New Anime Season Is Killing It With Shows About Ordinary Girls

Sex and the City is a guilty pleasure for a reason, but it might not be the reason you think. The pleasure half comes from its voyeuristic look into how four hot women navigate careers, sex and, like totally, more sex. The guilty half is because these four women are fake as hell and we…

Four Years Later, Twitch Is Playing Pokémon Red and Blue At Once

The iconic streaming experiment Twitch Plays Pokémon is not only still alive and kicking, it’s now taking on a new challenge: controlling two games in one go. After playing nearly every Pokémon game imaginable, it’s impressive that the channel continues to find new ways to keep the social experiment alive. A quick recap, for those…

The Radiant Historia Remake Lets You Skip All The Battles

The underappreciated Nintendo DS role-playing game Radiant Historia gets new life today on 3DS, and with it comes a feature that should probably be in every role-playing game: You can skip every non-story encounter. I’ve been playing Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology on and off for the past few weeks, as tough as it is to…

Compete Discusses: Is Overwatch League Any Good, Or What

After a full year of hype, we now have a decent idea of what the Overwatch League looks like in practice. With the season a quarter over—“Stage 1″ just ended—Compete staff checks in on how things are going. Eric Van Allen: So the first real question, I guess, is do we feel like the league…

The Internet Reacts To Riku’s Keyblade In Kingdom Hearts III

Riku has a new Keyblade in Kingdom Hearts III. People have opinions about it. Let’s see what they are! Here is said Keyblade: And the reaction:

Recreating Monster Hunter: World Food Is A Delicious Idea

Why just look at the food in Monster Hunter when you can make it in real life? Just look at how the real deal compares to the in-game version. Twitter user Ki-ki’s wife created this real-life version of “Hunter food.” It looks way better than the official version being served up at the Capcom Cafe…

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The Great Beard Under The Mountain

Joshua Brian Smith is an artist at Riot, the team behind League of Legends You can see more of Smith’s work at his ArtStation page To see the images in their native resolution, click on the “expand” button in the top-left corner. Fine Art is a celebration of the work of video game artists, showcasing…

Dragon Ball FighterZ Mods Introduce Sonic, Nic Cage

It’s the question that’s been asked by fan fiction since the dawn of time: who would win in a fight between Goku and Sonic The Hedgehog? And, more importantly, what would happen if all the purple parts of Frieza were Nic Cage’s face? Thanks to Dragon Ball FighterZ modders, we’ll soon know the answers to…

Armed Fan Invades YouTube Stars’ Home [Update]

YouTube stars Megan Turney and Gavin Free were forced to hide in their closet and call 911 last month after a fan armed with a handgun invaded their home and fired “at least one round inside the house”. He was then shot dead by police in the couple’s driveway. The Albuquerque Journal reportsthat the intruder…

Kingdom Come: Deliverance Has A 20+GB Day-One Patch

Kingdome Come: Deliverance, a historical RPG that has had folks excited for a long time now, is finally out this week. And when it hits, anyone picking it up will have one hell of a download waiting for them. The PS4 and Xbox One versions will both have day-one updates clocking in at over 20GB.…

BioShock Infinite Speedrun Scene Revitalized By Mutual Agreement To ‘Cheat’

Under ideal conditions, BioShock Infinite’s speedrun should be a short rush full of shotgun blasts and level skips. Instead, it’s often a dice roll to see if runners get an item that saves them time. Fed up with random chance ruining their attempts, speedrunners have agreed on a solution to remove the problem: cheat. One…

Monster Hunters Kill In Perfect Sync

Today on Highlight Reel we have dramatic turns, stylish monster hunter kills, 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 all the…

Dissidia Final Fantasy NT Is Like Doing Your Taxes On The Moon

In 2008, I wrote the Kotaku review of Dissidia Final Fantasy for the Sony PlayStation Portable. Well, now it’s 2018. I made a video about Dissidia Final Fantasy NT, which is available now for the PlayStation 4. In 2008, I said Dissidia Final Fantasy was “like doing your taxes on the moon.” I meant that…

EVE Exploiters Will Soon Face Harsher Punishments

EVE Online is under siege. The invasion isn’t masterminded by one of EVE’s infamous misanthropes or some grand armada worth hundreds of thousands of dollars— it’s an invasion of exploiters, botters and hackers. This time, instead of the players battling in space, CCP Games’ Security Team is on the front line. Since the Ascension expansion…