The Good, New Assassin’s Creed Expansion’s Unexpectedly Bold Depiction Of Prostitution

Assassin’s Creed Syndicate’s new Jack The Ripper expansion is a compelling if rough-edged remix of the base game that cleverly works in one of history’s most famous killers. It pulls off another trick, too, going to extraordinary lengths to engender empathy for a group of people who don’t get much of it in video games:…

Is… is that Carrot Top in the new Uncharted 4 trailer? This slo-mo CGI promo clip is running in front of some screenings of Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Too bad about that gold coin; could’ve used it for some multiplayer upgrades. Contact the author at [email protected]

Bird Lawyer Game Comes To Steam Today

You’ve probably played Phoenix Wright. But have you ever played Phoenix Wright… as a bird? Successfully Kickstarted last year and released today on Steam, Aviary Attorney puts you in the well-groomed talons of Jayjay Falcon, a defense attorney in 19th-century Paris. I’m not a huge fan of the color scheme, but damn, this game looks…

Star Wars N64 Looks Like It Was Found In The Wreckage Of Jakku

Inspired by The Force Awakens, artist Vadu Amka decided to make a Star Wars console themed after the desert wreckage scattered all over the planet Jakku. It took him around 30 hours to make, and involved everything from hammered aluminium to sanding to melting tin sheets onto the thing. You can see more pics of…

How Stars Wars Mobile Games Are Celebrating The Force Awakens

Battlefront has its Jakku maps, Disney Infinity 3.0 has its movie adventure, but about the platform with more current Star Wars games than any other? Here’s how the mobile side of Star Wars gaming is celebrating the release of Episode VII Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes EA’s collectible character role-playing game was custom-built for quickly…

A Room With A View

Jie Ma is a concept artist based in China who has worked in video games, movies and TV. You can see more of Jie’s work at his ArtStation page 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 “expand” button…

Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Bayonetta Everywhere

Nintendo thought it was a good idea to add Platinum’s M-rated action heroine to the Super Smash Bros. roster. I agree with this decision. In fact, I think she should be in every game. Let’s put her there! Why shouldn’t Bayonetta, the witch who is technically naked most of the time, be in every game…

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The Best Cosplay Of 2015

2014 was a big year in cosplay. 2015? Even bigger From cons to private photoshoots to kids screwing around with junk and a sewing machine, cosplay has continued to explode in popularity across the globe. And the more people who take up the artform, the more amazing outfits we get. The images below, though, are…

The Week In Games: Trails Of Year’s End Tears

We’ve only got one day to finishJason Schreier’s favorite JRPG and its recently released in North America sequel before The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel arrives. I just finished the first part of the first one. I think I can make it. As if worrying about what to get my family for Christmas…

Sci-Fi Link Is Built For Space Battle

Let’s imagine, for a moment, that Nintendo went a little crazy and made a sci-fi Zelda game. The end result could look a lot worse than this cosplay outfit by Ten D. Motomochi Snapped by Chocozumoat the Phoenix Comic Con, it’s actually a converted, Zelda-themed Spartan, with some nice touches like the Triforce of courage…