The Westworld mobile game has been removed from stores and will shutdown completely on April 16, 2019, the developers announced yesterday. Bethesda sued the publisher of the game, Warner Bros. Interactive, last year claiming it had ripped-off Fallout Shelter, but the two announced reaching an “amicable agreement” in late December.

Artists Are Making Awesome “Paintings” In Source Filmmaker

Source Filmmaker is famous for the Saxxy Awardsand other machinima, but there’s a vibrant and fascinating scene using the program for “scenebuilding” (2D art) as well. Given the vast array of other, more popular options out there for digital painting, this might seem an odd and even counter-productive way to make art. After all, SFM…

K-Pop Pick Of The Day: Beautiful

Korea, and the world at large, seems to be going through a bit of a retro music boom these days, focusing on the 80s aesthetic with both original and cover releases. Stella Jang’s Beautiful is perhaps one of the best executions of this trend I’ve listened to yet. We’ve seen Stella before in this column,…

Final Fantasy XIV‘s New Blue Mage Class Is Limited But Fun

Final Fantasy XIV added Blue Mages to the game this week, allowing players to dress in their finest costumes and learn magical attacks from monsters. The “limited” job can’t do as many activities as others, but their addition creates fun opportunities for groups and solo players alike. Blue Mages were announced during the Final Fantasy…

I’m going to play an hour of Kingdom Hearts HD I.5 ReMIX on our Twitch channel. I’ll be starting at the very beginning! So come take a look and also yell a lot in the chat!

Yesterday, Riot Games updated its company manifesto, which, according to Kotaku’s report, was a contributing factor to its sexist culture. Released in 2012, Riot’s values “served us well for many years, but didn’t evolve along with us,” the website reads. The new manifesto has removed points like “Take Play Seriously” and “Challenge Convention” and added…

The Division 2‘s story trailer shows a Washington, D.C. overrun by “ruthless hyenas,” “religious outcasts” and “depraved fascists.” Wasn’t this game supposed to be a work of fiction? Publisher Ubisoft is also saying the game’s private beta kicks off on February 7, a little over a month before its March 15 launch.

Track: Nakidashi sou da yo | Artist: Radwimps featuring Aimyon | Album: ANTI ANTI GENERATION Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.