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Video Game Portraits Are Beautiful Works Of Art

Screenshot artist Andy Cull, whose work we featured last month on Kotaku, is part of a group called Infinite Lives. In this post, you’ll find some “screenshots” from their efforts that represent “the best in video game portraiture”, using a game as the foundation to express photographic art through. Cull has tried to “showcase shots…

I Farmed 9999 Coins So My Son Could Have The Stupid Skeleton Outfit From Super Mario Odyssey

This is what love is. Love is patient. Love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonour others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Except for that one time my 5-year-old son made me farm 9999…

What Is Your Favorite Game Level?

Super Mario Odyssey did a fantastic job melding a nostalgic love for the older retro Mario titles and its more modern 3D games. Its levels are inspired, creatively designed to balance a sense of wonder with a good challenge. Minor Spoiler Alert New Donk City’s Traditional Festival is the perfect example of that. Mario takes…

How One Of Horizon Zero Dawn’s Most Powerful Scenes Connects Aloy’s Childhood With Her Future

I’m blown away by Horizon Zero Dawn’s breathtaking landscapes, dinosaur-mecha battles, and its emotionally powerful story. In my closing article for today’s run as guest editor, I thought I’d get into why I’m loving my time with Horizon Zero Dawn and how I almost skipped over one of the most surprisingly touching moments in the…

I Didn’t Expect To Like Bayonetta 2 So Much

There are moments in Bayonetta 2 that are such a visual feast, I wished I could slow everything down with Witch Time. Fighting an onslaught of demons and angels with hundreds of explosions assaulting the screen, I loved how Bayonetta always keeps her cool. What I didn’t expect was that the convoluted story, with some…

Ninja Gaiden II’s Brilliant Use Of Weather

When I think back on the NES era, the Ninja Gaiden series stands out for having gorgeous cinematics, tough as nails gameplay, and amazing music. The first game had one of the most engaging stories of the 8-bit era. And while the second wasn’t as strong in the narrative department, it introduced a lot of…

Heather is returning to the world of Skyrim for a lengthy stream right now on Twitch. There will be dragons, magic, and environmental mods that makie foliage look a bit more foliage-y.

The Castlevania Game That Changed Everything

Symphony of the Night took the best elements of the Castlevania series, injected in RPG elements, and created one of the most compelling games for the original Playstation. A platform-adventure action role-playing game, it was developed by Konami and released in 1997 for the original PlayStation. A couple weeks back, Ben asked what our favorite…

The South Korean Horror Game About Terrifying Schools And Strange Romances

A horror game from South Korean developers ROI Games and Gachyon Soft, White Day: A Labyrinth Named School is notable in being one of the few games released in the States I know of that has the Korean War as its backdrop. It also has the reputation for being one of the most terrifying games…

The Melancholy Music Of Nier: Automata’s Apocalypse

The end of the world is here, and I never thought it’d sound so beautiful. Nier: Automata was one of the most intriguing games of 2017. With machines fighting androids over stakes grander than either could imagine, I was riveted by the story and its characters. The music accompanying the journey was sublime, but also…

Ninja Kid Was My Very First Video Game

Good morning Kotaku! I’m Peter Tieryas and I’m your guest editor for MLK Day. Do you remember your very first video game? Back in the 80s, I had long seen the Nintendo at friend’s houses. When I finally got my own console, I was given the choice of picking out any additional game I wanted…

The Nintendo Switch Had An Incredible Year In Japan

It’s January. A good time to take stock and reflect on 2017. And for the Nintendo Switch in Japan, what a year it was. Throughout 2017, the Switch drew long (and sometimes hellish) lines. Even by the year’s end, when the Switch became more available, it still continued to post strong sales numbers. But, really,…

Level-5 announced it’s porting 3DS game The Snack World:TreJarers to the Nintendo Switch. The exact release date is still TBA, and no word yet if it will get an international release. 

The Arcade Performance That’s Tearing Up Twitter

Twitter user Hiro spotted this masked-wearing, blind-folded Taiko no Tatsujin player at an arcade in Japan. The uploaded clip has racked up over three million views on Twitter. He’s not simply playing, but performing. Have a look for yourself. Amazing, no?  Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking…

Memorial Service For Bulma’s Voice Actress Hiromi Tsuru 

Last fall, Dragon Ball voice actress Hiromi Tsuru suddenly passed away. Recently, a memorial service was held in Tokyo. While the funeral was private, this was an owakare-kai (お別れ会) or “farewell gathering” that was open to the public. It was a way for colleagues and fans to grieve and celebrate her life. Sports Hochi reports…

House of the Dead is back! Starting this Friday, There is a location test in Akihabara for House of the Dead: Scarlet Dawn, which Arcade Heroes points out is the latest House of the Dead after a 12-year wait. 

Twins. Mt. Fuji, Japan. By Charlez Chong. 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! 

Oh Boy Look At This New Flight Sim

It was only a few weeks ago that I compiled a list of the best flight sims of all time, and here we are looking set to maybe add to it in 2018 with the latest entry in the Digital Combat Simulator series. The announcement of DCS: F/A-18C has followers of the series losing their…

Fortnite Players Have Found A Way To Glitch Under The Map (And Keep Killing) [Update]

A few days ago, Fortnite players discovered a glitch in the Fatal Fields area of the map that allowed them to slip under the game world and blast everyone else with impunity. You can see it in action in the footage below captured by Spoderman Gg: players are able to disappear underneath the game map…

Bandai Namco Offers To Extend Dragon Ball FighterZ Beta If Network Issues Continue [UPDATE]

Due out January 26, Dragon Ball FighterZ had its open beta this weekend. Unfortunately, network errors and disconnects have plagued much of the second half of it leading publisher Bandai Namco to discuss extending it beyond Sunday. Early access to the beta started for players who pre-ordered the game yesterday, with everyone else on PS4…