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Track: Step | Artist: Hitsujibungaku | Album: At the End of the Tunnel, We Saw the Light

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Yeonji Rhee is a Korean artist who has worked for companies like NCSoft. You can see more of Yeonji’s stuff at her ArtStation page

Tech-Com: 2029 is an in-development, fan-made game that’s looking to focus solely on the best parts of the entire Terminator series: the all-too-brief shots of the dystopian future war between man and machine as shown in the 1984 original. 

New Gran Turismo x Lamborghini Collab Looks Like A Batmobile From 2076

This is Lamborghini’s Vision GT, a new car unveiled in the flesh tonight at the Gran Turismo Championship World Finals in Monaco. It looks like something Bruce Wayne would take to an open track day, but despite this physical unveiling, the car is actually only going to be made digitally inside Gran Turismo Sport The…

Track: Don’t Be So Serious | Artist: Low Roar | Album: Once In A Long, Long While… (Yes, I played a lot of Death Stranding lately..)

‘Shop Contest: The Poké Ball Guy

From the moment I first saw the Poke Ball Guy I knew he was trouble. And I also knew he needed to get his very own ‘Shop Contest. So here we are. He’s out on parole and free to go on new adventures. Your Challenge This Week: Spread the horror of Poke Ball Guy to…

Sunday Comics: JUMP!

Hello! It’s time for Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Corpse Run by Alex Di Stasi. Published Nov. 21. Read more of Corpse Run Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published Nov. 18. Read more of Awkward Zombie Clueless Hero by…

‘Shop Contest: Sonic Returns, Winners!

We can never escape Sonic. He always returns. Last week, after the new Sonic The Hedgehog the movie trailer was released, I decided to once again throw a Sonic-themed contest. I regret this. Our winning image this week comes from Mrichston who shows us a scene from the upcoming re-release of The Lord Of The…

For Only $2.3 Million You Can Buy The Dream Home Of Sierra On-Line Founders Roberta And Ken Williams

Do you have a couple million saved up in your bank account? Do you love games like King’s Quest? Are you looking for a new home? Then maybe you should buy the former dream home of popular game developers, Roberta and Ken Williams. Or at least check out the website listing for the house, which…

Released 19 Years Ago, Surfing H30 Is Rockstar’s Worst Game

Today, Rockstar Games is a company known for hugely successful video games like GTA V, Red Dead Redemption 2 and L.A. Noire. These games tend to sell really well and get rave reviews from critics. But it wasn’t that long ago that Rockstar Games was publishing less critically acclaimed and beloved titles. Such as Surfing…

Nintendo Was Worried Donkey Kong Country Was “Too 3D”

This week marks the 25th anniversary of the classic and beloved Donkey Kong Country. To celebrate this milestone, some of the developers behind the game took part in a series of interviews about the game, its development and its release. And according to one developer who worked on the game, Nintendo was actually worried the…

Salazzle Will Spank Those Who Disobey Her

Every Pokemon is interesting and worth talking about. I don’t play a ton of Pokemon, but I do enjoy the universe and I love learning more about the creatures in it. So, Here’s Another Pokemon! It’s Salazzle! Salazzle Details Type: Poison/Fire Average Height: 3′ 11″ Average Weight: 48.9 lbs. First Added In Generation VII Some…

Pennywise Is Excited About Getting His Ass Kicked

Hello! This week we get a nice birthday gift from Mads Mikkelsen, eat an apple in front of an apple Pokemon, watch the trailer for a new Half-Life game, wish for a double jump and get ready to beat the shit out of Pennywise. Great Kotaku Content From The Past Week The first time I…

Old World Of Warcraft Glitch Created A Terrifying Instant Death Bear

World of Warcraft contains countless fantastical creatures with otherworldly powers. Legendary dragons, skyscraper-sized fire elementals, several different kinds of boar—the list goes on. One beast from the game’s distant past, however, put them all to shame. I speak of the Death Bear of the Arathi Highlands, though I fear that simply by uttering his name,…

Death Stranding‘s Nominations At The Game Awards Can’t Help But Raise Questions

The Games Awards is the largest video games awards ceremony of the year in large part because it’s full of new game announcements, but the industry takes the awards seriously as well. This year, with Hideo Kojima’s Death Stranding nominated for a number of awards including Game of the Year, viewers are openly wondering whether…

Visual Novel Sets Out To Buck Trends By Being Less Sexual, Gets Blocked By Steam Anyway

From the start, the lead developer of Crime Opera: The Butterfly Effect, Sean Bester, wanted his game to be different from the other games in Steam’s sea of often sexually-tinged romance and horror visual novels. This meant it would have very little sex and nudity, with the focus instead on a “mature” mafia tale. That,…

Visionary game designer Brad McQuaid died this past Tuesday at the age of 51. He co-created the pioneering MMO EverQuest and continued to work in the genre until his passing. His death was announced earlier this week on the forums of Visionary Realms, where he was serving as creative director for its MMO Pantheon. “Brad was…

What Are You Playing This Weekend?

The weekend is for rock climbing, and going on a long run, and being a generally very sporty dude. It’s also for playing video games while nursing all the aches and pains getting into fitness at 37 is giving me. I’m totally charmed by this weekend’s Fortnite fishing competition, even though my efforts to participate…

Reports: Resident Evil 3 Remake Planned For 2020

A Resident Evil 3: Nemesis remake is in the works from Capcom, according to two new reports. It will reportedly release in 2020. Capcom released a remake of Resident Evil 2 this year, which was received warmly by fans of the franchise. Given how difficult it is to play Resident Evil 3 at the moment,…