Galak-Z: The Kotaku Review

One of the tool tips in Galak-Z says, “Death is just part of the circle of life.” That’s true. But, also: screw you, Galak-Z Galak-Z feels like how video games used to be. It looks simple but plays hard. You’ll keep telling yourself, “I know I can beat this freaking mission.” You can’t. Not at…

Hey Heroes of the Storm Abathur players, I need to ASKathur you a question. Sorry. I want to put together a guide for this strange, wonderful hero since he’s finally on free week (and because he’s notoriously difficult to master). Please let me know if you have any gameplay tips or build strategies to suggest.…

League Of Legends Pros Aren’t Happy About Riot’s Latest Lag Fix

Late last week, Riot revealed plans to relocate the North American servers for its popular online multiplayer game League of Legends from Portland to Chicago. The plan is to centralize the location of the servers, and thereby reduce lag for the greatest number of players possible. What could be the problem, you ask? The only…

Thousands of People Have Watched Leaked Fallout 4 Footage On Pornhub [Update]

Last week, some lucky Gamescom attendees got a chance to see new Fallout 4 footage behind closed doors. Many gaming websites have reported on it; the new Fallout footage is not a mystery. Thing is, Bethesda hasn’t actually released this footage for the world to see…not that this has stopped fans from finding creative and…

How Dragon Ball Z Characters Change From Episode To Episode

Anime shows are a team effort. There are many people involved in the making of your favorite show, each with their own style and take on your favorite character. Dragon Ball Z is no exception. MisterSatanZ recently made a great video with images from Kanzenshuu that takes a look at how Dragon Ball Z changes…

 The Dota 2 Play That Won $6 Million

The American pro Dota 2 team Evil Geniuses won the game’s biggest eSports event ever this past weekend, taking home $6.6 million as a reward. What’s really cool about their victory is how, specifically, they accomplished it. It all came down to one awesome and highly improbable play. You can watch the pivotal moment, which…

Instant Replay Tries To Undo Rocket League Goal

Looks like a pretty standard Rocket League goal, right? I bet ObservedTrial is feeling good about himself, ready to bask in the glory of a replay. Thing is, the replay goes way horribly awry. One would expect a replay to completely match what you saw while playing the game, but that’s not what happens here.…

Heroes Of The Storm Is Nerfing Its Overpowered Monster Mage Kael’Thas

Thank the benevolent Heroes of the Storm balance team gods. The iconic Warcraft villain Kael’Thas’s reign of terror in Blizzard’s new MOBA is finally coming to an end. Blizzard dropped a ton of new content and changes to existing content into the public beta version of Heroes of the Storm (known as the “public test…

Those are some wicked lighting effects. The GIF comes from the devlog for MegaSphere, an action-RPG-roguelite-platformer currently being developed for PC, and is one in a series of GIFs demonstrating a newly introduced weapon, Storm. Lots more info here Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of the prettiest, funniest game-related…

In the Boruto Movie, Naruto Is a Terrible Father

We’ve seen Naruto as a hero and leader; now, in Boruto: Naruto the Movie we get to see him as a father. As it turns out, he’s pretty bad at it. That doesn’t mean this is a bad movie. Boruto is basically two movies in one film. The first (and by far the better of…

More Retro Style GIFs Show Modern Japan

Last December, Kotaku introduced the GIF art of Tumblr user 1041uuuha. The animated images were hauntingly poetic depictions of life in Japan. These latest ones are, too. 1041uuuha has created another set of GIFs that, once again, show banality as well as happiness, and even make statements about Japanese society. [All GIFs: 1041uuuha] Top GIF:…

Pikachu Marching Is Mesmerizing

Cannot. Stop. Watching. Like last year, another big Pikachu event was held in Yokohama, Japan. As with at other Pikachu parades, the synchronized marching was a sight to see. Impressive precision for people in Pikachu costumes. [GIF via MIYAGAYAOOTAHARA] [GIF via srkyoui77] From behind. [GIF via MIYAGAYAOOTAHARA] [GIF via 最新ニュース] They’re moving rather quick. Listen…