This week on Kotaku Splitscreen, I talked with composer Austin Wintory (Journey, Assassin’s Creed Syndicate) about what it was like auditioning to be the composer for Star Trek: Discovery, and why he’s glad he did it even though he didn’t get the gig.

Four years after the release of Journey, thatgamecompany has begun taking the wraps off their next project. On Twitter, creative director Jenova Chen revealed that thatgamecompany’s next game—which they’re currently calling “thatnextgame”—will be “a game about giving.” It will involve candles, unless it doesn’t.

Downloadable-only games have exploded in popularity in the last few years. Gone are the days when retail was the be-all, end-all of video games. Now, some of the coolest, most inventive games are just a few clicks away from being able to play. Still, I can’t help but feel like the grass is greener on the other side of…

Cosplayer Angela Bermúdez and photographer Essam Elbably wanted to take some desert-themed cosplay shots from both Star Wars: The Force Awakens and PS3 game Journey. So...they headed out into the Egyptian desert, complete with massive sand dunes, and did just that.

I’m a confirmed believer in the church of video games, a sect whose faith has been rewarded over the past decade, as games have sailed easily over the hurdles that have been placed in front of them by the apostates. No one really disputes anymore that games can make us cry, make us laugh, teach our children, train our…

There’s a man in our office, let’s call him Danny. Because his name is actually Danny.

I thought I was finished with Journey. I was wrong.

Not so long ago, Robin Hunicke played an instrumental role in making soothing, soulful PlayStation 3 hit Journey. Now she's heading up a new team and picking up where she left off: Luna is a game with no killing or amassing power, just human connection and learning from mistakes.

I posted a gameplay video for Tom Francis's upcoming space pirate game Heat Signature a few weeks ago. Natalie Hanke made this poster for the game. Click through to see more of her video game poster series:

A Monument Valley level based on the world of Journey. See the entire image below, as well as Monument Valley plush characters.

Plush Journey doll made by Jacquelline.

Journey snowman.

Matt Nava, art director on Journey, posted these instructions for making an origami Journey traveler: