The Week In Games: Summer Things

Stranger Things season 3 is almost here and next week, to coincide with the new season, a game based on the popular show launches on all major platforms. Will Barb return? (Probably not.) Speaking of strange(r) things, if you scan through this list, you might notice something odd. In the year 2019, we have a…

The New Sailor Moon Anime Movie Looks To Please Fans

If you like the way the original Sailor Moon and Sailor Moon R anime looked, then you’ll probably dig Sailor Moon Eternal: The Movie As Kai-You reports, Sailor Moon creator Naoko Takeuchi is overseeing the upcoming movie, while Kazuko Tadano, who was the character designer for the anime’s first two seasons, is returning as character…

Attack On Titan‘s Final Season Is Coming In Fall 2020

The final season of the Attack on Titan anime will premiere in fall 2020. A short teaser announcing the news has been released. In it, Mikasa is heard saying, “Eren, please, come back.” Attack on Titan debuted as a manga back in 2009. The first season of its anime adaptation premiered in April 2013. Next year…

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Skyrim Mod Makes The Oceans Worth Visiting

The first thing I thought when I saw this mod was “oh yeah, right, Skyrim has oceans!” The second was “and now I might actually go swimming in them”. Depths of Skyrim “aims to overhaul the flora, fauna and visuals under water”, by not just making everything look a lot nicer and brighter, but also…

Halo Reach’s PC Test “Illegally Distributed”, Players Facing Bans

Around 1000 Halo fans have been given the chance to test a single level from the upcoming PC version of Halo: Reach. A lot more than 1000 people want to play it, though, and so as I type this it’s being shared online. Aware of the leak, in a forum post made on Saturday, 343…

Adidas Is Making Naruto Sneakers

Adidas’ recent Dragon Ball collection was trash, but that hasn’t stopped the company from returning to the vintage manga/anime well, with a new lineup that’s all about Naruto Sneakerhead Jean Carlos has the first pics of what’s likely the first release, which is based on Sakura. There’s almost no Naruto branding on the outside of…

Summer Games Done Quick 2019 Raised Over $3 Million In One Week, Setting A New Record

Summer Games Done Quick 2019 has been a huge success and earlier this morning it was announced that the event had raised $3,003,889 for the charity Doctors Without Borders. This easily beat last year’s total of $2.1 million and is a new record for the popular SGDQ event. The week-long event showcases a variety of…

Star Wars Battlefront II Fans Are Loving The Recently Added Droidekas

You might call them Droidekas or you might call them destroyer droids, but whatever you call them, these rolling death machines were recently added into Star Wars Battlefront II. Since being added fans have seemingly fallen in love with the new droids, posting clips of how deadly they are, how buggy they can be, how…

‘Shop Contest: National Fried Chicken Day

Next weekend on July 6th, we all celebrate National Fried Chicken Day. Or at least we should. So instead of waiting until next weekend to do this contest, let’s get a jump on the festivities now! Your challenge this week: Give video game characters some fried chicken. In the past, when I’ve done National Holidays…

I Don’t Know Where To Put My Heroes

DOTA Underlords is Valve’s stab at the auto-battler genre. In Underlords, just like in Auto Chess and Teamfight Tactics, you place heroes you buy on a board and then they attack other heroes and creatures. And while I understand the basic rules and mechanics of the genre, I still have no idea where to place…

Sunday Comics: Tell Me A Joke

Hello! It’s time for Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published June 24. Read more of Awkward Zombie Corpse Run by Alex Di Stasi. Published June 27. Read more of Corpse Run Clueless Hero by…

‘Shop Contest: Keanu Reeves, Winners!

I’m back, after taking a weekend off. I feel refreshed and ready to judge. Two weeks ago, you fine folks were tasked with creating images featuring the internet’s favorite actor, Keanu Reeves. I got a LOT of entries, so I’m sorry if your picture didn’t make it. This was a hard week. Our winning image…

Look At This Adorable And Deadly Cougar From Red Dead Redemption 2

When you think about the cougars in Red Dead Redemption 2, the first thing that comes to mind is probably fear. Or maybe injury? Or that scary growl that big cats do before they jump on you and rip your face off. What probably doesn’t pop into your head is just how dang cute these…

Here’s July 2019’s Games With Gold Lineup

July’s Games With Gold lineup is a strange mix of family-friendly games and horror themed games. Inside is a wonderful and creepy platformer that you should play right away and don’t spoil yourself for how that game ends. As always, these games are only “free” if you have an active Xbox Live Gold subscription. July’s…