Ethan Gach

Dodging Death In Disc Room Is A Lot Of Fun

Disc Room is top-down puzzle game where you dodge giant saw blades. That’s pretty much it. It’s also fantastic. The combined work of Jan Willem Nijman (Nuclear Throne), Kitty Calis (Minit), Terri Vellmann, and doseone (who both made Sludge Life), Disc Room is frenetic, precise and oozing with sound and color. Planning and forethought are…

30 Years Later, The Original Fire Emblem Is Getting Localized For Switch

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light, the game that kicked the turn-based strategy series off, is finally getting an English version on Switch on December 4. The game will be $6 to download, but Nintendo is also releasing a special 30th Anniversary edition of the game for $50 complete with a replica…

If I Die In Space Please Play The Among Us Theme At My Funeral

Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s daily hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-ass sounds they make. Prepare yourself, things are about to get spooky. Today’s soundtrack comes from the recently exploded-in-popularity murder-mystery party game Among Us There’s really only one extended piece of music in Among Us, and it’s the main HQ…

Stadia Is Getting A Pac-Man Battle Royale Game

The battle royale train apparently hasn’t run out of steam yet, as now Pac-Man is jumping aboard. Pac-Man Mega Tunnel Battle is a spin-off of the classic arcade series in which players will try to survive an all-you-can-eat buffet of death. Announced during a brief Stadia presentation today, the 64-player competitive game will be coming…

Players Discover Luigi Easter Egg In Super Mario Bros. 35

It turns out there’s a way to unlock 8-bit Luigi in Super Mario Bros. 35 after grinding through a bunch of the game, because it’s always the Year of Luigi somewhere. It’s unclear who was the first person to discover Mario’s brother in the battle royale game, but players started to take note after Tetris…

Master Chief Collection Is Getting Upgraded To Play At 120 FPS On Xbox Series X/S

Halo fans on console will finally get to see Master Chief at double the frames per second when Halo: The Master Chief Collection gets upgraded for Xbox Series X and S on November 17. Microsoft announced the news on Twitter today, stating that the next-gen optimized version of the collection would play at 120 FPS…

Bungie Cracks Down On Destiny 2 Cheat Seller

The website PerfectAim no longer sells cheats for Destiny 2 after it says it received a cease and desist letter from Bungie. PerfectAim sells access to cheats that give players an unfair advantage in a whole range of games, but Destiny 2 will no longer be one of them. When you visit the site’s cheat…

The PS4’s New Party Chat System Is A Pain, But Sony Is Looking Into It

Sony says it will “keep you posted” about recent changes to party chat on PS4 after users complained about how much more restrictive they make the feature. “Hey folks – just wanted to let you know that we’re looking into your feedback on the recent changes to Parties on PS4,” PlayStation tweeted out over the…

Please Enjoy This Ridiculous FIFA 21 Glitch

No good FIFA game is complete without the occasional bonkers moment and FIFA 21 doesn’t disappoint. As spotted by Eurogamer, Reddit user BuschLatte146 kicked off their Squad Battle against the computer by trying to catch the keeper off guard with a shot from way downtown. The seemingly sticky crossbar had other plans though, leading to…

Decades Later, Final Fantasy VIII Is Getting A Physical Release On PS4

Last year’s surprise remaster of Final Fantasy VIII is getting a physical version on PS4 in Europe and a few other countries, because it’s 2020 and there are no rules. Square Enix announced the unusual collector’s item on Twitter earlier today with a price tag of €19.99. In addition to Europe, it’ll also be available…

Destiny 2‘s next raid will go live November 21, a week an change after Beyond Light launches. We don’t know anything else about it yet, but Bungie says the Power Cap for those competing in Contest Mode will be 1230.

Cyberpunk 2077 Will Be On Stadia At Launch After All

CD Projekt Red confirmed in today’s latest Nightwire livestream that Cyberpunk 2077 will come to Google’s video game streaming platform Stadia on November 19. That’s the same day it will release on other platforms like Xbox One, PS4, and PC, but up until today it wasn’t entirely clear Cyberpunk 2077 would hit Stadia then as…

Destiny 2‘s Next-Gen Upgrades Come To PS5 And Xbox Series X In December

Destiny 2 will be backwards compatible on PS5 and Xbox Series X when the consoles launch next month, but the fully next-gen version of the game won’t land until December 8. Bungie outlined how these slightly delayed upgrades will work in a new blog post today: Destiny 2 will play in 4K at 60fps on…

Here’s What The PS5’s UI Looks Like

Sony released a new trailer today showing off what it will look like to navigate the PS5. In some ways it’s a lot more streamlined, but in others it also looks a lot busier, with lots of extra information to digest depending on what you’re doing. Take a look: The PS5 will still have a…

Doom Running On A Calculator Powered By Old Potatoes

If you’ve got 100 pounds of old potatoes lying around why not use them to play Doom on a graphing calculator? That’s what YouTuber Equalo decided to do, spending almost a week planning out how many potatoes he would need and in what configuration they should be wired in order to get the appropriate number…

Sega Is Releasing A Mashup Of Yakuza And Streets of Rage 2

Streets of Kamurocho is Streets of Rage 2 starring Yakuza’s Kiryu and Majima and will be free-to-play on October 17 as part of Sega’s 60th Anniversary event on Steam. In addition to iconic Yakuza characters, the remixed beat ‘em up, created by Empty Clip Studios, will also feature levels inspired by the games and will…

Survival horror puzzler Disc Room is coming to PC and Switch on October 22. I played it at PAX East earlier this year and was instantly hooked on its twitchy mix of gory humor and arcade action.

Here’s The Trailer For The Monster Hunter Movie

Less fantasy than sci-fi, the new Monster Hunter movie is giving me major Stargate vibes. Instead of taking place completely in the world of Monster Hunter, the movie sees a military unit commanded by Milla Jovovich (Resident Evil) transported through a magical portal while out on patrol. The place they end up in is full…

Oh No Steve

Minecraft’s Steve went live in Smash Bros. Ultimate overnight, and yup, no problems there. None whatsoever. Enough beating around the block: Steve looks like he’s got a massive boner every time he wins a match. He’s actually just holding a hunk of, well, meat at a weird angle, but the way the camera zooms in…

Ironsword: Wizards & Warriors II’s Bosses Were Cheap, But Its Music Wasn’t

Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s daily hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-ass sounds they make. Today it’s time to take stock of the eerie pulsations that power Ironsword: Wizards & Warriors II, an incredibly little 8-bit adventure game with an even more incredible 8-bit soundtrack. The first time I played Ironsword:…