Yahoo! Mario is looking exceedingly triumphant in this custom Super Smash Bros. Wii U stage “Star World.” It’s made by Reddit user Rifick, a player who’s making a name for himself online thanks to his standout work in the game’s level editor. Check out more of his new stages here, and our ongoing roundup here…

That’s It, I’m Done With Facebook Games

Today Facebook announced its 2014 Games of the Year. The top winner? Cookie Jam, a Candy Crush Saga clone. If this is the best Facebook has to offer, I’m done. I realize that most of our readership was done with Facebook games from the word FarmVille. They’re bothersome, annoying, formulaic, et cetera. But I’ve seen…

Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker: The TAY Review • The Last of Us – A Very Memorable Experience • AniTAY Presents: Project Hydra Versus Tenchi Muyō! TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.

Counter-Strike Instructional Maps Are Works of Art

Here’s a really cool new perspective on DustII (or de_dust2), one of the most popular maps in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. NinjaFish on Tumblr chopped up and transformed the multiplayer map from 3D to 2.5D and labeled each part their respective names. This is something I’d decorate my wall with and it’s also helpful if you’re…

Destiny’s Weekly Strike Is Now Locked Behind DLC

Are you a Destiny player who didn’t buy today’s new expansion pack, The Dark Below? Hope you don’t plan on doing this week’s heroic strike. Because you can’t. Since the weekly strike is currently “The Will of Crota”—the new strike packed with Destiny‘s $20 expansion—players without the DLC won’t be able to do it. It’s…

DayZ Fan-Film Got All The Game’s Silly Glitches Right

FireFilms’ live action short got right not just the glitches, like the zombie bypassing walls, but also all the humor that comes with the game: the weird way characters move, the eerie locations, the handcuffs and, of course, the disinfectant sprays. DayZ (Fan Film) – Live Action [YouTube] To contact the author of this post,…

Nothing Says JRPG Like a Toyota Hybrid

Japanese role-playing game? Urban eco-car? I don’t see the similarity, either, but hey, somebody at Toyota did. The Nagoya-based automaker has rolled out a new series of ads for the Prius C (aka the Aqua in Japan). The spots have video game music, such as this one: That’s “Voyage of Adventure” from Dragon Quest III.…

Rumor: Final Fantasy X and X-2 Are Getting HD Remasters for PS4

If true, it looks like Final Fantasy X/X-2 are headed to the PlayStation 4 in hi-def. Good thing Square Enix didn’t recently release HD versions of these games. Oh wait. As spotted by website Nova Crystallis and webforum NeoGAF, Square Enix France’s online shop allegedly leaked a listing for Final Final X/X-2 HD Remaster for…

The Up All Night Stream Plays Attack on Titan [Stream Complete]

Last year we covered Japan’s first 3DS game based on anime juggernaut Attack on Titan. This past week the game received an updated release called Attack on Titan: The Last Wings of Mankind -Chain-. So join me now as we give it a try and kill some giant Titans live for the world to see.…

The Cat with the “Ugliest Sleeping Face in Japan”

This is Setsu-chan. The little guy sure is cute when he’s awake. But when he dozes off, he sure is fugly. As pointed out on 2ch and IT Media, earlier this summer an illustrator named Mino started uploading photos of her slumbering cat Setsu-chan to her Twitter feed. Here, you can see him wide awake:…

Bravely Second Dated for Japan, Getting Limited Edition Bundle

In Japan, Bravely Second has a release date. The game will be out next year on April 23. It’s also getting a very cool-looking Collector’s Pack. Bravely Second is, of course, the eagerly awaited sequel for Bravely Default As pointed out on Inside, the limited edition bundle comes with a Bravely Default 200 Years Later…

The Counter-Strike Player Who’s Giving Up A $7,500 Gun Collection

The Dahn is a collector. He’s managed to painstakingly amass a glittering arsenal of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive in-game items that total out to a real money value of between $7,500 and $9,000. And now he’s getting rid of them all. Dahn’s collection—one of the most complete in the game, a veritable museum of glittering/camo-colored/fire-decaled rarities…