One Of The Best Final Fantasy Games Turns 14 Today

Happy birthday, Final Fantasy IX! You’re fourteen years old now, and still just as lovely as you were back in 2000, though you could stand to take it easier on the random encounters. FFIX, a story about an interspecies romance and a wizard child who learns how to have feelings, first came out in Japan…

Fans Are Pissed About Alleged Cheating In The Recent Pokémon Tournament

Astute Pokémon fans noticed something interesting during the Pokémon National Championships this past weekend—something that seemed like it should have been impossible without the use of cheating. Attempting to cheat at Pokémon tournaments isn’t new: literally thousands of people have been caught in the act before. Nevermind the huge prevalence of hacked Pokémon online, be…

Pushmo World Is My Favorite Kind Of Puzzle Game

This’ll be easy, I said. How can it not be? The game is too cute to not be easy Little did I know. I was playing Pushmo World. The game is the latest installment in one of Nintendo’s lesser-known series, so I had no idea what I was getting myself into when I booted up…

​How To Beat Shovel Knight In The Late ’80s

The excellent Shovel Knight already feels like it was time-warped in from the late 1980s. Why not give it a period-appropriate tips video? The always-enjoyable My Life in Gaming has dedicated their latest “VHS tips video” to Shovel Knight, complete with tracking fuzz and Overly Articulate Announcer Guy. Happily, for all the kitschy packaging, there…

Shiny Batman Is The Square Enix Exclusive San Diego Comic-Con Deserves

One fo the best Batman action figures on the market is the Arkham Origins Play Arts Kai Batman from Square Enix, but I’m having a hard time justifying the $99 purchase. Slap on a coat of shiny paint and limit it to 1,000 figures sold during this year’s San Diego Comic-Con and I may reconsider.…

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…