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My Five Favorite Kotaku Stories From Last Week

It’s supposed to get slow in December, but it sure wasn’t slow last week, not with fresh game releases, some new controversies, a big awards show and a PlayStation fan festival full of game announcements. My favorite stuff from what we ran last week: Fallout 4 Is Not The Fallout Fans Fell In Love With…

By Stephen Totilo Published December 7, 2015

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Gone Home is coming to consoles after all. After a tumultuous development cycle triggered by Majesco’s financial issues, the critically acclaimed walking simulator will be out for PS4 and Xbox One on January 12, 2016. No Wii U, sadly.

By Jason Schreier Published December 7, 2015

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The Fall of Baghdad Makes for a Great Setting for a Crime Comic

War is chaos for all involved, a constant struggle to marshal enough resources, weapons and manpower to survive another day. It’s also great cover for stealing, killing and blackmail. The weirdest part of reading The Sheriff of Babylon, set in 2004 Iraq after the fall of Baghdad, is the whiplash at how America’s engagement with…

By Evan Narcisse Published December 7, 2015

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Hidden Audio Files Seem To Show A Cut (And Way Better) Ending For Fallout 4

Players are diving into Fallout 4’s files, and what they’re finding is actually pretty damn cool. First, there was that cool harpoon weapon that never made it into the game.Now someone has found files that shed light on a different ending for Fallout 4. Obviously, major spoilers for the end of Fallout 4 follow. Depending…

By Patricia Hernandez Published December 7, 2015

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No more quick saving at every terminal! Fallout 4 update 1.2 is live on PC today, fixing a handful of issues including the terminal locking bug that’s plagued me since launch. Bethesda aims to roll the update to consoles later this week.

By Mike Fahey Published December 7, 2015

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Rock Band 4 Adds Terrifying New ‘Brutal’ Mode

Rock Band 4’s big December update drops tomorrow, continuing the game’s slow march from bare bones to full-featured band game. Among this month’s additions are score challenge features, full-combo recognition and a nightmare called “Brutal Mode.” Brutal Mode is for advanced players who hate having fun, or at least have a warped sense of it.…

By Mike Fahey Published December 7, 2015

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Two ‘Cheats’ Make Final Fantasy VII Way Better On PS4

If you want to play the original Final Fantasy VII—whether you’re a first-timer or an old fan revisiting a classic—you should probably use cheats. That might sound sacrilegious, but I’m not talking about level boosters or item duplicators. Some of FFVII’s new cheats are actually tools that make the game significantly more enjoyable to play,…

By Jason Schreier Published December 7, 2015

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Witcher 3 Mod Replaces All Combat With Gwent Games

Hearts of Card is a mod for The Witcher 3. When active, it lets you walk up to an enemy, draw your sword and…the second someone takes damage, physical combat is replaced by an impromptu game of gwent against the opponent. Here’s a sped-up video showing the mod in action: While still fairly early in…

By Luke Plunkett Published December 7, 2015

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The beta for March 2016 Ubisoft action RPG The Division has been delayed. Originally, Ubi offered those who pre-ordered on Xbox One access to a beta this month, PC/PS4 in 2016. The beta is delayed to next year, but Ubi now says that Xbox One pre-orderers may get added to an NDA’d testing alpha Dec…

By Stephen Totilo Published December 7, 2015

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One-Punch Man Meets World of Warcraft Bosses

Based on the original opening of everyone’s current favorite One-Punch Man, YouTuber Sensus made a cool clip of Saitama annihilating the Burning Legion (and other big bosses). Pretty neat transmog set and no wonder Azeroth’s Saitama (who probably lost his hair during leveling) goes for demons in Outland: Without any gear except a yellow shirt…

By Gergo Vas Published December 7, 2015

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Mega Man X, Reimagined For Modern Times

Artist TJ Townsend created a visually stunning high-def version of the SNES classic Mega Man X It’s a complete remaster of a screenshot from Mega Man X’s Sting Chameleon stage. Too bad it’s not a complete fan-game, but the pic is still a really precise one that took roughly 70 hours to complete. Here’s a…

By Gergo Vas Published December 7, 2015

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Minecraft And Plenty Of Minecraft DLC Finally Arrives On Wii U December 17

Mojang’s block-building sensation makes it to Nintendo’s Wii U at long last next week, bundled with six popular texture packs with an additional 16 more available for purchase at launch. Skyrim on Wii U, anyone? It’s about damn time, really. And it’s something we’ve been asking Nintendo about for years. If there’s any game that…

By Mike Fahey Published December 7, 2015

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Extreme Chinese Military Training

Lots of countries don’t just have military training, but extreme military training. China is no exception. As noted on 2ch, the People’s Liberation Army holds special combat training exercises—many of which appear to involve jumping over flames. Or between flames. Or through flames. Whatever, there’s fire. [Image: ChinaFotoPress | Getty] The Chinese military doesn’t only…