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Lookin’ Sharp, Aloy

Luc de Haan is a character and concept artist at Guerrilla, the studio behind Horizon: Zero Dawn and Killzone We’ve featured some of his stuff before, but that was a long time ago, so I figured we were due for a refresher. You can see more of Luc’s work at his ArtStation page

Eight Years Later, Ni No Kuni’s DS Version Is Now Playable In English

While Ni No Kuni was first released in the PS3 in 2011, it’s easy to forget that there was also an entirely different DS version of the game that was released in 2010. Mostly because that game was only ever available in Japan. Ni no Kuni: Dominion of the Dark Djinn featured mostly the same…

Katy Perry Is In A Final Fantasy Game

Ah, it wasn’t that long ago it was a strange thing to type the words “Ariana Grande Is In A Final Fantasy Game”. And yet here we are once more, typing “Katy Perry Is In A Final Fantasy Game”. It’s the same game—mobile title Brave Exvius—and she’ll be appearing as “multiple playable characters” from December…

Dark Souls II Mod Mixes Up The Game

The Second Sin mod has recently released its 1.1.9.3 version. It’s a mod that reconfigures some of the encounters of Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin. I’m personally a big fan of Dark Souls II, despite its reputation as being a kind of outlier in the series, and I’m generally interested in a…

Player Finds A Creative Way To Take Down A Rocket In Battlefield V

The V-1 rocket is the scourge of Battlefield V. It scurries in from off the map and smashes enemies, and it’s hard to avoid once it is coming for you. Reddit user osamadeep has figured out a tactic to keep that from happening. You can run a plane into the rocket. That’s it. It’s not…

‘Shop Contest: Katamari Rolls Everywhere

Katamari Damacy Rerolled is out in the world, gracing your Switches, and we need to figure out where that damn ball is going to go next. I’m a big fan of the Prince and his little ball. It collects all the things. You direct that little fella around and his ball just gets bigger and…

Sunday Comics: Santa Dialogue

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 December 7. Read more of Awkward Zombie Corpse Run by Alex Di Stasi. Published December 6. Read more of Corpse Run Double XP by…

Video Game Music Performed With Steel Drums Has Changed My Life

I’m not the kind of person who enjoys covers of video game songs. The Sonic The Hedgehog theme is just fine the way it is, thank you. But now I have encountered Steeldrumband’s reconfigurations of classic video game music on YouTube, and I might have to change my whole position. According to their website, Steeldrumbands…

Here’s A Bunch Of Cool-Looking New Indie Games

Entertainment group Kinda Funny put on the first-ever Kinda Funny Games Showcase today, and there were a large number of indie games represented there. Here’s a selection of release date announcements, new games, and trailers that we thought were excellent. Super Meat Boy Forever is releasing in April 2019. The hotly anticipated meat-jumping game is…

‘Shop Contest: Agent 47’s Vacation, Winners!

Last week, I asked you all to give Agent 47 of the Hitman franchise a well-deserved break. He’s been doing game stuff for so long, and I think he needs some R&R. You didn’t disappoint me. Dancing. Singing. Fishing. Relaxing by the beach. These are things that I am sure Agent 47 would do if…

This Week In The Business: Epic vs. Valve

QUOTE | “In our analysis, stores charging 30% are marking up their costs by 300% to 400%. But with developers receiving 88% of revenue and Epic receiving 12%, this store will be a profitable business for us.” – Epic Games’ Tim Sweeney explains the thinking behind the newly launched Epic Games Store while throwing a…