Leak: Destiny‘s New Expansion Is The Taken King, Out September 15

The next Destiny expansion is called The Taken King, according to marketing materials leaked to Kotaku. It’ll be out on September 15 and will open up a new subclass for each of Destiny’s three classes, according to the leak. On Monday night, a tipster sent over a large marketing sheet for The Taken King, which…

Dude Plays Team Fortress 2 Using Only Voice Commands, Fails Miserably

YouTuber Jerma tried to play Team Fortress 2 by using only voice commands. While this might sound comfortable in theory, the end result is a complete disaster. It’s something similar to “Twitch plays” videos or seeing bots play on very easy difficulty. Here’s the montage of his journey below. The VoiceBot commands are laggy as…

Two Hours With Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

You know how Konami tried to pull Hideo Kojima’s name off the box art on their website? With Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, Kojima more than gets his due. Every mission in the newest Metal Gear game—which will almost certainly be Kojima’s last—both begins and ends with a brief credit sequence that runs…

If Michael Bay Directed Neon Genesis Evangelion

Shinji doesn’t only get in the robot in Michael Bay’s Evangelion, but completely overreacts to the awakening of the Angels. ADHD transformed everything in their latest animation into an explosive mess: The story of this version wouldn’t be confusing at all, that’s for sure. But the characters, especially Shinji, would. To contact the author of…

Cosplay Isn’t as Glamorous as It Looks

People in fancy costumes. Slick photos. Cosplay sure can seem glamorous. But like on any photo shoot, loads of smart trickery that’s anything but lavish goes into pulling off those amazing photos. Last year, Kotaku published photos showing the “fantasy” and “reality” of cosplay. These latest photos are in a similar series, showing behind-the-scenes pics…

Xenoblade Chronicles X: The Kotaku Import Preview

Xenoblade Chronicles X is a massive game—and one I am still not even close to finishing. However, with over 70 hours of gameplay under my belt, I think I am finally ready to tell you what this game is all about. Sometime in the near future, two alien races battle near Earth. Recognizing that the…

Chinese Movie Allegedly Rips Off Pixar’s Cars

This is The Autobots. It’s due out next month in Chinese theaters The Autobots, eh? But it’s not just the title that seems familiar… Japanese morning show Sukkiri (via Naver) is reporting that this new made-in-China animated movie features designs that seem to resemble Pixar’s Cars. The show says it could be a rip-off! Oh?…

3,000 Yu-Gi-Oh! Cards Turned into Anime Art

Online in Japan, lots (I mean lots) of Yu-Gi-Oh! cards were used to create a mosaic of characters from popular anime Love Live* Actually, this is NicoRinPana, a subunit in Love Live. ANYWAY. Twitter and NicoNico user Yocchii posted images of the completed piece, which measures about four meters across. The exact number of cards…

China Banned Attack on Titan, Death Note, and More

The Chinese government has banned more anime. Another thirty-eight Japanese cartoons are blacklisted and prohibited from appearing online in China. As Kyodo reports, eight Chinese websites were shutdown for streaming anime that “encourage juvenile delinquency, glorify violence and include sexual content.” Another twenty nine Chinese websites received warnings or fines. Ministry of Culture official Liu…

Log Horizon Season 2 is More Holding Pattern than New Adventure

Log Horizon’s first season ends with a bang. Everything is coming to a head with a looming war that is certain to change the face of the video game world where our heroes have found themselves trapped. Then comes the second season, and all that build-up is largely forgotten. [Note: This article contains spoilers for…

Harry Potter, Now with Added Selfie Sticks

You thought Harry Potter was only about magic and wizards? You thought wrong. It’s also about selfies. As reported by News Gamme, recently Japanese Twitter user Kawori realized that the wands in Harry Potter would make excellent selfie sticks. And so, the internet gets this: [via Kawori] These Photoshops have been retweeted nearly 30,000 times!…

The New Sword Art Online Game Lets You Play as All Your Favorites

As well as some new faces. Previous games Sword Art Online: Infinity Moment and Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment required you to play as series protagonist Kirito—though you could customize his avatar in the latter. All the other popular characters were relegated to AI-controlled party members. However, in the new game, Sword Art Online: Lost…

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