Genshin Impact Wins Apple And Google Play’s Best Game Of 2020

Huh, people seem to like massive free-to-play action role-playing games with serious The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild vibes. miHoYo’s Genshin Impact came out on top of both Google and Apple’s official game of the year lists, beating out whatever the Candy Crush people are doing and all of those games advertised in…

Any Place Is Where I Want To Be When I’m Listening To FTL: Faster Than Light’s Otherworldly Tunes

Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s daily hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-ass sounds they make. Today it’s time to jump through hyperspace with the whiz-bang chiptune-y goodness of the soundtrack to 2012’s strategy roguelike masterpiece FTL: Faster Than Light FTL: Faster Than Light (playlist / longplay / VGMdb) is a game…

In Japan, There’s A Chiropractor For Gamers

If you play video games for a long stretch at a time, it’s probably taken a toll on your body. In Japan, there’s now “gaming chiropractic” to help iron out those aches and stiff joints. Bauhutte, which makes gaming chairs and beds, has teamed up with a chiropractic clinic in Hyogo, Japan for a handful…

Hooray! Shoot ‘em-up developer Cave, famous for its bullet hell games, has returned to Japanese arcades, bringing more maniac shooting with DoDonPachi True Death Exa Label. Check out the game’s debut trailer.

Japan’s Newest Life-Sized Gundam Officially Unveiled

The time has come. The wait is over. Japan’s latest one-to-one Gundam is finally finished. As previously reported, this latest giant Gundam has gone up near Yokohama’s Chinatown in the Yamashita Futo harbor in a special area that will be called The Gundam Factory Yokohama. What makes this particular 59-foot Gundam interesting is the degree…

Track: Bad Friend (End of the World Remix) | Artist: Rina Sawayama | Album: Bad Friend 

There’s Still Hope If You, A Dummy, Didn’t Pick The Providential Ring In Demon’s Souls

Did you start the Demon’s Souls remake without choosing the new Providential Ring as your starting gift? Well, first off, you really should have read my beginner’s tips! Lucky for you, the Souls community has discovered a way to snag this helpful piece of jewelry further into the game. It’s just going to take a…

Rocket League is getting an EDM concert stadium, goal celebration anthems, and new rewards when its second season goes live December 9 (the game’s seasonal model rebooted when it went free-to-play earlier this fall).

Dead Cells’ second paid DLC is set to arrive early next year. The game’s Fatal Falls update will cost $5 and add two more biomes and a bunch of new weapons.

The Massive Radio Telescope From GoldenEye Just Collapsed

The massive Arecibo Observatory radio telescope, made famous in the James Bond movie GoldenEye and paid homage to in the classic Nintendo 64 game, completely collapsed early Tuesday morning. This breaking news comes just a few weeks after the announcement that the invaluable astronomy tool would be demolished due to fears that it would completely…

Fallout 76‘s Steel Dawn Update Feels More Like An Old-School Fallout Adventure

Fallout 76’s latest free expansion brings the series’ fan-favorite fascists back to Appalachia with a new mini-campaign that made me briefly forget I was playing an MMO. Steel Dawn, which came out a week ahead of schedule after a patch accidentally went out early on Xbox, adds new building areas called Shelters, some more cosmetics…

It’s Official: Control Is Coming To Xbox Game Pass

Well, the rumors were true. Control is coming to Xbox Game Pass. Starting December 3, you’ll be able to play the darkest third-person shooter in human history on Xbox consoles via Microsoft’s games-on-demand services. It’ll also join the list of playable Game Pass games available on Android. On Sunday, a post on the Xbox Game…

Red Dead Online’s Latest, Disappointing Update Shows GTA Online Is Still Rockstar’s Favorite

Red Dead Online’s latest update isn’t much. While Rockstar plans on adding a big new island to GTA Online later this month, complete with a new heist and more, Red Dead Online’s end of the year update is far smaller. And while some small amount of this new update is good, including some new bounty…

Yakuza: Like A Dragon‘s Crowded Pharmacy Really Stresses Me Out

In addition to battling randos and dodging traffic in the streets of Japan, I’ve spent a lot of time in Yakuza: Like a Dragon browsing the wares of various pharmacies and convenience stores. But one store is always so crowded that it’s impossible to navigate without shoving my fellow patrons out of the way, which…

After A Disappointing Start, WoW: Shadowlands’ Story Picks Up Big-Time In Maldraxxus

The more I think about Bastion, the more I’m glad I put the golden fields and star-dotted skies of that deceptively beautiful hell behind me for the pus-green, boil-covered and fleshy pastures of Maldraxxus. Seriously. Even though I knew I’d be trading one of the most beautiful zones ever designed in 13 years of World…