An Update On Mike Fahey And His Road To Recovery

If it’s felt like something has been missing from Kotaku for the last month, that’s because someone wonderful has been away. As many of you have noticed and inquired about, our beloved colleague, senior writer, and Hatsune Miku aficionado Mike Fahey has not been writing for the site he’s called home for the last dozen…

Destiny 2‘s New DLC Brings A Horde Mode And Lots More

It’s been a rocky road for Destiny 2, but Bungie hopes to win back its players with Warmind, a new expansion that’ll be out on May 8. It’s set on Mars and will have you fighting off frozen waves of ancient Hive aliens. Bungie and co-developer Vicarious Visions showed off Warmind on an hourlong stream…

The Swords Of Ditto Is A Wonderful Remix Of The Original Legend Of Zelda

The moment when I realized that I love The Swords of Ditto was when I was reincarnated as a frog. The Swords of Ditto is a very cute PC and PS4 game about a warrior of legend that is selected to defeat the evil sorceress Mormo every 100 years. The town they’re protecting varies from…

Seven Years Later, Goldeneye Speedrunner Finally Ties World Record

Speedrunner Marc Rutzou has held the world record for Goldeneye 007’s Train level since 2010, improving on times that no other runner could match. His long reign has finally come to an end as another runner finally managed to tie his record. Goldeneye 007 speedrunning is refined to the point that even saving a second…

New City-Building Game Frostpunk Is Great For Those Of Us Who Love The Cold

In Frostpunk, a new snowy city-builder by This War of Mine studio 11 Bit that is out today, the player develops a city in a frozen wastelands. You must fuel the churning generator at the heart of your town, feeding it enough coal to keep your people alive. The cold is your first and greatest…

Seems Like Epic Is Trolling Fortnite Players Waiting For The Comet At Tilted Towers

Fortnite got a big patch last night, but one of the changes to the game isn’t listed anywhere. To see it, you’ll have to head down to Tilted Towers, where Epic has added some new items on a roof that seem to poke fun at players waiting for the comet event to unfold. As many…

If Avengers: Infinity War Was A Retro Final Fantasy Game

It wasn’t! But if Infinity War had been, it might have looked something like this. The Avengers’ official Japanese account tweeted out this short FF-style recreation, with Thanos making a fitting—and seemingly unbeatable—last boss. Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking points from Japan, Korea, China and beyond.…

Piplup From Pokémon Turned Into Internet Nightmares

Nagoya-based YouTuber and Twitter user Pocha has an interesting speciality. Namely, taking Piplup and creating CG dance animations like this. Or this. And this. Thank you, Pocha. I think. Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking points from Japan, Korea, China and beyond. Tune in every morning from…

Another Black Panther Statue Destroyed In South Korea

This past March, a Black Panther statue was destroyed in South Korea by an inebriated passerby. Now, another statue has been wrecked, also by someone who had too much to drink. According to Korean news reports (via tipster Sang), the statue was destroyed on April 21 at around 4:50 pm. Unlike the previous incident, which…

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Rest In Peace, Green Axe

Suzanne Helmigh is an artist who has worked on stuff like Magic: The Gathering and Horizon Zero Dawn She’s currently got a personal project, the illustrated fantasy novel Caldyra (which she’s been working on since 2012!), up on Kickstarter. Below you’ll see a bunch of art from the book, along with some of Helmigh’s other…

In BEACON, You Become The Enemies Who Kill You

BEACON is a “science fiction-themed action roguelite that plays like a top-down shooter.” The game involves running around an alien world collecting DNA from everything you kill. When you inevitably die, you’re able to splice that DNA into your own, inheriting some of the skills and traits of your foes. I wrote about the game…

Sick Teenager Meets Sporting Heroes Using A Virtual Reality Robot

A 14 year-old boy who is unable to leave his house due to multiple health issues has been able to meet some of his favourite football players (and watch a game) by controlling a robot that was carried out onto the pitch. Jack McLinden, a fan of Everton (in England’s Premier League), lives just two…

How NBA Jam Was Made

At GDC last month, there was a fantastic talk given by the game’s creators on how the arcade classic NBA Jam came to be. That talk is now online, and is definitely worth watching if you like video games, basketball and/or 90s haircuts. Most of the talk is given by lead designer and programmer Mark…

Let’s Just Appreciate God of War‘s Snow For A Second

God of War’s combat is exciting but it’s the little things that really leave an impression. A snow-covered walkway is making people freak out thanks to some crunchy sounds and dusty footprints. Kratos wants to do one thing in God of War: get to the top of the land’s highest mountain and scatter the ashes…