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Shadowgate’s Simple Melodies Conjure Danger And Unease

Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s new, daily hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-ass sounds they make. The deadly adventure game Shadowgate was an unlikely hit on the NES, and I’m going to go out on a limb and suggest its tremendous soundtrack played a role in that. Shadowgate was originally a…

Track: Cathedrals of the Mind | Artist: Doves | Album: The Universal Want

And Now For Some Incredible Ciri Cosplay

Narga, who we last saw on this site mastering Warcraft cosplay, is now doing the same for The Witcher 3. This Ciri is just perfect, from the outfit to the scars. All photos by KIRA (who also took those amazing Last of Us 2 shots a few months back). And if you’re a cosplayer and…

Sony Is Going To Bring More Games To The PC

So far, we’ve seen Horizon Zero Dawn and Death Stranding make the jump to PC, with varying levels of success. But they won’t be the last first-party Sony titles to make the jump, according to the company’s corporate report. Sony’s full year corporate report was published over the weekend Australian time, and as always it…

Call Of Duty Cheat Makers Now Very Sorry After Activision Threatens Them

CxCheats, a small company that sells cheats and trainers for a variety of games, will no longer be offering Call of Duty services after receiving legal threats from publisher Activision. They would also like to “apologize for any pain we’ve caused to players of Call of Duty.” The company posted this notice on their private…

Track: Caution | Artist: The Killers | Album: Imploding The Mirage

That’s One Good Looking Capybara

Age of Empries III: Defintive Edition comes out October 15 and it updates the classic RTS with new and improved 4k visuals and modern features like crossplay. But it will also include some HD capybaras. I didn’t realize I wanted HD capybaras until now. Look at that original capybara compared to the new one. It’s…

‘Shop Contest: Lonely Crash Bandicoot

Gamescom’s Opening Night Live event happened earlier this week. It had a few game announcements, some new trailers, and other stuff. But it also provided us with a haunting image that summarizes 2020 in a single photo. Your challenge this week: Put sad Crash in images. Within the fiction of Opening Night Live, Crash had…

Sunday Comics: Adorable

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 Aug. 27. Read more of Corpse Run Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published Aug 24. Read more of Awkward Zombie Clueless Hero by…

Ubisoft Apologizes For Tom Clancy Game Imagery That Suggests Black Lives Matter Is Part Of A Terrorist Plot

Today Ubisoft announced it will remove raised fist imagery from the opening cinematic of its new mobile game, Tom Clancy’s Elite Squad, following widespread criticism that the game’s intro plays on right-wing conspiracies about the Black Lives Matter movement. Elite Squad, which came out on iOS and Android earlier this week, begins with a narrated…

‘Shop Contest: King Shark, Winners!

If you are a fan of comic book character King Shark, last week was a treat. We got two different and new versions of King Shark announced at DC’s online FanDome event. One from the new Suicide Squad movie and one from the new Suicide Squad game. So to celebrate, I asked you all you…

Some Heads Are Gonna Roll

This week on Snapshots: Control’s latest DLC just came out and it seems a lot of folks are going back to the game and taking some cool screenshots. Of course, we also have more Ghost of Tsushima photos too! One day people might stop taking great pics of that game..but that ain’t today. And some…

The People In Ghost Of Tsushima Need To Clean Up All The Corpses

Imagine you are visiting a quiet little inn or village out in the countryside. The sun is up. The sky is clear and life is good. You are happy. And then you round a corner and you see a dead body just lying in the middle of the place, with people walking around and going…

Ariados Is One Cold-Hearted Bastard

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 Ariados! Ariados Details Type: Bug/Poison Average Height: 3′ 07″ Average Weight: 73.9 lbs First Added In Generation II Imagine…

How’s It Going?: Mobile Games Edition

I see you. Yes, you! Come on in. Come chat with other Kotaku readers in another one of our daily open threads. I have a bunch of consoles and big TV that they are all hooked up to. I also have a large list of games I want to play or replay and I have…

Peace Was Never An Option

This week we ponder delaying the next generation, throw Mario into a dryer, check out the new trailer for LEGO Star Wars, find out more about the weird far-right conspiracy featured in a Black Ops: Cold War trailer and yell at some capybaras. Great Kotaku Content From The Past Week A fantastic and important story…

I Will Never Forgive Capcom For Killing Amingo In Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3

Amingo was an original character introduced in Marvel vs. Capcom 2. He was part of a gentle race of plant people. He was good and he was my friend. Capcom killed Amingo in Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, and I will never forgive it. Despite having a huge stable of existing characters to pull from…

Warframe‘s Big Twist Knocked My Brain Clean Out Of My Head

When someone first starts playing a long-running video game, a ritual begins. Friends who’ve spent considerably more time with the game immediately start asking “Have you gotten to [part that is so iconic as to have become revered]?” You reply “No” repeatedly, but that only builds anticipation. Will the moment live up to expectations, or…

Call of Duty’s ‘Games of Summer’ Event Starts Today

Call of Duty players can compete for gold medals and glory today through September 7 in the “Games of Summer” event. Styled around the Olympics, the trials are available for both Modern Warfare and the free-to-play Warzone The Trials featured in Games of Summer will look familiar to anyone who’s been playing Call of Duty:…

Everything I, An Inquisitor Extraordinaire, Noticed In That Dragon Age 4 Gamescom Video

That ear-splitting screech you hear, that’s me screaming about new Dragon Age 4 information. While the 4-minute short played during yesterday’s Gamescom opener didn’t reveal any gameplay, story, or character information, nevertheless the keenest of Dragon Age stans (i.e. me) will have caught more than a few hints about what to expect from BioWare’s fourth…