Minecraft In Virtual Reality Is The Real Deal

Like chocolate and peanut butter, Minecraft and virtual reality go together about as well as two things can. This is easily one of the best things I’ve done in VR. Here’s a video of me playing some of the game: I’m playing a version of Minecrift that’s been designed to work with the HTC Vive.…

A NSFW Look At Every Game Twitch Has Banned

As of this morning, the website Twitch has banned 32 games from appearing on its streaming services. But just what kind of games are they? Let’s take a look. Out of sheer curiosity and maybe a dash of masochism, I’ve spent the past few hours scanning through all 32 games Twitch has deemed ban-worthy. Most…

The Joy Of Helping Other Players Survive Dark Souls 3

So much of Dark Souls is a lonely experience. There are fleeting glimpses of others in the same struggle, but you’re largely on your own. It’s why flipping the script and jumping into other people’s games is such a joy. There are two ways to interact with other players. You can invade worlds and kill…

Evil C-3PO Is The Best

It’s time for the Dark Lord of the Sith’s kill-crazy robots to get their own comics or TV show. Something, anything. They’re just too damn great. The Darth Vader comics series sports one of the best new additions to Star Wars lore, Triple Zero and BT-1, the malevolent automaton doppelgangers to C-3PO and R2D2. Revived…

Enter The Gungeon Is Scratching My Spelunky Itch

I’ve been waiting for another game to grab me like Spelunky did, and while it’s still early days, it seems like Enter the Gungeon might be up to the task. I fell in love with Spelunky for a few reasons: The game changed every time you played it. There was a sense of mystery to…

And Now For Something A Little Different

Philip Harris-Genois is an artist at Framestore, a visual effects studio that has worked on movies like Edge of Tomorrow and The Martian, and whose next project is Marvel’s Doctor Strange You can see more of Philip’s work at his personal site and ArtStation page To see the larger pics in all their glory (or,…

The Most Popular Words In A Big Counter-Strike Tournament’s Twitch Chat

Large event Twitch chats are a blank canvas for the human id. Aggression, filth, comedy, occasional insight—all blasting by as though fired in unison from a thousand circus cannons. Despite this, they can be very… telling On a rather brilliant whim, dontstalkmepls decided to log every Twitch chat message during the recent DreamHack Masters Malmö…

How To Collect Every Ending In Stories: The Path Of Destinies

With 24 different alternate endings based on four major decisions made during each play through, collecting all of the conclusions to Stories: The Path of Destinies is a daunting task. Here’s a spoiler-free guide on filling up the game’s ending board. As I mentioned over the weekend, I’ve been obsessing over gathering each of Stories’…

Snacktaku Drinks Pepsi’s Time-Jumping 1893 Cola Flavors

In a last-ditch effort to turn the tide of the decade-spanning cola wars, Pepsi travels back in time 123 years to recover a pair of flavors fancy enough to secure a space in the premium section of the convenience store cooler. Hitting store shelves across the nation this month, 1893 is a pair of Pepsi…

Dark Souls 3 Party Steamrolls Everything With Armor Of Thorns

That’s a lot of players getting rolled to death. The “Armor of Thorns” is a special set in Dark Souls III, covered in thorns, that does damage when rolling into enemies. The damage is minimal, but not when a whole group of players are wearing it in 4v1 pvp. Iron Pineapple and his friends teamed…

The Banner Saga 2: The Kotaku Review

I played a lot of the first Banner Saga, and while I liked it, it never really hooked me. The Banner Saga 2, however, has got its hooks in deep The Banner Saga, for those who I’ve already lost, is a turn-based tactics game (released in 2014) set in a fantasy land where men and…

The Sailor Moon Reboot We’ll Never Get

Doom? No, no, no. Moon This comes via PegasusPowers from DeviantArt and apparently “took for fucking ever.” PegasusPowers didn’t draw the background, but it has been heavily—and awesomely—edited. [h/t Daniel Feit via Gwyn]

Japan’s Coolest-Looking Capsule Hotels

If you are visiting Japan, stay in a capsule hotel. At least for a night. It’s part of the experience. And here are some of the coolest-looking capsule hotels the country has to offer. Previously, Kotaku published a guide to capsule hotels. Now, via Matome Naver, here’s a list of some chic capsules. Recently opened…

Erased Is the Perfect Melding of Time Travel and Murder Mystery

What would you do if you were nine again and were the only one who had a chance to prevent a murder? Erased is the story of Satoru, a 29-year-old aspiring manga artist who spends most of his time working pizza delivery. However, his life is not without a touch of the supernatural. Occasionally, Satoru…

Nintendo is streaming a Star Fox anime short on April 20. Titled Star Fox Zero: The Battle Begins, it’s a collaboration between Production I.G of the Ghost in the Shell anime fame, WIT Studios of the Attack on Titan anime fame and Shigeru Miyamoto of Shigeru Miyamoto fame. Trailer below: