Deals: Destiny Ghost Edition, Xbox One Controllers, Second Son

If you’ve been looking to outfit your Xbox One with some extra controllers, buying them from Best Buy today will net you a $20 gift card, and the promotion applies to both the standalone controller and the Play and Charge Kit Bundle. [Xbox One Controller] If you’re looking forward to Destiny like we are, you…

Attention Borderlands fans: Gearbox just released 14 more minutes of butt-stomping action from the upcoming “Pre-Sequel,” out this October for the PS3, Xbox 360, and PC. Watch the new video above and read our thoughts on a recent preview for the game here

The Destiny beta starts next week on July 17 for PlayStation console owners and on July 23 for Xbox players. According to the FAQ on the game’s official site, you’ve got to pre-order the game to get access to the beta.

The Quest to Build Mario Kart Inside Dota 2

You know what they say about oil and water, or kart racers and multiplayer online battle arenas (MOBAs). Neither mixes together very well. But that hasn’t stopped a brave crew of Dota 2 players-cum-modders from attempting to rejigger Valve’s classic to be a little more like Mario Kart. The unorthodox union is called Dota Dash.…

GTA Online Glitch Lets You Walk on Water

Bugs in the online component of Grand Theft Auto V have let players walk underwater before. Now, a new glitch lets them amble over Los Santos’ bodies of water. As documented by YouTuber Big Spaz, the glitch looks simple enough to replicate. It doesn’t let you heal the lame or resurrect the dead but you’ll…

Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Soul Eater Not!: The Ani-TAY Review • How Nintendo Can Keep Mario Kart 8 Awesome • Unpopular Gaming Opinions Time! TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.

Phantom Pain-Style Metal Gear Solid 3 Trailer Is Surprisingly Powerful

Big Boss (and David Hayter) go nuclear in YongYea’s fan-made Metal Gear Solid 3 video. It was made to match the emotional E3 trailer of MGSV as closely as possible and we can’t say he didn’t succeed. Here’s the clip below. And obviously, watch out for Metal Gear Solid 3 spoilers: Metal Gear Solid 3…

In Japan, There Is a Shrine for…Hemorrhoids

The vast majority of festivals in Japan are not unusual. Then, there are some that are referred to as “kisai” (奇祭) or “strange festival.” This is one of those. Even to people in Japan, these unusual festivals might appear odd. But in Shintoism, a religion without a dogmatic view of right and wrong (nobody is…

CivilizationCraft: It’s Minecraft Crossed With… Can You Guess?

There are ambitious Minecraft mods, then there’s the kind that tries to turn Mojang’s game into one of the best (and most epic) strategy games of all time, Civilization This post originally appeared on Kotaku UK CivilizationCraft, as it is so un-catchily named, does just that. You play like any other Civilization game, building your…

What’s More Important, Video Games Or Airport Security?

Every time I go through airport security, I’m always afraid someone will walk off with my personal belongings. This exact scenario happened to one man in Central China last Thursday. When he realized he had lost his stuff, he went to the security staff. What he found next was terrible. China National Radio reports that…

Here’s How to Draw Pikachu

Can you draw Pikachu? Do you want to learn how? Pokémon Character Art Director Ken Sugimori is here to teach us all. On The Official Pokémon Channel, Sugimori gives a step-by-step explanation as to how to draw the iconic character. If you are interested in learning how to draw more Pokémon characters, then perhaps Pokémon…