One Of Destiny’s Most Useful Tools Wasn’t Made By Bungie

If you play a lot of Destiny, chances are you’ve had a hard time keeping track of all your gear. It’s fun to collect rare and exotic weapons and armor, but it can be a headache organizing everything. Thankfully, there’s an app for that. The app is a Chrome extension called Destiny Item Manager (DIM…

This Is Gonna Be A Good Year For JRPG Fans

We’re just a week away from E3, and even if the big press conferences fail to deliver the JRPG goods we’re all craving, at least the smaller publishers have us covered. Take XSEED, the boutique publisher behind 2011’s The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky, one of the best role-playing games in recent memory.…

Vice City Looks Beautiful Using GTA V‘s Engine

Modding and rebuilding all the old maps from the Grand Theft Auto series are getting easier on the PC version of GTA V thanks to a smart method created by modder NTAuthority. The latest proof for that is a superb remake of Vice City’s memorable map. YouTuber taltigold’s video shows an early version so it’s…

Someone Made a Pretty Cool Pokémon Trainer Battle System for Minecraft

With all the necessary elements and that familiar layout included, PhoenixSC’s work is probably the best attempt yet to recreate Pokémon’s battle system in a completely different environment like Minecraft It’s part of a larger project called Pokémon Cobalt & Amethyst, and the creator and his friends are aiming to create a huge Pokémon world…

Uwe Boll to Everyone: “Fuck You All”

Movie director Uwe Boll is upset, because you didn’t give him any money. You selfish bastards. In a new YouTube video titled “Fuck You All,” Boll lashes out for people who would rather fund “retarded wizard in the forest” movies than his project Rampage 3: No Mercy. Uwe Boll, famous (infamous?) for his movie adaptations…

Why Final Fantasy XV Has Impressive… Food 

The meals in Final Fantasy XV look delicious. And guess what, the reason why the food looks so appetizing is the tech behind it. “To bring home the appeal of the food, we’re incorporating new shaders that give each element of a dish its own luster and firmness,” said FFXV character artist Yuki Matsuo. “We’re…

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Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: The E3 2015 Decorating Committee 

We’re a week out from E3 2015, and you probably know what that means—it’s time to redecorate the outside of the LA Convention Center to suit our own twisted visions of the perfect Electronic Entertainment Expo. The official decorating has already begun, as seen in this photo posted to twitter by Naughty Dog co-president Evan…

Margaret Classes Up Persona 4: Dancing All Night

What, you thought we’d make it through a weekend without a Persona 4: Dancing All Night GIF? Margaret had other plans, and one doesn’t mess with Margaret’s plans. Igor’s eldest assistant has business to attend to, and that business is proving she’s got just as much energy as her younger siblings, Elizabeth and Jerkwad. One…

Teenagers Try To Play Contra, Fail Spectacularly

Watching today’s teenagers fumbling around with a game that was second nature to gamers nearly three decades ago is heartwarming, in an evil old bastard sort of way. The latest retro gaming video from the REACT YouTube channelis all sorts of cathartic for the aging gamer tired of being schooled by relative youngsters in today’s…

Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Wild Junk: The Winners!

Last week we asked our readers to fix The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt’s missing penis problem. Our readers responded with the stuff of endless nightmares. The only rule was no actual genitalia, which only encouraged them. When you scroll through this week’s runners-up, you will see things you can never erase from your brain. You…

Now You Can Play Splatoon In Minecraft

Intrigued by Nintendo’s competitive online multiplayer painting game but don’t own a Wii U? Thanks to the magic of custom maps, anyone with a PC and a copy of Minecraft can enjoy a fairly accurate Splatoon experience. Minecraft artist Sethbling (via Polygon’s Owen Good) doesn’t have access to a Wii U himself, so he tagged…

Fake Nintendo E3 Leak Generator Reveals Zelda: Mountain of Poultry

I’m not sure what excites me more—Star Fox Colon, Mario Shooting, TLOZ: Mountain of Poultry or a web page that generates fake Nintendo E3 Direct lineup leaks every time I refresh it. Every year around this time internet hoaxters spend hours putting together fake versions of documents that would never exist in the first place…

Sunday Comics: Look At My Face! 

Welcome to Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira. Published June 6. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published June 1. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and…