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Tricks That Will Help You Become A Better Counter-Strike Player

Playing Counter-Strike: Global Offensive like a mere mortal is all well and good, but normal shooter skills will only get you so far in this one. Playing like a diabolical mastermind, though? That takes finesse. Finesse and incredibly specific knowledge. Jackfrags has kicked off a series exploring Counter-Strike‘s lesser-known ins and outs, and these are…

We Might Be Looking At The First Great Console MOBA

Despite some valiant (and not-so-valiant) attempts to bring the multiplayer online battle arena genre to consoles, the wildly popular PC genre has failed to gain a foothold on gaming consoles. Thanks to one big difference, the Xbox One version of Smite might be the MOBA’s best hope. While it shares similar trappings with other games…

Legendary Secret Nintendo Song Found In Mario Kart 8

The easter egg to end all Nintendo easter eggs has just been unearthed in Mario Kart 8. As YouTubers Somewhat Awesome Games demonstrate in a video published yesterday, it turns out Yoshi was humming it all along—he was just being drowned out by the track’s music. If only we’d all listened to Yoshi better from…

GTA V Skydiving Stunts, Brought To A New Level

Two minutes of some of the best skydiving stunts around, all done by one player. I’ve seen my share of skydiving montages before, but some of the landings that RedKeyMon nails here left me stunned. Even stunts I’ve seen before—like the classic Liquor Hole one above—have an added twist. It’s pretty amazing! Check it out:…

What Pokémon Players Are Actually Trading, By The Numbers

Thanks to something called “Wonder Trade,” Pokémon players regularly put monsters up for trade blindly, without knowing what they’ll get in return. Maybe it’ll be a garbage Pokémon, or maybe it’ll be a legendary. Not knowing what you’ll get in exchange for your Pokémon is part of the fun—but even so, hardcore players are compiling…

It’s Official: No More Pulling Out Your LAN Cable To Kill Crota

Farewell, hilarious Destiny exploit that allowed us to kill Crota by pulling out a LAN cable and watching him enter a permanent state of paralysis as we danced around his big dumb green head. As of today—as of right now!—the Crota cheese is fixed, as are a bunch of other exploits Destiny players have been…

Suikoden II Finally Gets Its Due

Suikoden II, a video game about being a sous chef, finally came to the PlayStation Network last month, and it totally flopped, proving that Konami was right and that nobody in North America wants Japanese role-playing games because they are garbage. Wait, what? The PlayStation Blog just put up their top-sellers for December? Good work,…

Rock Band 3 Is Getting Its First DLC In Almost Two Years

Huh, so this is pretty cool. After 21 months of silence, the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of Rock Band 3 are getting some new songs, developer Harmonix announced today. It might seem strange for a game released in 2010 to get new content so late in the game. But then again: it’s not like…

Stock Up on Vita Memory, Play Old Cartridges, and More Deals

Vita Memory Cards are by far our most requested deal, so stock up. These aren’t all-time best deals, but they’re both on the low-end of their price ranges. New: 64GB Vita Memory Card ($87) | Rakuten 32GB Vita Memory Card ($61) | Amazon | $60 at GameStop, but you’ll have to pick it up yourself,…

Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime is many things, but until now, he couldn’t put being a Super Smash Bros. stage on his resume. That’s changed, thanks to a creative player who transformed the executive into a great spot for Mario, Link, and others to beat each other up. You can reach the author of…

Your PC Must Be This Monstrous To Play Evolve

After an annoying delay, the much-hyped multiplayer shooter Evolve is nearly upon us. Which leads to a more immediate question for all us PC gamers: will we be able to run the thing? Well, the game’s developer released its official specs today. And while they’re sorta steep, they’re certainly not insurmountable. Here are the minimum…

Wanna hear actor Andy Serkis in another video game? Serkis (Lord of the Rings, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes) is voicing the villain in Volume, the follow-up from Thomas Was Alone designer Mike Bithell. Serkis pops up at the very end of the trailer. You can reach the author of this post at…

Violent Video Games Help Me Get Beyond My Violent Past

I like playing violent video games—the really violent ones, the ones that sometimes even disturb my fellow gamers. Why? It’s complicated, but they make me feel better. I’m talking about games like Manhunt, which allows you slowly suffocate someone with a plastic bag as they cry and gasp for air, or the yet-to-be-released Hatred, the…

Some might argue there’s no reason to develop another Friday the 13th game, as the NES game is an all-time “classic,” but they’re making another one anyway. EGM reports Crystal Lake Entertainment has partnered with a developer for a multiplayer game where one player becomes the slasher icon. The game’s set for October. You can…

Teenagers Are Not Very Good At Being Bread

Bread is lovely. It’s soft, quiet and largely immobile. Teenagers, on the other hand, are packed with sturdy bones, boisterous and don’t stay in any one spot for too long. They’re pretty much the opposite of bread, and so they’re not very good at playing I Am Bread My “Teens are the Opposite of Bread”…

Five-Hour Ocarina of Time Speedrun Is Like A Totally Different Game

If you’re looking for something nice and meaty to watch today—or to keep in the background as you do other things—allow me to recommend this impressive 100% speedrun of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time by the great runner ZFG. Unlike other Ocarina of Time runs you may have seen—the ones that use glitches…

Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: What I’d like to see in Dissidia 3 • Thoughts on Assassin’s Creed II • Pokémon One a Day Series Two: Quilava • Wolf Girl and Black Prince – the Ani-TAY Review • The Folly of Amerocentrism TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.

Watercolors Really Bring Out the Beauty in Mario Characters

Who would’ve thought a Piranha Plant could look so majestic? Over the past week or so, Seattle-based artist Olechka has been doing Mario-themed paintings. She’s done paintings on pretty much everything, actually, from memes to TV show characters—if you like these Mario pieces, make sure to check out the Olechka Art & Design website for…

That’s One Pretty (and Expensive) Link Amiibo

I’ll admit that this custom remodelled and repainted LinkAmiibo is beautiful. But is it £70 ($106) worth of beautiful? This post originally appeared on Kotaku UK The figure’s been slightly altered, with a repositioned head and the removal of the stand, which looks nicer but apparently makes him less stable. Although I can’t see him…

The Eighties Shall Live On in this Racing Game

Drift Stage is about one thing: listening to some great tunes and drifting all day long. Pure arcade racing And that’s all there is to it. The trailer tells you basically everything about the game: But, since it’s coming out in 2015, there’s gonna be a few modern elements included, like: different game modes, support…