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Player Tweaks Graphics, Makes Black Ops 3 Look Like A PS1 Game

Ah, the magic of config files. TheCircuitChaser wasn’t able to run the beta for Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 very well on his PC because it’s lacking the tweakable video settings that should be in the final game, so he decided to see how crappy he could make the game look. By digging into…

Someone Built A Troll Level In Mario Maker, And Nintendo Actually Promoted It

It’s not surprising to see people try to trick other players in Super Mario Maker. I just wasn’t expecting Nintendo to give anyone a helping hand in doing it. Hilariously, the “featured” tab in Mario Maker shows this right now: See that level by Kocobe, titled “All the costumes unlocked! :)? Well, that’s typically a…

Watch Kirk Play Final Fantasy VI For The Second Time [UPDATE: Over]

Last night, Kotaku features editor Kirk Hamiltonplayed through a large chunk of Final Fantasy VI for the first time ever, making his way through the Battle of Narshe. When we last left off, Terra had just turned pink and flown into the sky. What could possibly happen next??? Tonight, in our second and most likely…

Twitch Plays Dark Souls continues to make steady progress, having just slain the particularly nasty Belfry Gargoyles. I may have argued they’re cheating atDark Souls, but it doesn’t make their newfound march through the game any less fun to watch. You can reach the author of this post at [email protected] or on Twitter at @patrickklepek

I really enjoyed reading through Game Informer’s exhaustive summary of Destiny’s backstory and lore. I love a good lore recap, and I’ve recently gotten pretty into reading Destiny’s Grimore cards myself. Jaren Ward for president!

How Japan Censors Until Dawn‘s Most Disgusting Moment

If you don’t play your cards right, lots of people can die in Until Dawn. One such gory finish has been censored in Japan. But rather than modify the game (or death) in any way, the screen just cuts to black while all the nastiness goes down. Waring: Spoilers ahoy! The YouTube channel Censored Gaming…

Photoshops Make Fallout Monsters Look Realistic, Terrifying

One artist brings Fallout to life using photo manipulation, and the results are fantastic—if not a little scary. Alfred Khamidullin recently shared some of his work online in a showcase of imagesthat take real-world scenes and mash them together with Fallout enemies, objects, and characters that we know, love, and sometimes fear. The Deathclaw above,…

What It’s Like To Play Final Fantasy VI For The First Time

Last night I started playing Final Fantasy VI, a video game about suplexing locomotives. I had never played it before. Six hours later, I saved my game and stopped. A lot happened in that time. Let’s decompress. Yes, I missed out on Final Fantasy VI. Take a deep breath. I turned out fine. I didn’t…

Dishonored Co-Director: It’s OK for Games to Be Mean to Players

Sometimes I think a golden age of DLC was kicked off by The Ballad of Gay Tony for Grand Theft Auto IV. Minerva’s Den for BioShock 2, Freedom Cry for Assassin’s Creed IV, Left Behind for The Last of Us, and maybe even Burial at Sea for BioShock Infinite were all expansions that matched, or…

Someone Made A Documentary About GTA V‘s Wildlife, And It’s Great

The creatures of GTA V all lead secret lives that we often never get to see while playing. They hunt. They eat. They try to survive. 8-BIT BASTARD and Chaney555 tap into all of that with their latest GTA documentary, “Onto The Land.” It’s an impressive 15 minute video that took 6 months to research…

Clint Hocking, director of Far Cry 2 and coiner of the term “ludonarrative dissonance,” has returned to Ubisoft Specifically, Ubisoft Toronto, where he arrives after recently departing Amazon Game Studios. Before that, Hocking had spent time at Valve and Lucasarts. He offers some more context onhis personal blog

The New Turn-Based Lara Croft Game Is Actually Really Good

Five bucks spent and an hour in, I’m having a very good time with Lara Croft GO, the new mobile Tomb Raider spin-off that came out a few hours ago. It’s turn-based. It’s full of tomb raiding. How about I show you? You’ll see some early levels—and a comparison to the very cool precursor Hitman…

Here’s how Michael Fassbender will look in the Assassin’s Creed film, which is scheduled to be released in December 2016. He plays Callum Lynch, a dude who uses Abstergo tech to revisit his 15th-century Spanish ancestor, Aguilar, according to Yahoo. Presumably Fassbender will play both characters. They start filming next week.

R. Mika And Her Ridiculous Outfit Join Street Fighter V

Here’s a strange one: R. Mika, a wrestler who first appeared in Street Fighter Alpha 3, is joining the cast of the newest Street Fighter game, impractical costume and all. She looks fun to play—check out those wrestling moves—but this is an odd choice given Mika’s lack of pedigree. Cool throwback, though! Says Capcom: As…

Fallout 3’s Point Lookout Set The Standard for Great DLC

Point Lookout is one of those add-ons that sticks with you. In a world where downloadable content is often forgettable, Bethesda crafted an interesting new addition to Fallout 3 and populated it with some of the best quests they’ve ever produced. Expansions are hard to pull off well. All too often, developers release something that’s…

The Pokémon Anime’s Intro In GTA V

God save all the regions of the Pokémon universe with Trevor in it as a trainer. Youtuber Merfish recreated the original 1997 anime’s opening with GTA V characters, and the only cute thing in it is Michael dressed up as Pikachu. There’s also a side-by-side comparison: To contact the author of this post, write to:…

How Waiting For The Opponent In Hearthstone Actually Feels

In Hearthstone (or basically in every turn-based game), a few seconds of waiting, while it’s the opponent’s turn to act, can be frustrating. Markytecht on YouTube found an interesting way to show how frustrating. Each turn in Hearthstone lasts 75 seconds, where the last 20 seconds are visualized by a burning rope. It might be…

Here’s a colored tattoo commission done by professional artist Jayson Hotchkiss. It’s a Mario–Indiana Jones mashup titled “The Temple of Shroom,” and it is gorgeous. The crappy GIF doesn’t do it justice, so make sure to look at the full-res version below—and here for more of Hotchkiss’ work. (via XombieDIRGE) Dayshot is an image-based feature…

Track: Sonatine I – Act of violence | Album: Sonatine Soundtrack | Artist: Joe Hisaishi Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

A Metal Gear Solid Restaurant, It Can’t Be 

Dubbed “Metal Gear Cafe,” this temporary restaurant recently opened in Paris. Besides “Le BigBoss Burger,” there are also Phantom cocktails and Mother Base themed desserts (above). And yes, it’s serving up “hot Diamond Dogs.” [Photo:Kaizerkunkun] [Photo:Kaizerkunkun] [Photo: NAYSHOW] [Photo: Shinkendo] The Metal Gear Cafe will be open until the game is released on September 1,…