Xbox One Reaches a New Low in Japan

Just when you think Microsoft could do no worse in Japan, the console proves that, yes, it can do even worse. Much worse. After a dismal Japan launch and thenhorrible sales, the latest weekly Xbox One sales for Japan are, simply put, awful. During the week of June 8 to June 14, Microsoft sold a…

The 1TB PlayStation 4 Is Now Official

Well, it’s now totally official. Sony is rolling out a 1TB PlayStation 4 that it’s calling the “Ultimate Player 1TB Edition.” More like ultimate storage, am I right? As of writing, the 1TB version is announced only for “select Europe and PAL territories.” It will launch on July 15 and Sony’s PlayStation Blog says to…

Ryu Is Good at Smash Bros. Glitches

It’s that time again! Time for more Super Smash Bros. 4 glitches and bugs. This go round, we have Ryu from Street Fighter. So far, perhaps the most well-known glitch that has been discovered is Ryu’s infinite combo (which, YouTuber Dezmupoints out, you can roll out from). Here are more Super Smash Bros. 4 glitches…

Hatsune Miku in Akihabara. Tokyo, Japan. By RB. JPGs is a photo peek into wherever gamers might find interesting. If you’re a photographer and have images you want to share, drop us a line!

Witcher 3 On Super-Low Specs Looks Like A PS2 Game

This is neat! LowSpecGamer(via NeoGAF) used some external programs to tweak the game’s files, reducing the volume and quality of the game’s objects to such a ridiculously low extent that the game can run on a not so great laptop. The proof? The footage captured here was taken on a not so great laptop. Here…

Halo’s Fighter, Looking Pretty At Dawn

Togrul Alekperov is a 3D environment artist who has worked on projects like Halo: The Master Chief Collection. He’s also helping out on Halo Humanity, an ambitious fan film set in the sci-fi universe. You can see more of Togrul’s work at his personal site To see the larger pics in all their glory (or,…

There Is A Sale On Video Games, Apparently

You won’t believe this, because they’re so subtle, but every so often EB Games—the Australian outpost of GameStop— has a sale Like the store in the image above. They’re having a sale believe it or not, the biggest sale ever apparently. But you’d never know unless you actually walked into the store. 7/10 Clearly it…

Fallout 4’s Character Creation Will Test Marriages

We’ve alreadyseen how Fallout 4’s character creation system is going to work. At least, we’ve seen how it’s going to work for us as players. Spare a thought for the partners watching on helplessly in the mirror. Art by Simon Nyhus

Here Is A Real Press Release For Real Products

FREE BATMAN: ARKHAM KNIGHT INSPIRED GELATO LANDING IN SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE Batman: Arkham Knight joins forces with N2 Extreme Gelato to release trilogy of frozen flavours in celebration of hotly anticipated release. Sydney, Australia – 22nd June – To celebrate the release of Batman: Arkham Knight, this Wednesday, 24th June, fans will be treated to…

Aussie cosplayer Eve Beauregard wonders what it’d be like if Scooby Doo’s Daphne was actually one of the killers…(photo by What A Big Camera)

Batman Cosplay Is Out Of Control

Julian Checkley is one of the best Star Wars cosplayers on the planet. He is also, as luck would have it, one of the best Batman cosplayers on the planet as well. We’ve seen him do an amazing Bane (WARNING: link promotes my cosplay book), but in honour of the Batman video games he decided…

Hasbro Keeps Milking ’80s Transformers Nostalgia For All It’s Worth

As a wise ape robot once said, “the seeds of the future lie buried in the past.” This weekend at Botcon Hasbro revealed its upcoming Transformers releases for 2015 and early 2016, and its filled with familiar faces. If you seen the barren shelves at toy outlets across the country, then you know the Transformers…

Our First Fleeting Glimpse Of Tales Of Berseria In Motion

Certainly our first look at sole female protagonist Velvet’s hair in action. We get several shots of Velvet in Bandai Namco’s brief teaser for the PlayStation 3 and 4 game, along with some gorgeous environments and ship sailing the shiny seas. Having played every North American Tales of release thus far, I keep waiting for…

Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: The Man In The Moon-Mask

One of the creepy highlights of Square Enix’s 2015 E3 press conference, now a major Kotaku ‘Shop Contest subject. Why is he wearing that mask? Why isn’t everyone wearing it? Video game director Taro Yoko is responsible for the wonderfully dark and twisted Drakengard series and its Nier spin-off (soon to be spin-offs), so as…

The World’s Most Advanced Gaming Mouse (Trailer)

How epic can a trailer for a gaming mouse get? This epic. During E3 last week, Razer introduced the latest version of its Mamba gaming mouse, an incredibly popular product in gaming circles as well as one of the few gaming mice you’re likely to find at a Walmart—the truest test of niche hardware penetration.…

Sunday Comics: Basically Furiosa

Welcome to Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira. Published June 20. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published June 15. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and…