Japanese Politician Suspends Animal Crossing Campaign

Shigeru Ishiba, Japan’s former Defense Minister, is in the running to become the country’s next Prime Minister. This weekend, his campaign announced its plans to come to Animal Crossing: New Horizons According to Jiji, Ishiba’s campaign then decided to suspend activities in New Horizons that same day before they even got off the ground. Originally,…

The Japanese town that replaced humans with…scarecrows. YouTuber Tokyo Lens went to Nagoro Village in South-Western Japan. The town, with its decreasing population, is filled with around 300 handmade scarecrows, with each representing a real individual.

Burger King Releases A Chocolate Whopper In Taiwan

Back in 2018, Burger King announced a chocolate Whopper. That was an April Fool’s prank. Now, in 2020, that joke has become a reality. The original gag was more dessert than a burger, featuring a chocolate cake bun, a chocolate patty, raspberry sauce, white chocolate rings, and candied oranges. This, however, is a real burger.…

Track: Time | Artist: Hikaru Utada | Album: Time

Crusader Kings III’s Loading Screens Are Masterpieces

Paradox’s grand strategy games have always had loading screen art—something you see a lot of over the months/years you play these games—that can best be described as “functional”. Crusader Kings III throws that tradition straight off the parapet with some absolutely gorgeous works of art by industry legend Craig Mullins. When Paradox first announced Mullins’…

The Week In Games: My Kingdom For A Reckoning

Prepare for a reckoning, again! Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning comes out this week for PS4, Xbox One, and PC. If you locked me in a room with a list of every video released in the last 10 years and asked me to pick 100 of them that I figured would get remastered or remade this…

Track: Original Sin | Artist: INXS | Album: The Swing

Downhill Jam Still Sucks In Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2

The new Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 remake released this week is really good. As a long time fan, I’ve been unable to put it down. It feels like a classic Tony Hawk game, but with fancy visuals and some quality life of improvements. And also, Downhill Jam, a level from THPS1, still sucks. I’m…

‘Shop Contest: Cleaning Robot

Yesterday, I wrote a small post about a robot I found in the Avengers game. This robot, like a robot you can find in Destiny, sweeps and sweeps and sweeps. Poor bastard. Let’s help it out. Your challenge this week: Send this sweeping robot to other games. I mean, it will still have to sweep,…

Watch Tony Hawk Collect S-K-A-T-E In Real Life

Normally, you won’t find floating letters hanging around skateparks waiting to be collected. But yesterday, Tony Hawk encountered this strange scenario and he did what anyone who’s played Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater would do: He collected S-K-A-T-E. I’m happy to see he collected the letters in the correct order. Sure, like in the games, you…

How’s It Going?: Comics Edition

I see you out there, wanting to come in and chat. Quit being shy! Our daily open thread is live and ready for you! For a few years, I had a nice tablet that I read tons of comic books on. But sadly its battery went bad and after spending over a year going back…

Sunday Comics: WRONG OPINION!

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 Sep. 3. Read more of Corpse Run Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published Aug 31. Read more of Awkward Zombie Clueless Hero by…

‘Shop Contest: Lonely Crash Bandicoot, Winners!

Last week I asked you all to take a strange and sad image of Crash Bandicoot all alone and have some fun with it. You all delivered. Crash still looks sad and lonely, but at least he’s getting to visit some cool, new places! Our winning image this week comes from MonoArtan who subtly improves…

You Ever Wonder What The Bottom Of Spider-Man’s Shoe Looks Like?

This week on Snapshots we have a nice selection of screenshots from a wide variety of games. Some from Ghost of Tsushima, others from Spider-Man, and a few from some games we have never featured in this series before today. Exciting! I realize some of you might not get the whole “bottom of an avatar’s…

I Can’t Stop Thinking About Final Fantasy XIV’s Latest Villain

Be it Sephiroth or Seymour, Zemus or Kuja, Kefka or a weird evil tree, Final Fantasy does not lack for classic villains. And while some of Final Fantasy XIV’s may not be as well-known, the MMORPG enjoys a particular knack for humanizing even the most heinous antagonists, and its latest is no exception. FFXIV’s patch…

Comparing The Sweeping Robots Found In The Avengers And Destiny

Back when Destiny first released I remember a lone robot sweeping 24/7 in a back corner of the Tower. Over time this robot became a fan favorite, even getting official merchandise. And in what appears to be a nod to that bot, the new Avengers game also has a sweeping robot of its very own.…

Purrloin Is An Annoying Troll Who Loves Making People Mad

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 Purrloin! Purrloin Details Type: Dark Average Height: 1′ 04″ Average Weight: 22.3 lbs First Added In Generation V The…