The Death of a Taiwanese Game Shop

Shopkeeper Ms. Wang has run a video games shop in Taipei for well over 10 years. Located in the underground Taipei City Mall, Wang’s shop is one of two mom and pop stores that specialise in selling retro games. Now, after more than a decade, she’s talking about calling it quits and moving on towards…

Sony’s profits are expected to improve with the launch of the PS4, but not to the extent seen in 2010, according to Moody’s, who recently downgraded the company’s credit rating due to debt and “weak and volatile” profitability.

Does This Anime’s Opening Look Unintentionally Sexual?

Or maybe, it’s intentional? Or maybe it’s nothing at all? Who knows. But what is certain is that some think Future BuddyFight’s opening credits get hot and heavy—but only for a few seconds. Blink and you’ll miss it! Note: This article has content some readers might find objectionable. Based on a card game, Future BuddyFight…

Square Enix officially confirmed that the PS4 version of Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn lands in April—on April 14, specifically. They also released details concerning the limited collectors’ edition (see the pic above), and opened up pre-orders for both editions

A Street Fighting Mismatch For The Ages

Rael Lyra is a concept aritst at Playlore who has also done work for companies like Marvel and BOOM! Studios. You can see more of Rael’s work at his personal site. To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you can save them as wallpaper), click on the…

Chasing The Gray Girl Is Kind Of Like Desert Bus

The Gray Girl is an endless runner where you chase a floating gray girl, until you fall in a hole. Play the game here. Watchlistis where we show off gameplay of new and upcoming games. You’ll see some videos that aren’t on the front page of Kotaku, and hopefully some games you haven’t seen before!

Most Kickstarter Games Are, Surprise, Missing Their Release Date

While some high-profile success stories are giving people hope, let’s not pretend that everything is OK with every game funded on Kickstarter. Because it’s not. UnSub has for a few years now been tracking the progress of successful Kickstarter video game campaigns (only those that actually hit their funding target). This latest version of the…

You Are A Penguin, Or Are You? Much Scary.

Check out the game here. Watchlistis where we show off gameplay of new and upcoming games. You’ll see some videos that aren’t on the front page of Kotaku, and hopefully some games you haven’t seen before!

While Playing Game Jam Games, I Might Have Done Sex 53 Times?

How do you do it? When a little girl gets left home alone with her dolls, she tries to figure out the mysteries of adult life. Check out the game here, or watch the video above. How Do You Do It was made at Global Game Jam 2014 by Emmett Butler, Nina Freeman, art by…

You Can Sink Los Santos With GTA V’s Game-Changing Mod

Who says you need a PC version of a game to get fantastic mods? Because this is the PS3 version of Grand Theft Auto V, and it’s so different it may as well be an all-new game. Made by Bushigan, it requires a modded PS3 (because you need to move some files around), but once…

A Man Has Spent Three Years Trying To Walk To The End Of Minecraft

There’s a place in Minecraft called the Far Lands. It’s the point where the game’s code, which builds each world procedurally, starts to collapse under the weight of its own sums, breaks apart and glitches out. The New Yorker has a great interview with Kurt J. Mac, a man who is trying to walk to…

Street Fighter II Reimagined as a Rock Opera, in Three Acts

Seven years ago, an indie band in Texas joked among themselves that the Street Fighter continuity would be fertile soil for an old-fashioned rock opera. Three albums later, they’ve finished the story they want to to tell. It’s the tale of Ken and Chun Li, primarily, though all of the other characters from the Street…

It appears Retro City Rampage is headed to the Nintendo 3DS, possibly next month, according to the game’s creator, who says the game’s missions and minigames have been reworked to fit the 3DS. A release date should be announced this week.

The Week in Games: Raider of a Lost Month

We’re about to climb out of the customary two-month hibernation video games enter every December. An updated Tomb Raider releases for the newest consoles on Tuesday, along with Broken Age for everyone. There’s much more on the horizon. Jan. 28: Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Z (360, PS3, PS Vita) Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition (Xbox…

Pre-orders on Steam usually required a support ticket to undo. Not anymore. Users now can cancel them themselves prior to the release date. The refund goes directly to a user’s Steam wallet, regardless of original payment method. [Steam user forums]