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The Lore Behind One of Dark Souls II‘s Most Enigmatic Locations

Dark Souls lore speculation and theories can go really deep, which just shows how dedicated the series’ fanbase is. The “Shrine of Amana” is one of the most beautiful and mysterious places in Dark Souls II, with only a few scattered around in-game about its lore and background. But Souls veteran Vaati has it all,…

Just Korra, being her usual badass self. This painting by DeviantArt regular Artgerm will be one of the many pieces showcased at the upcoming official Avatar tribute art exhibition, held at Gallery Nucleus in Alhambra, California between March 7-22. Look here for more of Artgerm’s work Korra Aura Original [Artgerm@DeviantArt] Dayshot is an image-based feature…

PC Gamers Pick Their Top 10 Mods of 2014

One of the biggest PC game modding sites, Mod DB, has been running their annual Mod of the Year competition throughout the month, inviting their members to nominate and vote for their favorite mods. Following the nomination process in early December, which resulted in the creation of a Top 100 list, Mod DB announced the…

Things We’d Like to See From Games in 2015

We’re too lazy to make our own New Year’s Resolutions (we’d never keep to them anyway), so Leon and I decided to make some resolutions for video games instead. Here’s what we’d like to see from games in 2015: more of the good, less of the bad. This post originally appeared on Kotaku UK Games…

Kid Calls 911 Over PlayStation Network Outage

Sony’s PSN service had some problemsover Christmas. For most this was an inconvenience, but for one kid from Florida, it was more of an emergency WPTV reportsthat a teen decided to call 911 and ask “Do you know about the whole thing that’s going on with the PlayStation Network?” The operator, unsure exactly what’s going…

Happy New Year, Kotaku! It’s getting late in the day on December 31 here in Australia/The Future, so I just want to say thanks to everyone reading (and writing!) for making this a killer 2014. I’ll see you all in 2015! (Note: below is a New Year’s Jam, because it’s summer here, and I’m about…

50 Naked Men Fight To The Death In Skyrim, Because Mods

Today at Kotaku HQ, we got a curious email titled “Skyrim is still thriving.” In it, reader Bernard Beben posed the idea that Skyrim was still “going strong” despite its age. As evidence, he enclosed a video of a very NSFW playthrough of Skyrim Behold. This is the power of mods: you can make everyone…

​Classic Rock Makes Elite: Dangerous Way Better

Elite: Dangerous‘ orchestral soundtrack was composed by a talented musician named Erasmus Talbot. It’s perfectly nice, but there’s also the game’s other soundtrack, composed by the likes of Billy Gibbons, Norman Greenbaum, and Ace Frehley. Any time I play the game, I tend to mute the in-game soundtrack and pipe in a classic rock playlist…

One last ghost story before the year ends: do yourself a favor and try out the “supplemental” game to Night in the Woods that released earlier this month. It’s called Lost Constellation, and it’s fantastic.

A New Sign That The Elder Scrolls Online Might Go Free-To-Play

The Elder Scrolls Online recently did away with its six-month subscription option, a change that the MMO’s developer and publisher have had very little to say about publicly so far. In the absence of any solid justification about its removal, fans are guessing this mean it’s going free-to-play in the near future. The timing is…

How DDoS Attacks Work, And Why They’re So Hard To Stop

Last week, eager Christmas celebrators across the world hooked up their brand new Xboxes and PlayStations only to find that both online networks were down, leaving countless new games totally unplayable. It was a particularly large piece of coal in gamers’ stockings, and while Microsoft’s service recovered after 24 hours, the PlayStation Network suffered a…

Old Sound Card Commercial Is Making Me Oddly Emotional

I’m not one for getting needlessly wistful about the past, but certain things will set me off from time to time. Take this old sound card commercial for the AdLib Music Synthesizer card. Oh sure, I was from a Sound Blaster household, but that doesn’t mean I didn’t see the AdLib pop up in local…

This is what two hours with The Sims 4 looks like when you map out all the mouse movements. So cool! Thanks to Reddit user LambdaCore27 for capturing this with IOGraph. Now, as one person asked in response: “Can you help me only play for only two hours?” Imgur via Reddit

Counter-Strike Player Never Stood A Chance

We’ve all been there: that moment when you know in your gut that you’re totally, utterly screwed. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player Tarik found that out the hard way, in the video above. The original highlight (minus the additional editing) can be seen here. You can follow Tarik on Twitch here, and Twitter here via r/youtubehaiku,…

A Wild Theory About Dragon Age’s Most Surprising Character

Without spoiling anything, not everyone in Dragon Age: Inquisition is who they seem. And if you delve into the game’s lore, things can get very, very interesting. Warning: if you haven’t beaten Dragon Age Inquisition, don’t read this post or watch the video! Those of you that have beat the game know that Solas is…

Modders Are Trying To Add Online Multiplayer To A Bunch Of Wii Games

The two brothers who hacked Mario Kart 8 are at it again, this time setting their sights on the original Wii console. The goal is to add online multiplayer to a number of Wii games. You can never get enough of that when it comes to Nintendo games! MrBean35000vr (or “Bean” for short) and Chadderz,…

‘Flinch’ Is Going Away For Halo 5, Developers Say

“Flinch,” or the penalty of your aiming reticle getting moved up when shot, has long been a controversial feature in the Halo games. But that flinch animation that players have been noticing in Halo 5‘s beta will soon be removed, according to 343’s Josh Holmes. The flinch feature appeared most notoriously in Halo 4, which…

Why Hardcore Smash Bros. Players Can’t Stand Diddy Kong Right Now

Earlier this month, Nintendo caused a stir in the Smash Bros. community when the series’ creator, Masahiro Sakurai, said in an interview that he was all but done balancing the game. Amidst the grumblings of fans, I kept seeing one joke about what this meant: that Diddy Kong was “here to stay.” I’d see it…

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Couple Uses Abandoned Church For Perfect Final Fantasy Cosplay

This could have been superb even with just the clothes and the makeup, but cosplayers Malindachan and Ex-Shadow didn’t stop there once they learned there’s an abandoned church near their home. It became the famous Sector 5 church of Midgar from Final Fantasy VII, the perfect location for their cosplay shoot. They’re dressed as Aeris…