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I’d trade my Squirtle for these. Artist Juan Arrabal “Dragolisco” Hernández has some really cool re-imagined Pokémon. Here’s a recent one from him, a Mewtwo with a rather extraterrestrial look and a few other scary-looking Gastlys, Gengars and Haunters. Check out more of his art on his DeviantART page Dayshot is an image-based feature that…

Civilization V Leaders, Ranked

44) Attila 43) Casimir III 42) Dido 41) Suleiman 40) Ashurbanipal 39) Haile Selassie 38) Ahmad al-Mansur 37) Gandhi 36) Augustus Caesar 35) Isabella 34) Bismarck 33) Washington 32) Catherine 31) Wu Zetian 30) Darius I 29) Elizabeth 28) Sejong 27) Genghis Khan 26) Enrico Dandolo 25) Harun al-Rashid 24) Montezuma 23) Maria Theresa 22)…

The New Borderlands Has Its Own ‘Loot Caves’

It’s not just a Destiny thing anymore. Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel players have begun stumbling across incredibly efficient loot/experience/badass rank/moonrock grinding spots (that’s my nice way of saying “exploits”), so of course they’re calling them loot caves. We live in a post-Loot-Cave world now. Yes, this is the year 2014 AD, but we’re starting the count…

Ad Agency’s Half-Life 3 Campaign Is A Terrible Idea

Everybody wants Half-Life 3, but this elaborate crowdfunding plot dreamed up by interns at marketing agency McKee Wallwork & Co is not how we’re going to get it. Marketing duo Chris Salem and Kyle Mazzei have launched an Indiegogo page entitled “We Want Half-Life 3,” allegedly with the full support of their firm behind them.…

Touch that butt. Question why you touch that butt. Question that butt. Learn its secrets. Transcend into a higher state of consciousness. Become a better person. Butt. Butt Touching Simulator. By Markus Lindgren.

DayZ Player Explains Why You Shouldn’t Yell ‘I’m Friendly’

It’s the most basic interaction in the game. Two players meet in the wastes, someone yells “I’M FRIENDLY I’M FRIENDLY”, and then eventually everyone dies. While playing DayZ, TheRunningManZ ran into an underequipped stranger. Everything was pretty standard until they got attacked by someone else, who was actually the stranger’s friend. What made it so…

Watch Destiny’s Big Raid Boss Go Down in 17 Seconds

On Hard Mode too. Nothing else to really say about that. It’s just damned impressive. You’re reading Numbers, a blog on Kotaku that examines games and culture through the lens of math and statistics. To contact the author of this post, write to [email protected] or find him on Twitter @dcstarkey

The Evil Within, Gone Wrong Thanks To Glitches

Shinji Mikami’s latest take on survival horror looks like an intense affair full of blood and guts. But it also occasionally has some bugs—many of which make the game way more hilarious than it intends to be. Here are some of our favorite picks of glitches or goofy moments that people around the web have…

A Guide To Playing (And Beating) Smash Bros.’ Little Mac

So you want to play as Little Mac. Or, lets be real, you want to learn how to best deal with Little Mac, a highly popular character in Smash Bros. You’ve come to the right place. Little Mac is rather infamous right now, as he is a powerful character that many people like to play…

Sony just published a list of additions it’s bringing to the PS4 with the upcoming 2.0 system update. A few neat things stand out, such as the ability to add a PS Plus game “to a PS4 owner’s library without downloading it.” Or shout, “Find face!” at your console and have it respond. Read the…

Shadow Of Mordor Studio Can’t Replicate Players’ Orc Problems

Last week, I wrote about a strange issue Shadow of Mordor players have been reporting since the game came out: Orcs they insisted they’d killed kept coming back from the dead. Developer Monolith has now told me that while they’re aware of people’s confusion, they’re also having a hard time testing for a solution. To…

​The Vault of Glass Is The Best Thing In Destiny

The first time my team completed Destiny‘s Vault of Glass raid, it took us more than 10 hours. The second time, it took us 90 minutes. The time difference between our first and second attempts reveals something crucial about what makes the Vault of Glass special. Its difficulty lies not in how it demands dexterity,…

Q&A: The Lead Designer Of Destiny‘s Vault of Glass

Last week I got on the phone with Bungie’s Luke Smith, lead designer on Destiny‘s Vault of Glass raid. We had a cool chat, and I included a bunch of quotes in the feature we just ran on the main site. However, I thought some people might be interested in reading our full Q&A. Smith,…

FREE PayDay: The Heist, South Park Is 20 Bucks, and More Deals

South Park: The Stick of Truth is a Game of the Year Contender for many, and it’s down to just $20 today. [Stick of Truth] PlayStation 4 Console ($360) | Rakuten | Promo code RRRTreasure Xbox One + LIVE + Destiny ($430) | eBay DualShock 4 Controllers can be had for $40 right now. [DualShock…

You Can Grab 89 Star Wars Comics for $15

The Humble Bundle has been branching out from just games for a bit now, but today they have 89 comics available if you pay at least $15. You’re reading Numbers, a blog on Kotaku that examines games and culture through the lens of math and statistics. To contact the author of this post, write to…

10 Minutes Of Co-Op In Far Cry 4

One thing I’m looking forward to about Far Cry 4 is the game’s interesting-sounding co-op multiplayer. Sony, which is trying to sweeten the deal by letting PS4 players invite friends who don’t own the game into the action, just released a new gameplay video showing how the game’s collaborative modes will play out. The part…

Nine Minutes of GTA V Stunts That Say ‘Screw You’ to Physics

At this point, there really should be some sort of X-Games inside GTA Online. Because these people deserve medals. In this montage of remarkable vehicle stunts, you’re going to see jet skis, boats, planes and many, many motorcycles go places you’d think they couldn’t. The clips comes YouTuber RedKeyMon and features players from several GTA…

Your Shadow Of Mordor Screenshots Just Got Snazzier (UPDATE)

What’s better than ogling buckets and buckets of orc gore inShadow of Mordor? Spiffing up those same heaping piles of gratuity with Instagram-esque filters, you say? Well, if you actually did say that, then boy do I have the thing for you. Shadow of Mordor developer and master of not communicating effectivelyMonolith Productions stealthily introduced…

Someone Made Sheet Music For Jeff Goldblum’s Jurassic Park Laugh

If that ridiculous song of Jeff Goldblum’s unique laugh from earlier this year wasn’t enough, now it’s time to train our voice or take out those ukuleles, because someone made the ridiculous laugh’s sheet music transcription. Piece of cake! Take note of the “con brio” direction right at the start. It means you to perform…

Snake, what are you doing? Even if your name is Snake, you don’t have to transform into one! That’s not how you sneak up on enemy guards. Where is your cardboard box? via Sexyserperior [Tumblr] Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of the prettiest, funniest game-related screenshots and art that…