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Vagrant Story Is A Brutally Original JRPG

The PS1 had some of the most innovative JRPGs ever developed. Vagrant Story was at the top of its class. Directed and written by Yasumi Matsuno, it’s a role playing game that defied categorization, mixing genres while telling a complex story that blended seamlessly with the gameplay and art style. It’s by far the darkest…

My Strange Conversations With Seaman

It was midnight and I was alone in my room, talking with the Seaman on my Dreamcast. Seaman was asking about my love life and I felt embarrassed to admit I didn’t have one (this was many years ago before I was married). Seaman wondered, “Ok, I want to ask you something. This one is…

Child Of Light Is A Love Letter To Fables And JRPGs

Child of Light is a beautiful game and a mesmerizing experience that crafts a perfect fusion between RPGs and platforming. In many ways, it encapsulates what I love most about JRPGs, which are wondrous worlds with engrossing mechanics and a charming cast. On top of that, the art is sublime as the hand-painted environments and character…

I Ate The Resident Evil Brain Cake

Happy Thanksgiving Kotaku! My name’s Peter Tieryas and I’m your guest editor for the next two days. Last time I was guest editor was about a year ago and I wrote about some of my favorite games including Chrono Cross, Metal Gear Solid 2, and even some Xenoblade Chronicles X. For the next two days,…

Twitter CEO Seemed Unaware Of Japan’s Most Famous Twitter Meme

Every time Castle in the Sky is shown on Japanese TV, the country’s Twitter users flood timelines concurrent tweets. In the past, they’ve set new world records in the process. Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey says he has no idea about this. When Castle in the Sky is shown on TV, the characters say the word…

Japanese Company Will Pay Employees Extra Money If They’re Married To 2D Characters

Tech research company Gatebox Lab is interested in hiring recruits who have deep feelings for 2D characters. The company will even pay a stipend to those who have married one. According to Nico Nico News, Gatebox Lab will pay 5,000 yen ($45) in support compensation to employees living conjugal lives with the characters they love.…

Fans Don’t Like Venom’s Voice In Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite 

On December 5, Venom is one of three characters headed to Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite. After watching the debut trailer, many fans are not happy with Venom’s voice! Some are even trying to fix it.  Check out the trailer below: And some of the reactions: As Event Hubs points out, voice edits are popping up…

Blizzard is planning on opening a permanent retail store in Gangnam, Korean website Gameshot reports. Gameshot adds that the success of last year’s WoW pop-up store ‘Booty Bay Flea Market’ (pictured) in South Korea inspired the decision. [Thanks, Sang!]

Autumn Colors. Kyoto, Japan. By JB Gimena. 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!   

Marvel Heroes Developer Gazillion Apparently Lays Off Everyone On Thanksgiving Eve

Gazillion, the studio behind the embattled Marvel Heroes, has apparently been shut down today, with all staff laid off the day before Thanksgiving. As a result the game will also be closing early; originally due to end in December, it’ll now cease operations on Friday. Multipleformer employeeshave taken to Twitter to announce the layoffs, which…

Quiz: Which Dysfunctional Video Game Family Are You A Part Of?

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving, a holiday many celebrate with the people they love, hate to love, or just hate, colloquially known in some circles as “family.” In that spirit, it’s time to find out which dysfunctional video game family you’re most likely to be a part of.

Here’s A Good Look At The New TMNT Arcade Game

Last month,it was announced that there was going to be a new TMNT arcade game, featuring the same kind of four-player co-op that made Konami’s 1989 version an all-time classic. There wasn’t any footage to go along with that announcement, sadly, but there is now. Arcade Heroes managed to capture a ton of footage of…

Witcher 3 Development Is Over, But One Of Its Designers Is Still Making Mods

In the two and a half years since it was released, The Witcher 3 has received hundreds of mods from enthusiastic fans. Some were silly, others were deadly serious, but the latest is a litany of unofficial improvements done as a side project by one of the game’s original developers. Andrzej Kwiatkowski, a Senior Gameplay…

The 12 Best Games for Mac

Hey, look! A sleek computer with a piece of fruit embossed on it. Contrary to popular belief, there’s loads of games to be played on Apple computers. We’ve made this list with an eye toward matching our list of the best PC games when possible, while keeping in mind that most people’s Macs can’t quite…

Finding Paradise, the sequel to the excellent narrative game To The Moon, will be out on December 14, creator Kan Gao said today. New trailer above. The Kotaku quote is particularly good.

The Electronic Musician Inspired By Anime And Dragon Age

It turns out if you want to get the LA-based musician Will Wiesenfeld, stage name Baths, talking about video games, you should ask him about Diablo 2. In video game circles he’s known for the theme song for this summer’s Dream Daddy, as well as the understated trailer music for Hyper Light Drifter’s stunningly successful…

I Tried To Run A Virtual School And Things Didn’t Work Out

Academia: School Simulator’s Steam page suggests you can make the high school of your dreams. But my school, Leo’s Learning Emporium ended up as more of a dystopian nightmare. You can see how my school got on in the video above. Academia: School Simulator is available now in early access on Steam.

After Owner’s Bizarre Meltdown, HQ Trivia Has A Wild Night

Last night’s HQ Trivia was a little tense. Not only were there over a hundred thousand players—the most I’ve ever seen—but the chat was filled with comments about a Daily Beast article where host Scott Rogowsky’s boss threatened to fire him. Even Rogoswky couldn’t avoid addressing it, making veiled references to the online shitshow that…

Street Fighter Transformers? Why The Hell Not 

Shoryuken! Hadouken! Spinning Bird Kick! Psycho Crusher! Now transform into a car! Due out in Japan in May, Transformers X Street Fighter II figures turn four existing transforming robots into mechanical world warriors. Titan Returns Hot Rod becomes Ken, complete with a tiny version of himself to serve as his robot head, which seems like…

Gwent’s single-player campaign has been delayed until 2018. CD Projekt Red announced the news, breaking millions of hearts the world over. “Thronebreaker,” the card game’s 15 hour story mode was supposed to hit in December. Gwent’s also still in beta, because that’s what you do with games in 2017.