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Destiny‘s Bravest Dancer

It’s no secret that we’re huge fans of the dancing in Destiny here at Kotaku. But this montage takes the alien cake. YouTube user calloftreyarch leaves no path un-danced. He dances in the Tower, with strangers and friends. He dances on the massive spider tank. He dances while getting killed. There is no dance calloftreyarch…

Video Takes Counter-Strike to Team Fortress 2 Levels of Silliness

Inspired by an already existing crazy Counter-Strike: Global Offensive game mode called Chicken Defusal, a Source Filmmaker group called Deviant Pictures created one of the best CS:GO machinima of recent memory. It is just impossible for the group in the video to defuse the bomb on a seemingly intelligent chicken. Defuse on The Fly [YouTube]…

Mod Turns StarCraft II Into A Cute Cartoon

Some of you might recognize the cute StarCraft characters from the Carbot Animation series. They’re unmistakable. After all the episodes on YouTube, the creator of the series is now working on an actual working map for the game, with his characters and animations replacing everything. You can see various units from all three races fighting…

Controversial Next-Gen Graphics Tech Still Looks Too Good To Be True

Are graphics this realistic actually possible in a modern-day video game? According to the people behind the much-ballyhooed Infinite Detail technology, we’ll get the chance to find out soon. You may remember hearing about the Infinite Detail graphics engine from Australian tech company Euclidean a few years back. The main idea behind the engine is…

To celebrate the upcoming 20th anniversary of popular Japanese racing series Initial D, LEGO enthusiast Denil Oh created quite a unique set on LEGO Ideas. It’s an awesome miniature replica of the iconic Toyota Trueno, the main character Takumi Fujiwara, and his family’s tofu shop. Initial D – 20th Anniversary [Lego Ideas] To contact the…

Here’s the Original Plot for Deus Ex 3

No, not Human Revolution, the original Warren Spector version that never got made. There were in fact 6 options being brainstormed, including an augmented spec ops soldier who realises he’s the bad guy, and another involving rescuing a girl from a cult, which sounds very familiar. This post originally appeared on Kotaku UK The info’s…

It’s Still Great Fun To Watch Game Characters Just Stand Around

This is pretty much the only time snarks could be considered adorable They are usually vicious (adorably vicious). Master0fHyrule returns with even more video game characters amusing themselves in various ways while we’re away. This time, he’s got 75 idle animations from 50 different games, obscure to classic, old to recent. It’s quite the selection,…

Gridland Is Bejeweled Meets Minecraft

Gridland is played like a match three-style game (such as Bejeweled), but in a Minecraft-like setting. During the day, amass resources to build your town. At night, the tiles become weapons you’ll need to fend off monsters: You can play it for free in your browser. (I’m stuck on day 6.) Via Waxy You are…

There’s Gonna Be A Duck Dynasty Console Game For Some Reason

I mean, of course there is. I’m not actually surprised—or at least, I really shouldn’t be. You can watch a trailer of the newly announced Duck Dynasty console game on the show’s Facebook page Duck Dynasty is, of course, the massively popular “non-fiction” show about a family that runs a duck-hunting equipment based empire. There’s…

Chill out with Fallout. Creative YouTube person Ben MacB has been modding Fallout: New Vegas to look absolutely glorious and then showing off the dilapidated world’s wonders with delicious slow pans and soothing post-rock. I, um, really like watching these. They’re so pleasant. Here’s the rest of his series (so far): If you want to…

You Can Now Play Your Own Music Through Steam

First revealed earlier in the year, Valve today released Steam Music Player for all users of its desktop client. All you need to do is point the client towards your music collection and you’re off. Turn it on and you’ll get a little floating media player (which can be activated and controlled in-game), which is…

Han & Chewie Figures Look Real Enough To Pull The Ears Off A Gundark

Look at Chewie long enough and you start imagining him flicking his arms around in slow-mo, like the universe’s coolest shampoo commercial. Look at Han long enough and, well, you’ll get those same feelings you always get when you stare too deeply into his cheeky scowl. This Chewie figure is by Hoy Toys (who else),…

Someone Modded Their 3DS To Play Smash Bros. With A Controller

Before you ask: yes, it’s a Gamecube controller. Of course it is. What else would it be? Not content to play Smash Bros. with the 3DS, だいこん went ahead and modded their system so they could play using a controller. Honestly, when people are destroying their circlepads while playing Smash, can you blame them? It’s…

​Everyone’s Obsessed With Destiny‘s Loot Cave

What began as an easy way to earn loot and experience points in Destiny has become a full-blown phenomenon. The Internet has caught Loot Cave Fever. The Loot Cave, an area in the corner of Destiny‘s Russia map that lets you mindlessly farm experience points and gear, has been a known commodity for a while…

This Cartoon Is As Close To A New Jet Set Radio As We’re Gonna Get

Remember Jet Grind Radio/Jet Set Radio Future? The games that practically bled cool with rocket-powered roller blades, gorgeous graffiti, and hulking boomboxes far as the eye could see? Upcoming animated series Urbance claims them as big influences, and it looks stylish as fuck Urbance‘s plot—which centers around a city in which sex is illegal because…

We Sure Do Keep Watching Bruce Wayne’s Parents Get Murdered

Had you heard that Bruce Wayne’s parents were murdered in an alley behind a movie theater? And that trauma drove him to eventually don the mantle of The Batman? I’m worried you might not have heard. Maybe you should watch it again. This very cool supercut, made by Abraham Riesman for Vulture, cuts together a…

I Wish More Shooters Looked Like This

I’m tired of gritty, grumbly first-person shooters. A game that mixes Tron‘s synth-y style and Bulletstorm‘s focus on creative kills, though? Now this I can get behind. The game in question is called Desync, and I can’t say I’ve seen another shooter that looks quite like it. The world is clean and easy on the…

The Bronze Statue Raccoon-Obsessed Sly Cooper Fans Deserve

He may not be the most popular video game mascot, but his fans love Sly Cooper with the force of a thousand lesser fans, more than enough to warrant a $210 12-inch statue with a gleaming bronze finish. I was impressed enough with the$200 normal edition of Gaming Heads’ Sly Cooper statue, the fourth piece…

Smash Bros. Online Is Pretty Strict

Here’s the big warning screen you’ll see if you flip through the Online portion of the manual for Super Smash Bros. 3DS, which comes out next Friday in the United States (and is out already in Japan). It’s… strict. As you can see, you’ll be penalized on the Nintendo Network for disconnecting from games, idling,…