If You Liked The Grudge, You Might Like This Visual Novel

Did you ever get one of those chain text messages? You know, the ones that say, “SeNd ThIS 2 !!!FIVE!!! peeple or els u will DIE 2NITE!!!” During my high school years, they became so pervasive that they were more annoying than scary. Horror visual novel The Letter changes all that. Set in the U.K., The…

Kotaku is at the 50th Gen Con in Indianapolis today. Look forward to our coverage of upcoming tabletop games, news and more over the next few days.

The Pillars Of The Earth Game Adds Choices To The Book’s Dramatic Moments

In the first chapter of Ken Follett’s bestselling novel The Pillars of the Earth, mason Tom Builder and his family are journeying through snowy woods when his wife, Agnes, enters labor. The tragic events that follow serve as the opening to Daedalic Entertainment’s adventure game adaptation. Released this week on Steam, Xbox One and PS4,…

What We Like And Love About StarCraft: Remastered

StarCraft came out 20 years ago and became one of the most popular and prominent esports ever made. Maddy Myers and Eric Van Allen of Compete were children when the game came out, but they grew up surrounded by StarCraft’s legacy. Now that Blizzard has released a remastered version of this classic game as well…

The Lego Powerpuff Girls are adorable, and they’ll be hitting Lego Dimensions on September 12, alongside Teen Titans Go! and Beetlejuice. These are the last scheduled releases for the toys-to-life game for the time being. Ending on a high note, I’d say.

Capcom Fixed Chun-Li In Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite

The earlier Chun-Li character model in Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite looked terrible. Now, it appears that her strange appearance has been fixed.  As Event Hubs reports, the latest Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite story trailershows how the character’s design has been tweaked.  Below are before and after comparisons. Dante from Devil May Cry also looked strange…

Osaka Castle. Osaka, Japan. By Cory Sandlin. 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! 

The King In The North Is A Sad, Beautiful Boy

Lius Lasahido is a concept artist and illustrator from Indonesia. You can see more of Lasahido’s work at his personal site and 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, showcasing the…

Blizzard Making Some Changes To StarCraft II

Once this year’s tournament season is done in November, Blizzard are looking to make some “major design changes” to StarCraft II’s units and economy. Those changes have been implemented in a “design patch” which is live now on the Testing server, and while they’re liable to change further following testing, they give you a good…

Rare, Expensive Roman Board Game Is Worth Tracking Down

When it comes to board games (and debacles), there is nothing quite like Glory To Rome Rated 129th overall on BoardGameGeek and released around 2005, I have played it maybe a dozen times, and every time I am both delighted by its intricacies, and so frustrated that I need to play it again. It is…

Even Sonic Can’t Outrun Death

Today on Highlight Reel we have existentially depressing Sonic clips, gun tricks, Battlegrounds depression, 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 –It’s…

Subsurface Circular Tells A Short, Engrossing Robot Detective Story

Today Thomas Was Alone and Volume designer Mike Bithell dropped a surprise game on Steam called Subsurface Circular. It’s a short robot detective story set entirely on a train beneath a futuristic city, and it’s pretty cool. Bithell sent us a code for the game earlier this week, so I sat down and spent a…

Cities: Skylines Adds Music Festivals 

The worst part of games like Cities: Skylines is that you can make an awesome city you can’t actually live in. Cities: Skylines new Concerts add on won’t let you live in the city of your dreams, but it brings the game a little closer to the things that make cities fun to live in.…

Five Ideas Other Shooters Should Steal From Splatoon 2

Nintendo’s brilliant online shooter Splatoon 2 deserves to be copied by other similar games. Not necessarily the fashion stuff or the whole “paint the floor” thing. Rather, some of the game’s smaller ideas…. 1. Give the game its own TV show. Modern games are constantly changing. If you haven’t played your favorite game for a…

Trailer For Fishing Simulator Game Is Freaking Intense, Man

Fishing Planet just got a trailer that is surprisingly hardcore for a game that’s about standing around and fishing. I come from the Land of 10,000 Lakes, and can tell you that you are more infinitely more likely to get a sunburn than you are likely to look this badass while fishing. Fishing is generally…

EVE: Valkyrie Won’t Require VR After Next Expansion

This week, CCP Games announced a massive shakeup to its immersive VR shooter EVE: Valkyrie. A free expansion coming in September called “Warzone” will, among other things, remove the need for a virtual reality headset. By decoupling Valkyrie from its VR roots, a much wider player base will be able to log in and play…