A Game That Simulates Real World Riots

In 2013, Riot – Civil Unrest was announced by developer Merge Games and went on to have a successful Indiegogo campaign. Four years later the game has finally arrived on Steam Early Access. Riot is a real-time riot simulator that puts you in control of either a large group of rioters or the police. As…

Fortnite Battle Royale’s New 50 vs 50 Mode Is Awesome

Fortnite Battle Royale just got a 50 vs. 50 mode that’s everything I ever wanted a neighborhood game of Cops and Robbers to be. It encourages a hive-mind approach to a battle royale game that works surprisingly well. Fortnite is a game about building forts, shooting zombies and battling the apocalypse. In September, developer Epic…

Faker Plays With His Prey Before Eating It

Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok is recuperating from his heartbreaking loss at this year’s world championships by crushing lesser opponents. After tepidly accepting the 2017 Game Award for Best Esports Player, he faced off against poor Álvaro “VVvert” Miguel Martins in a one-on-one League of Legends All-Star match. League is normally a five-on-five game. One-on-one is played…

Assassin’s Creed Hippo Joins The Order

Today on Highlight Reel we have Rainbow Six plays, stealthy hippos, a frozen Link 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…

LMFAO Xur Is Selling Prometheus Lens

Destiny 2’s Curse of Osiris expansion included a bugged laser weapon that’s so powerful it’s completely ruining the balance in the competitive Crucible. So of course, Xur is selling it today. The Prometheus Lens, as it’s called, is normally a random drop. That means some players have it, but others are doomed to be fried…

Snake Eyez Stands By Street Fighter‘s Massive Bear Hug Man

Darryl “Snake Eyez” Lewis is one of the best Street Fighter players in the country. But he barely cracked the top-64 at last month’s North American Regional Finals Last Chance Qualifier, and he’s only ranked 20th on the Pro Tour headed into this weekend’s Capcom Cup. Why is the 2017 CEO champion going to have…

A Game About Your Phone, The Worst Part Of Modern Life

Pokedis a short game about getting too many notifications on your phone. This game was made in three days for the game jam Ludum Dare 40, which had the theme “the more you have the worse it is.” You start out having a pleasant text message conversation with a friend about a recent date, picking…

What To Expect From Breath of the Wild‘s Champions’ Ballad DLC

Breath of the Wild’s Champions’ Ballad DLC released last night. There’s a lot going on and it can be hard to know where to start. But once you dive in, you’ll find some of the game’s best challenges. When you first start up the DLC, you’ll get a handful of quests added to your journal.…

Released outside of Japan for the first time last year on mobile devices, the remastered version of 1993 Super Famicom RPG Romancing Saga 2 is coming to consoles, PC and the PlayStation Vita on December 15.

EA Leak Gives Us A Glimpse At How Publishers Plan Marketing Campaigns 

A new leak from the mega-publisher Electronic Arts reveals a marketing plan for two of the company’s smaller games, and while there’s nothing particularly extraordinary in here, it makes for an interesting peek inside the sausage factory. The marketing plan was first posted last week by Reddit user OldSoul2, who said he had been accidentally…

Dreams For PS4 Is Hard To Explain, But It Looks Brilliant

Dreams is one of the most exciting upcoming releases for the PlayStation 4 next year. It’s also very difficult to explain what it is. It builds on developer Media Molecule’s “play, create, share” ethos, but unlike the studio’s previous work in the LittleBigPlanet series, it is not a cute co-op platformer that lets you create…

The Berserk Manga Is Coming Back This Month

After a half year hiatus, the Berserk manga is returning to publication. According to Mantan Web, the latest instalment will run in the January issue of Young Animal, which goes on sale December 22 in Japan. Berserk debuted in 1989 and stars a revenge-hungry swordsman named Guts. The manga has spawned anime and video games.…

Live-Action Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Is Perfect

As far as live-action Animal Crossing parodies go, this one will be hard to top. YouTuber Merry Ude uploaded this one-minute long Pocket Camp send-up: *applause* 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 4am to 8am. 

This YouTuber Can Probably Eat More Than You 

This is Yuka Kinoshita. And today, we are going watch her eat so much fucking food. In Japanese, Kinoshita is called a “gluttonous beautiful woman” (大食い美女 or “oogui bijyo”). Her YouTube channel is popular and featuresvideos of her doing things like eating one hundred Chicken McNuggets: Which is a snap for her. For her, this…

The Metal Gear Character People Think They’ve Found In The Death Stranding Trailer

Last night, Hideo Kojima showed off the latest Death Stranding trailer. Kojima, as he likes to do, is teasing about “some clue” he’s left. Fans think they’ve found one: Psycho Mantis The character first appeared in Metal Gear Solid, using his psychic power to remind minds and players’ memory cards. And fans think they can…

Colorful Leaves. Tofuku-ji in Kyoto, Japan. By Bert Scholtes. JPGs is a photo peek into wherever gamers might find interesting. If you’re a photographer and have images you want to share, drop us a line! 

All The Big Games And Announcements At The 2017 Game Awards

Tonight in Los Angeles, a bunch of game developers won well-deserved honors for the games they released in 2017. A bunch of other people showed off games that won’t be out until 2018 or later. If you want to read who won what, go here. If you want to get super hyped for games that…

Zelda Wins Game Of The Year At The 2017 Game Awards

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild managed to snatch the 2017 Game Awards GOTY from a crowded field of contenders that included Mario Odyssey, Persona 5, Horizon: Zero Dawn, and somewhat controversially, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds “I want to take all of the joy and warmth I’m feeling right now receiving this award and put…

Our First Proper Look At PUBG‘s Desert Map

Bluehole Studios showed off PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds’s new map Miramar tonight at The Game Awards. The massive desert map features new vehicles and terrain. It’s also probably really hot and sweaty. Miramar is a larger desert area that’s been teased for some time. The trailer above gives us our first look at the map in action.…