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Real Soccer Players Turn Into Walking FIFA Glitches

This should have been a regular game of indoor football, only everyone (even the ref) is wearing a set of VR goggles, replacing their normal vision with a top-down view of the pitch. Essentially, they’re playing themselves in a game of FIFA. The worst game of FIFA the world has ever seen.

Gamer Beats Mega Man X And X2 Together… Using The Same Controller

Beating either Mega Man X or Mega Man X 2 is a satisfying feat. Beating them both at once is pretty amazing. Beating them both at once using the same game pad? Well that’s just nuts. And nuts is exactly what YouTuber Aura Puffs (via Reddit) seems to be, as not only does he complete…

Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: The Force Awakens Stuff: Winners!

Last week Disney released an image of the official product packaging for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. It was up to our image-manipulating community to package the products—or not, in the case of this week’s winner. There is absolutely nothing inside AlienofDoom’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens package, but the words “Collector’s Box” and official…

Mother’s Day Must Be Really Tough For A Cubone

Ever since the release of Pokémon Yellow in the States, Mother’s Day always reminds me of the poor, unfortunate Cubone, who wears the skull of its deceased mother on its head and cries at the moon. Article originally published May 11, 2014. Depicted here beautifully by artist Ivania Arguello, Cubone’s official designation is Lonely Pokémon,…

The First Five Old School Cyberpunk Minutes Of Dex

The only thing more appealing than blue hair is blue hair surrounding dingy metal neural implants. I love you, cyberpunk. Our mechnically-altered future doesn’t get nearly as much play as I’d like. Despite the Shadowrun games, Deus Ex franchise and the actual licensed Cyberpunk game the Witcher folks are working on, I’ve yet to have…

Behold Smite’s latest combatant, the Norse squirrel god Ratatoskr. Yes, there is a squirrel in Norse mythology, and this is our first official look at his appearance in Hi-Rez Studios’ god-battling MOBA. Yes,he fights with his nuts. Yes, I am going to be completely insufferable when his update comes out.

From Broken Nintendo DS To Fully Functional Game Boy Macro

Remember the tiny little Game Boy Micro? Meet the Game Boy Macro, crafted from the once-dead remains of a Nintendo DS missing its top screen. Electronics modding enthusiast Anthony Thomas (via Reddit) was looking for a simple project to take on and noticed there were a lot of older Nintendo DS Lites missing their top…

A Real Plumber Wouldn’t Last Long In The Mushroom Kingdom

“What the fuck is this place?!” Now that’s the sort of down-to-earth question a real plumber would ask when confronted with a magical mushroom kingdom. Other pertinent questions asked in Animation Domination High-Def’s latest short include “Who hangs a brick in the sky?”, “Where’d you get unlimited hammers?” and “Why the hell did that guy…

The Most Fun I’ve Had With Star Citizen So Far

One day I’ll get a chance to play Star Citizen proper. Until then, the newly-released browser game Hyper Vanguard Force IV will have to do. Despite the incredibly ambition crowd-funded game from the creator of Wing Commander being everything I’ve ever wanted in a space sim, I’ve not managed a single minute of Star Citizengame…

Nintendo Needs To Work On Its Pre-Order Incentives

Starting today, you can download and play a demo of Splatoon on the Wii U e-Shop. I did exactly that, and was greeted with this screen shortly after finishing the game’s tutorial. I can’t help but laugh at Nintendo’s take on pre-order incentives here. Pre-purchase the game so you can get special gear you can…

The Witcher 3 Leaks Early, Beware Spoilers

Though The Witcher 3 doesn’t officially release until May 19th, many gamers around the world already have access to the beast-hunting game. The reason? Some stores are selling the game early. This means that if you want to go into the game fresh, you maaaaay want to be careful about what you look at on…

Now That’s A Lot Of HP

Via Miiverse, a screenshot from the Japanese version of Xenoblade Chronicles X (which comes out in North America and Europe later this year). Is this the most damage we’ve ever seen done at once in an RPG? Discuss.

One More For The Books

(Context: All The Ways Activision Is Avoiding Saying What Destiny Actually Sold)

Is Batman Still Batman If He’s Not Really Batman Yet?

Three years ago, DC Comics gave Batman an all-new origin story that he really didn’t need. This week, the next chapter of that saga came out. Is it worth reading? Depends. Batman: Earth One – Volume Two ostensibly exists for three different kinds of reader. The first is someone who got the preceding volume and…

You Can Play As Link In League Of Legends

Yes, that Link. If that is his real name If you play as Garen in League of Legends, you can now dress the character up like a true Hyrule warrior and indulge in some serious Nintendo fan fiction—like League player and YouTuber MagikarpUsedFly just did (via Reddit): While this is the first I’ve heard of…

Worth Reading: Why Is Valve Ignoring Steam Greenlight?

Welcome to another entry in Worth Reading, our weekly roundup of the week’s best games writing. There’s nothing more fun on a Friday afternoon than an angry (and accurate) rant. Hey, You Should Read These “A Red Flag For Greenlight” by Rob Fahey Kotaku didn’t write about it, but you might have heard about this…

Destiny’s House of Wolves already looks way better than the disappointing The Dark Below. If you’ve missed any of Bungie’s reveals so far, check out the above trailer for a good recap of what’s coming when the new expansion drops (May 19).

Five Nights At Freddy’s Fan Film Is Actually Scary

Following the announcement that Five Nights at Freddy’s was going to become a movie, a lot of people couldn’t help but wonder how exactly that would work. Can FNAF translate well to film? Well, after watching what people are doing with Freddy already, I’m totally convinced it can. Behold, the best Five Nights at Freddy’s…

Kotaku Asks: A Game Designer Who’s Worked On BioShock And South Park [Q&A Over]

Meet Jordan Thomas, a veteran game designer who’s worked on games like BioShock and South Park: The Stick of Truth. He’s here to answer your questions today. Thomas, who has been working in the video game industry since 1998, was the lead designer on Thief: Deadly Shadows back in the Ion Storm days. He also…

Heroes Of The Storm Has Some Incredible Nipple Rings

This was originally going to be an article ranking characters’ idle animations in Heroes of the Storm. But then I couldn’t stop staring at Azmodan’s chest. Can you? Just look at those things! I guess he was sporting some hefty man-jewelry in that first trailer for Diablo III: (hence the terrified reaction) But I don’t…