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Here Are Some Animated Mountains That Will Read Your Tweets

Twitter is kinda terrible sometimes. It enables people of all types and backgrounds to come together and get really, really angry at each other, and somehow many of us lose hours to the damn thing every day. These talking mountains, though? They brighten the place right up. In short, Mountains of Mouthness is a bunch…

PC Game Delayed In Australia Because…All The Boxes Got Wet

Australia. Land of open spaces, beautiful beaches, dangerous animals and…storms that flood warehouses containing boxed copies of major upcoming video game releases. As Kotaku Australia reports, severe storms in Sydney recently caused flooding in some areas, and one of those areas happened to contain the warehouse where Namco Bandai has their PC copies of Project…

GTA V + Gravity Gun = Tomfoolery

Grand Theft Auto V, meet Half-Life 2. Half-Life 2, this is Grand Theft Auto V. You two should get along just fine This gravity gun mod for GTA V still needs a little work—it’s a bit twitchy in parts, especially with pedestrians—but what’s there is still pretty impressive. Hopefully it works as well with whales…

Make Your 3DS Region-Free, The Easy Way

One of the best things about the DS was the fact it was region-free. One of the worst things about the 3DS is the fact it isn’t. Or, at least, it wasn’t A simple workaround has been developed by DS superstar smeathat lets anyone regardless of where they’re at play any 3DS game, regardless of…

Doom’s Creators Wanted To Pay Modders…In 1995

Last month, Valve and Bethesda pissed a lot of people off with plans to charge for mods. One of the reasons both companies gave for the move was so that mod creators could get paid; a novel idea, but not a new one, since id Software had been planning something similar twenty years ago. In…

It Doesn’t Take $9,000 Of In-Game Currency To Enjoy Marvel Future Fight

In order to give reviewers an idea of what they can do with crystals in the new Marvel Comics action RPG Future Fight, developer Netmarble provided special builds packed with more than $9,000 worth of in-game currency. Just a tad bit overboard. The highest number of blue crystals, the in-game currency that’s used to enhance…

League Of Legends Is Bringing Back An Old System To Deal With Jerks

When Riot unveiled its tribunal system for League of Legends in 2011, it sounded like one of the most ambitious plans to improve standards in a gaming community a developer had tried. Inviting players to participate in a democratic process to judge their peers seemed groundbreakingly egalitarian. Oftentimes, it was. Then in early 2014—almost exactly…

The Monday Stream Beats Up Goku In Dragon Ball Xenoverse [It’s Over!]

But only because the game won’t let me kiss Goku. Damn these violent games getting in the way of my dreams. We haven’t covered too much of Dragon Ball Xenoverse on Kotaku, so I thought it would be fun to whip the game out and play it for the inaugural Monday stream. Stick around to…

How Long Can I Survive Spooky’s House Of Jump Scares?  Not Very.

One of my Twitter friends, who shall remain nameless, suggested I play a free early access Steam game called Spooky’s House of Jump Scares. That nameless Twitter friend is obviously trying to kill me. He almost succeeded. I do not do well with jump scares. Where others gasp lightly, perhaps chuckling at the silliness of…

Dark Souls 2 fans should be wary of installing the fan-made DS2Fix patch, as players are reporting they’re being softbanned. It’s unclear if the two are linked yet. Softbanning means you can only fight or join up with other people who have been softbanned. We’ve asked Bandai Namco for comment. You can reach the author…

Halo Players Spent Five Years Trying To Get Into An Empty Room

This is the most amazing, and also the most ridiculous thing I’ve seen all day. Since the release of Halo: Reach in 2010, hardcore players have been trying to get into a room. Specifically, the Banshee Rooms in the hangar of Long Night of Solace level. They look like this: No, there’s nothing in these…

Heroes Of The Storm Has Some Great 420 No Scope Moments

Sgt. Hammer is Heroes of the Storm’s version of the classic siege tank unit from StarCraft. Unlike the original piece of Terran artillery, Hammer can fire a giant rocket across the map. This makes for some excellent “skill shot” moments in Blizzard’s up-and-coming MOBA. I put “skill shot” in “scare quotes” because I’m not convinced…

My Five Favorite Kotaku Stories From Last Week

Any week that includes me sneaking a pro wrestling piece onto the site and Tina telling us about a weird cat game is a good week, but it was cool for other reasons, too. The biggest news? Two cancellations and one sequel announcement. But there was more. GTA V Secret-Hunters Still At It, Now Believe…

Jason’s Mortal Kombat X Fatality Is… Disappointing

It’s okay. He’s still a really cool character who might be a ton of fun to play! Some players have managed to grab a hold of Jason Voorhees before the actual release date—which means we can see how the character works ahead of time. Behold, (one of?) Jason’s fatalities (thanks for uploading it, Yangyugi!) And…

New stream announcement! Starting today, I will be holding a weekly variety stream on Kotaku at 6 PM ET every Monday. For now, you can follow me on Twitch here. Today’s game: Dragon Ball Xenoverse. Let’s geek out about Goku and make the worst original Buu character together, guys. See you soon.

Bloodborne Jerk Gets Murdered In The Most Ironic Way

Pacifism is bullshit the world of Bloodborne. Yharnam is a place where people communicate through blood and murder—and one character learns this lesson in the most hilarious way. Those of you that have played Bloodborne have probably come across Djura, an asshole NPC that immediately starts shooting you with a machine gun. He’s the worst.…

Nintendo Admits They Screwed Up Amiibo, Promises To Do Better

It’s no big secret that Nintendo has totally bungled the way they handle Amiibos, their line of plastic figurines based on iconic characters like Mario and Peach. Today, Nintendo’s finally admitting there’s a problem—and they’re vowing to do better. Ever since Amiibo first launched last year, customers have run into supply shortages and intense scalping…

An Infuriating Way To Lose In Mario Kart 8

The finish line is just a few feet away. You can practically reach out and touch it—feel the sturdy grasp of victory in your own two hands. And then you collide with a giant, immovable piece of metal. Ouch. This clip by YouTuber redjarman was uploaded on Saturday. But I’m glad I only ended up…

Dying Light Is Even More Formidable With Mods

Many found Dying Light surprisingly, refreshingly difficult when it first came out. But time can make even the grossest of zombies appear woefully pedestrian. Mods to the rescue! A mod for Dying Light known as “I Am Legion” (via PC Gamer) increases the challenge factor in this already challenging game in a number of ways…

The First Five Minutes Of My Favorite Star Wars Game

No Jedi. No lightsabers. Just four hardcore Republic Commando clone bros with a long row to hoe. What makes a good Star Wars game? Judging from Luke Plunkett’s declaration of the best video game from the franchise and my own personal pick, the first step is getting rid of the space wizards altogether. Just toss…