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A Cyberpunk Ninja Game Where You Manipulate Time

After talking my way past the receptionist at a grotty hotel in Katana Zero, I stand in the elevator at the entrance to a heavily guarded floor, watching goons patrol back and forth. One’s got a shotgun, another a knife, another a pistol. I formulate a plan, then burst through the doors, slicing through all…

Track: Everybody Here Hates You | Artist: Courtney Barnett | Album: Tell Me How You Really Feel Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Sega Just Revealed Ten More Genesis Mini Games

In late March, Sega revealed that the Sega Genesis Mini (Mega Drive Mini) will include forty games. Ten of those games were announced. Today, Sega divulged ten more. Previously announced titles include Sonic The Hedgehog, Gunstar Heroes and Castlevania Bloodlines. The ten titles Sega revealed today are Thunderforce III Super Fantasy Zone Musha World of…

Hungarian Mountains. Visegrád, Hungary. By Marcus Patai | Instagram JPGs is a photo peek into wherever gamers might find interesting. If you’re a photographer and have images you want to share, drop us a line! 

A Wee Dragon Workshop

Nicholas Foong is an artist from Singapore currently living in LA. He’s worked on stuff like How to Train Your Dragon and Planet of the Apes You can see more of Nicholas’ art at his personal site

Our Favorite Cosplay From WonderCon 2019

WonderCon is one of America’s biggest nerd shows, with over 50,000 fans heading through the gates of the Anaheim Convention Center late last month. Here’s a collection of some of our favourite cosplay from the event! All photos and video below were taken by Mineralblu. And yes, in case you were wondering, that Samus by…

A Teen Dirtbag Beat-Em-Up With Phenomenal Writing

The Friends of Ringo Ishikawa, an independent game for the Nintendo Switch, shocked me with its greatness. I streamed it yesterday. You can watch the above video archive if you want to see me, sincerely and in real time, react to the game’s blowing of my mind. Before I downloaded it, the game had already…

Track: Love Will Tear Us Apart, 1995 Remastered Version | Artist: Joy Division | Album: Closer Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Brilliant Skies. Osaka, Japan. By Pedro Szekely | Flickr JPGs is a photo peek into wherever gamers might find interesting. If you’re a photographer and have images you want to share, drop us a line! 

Persona 5‘s Joker, A Stage Builder And More Are Coming To Smash Bros. Ultimate Tomorrow

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s 3.0 update will be out on Wednesday and will add a lot to the game, even if you aren’t buying the game’s paid DLC. Those who do pay for the $5.99 add-on will be able to play as the Persona 5 character Joker and summon his persona, Arsene. A 15-minute video…

When Life Gets Tough, I Make A New World Of Warcraft Character

This is Raisin. She is a level 43 gnome Mage on the Proudmoore server. I created her a few days ago to help me cope with a horrible situation I am dealing with in real life. Like many throwaway World of Warcraft characters before her, she’s been doing a bang-up job. It’s doubtful Raisin will…

Track: Misirlou | Artist: Dick Dale & The Del Tones | Album: A Swingin Affair (Movie) Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Torii At Miwa. Nara Prefecture, Japan. By Boudewijn Klop. JPGs is a photo peek into wherever gamers might find interesting. If you’re a photographer and have images you want to share, drop us a line! 

The Heartache Of A Video Game That Makes You Shred Real Books

The British developer behind the unusual game The Book Ritual calls it a BYOS—bring your own shredder. Alistair Aitcheson showed it to me last month in San Francisco at the Game Developers Conference, the first time he’s shown it in the U.S. I spoke with him and played it for about an hour. During that…

The Internet Reacts To Bran’s Smug, Creepy Face In Game Of Thrones

Last night marked the return of Game of Thrones, now in its final season. Per usual, lots of viewers were entranced by the dragons and the boobs, but the standout moment for meme fodder was one character’s piercing, smug gaze. Viewers are itching to find out how everyone is going to die brutally at the…

The Week In Games: Too Many Zombies!

Once again, it is time to kill some zombies. World War Z comes out this week and brings with it thousands of zombies. Literal hordes of zombies. I might even say too many zombies. How much time do you think I have, World War Z. Do you think I can kill all of these things?…

Track: From Chaos To Harmony | Artist: Ian Brown | Album: Ripples  Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

The Cutest Lil’ Assassins

Viviane Herzog is an artist based in Canada who has worked on stuff like Assassin’s Creed and Day’s Gone You can see more of Viviane’s art at her personal site and ArtStation page

Power Rangers Cosplay Is Here To Crush Cities

The obvious thing to do when cosplaying something from Power Rangers would be one of the lycra-clad Rangers themselves, but nope, Jason Aulicino had bigger ideas. This is his Dragonzord outfit, and it looks like it just walked right off the set after a busy day fighting dudes in rubber suits. All photos here by…

Track: W.U.G. | Artist: Chris Fleming  Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.