Watching these two Little Macs go at it with a bizarre, looping barrage of punches is genuinely mesmerizing. This video comes from Lythero, who’s fast becoming one of my favorite Smash YouTubers thanks to the perfect way the clips capture the game’s oddball humor. Watch more over at their channel Also, for posterity’s sake, here’s…

Ninja Far Cry 4 Player Kills 24 Dudes In Under Two Minutes

Ok, so this videoby YouTuber Frank Zappa racing through De Pleur’s fortress in Far Cry 4 and stealth-killing baddies like a boss was obviously rehearsed. But man, those long-distance knife throws! It’s also fun to imagine that it’s actually Frank Zappa ninja-running Far Cry rather than Ajay Ghale. The feat reminds me of the epic…

New Destiny Leak Could Show What’s Coming Next

Curious about the future of Destiny? Here’s a leak you might find interesting—a graphic purporting to lay out what developer Bungie’s got planned for the rest of 2015 and beyond. The image, which has apparently been floating around the internet since October but only drew widespread attention this morning thanks to a massive Reddit thread,…

Hi Kotaku, I’m Patrick Klepek

You might know me, you might not, but my name’s Patrick Klepek, and I’m the newest addition to the Kotaku family. I’ve been writing about video games in various forms since I was 14-years-old, and spent most of the past four years as the news (and horror) editor at Giant Bomb Yep, 14-years-old. I somehow…

Ocarina Of Time Has A New Speedrunning Champion

Accomplished Zelda speedrunner Cosmo, who’s been regarded as the world’s fastest Ocarina of Time player for a while now, has some serious competition. One of his fellow OoT racers recently dethroned him by shaving three seconds off the previous world record of 18 minutes and ten seconds. The new 18:07 record was set this week…

I Finished These 26 Video Games in 2014

Here we go again. For the ninth year in a row (since 2006!), I’ve counted up how many video games I either started or finished in the past 12 months. Let’s see how I did. As always, some notes: I only list games I played on my own, outside of any shows like E3 where…

Pass Go and Collect 200 Rupees, 33% off Shovel Knight, and More Deals

Shovel Knight was one of the most celebrated indies of 2014, and it’s 33% off today on both theWii U and 3DS eShops. I dare you to listen to part of the soundtrack (above) and not buy it. You won’t have to chop too much grass to afford this collector’s edition Legend of Zelda Monopoly…

Tekken 7 Is Getting Series’ First Saudi Arabian Character, ‘Shaheen’ 

Continuing its tradition of cross-cultural sensitivity, Tekken is getting its first Saudi Arabian character for the new installment due out this year. His name is “Shaheen,” and he looks exactly like one would expect a Middle Eastern man to in Tekken 7 Tekken 7 director Katsuhiro Harada showed the guy off on Twitter recently: Rumors…

Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: How Video Games Helped Me Through Life – Part 1 • Rockmandash Reviews: Narcissu 1st & 2nd • Wallet Damage: Winter Sale 2014 • Koda’s Anime Favorites of 2014 • Playing Mass Effect 2 for the First Time • Sony, Why Can’t I Change My PSN Name?…

SNES Turned Into Dracula’s Tomb From Castlevania

Thanks to its smooth design, modding the PAL version of the Super Nintendo seems like a fun thing to do. There’s a lot of room for redecoration. Belgian artist Vadu Amka transformed one of these into a Castlevania-themed crypt of Dracula. It took him 80 hours to complete and it’s full of brilliant little details…

2015 According To 1995 Game Alien Soldier

Neon Genesis Evangelion with its armageddon and Back to the Future II with the hoverboards are just weak compared to Treasure’s 1995 side-scroller Alien Soldier, which is a crazy futuristic ride You’ll know immediately their 2015 is wilder than anything else when the intro starts rolling: But that was just the warmup: via Galacticenkidulgaa [Tumblr]…

Refugee Revisits Her Homeland Via The Oculus Rift

Julien Yuri Rodriguez’s grandmother fled Cuba in 1958. She hasn’t been back in the real world, but thanks to a virtual reality experience built by her grandson, she can now get close. Rodriguez, a filmmaker teamed up with Andres Rivera for Paisajes de mi Abuela (My Grandmother’s Landscapes), and involved the pair travelling to Cuba…