This is Lara. She’s sixteen, self-taught and very talented. Lara has really started to hit her stride, and her work continues to get better and better. She’s even just been featured on Japanese site IT Media, so she’s certainly on her way up.
On May 28, Splatoon was released in Japan one year ago. Players fell in love, got damn good, and the game became a hit. Today is May 28, and on Twitter, folks online in Japan are celebrating. (Nintendo is also celebrating by, as Famitsu reports, announcing a Splatoon Wii U bundle that comes with a…
If you plan on visiting Japan, do yourself a favor and go to Kyoto. And if you can fly around like a drone, even better. As Dylan Cuthbert at Q-Games points out, this 4K footage gives a peek at Kyoto’s incredible beauty. This footage was taken by Tyler Walkey at Awadrone. Kotaku East is your…
Urban Green. Hong Kong. By Jason Asavadejkajorn. 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!
Publisher Sony confirmed tonight that, as Kotaku reported earlier this week, No Man’s Sky is delayed out of June. The ambitious space game will now be out on August 9 “As we approached our final deadlines, we realized that some key moments needed extra polish to bring them up to our standards,” director Sean Murray…
Overwatch is great and all, but I’ve got Trails of Cold Steel to catch up on. See, I’m only up to Chapter 4 of Falcom’s excellent (but slow-paced) JRPG, and I’ve gotta crank through the rest of the game in time for E3. There’s apparently a big twist at the end, and there’s no way…
Some Minecraft players like to build houses, or castles, or mazes full of monsters. Others prefer to recreate the entirety of Destiny Player infered5’s pet project is to remake all of Bungie’s space dress-up sim in the blocky world of Minecraft, and he’s done a pretty good job so far. Check out this footage for…
Bethesda had said Fallout 4 mods would come to Xbox in May, and they’re delivering. Xbox One players will get to start making all their characters naked on May 31. For PS4 you’ll have to wait a bit later; Bethesda says mods are still on track to come to PlayStation in June.
GTA Online is getting a big new expansion next month. Called Further Adventures in Finance and Felony, it’ll let you run your own criminal organization and sell contraband across Los Santos. Still no word on the single-player DLC that was promised oh so long ago.
It’s Friday, and I’m the only one manning Kotaku today, so naturally we’re going to talk about JRPGs. Or, as the case may be, MMOJRPGs. First of all, here’s a new trailer for the next update to Final Fantasy XIV, which comes out on June 7: So much content! Sucks about the whole monthly fee…
Steins;Gate Zero is coming to the west on both PS4 and Vita, courtesy of PQube, the same publisher that brought over Steins;Gate. Zero isthe sequel to 5pb’s excellent visual novel, which starts off slowly but ultimately pays off. No specific release date just yet—they’re saying 2016 for both Europe and the U.S.
John Nugroho is a concept artist and illustrator from Indonesia. You can see more of John’s work at his ArtStation page To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you can save them as wallpaper), click on the “expand” button in the top-left corner. Fine Art is a…
Though there are still some hotly anticipated titles due in 2016, we might already have the game of the year on our hands. Overwatch has been on our radar for a while now but it recently blew up in a big way with an open beta that attracted 9.7 million players earlier this month. That’s…
The Minecraft–Dragon Quest hybrid game Dragon Quest Builders will head west this October, publisher Square Enix said this morning. It’ll be out for both PS4 and—remarkably, based on Square’s recent history—Vita. New trailer above.
As I arrive at the Virtuality booth at Play Expo Blackpool, things aren’t going too well. The booth has just opened, and the first members of the public to arrive are having a go on Dactyl Nightmare, one of the earliest VR games. But the viewing screen shows that the game world in the right-hand…
Track: Cemetry Gates | Artist: The Smiths | Album: The Queen Is Dead Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.
Overwatch isn’t only capturing people’s imagination in the West. The game is also gaining a following in Japan and has the fan art to prove it. Here’s an interesting sight to see this week: The latest issue of Famitsu features Overwatch on the cover. Why is this interesting? Because this week, Dragon Quest Heroes II…
Dragon Quest and Dynasty Warriors Collide Once Again in Dragon Quest Heroes II. So join me as I kill every slime in existence. Update: The stream is now over, but you can watch the full three-and-a-half hours of it here Dragon Quest Heroes II was released in Japan for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and…
Here’s a look at upcoming 3DS game Dragon Ball Fusions Famitsu reports that it’s slated for release on August 4 in Japan. No word yet on a Western release.
Little sailor suits. Different tunic colors. Big bows. These are just about perfect. Japanese brand ERIMAKI SOX, which previously made Conan the Detective footwear, is releasing Sailor Moon themed socks. As you can see in these images from Natalie, these socks sure look cute. Priced at 6,264 yen (US$57), there are five different sets, each…
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