Big Layoffs At EverQuest Studio Today [UPDATE]

Daybreak, the game studio behind EverQuest and H1Z1, is laying off a number of staff including David Georgeson, the man who has served as the face of EverQuest for many years, Kotaku has learned. We don’t know just how many people Daybreak is letting go, as staff are being informed right now whether or not…

Razer Blade Clearance, $10 Amiibo, Night at the Movies, and More Deals

I had the pleasure of demoing a Razer Blade about a year ago, and I couldn’t believe how close it came to the slim profile and solid build quality of a MacBook Pro. Plus, you know, graphics. A new model just came out, which means the old ones (which still have very impressive specs) are…

The Next Hitman Movie Doesn’t Try to Make Agent 47 A Hero

You know what? When you have an assassin as the central character of your movie, he doesn’t necessarily need to be a good guy. He can be one hell of a villain. If you were fearing the worst for Agent 47, then you might be pleasantly surprised by the trailer for the upcoming Hitman adaptation.…

Smite Season Two Gives Players A Lovely New Place To Kill Each Other

Free-to-play third-person MOBA Smite isentertaining enough to watch, but when all the competition is focused around a single map, the scenery can get old pretty quick. With today’s launch of the Season Two update, players have a much prettier place to die. While the Season Two update introduces some new items to the game and…

Miiverse Is Full Of Great Majora’s Mask Fan Art

The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask for 3DS is almost here, which means the hype train is in overdrive, and Nintendo’s doing everything it can to get people interested in Link’s revamped adventure. The company’s throwing an art competition on the Miiverse, kicked off by series producer Eiji Aonuma himself, and it’s resulted in some…

Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories: The TAY Review & A Complete Gameplay Breakdown • The Information Cube: Do We Live Our Fiction? • Final Fantasy 3. Not 6, 3 – Part 3 • Pokémon One a Day Series Two: Togepi, Togetic, Natu, Xatu TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s…

A Lucky Way To Start Diablo III

This is what a painfully lucky encounter with Diablo III’s random number generator looks like. Player duslol not only got a rare Conduit Pylon with its zapping instant-kill buffs right at the entrance of an end-game dungeon, but an even rarer pack of Treasure Goblins next to it, all standing in a narrow hallway, ending…

When Zelda meets The IT Crowd. This fun crossover wallpaper/shirt design, titled “The Legend of Jen,” was posted to r/zelda by the artist himself, Ryan Astle. You can find more of his artwork over at his Tumblr, and at clothing sites like RIPT Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of…

Fake 7-Elevens That Fool No One

Not that they would! But the next time you step into a, say, 7-Twelve in China or a 7-Minutes in Russia, remember that you’re not actually in a 7-Eleven. Got it? Of course you do. Recently, Twitter user Livein_Chinauploaded the above pic of a faux convenience store. But China is hardly alone in being home…

Square Enix has trademarked “Square Soft” and “Enix” in Japan. It’s unclear if this is to prevent other companies from using them (highly likely!) or if Square Enix will use them for branding (perhaps!).

Can You Identify These Anime Eyes? Go On and Try. 

Hrm. I see a Naruto eye. A Dragon Ball eye. An eye from Evangelion. Another from One Piece. This is tricky! Actually, it’s not that tricky, because the anime each eye belongs to is written next to it in Japanese. But, ignore that! Do it! Try to see how many anime eyes you can spot…

Not Every “Fantasy” World Has To Be European

Remember, not every “fantasy” world has to have knights and castles. Aurion, legacy of the Kori-Odan is a new game from a developer based in Cameroon that explores “a wonderful African Fantasy world”. That’s the kind of setting I’ll admit I haven’t played much of; the last I can remember off the top of my…

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