Gears of War 4: The Kotaku Review

Ten years ago, Gears of War helped define an age of blockbuster multiplayer games. Now, it’s the status quo. Gears of War 4 is more Gears of War. Luckily, Gears of War kicks ass. The newest game doesn’t offer many surprises, but it’s still enjoyable to play. Like the earlier games in the series, you…

PC Game Developers Say Anti-Piracy Tech Would Make Their Game Worse

“We don’t believe in DRM, and we don’t like DRM,” two of the developers behind the new game Shadow Warrior 2 recently told Kotaku in an e-mail, when we asked them about their game’s lack of anti-piracy protection. DRM, of course, refers to digital rights management or anti-piracy systems that are widely used to keep…

Battleborn Gets Its First Story DLC Today

Fans of Battleborn’s story operations that are sick to death of playing the initial set of scenarios get a reprieve today with Attikus and the Thrall Rebellion, a retelling of the third Thrall uprising with a little film noir flair. Attikus and the Thrall Rebellion is the first of five new story operations promised for…

PlayStation VR: The Kotaku Review

Let’s cut to the chase: PlayStation VR should be better. At its best, Sony’s new virtual reality headset manages to conjure the astonishing, immersive wonder of modern virtual reality. Just as often it is frustratingly held back by outdated hardware that can’t quite do what’s being asked of it. This piece originally appeared 10/5/16. PlayStation…

Character Creation Is The Best Part Of The New Skylanders

The idea was to show folks a quick five minute video of the character creation process in Skylanders: Imaginators while I work on our review. What I ended up is a nearly 20 minute testament to how deep and compelling this year’s gimmick turned out. It’s beyond gimmick, really. Skylanders: Giants had large characters. Swap…

The Final Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Trailer

Well, this looks very good. Here is the second story trailer, apparently the final one before the movie gets its December release. I do imagine we’ll get a slightly recut international trailer (maybe Japanese?) with a few more seconds of new footage, but this should give you an idea of what to expect when it…

Once Again, Japan Lines Up For The PlayStation VR

Today, the PlayStation VR went on sale. Earlier this summer when pre-orders got underway in Japan, folks lined up. And today? Those without them did exactly the same thing.  Japanese retailers only got a limited number of units for those who didn’t pre-order, so at many large shops, people actually had to line up for…

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Wonder Woman Cosplay Is Coming To Kick Your Ass

This Wonder Woman shoot takes elements of Megan Marie’s Warriorand Valkyrieoutfits and smashes ‘em together. Twice the costume, twice the ass-kicking. All photos by Fernando Brischetto / Photographes Sans Frontieres

Leon Kennedy, At Your Service

Cosplayer Leon Chiro has a slight twist on Leon Kennedy cosplay, going for his appearance in next year’s animated Resident Evil movie, Vendetta. Though I guess that’s also very similar to how he looked in Resident Evil 6

Snooker Champion Is Not VR Champion, Falls Over

Ronnie O’Sullivan is one of the greatest snooker players to ever pick up a cue. In the real world, he would kick your ass. In a virtual game of snooker, though, the dude has some problems. Mostly with the floor. This clip is from a trailer for a new History Channel show starring the Englishman,…