Dominique “SonicFox” McLean competed in his first Mortal Kombat tournament in 2011 at age 13. Back then, his opponents didn’t know what they were up against. But SonicFox knew his own truth: he was queer, he was a furry, and he rocked at fighting games. Seven years later, the four-time Evo champion has shown the…
We’ve got a week of melee battles, Lego villains, and resonant fates ahead of us. This week offers a small amount of respite in the face of the relentless pace of autumnal releases. We’ve got a new Lego game in Lego DC Villains, which promises to have a similar amount of charm as the other…
Track: Kowashite (Live) | Artist: Drop’s | Album: (Studio Session) Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.
Two Tokyo train lines will have Hello Kitty and friends covered carriages starting next month. According to Spoon & Tamago and Nico Nico News, Keio Corporation’s Keio Line and Toei Shinjuku Line are getting the full Sanrio treatment. As Spoon & Tamago notes, Keio Corporation also operates Tama-Center Station, which serves Sanrio Puroland, the Kitty…
Yokai Watch 4, which Kotaku checked out at the Tokyo Game Show, has been delayed to next spring in Japan. It was supposed to be out winter 2018. Inazuma Eleven: Balance Of Ares, which was slated for this fall, has also be pushed back. It will be out this winter in Japan.
Honoka Omoto was a member of a local idol group called Enoha Girls that promoted Ehime Prefecture’s agricultural industry. This past March, Omoto died by suicide, and now her family is taking their daughter’s former production company to court for damages. According to Asahi News, mother and plaintiff Yukie Omoto is quoted as saying, “On…
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Tahir Tanis is an artist at DICE, where he’s worked on series like Battlefront and Battlefield. Indeed we’ve featured some of his work in roundups of those games, but tonight is just a personal showcase. You can see more of Tahir’s stuff at his ArtStation page
Around 200,000 people went through the doors of the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center earlier this month, making the New York Comic-Con one of the biggest nerd shows on the planet. A big part of the con was of course cosplay, and below you’ll find photos and video (taken by Mineralblu) showcasing some of the…
Having already been added to Mario 64 and New Super Mario Bros. Wii, it’s now time for Bowsette to venture off into the wilds of the latest Zelda This mod by Lynard Killer, which replaces Link with a fully playable Bowsette, is fantastic, even going so far as to add some basic dress physics. It’s…
The latest official expansion for Cities: Skylines is all about your industrial areas, for those who like to fine-tune their factories and foster more farms.
Peter Brackley, who during its heyday was the primary commentator for Konami’s Pro Evolution Soccer series, has died at the age of 67. His passing was announced on the website of Brighton & Hove Albion, the club he supported and later worked with Brackley was of course well-known among football fans for his work calling…
Track: The Killing Moon | Artist: Echo and the Bunnymen | Album: Ocean Rain Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.
Speedrunner “PootLoops” has defeated the bread simulator I Am Bread in a blistering six minutes and twelve seconds while pontificating about ABBA songs. As someone who doesn’t pay a lot of attention to I Am Bread speedruns, I was legitimately flabbergasted by this run. Apparently you can just flip a piece of bread through the…
The newest episode of the YouTube show Boundary Break digs deep into the horror franchise Resident Evil to show off the tricks that the games have used to keep things scary. And also how they frighten us with dogs. The dog that jumps through the window near the beginning of the original Resident Evil is…
The Bloodborne community is planning a Halloween event called The Blood Moon from October 26 to November 1. Like the Return To Yharnam event, it is an attempt to get as many people playing and cooperating as possible. Learn more here.
We’re now living in the world of Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, and I just think that the magical battle royale experience could be a bit more expansive. That’s where you come in. This week’s ‘Shop Contest is all about taking a game that is fundamentally concerned with zombies, hardcore PVP, and battle royale…
If you’re looking for a lengthy, complicated, nuanced conversation about microtransactions in video games—and why they trigger so much rage—then you sure have come to the right place. That’s what this week’s Kotaku Splitscreen is all about. First, Kirk and I briefly talk about our love for Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, a big, beautiful game…
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. Published October 8. Today’s entry is part of the 24 Hour Comics event. Read more of Awkward Zombie Corpse Run by Alex Di Stasi. Published October 10.…
Dark Souls 2 is the perhaps the most controversial game in the Dark Souls franchise, but streamer m_d_c_t is braving the danger of the game by playing it in a suit of armor. It’s fun. I imagine that the thrill of beating a video game is probably doubled when you do it in a suit…
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