Yes, the name “Boruto” is silly. But let that slide for a moment as you watch the first full trailer for the upcoming Boruto movie. Previously, we got a forty-second teaser, but this minute-and-a-half trailer should give you a better idea what to expect when the movie opens this August in Japan. Which is? Being…
Artist: Slayer| Track: Repentless | Album: Repentless Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.
Some Fire Emblem Fates (Fire Emblem If in Japan) news! Some of it good, some of it not so good. First, the good! Fire Emblem Fates is going to allow same-sex marriage. Because marriage is such an important part of the game, that’s a big deal! Nintendo tells Polygon “We believe that our gameplay experiences…
So Batman: Arkham Knight on PC is kinda… not great. Having waited in desperate anticipation for months, you’re probably feeling pent up—like you need to don bat pajamas and fall to your knees in the cold night, weeping. But wait, there are other options. OK, for the sake of this piece I’m gonna go ahead…
“Can video game videos be art?”
Jeremy Paillotin is a concept artist from France who’s part ofthe Sense Collective You can see more of Jeremy’s art 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 in the top-left corner. Fine…
For years now, users of iOS devices have had some handy, official Pokemon apps to mess around with. Android? Not so much. Until this week, that is, with the launch of Pokemon Jukebox, which is terrible. It’s not the first Android app from The Pokemon Company, as others have reported—that honour goes to a passable…
Minecraft Volume Alpha, one of the great video game soundtracks, is getting a fancy CD and vinyl release on Ghostly. It’s out on August 21
Batman isn’t supposed to kill people. But that doesn’t stop players from trying it anyway—and the results are pretty silly. Last year, developers Rocksteady claimed that Batman’s no-kill policy was “non-negotiable, whether he’s driving or not.” But in the following video, Eurogamer finds that things are a little more ambiguous than intended: Here, for example:…
On June 18, 1815, one of the most important battles of the modern era took place outside the sleepy Belgian village of Waterloo. Over the weekend, for the battle’s 200th anniversary, 5000 members of various military reenactment groups from all over the world converged on the original battlefield to pay tribute. Belgian photojournalist Olivier Papegnies…
Look upon the words on this trophy, and despair.
For about the last seven years, Grant Kirkhope has been trying to convince people in the gaming industry that it’s time to make a game similar to 1998’s Banjo-Kazooie, one of the great 3D platformers of the Nintendo 64 era. Says Kirkhope: “I was told: ‘Grant, you’re talking nonsense. No one wants this game. Platformers…
Track: Here | Artist: Alessia Cara | Album: Here Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.
Dark Souls 3 was only just announced, but that hasn’t stopped players (and yours truly) from coming up with some theories about what’s going on. Here’s how Bandai Namco has described Dark Souls 3 so far: The next chapter of the Dark Souls lore is back with Dark Souls III. FromSoftware returns to create a…
“You’ll never forget your first pentakill,” all my League of Legends-playing friends have told me. I pray to god that it won’t be like this one. A pentakill, in case you don’t know, is the name of the achievement bestowed on a League of Legends player when he or she kills all five opponents on…
Counter-Strike’s most popular map, Dust2, has been around since 2001, making it more than a decade old. This video from ESCalation chronicles Dust2’s evolution throughout Counter-Strike’s many iterations. While the layout and general theme of the map might seem similar throughout, the architectural style, graphical fidelity, and readability of each area has changed markedly. It’s…
Pope Francis did say that he was totally cool with evolution last year. Steam Spy, a service that collects data from Steam user profiles, recently shared some pretty funny info about the Vatican’s gaming habits. These are the Vatican’s top eight games, according to available data. Click on the top left magnifying glass icon to…
This week, a storm of anger has enveloped the Destiny community. This particular storm was brought about by a specific thing that happened last week. But in truth, it’s been brewing for much longer. Last week at E3, Bungie was showing off The Taken King, the new expansion for Destiny. We saw and played a…
The Fallout 4 Pip-Boy edition is back in stock at Gamestop, for all 3 platforms. Additionally, Walmart also has it in stock for the PS4 and Xbox One as of this writing, as does Best Buy. All retail for about $119, if you’re interested. Get em while they last. Contact the author at [email protected]
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