Hideo Kojima Is Working With Sony On A PS4 Console Exclusive [Update]

Sony just made it official: former Konami superstar (and Metal Gear creator) Hideo Kojima has grown a beard. Oh, and formed a new studio, which is working with Sony on a PlayStation 4 exclusive. It’s not a Sony studio; it’s an independent team, which will be known as…Kojima Productions. The deal announces that Kojima Productions’…

World of Warcraft‘s New And Old View Distance, Compared

One of the new features of World of Warcraft: Legion is an increased view distance and a much more detailed horizon. Instead of an ugly wall of fog, if the view is not obstructed, we can finally see the entire zone. No matter what zone we’re in. This is extremely effective. Really helps to make…

Freshly Dug Up Image From The Attempt To Do FMV For 3DO Doom

For a number of reasons the 3DO version of Doom is considered to be the worst of the bunch. And it could have been even crazier if they joined the FMV obsession of early CD-ROM systems. One photo, shared by Rebecca Heineman, is enough to understand why: To contact the author of this post, write…

Star Wars Kama Sutra Book Is Surprisingly SFW

Stores around the world are overflowing this week with official Star Wars merch. A new book, The Extremely Unofficial and Highly Unauthorized Star Wars Kama Sutra, is very much, well, they make its official status pretty clear in the title. The name says it all. This is a book on sex positions. But instead of…

When Two Best Friends Make Video Games (And Only One Sells)

Game Developers Matt Trobbiani and Chris Johnson are best friends. They do everything together. They grew up together. They did a Computer Science degree together. They made video games together, released video games together. But when Matt released Hacknet and Chris Johnson released Expand, everything changed. One game made its creator rich, the other sent…

Destiny Players: How Much Have You Spent On Microtransactions?

Today, Bungie added some expensive, unexpected microtransactions to Destiny that will let players level their characters (slightly) faster in exchange for (a lot of) real-world money. In light of that news, I’m curious how much y’all have spent on the game so far. Back when Destiny’s in-game microtransaction system launched, we polled readers on which…

2015’s Biggest Video Games, In Under Two Minutes

A lot of video games came out in 2015. Can they all fit into a two-minute video? (Most of) the best ones certainly can. Reader Malcolm Klock has been making these clips for the last few years (so they’re his picks for the best, not ours!), and 2015’s edition tries to cover as many bases…

In Memory of Ralph McQuarrie, the Artist who Designed Darth Vader & R2-D2

I run theFine Art feature on Kotaku because it’s an aspect of the creative process that I have a big interest in, and the utmost respect for. Indeed, there was a point in my life where I hit a fairly substantial crossroads, and if I hadn’t gone down the path that led me here, I’d…

Sakurai Thanks Smash Bros. Fans For Their Support

Today, we saw the last Smash Bros. focused Nintendo Direct broadcast. At the end, Smash Bros. designer Masahiro Sakurai gave a great shout-out to all the folks who love and play his game. You can watch him in the video above, but here’s a transcript: It’s been over a year since we finished development of…

Full Suit Of Titan Armor Looks Like It Fell Out Of Destiny

Frank Ippolito and his team were asked by Sony to build a contest winner a full set of Titan armour from Destiny. After five weeks of work, they delivered, and then some. Here’s a kinda-gross ad/video that you can skip through to get to the parts where they’re showing the build progress and the suit…

Here’s How Cloud Works In Super Smash Bros.

Cloud, the angsty star of Final Fantasy VII, will be available later today for Smash Bros., limit breaks and all. You can see his various moves and abilities in the above video. When Cloud goes live, he’ll be $6 on either Wii U or 3DS, and $7 for both.

Bayonetta Is Coming To Super Smash Bros.

Surprise! The final Super Smash Bros. character is the witch Bayonetta, who has become remarkably popular thanks to last year’s excellent Wii U game, Bayonetta 2 The superstar witch—who will be the final DLC character for Smash 3DS and Wii U—can use all sorts of gun attacks as well as Witch Time, an ability from…

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Smash Bros. Is Getting A New Fire Emblem Character, Corrin

Meet Corrin. The protagonist of Fire Emblem Fates will be joining the cast of Smash Bros. Before y’all freak about yet another Fire Emblem character in Smash Bros., Corrin actually looks cool! Corrin can turn into a freakin’ dragon, for one. Not to mention, that’s a pretty fire costume that Corrin wears! And here’s how…