this gets…