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World’s First Official Godzilla Store Opening In Tokyo Next Month
On October 30, the world’s first official Godzilla retail shop will open in Japan. It’s called Godzilla Store Tokyo and will be located in Shinjuku. According to Moviche, the store will feature around 500 items for sale, some of them unique to the store. The store will be located on the first floor of the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 26, 2017 - Uncategorized
A Life-Sized Mega Man Plush Toy For $290
Who needs a new Mega Man game when there is a life-sized Mega Man you can hold while wondering what the heck Capcom is up to? Okay, maybe we need a new Mega Man game. But this is pretty neat! The plush toy measures 4.3 feet and is priced at 32,400 yen ($290). According to…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 26, 2017 -
UncategorizedMadhouse Isn’t Doing One Punch Man Season 2
When hit anime One Punch Man comes back for its second season, the studio that handled it the first time around won’t be returning. Madhouse did season one, which debuted in 2015. That studio has an impressive resume, animating some of the most iconic modern anime, such as Perfect Blue, Death Note, and Paprika. Season…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 26, 2017 - Culture
The Art Of Dishonored 2: Death Of The Outsider
We’ve seen the art behind (and in) Dishonored 2, now let’s look at some of the work that went into the game’s new expansion, Death of the Outsider This of course isn’t every piece of concept and promotional art for the title, nor does it represent the contribution of every artist involved on the project.…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 25, 2017 -
ReviewsMultiplatformNBA 2K18 MyCareer: The Kotaku Review
I can’t believe 2K managed to screw this up so badly. Note: As we’ve done the last few years, this is only a review of 2K18’s MyCareer mode, not the entire game. I think its presence as the best-known singleplayer sports RPG, coupled with the focus 2K places on it in terms of creating and…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 25, 2017 -
CultureBarrel Paradox Crashes Game
Today on Highlight Reel we have pirate stories, paradoxes, flamethrower shotguns 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 episodes…
By Chris Person Published September 25, 2017 - Uncategorized
Video Game Companies Reach ‘Tentative’ Agreement To End Voice Actor Strike
After nearly a year striking, unionized video game voice actors just tentatively agreed to end their boycott against 11 games companies, a new Screen Actors’ Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) press release said today. Voice actors had demanded residual payments, better protections for their voices and more transparency about what projects they…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published September 25, 2017 - Uncategorized
The Company That Wants To Replace Textbooks With Video Games
On any given day, CEO André Thomas arrives at his company Triseum’s office in Bryan, Texas at nine in the morning. While this is when Thomas gets in, his work day usually starts hours before by checking sales on the company’s educational video games. On one of the days that Thomas and I spoke, he…
By Chloe Spencer Published September 25, 2017 - Uncategorized
Not Everyone Should Be The Driver In Battlegrounds
Anyone asking me to chauffer them around PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds had better be prepared to kiss any of the following things: a large tree, the ground, a wall or a puddle of their own blood. Thankfully, somebody has outclassed my worst Battlegrounds driving moments, and watching them royally blow it in a recent video made me…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published September 25, 2017 -
UncategorizedNew Call of Duty Mode Let Players Squash Enemies With Their Fingers
I was skeptical this past weekend when I saw ‘Gesture Warfare’ listed in the featured playlist on Infinite Warfare. Killing players with the finger gun? A flick of the wrist? It all sounded completely ridiculous, but then I remembered how much I enjoy Modern Warfare Remastered’s hide-n-seek ‘Prop Hunt’ mode. I literally play as trash…
By S.E. Doster Published September 25, 2017 - Esports
Overwatch‘s Most Popular Player Says Picking New Team Was ‘One Of The Hardest’ Decisions Of His Life
As was foretold (by himself), Brandon “Seagull” Larned is back. But the DPS dynamo didn’t return to partially Shaq-owned team NRG Esports. In a move that surprised many, he’s jumped ship to Team EnvyUs Earlier this year, Seagull stepped away from the highest levels of pro Overwatch play to dedicate himself to streaming. At the…
By Nathan Grayson Published September 25, 2017 - Uncategorized
Zelda’s Hyrule Historia Gets A Follow-Up Encyclopedia
Nintendo’s partnership with publisher Dark Horse has already brought us two outstanding volumes, Hyrule Historia and Art & Artifacts. Next April the “Goddess Collection” gets its third and final volume in The Legend of Zelda Encyclopedia, a comprehensive guide to the series from the first game to Twilight Princess HD. Hyrule Historia and Art &…
By Mike Fahey Published September 25, 2017 - Uncategorized
I Tried Remaking My D&D Adventure In Divinity: Original Sin 2, And It (Mostly) Worked
Divinity: Original Sin 2 has a mode that lets players design their own Dungeons & Dragons-esque adventure inside the role-playing game, and in case you were wondering what kind of dweeb would port their homebrew D&D game into DoS: 2, the answer is me. My experiment was instructive and, I think, says a lot about…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published September 25, 2017 -
ReviewsMultiplatformThe Lego Ninjago Movie Videogame: The Kotaku Review
The Lego Ninjago Movie Videogame is short and a little rough, but a dynamic new combat system and a couple surprising tweaks to aging mechanics make it one of the most exciting new Lego games in years. The eight story chapters in the game focus on rehashing the plot of The Lego Ninjago Movie. Green…
By Mike Fahey Published September 25, 2017 - Uncategorized
Game Designer Says Developers Would Be More Candid If Gamer Culture Wasn’t So Toxic
Video game enthusiasts often muse about the secrecy surrounding game development, which is at times treated as if it were operated by the NSA. Over the weekend, one developer offered an interesting take: Game developers are secretive because being open can lead to too much toxicity. Designer and programmer Charles Randall, who has worked for…
By Jason Schreier Published September 25, 2017 -
CultureNew Ocarina Of Time Speedrun Beats All Dungeons Without Opening Any Doors
Ocarina of Time speedruns are already challenging, from Any% that use all sorts of glitches to speed through the game to 100% runs that collect everything. A new tool-assisted runtakes things a step further, completing all dungeons without opening a single door. A tool-assisted speedrun (TAS) uses emulation and special software to play a game…
By Heather Alexandra Published September 25, 2017 - Uncategorized
How An NFL Joke Slips Into A Japanese Game
Danganronpa V3, like previous entries in the excellent humor-horror series, is full of pop culture references. But how did an NFL joke get stuck in there? As a longtime New York Jets fan who has nothing but bile for the New England Patriots, I very much enjoyed seeing the above line, a non sequitur delivered…
By Jason Schreier Published September 25, 2017 -
UncategorizedThis Is A $2,200 Retro Gaming Machine
This is the Zette System, handcrafted from wood by Swedish artist Love Hultén. In its resting state it resembles a stylized wooden boombox, but it’s actually a retro gaming machine with a pair of wireless gamepads and a built-in projector. Only 25 of them are being made, and they are not cheap. From boombox mode,…
By Mike Fahey Published September 25, 2017 - Uncategorized
Japan’s Newest Giant Gundam Is Finished And So Awesome
This weekend, the one-to-one scale Unicorn Gundam was officially unveiled in Tokyo. It looks fantastic. The 64.6-foot statue replaced a previous giant Gundam that went up in 2012 and came down this past March. The newest life-sized Gundam is the most impressive one yet as the tweets uploaded on Barukan Log show. Kotaku East is…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 25, 2017