Why Riot Is Pissed Off At A League of Legends Streamer

If you’re a popular League of Legends eSports player, who actually owns the streams of your matches? That’s a complicated question, but in the case of ultra-popular pro Sanghyuk “Faker” Lee, the answer seems clear cut. Another streamer, however, found a loophole that’s thrown it all into question. And controversy. Twitch streamer StarLordLucian runs a…

An Endless Runner Without All The Crap

Years of iteration and mainstream popularity have taken their toll on the endless runner genre, rendering it tired and worn despite its young age. Endless snowboarder Alto’s Adventure defies that notion, stripping away layers of gaudy mobile paint to rediscover the genre’s elegant core. The average endless runner can be a great deal of fun,…

It Took Three Years To Beat The ‘Hardest Super Mario World Level Ever’

“Item Abuse 3” is not a Super Mario World level that messes around. The player-created level is so hardcore, it might very well be impossible for most to beat it under normal means. But recently, someone managed to beat it. While this run of an incredibly difficult Super Mario World level is done with the…

My Five Favorite Kotaku Stories From Last Week

We publish hundreds of stories per week, and I like quite a few of them. Here are my five favorites from last week: A Chronicle Of Buggy, Broken Telltale Games, 2012-2015 | Kotaku featured a semi-intentional theme about quality control in gaming last week. We kicked it off with this horrifically thorough rundown by Kirk…

Five Things I Didn’t Get About Making Video Games (Until I Did It)

Before I joined Gearbox Software, I worked at Destructoid as a features editor. I worked there from 2006 to 2010 and specialized in highlighting indie games and spewing vitriol at big-budget games I didn’t like. It turns out there were a shitload of things I didn’t know about games development. Back in the day, I…

Salvaging Games From A Broken 3DS Is Surprisingly Easy

My 3DS bit the dust a few months back. Rather than pay for Nintendo to fix it, I waited for the New 3DS. Unfortunately, most of my games were purchased digitally, and you can’t just insert an old SD card into a New 3DS. On Nintendo platforms, games are tied to the hardware. Dumb? Yes.…

Giving Yourself Hacked Pokémon Just Got Way Easier

UPDATE 3/4: Unfortunately, this has now been patched out on the 3DS! You can still do it if you don’t update, but it means not being able to play online. Original article follows: Normally, Pokémon cheaters have to use devices like Action Replay to get rare (but hacked) Pokémon. But recently, Pokemon players found an…

The Pallet Town Theme, Played In Majora’s Mask

You nailed it, Hollows. For those of you interested in recreating this tune: Up R, R, Up L, L, Down(A,X), Up Y, Down(XY).. Down(L,L), L, Up L, R.. Up L, L, Down L, L, Up L, L.. Up R, R, Up L, L, Down(A,X), Up Y, Down(XY).. Down(L,L), L, Up L, R, Up L, L,…

If you think you’ve heard Mega Man music covered in every possible way, let me point you to this rendition of Spark Mandrill’s theme from Mega Man X performed by eight floppy drives. For comparisons sake, here’s the original version from the SNES classic. Not bad. You can reach the author of this post at…

Scammer Is Selling Fake Games On The Windows Store

Darkest Dungeon has been one of the hottest, hardest games to see release in the new year. Despite being an Early Access title, the dungeon-crawler debuted as one of the top-selling games on Steam and has stayed there since its debut. That must be why a scammer has a shady $3.99 listing up on the…

Razer Sale on Woot, Crazy Console Bundles, and More Deals

Need some new PC gaming gear? Woot is having a great deal on a variety of refurbished Razer products today. [refurb Razer Sale at Woot] With these bundle deals, it might be time to finally pick up a new gaming console. Sony PlayStation 4 500GB w/ The Last of Us Remastered and PlayStation TV ($400)…

Halo: Master Chief Collection Has Been Broken For 100+ Days Now

It’s been four months since Halo: The Master Chief Collection came out for Xbox One, and unbelievably, the game is still broken. The matchmaking and lobby systems somehow still don’t work properly. For a complete, startling look at just how bad things have been, check out this full timeline (at Team Beyond) of problems, patches,…

Dead Or Alive 5 Is The Latest Big Game Shipping With Too Many Glitches

The official Twitter account for Team Ninja, developers of the recently released Dead or Alive 5: Last Round, is a complete trainwreck right now. In a variety of languages, nearly every tweet is warning players of some bug or glitch currently plaguing the fighting game. Where do we begin? As reported on Friday, the game’s…

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Take a Look at the Legacy of Kain Game That Got Killed in 2012

Fans have been clamoring for another game in the Legacy of Kain series for years now. The vampiric action games were well-loved for their gothic world-building and bloodthirsty take on third-person combat. More of that was on the way, but then it got staked right in the heart. A massive poston NeoGAF by forum member…

Can’t Beat Your Brother At Counter-Strike? Hire A Pro.

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive streamer Kyente would have had a field day destroying his brother live on his birthday stream, had said brother not tapped CS:GO pro Mitch “DUM0RE” Green to play in his stead. What follows is a gleeful lesson in humility. Not only does DUM0RE completely trash Kyente in his brother Trel’s name during…

Butthead Anime Character Made Realistic, Looks Terrifying

In the anime Dr. Slump, there is an alien race called Nikochan. They have butts on their heads. Not the kind of thing you want to see in real life. Here you can see their king as designed by creator Akira Toriyama. [Photo: Dragon Ball Wikia] Former video game character designer Yoshinobu Saito did this…

Dark Souls II Sure Looks Better on the PS4

The folks at Digital Foundry have put Dark Souls II through its paces. Here’s how the PS3 version compares to the PS4 one. In the above video, you can see how textures, frame rates, and lighting stack up. The difference is quite noticeable, to say the least. In case you missed it, here is Kotaku‘s…