German Medieval Ruins Recreated In Unreal Engine 4

Using drones and various techniques, mobile developer David Finsterwalder constructed an awesome virtual version of the German castle Hohenrechberg in Unreal Engine 4. It was designed to be a virtual sightseeing experience using VR headsets. But looking at the size of it, something like this would be the perfect map for medieval death matches. Here’s…

Snake is about to infiltrate Camp Omega in pixel artist Catherine’s beautiful giffy recreation of Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes’ opening. Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of the prettiest, funniest game-related screenshots and art we can find. Send us suggestions if you’ve got them. To contact the author…

Nintendo Is Coming to Universal Studios Theme Parks

Think Nintendo Land, but real. Today, Nintendo announced it is bringing its games and characters to Universal theme parks. “The immersive experiences will include major attractions at Universal’s theme parks and will feature Nintendo’s most famous characters and games,” stated an official release. To be clear, this isn’t a full-on Nintendo theme park. Rather, Universal…

The Second Parasyte Movie Isn’t Terrible

Despite my feelings for the first movie, I had to see it all through to the end. I used to laugh at peoples’ overreactions to live-action adaptations. And then I heard they were making a two-part, live-action adaptation to one of my most favorite manga series ever, Parasyte And then I saw the trailer And…

This Isn’t a Manga Drawing

This may look like a black and white manga drawing. But no, it’s a three-dimensional figure with a custom paint job. Previously, Kotaku profiled Japanese figure maker mumumuno53 (here and here). Those earlier works were in living color, but his latest effort evokes black and white. From nearly every angle, the custom paint job makes…

Not A Good Day’s Hunting, Then

Yuri Shwedoff is an artist who works for Game Insight, a studio based in Moscow. Don’t look at this stuff if you want to feel warm and fuzzy and happy like you’ve just lay down in a box of puppies beneath two rainbows. Do look at it if you want to see great art. You…

The Video Games That Come Full Circle

I remember the precise moment when I fell in love with Dark Souls. Prior to this moment I was enjoying the game. I was engaged. Trundling through the world with my shield held high, encountering increasingly difficult enemies, adjusting. Dying. In the process of understanding why Dark Souls was so intoxicating. I was desperate for…

Project CARS Is A Lot Of Fun

I was going to review Project CARS. Ten minutes into staring at the car setup screen, googling terms that I—even as a guy with a casual interest in cars—had never heard of, I thought maybe that wasn’t the best idea. Instead, then, here are some thoughts on Project CARS It’s a pretty video game. You…

A Book On Building Armor

I got my copy of Foamsmith today, a book from Bill Doran that’s all about building armour and costumes out of, well, foam. It’s a good read! Mostly because it’s full of pictures and tips showing every step of the process, but also because of the puns. It’s $30, and you can grab it from…

Civ V’s 44-Player War Has Overrun The Planet, Prepares For Doomsday

After some technical woes, the enormous 44-player, AI-only Civ V battle has resumed, and the rivers of the world are running red. Here’s how everything stands as of turn 318, with a map showing not just Civ borders but the cities of the world as well: Image by SylonL & LacsiraxAriscal With over 300 turns…

Bloodborne Fan Theory: The Doll Is Actually An Alien God

Here’s a fun theory about Bloodborne that comes from someone who actually helped write the official Bloodborne guide. It postulates that maybe the kind, precious doll that takes care of us throughout the game isn’t who we think she is. According to EpicNameBro, there’s good reason to reconsider the motivations behind the doll we find…

Konami Sucks

The Internet’s angry at something new every day. With P.T., there’s a good god damn reason. Look, I don’t give a shit that Konami and Hideo Kojima are having a spat. I care about Konami burying an amazing piece of gaming history, and players not having any way to stop them. Here’s how I feel…