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Life is Strange: Before The Storm Ep. Two Captures The Recklessness of Teenage Crushes
In the second episode of Life is Strange: Before the Storm, teenage protagonist Chloe Price can no longer act as if nobody gets her. Someone does, and she’s into Chloe. Episode two’s biggest strength is capturing the electricity of a new crush. Together, Chloe and Rachel Amber create a force of nature, not unlike the…
By Patricia Hernandez Published October 23, 2017 - ReviewsMultiplatform
Fire Emblem Warriors: The Kotaku Review
Playing Fire Emblem Warriors feels a bit like herding a pack of ravenous lions. Countless enemies clash against heroes in glorious combat that mixes strategy and absurdity. It’s occasionally overwhelming but if you can tame the mayhem, the result is beautiful. The new game, which is out on the Switch and New 3DS, is part…
By Heather Alexandra Published October 23, 2017 - Uncategorized
Lego Dimensions Is Officially Over
After two years spent bringing together characters from 30 different cartoon, television and movie properties in one massive virtual playground, Lego Dimensions is officially done. While TT Games will continue to provide server and customer support for the expansive Lego toys-to-life game, no further expansion sets will be produced for Lego Dimensions. Official word was…
By Mike Fahey Published October 23, 2017 -
UncategorizedOur Readers’ Spookiest Gaming Stories
Haunted houses are passe. It’s 2017. We have haunted video games now. Kotaku is celebrating all things ghostly and gaming this week with Spooky Week. All week, look forward to ghoulish blogs on the unlikely games that scared us most, the real tales behind some of gaming’s most legendary scary stories and what specific mechanics…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published October 23, 2017 - Uncategorized
The Deluxe Edition Zelda Encyclopedia Looks Like An NES Cart
Due out in April from Dark Horse, The Legend of Zelda Encyclopedia is a 320-page tome covering the characters, places and things from the first 30 years of Nintendo’s RPG series. The newly-revealed $80 deluxe edition looks very familiar. Covered in gold foil paper with embossed, debossed and textured features, the deluxe hardcover edition of…
By Mike Fahey Published October 23, 2017 -
EsportsGran Turismo Sport Will Turn You Into A Ghost Car If You Aren’t A Polite Driver
Gran Turismo has always skewed more towards the realistic simulation end of the spectrum in order to provide an accurate experience for virtual racers. This year’s version adds another layer to that, in the form of a certification and enforcement of proper “sportsmanship.” Most of Gran Turismo Sport’s content is dependent on online access, but before you…
By Eric Van Allen Published October 23, 2017 -
UncategorizedThe Steven Universe RPG Introduces An All-New Evil Gem
Steven Universe: Save the Light is coming to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One next week, and a brand-new baddie is coming with it. Meet pompous Homeworld commander Hessonite. The follow-up to Grumpyface’s outstnading mobile RPG Attack the Light, Steven Universe: Save the Light is a console RPG featuring an original story developed with series creator…
By Mike Fahey Published October 23, 2017 - Uncategorized
Leaked on Friday and now confirmed by Microsoft through IGN, these are the first original Xbox games that will be available through Xbox One backwards compatibility on October 24. Not pictured but also due tomorrow is Black, bringing the total to 13. Which games do you want to see added to the list?
By Mike Fahey Published October 23, 2017 - Culture
The Week In Games: Day Of Reckoning
There are definitely some games coming out this week. Fortunately, they’re all so different it should be easy to choose between them. Do you sometimes just need to dance? Then maybe forgo the Nazi bloodbath simulator. Are you afraid of anthropomorphic hats? In that case it’s possible you might prefer taking a tour of ancient…
By Ethan Gach Published October 23, 2017 -
UncategorizedShin Megami Tensei V Revealed With A Trailer
Today in a livestream, Atlus has announced Shin Megami Tensei V, the latest entry in the Shin Megami Tensei series. The game was teased this past January. Slated for the Switch, Shin Megami Tensei V is set in present day Tokyo, and you can watch the trailer below: This year marks the 25th anniversary of…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 23, 2017 - Uncategorized
Japanese Rock Star Performs In Hunter X Hunter Cosplay
During a concert in Kobe, rockstar Hyde dressed as Hunter X Hunter villain Chrollo Lucilfer. What makes this so interesting is that the singer reportedly inspired the character. So, of course, Hyde nails it! Compare for yourself: Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking points from Japan, Korea,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 23, 2017 -
CultureA New World Record Means Super Mario Bros. Speedrunners Are Running Out Of Options
The game has a new world record of 4:56.528. Speedrunner Darbian reached it late last Friday night on his 27,474th attempt. It’s a big milestone in an important game, but it also signals the possible beginning of the end for the race to beat Super Mario Bros. as quickly as possible. It was last October…
By Ethan Gach Published October 22, 2017 - Uncategorized
New Aquaman Toy Is A Little Jason Momoa Clone
With the movie due soon, Hot Toys are working on getting the whole Justice League turned into eerily lifelike action figures. Next up is Jason Momoa’s Aquaman. I don’t know if I like the hair; Hot Toys have used “real hair” on figures before and it looked great, and if anyone was going to benefit…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 22, 2017 - Culture
A Heart Is A Heavy Burden
Vanessa Morales is an artist from Mexico who does graphic design, concept art and illustration. You can see more of Vanessa’s work at her 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,…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 22, 2017 - Uncategorized
Zelda Propaganda Posters Are Fighting The Good Fight
If cartoon art helped defeat the Nazis, then you’d think it should also help get the better of Ganon. These posters are the work of Fernando Reza, an artist from LA. I know “haha pop culture mashup” works can get a little tiring between all the t-shirts and targeted Facebook ads, but these are truly…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 22, 2017 - CultureCosplay
The North Remembers (Great Cosplay)
Here’s Kevin Von Close and Jon Snow Cosplay at Twitchcon over the weekend, looking like they’d just finished up some bullshit adventure to try and catch a zombie. If you were wondering whether that was just a fortuitous shot or that a guy who goes by the name Jon Snow cosplay can actually nail that…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 22, 2017
