Destiny Is Now Selling Level Boosters–And They Sure Cost A Lot

The developers at Bungie just added more microtransactions to Destiny, a video game in which players travel the solar system hunting for new content. Get ready for level boosters New on the Xbox Store today are three different packs that will give you: A) a level-25 boost for your class; B) a “subclass boost”; and…

Magic: The Gathering And Puzzle Quest Go Great Together

Puzzle Quest meets Magic: The Gathering. If any combination of puzzle RPG and other thing could restore my faith in the once-glorious video game franchise, this would be it. It comes pretty close. Back when Puzzle Quest was an actual role-playing game with a story and character classes and experience points and such, I was…

Fallout 4‘s Mini Nuke Launcher, In LEGO Form

Nearly 2,500 bricks were used for this LEGO replica of Fallout 4’s silly shoulder mounted nuclear catapult. LEGO veteran ZaziNombies’ creation might be a blocky one, but all the necessary parts— the strings, the trigger—work perfectly. The only difference hereis that instead of a mini-nuke it launches LEGO Zeppelins. To contact the author of this…

Sometimes, Pokémon Are Too Big for Your Room

Like, literally, too damn big. Twitter user BMCrecently got an inflatable Lugia… [Photo: BMC] [Photo: BMC] [Photo: BMC] As well as an inflatable Dialga. [Photo: BMC] [Photo: BMC] [Photo: BMC] Both are too very large. BMC’s room is not. [Photo: BMC] Top photo: BMC To contact the author of this post, write to bashcraftATkotaku.com or…

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After 2489 Days, Noby Noby Boy Has Been “Finished”

Keita Takahashi’s (Katamari Damacy) Noby Noby Boy was first released in February 2009. After 2489 days of players stretching across the Solar System, the game has now finally come to an end. It worked like this: anyone playing the game at home could stretch a little guy’s (his name was literally BOY) torso out like…

Beautiful Maps Of Fake Places

Robert Altbauer calls himself a “fantasy cartographer”. If maps of places that don’t actually exist are your fetish, then Robert is your man. Over the years Altbauer has created maps for video game publishers, RPG companies and authors, with some actual, historical map work thrown in for good measure. You can see more of Robert’s…

Here’s Mario Kart 8 Running On A PC

In October, the Cemu emulator—which allows Wii U games to be played on a PC—could barely boot Mario Kart 8’s menu. Now, just two months later, it’s doing an OK job of actually running the game. The video below shows how quickly progress is being made on the emulator. On the right is what Mario…

See You Later, Random NPC

Today on Highlight Reel we have NPC slingshots, surprise Skywalkers, powerful punches, and much more! Watch the video above, then talk about your favorite highlight in the comments below. Be sure to check out, like, and share the original videos via the links below. Uncharted 4 Beta – One punch man got nothing on Cutter’s…

Ciri’s Witcher 3 Sword, Forged In The Real World

Sword performer Alan Padziński doesn’t just fight with Witcher swords. He knows how to make them, too. Padzińskirecently built himself a replica of Ciri’s badass sword from The Witcher 3, and did the entire thing by hand, from forging the blade to carving the runes to the leather grip. It’s 1.3m long, and looks more…

Pokémon‘s Mythical Fire And Water Abomination Officially Announced, Two Years After Fans Found It

Today The Pokémon Company announced Mythical Pokémon Volcanion, the first-ever dual Fire and Water-type. You may have heard of him already, as he leaked over two years ago. Fans first heard of Volcanion back in 2013, when hackers discovered the unnatural combination of opposing forces bythumbing through the code for Pokémon X and Y Between…

Podcast: We Sure Hope The Final Fantasy VII Remake Has A World Map

Will the upcoming remake of Final Fantasy VII have a world map? WE SURE HOPE SO. Today on Kotaku Splitscreen, we’re talking about the ambitious multi-part Final Fantasy VII remake, which was looking hotat the PlayStation Experience earlier this month. We also dig into console exclusives, Hanukkah songs, and how it makes me grumpy when…

Watch The 25-Year-Old PC Version of Super Mario Bros. 3 In Action

It’s long been a game development legend that the creators of Doom made their own version of Super Mario Bros. 3 for the PC ages ago. Today, we get to see what it looked like. Like almost everyone working in video games in the 1990s, John Carmack and John Romero were big fans of Nintendo’s…