Sure, Iron Man 3 was filmed partly in China, but that’s still a Marvel movie and an American superhero. Tomorrow, the country is releasing its own movie inspired one of its greatest heroes, revamped with an Iron Man-style suit. This is Armored Warfare God: Sun Wukong. Also known as the Monkey King, Sun Wukong is…
In the original Japanese release of Dragon Ball Z: Bio-Broly, Trunks flips Bio-Broly the bird. However, in the recently released Blu-ray version, he does not. As pointed out by Twitter user Nappasan, here’s how the edited version differs: The edited version is on the left and the original one is on the right. Below is…
The characters of Granblue Fantasy will duke it out next year in an Arc System Works-developed PS4 game. It’s called Granblue Fantasy Versus. Check out the game’s English language site here
Sake maker Kokuryu produces excellent sake. The Fukui-based brewery is teaming up with Square Enix to make some more. In the mid-1970s, the brewery’s owner Masato Mizuno started aging their high-grade sake after being influenced by French wine maturation techniques. Kokuryu ages its daiginjo sake (sake with a rice polishing ratio of under 50 percent)…
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Hitman 2 came out of nowhere to be one of my absolute games of the year, so it’s a pleasure to be showcasing a whole ton of art that went into the game’s production. Below you’ll see a range of pieces from both inside IO (and Sumo Digital) and from other third parties, with each…
The 1989 Sears Wish Book contained many treats and treasures, but none more beautiful than this collection of official Nintendo clothing. Uploaded by TanookiKuribo for the always excellent VideoGameArt & Tidbits, there’s also a range of kid’s sweats and track pants, including a Zelda onesie that I am retrospectively very upset I never got to…
Some spotty markings on the floor of an old cattle hut in Azerbaijan have been found to be an example of Hounds and Jackals, one of the most famous board games of ancient times. As the ABC reports, Archaeologist Walter Crist, from the American Museum of Natural History (and author of a book specifically about…
Track: Heavy Days | Artist: Grumbling Fur | Album: Furfour Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.
Baldur’s Gate is, to me, the classic isometric role-playing game. No game quite hit the nail on the head in the way that it did, and in celebration of the game’s 20th anniversary this week, I wanted to talk about what makes the game so special to me: the encounters. 1998 was a time before…
The new world record for playing Alpha Protocol really fast in New Game+ is 1:39:15, and it was accomplished by TemA in a lightnight-quick speedrun of the weird RPG. Released by Obsidian back in 2010, Alpha Protocol is a truly unique spy thriller role-playing game that has you traveling the globe, managing relationships with allies…
The mimics in Dark Souls kick so much ass, and now First 4 Figures are going to release a statue that commemorates how great these monsters are. There is perhaps no greater feeling in a Dark Souls game than getting completely annihilated by a mimic that you were not prepared for. These creatures lurk in…
Firewatch is out for the Nintendo Switch next week, and they could have added anything to the game. There could be new secrets in the game! We’re speculating about Firewatch secrets in this week’s ‘Shop Contest. If you haven’t played Firewatch before, you should know that it is spooky. There’s some mysteries. There are disembodied…
How does a surprise Game Awards announcement come together? Host Geoff Keighley joins this week’s Kotaku Splitscreen to discuss. First up, we’ve got a very special surprise announcement for fans of the show. Then we talk about the games we’ve been playing, including Celeste, Obra Dinn, and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (33:28). Then Keighley joins…
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. Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. From the archive, originally ublished December 2017. Read more of Awkward Zombie Corpse Run by Alex Di Stasi. Published December 13. Read more of Corpse…
The teaser trailer for the anime prologue to Final Fantasy XV Episode Ardyn is out now. Episode Ardyn is a DLC set 30 years before the events of Final Fantasy XV, and I guess to truly understand it you will need to watch an anime.
I have never been a victim of the dreaded “motion sickness” while playing a video game, but Katamari Damacy Reroll has put me down for the count twice this week. I’m not a person who tends to get motion sick when playing games. While I’ve had my share of VR experiences that went wrong, and…
Hyss is out now, and it has one of the most charming launch trailers I’ve seen in a while. The game apparently has you throwing cows to solve puzzles. It looks neat.
Data digger Lance McDonald has sorted through the files of Nier: Automata and found a very interesting, and complete, score attack mode that is not accessible in the final game. According to McDonald, the score attack mode was meant to be something that the player could do while waiting for the game to finish downloading…
Project Stream testers who play an hour or more of Assassin’s Creed Odyssey between now and January 15 will get a copy of the game on PC for free As we’ve previously reported, Project Stream is software for streaming games into your internet browser. You can still sign up for the Project Stream test.
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