2017’s Good Video Games, In Under Two Minutes

As 2017 draws to a close, let’s try and forget for a moment the hellscape of our daily existence, and instead look back on a year that was full of some damn good video games. As he has for the last five years, reader Malcolm Klockhas put together this tl;dr compilation for the games of…

Let’s Talk About The Weirdest (And Best) Scene In The Last Jedi

I want to talk about the weirdest scene in The Last Jedi. Because I also think it was also the best scene. I say that knowing that The Last Jedi had many good scenes. WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD There was the blistering opening section. Which was good. There was Rey and Kylo Ren chatting over Forcebook…

FIFA Guy Has The Boot Of The Gods

Today on Highlight Reel we have an animal crossing cult, busted VR, Blitz 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…

Overwatch‘s Top 500 Has An Alternate Account Problem

During a recent stream, professional Overwatch streamer aimbotcalvin pointed out four different accounts in the game’s top 20 competitive ranking list that he said belonged to him. Viewers got angry and said he was hogging slots that other deserving players could occupy. “Earn it,” he replied, laughing. Aimbotcalvin isn’t the only Overwatch player with multiple…

Time For That Upgrade, Link

It’s always refreshing to see Zelda cosplay that goes beyond just Link and/or Zelda, so I’m in love with this shot of Link and Cotera, one of the Great Fairies. Link is Mikky Dyer, while the amazing Cotera is Veldrath. Photo by Steamkittens

Overwatch Players Are Actually Embracing Moira

It takes Overwatch fans mere minutes to churn out fanart for each newly-released character, but a few long weeks or months to welcome them into their competitive mode teams. But for maybe the first time ever, Overwatch’s newest hero, the mad scientist Moira, has been immediately accepted into the game’s competitive community with wide open…

Bizarre Hidden Object Game Coming To Switch

This week, the Switch is getting a port of Hidden My Game By Mom, the most surreal hidden object game you’ll ever play. Mom Hid My Game for Switch was known as Hidden My Game By Mom on phones. It’s pretty simple. Your mom hid your Nintendo DS, and you need to solve some puzzles…

The PS4’s Library Of PS2 Games Is Only Getting More Disappointing

One week ago, the well-hidden section of the PlayStation 4’s online store where Sony and its partners sell PlayStation 2 games displayed more than 50 titles. Today, it lists just one item, a four-game bundle of Jak & Daxter PS2 adventures. The 50-some games are still on the store. Users who search for Bully or…

No Man’s Sky Players Had Their First War And It Killed An Entire Civilization

No Man’s Sky fans can’t exactly play with each other, but they still like to come together to celebrate their communities. Somehow, a new player-created holiday became a story about conflict, betrayal and the disappearance of an entire civilization. No Man’s Sky players have created their own civilizations with their own cultures and governments, many…

The Year In Video Game Sex, 2017

In 2017, the proverbial sex game dam broke, allowing Steam to seemingly flood with sex games. Sex games have always existed of course, but after they started to pile up on Steam’s ‘new releases’ tab every week, they almost started to feel mainstream. Elsewhere, smaller sex games from a wide variety of voices continued to…

I Completely Missed The Best Part Of Yakuza 0

Yakuza 0 is one of 2017’s sleeper hits, a prequel to the popular crime drama that brought it to a wider audience. While most of the game is about criminal intrigue and martial arts brawls, a surprisingly robust club management mini-game is one of its most entertaining activities. Yakuza 0 follows two protagonists as they…

Final Fantasy Is 30 Years Old

Final Fantasy and I have a lot in common. We’re both charming, aging rapidly, and occasionally haunted by anime ladies. Also, we both turned 30 this year. On December 18, 1987, the company formerly known as Square released Final Fantasy, a desperate game that mixed Dragon Quest with Lord of the Rings and added a…

The Weirdest Patch Notes Of 2017

Patches are one of the best parts of gaming; you get to play Calvinball in real time, over the span of years. When developers announce their patches, though, they can sound ridiculous whether they’re describing what’s being fixed or introduced. I’ve been monitoring patch notes all year. Here are my favorites, listed by game. Yandere…

What Snacktaku Ate In 2017

If we had known how 2017 was going to turn out, there would have only been one article this year—Our Emotions: The Snacktaku Review. It would have saved us a whole lot of typing, video editing and Tums. But snacking isn’t about why we eat—it’s about what we eat. Here’s what we ate in 2017.…

Wii U Games, Ranked By Probability Of Switch Ports

After Zelda, Mario Kart, Pokken, and now Bayonetta, which Wii U games will end up on Nintendo Switch next? Here are the most (and least) likely suspects. Nintendo hasn’t been shy about porting its Wii U games to Switch, and for good reason: Wii U had a few excellent games, but it was also the…

Battlegrounds Players Are Making Action Movies With The New Replay Feature

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is fun to play, but it might be even more fun to watch. The game’s new replay feature, which lets you set up camera angles and move between perspectives, has elevated ridiculous PUBG deaths to an art form. The replay feature got added to PUBG’s PC test server a few days ago. It…

The argument against the ever-controversial Bayonetta in Super Smash Bros. popped up during WWE’s Clash of Champions event last night. The same person with that sign also pushed the idea that it’s time King Dedede received some improvements Ian Walker loves fighting games and writing about them. You can find him on Twitter at @iantothemax

Breath of the Wild‘s DLC Boss Has A Funny Weakness

Breath of the Wild’s new DLC focuses on Hyrule’s past, telling stories of Link’s companions and the ancient world that came before them. The final boss, a centuries old foe, has a surprising weakness. The Champions’ Ballad’s final challenge is a boss fight against Monk Maz Koshia. The ancient Sheikah tribe warrior employs a variety…

Eight Anime Films Worth Watching That Aren’t By Studio Ghibli

What are your favorite anime movies? Spirited Away? Princess Mononoke? My Neighbor Totoro? Eh, I could see that coming. These Studio Ghibli movies are masterpieces. They’re also not the only anime films out there. Crazy, right? It’s safe to say that Ghibli corners the market for 90-minute escapist anime that makes you feel very nice…