The Art Of Watch Dogs 2

There sure is a lot of colour in Watch Dogs 2, a creative decision that can be traced all the way back to the game’s concept art. Below you’ll find collections of work from the game by many of the artists working on Watch Dogs 2 In case you missed it, last week I ran…

“FF Is Coming Out” Is All Square Enix Needs To Say

Billboards promoting new video games aren’t usually that memorable. They lack impact! Not this, though. It’s terrific. This billboard has gone up in Tokyo’s Shibuya to promote Final Fantasy XV’s release. It simply says, “FF Is Coming Out” (FFが出る). That’s all it needs to say. Love how simple and to the point it is. Only…

Find Dragon Balls With This Dragon Ball Radar

In Dragon Ball, there is a tracking device that makes finding, well, Dragon Balls, so much more easy. Now people can own one. Of course, this isn’t a real Dragon Ball Radar, but it does look like the one Bulma made. It’s apparently a quality replica that also beeps, plays music, and makes sounds. You…

Slowpoke Tails Are Still Tasty 

Slowpoke tails are nutritious and delicious! We’ve known that since Pokémon Gold and Silver. And now, we get to know that some more. Note: This article contains Sun and Moon spoilers.  Previously, Slowpoke tail plushies went on sale in Japan. And in Sun and Moon, we have this… Goodness. There’s more. This is grim stuff!

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260 Mods Turn Skyrim Into A Game Of Thrones Trailer

Using over 260 individual mods, from faces to outfits, UpIsNotJump has managed to recreate the entire original trailer to Game of Thrones using Skyrim It’s not 100% perfect, given the limitations of the creaky old game and its engine (this is the original, not the recently-release special edition), but bearing those same limitations in mind,…

PC Strategy Game Turned Into A Video Player

This, believe it or not, is a zoomed-out view of a real-time strategy game for the PC called Factorio. A game that one guy has managed to turn into a working video player.  Factorio is an RTS title that, at its most superficial level, is a game about building factories. Inspired by some Minecraft mods,…

The Week In Games: Lend Us Your Energy 

In this week of being thankful, let me just say what I am thankful for: 30 years of Dragon Ball video game adaptations. Some of them have been great, most have not. But just like no amount of being pummeled could ever truly finish Goku off, no amount of duds or weak annualizations could ever…

Unicorns Of Love Show Why Competitive Gaming Needs Mascots 

Unicorns of Love are a European League of Legends team. They also just defeated North American’s Team Solo Mid in the semifinals at the Intel Extreme Masters XI season tournament going on right now in Oakland, California. As a result, the team known for its quirks and unpredictability will go on to the finals to…

The Latest Chapter In Jimmy Fallon’s Ongoing Love Affair With Mario Kart

This weekend, the Tonight Show posted a video on YouTube in which host Jimmy Fallon challenged some of NASCAR’s best drivers to a game of Mario Kart. Ahead of today’s final Sprint Cup race of the season, Jimmie Johnson, Carl Edwards, Kyle Busch and Joey Logano went head-to-head to see who would face the Fallon…

University Rivalry Grows Beyond Football To League Of Legends 

Last night, Stanford came out on top in its “Big Game” against California rivals Berkeley. They finished two touchdowns ahead of the Golden Bears at 45-31. But that wasn’t the only game Berkeley lost to Stanford last night. Before kick-off at Memorial Stadium, the two schools’ collegiate League of Legends teams met in Oakland at…

One-Man Wrecking Crew Wins Titanfall 2 Match Without Help From Team

We’ve all been there: you’re sitting there with your friends in an online match against some random person getting completely demolished no matter what you do. It’s painful. Every fiber of your being is raging. You’re not just losing. You’re not just getting humiliated. You’re getting completely shutdown no matter what you do or how…

Sunday Comics: Just Crouch Down

Welcome to Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira. Published November 16. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published November 14. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and…

Kotaku Shop Contest: Mask-uerading, Winners! 

Week two after the Photoshop contest was resurrected from an Internet black hole, everyone has contributed some of their best (and worst) ideas in an effort to rediscover the contest’s former glory. I asked for you to share some alternate masks for Corvo and Emily on their campaign for blood thirsty revenge. We got some…