Ask Dr. NerdLove:  Should I Leave My Fiancée For My Crush?

Hello, Internet! Welcome to Ask Dr. NerdLove, the only dating advice column that represents the last, best hope for peace in our galaxy. This week, it’s all about the woulda, coulda, and shoulda and how to deal with the ones that got away. Yes, the bird in the hand and all that, but if it…

Sources: Sony Is Working On A ‘PlayStation 4.5’

Sony is currently planning a new version of the PS4 with increased graphical power and games running at 4K resolution, developer sources tell Kotaku. We don’t know whether current PS4 owners will be able to upgrade or if they’ll have to buy an entirely new device to benefit from this power boost, but from what…

The Tech Behind A PS4 Game’s Realistic Facial Expressions

Ninja Theory’s upcoming action game, Hellblade, has a protagonist with expressions that actually look, well, human. Here’s how they did it. Through the use of the Unreal Engine and a few other things, Ninja Theory can take the live performance of an actress and render it directly into the game, as it happens. “We could…

Steam’s Hardest Achievements, As Told By A Top Achievement Hunter

Meet Xeinok. With 9,400 Steam achievements under his belt, Xeinok is one of the best achievement hunters in the entire world, ranking at number one in the U.S. “I’ve been doing it for about four years,” Xeinok says. At least, that’s how long he’s been doing it officially. Xeinok says that growing up he was…

Xbox One Gets Another ‘Limited’ Price Drop

The Xbox One will drop to $300 for a “limited time” next week, Microsoft said today. In other words, don’t ever plan to spend more than that on the console. See, Microsoft has a habit of announcing “limited” hardware discounts that transform into permanent ones, which is bad news for anyone who buys at the…

Secret Wars’ Finale Says Goodbye to the Marvel Comics of Old

The final issue of Marvel’s everything-changing event series bids farewell to the fictional father figure of its superhero reality. Reed Richards doesn’t exit the stage quite the way we’ve been led to believe, either. (This piece originally ran on January 13, 2016. I’m bumping it up because the collected edition of Secret Wars is out…

Seems Like Destiny Is Revitalizing The Prison Of Elders

Since September, Destiny’s Prison Of Elders has laid dormant and useless, filled with encounters and gear that were rendered obsolete by The Taken King. Next month, that could change. Last night, when Bungie announced the release date for Destiny’s big spring update—which is April 12!—they topped it with the above picture. Hardcore fans immediately noticed…

Pokken Tournament: The Kotaku Review

If you’ve ever wished your Pokemon battles could be more exciting than a pair of Pokemon taking turns making battle animations at each other, Pokken Tournament is your game. This post originally appeared 3/15/16. Basic Pokemon battles haven’t evolved much over the past two decades. The combatants have gotten prettier, the attack animations more elaborate,…

The PlayStation VR Bundle Is A Pretty Good Deal

It was a little disconcerting earlier this week when Sony announced PlayStation VR at $400 without mentioning that you also need to buy the peripheral camera, which is sold separately, to use the machine. Fortunately, they just announced a bundle that seems like the best way to buy this thing. For $500, you can get…

Salt And Sanctuary Is An Excellent 2D Dark Souls

Lots of games have pitched themselves as Dark Souls in 2D, but Salt and Sanctuary is the first game to make a legitimate claim. It’s also excellent. It’s been a few years since we’ve heard from Dishwasher creator Ska Studios, the tiny development studio primarily made up of designer James Silva and art lead Michelle…

Brutal Doom Creator Shows Early Footage of his New Doom 64 Mod

SGtMarkIV, the modder behind Brutal Doom, is working on enhancing Doom’s Nintendo 64 version in the same way he did the original. In a video, released earlier this week, he shows us where the project stands now. Here’s the footage below. According to SGtMarkIV, it demonstrates “some basic stuff such as gibs, lightning effects, and…

Japanese Cat Cafes Are More Fashionable Than Ever 

We’re entering the next phase of cat cafes. It’s fancy. Until recently, the vast majority of cat cafes have been rather simple, no-frills operations. That’s not to say they’ve looked, I dunno, ugly, but many of them have been run out of bland-looking spaces. The aesthetic focus has been the cats and cleanliness, not the…

Please Don’t Eat This One Piece ‘Fruit’

In One Piece, Luffy eats the terrible-tasting Gomu Gomu no Mi, which makes his body all elastic. Since this replica is made of synthetic plastic and rubber, it probably tastes terrible, too, but won’t make your body all stretchy. It’ll make you sick! Instead of eating it, you are supposed to display it (or maybe,…

Watch Dark Souls III Come To Life with Chalkboard Art

A few years ago, Kotaku first reported how Japanese students were covering their classrooms’ chalkboards with incredible art. Now one of those former students is doing that for Dark Souls III Here we see a sped up clip of young artist Rena Rena, who’s now around 20, doing chalk art to promote Dark Souls III’s…

Norwegian Dudes Freeze For Counter-Strike Stunt

Take Counter-Strike. Some Norwegian YouTubers and pro-gamers. Stick them outside in the freezing snow. And then? Watch them shiver. This is a stunt for Telenor Norge, the country’s telecom giant, to show off its 4G coverage and to remind people to never go outside in Norway during the winter. Never. Thanks, Atozy for the tip!

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