Track: The Randalorian | Artist: Mega Ran | Album: The Randalorian (single)

Dragon and Colonies, a smartphone game from Level-5 and Keiji Inafune, will end service next February. The game launched this past June and received a big update on October 24. 

Two Routes. Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. By Vittorio Giorgi | Twitter JPGs is a photo peek into wherever gamers might find interesting. If you’re a photographer and have images you want to share, drop us a line!

Crusader Kings: The Kotaku Review

Crusader Kings the video game is a massive, unwieldy thing that can’t possibly be crammed into a 2-3 hour board game experience. But developers Free League, bless them, have certainly given it a shot. Crusader Kings the board game tries to take pretty much every key element of Paradox’s grand strategy series—dynastic characters, complex diplomacy,…

Our Favorite Cosplay From Anime NYC 2019

Anime NYC was held at the Javits Center on Manhattan’s West Side late last month, and being one of the biggest anime shows in the U.S., there was lots of cosplay there. We’re featuring some of the best of it below, with everything snapped by Mineralblu. As usual, you’ll find the cosplayer’s social media info,…

Some Of The Best Video Game Screenshots Of 2019

One of my favourite end-of-year treats in this job is getting to see all the amazing screenshots that Andy Cull puts together for his annual collections. We’ve featured them for the last few years, and this year’s compilation includes shots from games like Red Dead Redemption 2, Sekiro, Metro Exodus and Control You can see…

Visions of N’Zoth, the final major update for World of Warcraft’s Battle for Azeroth expansion, goes live on January 14. Among other things, the update adds the foxlike Vulpera as a playable Horde allied race, gluing Faheys to their computers for days at a time.

The last episode of Highlight Reel for 2019 is going up tomorrow. As always, feel free to email your great gaming moments to [email protected] and we may include it on the show! You can also DM me on Twitter if you have any questions

The Year In Fighting Game Championships

Fighting games have never been as big or monetarily supported as they were in 2019. Every major fighting game franchise had a developer-backed tour leading into a major championship, many featuring some of the largest prize pools of all time. But if it’s never been easier to make a career out of playing fighting games,…