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This B-Movie-Inspired Action-RPG Looks Like An Anime Fan's Fever Dream
7.1.2022
Not often do video game trailers wed my love for cheesy B movies, anime references, and balls-to-the-wall action spectacles, but this upcoming action role-playing game might as well have lifted its premise from my fever dreams and brought them to life. Read more
E3 2022 Goes Online-Only Amid Pandemic Fueled By Omicron Variant
6.1.2022
The Electronic Entertainment Expo, or E3, will shift to an online-only showcase for the second consecutive year and a year off, according to GamesBeat.Read more
The Pope Listened To Undertale's 'Megalovania' In The Year Of Our Lord 2022
6.1.2022
The Pope is a lot of things: a religious figurehead for the Catholic church, hat aficionado, and an apparent hater of cat owners. But now Papa Francis can add being a listener to game soundtracks to his wheelhouse as well. He’s apparently a big fan of Undertale’s infectiously catchy song...
Play These Classic Games Created In Communist Czechoslovakia
3.1.2022
A project by the Slovak Game Developers Association has seen a collection of Communist-era early video games receive their first English translation, and a digital release, offering a unique insight to early ‘80s Eastern Europe.Read more
Sunday Comics: 2022
2.1.2022
Hello! It’s time for Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon.Read more
Airdrop culture could pose integral threat to DeFi industry
31.12.2021
The sobering fallout of rug-pulled YEAR token has provided an acrimonious ending to a commendable 12 months of growth for decentralized finance
Behold, A Japanese Hand Massaging Device For Gamers
30.12.2021
Bauhutte, the folks behind the gaming bed and the gaming mattress, are back with another interesting product: A hand massager for gamers. Read more
John Madden Dies At Age 85
29.12.2021
Legendary coach and broadcaster John Madden died Tuesday morning, the NFL announced. For fans, no one is more synonymous with football than Madden, and perhaps no one person has done more to bring new people into the game.Read more
What The Matrix Resurrections Really Says About Video Games Isn't Obvious
28.12.2021
Video games are both important and unimportant in The Matrix Resurrections. They’re mentioned a lot–they play a significant role in the life of Keanu Reeves’ character, Thomas Anderson–but at the same time, the film isn’t particularly interested in games as games. Rather, games serve as a metaphor...
Decades Later, An Animator Complaint Discovered In Akira
27.12.2021
Until December 28, Akira is streaming on YouTube for free in Japan. With the country’s end of year holidays underway, people have more time to spend watching the movie, and perhaps, more time to notice all the little details. Read more
Sunday Comics: Wonderful!
26.12.2021
Hello! It’s time for Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon.Read more
The Unique Artist Behind Bomberman's Catchy Beats
25.12.2021
I’ve always had a thing for June Chikuma’s music, though it took me a while to realize it. Even today, I often find myself humming the “mantra” track from Faxanadu, the difficult, side-scrolling action-RPG for the Nintendo Entertainment System. Faxanadu resonated because it conveyed a fantasy world...
Uncharted Movie's Sully Already Looked Off, But The Mustache Makes It Even Worse
23.12.2021
A new trailer for the live-action Uncharted movie dropped today and we finally got a good look at Mark Wahlberg sporting his character Sully’s famous mustache, and…it doesn’t look great. Read more
Esports High School Opening In Japan Next Spring
23.12.2021
Do you like video games? Are you going to be a high school student in Japan? If you answered “yes” to both, have I got an academic institution for you. This April, as junior high school students across Japan enter high school, a new type of specialty institution will open its doors. Dubbed “Esport...
Meme Stock GameStop Now Accepts Meme Cryptos Like Doge
22.12.2021
In a year which began with memes helping to propel GameStop’s junk stock price into the stratosphere, it’s only fitting that the shrinking video game retailer should cap the frivolities off by cozying up to cryptocurrencies. Last week, GameStop apparently joined Flexa, a payment network that lets...
'Caramelldansen' Owners Really Don't Want You To Know Where The Song Originated
22.12.2021
If you used Tiktok at all in March 2020, there’s a decent chance you heard a song called “Caramelldansen,” a Swedish pop song originally from the early 2000s that once made waves as an internet meme and has since experienced something of a resurgence on the video-sharing platform. As it turns...
A Live-Action Nausicaä Movie Could Look Great
21.12.2021
When manga and anime get live-action versions, one of the biggest stumbling blocks is the way things look. On the page or animated, a character and their outfit might appear awesome; however, the real-life interpretation could end up looking awkward or silly. That doesn’t seem to be true...
Krampus Is Destroying Call Of Duty Players And They Aren’t Happy About It
20.12.2021
I assumed getting murdered by Krampus at the end of a hotly contested Call of Duty match would be objectively funny, but it seems players are less than pleased with the mythological creature’s ability to affect online competition so dramatically.Read more
Voice Actor Sayaka Kanda Dies At Age 35
20.12.2021
On Saturday, Sayaka Kanda was discovered dead after at around 1 p.m. in Sapporo, Japan. That day, Kanda had been scheduled to perform the role of Eliza Doolittle in a matinée performance of My Fair Lady, but citing an illness, her stand-in assumed the role.Warning: This article contains a mention...
The My Hero Academia Manga Could Finish In A Year
20.12.2021
My Hero Academia debuted in Weekly Shonen Jump back in July 2014 and has become one of Japan’s most popular manga. This weekend, creator Kohei Horikoshi announced that the manga was entering its home stretch. Horikoshi issued an official statement during a stage presentation at the Jump Festa event...