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Konami Is Putting People’s Faces on The Phantom Pain

Hideo Kojima’s name might not be on the Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain box, but that doesn’t mean your face can’t be! At the Konami booth, there is a small photo studio where visitors can have their photos taken for a personalized cover shot. This is Julien from GameBlog.fr. He was nice enough…

Street Fighter V‘s Latest Character Has an Annoying Laugh

Well, she’s always had an annoying laugh. Go figure. The latest fighter to enter the SFV fray is Karin, who made her playable debut in Street Fighter Alpha 3. Boy, she has an irritating laugh. (Like this!) In the above clip, you can see her beat the tar out of Rashid. And then, laugh. Ha.…

Cosplayers, Let’s Hear Your Stories

I’ve covered a lot of cosplay over the years, both on Kotaku and beyond. That’s a big reason this subsite dedicated 100% to the craft exists.Thing is, I’m not a cosplayer, so my stories and accounts have always been those of a fascinated outsider looking in. While it’s fantastic that cosplayers, photographers, videographers, props builders…

The New Metal Gear Online Is More Than Just Killing

I just spent an hour with the new Metal Gear Online. And like its parent game, it’s about more than just charging in, guns blazing. Metal Gear Online, like its two predecessors of the same name, is a versus multiplayer game with the controls of Metal Gear Solid—in this case, Metal Gear Solid V The…

Be Careful, The Next Guy You Trash Talk Could Be A UFC Fighter

Mark Hunt might be the heaviest hitter in the UFC. He’s almost certainly the toughest fighter living in Australia right now. His autobiography Born to Fight comes out on September 29, but I was lucky enough to get an advance copy. There’s a game related story in there that I have to share. Consider it…

Project X Zone 2 is as Bonkers as the Original

Yesterday at Bandai Namco’s HQ here in Tokyo, I got some serious hands-on time with Project X Zone 2. It’s all the over-the-top cross-over craziness I remember—and then some. Project X Zone is a 2012 tactical RPG that crosses over many of Bandai-Namco, Sega, and Capcom’s most popular characters. Project X Zone 2 is pretty…

Bedlam, a game we first wrote about last year, is out on PC today. Fallout Tactics fans, this one’s for you.

Um, About This Ghost In The Shell Game

This trailer forthe upcoming Ghost in the Shell FPS is giving me a bucket full of sadfaces. Brian was optimistic about the whole thing last year when the game was first announced, but he might have been the only person on earth seeing the glass half-full. This couldn’t be a worse fit for the IP.…

Pick Up That Can

Put it in the trashcan. Something something compliance. *whack*. Cop is TimmCosplay, photo by Yukibun. Nice job finding a trashcan that looks just like the City 17 ones!

Five Nights At Freddy’s Mod For Fallout Is Actually Kinda Creepy

Now I really want a Fallout horror game. Five Nights at Vault 5 is a mod that reimagines Five Nights at Freddy’s in the Fallout universe—specifically, Fallout: New Vegas. You’ve got your multi-night scenario, complete helplessness, and killer robots skulking about, but there’s one major difference: you can actually move. You’re not rooted to one…

Civilization’s Huge 61-Player War Is Just Nuts

As I type this, a computer is simulating the biggest and most destructive conflict Civilization V has ever seen. Over 60 factions are currently waging war, and the world they’re leaving in their wake is a…weird one. Battle Royale Mk II, as it’s called (the first Battle Royale died an agonising death), recently ticked past…

Comic Book Terraforms Mars

Michal Lisowski is an artist from Poland who has worked for companies like Arkane (Dishonored) and Privateer Press (Warmachine). You can see more of Michal’s work at his personal site and ArtStation page To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you can save them as wallpaper), click…

Metal Gear Solid V Has A Secret That Seems Impossible To Trigger

Holy shit. Some of the stuff hidden inside Metal Gear Solid V is ridiculous. SPOILERS FOR SECRETS INSIDE METAL GEAR SOLID FOLLOW. SPOILER SHIELDING DOG GO!! Right now, Metal Gear Solid V fans are racking their brains trying to figure out how to trigger a certain datamined scene within Metal Gear Solid V. Nobody has…

Mannequins Slowly Stalk You In Creepy New Horror Game

Mannequins are terrifying, which makes them perfect for a horror game. Late Night Shop is early into development, but I’m sold on the concept. For reasons unknown, players find themselves in a mall late at night, and realize the usually benign mannequins are following you around. The mannequins only move when you’re not looking at…

Celebrate Fifty Years Of Yuji Naka With Five Minutes Of Sonic

One of the key creators of the Sonic the Hedgehog series, programmer extraordinaire and former long-term head of Sonic Team, Yuji Naka turns 50 on September 17. One minute for each ten years seems fair. While right now Yuji Naka is preparing for the North American release of his Rodea the Sky Soldier on Wii…

Amazing Mario Maker Level Roasts Overly Dramatic Games

We like to play the hero in video games, vowing to always do whatever it takes to save the day. But sometimes, getting the happy ending just isn’t possible. Even in Mario games. Or at least, this is what a lot of hokey games would like us to believe. You’ve gotta check out this hilarious…