Some YouTubers Are Overjoyed That Maker Studios Is Firing Them

When news hit that Disney subsidiary Maker Studios was dropping support for over 59,000 YouTubers, the mood for many was less “I’m fired” and more “I’m free!” YouTubers interviewed described their struggles against Maker’s detached management, late payments, high fee and undelivered features, painting the picture of an inflated network whose bubble may have popped.…

GTA V Players Are Turning Wind Turbines Into Weapons Of Mass Destruction

Maybe you’ve seen the recent viral tweet where a wind turbine causes chaos on a busy GTA V freeway. It’s pretty good! That said, using wind turbines to wreck havoc in GTA V is a time-honored tradition. Let’s look back on some of the more outstanding creations, shall we? The wind turbine farm in GTA…

Screenshots That Look Like Photos

Rense de Boer is a former DICE artist who is now doing his own thing in the name of “video game graphics that you’d think were photos if we hadn’t told you they were video game graphics”. We’ve featured some of his stuff previously on Kotaku, but he’s recently shared a collection of his 2016…

Fans Are Covering The Songs From Night In The Woods‘ Rhythm Game

Mae, the main character from Night In The Woods, is in a band with her friends, which is represented by a rhythm game. These songs are catchy, but playing them well is pretty hard. Not content to master a rhythm game, however, some players are recording covers of the songs on actual instruments. The crown…

VR Machine Powered By…One Strong Dude 

Most VR machines I’ve seen recently are elaborate and high-tech (here and here, for example). This one, however, is different Via Toychan, the man on the platform is watching a VR rollercoaster simulator, which is made realer thanks to some analog elbow grease. Well, it’s probably more responsive than your typical VR set up. Kotaku…

Cheering Up Twitter, One Cheap Cosplay At A Time

Thought Thailand had the market cornered on amazingly inexpensive and creatively odd cosplay? Nope! Japan has a contender of its own. Meet Takaya In the past few months, his low cost cosplays have started get traction on Twitter, sometimes getting thousands of retweets. Here are some of Takaya’s best costumes—many of which seem to result…

Lucky Japanese Nintendo Fans Accidentally Got The Switch Early

The Nintendo Switch will be released on March 3 worldwide. Today, however, is March 1. Yet, a couple lucky folks in Japan apparently got their consoles delivered two days early. Via Splatoon Nawabari, here is a Switch that was sent out early. As the label says, it was slated to be delivered on March 3,…

First Look At The Final Fantasy XIV Themed TV Show’s Opening Credits 

In Japan, there’s an upcoming TV drama centered around Final Fantasy XIV. Previously, all we’ve seen were stills from the show. Now, we have the show’s intro sequence. Called Final Fantasy XIV: Daddy Of Light, the show follows the bond that develops between a son and a father while playing the popular MMORPG Final Fantasy…

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New Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2 Trailer Puts Old Game Tech To Good Use

If you’re old enough to have played Mattel’s classic handheld football game, you’ll get a kick out of this reference. The rest of you will have to settle for the other Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 footage in the movie’s latest trailer, like Star-Lord meeting his dad. I still have one of those little…

NBA 2K17 vs Real Basketball

On the right, actual footage from Demar DeRozan’s clutch game-winner the other night against the Knicks. On the left, the same play recreated by Shady00018 in NBA 2K17. This is a good sports video game

Podcast: We’re At The Game Developers Conference

This week on Kotaku Splitscreen, we’re doing a series of episodes form the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. Today Jason and I are joined by some familiar voices—frequent guest Matthew Burns comes on to talk about what GDC is all about, former-Kotaku editor Tina Amini drops in to talk about leaving the world of…

Street Fighter V Newbie Shows Everyone How To Take Down Supposedly Overpowered Character

As Street Fighter V moves into its second season of competition, players are scoping out which characters may be a problem in the months to come. Urien, who joined the game last September as a piece of downloadable content, has already garnered Capcom some side-eye due to his seemingly overpowered moveset. However, a simple counter…

Torment: Tides Of Numenera: The Kotaku Review

“What does one life matter?” is the question at the heart of Torment: Tides of Numenera. Initially shapeless, the question solidifies around heady concepts like legacy. Not so coincidentally, few games can boast a more lasting legacy than Numenera’s spiritual predecessor, Planescape Torment Tides of Numenera is the Kickstarter-borne spiritual follow-up to Planescape, a 1999…

 Ghost Recon Player Believes He Can Fly

Today on Highlight Reel we have Titanfall plays, Battlefield 1 streaks, For Honor ladder plays, 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! Overwatch –…

Getting Into Fire Emblem Games After Playing Heroes

I never played a Fire Emblem game until Fire Emblem Heroes. The game dazzled me with a colorful (if horny) cast and the promise of distant realms. I wanted to see more so I bought a 3DS and played Awakening. What I found was magical and inspiring. Fire Emblem Awakening follows Chrom, a brave prince…

Tips For Playing Horizon Zero Dawn

Turns out, kickin’ robot dinosaur ass is kinda hard. If you want to make it in the untamed wilds, you’re going to need some cunning, wit, and fast reflexes. Here’s what you should know. Adjust your HUD Horizon has a highly customizable HUD, where you can tinker each and every individual aspect of what shows…

Nintendo Switch Is Getting A Ton Of Cool Indie Games

Nintendo says more than 60 indie games will be out for their new console by year’s end. Today, they blasted out a list of 17 of them and showed a lot more logos. Some were already announced. Regardless, some cool stuff here. Like what you see? Runner3 from Choice Provisions: Runner3 continues the joyous adventures…

EA Announces The Rest Of Battlefield 1’s DLC

The rest of Battlefield 1’s downloadable expansions were revealed today. The new content will expand on the various fronts of the Great War, adding in the Russian Army and naval battles. While we already knew about the first DLC pack They Shall Not Pass, which adds in the much requested French Army and releases soon…