All the Ways The New Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Movie Made No Sense

Last year’s TMNT movie had so many problems with it. Like hundreds of them, according to Cinema Sins. Many of them involve Skype. Loads of people went to see the Michael Bay-produced reboot of the TMNT film franchise last year. Judging by the sheer amount of stuff that does not compute in Cinema Sins’ 22-minute…

Sony Offers Refunds To Fans Angry About Zombie Game Microtransactions

SOE’s DayZ-ish zombie MMO, H1Z1, just launched on Steam Early Access. That means it is, on no uncertain terms, unfinished. However, even fans with that knowledge were surprised to discover a microtransaction airdrop that affects gameplay. They felt like they’d been misled. The real money microtransaction, an airdrop players can buy and call in, has…

Street Fighter Mod Lets You Kick Ass As Commander Shepard

Who knew that Mass Effect would work so well as a fighting game? Here’s a mod highlighted by PC Best Mods that shows Femshep duking it out with Tali, because video games are amazing and weird. The Shepard has the moveset available to Street Fighter’s Poison, and Tali is technically Cammy, but still! You can…

Pro Smash Players Figured Out How To Reduce Character Lag

I got a message from a Smash Bros. player recently that made a bold promise: he’d figured out how to reduce every character’s lag time in the game. That’s a tall order, so I was skeptical. But then other players started to think he might be on to something. And that’s when things got really…

Everyone’s gonna have to wait a few more months for Harmonix to bring back Amplitude, as the studio announced today its Kickstarter-funded revival is moving from March to “summer.”

The one and only GB “DocSeuss” Burford wants to know which fascinating game level he should analyze for Kotaku next. He’s looked closely at classic levels from Half-Life, Mirror’s Edge, Modern Warfare, Dishonored, The Witcher, and Halo. Please recommend specific levels that you want him to break down. Thanks!

This weekend, a different kind of gaming marathon will be happening. Spawn4Good will be assembling people to play video games for as long as they can to raise awareness about police brutality, as well as pulling together money for surviving family members of those killed by the use of excessive force. You can get more…

Players Found A Secret Glitch Gun Inside of The Newest Call of Duty

If developers put something inside of a game, players will find it. Even if it requires pulling the game apart, or in this case, going out of the bounds of a level. AH Community recently detailed how to find a special gun that exists nowhere else in Advanced Warfare. Turns out, if you go to…

Smash Bros. 3DS, Majora’s Mask, and More Deals

Smash Bros. 3DS is $5 off today, which is a big discount by first party Nintendo standards. Super Smash Bros. ($35) | Amazon The Majora’s Mask 3DS and the Majora’s Mask Limited Edition are sold out, but you can still save on the regular version. preorder Majora’s Mask ($34) | Newegg | Use code EMCAKKT37…

Our friends at Kotaku UK have compared all four 3DS models, including the New 3DS.

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Here at Kotaku, we strive to cut through corporate nonsense and press releases to tell you real stories about the world of video games. In order to help us do that, we want people to be able talk to us securely and anonymously. So we’ve created a guide for anyone who wants to tip or…

Blizzard Rewards Ten-Year World of Warcraft Vets With Rad Statue

World of WarCraft has been around for more than a decade now, and Blizzard Entertainment appears to be rewarding its most loyal customers with a pretty incredible statue. Smitti on the game’s official forums took a photo of what showed up in his mailbox today. What do I get for not having played World of…

The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask Comparison: N64 vs. 3DS

The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask has aged more than you remember. The game came out 15 years ago, after all! It’s why Nintendo’s releasing a remake next month. Thanks to YouTuber Master0fHyrule, we have a pretty excellent comparison video of the two versions.

Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: The 15 Most Popular Anime of 2014 • Game of the Week—Of Eclipses and Puffy Coats [Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow]• Mario Kart: A Case For Dry Bones • Star Wars #1: The TAY Review • Re: Objectivity • Princess Peach On Tour Before State of Kingdom Address…

Another Alleged PSN Attacker Arrested In The UK

Just two weeks after the first arrest related to the cyberattacks that bought down PSN and Xbox Live this past Christmas, authorities in the UK have arrested a teenager allegedly connected to the Lizard Squad group that claimed responsibility. The suspect was arrested in the town of Southport by members of the UK’s South East…

Massive LEGO Minecraft Castle Is Full Of Goodies

ZaziNombies‘ castle looks incredible on its own, but he created it by only using blocks that fit into Minecraft‘s blocky aesthetic. The result is a much bigger and detailed 20,000 piece version of the tiny official Minecraft LEGO sets. So cool. Just look at the trees at the gates. And it’s complete with a grand…

Cool Site Lets You Draw Pictures Using Emoji

Emoji Ink is a new site designed for one purpose only: drawing stuff using nothing else but emoji. It might sound ridiculous but some people, like Daniel Angione above with Smaug from The Hobbit, have already made amazing pics. It’s really easy to use. Just go to the site, pick an emoji and start messing…