Co-op Is My Favorite Part of Bayonetta 2

Eleven hours in to my live-stream ofBayonetta 2, I had beaten the game and was looking to enjoy my first meal of the day. Yet, even then, I just had to try out the game’s co-op mode—and I am so glad that I did. Even as tired as I was, it quickly became my favorite…

Iconic Final Fantasy Characters Made All Big-Headed and Cute

Square Enix just released character art and images of how iconic Final Fantasy characters will appear in upcoming 3DS title Final Fantasy Explorers The Explorers version of characters like Lightning, Cloud, Squall, and Tina (AKA Terra) look big-headed, slightly squat, and apparently cute. Here are images via 4Gamer: In Explorers, you can temporarily “transform” into…

In Conbini Dream, you are living the dream. The convenience store dream. This download title from Arc System Works and just hit the 3DS in Japan. Looks like a fun little management sim for Japanese convenience store fans. No word about a Western release.

Thanks To Bootleggers, There’s an Actual Hearthstone Card Game

As reported on Games in Asia (via Venture Beat) this unofficial recreation costs about 300RMB or $49. With it you get two sets of every class’ card, four of every normal and legendary, and extras for the ones with multiple spawns (like good old Unleash The Hounds). This post originally appeared on Kotaku UK For…

Track: Ever Somber | Artist: Dälek | Album: Absence Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Sleeping Dogs, You’re Looking Lovely With Your New Visuals

I’m yet to go and buy a big HD re-release on new consoles, because the game’s in question are still too fresh in my mind. Sleeping Dogs, however, hits a sweet spot where it’s both old enough I want to play it again and the type of game where new effects and textures can really…

Hotline Miami Made Out Of Paper Is Still Extremely Bloody

Yeesh. The video, an ultra-snazzy paper send-up of top-down shoot, slice, and in all other ways dismantle-’em-up Hotline Miami, comes from Remuslab. It’s got bone (well, paper bone) crunching/tearing action, stylish cinematography, blood, and more blood. In other words, yep, that’s Hotline Miami Remuslab has been breathing life (followed by death) into paper renditions of…

Here Are Some PC Games We Think You Should Play

Want to know which PC games we think you should play? Even if they’re not part of a sale? Check out our new Steam Curator page, which takes advantage of the service’s new changes to give you a list of PC games that come recommended by the staff at Kotaku. While there are some obvious…

Hey, The Walking Dead Is Finally Funny

I’ve actually stopped watching The Walking Dead, because I couldn’t stand the constant despair. Even the bleakest shows need to lighten up every now and again! Maybe I’d drift back if the series could introduce more musical numbers like these.

There’s A New Total War Game Coming, But Hrm

If you’re not a fan of the Total War series, let me clue you in on how they’re normally announced. Fans will spend months, maybe even years hoping for their favourite historical era to be revealed as the game’s setting. When it’s inevitably shown to be something else, everyone gets bummed out, but then finds…

You Can Resurrect Some Deleted World of Warcraft Characters Soon

Are you missing a deleted character in World of Warcraft? Wish you could bring them back? Good news. You may be able to recover them using a built-in game feature thanks to an upcoming patch. According to Blizzard, ‘resurrected’ characters will retain their enchantments, gems and items—you can even reclaim their names. But! There are…

You, Too, Can Make A Car Look Like It’s Going Back To The Future

Crazy computerized effects? Back in Back To The Future‘s day, they didn’t have those. Only pluck and spirit (and time travel). That means that with a few lights and some clever camera work, you can make a toy car look like its blasting through the barriers of space-time at 88 mph. This video comes from…