The Lies Adults Used To Tell Me About Mortal Kombat

Mortal Kombat was the reason I’d beg my parents to drop me off at the arcade, and for good reason: my local hangouts were granted access to early versions of the bloody fighting game. What I remember most from that era was knowing I’d get to play the newest version of Mortal Kombat before anyone…

Check Out This Treasure Trove Of Japanese Game Interviews

Shmuplations might sound like a website designed solely for hardcore shoot ‘em up fans, but it’s actually an incredible repository of old, translated interviews with Japanese game designers. The publication has been raising money on Patreon for a little while now, and we’re finally seeing it pay off with a series of insightful and candid…

Tragedy Strikes In The First Five Minutes Of Westerado

Of course tragedy strikes in the early moments of Ostrich Banditos’ homage to Spaghetti Westerns. You don’t start off a gritty tale of revenge with the best birthday party ever. Originally released as an Adult Swim browser game back in 2013, Westerado was far too good of a game to be embedded in a website.…

Now That’s A Large USB Drive

Large in physical size, not in storage capacity. Computer enthusiast Christopher Parish modified a vintage “DEC RL02” drive—as big as a decent PC case—from the 70s so it can connect to modern PCs via USB. Technically this might be the largest and the heaviest USB storage device in the world. That removable platter in the…

Hands-on with the Dissidia: Final Fantasy Arcade Game

This past weekend in Tokyo, Square Enix did their first location test of the upcoming Dissidia: Final Fantasy arcade—and Kotaku was on hand to try it out. To begin with, let’s look at the arcade cabinet itself. The game has what appears to be two joysticks. However, they aren’t joysticks as they are stationary and…

Kim Jong-un Photo Allegedly Photoshopped, South Korean News Reports

Recently, North Korea’s supreme leader Kim Jong-un “climbed” Mt. Paektu, the country’s tallest mountain. The mountain is an important place, so Kim Jong-un’s visit is very much a photo opportunity. A propaganda one, too. What better way to show that the leader is connected to the country’s ruling elite and has gotten over that limp…

Sandstorm Katarina, from League of Legends. Cosplay by nadyasonika, photo by Ignacio Mendoza.

Death From Above

Andy Fisher is an artist who has done work for companies like EA, Dark Horse, Intel and Code Monkeys, along with some comic and illustration stuff as well. You can see more of Andy’s work at his personal site To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you…

GTA V’s PC Graphics Settings, Compared

We’vebenchmarked GTA V on PC, but if you’re wondering just what kind of difference moving the settings around actually makes, here’s a very helpful comparison video. wiliextreme’s clip goes through everything from texture quality to shadows to MSAA to ambient occlusion, showing the same spot in the game and showcasing just how much better/worse everything…

GTA V‘s Franklin Just Cannot Get Past A Fence

On today’s Highlight Reel we have fence failures, fast Bloodborne deaths, boomerang rebar, train rides and much more! Watch the video above, then link any of your favorite highlights in the comments, and be sure to check out, like and subscribe the original videos via the links below. Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First…

Maybe Scorpion Is A Little Too Popular In Mortal Kombat X

He’s on the cover of the latest Mortal Kombat game. He’s widely regarded as the one of the most iconic fighting game characters. Everyone knows the “GET OVER HERE” catchphrase. Despite being somewhat of a villain, Scorpion is well-loved by Mortal Kombat players. And why not? Look at him. He’s an undead ninja with hellfire…

Fallout Sniper Rifle Becomes Giant-Ass Slingshot

This Fallout sniper is not for headshots. It’s for shooting marshmallows at people. For science! (But mostly, for fun.) Joerg Sprave is back, and this time he has a special Fallout-themed slingshot that is surprisingly accurate: Here’s the original Sniper Rifle, for comparison’s sake: The slingshot is of course not made out of metal—it’s wood!…

Forging Loki’s Staff Is A Fittingly Convoluted Process

Trust a trickster god to wield one of the most complicated weapons the folks at Man At Arms: Reforged have ever had to recreate. Loki likely didn’t create the Chitauri scepter he carried in the first Avengers movie, but he’s the one who stuffed an Infinity Gem inside of it, so we’ll call it his.…