Ratchet & Clank PS4 Looks Amazing

Coming in 2016, Ratchet & Clank for the PlayStation 4 is technically the game based on the upcoming CG movie based on the original Ratchet & Clank. That’s fine—it can be as confusing as it wants when it’s this gorgeous. One of the key reasons Ratchet & Clank fans love the franchise is the animated…

Rare Magic: The Gathering Tournament Card Sells For $14,900

Player Pascal Maynard found a relatively rare card during one of the biggest Magic tournaments of the year. And while it didn’t fit his deck strategy, he kept the card and put it up on eBay. Because of this and because thousands saw it live, the card sold for a crazy amount of money. So…

Pixel artist Jonroru made his own giffy version of Splatoon. This one looks like a SNES platformer or something for handhelds and not a Wii U game. The gameplay probably wouldn’t make sense in 2D. But it looks good! Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of the prettiest, funniest game-related…

Miffy, the Cute Character, Turned into a Brutal Zombie

In this clip, Hong Kong is under attack. The threat is real. The threat is Miffy. That’s right, Dick Bruna’s adorable rabbit isn’t so adorable in this faux movie trailer from YouTubers Gun N Cult. To contact the author of this post, write to bashcraftATkotaku.com or find him on Twitter@Brian_Ashcraft Kotaku East is your slice…

The Horrible Evolution of Anime’s Most Lovable Brat

Things are bound to only get worse from here. Much, much worse. Anime and manga characters change! That we know. And since Crayon Shin-Chan debuted in the early 1990s, the character has transformed. It’s been an on-going change. In this image, which was recently posted on Japan’s 2ch as well as Tumblr over the years,…

An Easy Way To Turn Your Cat into Totoro

All you need are some paper cut-outs, maybe some googly eyes, and a cat. Don’t forget the cat! That’s very important. For a while now, Twitter users in Japan have noted that the backs of cats look like Totoro from the iconic Studio Ghibli movie My Neighbor Totoro. [Via purple_spicy72] Whaddaya think? If you can’t…

Japan’s Newest Trend: Katana Women

One of the newest Japanese buzz words is “katana joshi” (カタナ女子) or “katana woman.” You know, for ladies who are really into Japanese swords. [Photo: tom_0129] The phrase “katana joshi” has been trending on Twitter, while numerous national news programs have been introducing the fad. [Photo: mokuren3100] [Photo: news__sokuhou] [Photo: Story_terror] The text asks, “Why…

He Is Born Of Blood, And Born Of Death

Brandon Gobey is an artist whose work you may have seen quite recently; he was kind enough to lend me some for my piece on DeathBlood, the most AAA game that never was You can see more of Brandon’s work at his ArtStation page To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if…

Kid Gets Super Nintendo On Launch Day, Is Pleased

And you thought you were cool because you lined up at midnight and bought a PS4 with your own money. Tyler Esposito, meanwhile, gets to say that he got a SNES on August 23, 1991. The day the console was first released in the United States, when it retailed for $199. Well, he gets to…

Massive Chalice: The Kotaku Review

If you want to understand Massive Chalice, you need to understand XCOM I don’t mean that lightly. Double Fine’s Massive Chalice has been hugely influenced by Julian Gallop’s seminal 1994 strategy game. It exists as its own game in as much as it has a different name, and you’re controlling people with bows instead of…

The Guy With The Highest Steam Level

PalmDesert is something of a legend on Steam. His Steam level just hit 600, making it the highest ever. It’s so high, in fact, that Valve hasn’t even made a special graphic for it yet. Right now, it’s just a plain old number, not unlike what a new Steam user would have. His closest competitor?…

Pokebro, Do You Even Cosplay?

First there was Musclebound Digglet. Then Beefcake Misty. Now, there is Buff Magikarp. Nine more and we’ll have one hell of a calendar. Cosplay by Sev Cosplay, photo by John Jiao