Good evening. Here is a Persona 5 combat trailer. If there’s a cooler UI out there, I haven’t seen it.

The Great Ragdoll War Of 1273

This would have been a much quicker way of resolving battles than all those hours of hacking and maiming and screaming. OK, so maybe this isn’t the most historically accurate representation of melee combat, but it is one of the most enjoyable. It’s by Nicholas King, aka Nickels, a CG artist at creative studio Optix.…

Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Being Detective Pikachu: Winners! 

Last week we asked our ‘Shop-savvy readers to show us who could play Detective Pikachu in the upcoming live-action film. It all came down to a coin-toss. I couldn’t decide between Hans Maulworf’s excellent Magnum P.I.K.A.C.H.U. entry and MrDeadScott’s equally amazing Chu Detective. And so I flipped a coin. Magnum won. Then I flipped again,…

Players who pre-purchase World of Warcraft’s Legion expansion gain access to the new Demon Hunter class on August 9, well in advance of the August 30 launch. Demon Hunters can only be elves though, so it hardly matters.

The Marvel Ultimate Alliance re-release was bad, but Marvel Games creative director Bill Rosemann says it’s getting better, with PC fixes and the downloadable content not included at launch on the way (Hope not included.)

This Week In The Business: The Big Three Revenue Review

STAT | $3.2 billion – Sony’s gaming revenue for the quarter ended June 30, up 15% year-over-year as its software sales surged and PS4 production costs shrank. Elsewhere in the business of gaming this week… STAT | $585 million – Nintendo’s revenues for the quarter ended June 30, down 31% year-over-year as its hardware sales…