GTA Online Is Now Live on Xbox Live and PSN [UPDATE: Server woes]

The multiplayer portion of GTA V, dubbed Grand Theft Auto Online, is now live on Xbox Live and, according to Sony, the PlayStation Network. The update is 59MB and GTA Online comes via a title update in the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live. After you install that update, you will unlock GTA Online in the…

Attack on Titan is Good. Damn Good. But Not Perfect.

Almost five months ago I called Attack on Titan one of the must see anime of the spring season. Three months ago, I said it was good, but didn’t live up to its own potential. And as for my final verdict? It’s definitely worth watching, though still not quite perfect. [Note: This review contains moderate…

I’m in Love with This 8-Bit Akihabara

Kunio-kun is a game series that has been around since the NES era. While only a few of the Kunio games have been released in America, like River City Ransom and Super Dodge Ball on the NES, the series has resulted in over 20 titles in Japan in the past two decades. But although the…

KFC Is Turning Really, Really Japanese

Japan is no stranger to unique Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurants. There was that fancy KFC bar that opened in Tokyo last year. And today, a very Japanese style KFC is also rolling out in the metropolis. Located in Tokyo’s Meguro, the Japanese style KFC served chicken “karaage” (から揚げ), which is a way of deep-fried cooking.…

In Japan, if you buy two 3DS games between today and January 13, you can get a third for free. However, you must select the downloadable freebie from a list of fourteen titles, which you can view here. No word yet if this campaign will be extended outside Japan.

Korea’s PhotoShop Trolls Turn to Beauty

This summer, a Korean language Facebook page called We Do Phoshop appeared on Kotaku and took over the internet with its humorous Photoshops (see above). Now, those internet wizards want to make you beautiful. If you are not familiar with We Do Phoshop’s handiwork, people submit their photos for the group to digital alter, putting…

These Aren’t Video Game Levels. They’re Real Places.

Video game levels may often seem like absurd places. Who’d build a walkway there? Why didn’t anyone clean this up? Yet as with most things in life, truth is often just as strange as fiction. This gallery on Bored Panda is called “31 Haunting Images of Abandoned Places That Will Give You Goose Bumps”, but…

Dinosaur + Human Romance Novels Are A Real Thing. Huh.

A dinosaur + dinosaur romance novel would be something awesome. Tales of meeting over a leafy tree, the thrill of the hunt (for food), the joy of…sitting on eggs. I’m getting steamy just thinking about it. Sadly – or not, depending on your tastes – these dinosaur romance novels are not about that. They’re about…

How Disney Got All Its Characters Looking The Same

Regardless of what you think of the game, Disney Infinity will always be remembered for one big achievement: it’s managed to take a ton of Disney movies, all with their own signature visual style, and wrangle them all into the single project, where they’re looking mostly identical. One of the people responsible for this is…

Plants vs Zombies vs Anime vs Robots

Official description reads: “C-Wars, inspired by Super Robot War, Fallout, CoD, is an ultimate match of retro-style images and innovative gameplay.” After this trailer, I am excited C-Wars [Site, via IndieGames]

FIFA 14 vs Pro Evo 2014: Which Football Game Should You Get?

There are two football games on the market. The vast majority of people will only buy one of them. So which one should you buy? Last year, it was a tough call. This year, it is not. Instead of reviewing each game separately, I’m going to compare each of them with regards to the important…

Xbox 360 Owners Say They Were Banned For Downloading Free Games

So, for a while now, and very much on the down-low, some Xbox 360 owners have been downloading free games, taking advantage of a loophole in Microsoft’s Xbox Live marketplace. I hope they enjoyed it, because a bunch of them are now saying they’ve had their consoles banned for their troubles. Here’s the situation: for…

Dildos, Sex Shops And Nintendo In The 1990s…One Man’s Tale

Time for another tale—albeit unconfirmed—of the inside workings of Nintendo, though this one’s a little saucier than the last. Because of Europeans and sex shops. Read it here via a 2011 translation of an account that originally appeared on fan site Classic-Zone. A fascinating read about what it might be like to be in Nintendo’s…

Wii U Gets 700mb Firmware Update

The Wii U has just got a big firmware update. Here’s the full list of changes/additions, courtesy of Nintendo: Version 4.0.0 U, available via an Internet connection, includes the following improvements: New Features: A feature to output video and sound to the Wii U GamePad when using Wii Mode¹ Users can choose to output to…

FIFA Men Still Love Each Other Very Much

Improving upon existing tech, FIFA 14’s new features include Friendly Goalkeepers™. Fifa keeper scores [imgur]

OoOo Pretty: here is the first early footage of Mighty No. 9, the spiritual successor to Mega Man. It’s a “super-short, super-rough engine test” on the Unreal engine, and the final product may end up looking rather differentaccording to today’s Kickstarter update.

The Breaking Bad Finale Was Ridiculous, Implausible, And Pretty Great

So here we are. The show’s over, folks. The final episode of Breaking Bad has aired. Let’s give it a look, and attempt to process. Significant spoilers follow from this point on, both in the post and in the comments. Y’all have been warned. A friend asked me how I felt about the Breaking Bad…

Track: Delta | Album: Tetra | Artist: C2C Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

If Gabe Newell laid down some real talk: then maybe he’d say some of the things in this fake but hilarious open letter written by Dorkly about Half-Life 3.

GTA Online Will Launch Tomorrow Morning

Grand Theft Auto V has been out for a couple of weeks, but a big chunk of the game—the entire multiplayer part, actually—was missing at launch. Tomorrow, the ambitious GTA Online multiplayer suite launches as a free download for anyone who owns the base game. Tomorrow at around 7AM Eastern, to be more specific. In…