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What Jason Voorhees Really Looks Like, According To Mortal Kombat

Huh. Not really what I was expecting! The image above was discovered by Test Your Might, and it’s the product of PC players tinkering with the game. While Jason Voorhees does wear a mask during the entirety of Mortal Kombat, Netherrealm Studios did render a face under there. A face that nobody was ever supposed…

Fallout 4 Is Driving Everyone Insane

Few games drive as much breathless fever as Fallout 4, the game that everyone assumes Bethesda Game Studios is currently making. And few games have driven people so crazy. Maybe it’s because people fell in love with the tone and scale of Bethesda’s excellent Fallout 3 and their follow-up, the instant-classic Skyrim. Maybe it’s because…

A Gripping, Lusty Excerpt From My Witcher 2 Novel

The afternoon sun cascaded over the Flotsam town square as Geralt of Rivia blinked off his hangover. He grunted, stretched his Witcher legs, and cracked his Witcher back. He slowly scratched an itch on his Witcher chin and took in the scene before him. The gallows at the center of the square remained untouched, preserving…

Sources: You Can Play As A Woman In Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate

Almost a year after publisher Ubisoft made headlines for not including female protagonists in Assassin’s Creed Unity, today we’ve got news that there will be a playable woman assassin in the next entry of Ubisoft’s mega-series, according to two people familiar with the game. This fall’s Assassin’s Creed, which will be officially announced tomorrow as…

People Love (And Hate) Splatoon’s Best Weapon

Splatoon isn’t out yet—but already, one of its classes is gaining the type of infamy relegated to items like the blue shell, or characters like Little Mac. Behold…Splatoon’s roller. [Source: Sleepy Jirachi] As some of you might know, Splatoon is a game about squid kids who fight with ink, not bullets. People got a taste…

The Successor to Castlevania Finally Revealed

Koji Igarashi is best known for work on countless Castlevania games. He’s left Konami and is now ready to work on a new one. It’s not called Castlevania. It’s not for Konami. But it might just be what fans have been eagerly awaiting. The game is Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night. It’s still quite early,…

7 Things You Might Not Know About The Wii

Nintendo’s original Wii is as peculiar a video game console as it is a successful one. Its story has some understandably wacky bits as well. Such as: have you ever wondered where Miis came from? The trivia pros at Did You Know Gaming? turned their gaze on the last-generation Nintendo console in their latest video,…

Konami Gets YouTube To Take Down Critical Video

Two weeks ago, George “Super Bunnyhop” Weidman published a YouTube video alleging he had information about the ongoing tension between Konami and Hideo Kojima. Now, it’s offline. (In case you missed the drama of the last few months, Kojima and Konami appear to be in the midst of a breakup, even as Kojima finishes work…

The Best Proof Yet That Shadow of the Colossus Would’ve Been Bigger

The sixteen gigantic creatures in Shadow of the Colossus are some of the most memorable enemies in all of video games. There originally was supposed to be more, though, and a new video made by a super-fan speculates on where those colossi would have lived. By comparing images from the Shadow of the Colossus art…

Adventure Time, Explained

Adventure Time is the source of much of my happiness. Considering the rabid fans out there, you’d think I wouldn’t even have to explain Adventure Time Five years, six seasons and countless comic and game adaptations later, Adventure Time still commands a powerful (and creative!) fan community. You either get it or you don’t. You…

My Five Favorite Kotaku Stories From Last Week

Not much time to run through last week’s stories. Using fewer words this time. Why There’s An Xbox One Game Stuck To My Ceiling | Spiders bad, Mike Fahey’s writing funny. Hacker’s MMO Character Publicly Stripped, Killed & Banned | Place this Nathan Grayson article in the “Is This Appropriate Justice?” category alongside this. Or…

Getting an artist best known for cheesecake to draw Betty & Veronica? Another ballsy move. Archie Comics is turning to crowdfunding to help expand their upcoming reboot, pitching fans to lend support for three new series. If funding goals are met, then a new Jughead book written by comedic genius Chip Zdarsky, a Kevin Keller…

Project CARS Benchmarked: Brutal Weather Conditions

Project CARS (or Community Assisted Racing Simulator) is a racing simulation game that’s been on everyone’s radar since its drool-inducing visuals started to make the rounds as far back as 2012. Like Gran Turismo and Forza Motorsport before it, Project CARS intends to deliver a highly realistic driving simulation. But to distinguish it from the…

Ten Death Knights Defeat World of Warcraft‘s Current End-Boss

Raegwyn and his friends were able to kill Blackhand on Heroic difficulty with only using death knights. Quite an impressive achievement, since it’s still the hardest boss fight in the game on this difficulty. Even though Blood Death Knights are tanks, their self-healing and their damage is good enough to survive and finish the fight…

It Took 10,000 LEGO Bricks To Build The Millennium Falcon’s Interior

Singapore-based LEGO builders Titans Creations made a 10,000-brick model of the Millennium Falcon. The focus here is on its interior. It’s a massive 3’7”-by-3’3” set with 24 lights built into the hyperdrive, the cockpit, and the corridors. All of this took two months to complete, and the result is much bigger and detailed than the…

Nintendo Says No NX and No Smart Device Announcements at E3

Oh, and no announcements about Nintendo’s quality of life platform. Guess you’ll just have to be content with 3DS and Wii U news! At Nintendo’s recentinvestors meeting, company honcho Satoru Iwata was asked specific details on the upcoming home console that’s codenamed Nintendo NX (for example, the investor wanted to know if the “N” in…

The Future Of Video Game Graphics: Soap & Soft, Beautiful Skin

Back in 2012, we took a look at Separable Subsurface Scattering (SSSS), a piece of graphics tech that looked very, very pretty. It looks a lot prettier in 2015. What in 2012 looked like the distant future now looks a lot closer to adaptation, especially since the project now has the official support of Activision.…

Portal, Doctor Who, Simpsons And More Confirmed For LEGO Dimensions

An official instruction sheet featuring a meaty list of level, team and fun packs coming to the toy-driven LEGO Dimensions proves once and for all that my wallet is truly fucked come September. While briefly-appearing Walmart ads had me skeptical, there’s no arguing with official LEGO instruction sheets. For some strange reason the LEGO Groupuploaded…

GTA V Mod Causes Tsunami, Drowns Los Santos (Again)

GtaGamer222 has made a mod that does pretty much as advertised: it covers Los Santos in water, so much so that only the very highest parts of the city and surrounding countryside have escaped the deluge. Here’s a video by GtaGamer222 running around and piloting a sub: While here’s a good one by MkElite that’s…

Here’s Your Newest League Of Legends Champion

His name’s Ekko. He’s new. Be nice.