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Star Wars: Battlefront II, Six Months Later

Star Wars Battlefront II stirred up controversy at launch with grindy progression systems and questionable loot boxes. Over the last six months, the game has added new modes and done its best to win back players. Here’s where things stand today. The lead up to Star Wars Battlefront II’s release is its own saga following…

Track: Lost in the Supermarket | Artist: The Clash | Album: London Calling Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

South Korea Makes Corn Dogs Better With Tulips 

At Everland, South Korea’s largest theme park, tulips are in bloom. To celebrate its Tulip Festival, the flowers are even emblazoned on corn dogs. The batter isn’t corn-based like in the States, but is more akin to pancake or waffle batter. I’d never thought about putting designs on corn dogs before! Good thing this theme…

Fight! Fight! FIGHT!

Sci-fi author (and occasional Kotaku weekend custodian) Peter Tieryas has a new book in his United States of Japan series coming, and once again it’s all about…well, look, it’s all in the name: Mecha Samurai Empire We did an art showcase on the last book, which featured designs by John Liberto, but this one not…

Red Zones Are Putting PUBG‘s Creator At Odds With Players

Red zones, randomly occurring mortar hells, have been in PUBG since the beginning, but they’ve never been particularly popular with players. To many, they represent death by randomness, rather than skill. Recently, Brendan “PlayerUnknown” Greene came to the feature’s defense, and now players are pushing back harder than ever. Red zones are small mortar bombardment…

The Demonic Strategy Game I Love Playing Before Bed

Golem Gates is a surprising mix of strategy and card game elements that’s beautiful to look at but rough around the edges. While I started playing it because of its weird hybrid mechanics, what I really came to appreciate was its serenely empty world and relaxing ASMR voice overs I commute long hours and often…

Track: Hungarian Rhapsody No.12 | Artist: Van Cliburn Playing Liszt | Album: Live Performance　 Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Paragon Used To Look A Lot More Interesting

As it was released (and as it is about to die), Epic’s Paragon looks very much like a Generic Video Game™. But these original pieces of character design show that it was at one point looking a lot cooler. They were done super early in the game’s development—we’re talking years before release—by artist Dave Rapoza,…

Track: Gomibako Kara, Blues | Artist: Pistol Takehara | Album: Good Luck Track Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Step Inside The Forest Of Liars

Forest of Liars is an upcoming adventure game inspired by both American and Japanese animation, in which players enter a dangerous forest and encounter a different experience each time they sit down with the game. The name comes from the challenges you’ll face once inside: you’ll encounter a range of characters who will try and…

PUBG Supply Drop Has A Mind Of Its Own

Today on Highlight Reel we have impressive outpost captures, nautical glitches, sad graves, and much more! Watch the video 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. Subscribe to Kotaku on YouTube for more! Catch up on all…

Video Games Can’t Handle Their Booze

I never pass up the opportunity to drink in a game. I’ve visited every bar in The Witcher 3. I’ve filled Adam Jensen’s pockets with booze in Deus Ex; I’ve chugged those drinks in the bars in Hengsha and Prague, alone in his apartment, or on street corners just because. I’ve gotten Commander Shepard blackout…

The Week In Games: Good Dads And Cardboard

This week, two fathers will make their way to the PlayStation 4, while Switch-owning fathers will have to deal with the cardboard machinations of their children. After playing God of War 3 again a couple years ago, I really didn’t think I could get excited about the series ever again. I was still cold on…

Track: Cherub Rock | Artist: The Smashing Pumpkins | Album: Siamese Dream Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Frozen Coca-Cola Released In Japan

Summer is still a while away, but Coca-Cola is releasing “Coca-Cola Frozen Lemon” this week in Japan. It’s a Coke-flavored slushie style drink with, you guessed it, a twist of lemon. The drink comes in a squeezable pouch, and according to Entabe, it apparently took eight years to develop this product from conception. From the…

The Best Cosplay From Fan Expo Dallas 2018

Fan Expo Dallas ran from April 6-8 at the Dallas Convention Center, and in addition to a surprisingly huge list of star attendees there was also loads of amazing cosplay present as well. Our cosplay photographer Mineralbluwas in the house (and outside it) taking shots, the best of which you can see below. He also…

One Punch

Jason Kang is a freeelance concept artist and illustrator who has worked on stuff like Magic: The Gathering and Hearthstone You can see more of Jason’s work at his ArtStation page To see the images in their native resolution, click on the “expand” button in the top-left corner. Fine Art is a celebration of the…

Track: Old Town | Artist: Say Sue Me | Album: Where We Were Together Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Sunday Comics: Puppies

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. Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published April 9. Read more of Awkward Zombie Corpse Run by Alex Di Stasi. Published April 12. Read more of Corpse Run Double XP by…

Track: How Simple | Artist: Hop Along | Album: Bark Your Head Off, Dog Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.