Ten Spectacular Ragdoll Fails In GTA V

Watch as Franklin completely breaks GTA V’s missions with nothing but an intense ragdoll. YouTube comedian Criken2 has struck gold with his latest video, where he uses a mod to force Franklin into ragdolling at the worst moments. What follows are a collection of hilarious mission fails that would never be possible under normal conditions.…

Think Dark Souls, But with Samurai

Ni-Oh! has been development for over a decade, but if this gameplay is any indication, it’s gonna be worth the wait. The title’s developer, Team Ninja, finally got around to uploading an official version of the Tokyo Game Show footage, which was shown behind closed doors. It reminds me of Dark Souls, but set in…

Minecraft is Gorgeous in Unreal Engine 4

What we’ve got here is a “Minecraft-Like Infinite Voxel World” built in Unreal Engine 4. In layman’s terms, it’s a very pretty but limited Minecraft demo running in a triple-A game engine. John Alcatraz, the creator, showcased his Infinite Voxel World on the UE forums last week, and shared it yesterday on r/minecraft. As he…

Microsoft Cancels Fable Legends, Mentions ‘Proposed Closure’ of Iconic Game Studio Lionhead

Microsoft has cancelled the latest Fable game and has announced plans to close Lionhead, the legendary studio behind the Fable franchise. Inan update detailing changes to the company’s internal development studios, Microsoft said that they’ll be shutting down Fable Legends and shuttering dev studio Press Play: After much consideration we have decided to cease development…

Custom PS2 Is A Worthy Tribute To Crash Bandicoot 2

The Aku Aku Mask’s looking great on this heavily modified Playstation 2. From the front, modder Vadu Amka’s PS2 looks more like an ancient artifact from an archaeological dig site than a gaming console. But no doubt, that’s the Aku Aku mask from the Crash Bandicoot series, protecting this lucky PS2. To contact the author…

How Many People Are Still Alive In The Walking Dead Universe

Months after the outbreak of The Walking Dead’s worldwide zombie apocalypse, calculating the number of possible survivors on the planet isn’t an easy task. Here’s an ambitious attempt from SourceFed’s Matt Lieberman, who tries to figure out an exact number by pinpointing various dates, comparing survival rates, and using stats from both the comic books…

A Ten-Minute Tour Of Pokkén Tournament Wii U

The Wii U version of Namco Bandai’s Pokémon fighting game has landed at Kotaku, along with strict time constraints on how much video we can share. So here’s quick look at training, fighting, customization and Amiibo unlocks of Pokkén Tournament. Before review day arrives we are able to share 30 minutes of direct feed (non-streamed)…

IGN Ad Leaks Overwatch Release Date [UPDATE]

We already knew that Overwatch would be out this spring; now, thanks to a leak from IGN’s advertising folks, we have more specifics. Blizzard’s hero-based shooter will release on May 24. The news isn’t official yet—as a publicly traded company, Activision-Blizzard has to do things very formally—but this is pretty clear. Overwatch is currently in…

Check Out this Sanrio Character’s Butthole

Sanrio character Pom Pom Purin is overtaking Tokyo’s Shinjuku Station. On Biglobe News, two helpful models were on hand to point out the obvious. Yep, that’s a butthole. Thanks. The display marks the character’s 20th birthday. (Back in 2014, a sweet-looking Pom Pom Purin cafe opened in Tokyo, but I don’t remember the character’s backside…

First Look at the Ace Attorney Anime

Phoenix Wright and co. are making the leap to an animated TV series. Here’s the debut trailer. Well, what do you think? The anime will debut April 2 in Japan. In case you missed it, here is Kotaku’s review of the Ace Attorney feature film. To contact the author of this post, write to bashcraftATkotaku.com…

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Wartile’s World Looks Too Pretty To Bleed All Over

As I’ve said, we are currently living in a golden age of turn-based video games. The latest example (well, potential example) of this is Wartile It’s a turn-based tactics game that’s been designed to be “a living and breathing tabletop video game”, combining the flexibility and visuals of a video game (along with some design…

Hello Sir Have You Heard The Good Word About Cthulu…

Sam Lamont is an artist who has worked for companies like Games Workshop, Creative Assembly (Total War) and Fantasy Flight. You can see more of Sam’s art at his personal site To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you can save them as wallpaper), click on the…

Bob Ross And The Joy Of Super Mario Making

“A little bush has entered our world. Our Super Mario World.” Very nice work from A Dumb Thing. The only way this could be more Bob Ross is if the clip was streaming on Twitch instead of YouTube

Ambitious Fallout Mod Has Snow, Space, Tanks

Fallout: The Frontier is an in-development mod for Fallout: New Vegas that doesn’t just introduce new weather, weapons, quests and enemies, it takes the game to a space station. We actually saw this mod around a year ago, and back then the big deal was that it featured winter snow and some serious expansion to…

Vigo, Scourge Of Cosplaythia, Sorrow Of Moldavia

So welshenzie’s outfit here might not have been the most elaborate at Cardiff’s Film & Comic Con, but it’s certainly one of the most effective.