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Six Of The Best Looks From Super Mario Odyssey

There are dozens of outfits for Mario to wear in Super Mario Odyssey, and the game will even comment on your fashion sense. Mario isn’t what I would call a stylish guy, but I have to admit he almost looks cool in some of these outfits. Here are my favorites. Sailor Outfit Seems like a…

What We Liked (And Really Liked) About Thor: Ragnarok

Thor: Ragnarok dropped last Thursday night, and Mike Fahey and Gita Jackson had a chance to see it shortly afterward. We sat down to talk about the movie’s great jokes, Space Jeff Golblum, and where Ragnarok ranks for us amongst the other Marvel movies. Gita Jackson: Hi Fahey! We both got a chance to see…

Video Games Are Embracing Being Weird

On this week’s Fave This, Gita and guest Heather Alexandra talk about how games can benefit from being campy. Whether it’s Metal Gear Solid’s Vamp or Deadly Premonition’s sinner’s sandwiches, lots of games embrace how weird they are to be more fun. (Get the MP3 here.) With Patricia Hernandez out sick, I’m joined by Kotaku…

SteamWorld Dig 2 Borrowed From Classic American Westerns

SteamWorld Dig 2 takes place in a colorful world inspired by Western movies. “Is there such a thing as something too western-y?” Image & Form CEO Brjann Sigurgeirsson wondered to me over email. If you look at the game, apparently not. The first SteamWorld Dig was not-so-subtly modeled after some of Clint Eastwood’s classic starring…

The Pokémon Show Introduced A Generation To Anime

Next week, the Pokémon anime will air its 1000th episode. The show and game are still capturing the hearts of children around the world, just like they captured mine 20 years ago. When I was eight years old, every day I’d hurry home as fast as possible to catch Pokémon on TV. I didn’t have…

The Internet Still Loves Man’s Not Hot Joke Rap

Big Shaq’s “Man’s Not Hot” should have stopped being funny weeks ago. But instead of fading into obscurity, we’re getting great iterations on the joke almost every day. At this point, “Man’s Not Hot” is a little old hat. In late August, the comedian Michael Dapaah appeared on “Fire In The Booth” to freestyle a…

Game About A Road Trip Is Perfect On The Switch

Wheels of Aurelia, now out on Switch, is a smart, charming game that takes you on a road trip through Italy in the 70s. Wheels of Aurelia is a visual novel that originally came out for PC in 2016 and iOS last month. It’s about two young women driving from Italy to France in 1978.…

Modder Adds Portal Gun To Super Mario 64

Ever wondered what it would look like to mash up Portal and Super Mario 64? Well, your wish has been granted. Prolific modder Kaze Emanuar uploaded a video showing off a new creation, Portal Mario 64, which you can download here. It basically combines the portal mechanic from Valve’s Portal with Super Mario 64. The…

The Making Of A Switch Sleeper Hit

The first SteamWorld Dig was a sleeper hit on the 3DS for development studio Image & Form, selling over a million copies across all platforms, according to Image & Form CEO Brjann Sigurgeirsson. Even with those numbers, its launch was “nowhere near that of SteamWorld Dig 2,” which has also been a success for the…

Five Spooky Let’s Plays To Watch On Halloween

Halloween night is an awesome time to turn on a horror movie and get yourself all freaked out. If you’ve already seen many of the Halloween night classics, don’t worry. Let’s Plays of scary games are just as good of a way to spend this evening. Here are some suggestions. Alien Isolation by Christopher Odd…

What We Liked (And Didn’t Like) About Stranger Things Season Two

Stranger Things came back this weekend with a second season. Staff writer Gita Jackson sat down today with Compete’s Maddy Myers and Kotaku social media manager Alex Bedder to chat about Ghostbuster Halloween costumes, punk rockers and the perfection that is Joyce Byers. Gita Jackson: This weekend heralded the return of Netflix’s hit show Stranger…

Wolfenstein 2 Has A Strange Workaround For Germany’s Censorship Laws

Games are censored in Germany all the time, and Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus is no different. Here’s one of the ways the game is different to the one we’re playing in America. This post concerns a late-game scene, so if you’re spoiler-averse, come back after you get there. The German Strafgesetzbuch section 86a outlaws…

Oure, a lovely looking game with Journey vibes, is out on Playstation 4 today. You play as a kid who can turn into a dragon. Sold!

Help, There’s Too Much Stuff This Weekend

It’s finally Friday, and there are three huge video game releases and the new season of Stranger Things to possibly check out. Here are some tips to help you decide how to spend your weekend. Be Overwhelmed You know that by choosing something, you’ll also implicitly be making the choice to miss out on something…

RPG About Writing Myths Is Now On Switch

Moon Hunters, out this week for Switch, is a short, fun game about creating your own mythology. The point of Moon Hunters is to make up a lot of stories. The game takes place over the course of three days, during which a culture that worships the moon is threatened by a cult of the…

Munchkin is coming to “digital platforms” next year, according to Asmodee Ditigal. They say the upcoming adaptation “will put everything players love about Munchkin at their fingertips.” In the meantime, I’m sure your friends who love boardgames are ready to fill you in.

The Internet Is Obsessed With A Live Trivia App

Last night, I opened the HQ app at 9pm to catch a round of trivia. While there are cash prizes on the line, making money isn’t the only reason why I, and the nearly 20,000 other players who joined me, are obsessed with this app. HQ is a new app from the makers of Vine.…

How To Get To The Galactic Hub In No Man’s Sky

Haven’t played No Man’s Sky in a while but interested in joining the Galactic Hub, the community-run civilization that’s categorizing their corner of the universe? Here’s how you get there. The easiest way to get to the hub is by using portals. Those big black obelisks that were once a mystery are now functional. You…

Five Scary Games To Play With Your Friends

Some horror games are best played alone at midnight. Other ones are meant to be played in a room full of friends with a six pack of beer. Here’s a few of the latter kind. Slender: The Eight Pages I have never seen anyone more terrified playing a game than my roommate and his friends…

In Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp you can just be brown. The first time you could select your skintone was in the spin off, Happy Home Designer, and it’s coming back for the upcoming mobile game. No Mii Masks, no tanning—you can just be brown. Thank god.