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  Anime

  Meet Chiaki And Her Uncle Noboru, Acura’s New Anime Duo Who Are Ushering In a New Era of Type S Performance

  Acura embraces its Japanese roots, taps into anime to introduce its revamped Type S lineup.

  By G/O Media Studios for Acura Published February 1, 2022
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  Kotaku EastJapan

  The Japanese Internet Reacts To Sega Leaving The Arcade Business

  'This is truly the end,' writes one online commenter

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 1, 2022
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  Kotaku EastJapan

  Fate/Grand Order Director Is Going Independent

  Yousuke Shiokawa is leaving developer Delightworks to establish his own studio

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 1, 2022
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  CultureNews

  Activision VP Posts Shitty Anti-Union Message In Company Slack

  'A union doesn’t do anything to help us produce world-class games'

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 31, 2022
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  CultureNews

  Horde & Alliance Players Will Soon Be Able To Raid Together In World Of Warcraft

  It will be entirely optional, and come as part of the game's 9.2.5 update

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 31, 2022
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  CultureNews

  Wordle Bought By The New York Times For ‘Seven-Figure’ Sum

  'When the game moves to the NYT site, it will be free to play for everyone'

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 31, 2022
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  The Bests

  All The Big Pokémon Games, Ranked From Worst To Best

  Pokémon has come a long way since the days of Red , Blue , and Yellow

  By Ari Notis Published January 31, 2022
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  CultureTotal Recall

  The Best NES Game Turns 30 Years Old Today

  Gimmick pushed the Nintendo console to its limits and endures as a cult classic

  By Ian Walker Published January 31, 2022
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  CultureNews

  Destiny 2 Won’t Become A PlayStation Exclusive Post-Acquisition, Sony Says

  PlayStation boss Jim Ryan says the deal is about making better live-service games

  By Ethan Gach Published January 31, 2022
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  CultureNews

  Make Shopping Online Better With The Wii Shop Channel Song

  This extension makes shopping online so much better with the help of great Nintendo tunes

  By Zack Zwiezen Published January 31, 2022
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  CultureNews

  The Chess World Is Losing Its Mind Over One Grandmaster Potentially Trolling Another

  At 'chess Wimbledon,' Sergey Karjakin played Magnus Carlsen to a draw, upsetting fans

  By Ari Notis Published January 31, 2022
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  CultureNews

  Sony Buys Bungie, Makers of Destiny 2 For $3.6B

  The PS5 manufacturer says games will remain multiplatform

  By Ethan Gach Published January 31, 2022
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  OpinionCommentary

  Pokemon Legends: Arceus Fans Keep Getting Stuck On Its BS Random Monster Quests

  Big Buizel and Silcoon are testing some Nintendo Switch players’ patience

  By Ethan Gach Published January 31, 2022
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  CultureNews

  Worms Developer The Latest To Sell Out Over NFTs [Update: It’s Sorry]

  Publisher Team17 is throwing away its recently-built indie reputation

  By John Walker Published January 31, 2022
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  OpinionCommentary

  Pokémon Legends: Arceus’ Inventory Expansion Is A Rip-off

  Galaxy Hall's Bagin offers you the worst deal in Hisui

  By Sisi Jiang Published January 31, 2022
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  Kotaku East

  Man Makes Power Bank Able To Charge 5,000 Smartphones

  Why charge only one phone when you can charge thousands?

  By Brian Ashcraft Published January 31, 2022
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  Kotaku EastJapan

  Pachinko Is Not Doing Well In Japan

  Covid-19 has impacted the industry and led to closures

  By Brian Ashcraft Published January 31, 2022
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  CultureNews

  Let’s Check Out Ocarina Of Time’s PC ‘Port’

  Fans reverse-engineered the game's source code in 2021

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 30, 2022
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  Culture

  The Week In Games: The Zombies Are Coming

  Dying Light 2 hits consoles and PC later this week and remastered versions of Life is Strange , too

  By Zack Zwiezen Published January 30, 2022
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  CultureOdds and Ends

  NES Zelda Map Recreated By One Person Using 25,000 Lego Bricks

  It took the creator nearly four months to design and build this Nintendo-inspired Lego art piece

  By Zack Zwiezen Published January 30, 2022