Witcher 3 On Super-Low Specs Looks Like A PS2 Game

This is neat! LowSpecGamer(via NeoGAF) used some external programs to tweak the game’s files, reducing the volume and quality of the game’s objects to such a ridiculously low extent that the game can run on a not so great laptop. The proof? The footage captured here was taken on a not so great laptop. Here…

Halo’s Fighter, Looking Pretty At Dawn

Togrul Alekperov is a 3D environment artist who has worked on projects like Halo: The Master Chief Collection. He’s also helping out on Halo Humanity, an ambitious fan film set in the sci-fi universe. You can see more of Togrul’s work at his personal site To see the larger pics in all their glory (or,…

There Is A Sale On Video Games, Apparently

You won’t believe this, because they’re so subtle, but every so often EB Games—the Australian outpost of GameStop— has a sale Like the store in the image above. They’re having a sale believe it or not, the biggest sale ever apparently. But you’d never know unless you actually walked into the store. 7/10 Clearly it…

Fallout 4’s Character Creation Will Test Marriages

We’ve alreadyseen how Fallout 4’s character creation system is going to work. At least, we’ve seen how it’s going to work for us as players. Spare a thought for the partners watching on helplessly in the mirror. Art by Simon Nyhus

Here Is A Real Press Release For Real Products

FREE BATMAN: ARKHAM KNIGHT INSPIRED GELATO LANDING IN SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE Batman: Arkham Knight joins forces with N2 Extreme Gelato to release trilogy of frozen flavours in celebration of hotly anticipated release. Sydney, Australia – 22nd June – To celebrate the release of Batman: Arkham Knight, this Wednesday, 24th June, fans will be treated to…

Aussie cosplayer Eve Beauregard wonders what it’d be like if Scooby Doo’s Daphne was actually one of the killers…(photo by What A Big Camera)

Batman Cosplay Is Out Of Control

Julian Checkley is one of the best Star Wars cosplayers on the planet. He is also, as luck would have it, one of the best Batman cosplayers on the planet as well. We’ve seen him do an amazing Bane (WARNING: link promotes my cosplay book), but in honour of the Batman video games he decided…

Hasbro Keeps Milking ’80s Transformers Nostalgia For All It’s Worth

As a wise ape robot once said, “the seeds of the future lie buried in the past.” This weekend at Botcon Hasbro revealed its upcoming Transformers releases for 2015 and early 2016, and its filled with familiar faces. If you seen the barren shelves at toy outlets across the country, then you know the Transformers…

Our First Fleeting Glimpse Of Tales Of Berseria In Motion

Certainly our first look at sole female protagonist Velvet’s hair in action. We get several shots of Velvet in Bandai Namco’s brief teaser for the PlayStation 3 and 4 game, along with some gorgeous environments and ship sailing the shiny seas. Having played every North American Tales of release thus far, I keep waiting for…

Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: The Man In The Moon-Mask

One of the creepy highlights of Square Enix’s 2015 E3 press conference, now a major Kotaku ‘Shop Contest subject. Why is he wearing that mask? Why isn’t everyone wearing it? Video game director Taro Yoko is responsible for the wonderfully dark and twisted Drakengard series and its Nier spin-off (soon to be spin-offs), so as…

The World’s Most Advanced Gaming Mouse (Trailer)

How epic can a trailer for a gaming mouse get? This epic. During E3 last week, Razer introduced the latest version of its Mamba gaming mouse, an incredibly popular product in gaming circles as well as one of the few gaming mice you’re likely to find at a Walmart—the truest test of niche hardware penetration.…

Sunday Comics: Basically Furiosa

Welcome to Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira. Published June 20. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published June 15. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and…

Should I Import That Damn Persona 4 Dancing Game? Update: Nope. 

I’ve been driving myself crazy over this game for months. In five days it’s released in Japan for the Vita, a format without region locking. I’ve been starting at Play Asia for an hour. Send help. I used to import a lot of games from Japan back in the day. Most of the games I…

Man Spends Six Years Crocheting One Super Mario Bros. 3 Map

Norwegian computer programmer and skydiving champion Kjetil Nordin put over 800 hours of work into researching and crocheting this lovely recreation of the map for Super Mario Bros. 3 World 1. Redditor Buttermynutsspent several minutes making it into this equally lovely GIF. Anyone with basic crochet skills and a whole lot of free time can…

The New Hitman’s Creative Director Is Saying All The Right Things

On the last day of E3, I checked out the newly announced Hitman game, which is simply called Hitman. I also spoke with IO Interactive creative director Christian Elverdam, and he had some heartening things to say. Most Hitman fans agree that 2006’s Blood Money was the pinnacle of the series, and that game came…