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Real answer: Because it’s based on BB-8, and when BB-8 dies in the game, his head falls off. Read more

I love this so much.  Read more

I know. It’s pretty silly that we report heavily on this massive pop-cultural powerhouse with millions of players. Read more

In case anyone wants an alternative, keep in mind that BASSTOP (the company making the often translucent Switch case replacement mods sometimes featured on Kotaku) also make versions for the left Joy-Con with d-pads. It’s obviously more work than what Hori’s offering, but it’s cheaper and you won’t lose any features.

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I never knew this version existed! Based on the gameplay, I would have to agree that this looks like the best version. It’s an awesome mix of DD1 with the SNES versions fighting system. Read more

And don’t forget the biggest fake of all: Donald J. Trump. Read more

what a strange and strictly-binary life you must live Read more

What do you get out of being rude to people who are smarter than you? Read more

My original point was necessity vs preference. Doesn’t take away from the experience to not have a fork handy. It doesn’t make you suck either. If someone sucks for using a PS4 controller and since you see this as a direct comparison...then what does that make you for using a spork to eat steak? Read more

Use one of these and you will be able to use the Home button without the need to reach for the console’s reset button. In fact people in my country are having problems getting an extra controller, so its worth reminding that both Wii’s Controller and Controller  Pro addons work on the NES Classic Mini.

Also fun fact, the US release of Truxton wasn’t properly “adjusted” to compensate for 60hz setups, this can be discovered by comparing the original arcade version of the game, the Genesis/MegaDrive PAL version and the NTSC version. The arcade and PAL versions have matching speed and audio, but the NTSC/US version is… Read more

When was the last time a Resident Evil game “looked like Resident Evil”? Was it Nemesis? It was probably Nemesis, probably Read more

A new console costs $400. Let’s say that happens every two years. Read more

Well, which then begs the question: what’s “super-attractive”? If it were just supermodels getting laid, we’d be extinct as a species. Sure, being rich helps some incredibly “ugly” folks—and I’m talking ugly personalities here—but, really, these kinds of people are just treating each other like objects, and most of us… Read more

Yes! That Dog has been posting on social media of their recent recording sessions. Retreat from the Sun was an amazing album from beginning to end. Anna replied to a Facebook message of mine confirming that Maya Rudolph, Roddy Bottum (Imperial Teen/FNM) and the third Haden sister did vocals on the new album.
I do… Read more

It looks decent from the waist down, but I don’t like the kind of warped, pointy version of his chest that they did. Read more

Last I heard, Veruca Salt was touring with the original lineup. Apparently Louise and Nina made up. Read more

Good news! That Dog has a new song (“Mean What I Say”) on iTunes, and a new album is on the way. It looks like it’s already been recorded and is just a matter of getting it out there somehow. Read more

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