As 2020 Ends, So Does FarmVille

While it looks like most of the problems of the past year will follow us into the next, there is one comforting thought. Whatever 2021 brings, FarmVille is not coming with. The original super-annoying Facebook social game is closing its doors for good on December 31, 2020. Launched in 2009, FarmVille was the first big…

Earlier today, Nintendo announced it will be releasing information on upcoming DLC for Pokémon Sword/Shield. In June of this year, Nintendo released the Isle of Armor DLC as a part of it’s Expansion Pass, containing new gym trainers, updates to gameplay, and a new Pokémon, Kubfu. This announcement could possibly cover the second portion of the…

Hasbro’s Bringing Back Transformers: Beast Wars, Which Are The Best Wars

Rumored for what felt like years and officially revealed this weekend during the virtual Hascon event, the third stage of the Transformers’ War for Cybertron line is Kingdom, revisiting the glory of late ‘90s spin-off Beast Wars, in which robots transform into wild animals. The 1996 CG-animated series Transformers: Beast Wars and its accompanying toy…

The Week In Games: Lock S-Foils In Attack Position

It’s time to do some barrel rolls and other cool spaceship maneuvers while quoting Star Wars lines, because Star Wars Squadrons comes out later this week on PS4, Xbox One and PC. I’m very excited for Squadrons. It’s odd how, lately at least, Star Wars games have been mostly focused on people running around with…

Lunar: The Silver Star Was One Good Argument For The Sega CD

Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s daily hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-ass sounds they make. Today let’s give a listen to Lunar: The Silver Star, the marquee Sega CD RPG which kicked off the long-running series. The Sega CD gets a lot of criticism, and it’s mostly on point: Sega and…

The Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater Remakes Are Full Of New Graffiti

Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 is a pretty damn good re-release, but not everything in the game is an authentic recreation of what came before. In the case of in-game graffiti, some new pieces were done specifically for the update, each of them paying tribute to the developers behind the release. Vicarious Visions,…

Track: I Put A Spell On You | Artist: Screamin’ Jay Hawkins | Album: At Home with Screamin’ Jay Hawkins #SpookySongs

All Doom Demons, Ranked

Doom Eternal is coming to Xbox Game Pass on October 1 and that got me thinking about Doom. I like Doom a lot. I’ve written about it many times before onKotaku and it seems like it’s about time I sit down and rank all the demons who have appeared in Doom games throughout the years.…

‘Shop Contest: Mario Action Figure

You’ve seen Mario in LEGO form, you’ve of course seen him in video game form and you’ve probably seen him in his animated form. But now he’s a big toy that makes noises. On Friday, Nintendo posted a tweet advertising the Mario action figure. Apparently, this thing has been out for a few months? Well,…

Viva Piñata‘s Soundtrack Makes Me Happy To Be Alive

Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s daily hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-ass sounds they make. Today we look back at a game that is the exact opposite of 2020: the nice, soft, fun, and colorful world of Viva Piñata and its fantastic soundtrack. Before Rare was making a game about pirates,…

Sunday Comics: Excuse Me

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. 24. Read more of Corpse Run Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published Sep. 21. Read more of Awkward Zombie Clueless Hero by…

Here’s A Large, Realistic Devil May Cry Statue For An Undisclosed Price

This Dante statue isn’t one-to-one scale, but rather, half scale. It’s also incredibly realistic and most likely rather expensive. Capcom introduced the statue today in its virtual Tokyo Game Show stream. Made by Prime 1 Studio, this is part of the HD Museum Master Line. Let’s get in closer. Check out his locks and his…

First Look At The CG Resident Evil Series Coming To Netflix

Next year, a CG Resident Evil series is coming to exclusively to Netflix. The show was announced today during Capcom’s virtual Tokyo Game Show stream. The series is called Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness, and the debut trailer can be seen below. While there have been CG Resident Evil movies, this the first CG drama.

How Square Enix Is Managing Hype Expectations For Final Fantasy XVI

Wonder how things are coming along with Final Fantasy XVI? You’re not alone. Nier creator Yoko Taro does, too, and today during a Square Enix live stream for the virtual Tokyo Game Show, he brought up the upcoming game. Square Enix producer Naoki Yoshida was supposed to be talking up and playing Final Fantasy XIV,…

Today in Japan, Koei Tecmo just announced a self-titled Dynasty Warriors mobile game for iOS and Android. A closed beta gets underway next month in Japan. No word yet on an international release. 

‘Shop Contest: Getting A PS5, Winners!

Last week, I challenged you all to create images featuring the pain, confusion, and frustration many felt while trying to pre-order PS5s. And as usual, you all (well… most of you) did a great job! Our winning image this week comes from Richardrae1 who depicts the famous battle, you know the one. The Battle At…

Hello And Welcome To My Sewer!

This week on Snapshots we have some lovely Ghost of Tsushima screenshots, a free couch, a diving Spider-Man, a creepy werewolf, some gorgeous sunsets, and one disturbing looking sewer monster. “Yes, I drink a lot of Mtn Dew? How can you tell?!” Shit. I think I just dunked on myself. Kotaku Snapshots is a weekly…