How To Unlock Every Character and Stage In Smash Bros. Wii U

The 3DS and Wii U versions of Smash might have the same roster, but for whatever reason, the order in which you unlock the characters different. And if you’re curious as to how to go about unlocking these characters, you’ve come to the right place. GameXplain has this informational video which breaks down the character…

Destiny for $40, Indiana Jones, More Pre-Black Friday Deals

Destiny has gotten a bunch of much-needed updates, and today you can get it for just $40. PS4 Destiny ($40) | Newegg Xbox Destiny ($40) | Newegg .gif via here Grab a $50 Walmart gift card with your choice of Playstation 4 today. Monoprice’s 27″ 2560×1440 IPS display has long been a favorite cheap alternative…

Track: Hey You | Artist: MIO | Album: Combat Mecha Xabungle Soundtrack Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Happy 10th Birthday, Nintendo DS!

Remember the Nintendo DS? That was the system with Mario Kart and Zelda and a Super Mario Bros. side-scroller and, actually, a ton of great games—sequels and originals alike. Here are our 12 favorite DS games. And here’s an ode to the DS’ greatness. Now I’m in the mood to play some Elite Beat Agents…

Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Super Smash Bros. for Wii U: The TAY Review • Bayonetta 2: Final Thoughts • A Glorious Return to Gaming: Why It’s Okay To Be a Shut-In • The Gunblade – Video Games vs. History • Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax: The TAY Review TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s…

Insane GTA V Traffic Jam Happens All By Itself

Apparently, when you walk away from the new-gen versions of GTA V, all hell breaks loose. And the stuff that happens at the end with the firefighters is so ironic, you might wonder if it’s some sort of weird, scripted punchline. All YouTuber NasWas did was leave his PS4 version of GTA V running while…

Block’n’Load Mixes Minecraft with Team Fortress 2

Remember Ace of Spades, the colourful free-to-play FPS that had two teams tunnelling through blocks to infiltrate each others’ bases? Well, developer Jagex (which took over Ace of Spades’ development in 2012) is giving the concept another go with Block’n’Load This post originally appeared on Kotaku UK Block’n’Load is a not-free-to-play team-based shooter with huge…

Naruto is Fun and Action-Filled But Also Repetitive and Painfully Long

A few weeks ago, the long-running manga series Naruto ended at chapter 700. And as it has been one of the most popular mainstream manga and anime of the past decade, I decided to read it—all 10,000+ pages of it. But before we get down to the review proper, it’s probably a good idea to…

Valve’s Taking Steps to Make Early Access Games Suck Less [Update]

Investing in Steam’s Early Access games can be risky. Accidents can happen, developers can abandon their projects, or games can turn out to be a lot different from the original vision. Now, according to a report, Valve is allegedly updating its Early Access guidelines to combat this. Parts of what’s apparently the new version of…

After Thirty Years, Father Draws Another Beautifully Hard Maze

Previously, Kotaku introduced an incredibly difficult-looking maze that a father created over thirty years ago for his daughter. The drawing took the father seven years. Now, three decades later, he’s begun another one. Twitter user Kya7y says her father is aiming to make a maze that is “more beautiful and easier to complete.” She added…

This Guy Really Hates Far Cry 4‘s Goats

No, not guts. That’s not a typo. This guy constructed an entire Far Cry 4 level—and an elaborate one, at that—for the sole purpose of rampant goat slaughter. It’s not quite as despicable as it sounds. Robbaz plays it off as though he’s some kind of top-secret anti-goat operative stealthing his way through the most…