Red Ash Kickstarter Falls Short By $280K

Thirty days after launching, one of the sloppiest professional campaigns in Kickstarter history has come to an end at $519,999, well short of its $800,000 goal. Red Ash, which was pitched by former Capcom producer Keiji Inafune and his company Comcept as a spiritual successor to Mega Man Legends, seemed destined to fail from the…

Watch Dota 2’s Biggest Tournament Right Here

The annual tournament for Valve’s popular online multiplayer game Dota 2 is just getting started, and this year the crowd-sourced prize pool is bigger than ever before. 16 teams will compete for prizes totaling $18 million over the next five days, with the first place team winning $6.4 million. Technically The International 5 (or TI5)…

The Latest Pokémon Movie Teases Two New Pokémon

Hopefully you didn’t think Game Freak would stop at 721 Pokémon! While the existence of new, never-before-seen Pokémon was reported earlier this year by popular Pokémon website Serebii, there was no footage of it online until somewhat recently. That little green critter you see above was captured by Hirobyte at the end of the latest…

Rare Replay: The Kotaku Review

Rare games meant a lot to the people who played them, so a collection of 30 of (most) of their best works should mean a lot to children of the Spectrum ZX, the Nintendo 64 and even the Xbox 360 eras. Combined, they’re part of a new collection on the Xbox One that is one…

Vega Gets a Shirt in Street Fighter V

A few weeks ago, Street Fighter’s Ken character got a new look. This time, it’s Vega’s turn. Goodbye, pectoral muscles. Hello, frilly pirate shirt. You can see the newest look for the Spanish martial artist in the video above, where he’s sparring against new character Necalli

Somewhere Underneath Angry Birds 2‘s Nonsense Is A Solid Game

It took me a couple of hours to burn through 80 levels in the first Angry Birds. In Angry Birds 2, getting to level 80 took a week and a half. This is good. It is also very, very bad. It’s good because of the changes Rovio has made to the Angry Birds structure in…

Gamecube Controller Responds To Smash Bros. Moves With Shiny Colors

Garrett Greenwood built something that would have been every Smash Bros. fan’s dream during the Gamecube era: A controller that reacts to button presses with various flashy animations. So for example when you press Down and B at the same time, the character will blink blue as well as the controller. Likewise when you press…

All the Gears of War Games Will Be Backwards Compatible on Xbox One

Microsoft is re-mastering the first Gears of War game for Xbox One. And while the other Gears games won’t be getting the same treatment, you will be able to play them on the company’s newest home console. An morning announcement from Microsoft says that people who get Gears of War: Ultimate Edition this fall will…

Vegeta and Goku’s First Fight From Dragon Ball Z Remade With… Sheep

YouTuber Hoolopee remade the first battle between Vegeta and Son Goku from Dragon Ball Z’s Saiyan Saga using only common sheep and his superior editing skills. Unlike the 2009 movie Dragonball Evolution, something like this as a feature-length Dragon Ball film would work immediately. Here’s the scene in its pure epicness, without any sheep: Vegeta…

Ten Things You Need to Know Right Away About Galak-Z

Galak-Z is a space shooter, which means fast reaction time and good command of controls. Galak-Z is also a roguelike, which means you’ll encounter randomized levels, enemies and loot. It’s damn important that you know that this is a game that looks like you should play it one way but is designed to be played…

Minecraft crochet dolls, in case the original in-game creatures weren’t charming enough. These were made by DeviantArt’s AradiyaToys (via Pixalry)—look below for the hi-res photos, and check out her DA Gallery to find more gaming and pop culture-related amigurumi Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of the prettiest, funniest game-related…

The First Attack on Titan Movie Stinks

Attack on Titan, of course, is a massively successful—and popular—manga and anime series. This live-action entry is the Japanese film industry’s latest attempt to parlay manga and anime into cinema. Parlay? Sorry, plunder would be more fitting here. The first live-action Attack on Titan film from director Shinji Higuchi is volume one in a two-part…

Report: Konami Is Treating Its Staff Like Prisoners

According to a report on Nikkei, the corporate culture at Konami—home of Metal Gear, Silent Hill and Pro Evolution Soccer—hasn’t only soured over the past few years, but has become almost terrifyingly Orwellian. Nikkei’s report alleges that the culture at the corporation’s video game division, famous for its console games, worsened in around 2010 when…

An Ode To Wind Waker’s Booger Boy

If you run away from him, he runs towards you. His steps make a noise like ‘teeter-teeter-teeter’. A noise you might recognise from any cartoon. If you walk towards him? He bumps straight into you. With a BOING. He looks up. He just wants your attention. He only wants to talk to you, to play…

Halo: The Tiny Chief Collection

Back in 2012, we featured the art of Michael Pedro, who had worked on Halo 4. In the three years since, he’s been busy. Having then moved onto the Master Chief Collection, he’s got way more art to show off, both from Halo and other stuff. You can see more of Pedro’s work at his…