Why Last-Gen’s Downloadable Games Are So Great

Downloadable-only games have exploded in popularity in the last few years. Gone are the days when retail was the be-all, end-all of video games. Now, some of the coolest, most inventive games are just a few clicks away from being able to play. Still, I can’t help but feel like the grass is greener on…

In Fallout 4, Food Is More Important Than You Think

The first thing you need to do in Fallout 4, obviously, is find a decent weapon. The Wasteland is a deadly, dangerous place and to survive, you’ll need to defend yourself. Make it through that first fight, though, and you’ll soon need to find something else: Food. This piece originally appeared 11/16/15 via Kotaku Australia…

One Of This Year’s Most “Embarrassing” Japanese Games

This is Toraware no Paruma (Captive Palm). It’s about a young man who has lost his memory. It seems, you can play it like this. Neato! The woman’s speech bubble reads, “We’re really gonna do this with our foreheads?! How embarrassing…” I guess this would be embarrassing if you were on the train or out…

Before You’re A Famous Anime Creator, Life Is Hard

Now, Hideaki Anno of Evangelion is rich and famous. But he wasn’t always that way. He’s paid his dues in full, even when he was barely getting paid at all. Way back in December 1984, Japanese manga Comic Box Jr. (via Himasoku) published a piece in which Anno went through, month by month, what he…

People Are Saying This Korean Animated Movie Looks Like Spirited Away

According to some, newly released South Korean animated feature film Lost in the Moonlight appears very familiar. Namely, the comparison that is being made is with the classic 2001 Studio Ghibli film Spirited Away—something that even the mainstream Korean is reporting. The film’s director Kim Hyun-Joo is quoted by Choshun Online as saying that he…

Ni No Kuni II Sounds Massive 

Don’t fret! Level-5 is still making Ni no Kuni II. That is, lots of Level-5 is making it. Ni no Kuni II was announced last December, but was M.I.A. at this year’s E3. In a recent interview with IGN Japan, Level-5 founder Akihiro Hino talked about how development was going. Here is that exchange: IGN…

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50 Cent Cosplays Teen Titans For His Son’s Birthday Party

50 Cent’s son had his fourth birthday party on the weekend, with the theme being Teen Titans. And the kid asked his parents to dress up. So 50, aka Curtis Jackson III, was Cyborg, while his mother, Jackson’s ex Daphne Joy, went as Starfire. Robin and Raven were also in attendance.

Oh Man This Warhammer 40K Cosplay

Nearly every piece of Warhammer 40K cosplay you see is some kind of human character, being all grim and gruff and shouting something about heresy. So it’s nice to see Russia’s Nargashow the Eldar’s Howling Banshees some love instead. She made the whole outfit herself, while the photos are by KIRA. And if you want…

Battlefield 1 vs Team Fortress 2

Hey Tommy Charge, was the intention here with this Battlefield 1 trailer remake to actually make us want a new, bigger Team Fortress game? The same cast, only with tanks and zeppelins? Because that’s all I’m taking away from this. If anyone at Valve is still making new video games, please be making this Here’s…

Look At The Size Of This Overwatch Cosplay

Egg Sisters have been absolutely dominating Dragon Con with this Reinhardt, which despite looking like an enormous statue is actually a cosplay outfit that can turn, wave its arms and even walk. To get an idea of the scale of the costume, look at this! Incredible. You can see more of Egg Sisters’ work at…

A Little More Than Meets The Eye

In THE REAL DEAL, Patrick Boivin brings a five year-old boy’s Transformers showdown to life.

This Week In Games: The Calm Before The Storm

Fall is upon us, which means two things: Pumpkin Spice and Video Games. But before that, we have time to sit back and contemplate things, like how great Doom was, because Doom was totally great. But enough about the past. Today, we celebrate the future. Monday, September 5 Mother Russia Bleeds — Steam Tuesday, September…

The Only Superhero I Want To Play Is Rogue

Most discussion about superhero video games revolves around the same few boring superheroes. People want to be Superman. They want to be Wolverine. They want to be Batman. Everyone wants to be the most popular and least interesting superheroes in comic books. Enough, I say! There’s only one superhero we absolutely need to play, and…

On Virtual Realism

I do not relish the thought of academia, through few faults of its own. We’re just not that compatible. What I want to do and what it wants to do fits on a Venn diagram with “philosophy” as our only area of overlap. I mention this because I think I’ve figured out something about games,…

GameXplain Has A 2-Hour Examination of Zelda Up On YouTube

Wow! GameXplain has posted a 2 hour, 6 minute, 13 second in-depth exploration of all of the footage we have so far of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, which is pretty cool. I’m going through it now, and while some of it sticks out to me as over-analysis (gut feeling: those lights…

Sunday Comics: Environmentalists

Welcome to Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira. Published September 2 as part of an arc. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published August 29. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny…