My Favorite Part Of Dishonored 2 Took Place In A Spreadsheet

When last I wrote about Dishonored 2 I lamented how tough it is to play a game like this as a time-strapped parent, what with all the secrets buried in levels that feel designed to be played in one long sitting. I’ve now finished the game and am thrilled with a moment that made it…

Final Fantasy XIV: Dad of Light Star Ren Osugi Has Died

Veteran actor Ren Osugi has passed away from sudden heart failure. Osugi starred in last year’s Final Fantasy XIV: Dad of Light TV drama, which told the story of a father and son’s relationship in Final Fantasy XIV. Osugi was a highly respected and versatile actor in Japan. He appeared in Beat Takeshi films, such…

A Better Look At The Live-Action Bleach Movie

The first Bleach teaser only provided a glimpse at what to expect. The latest trailer shows a bit more, including Hana Sugisaki as Rukia Kuchiki. Have a look. Think this will be any good? Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking points from Japan, Korea, China and beyond.…

Anime Director Causes Controversy With Anti-Semitic Tweets 

According to Anime News Network, Recovery of an MMO Junkie anime director Kazuyoshi Yaginuma has been retweeting and liking anti-semitic for years, but recently, he’s started making his views known in English. Kotaku’s Cecilia D’Anastasio called Recovery of an MMO Junkie her favorite anime of last fall. Besides Recovery of an MMO Junkie, Yaginuma has…

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PUBG Streamer Meets Fan, Defeats Him In Gentlemanly Duel

Jake “ChocoTaco” Throop closed in on his final enemy in a tense PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds match. One sniper shot. Missed. Two. Missed. Three. Then Throop noticed something. “Wait,” Throop asked, “is he trying to pan fight?” Throop cautiously approached his fated foe, who was, in fact, standing out with his pan out. “Hey!” the other player…

A $229 Destiny Action Figure

Remember thoseincredible Destiny figures threeA released a few years back? There’s now one more, a Titan wearing the Hanged Man shader. He/she comes with loads of guns, is 1:6 scale and costs $229 from Thinkgeek. Yes, I said $229: it’s a lot, but threeA figures are some of the best around, so that’s how this…

Age Of Empires Is A Weird Game To Play In 2018

Age of Empires: Definitive Edition is almost everything an Age of Empires fan could think they want. Unless they want the castles from Age of Kings. An introduction: AoE:DE takes the original 1997 game, throws in its expansion Rise of Rome, cleans up the visuals, makes a few UI changes and sets it loose in…

Early On, Metal Gear Survive Goes Between Being Fun And Frustrating

The Metal Gear series’ future was uncertain after creator Hideo Kojima left Konami. Metal Gear Survive tosses away stealth and politics in favor of zombies and loot. I’ve played about five hours of the game and so far, while it captures the feeling of braving the wilderness, it’s also a slow grind. Metal Gear Survive…

Injustice 2‘s Ninja Turtles Are In Fine Fighting Form

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are back in a 2D fighting game, thanks to their recent addition to Injustice 2. The excellent new execution of Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello and Raphael shows it’s been too long since these turtles mixed it up. The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles made their Injustice 2 debut for Ultimate Pack and…

Monster Hunter Shoryukens Beast To Death

Today on Highlight Reel we have uppercuts, Assassin’s Creed myths, tough horses, 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…

Punk Heist Game Flips Off The Gender Pay Gap

Lost Wage Rampage is a new riot grrl driving game about stealing what you’re owed and destroying everything else. Out today, Lost Wage Rampage is as punk as games get. It’s about two angry mall clerks who plunder their local mall after discovering their male colleagues’ paychecks are larger than theirs. They roll their orange…

Call of Duty: WWII Directors Leave Sledgehammer, The Studio They Founded

Sledgehammer Games co-founders and Call of Duty: WWII directors Michael Condrey and Glen Schofield have left the company they started, Kotaku has learned. Aaron Halon will take over the top role at the studio. We first heard about the move a couple of weeks ago, and Activision confirmed it this afternoon, saying that Condrey and…

AI Learns To Play Mario 64, Gets A Star

We’ve seen artificial intelligence learn how to play games like Super Mario World and Mario Kart, but Mario 64 is a whole different animal. Kaze Emanuar is a modder who lives to contort Mario 64 into strange, new shapes and forms. In the past, he’s added online multiplayer, a first-person mode, and portal guns, some…

Dragon Age: Inquisition’s War Table Brought The Wider World To Life

In Dragon Age: Inquisition, the world is very literally marked by your actions. While you go out and close rifts in Ferelden and Orlais, the game keeps track of your actions at the War Table. There are some missions that you’ll only know through the table’s worn maps, and these are the ones that make…

Discovery Mode Turns Assassin’s Creed: Origins Into A Museum

The Assassin’s Creed: Origins Discovery Tour is out today. It turns Ubisoft’s detailed recreation of ancient Egypt from a giant sandbox full of parkour and murder into an interactive museum. Featuring 75 guided tours of monuments, buildings, and even people, each tour takes you down a predetermined path with interactive checkpoints. Checkpoints are narrated and…

Tips For Playing Subnautica

Subnautica is an evocative, occasionally terrifying underwater survival game that thrives on mystery. While it’s great to figure things out for yourself, sometimes swimming in circles gets old. Here are some tips for getting your sea legs. There are about as many ways to play Subnautica as there are terrifying monsters that will eat you.…