Dying Light patched out its famous loot-harvesting weapon-duplication trick once again this week. And once again, someone found another way to perform the same exploit. Follow the new instructions in the video above, especially if you need help surviving hard mode. Thanks to Reddit’s Uber-Lurker for the PSA. Step-by-step instructions included below: From the info…

Let’s Remember How Ridiculous The Xenogears Demo Was

Next week, we’ll finally be able to get our hands on the much-anticipated demo for Final Fantasy XV, which is basically the Half-Life 3 of JRPGs. This continues a long tradition of publisher Square Enix releasing demos for their big RPGs alongside other games… like the demo for Xenogears, which launched with the horror game…

Maybe video games are better without characters? Ian Bogost explores that idea over at The Atlantic and concludes that we should all join The Borg and play Sim games forever. Well okay, there’s a little more nuance than that.

I Have Failed To Impress The Gods

I thought I’d be showing off a thrilling victory to you today, Kotaku readers. A five-minute saga where a Norse warrior woman defeats a gigantic winter elemental as a taste of a promising indie game yet to come. But, no, I stand before you defeated. Now I want to play Jotun even more. The game…

Why Bard Is Such An Exciting League Of Legends Champion

League of Legends’ newly-minted “Bard” champion just dropped into the game by surprise yesterday. Players are extremely curious about this “wandering caretaker” and his potential in the game thanks to the big bearded guy’s more…distinctive qualities. What makes him stand out, you ask? A few key things. First off, here’s the champion spotlight Riot provided…

One of last year’s most bizarre and surprising hits on PC was Goat Simulator, and it’s coming to Xbox 360 and Xbox One next month. You can reach the author of this post at [email protected] or on Twitter at @patrickklepek

A Gameworld That Changes Every Time You Die

Lots of video games trap you in places where everything is trying to kill you. But many of those environments at least have the decency to stay the same so you could figure things out. Not Necropolis. You’re going to be starting a whole new death march every time you bite the dust. Necropolis won’t…

Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Shonen Jump Round Up: Bleach 617 and One Piece 778, Bleach 618 & 619 and One Piece 779 • Why Doesn’t This Game Exist: The Zelda Initiative • Spacemon: A Pokémon Tabletop Story, Vol. 2: Chapter 17 TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.

Mortal Kombat has dabbled in horror icons as characters in the past. Next up? Friday the 13th‘s Jason Voorhees in next month’s Mortal Kombat X. The bad news? The Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions have been delayed until summer. You can reach the author of this post at [email protected] or on Twitter at @patrickklepek

LEGO Wild West Town Is Huge And Has Everything

Train station with a telegraph office? Check. A stagecoach entering the town? Check. A saloon, a sheriff’s office, a cattle ranch and a bank? Check. Kris Kelvin‘s giant LEGO diorama is not the typical abandoned Old West boom town. It’s full of life and features. It is called “Pif Paf City” and here are some…

The Sinking of the Titanic, Rendered in Unreal Engine 4

Titanic: Honor & Glory is project dedicated to recreating the RMS Titanic’s ill-fated maiden voyage using Unreal Engine 4, and they made a video showing the famous grand staircase of the ship disappearing. Their goal is to recreate the entire ship, its voyage and its final hours. The final game will include a free roam…

New Layton and Yokai Watch 3 Will Be Announced Next Month [Update]

This April, Level-5 will holding its own expo in Japan and will announce a handful of new titles. [Update: Added more information about Layton 7.] The event’s official site lists the event outline, which includes Yokai Watch 3, Layton 7, and Fantasy Life 2. Level-5 will also detail future anime projects. This sounds like big…

The Face of Japan Is Changing, But Some Aren’t Ready 

Change happens slowly in Japan, but it does happen. You wake up one day, and things that weren’t possible years ago are happening today. Nowhere is that more evident than in the woman who will represent Japan in the Miss Universe pageant—but that’s to the chagrin of some who wanted a more “Japanese” winner. Ariana…

Tenchi is Back!

And all the ladies are still after him. Too bad it’s a bit of a letdown. Tenchi Muyo was pivotal in changing the anime landscape by helping to popularize what has become one of the most popular anime tropes: the harem. Thanks to Tenchi (and similar shows like Urusei Yatsura and Ramna ½), stories with…

Raising the Dead – How Fans Are Trying to Save Resident Evil 1.5

The Resident Evil series has a history of do-overs. There are, at a conservative estimate, at least four different scrapped versions of Resi 4. But that wasn’t the first time Capcom canned a game in the series. This post originally appeared on Kotaku UK The very first sequel was cancelled as it approached release due…