The X-Files Premiere Was Terrible And I Still Loved It

It’s easy to sneer at Hollywood’s obsession with sequels and reboots, but eventually, the dice rolls in your direction. One person’s cynicism is another’s nostalgia. For me, it’s The X-Files, a show that defined my childhood. Last night was a big deal—The X-Files was back. It kinda sucked, and I definitely don’t care. Now nearly…

Mortal Kombat X’s New Tri-Borg Is Really Four Robots in One

One of the new characters coming to Mortal Kombat X is an amalgam of three man-machine characters from the fighting game franchise’s history. But it turns out that there’s another robot ninja lurking inside that chassis. One who makes things a whole lot cooler. During the Season 2 Finals of competitive gaming promotion ESL, fans…

Super Bowl Commercial Shows Pokémon Would Look Amazing In Real Life

Up until the very end of this commercial, the entire thing comes across as a Nike ad—not something about Pokémon. That’s just how fierce it is. As of late, Pokémon advertisements have really stepped up their game. I think back on the stuff for Pokémon Go, the upcoming mobile spin-off for example…. Both of these…

Acer Predator 17 Gaming Laptop: The Kotaku Review

The 17-inch Predator gaming laptop is one of several new black-and-red gaming-focused products aimed at getting gamers to utter the words “Acer” and “badass” in the same breath. Let’s see if that trick works. Acer is not a brand I normally associate with gaming, which is strange considering I’ve been staring at an Acer monitor…

Street Fighter V, Turned Into Nightmare Fuel

Things get pretty freaky when you switch up the movesets and animations available to your favorite Street Fighter character. Street Fighter V Mods ( SFV ) has spent some time messing with the fighting game, and the results are as strange as they are hilarious. Take, for instance, Laura. Typically, she looks like this: …but…

Valkyria Chronicles Is Coming To PS4 In The West

The PlayStation 4 version of beloved strategy-role-playing game Valkyria Chronicles, previously announced for Japan, will also head west this spring, Sega announced today. This remastered version of Valkyria Chronicles will run at 60 FPS and cost $30. Says Sega PR: Valiant citizens of Gallia, to arms! Bid farewell to your loved ones, because it is…

The Witness: The Kotaku Review

While playing The Witness for this review, I wrote an email to its lead creator, Jonathan Blow. It was a moment of weakness. I feared that Blow’s magnificent new puzzle game had deadended my ability to reach a solution. I sent it on a Saturday afternoon. “I’ve been playing for much of the day and…

Great World of Warcraft Tool Helps Managing Pets And Making Some Gold

With each patch and expansion, WoW is getting bigger and bigger, with more stuff to collect. It’s getting impossible to keep track of everything. Certain UI tweaks and plugins help, but managing hundreds of collected pets, for example, is still a chaotic process. A recently finished site called WoW-Pets helps a lot in this. Thanks…

18,000-Piece LEGO Arkham Asylum Has A Cell For Everyone

This is a fantastic, giant LEGO version of Arkham Asylum, created by Australian LEGO enthusiast Dayton His model of the well-known institute (via Brothers-Brick) for DC villains has a whopping 18,000 blocks inside and took around 4 months to build and collect all the necessary pieces. I feel this was the milestone for me as…

There’s a Ninja Academy in Japan

Of course, there is. According to Otakuma and Hachima, this “Ninja Academy” is in Nara Prefecture. You learn the art of handling a katana, shuriken throwing, dart blowing, how to shoot old-fashioned firearms, Japanese archery, and more. Think of these as your learning tools, because that’s exactly what they are. [GIF via gokurakumann] The lessons…

Mighty No. 9 Delayed Yet Again

Although Mighty No. 9, the Megaman-like, crowdfunded platformer, was originally expected in April 2015, its release date was first moved to September 15, then to February 9 of this year. This latest delay shifts the date to spring 2016. At the earliest. The delay was revealed ina project update sent out today to backers of…

Masturbation Suit Gundam

This is truly a do-it-yourself item. In more ways than one, that is. Japanese Twitter user ZMD11S uploaded photos of this customized Gundam model with wings made from a Tenga masturbation aid. That’s right, this is not available in stores, nor is it an official product. [Photo: ZMD11S] [Photo: ZMD11S] If you have a dick,…

Sega’s Hilariously Polygonal Action Figures Look Better Painted

More polygonal, too. Last fall, we got a peek at the upcoming Figma line of Virtua Fighter figures. They were unpainted prototypes. Now see what a little color can do. Figma really nailed the look of Virtua Fighter. According to Sega, these go on sale this September in Japan. No word yet on pricing. To…

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After 4419 Days, The World’s Oldest Torrent Is Still Being Shared

On December 20, 2003, a torrent file was created for an ASCII version of The Matrix. In January 2016, after countless other albums, movies and TV shows have come and gone, it’s still active. Since there’s no official world governing body of the torrent scene,the guys at TorrentFreak are the closest thing we’ve got, and…