After 20 Years, Rockstar Vet Lazlow Jones Has Left The Company

Long time voice actor, producer, writer, and radio host Lazlow Jones has left Rockstar Games after nearly 20 years with the company. He had been a part of every Grand Theft Auto game since GTA 3 and had also worked on other Rockstar titles, including Red Dead Redemption II YouTuber GTAMen spotted the departure via…

What Are You Playing This Weekend?

This weekend is all about facing my deepest, darkest fears. The best part of being paralyzed is the fact that there are still spiders all over the damn place and there’s nothing I can do about it. I may have found a way to strike back. Kill It With Fire, released yesterday on Steam, is…

Assassin’s Creed Creative Director Fired From Ubisoft Following Investigation Into Misconduct

Former Assassin’s Creed Valhalla creative director Ashraf Ismail, who stepped down from that role in June after being publicly accused of pursuing extramarital relationships with women under false pretenses, has now been terminated, according to an internal announcement by Ubisoft. Employees in the Ubisoft Montreal office where Assassin’s Creed Valhalla is being developed were notified…

A Tribute To Mega Man 8‘s Lost Banger, ‘Electrical Communication’

Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s new, daily hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-ass sounds they make. Today’s object of aural inquiry is a single track, a helluva banger from Rockman 8. No, not Mega Man 8… just Rockman 8. Hmm. So what happened was Capcom hired a short-lived band called Ganasia…

Earlier this year, The Pokémon Company released a handful of ASMR videos. Now they’ve released a new one. As Kotaku previously explained, auditory sensory meridian response, or ASMR, is a tingling sensation that comes from listening to certain sounds. 

Nintendo, It Seems, Has Removed Mario’s Nipples

Back in 2017, the world experienced the glory that is Mario’s nipples. But now in 2020, they appear to have vanished. See? Well, no. You can’t! As website Automaton points out, Mario’s nipples should be here—or so. Nintendo has made official art of the character striking a similar pose, nipples and all. The new art…

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Note To Self: Stop Slashing Horse In Ghost Of Tsushima

The sun is setting on the island of Tsushima as I call over my trusted horse after defeating some deadly Mongols in combat. I am a noble samurai warrior, ready to do whatever I can to help my people and sav—Ahh shit, I just smacked my horse with my sword. Again. I’ve been playing Ghost…

Free Costume Ensures Fall Guys Remains Full Of Pricks

After a launch week full of server issues, the Fall Guys devs are offering players a few compensatory gifts to make up for it, including a new cactus outfit and some extra currency. Prickles is a legendary Fall Guys outfit that turns your character into a potted cactus, perfect for when you’re shoving someone off…

PSA: The New Total War Game Is Free Today On The Epic Game Store

There are two types of Total War fans: those who remember to go to the Epic Game Store and secure their copy of A Total War Saga: Troy for free today, and those who forget and wind up all sad and stuff. Don’t be sad. Aswe reported in June, A Total War Saga: Troy is…

Rockstar Rolls Back Latest Red Dead Online Update After It Broke The Game

For the past few days, Red Dead Online has been almost unplayable, with numerous bugs, broken systems, server issues, flying horses, and missing NPCs. It all started with an update on August 10, one Rockstar is now rolling back in an attempt to fix the game. Red Dead Online’s 1.21 update wasn’t a big one.…

How’s It Going? Chillin’ Edition

Who doesn’t love a simple game you can lose yourself in for hours? Welcome back to our daily open thread. While I do love a big-budget blockbuster game with lifelike graphics and complex moral themes, sometimes all I want is the right combination of music, some stylized art, and gameplay that doesn’t take much more…

Xbox Boss Appears In Animal Crossing, Discusses Halo Delay

The head of Xbox, Phil Spencer, took to the popular Animal Crossing talk show hosted by former PC Gamer Editor-in-Chief Gary Whitta last night to chat about Halo: Infinite’s delay, next-gen hardware, and what makes Nintendo such a special company in the gaming industry. Spencer had already been slated to appear on Whitta’s Animal Talking…

Jumping Flash! 2 Is One Of PlayStation’s Most Pleasant Listens

Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s new, daily hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-ass sounds they make. Today we’re listening to Exact’s Jumping Flash! 2 for the PlayStation. Mind the exclamation point! A lot of U.S. folks will remember the first Jumping Flash! as the best demo included on the PlayStation Picks…

VR Boxing Is More Fun When Punching Rocky In The Nuts

When doing the training session in PlayStation VR game Creed: Rise To Glory, take a few potshots at Rocky Balboa in the face and in the nards. The sound effects are excellent as is Rocky’s look of disappointment.