There’s Nothing Fishy About Darius Gaiden’s Incredible Space Opera

Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s daily hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-ass sounds they make. Today we’re going to get a taste of Zuntata, Taito’s legendary in-house music team, by way of one of its most distinctive talents. Taito’s long-running, horizontal shmup series Darius has always been a little strange, depicting…

Your Fall 2020 Anime Guide

It’s October. Things have been tough. We should take a break. We should watch anime. Have a look below at what anime are airing during this fall’s season. Are there any you’re especially into? Let us know in the comments. Adachi and Shimamura Studio: Tezuka Productions Genre: Drama, Girls’ Love, School, Slice of Life, Romance…

Wondering what’s up with Bravely Default II? The official Japanese Twitter announced that it won’t be long before Square Enix is able to share info about the game. Perhaps, a release date? 

Rapper Logic Just Paid Over $183,000 For A Pokémon Charizard Card

Late last week, a gem-mint first-edition shadowless holographic Charizard #4 from 199 sold for $183,812 at Iconic Auctions. With the twenty percent buyer’s premium, the grand total was over $220,000. This is the highest price ever paid for this Charizard card. And it was paid by retired rapper Logic. The card was graded gem mint…

Track: The Pink Phantom | Artist: Gorillaz featuring Elton John | Album: Song Machine Season One: Strange Timez

Track: Crypt Jam | Artist: The Cryptkeeper (John Kassir) | Album: Tales From The Crypt Soundtrack #SpookySongs

It Ain’t An Elder Scrolls Game Until I Kill A Mudcrab

For me, it’s not Halloween season until the trees start to turn orange and yellow. It’s not a Mission Impossible movie until that theme song plays. And it ain’t an Elder Scrolls game until I kill a Mudcrab. Yes, I know that means that technically the older games, like Daggerfall, aren’t Elder Scrolls games if…

‘Shop Contest: Nicolas Cage

Folks, its time we do a Nicolas Cage contest around these parts. And I found just the photo to use. Your challenge this week: Put this wonderful looking man in different things. I went with Cyberpunk 2077 for two reasons: First, it’s very obvious but still funny. And my other reason: Laziness. I had a…

Doom’s Manic Metal Gets Your Ass Moving

Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s daily hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-ass sounds they make. Today we’re going to Hell. I hope you packed a shotgun and some armor shards. There aren’t many games that have a better start than 1993’s groundbreaking first-person shooter Doom (playlist / longplay / VGMdb). You…

Sunday Comics: Let Me Change Something…

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 Oct. 8. Read more of Corpse Run Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published Oct. 3. Read more of Awkward Zombie Clueless Hero by…

‘Shop Contest: Minecraft Kirby, Winners!

Last week, Kirby swallowed up Minecraft Steve and turned into a pink block with tiny arms. The internet laughed at this. We all laughed at this. Then Kirby stayed in that block form and we stopped laughing and became worried… Our winning image this week comes from Pleasance13. Also, just a reminder: If the Kirby…

When You Gotta Go, You Gotta Go

This week on Snapshots we got a nuclear explosion, some rope tricks, a big monster, a cute fox, another great Spider-Man screenshot, and a lonely skeleton on a toilet. Give the man some privacy. Kotaku Snapshots is a weekly look at some of the best, funniest and coolest screenshots players have taken in their favorite…

There’s A Toad In Super Mario Sunshine That Is Trapped Alone Beneath The Map, Forever

There are a lot of fun characters and enemies in Super Mario Sunshine, which was recently re-released on Switch alongside Mario 64 and Galaxy via the Mario 3D All-Stars collection. But one character, a single yellow Toad, is trapped forever under the map, alone and forgotten. Boundary Break, the popular YouTube channel that uses camera…

Dreepy Is The Ghost of A Dinosaur That’s So Weak Kids Can Kick Its Ass

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 Dreepy! Dreepy Details Type: Ghost/Dragon Average Height: 1′ 08” Average Weight: 4.4 lbs First Added In Generation VIII Not…

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A Lot of Work Went Into Making Dinos Fight In Primal Rage

Primal Rage was a strange, but cool looking arcade from the 90s that used stop-motion animation to create its dino fighters. And this short behind the scenes video produced by Time Warner back in the day shows how much work went into making Primal Rage. There are some silly 90s bits to this video, like…