This should be familiar if you’ve watched basically any school anime, ever. It’s an Unreal Engine 4 scene done by environment/prop artist Jason Wesner, who used both real-life and anime references while working on the project. The HD shots are below, along with a flythrough video that shows off the map really well. Dayshot is…

Goku Kicking Everybody’s Ass in Street Fighter II

Who do you think would win in a fight: Goku or Ryu? What about Goku versus Chun-Li? Or against Guile? Kotaku reader Nabil at GamebillStudio always wondered what it would be like if the Dragon Ball Z character appeared in Street Fighter II. So he decided to take SFII sprites, Goku sprites (made by Balthazar),…

You Don’t Hunt in This Monster Hunter

It’s Monster Hunter, but cute and without any of the skill-based action… And you’re not a hunter. From Capcom, creators of the series where you kill the crap out of creatures that outweigh you 50 to 1 (if you’re lucky), comes Monster Hunter Stories, an RPG that focuses on a different side of the Monster…

Why Japanese Splatoon Players Are Feared

From the sound of it, some English-speaking Splatoon players are either afraid of or annoyed with their Japanese counterparts. A few even hate playing against them. Earlier today, several popular Japanese game sites and blogs (here, here, and here) reported that some (not all!) international players do not enjoy online multiplayer with Japanese folks. The…

And Now, for Some Chinese War Pornography

Today, China marked the end of World War II with a massive military parade. But prior to the event, Chinese gaming and tech giant Tencent released a five minute CG clip showing off the country’s military might. Tencent owns one of China’s largest websites as well as popular social networking services and online games. The…

Hideo Kojima Sneaks Out, Signs Autographs

While Konami is giving out Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain posters signed by… somebody, series creator Hideo Kojima spent the game’s launch putting his name on anything he could. It’s not uncommon for game developers to stealthily visit stores when their games are released. After all that work, many enjoy seeing first hand…

I Don’t Remember These Cute Moth Guys In Destiny…

Daniel Chavez is an artist who has worked at companies like Bungie, Blizzard and Kojima Productions. He’s currently at Halo developers 343 Industries. You can see more of Daniel’s work at his Tumblrand ArtStation page To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you can save them as…

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Check Metal Gear Solid V On Your Birthday For A Cool Surprise

When you start a new game of Metal Gear Solid V, it asks you for your birthday. There’s a reason for that—the game actually uses it in a pretty sweet way. Obviously, if you don’t want to be spoiled on this, you should stop reading now! If you happen to play Metal Gear Solid V…

That Pokémon Slowpoke Song Is Kind of Messed Up

Remember the official Pokémon reggae song that wasreleased last year in Japanese? Today, it was translated/tweaked so that it’s in English—which means we can take a closer look at the lyrics. And, well…they’re kind of uncomfortable! Let me preface this by saying that we all know that people eat Pokemon. That’s just a fact. In…

Arkham Knight PC Patch Briefly Appears, And Early Reports Are Promising

Warner Bros. has been cagey about Batman: Arkham Knight’s long-promised PC patch, but a beta version accidentally went live for some folks today—and they’re reporting good news. This is a pretty confusing saga, so bear with me. When players cried foul at the game’s technical incompetence on PC, Warner Bros. stopped selling the game. They…

Stasis Shows How Spooky A Point-And-Click Adventure Can Be

Who knew 2015 would be delivering some of the best horror games in years? You can now add Stasis to the growing stack of games proving crowdfunding can, for all its problems, produce some seriously excellent video games. It was only a year late, too! (It was promised for August 2014, but went live on…

Rocket League Is Better With Overly Excited Soccer Commentators

I know they’re not actually getting this excited about car soccer, but a man can dream. thumbstickathletes has put together a collection of great Rocket League moments paired with some decidedly enthusiastic soccer announcers doing commentary and the results are great. How many copies does Rocket League have to sell so that Psyonix can legitimately…

Hey, There’s A New Danganronpa Out This Week

Dear Kotaku: I have failed you. There’s a new Danganronpa out this week, and I’ve barely even touched it. Blame Steins;Gate and then Metal Gear Solid V because for some reason I volunteered to review Kojima’s latest epic and I haven’t had time for anything else. So for the past few weeks I’ve had an…