Watch Us Dungeon Dive in Brutal, An Upcoming Roguelike

I have fond memories of hack and slash RPG adventures like Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance and while I love Diablo 3, variety is the spice of life! Enter Brutal (self stylized as Brut@l), a roguelike dungeon crawler by Stormcloud Games coming to the Playstation 4 on August 9th. With a great marriage of ASCII influenced…

Near Death: The Kotaku Review

There are no monsters in Near Death, a new video game about escaping an otherwise abandoned, wrecked and unbearably cold Antarctic research station. There are no bad guys at all. There is just the menace of weather: sub-zero temperatures that make it fatal to be outside for more than a couple of minutes, howling winds…

Yo Bro Is It Safe Down There In The Woods? Yeah Man It’s Cool.

Note: that’s not my headline. That’s the actual name of this piece, by Serbian concept artist and illustrator Tomislav Jagnjic. You can see more of Tomislav’s work at his 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…

Years After Raising $660,000, Playdek Keeps Breaking Promises To Unsung Story Backers

In early 2014, the company Playdek crowdfunded over $660,000 to make a spiritual successor to Final Fantasy Tactics alongside its creator, Yasumi Matsuno. Two and a half years later, they just can’t seem to stop breaking promises. Most Kickstarter backers—myself included—have long given up on ever seeing Playdek’s game, aptly titled Unsung Story. But it’s…

Banned Overwatch Players Are Not Reacting Well

Overwatch cheaters yesterday were squashed under Blizzard’s ban hammer. Predictably, they are whining on cheating forums about it. In the second banwave Blizzard has sent against Overwatch cheaters, players who use bots to boost play were removed from the game. By early June, just a few weeks after the game’s release, thousands of players had…

Legendary Articuno ‘Appears’ In Ohio, Tears Pokémon Go Community Apart [UPDATES]

UPDATE 8/3 2:14 PM: Niantic has now taken away the legendaries these Pokémon Go players. Original story below: Legendaries are supposed to be the rarest, most unique monsters available in Pokémon Go; the sorts of creatures you would expect to only show up during special events announced by Niantic. And yet, a couple has unbelievably…

Telltale’s Batman Series Starts Well, But Doesn’t Shock Yet

The first episode of Telltale’s new Batman series challenges players to see how far they’ll push the Dark Knight. The quality of this new series will be determined by how Telltale themselves can push Batman. The series’ two-hour debut, out today for PC, PS4 and Xbox One and following on more platforms “soon,” focuses on…

Snacktaku Is Afraid Of Ghostbusters Twinkies, Eats Them Anyway

One of the most requested snacks in Snacktaku history has us convinced you really, really hate us. Even Logo Ghost is afraid of Key Lime Slime Twinkies, and he’s already dead. Originally published 8/1/2016, reupped for breakfast, the most important meal of the day. Obviously your plan to kill me failed, though at least half…

Size Comparison: Xbox One S Vs. Xbox One Vs PS4

The $400 2TB version of Microsoft’s new, slimmer Xbox One S is out today, but just how slim is it? Through the power of video, we have compared it to the original Xbox One, a PS4 and Quimby the cat. Remember, this new Xbox One S is pretty much even in power with the original…

Many Robots Die In The First Episode Of Transformers: Combiner Wars 

When calculating robot body count, do combiners count as one or five? Either way, a ton of sentient machinery is decommissioned in the first episode of Machinima and Hasbro’s Transformers: Combiner Wars. Death is not a spoiler in the adult-aimed series, having pretty much been part of the push from the beginning. The first episode…

Niantic Explains Pokémon Go Changes

With players turning on Pokémon Go, Niantic just put out a statement explaining why certain changes were made. As Kotaku reported yesterday, much of the controversy has been over the three-step “Nearby” feature. Niantic addresses that in today’s statement, which can be read in full below: Trainers, As many of you know, we recently made…

Temporary Power Outage At Tokyo Disneyland And DisneySea

Heavy rain and thunderstorms battered the Happiest Place in Japan earlier today, seeming to cause the theme parks to temporarily lose power. During the downpour and the lightning, people headed for cover. The weather also impacted the attractions. The water stopped flowing at Splash Mountain. Aquatopia at Tokyo DisneySea dried up too during the momentary…

Isshiki beach in Hayama. Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. By Judd Abramson. 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!