After briefly getting the world excited over the prospect of a new hardware announcement at Gamescom next month, Microsoft has changed a line in its blog post from promising “all-new Xbox hardware and accessories” to “new Xbox One bundles and accessories.” Whoops!
Track: Boom Boom | Artist: John Lee Hooker | Album: Whiskey & Wimmen Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.
In Japan, robot cat Doraemon is beloved. People adore the character, which is sometimes called “Japan’s Micky Mouse.” But no one in the Doraemon’s homeland or anywhere else on Earth is a bigger fan than Instagram user Reghina Karwur As Karapaia notes, the inside and outside of her house in Indonesia are wall-to-wall Doraemon. This…
A 51-year-old man in Kobe has been arrested for allegedly violating Japan’s stalking law. The suspect, however, said he wasn’t stalking a 33-year-old woman, but just playing Pokémon Go near her house. “I was playing Pokémon Go and just passed in front of her house,” the suspect, who works at a Kobe school, is quoted…
This is Battle Kid. It will be released this September in Japan on a Famicom cartridge. It makes sense that the game is available on Famicom cart because homebrew game Battle Kid was originally released on NES cartridge in 2010. And now, years later, the game is finally getting a localized Japan release. On a…
Color Wander Montreal, Canada. By Ben Nicholas | Instagram JPGs is a photo peek into wherever gamers might find interesting. If you’re a photographer and have images you want to share, drop us a line!
Beginning with this Verge article on AI-created character bios, comic artist Adam Ellis decided to take the text and finish the job of creating some new—and very cute—Sanrio characters. The bios themselves, made using predictive text, are great on their own. But Ellis’ images take them to another level. Especially Delicious Bradley and his birthdays. There is…
Track: Mince Meat | Artist: Danger Doom | Album: The Mouse & The Mask Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.
I am entirely indifferent to the Pittsburgh Steelers, but boy does that gold cover look hot I’m serious, it’s a great cover! We not only get to see All-Pro WR Brown’s face (previous covers have used photos where the player is wearing their helmet), but the stark background is a nice, bright change for a…
Xenia Malikova is a concept artist and illustrator from Russia. You can see more of Xenia’s work at her ArtStation page Fine Art is a celebration of the work of video game artists, showcasing the best of both their professional and personal portfolios. If you’re in the business and have some concept, environment, promotional or…
At first glance, Clicker Heroes 2 doesn’t seem like anything out of the ordinary. It’s a clicker game in which you incrementally build up a fantasy hero and watch numbers skyrocket to the point that perspective dies. You do this forever. What makes Clicker Heroes 2 different from other games in its genre is the…
Panzer Corps, one of the finest strategy games on the PC, is getting a sequel. Panzer Corps 2 looks to be sticking to the same formula, with changes coming to supply, air combat and the introduction of unit-splitting.
Nintendo’s Labo came with a bunch of stuff you could craft, but fans taking part in a competition have come up with a bunch of new/improved designs, ranging from big red dinosaurs to solar powered accordions to interactive teapots. The Nintendo Labo Creators Contest (one of the prizes was that sweet Labo-themed Switch we posted…
Nintendo, like loads of other companies, has an internal sports team. That’s not unique. But what’s cool about Nintendo’s company table tennis team is that its uniform is to die for Just look at this shit! It was designed internally by a Nintendo employee, and these images were shared by Masaaki Sano, an avid table…
A Kickstarter for a board game adaptation of Joss Whedon’s Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog had looked to be going very well earlier this week, going 4x past its stretch goal in just a matter of days. Slight problem though: the game never had the Dr. Horrible license. In a bizarre updateon the game’s Kickstarter page…
At the time LeBron James was announced as one of NBA 2K19’s cover stars, he was a Cleveland Cavalier. He’s since signed for the Lakers, which for the second year running has left 2K’s marketing in need of some urgent changes For the sake of accuracy, it’s a matter some GameStop stores are taking into…
Clever game design can take advantage of even the most limited resources. Celestial Hacker Girl Jessica is a marble-rolling game set in abstract space, which is made using mostly Unity assets. For some people, that might be infuriating, but sitting down to play it shows off what smart level design can do for a game. Created…
Overwatch’s hero roster keeps changing—all in the name of perfection that’s ultimately unattainable. Or at least, it would be, if one fan hadn’t cracked the code. One word: Torbjorn. For the past two months, Overwatch fan and subreddit poster Drewhead118 has been meticulously splicing every hero’s DNA with Torbjorn’s. The results have been both stunning…
The makers of soothing production line game Opus Magnum are back with a new one called EXAPUNKS This time instead of programming chemical processes you’ll be creating computer viruses and hacking into all manner of devices. It hits Early Access on Steam August 21.
Online criminals are reportedly laundering hundreds of thousands of dollars using blockbuster mobile games like Clash of Clans, Clash Royale and Marvel Contest of Champions, according to a new report by German cybersecurity firm Kromtech. Free-to-play games often rely on in-app purchases that allow players to exchange real money for gold, gems, or some other…
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