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The Best Persona 5 Cosplay

I know, Persona 5 is barely out in the West. But it’s been out in Japan for months, giving loads of locals—and some enterprising importers from overseas—more than enough time to come up with some outstanding cosplay. I’ve shared some of the best of it below. A note if you’re playing and have only just…

Persona 5’s Coffee Fixation Is Very Cute

Persona 5 is a game about Japanese teens, but the game never explains the nuances of Tokyo youth culture. It’s a game about the Japanese government, but never briefs you on the finer points of local politics. But if you ever want to talk about coffee, then hoo boy, does Persona 5 want to break…

Battlegrounds Player Has Mastered The Art Of Camouflage

Today on Highlight Reel we have surprise kills, horrible grenade situations, lucky shots, 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 – Oh…

A Look At The Sketchy Sites That Sell Hacked PSN Accounts

In the world of games, shady key resale sites like G2A are nothing new. On PlayStation 4, however, things are a little different. Many sites sell entire PSN accounts with the promise of delivering particular games on the cheap. Would you be shocked—shocked, I say—to hear that some of them aren’t exactly legit? Waypoint’s Patrick…

Beating Up Transformers In Forged To Fight Is A Good Time

Unable to wait for its nebulous spring release in the United States, I went undercover as a Canadian to get my hands on the massive robot battles of Transformers: Forged to Fight. It was worth it. This piece originally appeared 3/28/17. We’ve bumped it up because Transformers: Forged to Fight is now available. Transformers: Forged…

Gearbox Threatens To Kill Partnership With Shady Key Dealer Unless They Change Their Ways [Update]

Yesterday, Gearbox got hit by a tidal wave of backlash for partnering with controversial key resale site G2A. It got so bad that popular YouTuber John “TotalBiscuit” Bain publicly threatened to stop covering Gearbox’s games unless something changed. To their credit, Gearbox listened, and they now have a list of demands for G2A. The demands,…

Hidden Persona 5 Tip Will Help You Nail Every Demon Negotiation

The new RPG Persona 5 brought back the Shin Megami Tensei series staple of demon negotiation. In order to acquire new Personas, you have to chat with them. But the guide for getting this right is hidden away (h/t Twitter user Aeana!). When you knock down an enemy group in Persona 5, you can convince…

Drawn To Death Is One Big Missed Opportunity

Drawn to Death hurts to play. It is too floaty and stiff to work as multiplayer shooter and while the art style initially captures attention, your eyes will beg to be gouged out after five minutes. And it never, ever shuts up. Taking (or dare I say drawing) inspiration from the messy and enthusiastic scribblings…

Fighting Game Community Falls In Love With Street Fighter Veteran’s New Look

Ryan “Gootecks” Gutierrez lost every single one of his Street Fighter V matches during Eleague’s invitational last week. But, somehow, he emerged from that seven-string loss looking cool as heck. A full week later, Street Fighter fans still can’t stop talking about his sunglasses. The former Street Fighter veteran turned YouTube star has not been…

Ask Dr. NerdLove: My Video Game Obsession Is Killing My Dating Life

Hello all you pervert people of the intertubes, and welcome to Ask Dr. NerdLove, the only dating column to moonlight as a gentleman thief. This week, it’s all about looking inward and getting comfortable with our inner selves. Everyone talks about how you can’t love someone else unless you love yourself, but how do you…

The Brilliant Film Your Name Stands Toe-To-Toe With The Anime Greats

Your Name, already the world’s highest-grossing anime movie ever at the box office, is rolling out in U.S. theaters on April 7. It’s an instant classic that deserves a place next to Spirited Away and Princess Mononoke in the roster of anime masterpieces with mainstream appeal. Not many anime films have challenged Studio Ghibli’s western…

University Of Utah To Offer Varsity League Scholarship

The University of Utah has announced a varsity esports program, starting with League of Legends. Part of the Pac-12 Conference, Utah is the first Power Five school to sponsor this type of program, and it doesn’t plan on stopping at one game. The team, sponsored by the EAE video game development program, hopes to expand…

Mass Effect: Andromeda’s Tired Face Lady Now Looks Slightly Less Tired

After early footage of Mass Effect Andromeda went out into the wild, everyone latched onto Foster Addison, a character who snapped at the player because she felt tired. Addison became a running joke thanks to her blank stare and lack of emoting, which, paired with her dialogue, was pretty ironic. Thanks tothe newest Mass Effect…

Microsoft Officially Bans Emulators From Windows Store

Microsoft has revised Windows Store policy to remove emulators. The new rules bar any applications that emulate preexisting game systems, resulting in the removal of a popular program that supported games from Nintendo and Sega consoles. The new policies explicitly disallow emulators on “any device family.” It’s a wide reaching change that stymies emulation efforts…

Anime Fighting Games Are About To Get A Great Chance To Shine On The Competitive Scene

A group of event organizers have taken it upon themselves to establish a tournament circuit for a trio of overlooked fighting games, hoping to provide them a greater platform for success and raise their profile in the process. Burst League is a circuit devoted to a fighting game trio including Guilty Gear Xrd, BlazBlue: Central…

Here Is Some Edgy Fashion Inspired By 4Chan Culture

The culture of 4chan is unavoidable across the internet—and now you can hang it in your closet. Kara Quinteros is a freshman at Parsons School of Design in New York. Her boyfriend frequently visits 4chan, and she initially thought of creating a line of clothing inspired by it as a joke. The idea of exploring…