Lookin’ For Totoro

Atna Joy is an artist and illustrator from France. You can see more of Atna’s work at his ArtStation page

Jetpack Cat is finally in Overwatch… sort of. Players recently discovered that, as part of a Brigitte “toast” emote that came with the new winter event, she raises a mug with the face of a cat and the back of a jetpack cat. This is a reference to both a scrapped Overwatch hero and the fact…

Hitman 2 Is Best When You Break It

Hitman 2 is builtaround the idea that it’s an elaborate Rube Goldberg Murder Machine, and that the most optimal way to play is to carefully explore your surrounds, tinker with strange and hilarious ways to whack your targets then set everything off and revel in the results. That’s all fine and cool, and if that’s…

Top Riot Executive Suspended Without Pay Following Investigation Over Workplace Misconduct

Earlier this week, Riot’s CEO sent an e-mail to employees describing the punishment its COO, Scott Gelb, will face after multiple employees alleged that, as a comedy bit, he has repeatedly touched subordinates’ balls or butt or farted in their faces. Several employees tell Kotaku that his punishment—two months of unpaid leave and training—is far…

Thank Goodness You Can Turn Off Street Fighter V‘s New In-Game Ads Because Yikes

Street Fighter V has had its share of disappointments since it arrived in 2016, from a shoddy launch to installing dangerous backdoors for malware in players’ computers. Capcom’s latest brilliant idea is to plaster the entire game with advertisements, turning the most storied fighting game franchise of all time into a billboard. The decision to…

The State Of PC Gaming In 2018

PC has never been a singular platform like, say, PlayStation or Xbox. Instead, it’s a series of disparate landmasses sharing the same turbulent sea. While this has allowed for plenty of innovation and experimentation over the years, in 2018 Steam—with its clutter and toxicity issues—has become less of a conduit and more of an impediment…

Call of Duty Developer Evacuated After Bomb Threat

Infinity Ward, the Los Angeles-based developer behind various Call of Duty games including Infinite Warfare, evacuated employees today following a bomb threat, Kotaku has learned. Police showed up at the studio this morning telling employees to leave, according to one person who was there. Staff were able to evacuate without a problem. This comes as…

SNK 40th Anniversary Collection On Switch Is A Brilliant Historical Package

New anthologies of old games have gotten a lot better recently, especially on the Nintendo Switch. In addition to Sega releasing individual games from its back catalog with new features, the company also recently ported its smartly packaged Genesis Classics collection to the console. Recently, the Switch also received the SNK 40th Anniversary Collection, another…

Players Are Split On Battlefield V‘s Weaker Guns

At launch, Battlefield V moved at a faster pace than previous games in the series. Not only could you run around quicker than before, but you could kill enemies faster, needing only a handful of bullets. This week, the game rolled out some changes to that gameplay rhythm, alongside a new hardcore playlist, and it…

Don’t Expect The Outer Worlds To Be As Gigantic As Fallout: New Vegas

The Outer Worlds, the next game from the developers at Obsidian, might be the game I’m most excited for in 2019. Helmed by the original creators of Fallout, it appears poised to be the New Vegas successor that everyone has wanted for years. Just don’t expect it to be quite as vast. The Outer Worlds,…

Tumblr Porn Ban Leaves Artists And Fans Seeking New Platforms

On Monday, Tumblr will officially ban and remove all adult content from the platform. It leaves the community without many options, even the users who aren’t just there for the porn. When the news was announced that Tumblr would be removing all adult content from the platform, people were upset, even outraged. Although Tumblr said…

Twitch Sale Of Curse Media Will Combine Two Popular Gaming Wikis

Wiki site Fandom announced yesterday that they will acquire Curse Media, which runs gaming wiki site Gamepedia, from Twitch. Twitch owned Curse Media for just two years. “We’ve signed a definitive agreement to acquire Curse Media from Twitch, Inc; including all media assets and employees,” a Fandom rep said in an e-mail to Kotaku. Fandom…