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President Obama Showed Up in Smash Bros. Today

POTUS vs Samus. The Commander-in-Chief vs. the galaxy’s most feared bounty hunter. Who wins? Let’s watch. A Mii character done up as Barack Obama showed during the Smash Bros. portion of today’s mega-long Nintendo Treehouse livestream. The armored Obama—who looked like a gunner specialization—faced off against Dark Samus. For a while, POTUS appeared like he…

Wow, People Are Actually Trying To Buy Smash Bros. Demo Codes

Certain lucky Club Nintendo members got four special codes today, which can be redeemed for a demo of Super Smash Bros. 3DS. Almost immediately, people started trying to sell these codes—which they got for free. For a demo everyone can play in a week. It’s not even the full game; it only has five characters!…

A Closer Look At Smash Bros.’ Most Surprising New Character

While there are anumber of secret characters in the upcoming Smash Bros., one character in particular stood out from the rest. And now that people have had the chance to play some more of the Japanese version of the game, we can take a better look at what that character is all about. If you…

I’m Pretty Glad The Original Doom Wasn’t A Modern Shooter

This isn’t the Doom you know. It’s… it’s something else This video combines some mods (including the ever popular Brutal Doom) and clever After Effects usage to re-imagine Doom—first-person shooting’s great grandcyberdemon—as a modern shooter in the vein of, say, Call of Duty or Counter-Strike. I’m mixed on this. On one hand, that actually looks…

Total Prize Pool for the League of Legends World Championship It’s been some time since I discussed eSports here, but with the League of Legends World Championships just around the corner, I thought it might be time to start it up again. While it’s important to realize that becoming a professional eSports athlete is damned…

Okay, I’m Interested In Pokémon’s Legendaries Again

I had what one might call ‘legendary fatigue‘ in Pokémon. New legendaries weren’t really cutting it for me. But after the reveal of Primal Reversion, and the reveal of the special abilities that Primal Groudon and Primal Kyogre have in Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, I gotta admit: they’ve hooked me again. The new abilities…

Captain Toad Is Too Cute And Needs To Stop It

I don’t own a Wii U, and I was fine with that. But I have to admit that my cold hard heart softened a bit watching Captain Toad running around on the Nintendo Treehouse stream earlier today. I mean look at him! He puffs out his cheeks when he holds his breath and doggy paddles…

Super Smash Bros. Players Come Up With The Best Mind Games

The rules of Smash Potato, a new mini-game created by Rush Hour Smash, are simple. Pick Villager. Take turns pocketing the tree with another Villager. And most importantly, try not to die. The results? Hilarity. It helps that, despite being so simple, there are a lot of mind games you can play when it comes…

I’m A Video Game Consultant, And This Is What I Do

I am a digital entertainment consultant, and as such, consult on video games, hardware platforms, and online services for a variety of game companies. I work with a team. People are often curious about game consulting; I can explain. Though there are details that can’t be shared due to confidentiality, I will also answer what…

‘Speed Mario Bros.’ Is Mario, But Twice As Fast

Introduced today during Nintendo’s Treehouse livestream, this is Speed Mario Bros., a hyperactive take on the original Super Mario Bros. that will be included in Ultimate NES Remix, which is out for 3DS on December 5. It’s essentially Super Mario Bros. sped-up like you’re holding the frameskip button on an emulator, which will surely lead…

Tip: Destiny‘s Got A Special Store That Only Shows Up On Weekends

Destiny‘s not great about explaining all of the nooks and crannies and ways of getting more exotic weapons, but that’s ok because we have the Internet and the power of crowdsourcing. So here’s your latest tip. Xûr can be found in the Tower, but only on the weekends (Friday-Sunday) and he’s got quite the stock…

U.S. Smash Bros Demo Out Today For Some, Next Week For Everyone

Nintendo just announced on its Treehouse live stream marathon that the long-awaited English version of the Super Smash Bros 3DS demo is coming out today for “select” Platinum members. Everyone else will get it next week. If Nintendo’s deemed you worthy of early demo access, you should receive an email with four codes (sharing is…

Cherry MX Blues on the Cheap, Last Days for the Xbox One Promo [Deals]

Cherry MX Blues and Greens are currently locked in a battle to become my favorite mechanical switch, but you can get yourself a Cherry MX Blue Keyboard for just $60 today. [Rosewill RK-9000] Update: Both Amazon and Newegg have sold out. You might not be familiar with the Rosewill RK-9000, but it actually uses the…

Watch Nintendo Stream The New Super Smash Bros. All Day

Super Smash Bros. 3DS comes out in Japan tomorrow, and to honor the occasion, Nintendo of America is livestreaming their new fighting game all day for our entertainment. They’re also going to talk about some upcoming Wii U games. Here’s the full schedule of events, which kicks off at 1pm Eastern: You can watch it…

New-Gen GTA V Dog Is Looking Good

Didn’t Grand Theft Auto V already look pretty good on Xbox 360 and PS3? Yes. But it appears to look better—as it should—in the latest trailer for the November-dated PlayStation 4 and Xbox One release. Our own Gergo Vas made some GIFs to compare. The GIFs labeled “new” were pulled from the trailer, which Rockstar…

Blizzard Nerfs Two Popular Hearthstone Cards

Sorry, Hunters and Rogues—Blizzard just announced plans to nerf two of the most powerful Hearthstone cards, which will likely force many of you to drastically change your strategies. Nerf #1 is Leeroy Jenkins, which is one of the most versatile cards in any deck but might be most useful for Miracle Rogues. Jenkins will now…

Destiny‘s Squads Are Too Small

Something feels off in Destiny—and it’s not just Peter Dinklage’s delivery. On Wednesday, I started playing Activision’s much-hyped new shooter for the first time alongside some co-workers (jazz aficionado Kirk Hamilton and middle-school dropout Sam Biddle). Though I don’t normally play a lot of shooters—as most of you know I’m more of a turn-based kinda…

Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Indie Delve: An interview with the lead developer of Noct [With limited edition dev Q&A in the comments!] • Video Games, Visual Novels, Walkthroughs, and True Endings • Adventures in Blind Gaming 4: Hitting a Wall • The Suck of Destiny TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To…

Hyrule Warriors Characters Are Awesome In 2D

They are so colorful and detailed. Artist AbyssWolf put together a fantastic piece with all the playable characters of Hyrule Warriors to celebrate the game’s upcoming release. The top pic only has seven of them, here’s everyone below. Impa and Ganondorf are my two favorites: Hyrule Warriors [DeviantART] To contact the author of thispost, write…

​Let’s Examine Grand Theft Auto V‘s New-Gen Trailer

We finally know when the PS4, Xbox One and PC versions ofGTA V will be coming out. Here’s a look at the souped-up open-world game in action. Better visuals are one thing but this upcoming version of GTA V will also be adding new vehicles, weapons and activities to the already-packed virtual city of Los…