Ethan Gach

No, The Steelers JuJu Smith-Schuster Did Not Do A Hadouken 

That is Goku’s kamehameha, clear as day. This is what a hadouken looks like. Street Fighter’s Ryu thrusts his arms forward in one fluid motion, then pulls them back in. What Smith-Schuster did was much more drawn out. Look at him hold that pose. Just like Goku. Here’s a demonstration. Look familiar? But however confused…

It’s A Good Time To Revisit These SNES Speedruns

The SNES Classic is finally out. Whether you got one, already had a Raspberry Pi, or decided to give into the hype and go secure an original SNES through Craigslist instead, you should probably take a moment to bask in the awesomeness of the console’s best speedruns. In keeping with the SNES Classic theme (have…

This Is How You Manage A Retreat In StarCraft II

These are Banelings, creepy, crawly little Zergling suicide bombers, and you probably want to be careful when chasing them, especially in a pro level StarCraft match. Earlier today, the (get ready for a mouthful) 2017 AfreecaTV GSL Super Tournament 2 drew to a close in South Korea. Taking place at the end of the country’s…

Keyboardist Makes Up Music For Random Video Game Stuff

Meet Seth Everman. He’s internet famous and posts a lot of stuff online, including weird musical experiments like this one. There are a tone of re-occurring motifs in gaming that don’t really make any sense. Racing mini games, start menu themes, that water level you keep dying on for no good reason—if you described what…

For Some Players Installing Cuphead Was The Most Challenging Part 

It’s hard to beat a game that you can’t even start. In a season of limited Microsoft exclusives, the indie platformer Cuphead comes at just the right time to offer Xbox One and Windows 10 players something to get excited about. And after seven long years in development, the game has delivered. At least for…

In FIFA 18 For Switch, Human Flesh Is An Illusion 

It’s sports season, which means sports games, and also lovely sports game glitches. FIFA 18 came out on Friday for every platform under the sun, including the Switch. While players were worried the game would be only a shadow of the PS4, Xbox One, and PC versions, it’s not all that bad. I’ve been playing…

Sunday Comics: Suit Upgrades

Welcome to Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics that usually occurs on Sunday except when it doesn’t. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira. Published September 28. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published September 25. Read more…

Nintendo Devs Reminisce About Making The Leap To The SNES

The SNES is old. As much as I love the first Mario Kart, going back and loading up the Mode 7 graphics of Bowser Castle 1 feels quaint. A series of interviews with Nintendo developers from that era though serves as a good reminder of just how advanced the technology was at the time. In…

Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Autumn Game Harvest, Winners!

Everything’s falling, from the leaves to the President’s approval ratings, and even Assassins! If you live in the Northeast, autumn hit hard this week. Monday it was shorts and a t-shirt in the most humid 80s I can remember for the end of summer. By Friday I was closing windows and raking leaves after temps…

The Norwood Suite Is A Very Different Kind Of Music Game

Don’t expect high scores or top 40 hits in this jazz-fueled adventure. Music games tend to be fast-paced and twitch driven. Songs or techno rythms play in the background while your fingers or feet punch in buttons in intricate patterns dictated by what scrolls past on the TV screen. That’s the premise of games like…

Speedrunner Speculates About The Best Possible Super Mario Bros. 3 Time Humans Can Achieve 

Kirua recently broke the world record for glitching through to the end of the game and now believes the best possible time is only a few seconds away. Two years ago, the speedrunner set a personal best time for completing the game at just under four minutes. Earlier this week, he came in at 3:05.633.…

Track: E=MC2 | Artist: Big Audio Dynamite | Album: This Is Big Audio Dynamite Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

The Weekend In Esports: Smash Bros. Lights Up The Utah Jazz’s Arena 

Pro Smash Bros. gets some big prize pools and an even bigger venue with the GameTyrant Expo 2017. This weekend League takes a break ahead of the Worlds 2017 group stage. While things are mostly quiet across Dota, Overwatch, and Counter-Strike as well, big tournaments in Smash Bros. and Street Fighter are here to fill…

Splatoon Toilet Paper Joke Becomes Splatfest Reality

Next weekend, European Splatoon 2 players will have the chance to weigh in on how toilet paper should be loaded. Front roll or back roll? It’s a question that could only be asked by someone who’s never wiped their ass before. The event runs from 4:00PM CEST on October 7 to the same time on…

The Week In Games: Back To The Pitch 

Another year. Another Pro Evolution Soccer. Another FIFA. The leaves are falling and soccer balls are in the air. Where most sports games have their sub-genre locked up (when’s the last time Madden had to compete with anything but its younger self?) soccer is one of the few where there’s still competition. That means fans…

Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Autumn Game Harvest

It’s that time of year again. With the first day of autumn having come and gone earlier this week, it’s time to get into the spirit of the season with some epic mashups. Whether it’s apples, pumpkins, or blockbuster video games, it’s time to move from cultivating and growing to harvesting. To celebrate the changing…

The Studio Behind Everybody’s Gone To The Rapture Is ‘Going Dark’

The Chinese Room released the ambient exploration game Dear Esther in 2012. Five years and several games later, co-founder Dan Pinchbeck says the studio will be pausing operations for the time being. Pinchbeck announced the news via a post over at the company’s blog filed earlier today. In it he writes, “There’s an interview coming…

Hellblade‘s Fenrir Encounter Belongs In The Pantheon Of Great Boss Fights

Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice has been lauded for mind-bending cinematics and top-notch voice acting, but it’s worth remembering one fight in particular that shows the game operating at the peak of its potential. Ninja Theory’s third-person action game can be frustrating. In some moments that works, but there were plenty of times I got snagged on…

Cosplayer Has A Nintendo Switch For A Head, Plays Arms On It

Gaming on the go like you’ve never seen it before. Shared on Reddit by user Kurobiii who encountered the Switch-headed Mario cosplayer at this year’s Tokyo Game Show, I’m not sure what’s more impressive, the person keeping their head balanced or the K.O. they manage by the end. It’s also a little creepy, like the…

Track: Dear God | Artist: Monsters of Folk | Album: Monsters of Folk Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.