This is the Royal Crest from the Legend of Zelda series, recreated as a custom stage for Super Smash Bros. Wii U, by Kotaku reader JakeJakeThePillowSnake. So cool! Check out more awesome custom stages in our ongoing roundup Also, for a point of comparison, here’s an illustration of the Royal Crest from the Zelda wiki…

Final Fantasy VII‘s Scenes, Recreated By Over 100 Artists

Still bummed out about Square Enix’s major Final Fantasy VII tease on Saturday? Well, I can’t help you there. But at least I can share this rad fan video, created over four months with the help of some 100+ artists, that essentially tells all of Cloud’s story, from Midgar to the Promised Land. It’s really…

CD Projekt Red has delayed The Witcher 3 from February to May 19, 2015. “When we release the most important game in our studio’s history, we must be absolutely sure that we did everything we could to limit any bugs to a level that will allow you to enjoy the game thoroughly,” the developer said…

Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: The Last -Naruto the Movie-: A Love Story and NARUTO IN SPACE • One Wii U – Fun For You. Two Wii U – Nintendo’s Screw. [I Bought a Second Wii U] • Godzilla Demo Impressions TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.

Doom As An Isometric Shooter

I can see myself playing something like pixel artist Kracov‘s isometric, 2D version of Doom for hours, trying to blow up everything and marvel at all the detailed pixel-explosions. And while there are working 2D mods for Doom (like the Fall of Mars mod, or the Roguelike) the details in this are just fantastic. Also,…

Doctor Who Gets Pixelated For Christmas

This week players of the ridiculously reasonable free-to-play mobile puzzler Doctor Who Legacywill get a Christmastime preview of the pixelated stylings of Nathan Skreslet, whose PixelWho art will play a big part in an upcoming in-game adventure. And Who better to usher in this charming 8-bit look than the charming Eight Doctor? Despite never having…

Chaos Ensues When Six LoL Commentators Talk At Once

The West is definitely catching up to Korea not just in terms of gameplay skills and popularity, but casting, too. A fun exhibition League of Legends match between two pros at this weekend’s IEM tournament in San Jose were casted by no less than six commentators. And, as you can see and hear above, this…

Cash Registers in Japan Play Final Fantasy Music 

Image buying something at your local Lawson convenience store and when the clerk rings up the register, you hear a Final Fantasy Victory Fanfare. Don’t imagine it, because until Dececember 25, it’s happening. According to Inside Games, customers who purchase a copy of Final Fantasy Magazine 2014 Winter or Nintendo 3DS game Final Fantasy Explorers…

Chinese University Limits Students’ Computer Time

Time limits on public computers are normal. Time limits on private computers? Now that’s definitely not the norm. Sina News brings us a story about new personal computing rules at Hangzhou Normal University in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China. Basically, the university forces students to install monitoring software that limits their daily computer time to about…

Fast Food Chain Celebrates with Giant Burger-Shaped Computer Mouse

As far as unusual fast food chains go, they don’t get more unusual than Lotteria. And thus, we have this, a burger mouse. This is a one-of-a-kind item that’s part of a Lotteria Twitter campaign to mark the seventh anniversary of Lotteria’s line of “zeppin” (superior) line of burgers. Earlier this fall, Lotteria also had…

Japan Is Finally Making a New Godzilla Movie

Weren’t a fan of Hollywood’s recent effort? Want to see Japanese filmmakers bring the country’s most famous kaiju back to the silver screen? Well, you’re in luck. Toho Studios is releasing a new Godzilla film in 2016. The last made-in-Japan Godzilla was Ryuhei Kitamura’s 2004 effort, Godzilla: Final Wars (above, pictured). Now, twelve years later,…