Battlefront II‘s Clone Wars Update Is The Star Wars I Wanted All Along

Star Wars: Battlefront II’s early days were defined by controversy after controversy, among them complaints that the initial handful of maps ignored some pretty major battles. What fans really wanted was the massive Battle of Geonosis from the Clone Wars. Well, it’s here… and it’s fantastic. Battlefront II largely focuses on battles from further down…

Games Done Quick ‘Indefinitely’ Splits With Speedrunners Over Sexist And Transphobic Comments

Yesterday, a thread full of conversations between a handful of speedrunners gained traction on Twitter. Said to be screenshotted from a private Discord, these conversations included derogatory comments about women as well as transphobia and antisemitism. After some initial hesitation, speedrun charity organization Games Done Quick said last night that these streamers will no longer…

As If I Wouldn’t Love Two New Persona Dancing Games

Surprise, everybody! The Kotaku writer who loves Japanese RPGs and rhythm games is completely enamored with two rhythm games starring beloved Japanese RPG characters. It’s like Atlus made a pair of games just for me. You might like them, too. Back in 2015 Atlus released Persona 4: Dancing All Night, a game that took the…

The FTC Says It Will Investigate Loot Boxes

The Federal Trade Commission says it is investigating loot boxes, a controversial video game mechanic that can allow players to spend real money on randomized goods. During a hearing yesterday, FTC chairman Joseph Simons addressed New Hampshire Senator Maggie Hassan, who has recently spoken out about loot boxes. During her turn to ask questions at…

My Nice Guy Approach To A Red Dead Redemption 2 Train Robbery Went Very Wrong

I’ve been mostly playing as a good guy in Red Dead Redemption 2, or at least as much as the game will let me. This is more of a cowardly choice than a moral one. Bounties and lawmen stress me out. Nevertheless, I recently decided to rob one of the game’s trains. It did not…

Here’s December 2018’s PlayStation Plus Lineup

There are some interesting indie games in this month’s PlayStation Plus lineup, including Soma, Iconoclastsfor Vita and PS4, and Papers, Please. As always, these games are only “free” if you have an active PlayStation Plus subscription. December’s PlayStation Plus games are: PlayStation 4 Soma Onrush PlayStation3 Steredenn Steinsgate PlayStation Vita Iconoclasts (crossbuy with Ps4) Papers, Please

Genesis Classics On Switch Is The Perfect Way To Play Old Games

In another reality, one where companies like Nintendo and Sony actually cared about preserving their old games and ensuring that their entire libraries were playable now and forever, something like Genesis Classics might not be a rarity. But it is, and hey, it’s pretty damn great. Genesis Classics, which is already out for PC, PS4,…

Live-Action Cowboy Bebop Is Coming To Netflix 

Cowboy Bebop is getting a live-action series on Netflix, with the anime’s creator Shinichiro Watanabe consulting. The Cowboy Bebop anime debuted back in 1998 with Watanabe at the helm. The live-action first episode will be written by Christopher Yost, who recently penned Thor: Ragnarok In the late 2000s, Keanu Reeves was attached to a live-action…

Cute Characters Get Thirsty, Too

In the anime BanG Dream!, the pink bear Michelle is one of the members of the pop group Hello, Happy World! In real life, there is a thirsty cosplayer in there. The result is nightmare fuel. Update November 29 – 12:30am: As several readers have kindly pointed out, this is the very thirsty @thegadgetfish: Via…

First Trailer For Production I.G’s Ultraman Anime

As Kotaku previously reported, Production I.G is making an Ultraman anime. Here is the debut trailer. Last December’s teaser showed the new Ultraman character design. Production I.G is teaming up with Sola Digital Arts for the anime, which will be helmed by Kenji Kamiyama (Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex) and Shinji Aramaki (Appleseed).

Prodeus is a shooter that tries to replicate the look of FPSes of old, but with modern graphical techniques. I’m not sure how I feel about its purposefully pixelated aesthetic, but it’s certainly different. And by different, I mean “like somebody put Dooms 1-4 in a blender.” It’ll be out next year.

We’re Traversing The Uncanny Valley

Hossein Diba is a character artist from Turkey who is also maybe a magician, able to summon polygons and turn them into terrifying likenesses of celebrities and movie characters. He’s worked on stuff like Shadow of the Tomb Raider’s cinematic trailer as well as creating head sculptures for games, animation and toy companies. You can…

I Admire The Perseverance Of A Man Who Swims Across The Entire Map In Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag

Black Flag’s world was designed to be traversed on a ship, but hey, if someone is going to devote hours of their day to swimming across the thing, then I’m going to tip my tricorn to them. How Big is the Map? spent nearly five hours swimming to get from one corner of Ubisoft’s Caribbean…