Ethan Gach's discussions

I am tremendously sad to see Kirk go. So many eras of the site represented in his wizened approach to writing about games, like when Kotaku had TV slots and also that time Dragon Age: Inquisition was still considered better than The Witcher 3! Read more

Definitely what I would recommend at this point. The final one comes out next month, and there’s no shortage of other stuff to play at the moment.  Read more

A little over 50GB. The day one patch was also about the same size, and there’s been speculation this has to do in part with how Bethesda organizes folders and files, but in either case it’s pretty absurd, especially if it’s going to be a biweekly thing (which in the game’s present state, would seem necessary).  Read more

Gameplay footage is at the very end. Read more

Here’s the release trailer.

Netflix is long over due.  Read more

Likely more for streaming than anything else. During big esports tournaments, Nintendo events, etc. it’s a much nicer screen to look at. It’s not like, a godsend or anything, but it’s very nice to have.  Read more

And as Tiny Cartridge pointed out, this means the Switch now works as a music player as well Read more

It’s easy to say “what’s the big deal” when talking about Game & Watch fire attack in the abstract, but its operating in several real world contexts, including centuries of genocide, oppression, and ongoing discrimination against indigenous people. For just as long, stereotypes have been used to denigrate and deny… Read more

They had already known to remove it from the 2002 game, and it would be obvious to anyone on the Nintendo of America side. Read more

I think whatever the explanation is could be innocent enough, but wanted to call attention to the phrasing of their statement, which makes it appear as if, long before fans saw and started debating it, Nintendo had already planned to take it out (and thus it showing up in the Treehouse session was a mistake).  Read more

It feels like a play to Nintendo’s younger audience. At the same time, while I’m not into Pokemon Smash characters in general, especially from the newer generations, Incineroar’s moveset looks really interesting.   Read more

Smash fandom unleashed is the first of 10 gaming plagues that will initiate the end times. Read more

Yea, I routinely forget just how many characters are in the game because of that fact alone. King K. Rool, Simon, Ridley, it’s already bonkers.  Read more

How perfect would it be if after all of this, Nintendo has no plans to put Isaac in Smash and instead announces a new Golden Sun...but for the 3DS.  Read more

For anyone with the extra cash, I can certainly think of worse things to spend it on than trading in toward a special edition console, but for Fortnite skins alone?! Read more

$10 for each chapter (there are three total) or $25 for the whole thing. I came away somewhat disappointed but for anyone who finished the game and came away wanting more, I think picking it up is a no brainer.  Read more

Yea, the additional trophies are just that, additional. The platinum is still only tied to completion of the base trophies, and it won’t reset or anything.  Read more

That game deserves a fate other than becoming lost to time and space on the Wii U.  Read more

I can appreciate the commitment and focus it takes to orient your life around one particular thing so completely—especially something that doesn’t win you points with most of society. Read more