Woah, Someone Is Building Pokémon Inside of Dota 2

Ever think to yourself, man, Tidehunter is pretty much just a really buff Squirtle? No? That just me? Regardless, someone is working to mash together both Pokemon and Dota, and it’s an idea that might just be crazy enough to work. It’s called DotaMon, of course, and it’s a mod that’s being developed by Sma11P1ays…

An Album? A Minecraft-Style Game? Both!

Wanna get people to check out your music? Make a video game out of it. The album in question is Rustie’s Green Language. I’d never heard of Rustie or his music before playing the Minecraft-inspired (at least, visually) free game, but I’m impressed by the whole production. The music is nicely varied—ranging from video-game-style bloops…

​There Is No Lego Dana, Only Lego Zuul

We got an official Ghostbusters set from Lego earlier this year so, of course, someone recreated a bit of the movie in plastic block form. It’s got some special guest stars, too. Made as part of the BrickFilm stop-motion animation festival in Canada, this Lego Ghostbusters short is the work of YouTuber MonsieurCaron. You can…

Hard drives made in Minecraft You’d Need to Have to Store Minecraft in Minecraft I love seeing what people can do with Minecraft. From starships to functional processors, it shows the power and ingenuity of people when given a practically unlimited environment. This latest one is right up there with my all-time favorites, as a…

Somebody Made Minecraft In Another Game, For Once

Countless games and game locations have been remade in Minecraft. Everything from BioShock to Mirror’s Edge to, er, Ubisoft art game Valiant Hearts. Now, though, someone’s gone and done the unthinkable: create Minecraft inside a video game. Trials Fusion guru Pneumatic Bog posted a video of their creation, a custom track within the motorcycle stunting/silliness…

Game Of Thrones‘ Most Brutal Battle Now Sounds Like A SNES Game

Game of Thrones plus old-school video game sound effects? Suddenly a lot of profoundly heartbreaking scenes are, um… different. Spoiler warning. Yeah, some of them are downright terrible, but it’s always a joy to see Joffrey choke to death on the vacuous nether pit where his soul should go again. Oh, and classic video game…

Microsoft Says Free Xbox Live Game Download Was An Error [UPDATE]

For a while there, it looked like Xbox One owners might soon be able to download and try out even more games from Microsoft free of charge. But Microsoft says that the screen teasing this possibility was an error. First spotted overnight by Reddit users who who’ve downloaded the latest XB1 firmware beta, a tile…

Here’s A Walking Dead Trailer None Of Us Have Watched Because Spoilers

Telltale just released this trailer for the last episode in The Walking Dead Season Two, the second sequence in their lovely adventure series. “The trailer does NOT SPOIL the finale,” said a Telltale rep. “But it WILL SPOIL each episode before it if you aren’t all caught up!” This is a problem for Team Kotaku’s…

New Video Game Story Bundle, Sony Gold Headset, Vita In Stock [Deals]

The latest Story Bundle features an awesome selection of books, magazines, and albums. This collection is curated by industry veteran Simon Carless and features seven books, six magazine issues and two full-length albums. We’re also proud to feature the gaming non-profit SpecialEffect as a cause you can donate to when you purchase a bundle. As…

The Vanishing of Ethan Carter—a first-person psychological horror game that looks very ambitious—comes out on September 25 for PC. You can pre-order it and learn more at the official site. There’s a PS4 version due out next year.

Hey, Final Fantasy Explorers Looks Pretty Good

Fashion modeling agency Square Enix just released a handful of new trailers for Final Fantasy Explorers, which will be out for 3DS in Japan this December. There’s no U.S. release date for Final Fantasy Explorers yet, but it’s looking good so far. Monster Hunter-style gameplay with Final Fantasy classes and beasts. I’m sold.

Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Why Humour Isn’t A Problem In Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain • TAY Explores Comics: Ore ga Doutei o Sutetara Shinu Ken ni Tsuite • Daily Lives Of High School Boys: The TAY Review [Older review from January can be found here] TAY Classic—TAY Open…

Watch Every Single Episode Of The Simpsons, In A Row

Here is a PSA for all of you fine Kotaku readers: starting today at 10am Eastern, FXX is broadcasting every single episode of The Simpsons, non-stop. Every single one. Since there are 552 episodes of The Simpsons—plus a movie—this will take around 12 days. You can see the full schedule here So whether you’re a…