Happy 15th birthday, PlayStation 2! Sony launched their second home console in Japan on March 4, 2000, with games such as Street Fighter EX3 and Kessen. Eventually, the PS2 became not only the best-selling console of its generation, but the best-selling console overall, with over 155 million units sold worldwide.

The Elder Scrolls is Ready for Total War

Nearly all the Scrolls games talk up great battles, but you never actually get to fight one. Now there’s a Medieval II: Total War: Kingdoms mod to change that. This post originally appeared on Kotaku UK Called The Elder Scrolls: Total War [via PCGamesN], this stretches over a time period that covers both Morrowind and…

Tokyo’s Newest Godzilla Statue Unveiled

Previously, Kotaku reported that a Godzilla hotel was opening in Tokyo this April. Next to the hotel, a huge ‘Zilla head was slated to appear, but all we’ve seen were computerized concept images. Until now. Today, the actual Godzilla head was unveiled for the first time. It towers over Shinjuku, making a very cool addition…

Track: Survival Tactics | Album: 1999 | Artist: Joey Bada$$ & Capital STEEZ Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Apple Blocks Buzz Aldrin Game That Buzz Aldrin Helped Make

There’s a space game called Buzz Aldrin’s Space Program Manager. Aside from endorsing the game, the space pioneer himself has actually helped out on development as a consultant. You’d think that would be good enough for Apple to approve the game, but hahaha, no. Pocket Tactics reports that the game has had its submission to…

Sexy Fighting Game Characters, Redesigned

Anna Nilsson, from Swedish site Svampriket, has some ideas on what some of the “sexier” female fighting game characters should look like. Mostly, this involves putting some damn pants on. Nilsson’s redesigns take two things into account: she’s toned down the more, ahem, exaggerated aspects of their physical design, and made their outfits more practical.…

Why Five Nights at Freddy’s Fans Are Freaking Out Over A Hat

Earlier today, Scott Cawthon, creator of Five Nights at Freddy’s, uploaded a single picture to his website. You can view it here. It’s a hat. Yup…just a hat. The same hat that Freddy normally wears, when he’s not trying to kill you. What’s the big deal? Why are people overloading the official Scott Cawthon website…

Valve’s Steam Machines Will Officially Launch In November

“Steam Machines will start at the same price point as game consoles, with higher performance,” Valve said in a press release today. Well, OK then. The much-anticipated living room PCs, which have been MIA since Valve officially announced them in early 2014, will finally launch this November alongside a special Steam controller and a device…

Sony’s PS4 Virtual Reality Headset Is Coming Next Year

Sony today unveiled a new version of their PS4 virtual reality headset, code-named Project Morpheus, and though it’s still not final (or ready to be sold), they’re already touting how much better it is than the one they showed off last year. Morpheus will ship in the first half of 2016, Sony said this afternoon…

Microsoft just announced a slew of new independent games coming to Xbox One in the months ahead, including Wasteland 2.

Track: Consumite Furore | Album: Phantasmagoria Soundtrack | Artist: Mark Seibert Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Capcom All-Stars Statue Series Is Off To A Variable Speed Start

First 4 Figures is creating a sister series to its Mega Man statue linecalled Capcom All-Stars, giving the game company a chance to highlight even more characters it’s not doing enough with. First up: Viewtiful Joe. With the $210 light-up exclusive and $190 normal version now up for preorderwith a Q4 2015 release window, Capcom…

Helldivers Is Like A Video Game Version Of Starship Troopers

Until last weekend, Helldivers was totally off my radar. Then my boss Stephen texted me on Sunday saying we should team up and play it. It was good, he said. It was like a tactical, sci-fi Diablo, he said. My interest was piqued. I fired up my PS4 and we played for a few hours,…

The nineties-era classic Syndicate is currently free on Origin. Go revel in old-school tactical goodness!