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Hatsune Miku Sneaks Into Ireland's High School Exit Exam
10.6.2021
Hatsune Miku is a digital musician (also known as a vocaloid) who’s been belting out catchy, commercially successful tunes since 2007. The synthetic idol is monumentally popular in Japan and, as of this year, is a major part of Ireland’s exam for students graduating from secondary school. (That’s...
Roblox is Being Sued By Music Publishers For $200 Million
10.6.2021
The National Music Publishers’ Association is suing Roblox for at least $200 million, claiming that the platform’s games are “illegally using songs from numerous artists”.Read more
DC Super Hero Girls: Teen Power Is A Great Kids Game
9.6.2021
We don’t ask much of our kid-aimed cartoon-based video games, and most don’t give us much in return—just several hours of harmless, colorful fun to keep our children entertained while we adult. But Switch exclusive DC Super Hero Girls: Teen Power, with its combo-based battles, RPG-style progress...
I'm Talking About The Big Corellian Ships
9.6.2021
Rasmus Poulsen is franchise art director at Danish studio IO Interactive, the developers of the Hitman series.Read more
Netflix Cowboy Bebop's Existence Now Justified By New Yoko Kanno Music
8.6.2021
On Tuesday, Netflix announced that Yoko Kanno, the musical genius behind Cowboy Bebop’s soundtrack, will be producing original tunes for the Netflix live-action adaptation of the hit anime series.Read more
New Transformers Cyberverse Figures Roll Out, Then Transform
8.6.2021
Hasbro’s new Roll N’ Change Bumblebee and Optimus Prime, announced today for release in September, perfectly illustrate the difference between Transformers’ collector and kids lines. Look at how much fun commercial actor lad is having. You don’t get that from collecting expensive high-end figures....
Ex-Giant Bomb Duders' New Project Is Already Blowing Up On Patreon
7.6.2021
One month after leaving Giant Bomb, foundational members Vinny Caravella, Alex Navarro, and Brad Shoemaker have started a new Patreon-supported project known as Nextlander, which so far seems to be Giant Bomb in everything but name. And, shock of all shocks, it already has over 5,000 backers.Read...
Rick And Morty Might Be Coming To Fortnite
7.6.2021
Fortnite is teasing its next crossover and it seems to involve characters from Adult Swim’s popular show, Rick And Morty. Read more
Lawsuit Claims Capcom Stole Pictures For Resident Evil And Devil May Cry
6.6.2021
A designer is suing Capcom over improper use of licensed material, Polygon reports. According to a lawsuit filed Friday, Capcom used unlicensed photographs as art assets in Resident Evil 4, Devil May Cry, and other games.Read more
D&D MMO Neverwinter Will Finally Let You Be A Bard
4.6.2021
Loremasters, minstrels, tale-tellers, songblades—every adventuring party needs a bard. If there isn’t someone on your side fighting kobolds with a lute, what’s the point? I don’t know how a Dungeons & Dragons MMO has survived since 2013 without them, but the question will soon be moot, as bards...
Here's Your E3 2021 Schedule, From Ubisoft To Nintendo
3.6.2021
As fan registration opens for access to the E3 2021 portal and app, organizers have released a tentative schedule of virtual press conferences for the four-day event, starting with Ubisoft and Gearbox Entertainment on Saturday, June 12, and ending with Nintendo on Tuesday, June 15.Read more
Waterworld Is One Of The SNES’ Best Soundtrack Delivery Systems
3.6.2021
Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s ongoing hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-ass sounds they make. Hold onto your mutated gills and webbed feet, because today we’re diving into the music of Waterworld for the SNES.Read more
Fortnite Players Are Getting Abducted By UFOs
2.6.2021
As the latest Fortnite season nears its end, players are being zapped by mysterious beams of light that seem reminiscent of UFO abductions.Read more
Super Mario Bros. Movie Restoration Adds 20 Minutes Of Deleted Scenes
2.6.2021
For years now, Super Mario Bros. The Movie Archive has been working to obtain and restore a bunch of deleted scenes from Nintendo’s 1993 disaster. That work is now largely done, leaving us with a sort of “director’s cut” of the film that runs for 20 minutes longer than the original.Read more
Oh, Goody, E3 Will Have An Awards Show
1.6.2021
Following a weeklong flurry of digital events, and a four-day spree of press conferences, E3 2021 will culminate in an awards ceremony, the Entertainment Software Association announced today. Yay…Read more
A Moment's Peace
1.6.2021
Yusong Zeng is an artist from China.Read more
K-pop Group Enhypen Is Sorry About World Map That Omitted Japan
31.5.2021
Just as K-pop group Enhypen is making a big push around the world, the group has ruffled feathers in Japan for merch that didn’t include, well, Japan. Read more
The Twitch DMCAs Just Keep Coming
29.5.2021
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: The music industry is taking aim at Twitch, this time to the tune of “about 1,000 individual claims,” according to the company. Twitch’s solution? Second verse, same as the first: Delete, delete, delete.Read more
Lady Dimitrescu's Actor & Model Cosplaying As Lady Dimitrescu
28.5.2021
Look I know we’ve already seen some incredible Lady Dimitrescu cosplay, but I figured it was worth seeing some more today given the fact the ladies in the dress here are the actors Capcom used to bring the character to life.Read more
The Last Of Us Game Actor Will Be In The TV Series
28.5.2021
Well, this is neat! While the upcoming The Last Of Us TV series has been busy recasting everyone’s favourite murderers, replacing the iconic faces and voices we grew to love (?) over two grisly experiences, one actor from the game will be playing the same character in the show: Merle Dandridge,...