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Doctor Doom Invades The Upcoming Marvel Heroes‘ Roster

Playable Magneto? Sure, I can see that making sense. Playable Loki? That’s a bit of a stretch. Making the main villain of Marvel Heroes 2015 a playable hero? That’s just nuts. The recently-announced upcoming roster for Marvel Heroes 2015 contains some really interesting characters. The increasingly important Kitty Pryde is a welcome (to the X-Men…

You’ll Have To Pay Extra To Fight Sauron In Shadow Of Mordor

Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor comes out tomorrow. While Tolkien fans will be delighted to finally play a Lord of the Rings game that’s actually really, really good, others might be disappointed that Sauron doesn’t make much of an appearance. Turns out: he’s in Mordor, you just have to pay more to get to him. With…

Fun Facts You Might Not Know About The Nitro, AKA Nintendo DS

From Iris to Nitro to Nintendo DS, the dual-screened “developer system” went through hell and high drop tests before becoming what it’s known as today — the predecessor to the 3DS. Did You Know Gaming’s video is full of nifty tidbits about Nintendo’s first foray into dual-screen gaming, the butt of jokes from its unveiling…

Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: HaNaYaMaTa: The Ani-TAY Review • Goodbye Turn-based Final Fantasies • Invaders of the Rokujyouma!?: Rockmandash’s Ani-TAY Review • A Shoutout to SmartGlass and Second Screen Functionality TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.

The Seven Best Classic ’80s Transformers Episodes

Taking over a billion dollars worldwide, the success of Transformers: Age Of Extinction shows that the enthusiasm of the paying punter hasn’t paled for Michael Bay’s takes on giant-robot warfare. That ought to please Kotaku’s own Yannick LeJacq, at least – he put forward his case for a little Bay loving back in June. This…

50 Ways Superman Could Beat Batman

Fifty not-so-serious ways, since Superman plays in a whole different league. But still, some of these—presented by Mr. Sunday Movies—are brutal, especially number 38. I’d say throwing Batman into space would solve this issue easily. Maybe we’ll see some attempts in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Fifty Ways Superman Could Beat Batman [Mr.SundayMovies, YouTube]…

Anime Cat is an Attack on China, Says Journalist

Doraemon, the blue earless robotic cat from the future, super popular in most of Asia, is under attack. Sort of. A Chinese newspaper is positing that the cartoon character is nothing more than a tool for Japan to subvert Chinese culture. Last Friday, the Chengdu Daily News published an editorial about Doraemon. In it, the…

‘Minecraft 2‘ Runs On—What Else—Microsoft Excel

It’s a platform exclusive, yes, but in return, the game features greatly improved navigation, simplified crafting, and the one thing that’s been missing from Minecraft all along: expense and efficiency reports This tongue-in-cheek “exclusive sneak peek” at ” Minecraft 2” comes courtesy of letsplayer SethBling, who’s made the spreadsheet accessible to all here. But not…

Destiny, Call Of Duty Servers Brought Down. Again.

Seemingly continuing with their recent attemptsat being the video game internet’s biggest pain in the ass, a group calling themselves Lizard Squad have taken responsibility for the server problems that have brought down both Destiny and Call of Duty Ghosts tonight. If it really is them – it’s not like Bungie are going to come…

This first-person view of Ken punching up a car in Street Fighter doesn’t exactly pan out the way you’d think.

Like Watchmen, Only For Steam Games

People are now curating Steam games. But who curates the curators? These guys do. Steam Curator Curator is “curating curation for those who don’t know what they want but want someone to tell them who should tell them what they might want!”. Recommendations are broken down into handy sections like “curators that wear glasses” and…

Nevermind The Classic, Give Me LEGO Doom

I’ve played plenty of Doom in my day, from the original shareware to the most recent re-releases, and I think it’s time for a change. The talented Ochre Jelly’s masterfully built LEGO Doom should do nicely. Not content to simply build a few figures, Iain “Ochre Jelly” Heath has created an entire multi-level LEGO Doom…

The Sunday Afternoon Stream Played Ar Nosurge: Ode To An Unborn Star

There has been a distinct lack of sci-fi song-based turn-based role-playing games being streamed live here at Kotaku. Let’s fix that with a little Ar Nosurge: Ode to An Unborn Star. (All done!) A massive fan of the Ar Tonelico series, I’ve been looking forward to Ar Nosurge since it was announced for North American…

There’s Much More Star Fox In Bayonetta 2 Than The Costume

Dressing Bayonetta up as a sexy vixen might do it for some, but hardcore Star Fox fans need a little more love. In a recently-revealed Bayonetta 2 Easter egg delivers all the Star Fox love. Don’t want it spoiled? Stop reading now. Thanks to the magical nature of the game’s lead character, the gameplay possibilities…

​Destiny Leak Shows What Future DLC Could Bring

It’s no secret that Destiny is going to get bigger in the months and years to come; Bungie has already announced two expansion packs for the game. Now, thanks to an odd-looking bug, we’ve gotten what appears to be a look at what those expansion packs will add. This video, posted to YouTube by Scott…

It’s a Good Day to Buy a White PS4 (or Xbox One or 3DS XL)

Today on Groupon, promo code GOODS10 will result in some great deals for you, including a White Destiny PS4 Bundle for $405. Let’s take a look at your options: White Destiny PS4 Bundle | $405 | Use code GOODS10 PS4 | $360 | Use code GOODS10 Xbox One | $360 | Use code GOODS10 3DS…

A Dignified Death For A Beloved Gaming System

When the battery exploded inside Redditor tommyboy601’s PSP, he decided his time with the Sony portable was at an end. Rather than trade it in at his local GameStop for pennies, he built a fitting memorial to an old friend. Mind you this particular old friend in an inanimate object. Just to be clear, if…

Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Refilling Destiny‘s Loot Cave

After a whirlwind week of shooting into a gaping hole, Bungie has killed our precious Destiny loot cave, leaving it empty and barren. Fortunately that’s nothing a little creative image manipulation can’t fix. Okay kids, this one should be relatively easy. You’ve got an empty cave. Fill it with people, places or things. Put nouns…

The Sound And Fury Of 251 Angry Pokémon

The first venture into full 3D for the second generation of pocket monsters, Pokémon Stadium 2 gave fighting poses and battle cries to all 251 Pokémon from the first and second generations. Now they’re all in one video. YouTuber MasterOfHyrule utilizes what I can only imagine is a heaping pile of disposable free time, all…

Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: The Other Side: The Winners!

What’s on the other side of the most embarrassing gaming experience of 2014? I taskedour community of image manipulation experts with finding out. The results may shock you. Or at least BioShock you. What does it take to make grown men stick their head into a giant painting of breasts at the biggest game industry…