An Anime Where Pretty Boys Whisper Sweet Nothings in Your Ear

Ever wanted pretty Japanese anime boys to lull you to sleep with sweet words? Well, then Makura no Danshi—which translates to “Pillow Boys”—was made for you. Makura no Danshi is a short-form anime where each episode clocks in at about four minutes. The formula is simple: Each episode follows a different pretty anime boy who…

Tri-Ace and Spike Chunsoft are teaming up for a new RPG called Exist Archive: The Other Side of the Sky. The game is headed to the PS Vita and PS4 in Japan this year. No word yet on an international release.

Artist: Tommy February6 | Track: Kiss One More Time | Album: Tommy february6 Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Indies Stumble Upon Savagely Original Game Idea

Great indie games don’t just appear out of thin air. They’re the result of blood, sweat, tears and, most important of all, original ideas. And this might be the most original of all. If you’re confused, stick with it until 1:30.

Angry Birds Arcade Game Looks Pretty Cool

You might have seen some Angry Birds arcade machines before, but they’ve just been big-screen ports of the mobile game. There’s an official Angry Birds arcade game coming, and it looks a lot more fun than the Angry Birds you’ve played and are now ignoring steadfastly. As Arcade Heroes reports, this isn’t your standard arcade…

Street Fighter V Beta Postponed Until…It Actually Works

Hope you weren’t super turbo excited for the Street Fighter V beta over the weekend, because the thing was a complete clusterfuck. So much so that the whole thing was called off, and won’t be back until “the experience is going to be a positive one for players.” The announcement was made in a very…

Just some League of Legends players, seeing if they can make Teemo appear. via Alex Hanly

The First Five Diablo-riffic Minutes Of Victor Vran

As an isometric fantasy action role-playing game, Victor Vran does a lot of the same things Diablo does. It also does several things Diablo doesn’t, which is what makes it awesome. For one, it’s got a main character with an impressively gravelly voice. (Update: In fact it’s Doug Cockle, the voice of Geralt in The…

Track: Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See | Artist: Busta Rhymes |Album: When Disaster Strikes Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Rosalina: “What are you smiling about?” Mii: “Dude, I almost had you.” Rosalina: “You almost had me? You never had me. You never had your kart.” Awesome GIF via the Mario Kart subreddit

In Brazil, Sega won the video game console wars of the 1990s. An article at Atlas Obscura delves into the Brazilian video game market, a weird place, one where a new PS4 costs three times as much as it does elsewhere. Contact the author at [email protected]