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A Woman Might Join Final Fantasy XV‘s Party (Temporarily)

Up until now, all we have heard or seen about Final Fantasy XV’s party was that it was filled with dudes. That, however, might change, Square Enix says. It’s possible a female character could join the game’s four-character, all-male party as a guest. In a recent interview with Weekly Famitsu, Final Fantasy XV director Hajime…

Tomorrow, April 1, there’ll be a Nintendo Direct at 6 pm Eastern time, containing updates about the company’s upcoming Wii U and 3DS titles, followed by a short Nintendo Treehouse special on one of its spring 2015 releases. Ignore the date, Nintendo says this one’s no joke!

Man Builds Amazing Replica of Iconic World of Warcraft Shield

The “Grand Marshal’s Aegis” is basically as old as World of Warcraft is, and it’s one of the most recognizable and cool-looking items. And its perfect replica, built by puzzlehead84, looks even better. There’s a gallery below. Check out puzzlehead‘s album for more and for construction pics. He missed a few tally marks though (which,…

Diablo III Will Never Be The Same With Bighead Mode

Who needs new items or Season 3 when it’s possible to transform every character in Diablo III into bobblehead dolls. Spotted by Mads Lund on the game’s public test realms, he took this new mode for a test drive and captured some footage. Big headed Cain, Skeleton King, Maghda, Kulle, Diablo, Malthael, they’re all there,…

Minecraft Battle Mech Destroys an Entire Village

Iron Golems? Useful when your village faces skeletons or zombies. Not so much when it’s the Colossus. The Colossus was built by Cubehamster, who’s calling it the most advanced Redstone machine he’s ever made—yes, even more advanced than his other giant robot. Its features include: The best start/stop engine ever made Humanoid body and legs…

Deadline reports screenwriter Jay Basu is now writing the years-in-development Metal Gear Solid movie.

Playing Half-Life 2: Update’s Enhanced Intro

It’s one thing to see a hand-picked comparison video, it’s another to sit down with the real thing ourselves, so I thought I’d fire up the fan-made (but Valve-endorsed) Half-Life 2: Update and see just how improved Valve’s classic shooter really is. If you’re looking at character models and faces for big changes, you’re looking…

The First Five Vaguely Familiar Minutes Of Axiom Verge

We’ve never been here before, but it sure feels like we have. It’s hard to watch the first five minutes of Axiom Verge and not feel just a little bit Metroid-y. Generally the First Five is about rushing in blind to a game I’ve never played (or hadn’t played in a long while), but in…

Classic Mod Is Basically Team Fortress 1.5

It’s easy to forget now, but Team Fortress 2 was once as big a punchline among Valve fans as Half-Life 3 is today. The game was announced in 1998, and wasn’t released until 2007. That was a long time to wait for fans of the original Half-Life multiplayer mod, so to help pass the time…

Jeremy Clarkson’s Top Gear Lives On (Inside Just Cause 2)

Jeremy Clarkson did his insufferable twat thing, punched a Top Gear producerand now the show is finished, right? Wrong. Here’s what we’re going to do. We’re just going to remake every episode of Top Gear using Just Cause 2. The perfect solution. This video is near-perfect with how it synchs the actual voice-overs/dialogue with the…

Mortal Kombat X’s Fatalities Are Bloody As Hell

I’m sure not every fatality is in here, because marketing, but this video includes most of Mortal Kombat X’s gruesome finishing moves. You should not watch these at work. Or at home, if you’re at all squeamish about faces being sliced off and brains falling out and tongues wobbling around pissing out blood. I mean,…

Pikachu Amiibo, all dressed up and ready to go. You can check out more of these creations by pokecrafting here. Contact the author at [email protected]

My Five Favorite Kotaku Stories From Last Week

This is going up late, so let me just get right into it. My top five Kotaku posts from last week are… The Joystick Is Back. Long Live The Joystick.| As editor Luke Plunkett writes, “This post is talking about the traditional definition of a joystick: a single stick that you grab, with the buttons…

Pac-Man, Pong, And Space Invaders… All In One Game

You may never have thought of Pac-Man as peanut butter and Pong as chocolate but after playing Pacapong, you’ll wonder why nobody smashed them up together in this tasty way. And Donkey Kong? It’s the milk that washes everything down. Or something. Created by designer Dick Poelen for the Ludum Dare 58 game jam, Pacapong…

How To Get The Secret Alien Stuff In The New Sims 4 Expansion Pack

The Sims 4’s first expansion pack comes out this week. In addition to all the cool new career-focused additions Get To Work brings to the game, it also adds aliens into the mix. Here’s what you need to do to find them. YouTube channel Somewhat Awesome Games—who previously uncovered the legendary Nintendo easter egg “Totaka’s…

Important Answers About Dark Souls II’s Expansion On PC

Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin launches this week, but PC owners considering upgrading to the game’s DirectX11 version should be aware of a few things regarding save transfers, multiplayer, and upgrade pricing. Bandai Namco released an extensive FAQ to prepare everyone for Scholar of the First Sin, and it reveals a few…

Want a sense of how tough it is to make AAA video games? Check out this Twine story/game by Matthew Burns, a veteran developer (and friend of Kotaku) who has spent a lot of time in the trenches. It’s both brilliant and horrifying.

Item-Duping Glitch Makes Bloodborne Way Easier, Kinda Ruins The Game

Update 4/1: We’re hearing many reports from players that the latest patch seems to have fixed this exploit. Original post as follows: There’s a ridiculous exploit in Bloodborne that lets you make more of any stackable item. Here’s how to do it. Mind, if you’re looking to get the True Bloodborne Experience™, I would suggest…

The Year’s Most Must-See Episode Of Pro Wrestling Airs Tonight

It happens once a year. It’s the perfect episode of TV for our times: a basic-cable version of the selfie, the Twitter @reply and the Facebook status update all rolled into one. The 2015 edition of this great, fascinating occurrence will happen tonight… on a pro wrestling show. It’s one you should probably tune into,…

Your League Of Legends Plays Aren’t Always As Awesome As You Remember

You might feel like a total badass for the way you held down your lane against three—three!—enemy champions in that last game of League of Legends. But let’s all be thankful that the game doesn’t automatically record everything. Because stuff rarely looks as graceful as we remember it. YouTuber SpooksOP sums this up perfectly (via…