A Pirate’s Life For Them

Alexander Matovykh is a freelance concept artist from Russia. You can see more of Alexander’s work at his ArtStation page Fine Art is a celebration of the work of video game artists, showcasing the best of both their professional and personal portfolios. If you’re in the business and have some concept, environment, promotional or character…

You Can Play Floppy Disk Games On Your Phone

I don’t mean “oh you can play old games on your phone”, everyone knows that. I mean playing old games using an actual floppy disk drive. This video by LGR shows how its done, using a phone’s USB port to hook up a drive, get it working and read by the phone and then allowing…

Games In Germany Can Have Nazi Imagery Now

Video games in Germany have always had to censor Nazi imagery, because to display that content would violate the country’s constitution. Now, after pressure from the German Games Industry Association, the government has relaxed its interpretation of some laws and will allow it in certain circumstances. The government has moved from a blanket ban on…

Metal Gear Solid, Only With An Anime Intro

Oh hey, people are still doing this anime intro thing, excellent. This one’s for the original Metal Gear Solid It’s weird, at the time this game looked amazing. Then for a very long time people thought its crude 3D visuals looked like shit. Now it looks amazing once more, and we can rejoice in the…

The Best Of Blerdcon, A Celebration Of Black Cosplay

Blerdcon is a show that was held last month in DC. It’s a celebration of Blerd culture, which began as a space for “Black Nerds” before spreading its wings and growing to encompass LGBTQ, disabled and other peoples of colour as well. Here’s the show’s official description: Blerdcon is an event that highlights and celebrates…

Hammond Debuts In Overwatch Pro Scene, With Mixed Results

Despite his penchant for crashing into the thick of things and leaving craters in his wake, Wrecking Ball has yet to make a huge impact on Overwatch’s meta. Then again, he only just got added to the game. Last night, though, the hamster hero showed squeaky inklings of his potential in two Overwatch Contenders playoff…

GTA Player Is Basically Baby Driver

Today on Highlight Reel we have Ansel Elgort GTA moves, orbital skydives, basketball defenses, and much more! Watch the video then talk about your favorite highlight in the comments below. Be sure to check out, like, and share the original videos via the links below. Subscribe to Kotaku on YouTube for more! Catch up on…

Madden NFL 19‘s Story Mode Sequel Lacks The Spark Of The Original

Last year, Madden NFL 18 featured the series’ first-ever story mode, “Longshot.” It took four years to make, featured the acting talents of Moonlight’s Mahershala Ali and Friday Night Lights’ Scott Porter, and broke up its poignant cutscenes with interactive dialogue trees, practice challenges, and football games. One year later, Madden 19 has a sequel…

Tips For Playing Monster Hunter: World [Updated]

Welcome, new hunters. Let me guide you through your first few hours with Monster Hunter: World. Whether you’re a veteran wanting to know what’s changed or entirely new to the series, you’ll find these tips useful. This post originally appeared on 1/26/2018. We updated it in February with some new and advanced tips, and are bumping…

Overwatch Heroes Are Looking Sporty For Summer

The Overwatch Summer Games event is now live, and as we’ve come to expect, it’s accompanied by a bunch of new skins. This time, all your favorite characters are playing sports ⚾️. The internet already went wild for the latest D.va skin, but the new skins for Roadhog, Reinhardt, Winston, Ana, Moira, Brigitte, Sombra and…

Quiz: Which Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Character Are You?

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has a whopping 73 characters. From standard picks like Luigi or Ness to newcomers like Castlevania’s Simon or Metroid’s Ridley, players will have a bounty of characters to try and best their friends with. Which one are you?

Fortnite Comes To Android Today, But There Are Catches

The last major gaming platform without Fortnite: Battle Royale will get an invite-only beta version of the ultra-popular multiplayer shooter starting today. It’s just not coming to every Android user yet. First catch: At first, beta invites are only going out to people who own Samsung Galaxy phones, surely the sign of an exclusivity deal…

I’ve Picked My Side For World Of Warcraft‘s Battle For Azeroth

It’s been years since I gave a damn which World of Warcraft faction I was playing. Horde? Alliance? Whichever. But now, as the Battle for Azeroth expansion rapidly approaches and substantial chunks of the world are getting set on fire and plagued beyond habitation, it’s time I took a stand. Now that we’ve gotten over…

Our First Look At Red Dead Redemption 2 Gameplay

Rockstar today showed off a first look at the western Red Dead Redemption II, which comes out October 26 for PS4 and Xbox One, and it looks like a fascinating evolution of the first one. Most importantly, this time you can brush your horse. Here’s the video: It’s all very pretty, and seems to include…

Minit is out on Nintendo Switch today. Check out our impressions from the PC launch back in March in the video above.