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Darth Vader’s Got A Mystery Enemy In The Latest Star Wars Comic

By the time that Star Wars happens, the Jedi are practically extinct throughout all the galaxy. But in the latest issue of the Darth Vader comic, the Dark Lord of the Sith faces up against people wielding lightsabers. Not his son. Something far more sinister. (Spoilers follow. Hover over the top left of each image…

Guillermo Del Toro Says Dead Video Games Have Left Him ‘Reeling’

The man behind Pan’s Labyrinth and Pacific Rim has had two big-deal video game projects crumble into nothing all around him. He’s kind of doubtful about ever trying to make another one. Can you blame him? Folks everywhere are mourning the sudden stoppage of development for Silent Hills, the title that would’ve followed up on…

Get a Look at Batman: Arkham Knight’s Superhero Team-Ups in Action

The next Batman game will let players switch from the Dark Knight to other characters working to protect Gotham City. Let’s take a look at the Dual Play feature in action. It’s a Batman and Nightwing reunion in the video above, as developer Tim Hanangan walks through a combat sequence from the upcoming superhero title.…

DC Comics’ New Superhero Show Is Basically the Justice Society

The latest seasons of the Flash and Arrow TV series have been throwing new heroes like Firestorm, the Atom and others at viewers left and right. Now, a bunch of them are forming a team. It’s not the Justice League, but it’s damn close. More like a modern-day Justice Society? Legends of Tomorrow will assemble…

Rainbow Six Siege—the newest entry in the Tom Clancy-branded tactical action series—comes out on October 13 for PC, PS4 and Xbox One. Contact the author at [email protected]

A Weaker Man of Steel Has Me Really Pumped for Upcoming Superman Comics

Superman’s been hit with some big changes over the last few months. And it looks like they’re going to be paying off big dividends starting next month. It’s been clear that DC Comics has been building towards a big shake-up with their flagship character. A little while ago, Kal-El got a major new power that…

The New Female Thor Continues an Excellent Run of Thunder God Comics

Months ago, Marvel Comics passed the mantles of some of their most popular heroes to newcomers. Sam Wilson, a.k.a. The Falcon, became Captain America. And someone new—a mysterious masked woman—started swinging Thor’s hammer. Now, we know who she is. Let’s see why she’s worthy. (Spoilers follow. Hover over the top left of each image and…

Everything is Weird and Awesome in the Newly Remixed Marvel Universe

A bizarre patchwork planet. A police corps made up of hundreds of Thors. A major supervillain finally getting his lifelong wish. Yep, Secret Wars is ramping up in the best way. The goings-on in the new issue of Marvel’s big crossover comics event—crafted again by Jonathan Hickman and Esad Ribic—pick up after the abrupt, “guess…

What We Liked And Didn’t Like About Age Of Ultron

You went to see Avengers 2. We went to see Avengers 2. Let’s talk about Avengers 2, too. A bunch of Kotaku staffers went to go see the latest movie featuring Marvel’s premiere super-team. Some of us liked it more than others. Some people made fun of Hawkeye. Not me, though. Spoilers follow for the…

Awkward GTA Online Glitch Changes Israeli Flag Into Palestinian One

This isn’t some kind of subtle political commentary, is it, Rockstar? It’s nice that GTA Online lets players customize their appearances in all kinds of unique ways. But, sometimes all that customization runs into some particularly weird problems. Like, say, when the parachute bag of a country locked in seemingly unresolvable conflict gets changed the…

The Best Proof Yet That Shadow of the Colossus Would’ve Been Bigger

The sixteen gigantic creatures in Shadow of the Colossus are some of the most memorable enemies in all of video games. There originally was supposed to be more, though, and a new video made by a super-fan speculates on where those colossi would have lived. By comparing images from the Shadow of the Colossus art…

Getting an artist best known for cheesecake to draw Betty & Veronica? Another ballsy move. Archie Comics is turning to crowdfunding to help expand their upcoming reboot, pitching fans to lend support for three new series. If funding goals are met, then a new Jughead book written by comedic genius Chip Zdarsky, a Kevin Keller…

Is Batman Still Batman If He’s Not Really Batman Yet?

Three years ago, DC Comics gave Batman an all-new origin story that he really didn’t need. This week, the next chapter of that saga came out. Is it worth reading? Depends. Batman: Earth One – Volume Two ostensibly exists for three different kinds of reader. The first is someone who got the preceding volume and…

Get a Taste of the Big Changes Coming to DC Comics for Free, Right Now

We know some of the big changes coming for Superman and Batman. But there’s a lot more for the DC Universe than just those two superheroes. It’s all changing next month and now you can get a sense of what that will look like, without paying a cent. This week marks the second month of…

The Sims Creator Now Wants You to Make Stories Out of Your Own Life

It’s probably not a surprise that the man who created The Sims and SimCity wants you to make stories out of your life. His most famous creations let players spin bizarre melodramas from how they managed (or fiendishly ignored) the needs of either an entire city or a single family. But, Wright’s next big project…

The next project from the man who created SimCity and Spore isn’t a game. Thred launches today from Will Wright’s Syntertainment. It’s a life-sharing “mobile toolkit” app that lets users curate their photos, links and videos into shareable slideshows that can be decorated with stickers, filters and captions. We’ll have an interview with Wright coming…

The Start of the Next Marvel Universe Is… What the Hell Is Going On?

Marvel Comics is doing Secret Wars again. That means big drama is about to hit for Iron Man, Hulk, the X-Men and the publisher’s other superheroes. Everything will change in significant ways. You might even understand some of it. First, a warning: Secret Wars #1 by Jonathan Hickman and Esad Ribic is not the kind…

So What About Wonder Woman?

DC Comics did some big things to Superman and Batman over the weekend. But, once again, it feels like Wonder Woman’s getting the short end of the stick. This past Saturday, The Man of Steel’s relationship to Lois Lane turned decidedly less warm. And the Free Comic Book Day one-shot called Divergence also revealed that…

Batman Actors, Ranked

(Live-action adaptations only) 7. Val Kilmer 6. Lewis Wilson (below) 5. Robert Lowery 4. George Clooney 3. Michael Keaton (below) 2. Christian Bale 1. Adam West (below)

Bruce Wayne Is No Longer Batman. Someone Else Is.

This isn’t the billionaire who saw his parents gunned down in front of him. Nope, it’s not Dick Grayson either. This weekend, DC flipped the switch on some rather ballsy status quo shifts for its biggest superheroes in a one-shot called Divergence. One of them involved Superman and Lois Lane, the woman who in previous…