Pokémon Has Come A Long Way In Twelve Years

We’ve seen comparison shots, which put the new Pokémon remakes next to the original games. Now, you can see how the graphics compare in motion—something that really highlights the difference that the new X & Y engine makes. Though The Pokémon Company released this footage earlier in the month, it was all contained in a…

Playstation TV, The Art of Uncharted, Cheap DualShock 4s, More Deals

Playstation TV, Sony’s non-portable entry point to the Vita library/box for streaming your PS4 to another TV/other things is $20 off today, for the first time ever. The DualShock 3 Bundle is also $20 off. Assassin’s Creed Unity ($40) | eBay | Promo code CPLAY10 Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare ($40) | eBay | Promo…

Track: Sandstorm | Artist: Darude | Album: Before The Storm Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Mario Kart 8’s DLC Is Great, But It Still Needs More

Mario Kart 8 got a big new update yesterday, complete with its first batch of DLC goodies. Players and fans have been looking forward to this with the highest of high hopes ever since Nintendo announced it back in August. So let’s take a closer look at what we’ve got. First, a quick reminder of…

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Here’s How Humanity Could Build Halo‘s Ringworlds

Here’s a scary thought: a creepy, parasitic alien race like the Flood could be out there, waiting for us to stumble upon them. How would we theoretically build one of the gigantic, Flood-killing Halo arrays from the Xbox series of the same name? With super-science, of course. A new video over at Nerdist breaks down…

How To Get The Best Followers For Your World of Warcraft Garrison

If you survived the lag you’ve probably already obtained your garrison and a few followers —special NPC buddies you can send on various missions. Rares or a few epics, but most likely not the best ones. BellularGaming is here to help with a complete guide on current followers and how to find them on Draenor.…

Kotaku UK spoke to Brittany, the wife of Eric, who received a unique gun from the creators of Destiny after he underwent brain surgery If you’d like to know who he is, what happened to him and how Destiny’s helping him heal, you can check out the article here

Iconic JRPG Series Inspires High Heel Shoes

The Tales Japanese role-playing series is being immortalized in footwear. See how Yuri Lowell from Tales of Vesperia and Leon Magnus from Tales of Destiny inspired these shoes? Priced at 16,800 yen (US$144), these heels are available for a limited time only. Pre-orders started this week in Japan and end on December 7. 『テイルズ オブ』シリーズのコラボパンプスはリオン&ユーリモデル[Super…

A Look Back at the OneChanbara Movie

Over the past few weeks I’ve been playing the fanservice-filled hack n’ slash zombie killing fest that is OneChanbara Z2: Chaos. So what better time to look at the (absolutely horrible) 2008 film OneChanbara: Bikini Samurai Squad? Good – It Has What You’d Expect If there is one good point to the OneChanbara film, it’s…

Make Your Own Silly Titan from Attack on Titan

To promote the upcoming Attack on Titan art exhibit in Tokyo, the show’s website launched an online Titan creator. It’s a fun time waster, especially if you make goofy-looking Titans. To make your own Titan, open up the website and click on 自分でつくる (Make Your Own). Then, you’ll see faces, hair, eyes, and more to…