Video Games Gave Him The Chance To Prove He Is American

Video games aren’t what kept José Muñoz in his parents’ basement for much of the past seven years, slipping into depression. They aren’t why the former honor roll student dropped out of college, and they aren’t why he couldn’t get a job. Video games aren’t what sent him to a therapist’s couch, and video games…

Grand Theft Auto And Lego Always Go Great Together

The playful simplicity of Lego and the senseless violence of Grand Theft Auto will never officially collide, but YouTube movie makerslove bringing the two togetherNukazooka’s latest short brings the winning combination into the real world. Our little Lego anti-hero experiences many of the guilty pleasures GTA has to offer in just under three minutes, from…

Thank Japan For Destiny 2‘s Live-Action Dance Trailer

If Destiny or its sequel are ever adapted into a live-action film, the movie better have dance battles like this. As a rule, pre-launch trailers generally suck. This one does not. As 4Gamer points out, Destiny 2’s recently released live-action trailer features a slew of well-known dancers, with the routines produced by famed Japanese choreographers…

People Can Win Crane Game Prizes Without Going To Japanese Arcades 

Taito has unveiled a service called “Taito Online Crane” that allows people to play crane games via their smartphones or computers. Winners get their prizes delivered straight to their homes, free of charge. Players control actual crane games, and, thanks to high speed internet connections, the experience should be lag free. Those who log in…

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Battlegrounds Devs Aren’t Sure How They’ll Combat AFK Farmers

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has an idler problem. That much is certain. How bad the problem actually is seems to be in the eye of the beholder Idlers are players who drop into games, only to sit around doing nothing in hopes of slowly accumulating Battle Points, PUBG’s in-game currency. Ever since the game added rare cosmetic…

Pokémon Fashion, As Reviewed By People Who Know Fashion

We’ve doneregular video games, then we did Overwatch. Now we’re bringing back Video Game Fashion, As Reviewed By People Who Know Fashion. This time we’re focusing exclusively on Pokemon The experts: the world class team of beauty and fashion editors who make up POPSUGAR Australia and Who What Wear Australia Let’s meet them. OKAY, LET’S…

Nintendo Releases Original Star Fox 2 Design Docs

Last week, Nintendo quietly uploaded the digital manual for Star Fox 2, which will be included on this month’s SNES Classic hardware. But what’s really interesting is that said manual included a whole batch of concept art and game design documents for the canceled Super FX Chip shooter. Nintendo doesn’t often release these sort of…

Quiz: There Are Too Many Good Games Out Right Now. Which Should You Play?

The video game gods have been good to us in 2017, but that means there are way too many games to choose from. Take this quiz to find out which one you should devote your precious time to.

Five Of The Coolest Indie Games At PAX West

PAX West was a wailing stampede of video games large and small. It’s impossible for a single person to play everything there. That said, I did go hands-on with a bunch of indie games and happened upon some very pleasant surprises. Here are a few of the best. Way of the Passive Fist Way of…

Secret of Mana Remake’s Demo Is Low-Frills Fun 

Much like the game’s Mad Mallard, a soldier helmet-wearing waterfowl who lays exploding eggs, the upcoming remake of Secret of Mana is an odd duck. The 1993 Super NES action RPG, one of Square’s classics of the 16-bit era, is having a bit of a moment in 2017. It’s been re-released on Switch in Japan,…

Gronk, No!

Today on Highlight Reel we have Gronk madness, twisted wrestlers, Uncharted action 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 1 – I choked…

Ubisoft Finally Patches Rainbow Six Bug That Had Players Forcing Each Other To Cheat

After nearly a month, Ubisoft has patched a bug in Rainbow Six Siege involving Doc, the game’s medic. The bug was big enough that players actually pressured one another to use it in ranked matches, and in extreme cases, killed fellow teammates if they didn’t use it. Normally, Rainbow Six Siege has no regenerating health,…

The 11-Year-Old Who’s Dominating Competitive Pokémon

Pokémon may be marketed toward younger fans, but the most well-known competitors are adults. This year, however, the most impressive performance belongs to Nicholas Kan, an 11-year-old from Australia who makes Ash Ketchum look bad. Kan plays in the Junior Division, which encompasses competitors born in 2006 or later. He won the World Championships in…

A Card Game That Makes Awesome Music Mashups

Music mashup creators work long and hard stripping down popular songs into their component elements and then weaving them together into compelling new tracks. Dropmix, the new mobile-connect game from Hasbro and Harmonix, makes this as easy as shuffling cards. The $99 Dropmix starter kit comes with an electronic board with spots for five cards…

A Beginner’s Guide To The World Of Destiny

So you want to play Destiny 2 but are a little foggy about the first game? No worries, I got you. If you’re new to the series and want to catch up on what happened over the last three years, this article is for you. Likewise if you’ve got a friend you want to get…