Publisher Of God Fighting Game Says Malaysian Government Is Trying To Ban It [Updated]

A fighting game about world religions on Steam is causing trouble in Malaysia. PQube Games, publisher of the recently released PC game Fight Of Gods, says that the Malaysian government is taking steps to ban the game including blocking access to Steam within the country. Update #2—Sep 9, 12:35 p.m.: Steam is now unblocked in…

Warriors All-Stars Is A Video Game Yard Sale

Koei Tecmo’s latest Warriors game doesn’t have any characters from Zelda or Dragon Quest. It’s got characters from other Koei Tecmo games. Now’s your chance to see imaginary 21st-century ninja Ryu Hayabusa from Ninja Gaiden and fictional 17th-century Irish samurai William from Nioh battle against (or sometimes with) the likes of 3rd-century Chinese warrior Zhao…

Arms Will Get Customizable Controls In Next Patch

Arms’ guard button and other controls have been an issue for players, but that might turn around in a coming patch. Today, Nintendo tweetedthat in the upcoming Arms Version 3 patch, players will be able to remap their controls. This could mean guard is no longer on the left-stick click, or L3, which should make…

Arena Is Magic: The Gathering’s Answer To Hearthstone

Revealed yesterday via live stream, Magic: The Gathering Arena is a new way to play Wizards of the Coast’s trading card game online. Built with streaming and spectating in mind, it’s much prettier than tired old Magic Online, which it’s totally not replacing. Magic Online is an excellent way to play Magic online, but it’s…

Via Bungie’s blog last night, here’s what the next month looks like for Destiny 2. Anyone want to take some guesses about what Trials of the Nine or Faction Rally will look like?

Anime-Style Illustrations Created In Microsoft Excel 

Game scenario director Hiroo Otsubo has an interesting work process: he creates anime-style art in Excel. According to Otsubo, he can do a drawingin about four to five hours. If that sounds incredibly difficult, just look at how they’re put together in Excel. (This clip from another artist should shed light on how drawing in…

In Japan, You Can Hire Fake Friends For Facebook And Instagram Photos

For those hoping to impress others online, there are rent-a-friend services in Japan aimed specifically at social media users. Earlier this year, Jiji reported on these services, which are seeing a growing number of rent-a-friend requests for social media. This is still uncommon, but recently, the service has been introduced on mainstream Japanese television. “An…

Sailor Moon Cafes Opening This Month In Japan

Like Sailor Moon? Want to eat Sailor Moon-themed food? Good news. Starting this fall, four Sailor Moon cafes are opening in Japan. Yes, four! According to Rurubu, one is opening in Tokyo on September 22, while another opens in Osaka on September 28 and yet another begins business the following day in Nagoya. These cafes…

Shinagawa Station. Tokyo, Japan. By Reuben Monastra | IG  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! 

Kiki’s cosplay by witchy.brew

Beats Taking The Bus

Sebastian Kowoll is a concept artist and illustrator from Colombia, who most recently worked on Ark: Survival Evolved and Dark & Light You can see more of Sebastian’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…

My Neighbor (The Mechanized Death Machine) Totoro

Model builder and Kotaku reader Kevin Derken is backwith a new original creation: some Totoro figures made from spare parts leftover from Maschinen Krieger model kits. He made four different versions, each based on a classic Maschinen Krieger paint scheme. If you like what you see, Kevin made a cast of his creation and is…

Uno Releases New Card Design For Color Blind Players

Uno is testing out a slight redesign of the classic family/hate game. And it’s a practical one, making some changes so that colour blind players aren’t stuck staring at a hand full of red and green cards and going “oh, great”. As Fast Company report, the redesign is being trialled with copies being sold directly…

DreamHack Unbans CS:GO Players Who Cheated And Fixed Matches

Last July, esports organization ESL lifted the lifetime ban on tournament participation from Counter-Strike: Global Offensive players who had been caught cheating or participating in match-fixing schemes. The new sanctions now call for a two-year ban on cheaters and a five-year ban on match fixers, with the potential for longer bans in extreme cases. This…

Destiny 2 Player Dodges In Style

Today on Highlight Reel we have overstimulated birds, synchronized shots, extreme telephoto photography in Final Fantasy, 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! Battlefield…