Even for Japanese TV, This Show Is Surreal

Actually! The vast majority of Japanese television is rather tame. But every year or so, there are a couple shows that are, ahem, unusual. Bless them. Amid the variety programs and talk shows, many Japanese TV programs have celebrities walking around different places, eating local cuisine. If you’re into regional culture, the shows aren’t boring,…

A Look Inside the Neon Genesis Evangelion Bullet Train

This fall, a Neon Genesis Evangelion bullet train will begin service in Japan. If you thought the outside was something else, wait until you see the inside. This is more than a fancy wrapping. Inside, the train’s first two cars are Evangelion themed. According to Tetsudo Shimbun, there are Evangelion Unit-01 themed seats in the…

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New Animal Crossing Amiibo: Blathers & Resetti

Nintendo Japan just announced four new Amiibo. Among them are Blathers and Resetti. Blathers. And Resetti. There’s also Amiibo coming for Kicks and Celeste. They’ll be out in Japan on December 17.

From Concept Art To Cosplay

Littleblondegoth Cosplay with a nice homage to some original Destiny concept art

Korra, Your Tauntaun Will Freeze Before You Reach The First Marker!

Jenn Tran is an artist who has worked at places like Hi-Rez and Harebrained. I actually featured a little bit of her latest stuff—for Battletech—yesterday, but thought the rest of her work was so cool it was worth a showcase. You can see more of Jenn’s work at her personal site and Tumblr To see…

One Game’s DLC Costs $3000 (And That’s On Sale)

Everyone likes to complain about how developers try to nickel and dime their audience with paid downloadable content. But this game takes the cake. It’s insane. I put the question to Mark: how much is too much for DLC? He got a bit miffed at the DLC for Dragon Age: Inquisition, but that’s only in…

At Least Mirror’s Edge 2 Has Got The Music Right

I’m one of those people who could forgive Mirror’s Edge’s sins. It remains one of my favourite games, one I still play regularly, and a big part of that is down to its soundtrack. EA made a big blog post todayabout the composer for the upcoming sequel, which is normally the kind of PR fluff…

OK, NBA2K16, That Sure Is An Intro

NBA2K16 is a AAA sports game with a big budget, big licensing, superstars on the cover and an ambitious singleplayer campaign helmed by an Academy Award-nominated director. Believe it or not, then, this is the game’s intro. Um, what?

The Sun Comes Down In Smite To Kick Some Ass

For years I’ve spent most of my days desperately avoiding the big glowing ball of fire in the day, bottling up my frustration at its burning, sweat-generating touch. Next week’s Smite update brings the sun down from the sky, and I’ll be waiting. Fans of the Norse pantheon get thrown a fiery bone next week…

Dev Offers Free Games For Steam User Reviews, Gets Nuked By Valve

Valuable life lesson: probably don’t do this. RosePortal Games, the developer of an RPG called Epic Quest of the 4 Crystals recently got caught offering compensation—in the form of free Steam keys—in exchange for Steam reviews. When Valve found out, they weren’t pleased. They wrote in a post on the game’s forums: “It’s come to…

What Works (And Doesn’t Work) In Today’s PS4 Firmware Update

If your PlayStation 4 looks a little different today, that’s because your machine probably updated overnight with firmware 3.00. While it’s a system update less sweeping than its version number implies, and the launch hasn’t been without hiccups and oversights, it comes with some pretty nifty new features. Here are the full patch notes for…

Destiny: The Taken King: The Kotaku Review

For most of last year, Destiny players have been spurred by hope and riled by impatience. We held out hope that this flawed but promising game would draw closer to its potential, despite our impatience with the sluggish pace of improvements. “Why do you even play Destiny?” a friend or acquaintance might ask, setting down…

Dota 2 Lost A Ton Of Players In September

So here’s an interesting statistic: Dota 2, Valve’s hugely popular MOBA game, lost almost 16 percent of its active players in September—the same month that the game’s long-awaited and much-hyped “Reborn” update finally went live for all players. Dota data (try saying that five times fast!) is easily available on Steamcharts, a third-party site that,…

New Horror Game Tries To Stop You From Playing It

If you ask me, the scariest things are the ones that feel a little too real Calendula is an upcoming horror game (currently on Steam Greenlight) that wants to be scary before you start “the game” proper. It might sound silly on paper, but even the main menu is eeeeeeeeeevil: So basically, the battle to…