Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Pokémon One a Day Series Two: Feraligatr, Sentret, Furret • Late Night Drinks with a Nomad: Death Parade Episode 1 • Death Parade Has the Potential to Become Great • Pre-Cult: Age of Wonders 3 • TAY Explores Comics: 6000 TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY…

Custom Batmobile Baby Stroller Is Just Asking For Trouble

At least young Colin Earl won’t have to wait for a bat to come crashing through his window for vigilante inspiration — this custom-built Batmobile stroller should do the trick nicely. The nice folks at Super-Fan Builds, makers of the lovely BioShock aquarium, tackle a Batman super-fan in this latest, ill-fated episode. Well-meaning wife Maressa…

Three More Classic Star Wars Games Are Getting Digital Releases

Just a couple months after the digital debut of X-Wing and TIE Fighter, the folks at Good Old Games have announced plans to start selling three more classic Star Wars titles: Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter, Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance, and Star Wars Galactic Battlegrounds Saga That sure is a mouthful. In addition to…

Classic Counter-Strike Maps In Isometric View

Using a program called HalfMapper, gzaloprgm posted a nice gallery of classic Counter-Strike 1.6 maps with the camera angle set to isometric view. It no longer looks like a competitive FPS, but like a classic X-Com game. I can imagine myself playing a turn-based strategy game on these maps. Here’s cs_italy, de_dust2, de_train and all…

$400 Version of Borderlands New-Gen Port Will Get You Your Own Claptrap

Just announced today, Borderlands: The Handsome Collection will come with many fine things, graphically improved versions of Borderlands 2 and last year’s The Pre-Sequel among them. But, if you don’t mind missing out on a few bill payments, you can get a talking, remote-controlled Claptrap in a collector’s edition. The Handsome Collection bundles together new-gen…

Elite Dangerous Isn’t Sure How to Punish Space Murder

Elite’s lead designer, Sandro Sammarco, has discussed possible changes to bounties and exposed an interesting issue with video game punishments: what if they’re too effective? This post originally appeared on Kotaku UK In a post discussing an interdiction issue (this is the ability for a ship to pull another out of supercruise to rob or…

My, My Cid, How You Have Changed

While each Final Fantasy tends to be set in a different world, there are a few staples you can expect in each one—most prominently, a character named Cid. And the newest game in the franchise, Final Fantasy Explorers, is no exception. Over the years Cid has gone through some changes since his first appearance back…

The Left 4 Dead Arcade is Basically Left 4 Dead 2, But Worse

This past weekend, needing a bit of zombie killing in my life, I joined some friends at a local arcade to spend some time with Left 4 Dead Survivors. Honestly, I wish I’d just stayed home and played Left 4 Dead 2 Left 4 Dead Survivors is largely a port of Left 4 Dead 2…

Nintendo Closing Club Nintendo (But Don’t Panic)

For years now, Club Nintendo has been offering special goodies to fans. But as of today, it’s going away. But don’t fret. Not yet. Nintendo is planning a new loyalty program with new rewards. Official notices have been posted by Nintendo in Japan, Europe, and Australia. The U.S. site is currently closed for maintenance. Kotaku…

PlayStation Making Up For Downtime With A 10% Off Sale This Weekend

As first detailedearlier in the month, Sony is making up for some Christmas-related downtime with a sale on pretty much everything on the PlayStation Store. That sale has a catch: you’ll get 10% off almost anything on the store, provided you lump it all into the one purchase and buy it all at once. The…

Pro Teams Implicated In Huge Counter-Strike Match Fixing Scandal

It has not exactly been smooth sailing (or terrorist blasting, given the lack of boats) in Counter-Strike land lately. First there was the big pro cheat tool bust right before Dream Hack 2014, then there was foul play at Dream Hack 2014, and now we can add a team purposefully losing a match to the…

GTA V’s San Andreas vs 2004’s San Andreas

We’ve seen charts, and galleriesfrom the street, but it’s only when you see the size of the game world in both GTA titles laid bare that you start to appreciate a few things you might have otherwise missed. Like how small the modern Los Santos, which feels like an endless metropolis, really is. Or how…