14 PS4 Features You Might Not Know About

Even if you’ve been using the PS4 since launch day, chances are good that you don’t know about everything the console has to offer. Turns out, some neat tricks are kind of hidden! Fortunately, we’re here to tell you about them. Before we start, I highly suggest taking a look at our initial tips post…

Assassin’s Creed Origins’ first expansion accidentally came out a week early. Its newest one, the bigger Curse of the Pharaohs, has been delayed a week to March 13. A new official video shows the mystical expansion, hyping a new city, an elaborate new enemy system and even seven new character skills. Looks impressive.

Florida Overwatch League Team Honors Parkland Shooting Victims

The Florida Mayhem are known for, among other things, their elaborate entrances each week of the Overwatch League. After the shooting in Parkland last week, the team chose to make a different kind of entrance for their first match of stage two—a tribute to the victims, survivors, and community in Florida. The team entered in…

I Can’t Stop Playing This Action-Stealth Shooter

Deadbolt strips stealth down to the essentials and I can’t stop playing it. One hit and you’re dead in this side-scrolling shooter—not ideal for someone like me who prefers to rush through a level guns blazing over methodically planning my strategy and route ahead of time. And yet Hotline Miami-style quick restarts meant this sort…

Coming in 2018 to iOS and Android devices, Ghostbusters World is an augmented reality game in which players catch specters, ghosts and the odd free floating, full torso, vaporous apparition. It sounds like Pokemon Go, only every monster is ghost type and there’s no Team Valor. Perfect. Here’sthe official website

Blizzard Let Zenyatta Walk And It Was A Mistake

Oh, unholy day. Overwatch’s floating monk Zenyatta has found his feet and it is entirely unsettling to watch. So far, we’ve only seen Zenyatta hover cross-legged a few feet above the ground. Yesterday, Blizzard’s Twitter account noticed an Overwatch League sign demanding “Let Zen Walk.” Well, be careful what you ask for. Blizzard came back…

Eevee From Pokémon Makes Macarons Look Cute And Delicious

Twitter user Tsurutan turns iconic characters into adorable macarons. Character macarons are certainly a thing, and as IT Media points out, Tsurutan’s have been tearing up Twitter. Don’t you just want to bite their faces off? Or maybe gobble up those tales? Yum! For more, check out Tsurutan’s Twitter account Kotaku East is your slice…

Why The Men Of BlazBlue Don’t Have Nipples

Have you ever wondered why shirtless dudes in BlazBlue like Bang Shishigami don’t have nipples? There is a reason for that, and Arc System Works says it’s cultural. “I heard that overseas it wouldn’t be too well received, so we intentionally abstracted that,” BlazBlue director Toshimichi Mori told PC Gamer. “I think in the US…

“Nintendo Guy” Is Excellent At Accepting Nintendo Awards

At today’s DICE Awards, Nintendo cleaned up. The Kyoto-based game company didn’t send their development teams to the ceremony. Instead, it was up to one man to collect all the trophies. His name is Nintendo Guy. Of course, that’s not his real name (it’s Nate Bihldorff), but tonight, it was. Bihldorff, who works as a…

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Breath Of The Wild Wins Big At 2018 DICE Awards

The 21st D.I.C.E. Awards—voted on by over 30,000 members of the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences—just wrapped up in Vegas, and among the winners are Breath of the Wild, Horizon Zero Dawn and Cuphead Breath of the Wild won four awards (Game of the Year, Outstanding Achievement In Game Direction, Outstanding Achievement in Game…

The Boss Will See You Now

Mike Henry is director of art at German studio Bigpoint. You can see more of Mike’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 the best of both…

Fans Have Spent Over $150,000 Cheering Overwatch League Teams On Twitch

Yesterday, Twitch introduced “cheering” functionality to its Overwatch League streams, allowing viewers to express team loyalty with actual money. Oddly, however, none of that money is going directly to teams. In order to use Twitch’s cheering functionality, you have to acquire “bits,” which you can buy in bundles that come out to around a $0.014…

Color Blind Players Are Concerned About Rainbow Six Siege‘s New Operator Ability 

Olivier “Lion” Flament is a French service member who’s special ability involves using a drone to survey hostile areas and detect movement. Unfortunately, the way this works involves a red aura around opponents that some players won’t be able to see. Part of Rainbow Six Siege’s Operation Chimera update arriving March 6, Lion will be…

Witcher Birthday Cake Features Hot Tub, Dick

For @Klutar’s birthday, his partner made him this Witcher 3 cake. It is a wet, naked, hairy work of art. WARNING: NSFW IMAGES BELOW I’ve seen Collector’s Edition statues with less detail than this, so this is really something. And yes, before you ask, yes, it got eaten. Even (especially?) that bit.

Black Panther’s Director Is Very Into Stardew Valley Right Now

Black Panther director Ryan Coogler is busy travelling the world promoting the flick, which means an endless stream of red carpet interviews. Like this one, where Maude Garrett asks him what he’s into right now, and he gets talking about the Nintendo Switch he just bought. Stardew Valley keeping him from Zelda? Big call, but…

Fortnite Player Gracefully Accepts Death

Today on Highlight Reel we have Shadow of the Colossus glitches, mad mountain goats, Monster Hunter plays, 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!…

Alto’s Odyssey Is A Sequel That Was Worth Waiting For

The long-awaited sequel to Snowman’s wonderful endless snowboarding game is finally here. While Alto’s Odyssey swaps the snow-capped mountains of Alto’s Adventure for sandy deserts and jungle temples, it’s still incredibly chill. Originally planned for release last summer, Alto’s Odyssey took its sweet time getting here, but the agony of seven months of additional waiting…