H1Z1: Just Survive, the companion game to H1Z1: King of the Kill, is now simply called Just Survive, separating it from the H1Z1 universe. The rebranding arrives with today’s massive update, which introduces player-built strongholds to the game. Check out the update notes here.

Why We Like That Undertale Is On Consoles Now

It’s a VGChat! I’m here with Kotaku’s editor-at-large Kirk Hamilton to talk about Undertale, which came out for PC back in 2015, but is available today for PlayStation 4 and Vita. Hence our renewed interest. Spoilers ahead! Do not get spoiled! Chris Kohler: Kirk, you played through the game on PC, yes? Kirk Hamilton: I…

Popular RPG Undertale releases on the PS4 and Vita today, and there are a lot of achievements to unlock for the game—  many of which seem to be quite easy to obtain. There are also 15 separate achievements you can get simply for donating money to the dog shrine. To check out the full list…

The Secret World Is Getting A TV Series

Funcom’s supernatural conspiracy MMO recently got a reboot, and now it’s getting its own television show. Johnny Depp’s Infinitum Nihil and G4C Innovation have teamed up to produce a live-action TV series based on The Secret World. Or Secret World Legends. Whichever. Set in the modern day and revolving around a power struggle between a…

What It’s Like To Attend The Biggest Dota 2 Tournament In The World

The first thing I felt after the conclusion of The International 7, the seventh annual Dota 2 event that caps off every season of play, was whiplash. The day had gone by so fast, I had barely noticed it. As I walked in through the press entrance in the morning, I saw Team Liquid in…

The Beauty Of A Destroyed Gundam In Miniature Tokyo

Created by Taiwan-based model maker Hank Cheng, this piece is called “Gundam, The Desolation After War.” Kotaku has previously profiled Cheng before, and he’s one of the most talented model builders around. This work shows him in top form. You can see more photos of the piece here. The diorama is set in front of…

Japan Is Experiencing A Ninja Shortage

The country that made ninja famous is currently experiencing a shortage of their stage variety. There are not enough ninja performers in Japan. Nippon Television (viaLivedoor) reports that local ninja shows don’t have enough performers to entertain the crowds. Of course, Japanese children have long been interested in ninja, but with foreign tourism higher than…

The Best Dragon Ball Cosplay Of 2017

This year is not over, but this Master Roshi cosplay will be hard to top this year. And next year, too. That’s body builder Taichi Shimizu, who previously pulled off a great Zangief cosplay. At this summer’s Comic Market in Tokyo, he did an excellent Master Roshi in his Max Power form. See how it…

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The Girl Among The Cherry Blossoms

Maike Plenzke is a freelance artist from Berlin. You can see more of Maike’s work at her personal site 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 their professional…

Overwatch’s New Deathmatch Modes Still Need Some Work

Down in the cavernous cellars of Château Guillard, it’s just me—playing as Mei—and an enemy Soldier 76. I freeze him, but at the last second he throws down an HP-restoring biotic field, negating much of my hard work. I freeze myself to heal, as well. Then, with our safety nets gone, we dart, dodge, and…

Civilization Has A New Board Game

There’s a long history of Civilization board games, from a 1980 title that kinda inspired the video game series to a number of versions (in 2002 and 2010) that have in turn been based on the video games. We can now add one more to the list, this time based loosely on Civilization VI Sid…

Nice Bow, Horizon: Zero Dawn

Harrison Krix from Volpin Props went out and made a replica bow from Horizon: Zero Dawn that looks (and more importantly moves) as close to the game’s actual model as you’re ever going to get. It doesn’t fire, but then, that thing was designed to look good in a video game, not shoot arrows in…

The Cosplay Of Otakon 2017

Otakon was held in DC over the weekend, with around 30,000 fans making the trip to the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, the first time Otakon has taken place outside Baltimore for over a decade. There were many cosplayers there. These shots are courtesy of Tyler Fortier, and you can see more of them at…

Look At This $120 Sonic The Hedgehog Art Book

I would not have thought a Sonic the Hedgehog art book could ever be amongst the best in a field usually catering towards modern blockbuster games full of lush environments and detailed costume design, but hey, turns out I was dead wrong. Sonic The Hedgehog 25th Anniversary Art Book, published by Cook & Becker, is…