Tecmo Koei Defeats Major Chinese Piracy Group 

In May, Tecmo Koei sued popular cracking-group 3DM Game in China for copyright violation. This month, Tecmo Koei announced it had won the lawsuit. Kotaku reported last year that 3DM’s leader Bird Sister posted on her personal blog, “We just had an internal meeting. Starting at the Chinese New Year, 3DM will not crack any…

Inside Japan’s Coolest Video Game Rooms

Do you have a video game room? You know, a room dedicated to playing video games. Some folks in Japan do, and they are very, very cool.  For example, Twitter user Hakuna showed off his gaming room, which is hidden in the closet, adding the hashtag #ゲーマーのお部屋見せてください (#geemaa no oheya misete kudasai or “Show me…

What a View. Mt. Fansipan, Vietnam. By Philipp Teich. 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! 

Keep Your Cool, Man

Alexander Trufanov is a concept artist who has worked for companies like Ubisoft and Game Insight. You can see more of Alexander’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…

Artist’s Cyberpunk Project Gets Turned Into An Action Figure

Here is something very cool: Johnson Ting, an artist we featured on Fine Art a few years back, has had a character from his personal project Neo Japan 2022 made into a big, detailed action figure. It’s by Devil Toys, and will be out in Q1 2018, selling for around $180. You can see more…

Floating Fortnite Player Hit From Across The Map

Today on Highlight Reel we have super soldiers, auditory hallucinations, nice shots, 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…

British Soccer Writer Is Baffled By The Prospect Of Gamers Humping

In an article titled “Are eSports Going To Replace The Beautiful Game?” British GQ contributor Andy Mitten spins a yarn about going somewhere where there are no Manchester United fans. Where are all the sports-hungry young men, he wonders? This is where the esports hook comes in, a full twelve paragraphs after the article has…

Fan-Run EVE Online Tournament Canceled After Community Team Layoffs

Layoffs at EVE Online publisher CCP Games weren’t supposed to affect players, but they have led to the cancellation of a popular fan tournament. The Anger Games, a player-organized tournament with a massive pile of in-game credits at stake for the winners, was supposed to have its third annual run last weekend. Set up in…

Hori’s Portable Gaming Monitor Isn’t Pretty, But It Works

When there’s no usable television in sight or your eyes just aren’t good enough to share the Nintendo Switch’s 6.2 inch screen with a friend, a portable gaming monitor is a nice thing to have around. I’ve spent the past couple of weeks fiddling with Hori’s aptly-named Universal HD Gaming monitor, a 15.6 inch 720p…

Russian Military Uses Video Game Screenshot To Allege US Support For ISIS

A post on the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation’s Facebook page earlier today purported to show photographic proof that the US was aiding ISIS fighters in Syria. It turns out that one of the photographs included was from a video game. According to the post, Russian air power was used to help Syrian…

What You Do On Steam Can Now Influence Who You Play Against In Counter-Strike

Have you ever been a jerk or cheated in Counter-Strike? No? What about in other Steam games? Now, that might come back to bite you, thanks to CSGO’s “Trust Factor” matchmaking system. The Trust Factor system arrived late yesterday as part of a game update. Valve’s goal here is simple: to match you with people…

L.A. Noire: It Was A Weird Game

When I heard that the 2011 detective game L.A. Noire was getting remastered for current consoles, my first thought was, “Oh, cool! That was an interesting game.” Then I remembered that L.A. Noire was a very weird game, and one I didn’t even like back when I first played it. A thousand years ago in…

Snipperclips DLC Makes The Switch’s Most Surprising Launch Game Worth Revisiting

After not playing Snipperclips for months, I had more or less written the game off as being easy and filler-y. But after last week’s DLC, Snipperclips Plus, I was wrong. As is the case with a lot of cute co-op games I buy to play with friends, I ended up not finding anyone who wanted…

Han Solo Is A Little Different In Battlefront II

Star Wars Battlefront II is off to a rough start with crummy lootboxes and unpopularunlockables. Thankfully, everyone’s favorite smuggler is living life with no reservations and isn’t afraid to show it. SPOILERS AHEAD Most of Battlefront II’s campaign focuses on Iden Versio, an Imperial commando struggling to survive after the Empire’s defeat at the Battle…

Turns Out, Cappy Can Kill You In Super Mario Odyssey 

We were right to suspect something messed up was going on with the possession mechanic in Mario Odyssey Cappy has a mind of its own, and if you’re not careful, it can take Mario out of the picture entirely. It’s some creepypasta-level stuff. Twitter user @NichtSascha discovered a peculiar glitch in Odyssey’s co-op mode that…

It Happened To Me: I Kept My Redbox Game For Way Too Long

I just got totally owned by my local Redbox. I thought I was beating the system by enjoying a new game at a fraction of the cost of buying it. As it turns out, I’m a Redbox whale: one of those poor sops who’s helping prolong the company’s slow decline because I can’t keep track…

Rocket League‘s Switch Port Is Perfect For Casual Players

Until today, I only got my ass kicked at Rocket League indoors, on a couch, proximate to a television. Now that the beloved car soccer game is on the Switch, the realm of ass-kicking possibilities is infinite. I didn’t know I wanted this and I am so happy. Rocket League’s Switch version, released today, is…

The space fascists of New Monarchy have won Destiny 2‘s second faction rally. Wouldn’t have been my first choice, but hey, at least Dead Orbit didn’t win. Time to go buy the New Monarchy sword and then never really use it.