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Look Out, Robot! Everything on This Planet Is Trying to Kill You!

Remember the terrible deaths that sad little boy suffered every time you screwed up in Limbo? Would you care if it was a robot dying in lots of painful ways instead? Take a look at the brightly colored Planet of the Eyes and see if you feel any empathy for a walking computer. The Cococucumber…

I Wish I Liked Code Name: STEAM More

Over the last week, I’ve put in about 15 hours into Code Name: STEAM, a steampunk turn-based strategy game from Intelligent Systems. As Intelligent Systems has proven itself before with games like Fire Emblem and Advance Wars, it’s pretty easy to get hyped up about the idea of Code Name: STEAM. It’s a new Nintendo…

Dying Light’s New Hard Mode Is Definitely Harder

Dying Light was already a tough game for many people when it first came out, but a new patch this week answered other players’ demands by making it even harder. Loot is one of the weirdest things about video games. I usually can’t stand it when a game makes you obsess over weapons and items…

Dying Light patched out its famous loot-harvesting weapon-duplication trick once again this week. And once again, someone found another way to perform the same exploit. Follow the new instructions in the video above, especially if you need help surviving hard mode. Thanks to Reddit’s Uber-Lurker for the PSA. Step-by-step instructions included below: From the info…

Let’s Remember How Ridiculous The Xenogears Demo Was

Next week, we’ll finally be able to get our hands on the much-anticipated demo for Final Fantasy XV, which is basically the Half-Life 3 of JRPGs. This continues a long tradition of publisher Square Enix releasing demos for their big RPGs alongside other games… like the demo for Xenogears, which launched with the horror game…

Maybe video games are better without characters? Ian Bogost explores that idea over at The Atlantic and concludes that we should all join The Borg and play Sim games forever. Well okay, there’s a little more nuance than that.

I Have Failed To Impress The Gods

I thought I’d be showing off a thrilling victory to you today, Kotaku readers. A five-minute saga where a Norse warrior woman defeats a gigantic winter elemental as a taste of a promising indie game yet to come. But, no, I stand before you defeated. Now I want to play Jotun even more. The game…

Why Bard Is Such An Exciting League Of Legends Champion

League of Legends’ newly-minted “Bard” champion just dropped into the game by surprise yesterday. Players are extremely curious about this “wandering caretaker” and his potential in the game thanks to the big bearded guy’s more…distinctive qualities. What makes him stand out, you ask? A few key things. First off, here’s the champion spotlight Riot provided…

One of last year’s most bizarre and surprising hits on PC was Goat Simulator, and it’s coming to Xbox 360 and Xbox One next month. You can reach the author of this post at [email protected] or on Twitter at @patrickklepek

He Saw Her Face – Why We Still Love Metroid Prime

I left our own Kirk Hamilton with a challenge when we last discussed one of the greatest games of all time—a game he had never played: “Let’s not do it again until you see Samus’ face.” Ladies and gentlemen, people of exquisite taste, I am happy to tell you that Kirk has seen the face…

A Gameworld That Changes Every Time You Die

Lots of video games trap you in places where everything is trying to kill you. But many of those environments at least have the decency to stay the same so you could figure things out. Not Necropolis. You’re going to be starting a whole new death march every time you bite the dust. Necropolis won’t…

Someone Actually Tried Testing Out If GTA V Cops Are ‘Racist’

Back when Grand Theft Auto V was originally released, one particular theory about race started floating around. According to some players, the cops in GTA didn’t treat all of its protagonists the same. Some players thought that Franklin, the African-American character, got racially profiled by cops. This belief became widespread among some players largely because…

Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Shonen Jump Round Up: Bleach 617 and One Piece 778, Bleach 618 & 619 and One Piece 779 • Why Doesn’t This Game Exist: The Zelda Initiative • Spacemon: A Pokémon Tabletop Story, Vol. 2: Chapter 17 TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.

Mortal Kombat has dabbled in horror icons as characters in the past. Next up? Friday the 13th‘s Jason Voorhees in next month’s Mortal Kombat X. The bad news? The Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions have been delayed until summer. You can reach the author of this post at [email protected] or on Twitter at @patrickklepek

LEGO Wild West Town Is Huge And Has Everything

Train station with a telegraph office? Check. A stagecoach entering the town? Check. A saloon, a sheriff’s office, a cattle ranch and a bank? Check. Kris Kelvin‘s giant LEGO diorama is not the typical abandoned Old West boom town. It’s full of life and features. It is called “Pif Paf City” and here are some…

The Sinking of the Titanic, Rendered in Unreal Engine 4

Titanic: Honor & Glory is project dedicated to recreating the RMS Titanic’s ill-fated maiden voyage using Unreal Engine 4, and they made a video showing the famous grand staircase of the ship disappearing. Their goal is to recreate the entire ship, its voyage and its final hours. The final game will include a free roam…

“This is what I think Wind Waker would look like on the SNES,” writes gilamasan, the guy behind this piece of Zelda fanart. “I imagined the sailing would be done with Mode 7 graphics like in Super Mario Kart and F-Zero.” Looks about right to me. Head over here to see more of gilamasan’s artwork.…

Raising the Dead – How Fans Are Trying to Save Resident Evil 1.5

The Resident Evil series has a history of do-overs. There are, at a conservative estimate, at least four different scrapped versions of Resi 4. But that wasn’t the first time Capcom canned a game in the series. This post originally appeared on Kotaku UK The very first sequel was cancelled as it approached release due…

Custom “SNES” New 3DS Is Pretty Much The Perfect Nintendo Handheld

Some versions of the New 3DS share a (button) colour scheme with the original JP/PAL Super Nintendo, but you know, for some people—like me—that’s not enough. We want a complete SNES tribute. This decal pack (via Tiny Cartridge) does just that. Logos, graphics, colour schemes, it basically turns your New 3DS into a tiny Super…

Maybe This Thing Will Make PC Gaming On The Couch A Little Easier

The way we play PC games is changing. Between Steam’s Big Picture mode and the trend of living room computers, some people are soon going to run into a problem: how the hell do I play PC games on the couch? There are options. Depending on what kind of game you’re playing, for example, you…