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Here is the first teaser for Sword Art Online: Alicization, which begins airing this October. A-1 Pictures is handling the animation duties.

Sunset with a Stranger. Dumaguete City Philippines. By Martin Tan. 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! 

Father and Son Bond Over Excellent Cities: Skylines Project

A dad and his 7-year-old son are creating a city together. Separated by a river, they build in isolation. One day, maybe, each side will connect up with the other. When I was a kid, the best shot that I had of playing a game with an adult was a wholesome game of checkers or,…

The original arcade Punch-Out!! is heading to Switch on March 30. That’s when it’ll release on the Japanese eShop, anyway, which anyone can access. It’ll probably end up on other eShops around the same time as part of Nintendo and Hamster’s Arcade Archives. I’m excited!

Rollercoaster Tycoon Park Puts Attendees On The Path To Enlightenment

A Rollercoaster Tycoon player has created a horrifying trial for their park attendees. Only those who find enlightenment will escape. For some reason, people love to use Rollercoaster Tycoon as an elaborate torture device. We have ‘coasters that are so long that riders die of starvation before the loop finishes. The same player created The…

We Played A Mystery Game While Trapped In A Coffin

The Alt.Ctrl.GDC exhibit at Game Developers Conference shows off a selection of games that use wild, weird, sometimes gigantic control schemes. Nathan Grayson and I took a tour of the booth this week, which all culminated in me getting inside an actual coffin. Well, an IKEA dresser on its side painted black. But still. You…

Game Warns Players It Includes ‘Sexism,’ But Developer Says ‘No Actual Sexism Inside’

An upcoming game listed on the Nintendo Switch’s online store boasts some surprising features along with its four different endings and “amazing soundtrack”: “Obscenity and sexism.” Metropolis: Lux Obscura is already on Steam, but on April 4, Metropolis, which is rated “Mature 17+,” arrives on the Nintendo Switch. It’s film noir-styled interactive comic book game…

Six Things PUBG Mobile Does Better Than The Original

PUBG Mobile isn’t just a surprisingly solid port, it also has a few key features that the main game doesn’t. These changes could help breathe life into the game as it battles Fortnite and helps all us chicken dinner-seeking buffoons enjoy the game even more. Log-in Bonuses Mobile games often use log in bonuses as…

Far Cry 5 Has A Great Riff On Far Cry 4‘s Early Ending

This secret is neat, and you can experience it in the first 15 minutes. Spoilers. Far Cry 5 takes place in the fictional Hope County, a small town in Montana led by cult leader named Joseph Seed. You play as “The Deputy,” a cop who is heading into town to hopefully arrest Seed. Far Cry…

The Best Video Game Trees, According To Someone Who Makes Them

Fun fact: there’s an entire company dedicated to helping game developers create believable trees. SpeedTree offers developers a huge library of trees as well as tools that let them quickly make their own, and its tech has appeared in everything from The Witcher 3 to Forza to Destiny. Which video game trees are the best,…

You Can Play A Way Out Online With Only One Copy

The fantastic prison break co-op game, A Way Out, drops today. In order to play it, you’ll need to grab a friend, whether that be couch co-op or online. If you’re opting to play online, don’t worry. It’s hilariously simple. Your partner doesn’t even need a copy of the game. Heather Alexandra and I played…

Far Cry 5 Changes A Lot More Things Than Just The Setting

We’ve heard a lot about Far Cry 5, and now we’ve finally played it. It doesn’t just offer a radically different setting from the series’ norm. It tweaks the Far Cry formula in some interesting ways—in terms of how you progress through its world, improve your character and more. We wanted to show all of…

PUBG Bots And Pirate Crew Problems:  The Week’s Hottest Game Topics

We’ve got Fortnite, PUBG, Luigi’s wiener, Star Wars, and more on this week’s video news roundup. There are a couple jokes in here. I’ll leave it to you to decide which of my words are jokes and which are just creatively worded facts. In Kotaku XP, Gita Jackson and I discuss the top Kotaku stories…

PixelJunk Monsters 2 Is Coming, And It Looks Gorgeous

PixelJunk Monsters 2, the sequel to Q-Games’ 2008 tower defense game, is coming May 25 to PlayStation 4, Steam, and Switch—and it looks gorgeous. Kotaku got a brief demo of the game at Game Developers Conference yesterday at the booth of its publisher, Spike Chunsoft. If you think the visual style looks nice in screenshots,…

Teens And Teachers Say Fortnite Mobile Is Destroying Some Schools

For months now, teachers everywhere have heard students talk about Fortnite, the world’s latest obsession, nonstop. While the popularity of the game is nothing new, its release on iOS has apparently only made things more intense. Fortnite is now a huge distraction you can now take anywhere, after all. Many schools have rules against cell phones,…

Monster Hunter: World‘s New Monster Put Up One Hell Of A Fight

Last night I streamed Monster Hunter: World on Kotaku’s Twitch channel and teamed up with a group of loyal readers to hunt down the new monster Deviljho. Deviljho is a massive, pickle-looking monstrosity that’s able to body slam even the toughest of other monsters. A rainy battle against this slobbering beast became one of my…

Sea Of Thieves Is Better If You Also Use It As A Chat Room

I recently played the Xbox One’s new game Sea of Thieves for several hours with my colleague Paul Tamayo. I had never played the game, though I love pirates and boats so much that I felt like I’ve been playing it all my life. The game is as much a chat room as it is…

People Are Falling In Love With Ash’s Newest Pokémon

In the Pokémon Sun & Moon anime, Ash has caught a new Pocket Monster. Poipole, an Ultra Beast, is adorable. This Poison-type Pocket Monster made its debut in Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon. Poipole made its first TV anime appearance in Sun & Moon last December in Japan. Ash’s Poipole is the 50th Pokémon…

Refrigerator Blows Up In Net Cafe, Nearly Hitting A Customer 

Recently in Pingdingshan City, China, an internet cafe’s refrigerator suddenly exploded, with the blast knocking forward a customer. According to CGTN, thankfully, no one was hurt. Below is CCTV footage of the explosion. Currently, authorities are investigating the cause. Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking points from…

Square Enix published manga High Score Girl is getting a TV anime. The manga previously caused a lawsuit, which SNK Playmore later dropped. Rumor has it the show will debut this July.