First Teaser For the Tokyo Ghoul:re Anime

The clip is 30 seconds long, but the amount of Tokyo Ghoul footage is much, much shorter. The Tokyo Ghoul:re anime is slated for 2018. The manga by the same debuted in 2014 and is a sequel to the first Tokyo Ghoul manga series. The teaser doesn’t announce which studio is doing the animation, but…

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Cuphead, As Told By Steam Reviews

Ever wondered how many different ways people can find to say, “this video game is hard”? Then oh boy, Cuphead’s Steam reviews are gonna be a treat for you. In our review, Heather wrote that she mostly enjoyed Cuphead despite (and also because of) the difficulty. Sure, bosses had a few cheap attacks, but she…

It’s not just Stardew Valley release day for the Nintendo Switch. Another celebrated indie, the Metroid homage Axiom Verge, is also now out for Nintendo’s system. That makes two Metroidy games released on portable Nintendo machines in just a few weeks. Is this real life?

Battlefront II Trooper Is A Real Airhead

Today on Highlight Reel we have dad streamers, Destiny 2 accomplishments, Fortnite bush tactics 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…

Nintendo Makes One Final Miiverse Community To Say Goodbye

Goodbye, Miiverse, you beautiful, mutant thing. If you’re a Nintendo fan, it’s hard not to get a little emotional about it. The Miiverse was a great expanse for small, lonely shouts into the abyss that is Nintendo’s communication infrastructure. Sometimes, we saw great, well-rendered gestures of love for dear Nintendo characters like Splatoon’s Callie. Other…

Hugs And Shoulder Taps Speak As Loud As Words in Divinity: Original Sin 2‘s Conversations

Physical contact has always been fairly limited in video games. In many games, your character can hit others with their hands, feet, or arm that’s also a sword, if you have one of those. In some, your character can flirt or have sex with other characters. In a handful, you can hold hands. I can…

Tips For Playing Golf Story

Golf Story is a very charming golf themed RPG for the Switch, but it kinda throws you into the game without telling you a lot about how to play it. If you’ve had trouble sinking a hole-in-one, these tips will probably help you. Look At The Controls At any point you can hit – on…

Destiny 2 Players Discover Humorously Elaborate Raid Exploit

Remember when Destiny 1 players figured out that you could easily beat a raid boss by pulling your LAN cable? Remember how hilarious it was, and how hollow you felt afterward? If you want to feel that way again, you’re in luck. Destiny 2 raid spoilers follow! Over on the Destiny subreddit, user 07yourdesires has…

Some Of The Best Looks From Absolver‘s Fashion Community

Given the option to customize a character’s appearance, players will no doubt start to design looks and outfits as they accumulate new cosmetic choices. After all, if you’re going to beat other players, you should look good doing it. Martial-arts action game Absolver has found a home for its fashion-forward players in a subreddit called…

Tips For Playing Stardew Valley [Updated!]

Living off the land ain’t easy. There’s a lot about Stardew Valley that the game doesn’t really explain, which makes jumping in a bit daunting. Heck, after playing dozens of hours myself, I still feel like I’m finding out new things about how the game works every day. So, I thought it might be useful…

Japanese ‘Gore Erotica’ Is Slowly Catching On In The West [NSFW] 

A bloodied wolf man birthing an unspeakable thing. The top half of a schoolgirl clawing her way across a marble floor. A soldier licking his lover’s eyeball. Heads up: This article contains explicit pictures and descriptions of sexual violence and gore. (Originally published 6/30/2016)  This is ero guro, a Japanese artistic movement dating back to…

YouTubers Challenge Speedrunner To A Race Through Mario 64, Almost Win

Thanks to recent ROM hacks, players can enjoy Super Mario 64 online together. The multiplayer hack recently allowed a handful of YouTubers to race against a speedrunner. Super Mario 64 Online is a ROM hack by Kaze Emanuar, Melonspeedruns and Marshivolt. It allows up to 24 players to explore the game together. A group of…

The Witcher 3 Has Great Geese

There’s been some talk on Kotaku lately about geese, but not about The Witcher 3. Let’s fix that.   I love the geese in The Witcher 3. They get so flummoxed when you chase them. Look at their silly waddle and how they throw their wings in the air indignantly when they run away. Once I…

When Thor And Hulk Teddy Bears Battle, Everybody Wins

With the November 2 release of Thor Ragnarok, the most exciting Thor film since 1988’sThe Incredible Hulk Returns TV movie, the folks at Build-A-Bear gird their cuddly line-up for battle with an online exclusive team of Marvel’s mightiest god and monster. Available today on the Build-A-Bear website, which features all the stuffed animal goodness without…

Tekken World Championship Moves To The United States

For the first time in its short history, Bandai Namco Entertainment’s official Tekken 7 world championship is set to be held outside of Japan. The Tekken World Finals, scheduled for November 12, will invite 16 of the world’s fiercest competitors to San Francisco to compete for a $50,000 prize pool. The Tekken World Tour has…