I Bought the Final Fantasy XV Demo for $18

Final Fantasy Type-0 was released in Japan this past Thursday—two days later than in America. But like many of you, I was more interested in the Final Fantasy XV demo than Type-0 itself. I didn’t exactly enjoy the Type-0 experience when the game was originally released, to say the least—though there were more than a…

Watch Me Play Bloodborne, Live [UPDATE: Stream Over]

Our impressions of the new PS4 game Bloodborne are now live, but this is a game that makes a strong impression when you actually see it in motion. To demonstrate, I’m going to spend some time streaming it! You can reach the author of this post at [email protected] or on Twitter at @patrickklepek

DayZ Player Sings (And Plays Guitar) For His Life

What could’ve been just another blood-soaked tale of DayZ douchebaggery turned into something, well, kinda beautiful. In this DayZ video from Michael Gramlin, a player is taken hostage with all the traditional fixings—bag over his head, tied up, surrounded, and marinated in a baste of his own sweat and urine—with zero hope of escape. But…

People Aren’t Waiting Around For Nintendo To Make A Female Link

Nintendo may or may not ever give us a woman version of Link from Legend of Zelda, but where there’s a will, there’s a way. Or a game jam. In recent times, there’s been speculation that the next Legend of Zelda‘s Link will be a lady, not to mention an honest-to-goodness lady Link sighting in…

I don’t watch many trailers for upcoming games these days, especially when it’s for a game I’ll likely end up playing regardless, but if Batman’s going to keep getting delayed then I’ll have to get my fix somehow

The History Of The Minigun, Our Deadly Spinning Friend

The Gatling gun was invented in 1861 by Dr. Richard J. Gatling as a means to ultimately demonstrate the futility of war. Now it and its descendants are some of gaming’s sweetest treats. How’d that happen?Ahoy has prepared a video. In games centered around putting bullets into people, there is no greater means of doing…

Valve Rejects DOTA 2 Character, Player Makes It Anyway

I’m not sure Valve was serious about their rejected redesigns for DOTA 2 hero Faceless Void, but that hasn’t stopped a fan from painstakingly modeling one for use in the game. Of course they went with Faceful Void. Of course they did. Easily the goofiest-looking of Valve’s somewhat, shall we say, out of character remakes…

Change your Twitch password—the streaming company says they’ve been hit by a security breach and that the culprits got into people’s accounts. If you use your Twitch password anywhere else, you’ll want to change those passwords, too.

Surprise! Dragon Age: Inquisition DLC Is Out Tomorrow (For Xbox/PC)

The first single-player downloadable content for Dragon Age: Inquisition will be out tomorrow, Kotaku has confirmed. Well, unless you’re on PlayStation. Then you’ll have to wait a while. DLC pack #1 for Inquisition is called “Jaws of Hakkon,” which is likely named after a Dragon Age god named Hakkon Wintersbreath. It’s coming out tomorrow for…

My Five Favorite Kotaku Stories From Last Week

I know, I know, it’s hard to top a post about a great video game burger—seriously, that burger looks great!—but there are at least five other Kotaku posts I liked more last week. The Two-Year-Old Pokémon Card Thief | News editor Jason Schreier’s video game layoff stories were some of the articles I was proudest…