At A Tokyo Mud Bar You Sit In Mud And Drink

It’s all rather self-explanatory. This is the Gata Bar. It just opened in Tokyo’s Aoyama for a limited time. The bar features mineral-rich clay from Saga Prefecture, which holds a mud Olympics during the summer so locals can have fun and cool down. The bar recommends bringing a change of clothing (such as swimwear) as…

Japanese Pokémon Go Players Fall For Mewtwo Prank

This is Tsuruma Park in Nagoya, Japan. The fountain area looks like a giant Poké Ball and started attracting Pokémon Go players after a Mewtwo rumor began circulating on Twitter. As LiveDoor reports, it all started when someone on Twitter claimed Mewtwo could be found in the park. This park. The similarities have not been…

Bringing The Legend Of Zelda To Life Through Cosplay

Layze Michelle is a Brazilian cosplayer and big Zelda fan who has made a habit of creating some incredible cosplay based on Nintendo’s series. Not only has she cosplayed as several iterations of Princess Zelda herself, but also—be still my heart—the real star of Wind Waker, Medli the Rito. You can see more of Layze’s…

The Witcher 3 As A First-Person Game

Forget workarounds using a horse, here’s a proper mod that lets you play The Witcher 3 (well, most of it, at least) in first-person. skacikpl’s mod (which is still a work in progress) is fairly easy to get running, and once enabled lets you walk and run your way around the countryside in full first-person…

Sick Of Pokémon Go Disturbances, Local Government Asks Game To Remove Pokestops

Remember the Sydney suburb of Rhodes, where a combination of high population density and sweet Pokestop placement has resulted in cops being called and eggs being thrown? Yeah, things have not improved. The City of Canada Bay Council have contacted Niantic, developers of Pokémon Go, and asked that two of the three Pokéstops causing all…

The Week In Games: Heads Up

There are weeks during the summer where I struggle to choose a game to pin the weekly release post around. Headlander, everybody. Double Fine’s weird head game is one of the few games this week that isn’t a re-release or repackaging, so it gets to be at the head of the post. We Happy Few’s…

 Meet Your Pokémon Go Team Leaders

And now, here are the true faces behind Team Valor, Team Mystic, and Team Instinct. What do you think? Still stand behind your choice? I for one am very happy with the design of Candela, though Spark might have tempted me a bit more had I known what he looked like. The designs were revealed…

Podcast: What Makes A Classic JRPG?

Just what makes games like Final Fantasy VII and Chrono Trigger so special? What sort of attributes would a game like I Am Setsuna need in order to live up to JRPG classics? Let’s discuss! Originally published 7/22/2016 Today on Kotaku Splitscreen, Kirk and I dig into all the elements that comprise a classic JRPG:…

Kojima Productions, Ladies And Gentlemen

That whale came from the moon. Before any Kojima Productions video game starts, the studio logo movie must play. This is that studio logo movie.

The Final Splatoon Splatfest Is Over, And One Squid Sister Reigns Supreme

After spending more than a year falling in love with Callie and Marie, Splatoon’s final Splatfest asked players to choose between them. It was incredibly close, but we’ve decided to live with mom. Wait. Okay, maybe it wasn’t that hard of a decision. More of the Vicky Vale or Robin sort of thing Batman’s always…

Breath Of The Wild Link Makes A Very Pretty Action Figure

The latest version of The Legend of Zelda’s hero has been stealing hearts since he made his E3 2014 debut. Medicom’s Real Action Hero figure of Breath of the Wild Link follows suit. You get what you pay for with Japanese toy maker Medicom. In the case of 12-inch Breath of the Wild Link here…

The U.S. version of Kingsglaive Final Fantasy XV will be released digitally on August 30, followed by a Blu-ray and DVD release October 4. Check out the latest trailer. revealed alongside the release dates at San Diego Comic-Con this weekend.

Sunday Comics: An Excellent Adventure

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 July 23. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published July 18. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and…

Marvel Ultimate Alliance Coming To PS4, Xbox One And PC On Tuesday

We’ve heard rumblings that two of the best Marvel Comics console games were making a comeback, and now it’s confirmed. Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 1 and 2 are coming to current gen consoles and PC July 26. Officially announced during the Marvel games panel at San Diego Comic-Con earlier today, Ultimate Alliance 1 and 2 for…

Watch Nintendo’s Adorably Brutal 12-And-Under Smash Bros. Tournament [Update: All Done]

Nintendo is at San Diego Comic-Con, where they’ve gathered 64 young children to battle for your amusement in the most kid-friendly competitive game possible. It’s basically My First Smash Bros. Tournament, and it’s darling. (Autoplay warning.) If you’ve watched a Smash Bros. Wii U tournament and had trouble following the action, this is the event…