Sometimes, Pokémon Are Too Big for Your Room

Like, literally, too damn big. Twitter user BMCrecently got an inflatable Lugia… [Photo: BMC] [Photo: BMC] [Photo: BMC] As well as an inflatable Dialga. [Photo: BMC] [Photo: BMC] [Photo: BMC] Both are too very large. BMC’s room is not. [Photo: BMC] Top photo: BMC To contact the author of this post, write to bashcraftATkotaku.com or…

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After 2489 Days, Noby Noby Boy Has Been “Finished”

Keita Takahashi’s (Katamari Damacy) Noby Noby Boy was first released in February 2009. After 2489 days of players stretching across the Solar System, the game has now finally come to an end. It worked like this: anyone playing the game at home could stretch a little guy’s (his name was literally BOY) torso out like…

Beautiful Maps Of Fake Places

Robert Altbauer calls himself a “fantasy cartographer”. If maps of places that don’t actually exist are your fetish, then Robert is your man. Over the years Altbauer has created maps for video game publishers, RPG companies and authors, with some actual, historical map work thrown in for good measure. You can see more of Robert’s…

Here’s Mario Kart 8 Running On A PC

In October, the Cemu emulator—which allows Wii U games to be played on a PC—could barely boot Mario Kart 8’s menu. Now, just two months later, it’s doing an OK job of actually running the game. The video below shows how quickly progress is being made on the emulator. On the right is what Mario…

See You Later, Random NPC

Today on Highlight Reel we have NPC slingshots, surprise Skywalkers, powerful punches, and much more! Watch the video above, then talk about your favorite highlight in the comments below. Be sure to check out, like, and share the original videos via the links below. Uncharted 4 Beta – One punch man got nothing on Cutter’s…

Ciri’s Witcher 3 Sword, Forged In The Real World

Sword performer Alan Padziński doesn’t just fight with Witcher swords. He knows how to make them, too. Padzińskirecently built himself a replica of Ciri’s badass sword from The Witcher 3, and did the entire thing by hand, from forging the blade to carving the runes to the leather grip. It’s 1.3m long, and looks more…

Pokémon‘s Mythical Fire And Water Abomination Officially Announced, Two Years After Fans Found It

Today The Pokémon Company announced Mythical Pokémon Volcanion, the first-ever dual Fire and Water-type. You may have heard of him already, as he leaked over two years ago. Fans first heard of Volcanion back in 2013, when hackers discovered the unnatural combination of opposing forces bythumbing through the code for Pokémon X and Y Between…

Podcast: We Sure Hope The Final Fantasy VII Remake Has A World Map

Will the upcoming remake of Final Fantasy VII have a world map? WE SURE HOPE SO. Today on Kotaku Splitscreen, we’re talking about the ambitious multi-part Final Fantasy VII remake, which was looking hotat the PlayStation Experience earlier this month. We also dig into console exclusives, Hanukkah songs, and how it makes me grumpy when…

Watch The 25-Year-Old PC Version of Super Mario Bros. 3 In Action

It’s long been a game development legend that the creators of Doom made their own version of Super Mario Bros. 3 for the PC ages ago. Today, we get to see what it looked like. Like almost everyone working in video games in the 1990s, John Carmack and John Romero were big fans of Nintendo’s…

From Japan, With Changes: The Endless Debate Over Video Game ‘Censorship’

One of Nintendo’s biggest releases in 2015 is the sprawling 100-hour adventure Xenoblade Chronicles X, released earlier this year in Japan. It’s great-looking and fun. That’s not in dispute. The most heated debate about the game—making it the latest flashpoint in ongoing skirmishes over censorship, creative freedom and sexual politics—involves a pair of changes made…

The Mystery of What Fallout 4 Hides Underwater

Ever since Fallout 4’s release, inquisitive players have been obsessed with one thing: what in the world is Fallout 4 hiding? Take a look at a map of Fallout 4: [Source: Fallout 4 Wiki] There is a lot of water in Fallout 4. Surely there must be something under there? At least, this is an…

Smash Bros. Fans Are Trolling The Hell Out Of Each Other Right Now

Tomorrow is the final Nintendo Direct focusing entirely on Smash Bros. You know what that means, right? An avalanche of fake leaks! Hooray. Every time there’s a new Nintendo Direct on the horizon, Smash Bros. fans go into a frenzy. Some people try to predict what’s coming next. Or, they will go out of their…

That Time Final Fantasy VII Ended Without Explaining Anything

When Final Fantasy VII arrived in 1997, it was unlike anything I’d ever played before. Late nights, lots of grinding, and hundreds of hours later, I’d reached the end. A few friends were watching as I took down the final boss, and we eagerly waited for the ending to play out. What we saw was…uh,…