Chinese Mall Sets Up Gaming Booths For Tired Shoppers

For those who need a break or a place to wait while your significant other shops, there are these. As pointed out by The Paper (via Shanghaiist), the booths were installed in Shanghai’s Global Harbor Mall for a one-month test period. For those who don’t want to game, they can watch TV. These “private lounges”…

Live-Action Fullmetal Alchemist Movie Changes Hair Color

In Fullmetal Alchemist, the characters Edward Elric, Riza Hawkeye and Winry Rockbell all have blond hair. But in the upcoming live-action film, only two of them do. Winry, instead, has brown. Here’s how Winry’s locks compare. And how it looks in the movie: Some fans seem baffled. Why only change one of the characters with…

A Closer Look At Cactuar Ass

You wouldn’t think that Fantasy Fantasy’s cacti enemies would have terrific tushies. Then again, you’ve probably never thought about their backsides. Typically, when Cactuar is depicted, the reoccurring character is shown in a dash pose.  We usually see a Cactuar head on, so there isn’t that much of an opportunity to check out the caboose. …

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Persona 5 Is Now Playable On The PC (Via Emulation)

In April, we posted a video of Persona 5 running quite poorly on the PC via an emulator. Now, only a few months later, it’s looking fantastic. Thanks to the tireless work of the team behind the RCPS3emulator, the game—which I described in April as playable only “if you like suffering”—is now playable in the…

Anime Can Save Fidget Spinners

Turns out fidget spinners aren’t just for kids and people with the worst thumbnails on their YouTube videos. They’re also perfect for anime. Not actual anime. Not yet, anyway. Just pretend anime. Which is still very good.

Nice Place You Got Here

Daniel Romanovsky works at Form Language Studio, a company that specialises in art for games, TV and movies (like Kong: Skull Island). You can see more of Daniel’s work at his company site and ArtStation page To see the images in their native resolution, click on the “expand” button in the top-left corner. Fine Art…

“The Target Area Is Only Two Metres Wide…”

Turns out the sign on top of Los Santos’ Liquor Hole in GTA V is just big enough to fit a skydiving man through. Nice one, l-Orion-l

The Origins Of Battlegrounds’ “Winner Winner Chicken Dinner” Line

When you win in Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds, you see the message: “Winner Winner Chicken Dinner”. That’s…weird. So where’d it come from? It’s a line you may be familiar with if you’ve been to Vegas, or indeed if you’ve played any of PlayerUnknown’s previous mod work. “‘Winner Winner Chicken Dinner’ has been used in my Battle Royale…

Yoshi Gets It Right In The Kisser

Today on Highlight Reel we have skyhooks, impressive plays, pool shots, dives, 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! Titanfall 2 – The Skyhook…

Itch.io Making Changes To Fight Off Scam Games

Recently, a user of independent digital game store Itch.io was thrilled to find a copy of Rimworld for 75 percent off. He snapped it up immediately. Problem: Rimworld isn’t available for purchase on Itch.io. At least, not legally. Turns out, it was a scam listing. According to our counterpart on another continent, Kotaku UK (pronounced…

Ask Dr. NerdLove: Can This Relationship Be Saved?

Hello all you post-Singularity orgasm-antelopes of the noosphere, and welcome to Ask Dr. NerdLove, the only dating advice column that helps you speedrun through your awkward dating years and get straight to the final level of relationship success. This week, we’re talking about how you fix things when you’ve just done screwed up. What does…

How Exactly Does Dota 2 Come Up With Over $20 Million In Prizes For Its Biggest Event?

This year’s International has broken the record for largest prize pool in esports at over $20,700,460 and still climbing. That record was set by last year’s International, which broke a record set by the previous year’s. This presents a mystery to the uninitiated: Exactly where is all this money coming from? Dota 2‘s International is…

Battlegrounds Getting First-Person Only Servers

In PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, using the third-person camera to peek around corners while you remain comfortably out of harm’s way is key to survival. As a human being with eyeballs that spend most of their time firmly in their sockets, you might recognize this as unrealistic. If you want more realism from your game about 100…

AnimEvo Is A Great Showcase For The Games That Don’t Make It Into Evo

This weekend’s big Evolution Championship Series of tournaments for huge fighting games like Street Fighter V and Super Smash Bros. Melee, will run alongside an unofficial spin-off called AnimEvo that showcases competition in more obscure fighting games and even some games that don’t involve punches and kicks. At Evo 2017, AnimEvo will feature tournaments for…

Look At This Bad Mario Puzzle

Nintendo has released a one thousand piece Mario puzzle, and there’s something wrong with it. Can you guess? More than half the pieces in this box are the same exact color. Has anyone who worked on this actually seen a puzzle before? I’m no puzzle expert, but that seems like a recipe for a bad…

Super Meat Boy Creator’s New Game Is Fun But Familiar

The End is Nigh is a new puzzle platformer by former Newgrounds creator Tyler Glaiel and Super Meat Boy’s Edmund McMillen out now on PC. It brings back Meat Boy’s precise controls and movement for a second round of dangerous jumps and spike pits. It’s a bit too familiar, but it’s still a lot of…