The Unreal Engine 4 Recreation of Star Wars Looks Real Good

Jason Lewis, a senior environment artist for Obsidian Entertainment, started a personal project earlier this year that was meant to teach him the ins-and-outs of Unreal 4. That project soon ballooned, and other developers at Obsidian got involved in making what they’re calling an “interactive fan art piece.” As spotted by 80 Level, the recreation…

Bethesda Says Sony Won’t Allow Skyrim Or Fallout 4 Mods On PS4

Earlier this year, Bethesda announced plans to allow mods for Fallout 4 and the upcoming Skyrim remaster on PS4 and Xbox One, an unprecedented move that made console RPG fans very happy. But now, embarrassingly, it looks like mods will be an Xbox exclusive. In an update on their website today, Bethesda said that Sony…

Guy Tries To Play Battlefield 1 With Voice Commands, Gets Absolutely Wrecked

From clearing Dark Souls with a guitar controller to besting Ocarina of Time with a dance pad, players always find new ways to play games. Slimecicle tried to fight the good fight in Battlefield 1 using only his voice. It doesn’t go well. There are moments of potential glory. Slimecicle manages some wild rides in…

The First Yo-Kai Watch Movie Gets Its Day In North American Theaters Next Month

The highest grossing Japanese movie of 2015 is coming to North American theaters next month for an entire day! Level-5 and Eleven Arts are bringing the English version of the time-tripping first Yo-Kai Watch movie to select U.S. theaters on October 15. With a new season of the cartoon airing on Disney XD, a second…

Sony Says They Won’t Charge Customers For PS4 Patches [UPDATE]

Sony says they won’t ask users to pay for patches on the PlayStation 4 Pro, despite some vague comments made by an executive this morning. “We will not charge consumers for patches,” a Sony representative said in an e-mail to Kotaku today. UPDATE – 12:22pm: We’ve changed the headline and opening of this story following…

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Redout Could Be The New King Of Anti-Gravity Racing

Anti-gravity racing is a genre that doesn’t get love nearly as often as Wipeout and F-Zero fans would like. Developer 34BigThings smothers the genre with affection with Redout. Redout is a low-poly anti-gravity racer that recently launched on Steam to rave user reviews. It’s a tribute to the anti-gravity classics, combining elements of those games…

Battlefield 1 Player Misses Shot, Then Doesn’t

Today on Highlight Reel we have tons of Battlefield clips, lethal non-leathal take downs, flaming zombies, 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! Rainbow…

Crunchyroll And Funimation Join Forces To Bring More Anime To Everyone

Today, anime streaming services Crunchyroll and Funimation announced their new title-sharing partnership. Crunchyroll, whose service focuses on subtitled anime, will now offer titles from Funimation’s summer simulcast. D. Dray-man Hallow, First Love Monster and Puzzle & Dragons X will be available to Crunchyroll viewers. Amazingly, Cowboy Bebop, PSYCHO-PASS and Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash will…

NHL 17 Now Playable On EA Access, Feels A Lot Like NHL 16

Sometimes the annual installment of a sports game feels like a brand new experience, sometimes it feels like same thing, different year. NHL 17, available for play now on EA Access ahead of next week’s release, is definitely the latter. My kids really took to NHL 16 last year, so while I am not a…

Bizarre PS4 Game The Tomorrow Children Makes Hard Labor Fun

The Tomorrow Children is an odd exploration and social game that’s out now on the Playstation 4. Taking the role of a citizen laboring in the dangerous Void, it’s cute but brutal. Luckily, I’m here to deal with all the toil and monsters. The biggest thing about The Tomorrow Children is that it is a…

Esports Team Caught In Controversy Over Undelivered Game [UPDATE]

Celebrity esports team FaZe Clan is taking heat for co-producing a video game that, over a year after its targeted launch date, remains unreleased. Backers donated nearly $20,000 to first-person shooter Starnet Eclipse, which critics are now calling a scam, an allegation FaZe Clan denies. In January of 2015, FaZe Clan announced they were co-producing…