Meaning of Flower

The common assumption is that “Nintendo” (任天堂) means “leave luck to heaven” or even “to leave one’s fortune in the…

Persona 5 is a game entirely about making friends with magic teens and well-meaning (well, mostly) adults. Yet not…

Being famous on YouTube might seem flashy, with some channels accruing millions of subscribers and views. But for…

This week a new Pokémon Center opens in Kyoto. At first glance it looks like any other Pokémon Center that dots…

Two new gaming consoles. Both very powerful. Both very ambitious. Both about to meet head to head... and do battle…

The Tokyo-based Japan Studio, responsible for PlayStation 2 classics such as Ico, Shadow of the Colossus, and the Ape…

The past decade or so has seen a major change in anime (and in turn manga and Japanese games as well). At the center…

Kurihama Flower Park is not safe! Actually, it is. The giant Godzilla that towers above the play area doesn't…

If you're a regular Kotaku Melodic reader, you're no stranger to the idea that despite many developers' cinematic…

A few weeks ago, the Atlantic magazine published a profile I wrote of the developer Jonathan Blow, a man known in…