Zack Zwiezen

Track: It’s The End Of The World | Artist: R.E.M | Album: Document 

I Accidentally Ordered Burgers From A YouTuber

Popular YouTuber MrBeast recently started a virtual chain of burger joints and I, being an old man who avoids non-gaming YouTube like the plague, had no idea. This is how I ended up eating some bland burgers over my Christmas vacation. Sometimes when you are hungry, you want something besides the food in your house.…

‘Shop Contest: Gengar Plush

Surprising absolutely nobody, this week’s Photoshop Contest is devoted to that wild new Gengar plushie-bed-pillow thing. Your challenge this week: Have fun with that Gengar thing. I’ve said this before, but sometimes a thing falls in my lap and it’s like the universe giving me a gift. Last weekend I struggled to come up with…

Let’s Rank The Half-Life Games, From Worst To Best

The Half-Life franchise contains some of the best and most beloved video games ever made. While the vast majority of the series is very good, they can’t all be equally great. Let’s rank ‘em! Before this list starts, a bit of housekeeping. First, this list omits Deathmatch Classic, because that’s more of a Half-Life multiplayer…

Sunday Comics: I Won’t Fail!

Hello! It’s time for Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Corpse Run by Alex Di Stasi. Published Jan. 4. Read more of Corpse Run Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published Jan. 4. Read more of Awkward Zombie Clueless Hero by…

‘Shop Contest: 2021, Winners!

We are now living in the future, which is not the future, but the present day, which is the future’s past. I think. Anyway, 2021 sounds sort of futuristic and Sealab 2021 was a good show, so I asked you all to make 2021 images. Our winning image this week comes from… Bob The Rock…?…

Let Me Just Check Twitter Real Quick…

This week on Snapshots we got some wonderful Assassin’s Creed images, a bit of Cyberpunk, some more Spider-Man, a creepy looking cat, and a cool bow and arrow shot from Red Dead Redemption II. Oh and more cool screenshots from other games too. “Wait, now Twitter banned THAT account too!? 2021 is looking up!” Kotaku…

Defunctland VR Lets You Experience A Classic Disney Ride 25 Years After It Was Closed

Way back in the groovy 70s, Disney World had a ride based on the classic 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea film released in the 50s. Sadly, in 1994, the popular ride closed. But now, thanks to a YouTuber dedicated to covering the history of classic theme park attractions, you can experience the old ride virtually,…

Magnezone Might Be An Alien UFO

Every Pokemon is interesting and worth talking about. I don’t play a ton of Pokemon, but I do enjoy the universe and I love learning more about the creatures in it. So, Here’s Another Pokemon! It’s Magnezone! Magnezone Details Type: Electric/ Steel Average Height: 3′ 11” Average Weight: 396 lbs First Added In Generation IV…

Jonas Neubauer, Legendary Tetris Player, Dies At 39

Legendary Tetris player Jonas Neubauer has died, according to a statement on his Twitter account, after a “sudden medical emergency.” He passed away on January 4, at the age of 39. Neubauer was one of the all-time great Tetris players, winning seven Classic Tetris World Championships from 2010 to 2017. As he told Kotaku in…

The Fastest Hat In All The West

This week we check in some old Fallout 3 questions, rebuild Nancy Pelosi’s garage door, go snowboarding in The Witcher 3, assassinate people in VR, play a canceled Tomb Raider game, and reach for the sky. Great Kotaku Content From The Past Week Try to think about how you would even BEGIN to explain this…

There’s A First-Person Mortal Kombat 11 Mod, For Some Reason

Have you ever wanted to play Mortal Kombat 11 in first-person? Probably not. But, regardless, there’s now a mod that lets you do just that. As spotted by DSOGaming, MK11Hook is a PC mod created by Ermaccer that adds some new features to Mortal Kombat 11, including the ability to change the game’s speed and…

A Canceled 2006 Tomb Raider Game Is Now Playable

Back in 2006, Core Design, the original studio behind the Tomb Raider series, was working on a 10th-anniversary remake of the first game for PSP. While a lot of progress was made, the game was eventually canceled. Now, that original PSP game has resurfaced and is playable, PC Gamer reports. On December 31, Tomb Raider…

Video Games Predict A Grim 2021

2020 was a bad year for most of us, but a surprisingly good year for video games. As we enter 2021 with the hope offered by the vaccines, and the light at the end of the tunnel just about visible, it might soon be possible to allow hope back in. Unless, it seems, video games…

The Week In Games: Werewolves

Another quiet release week. One of the biggest games coming out later this week is the Switch port of Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Heart of the Forest. As usual, the first few weeks of January are mostly empty. Consider this a good time to dig into your backlog, read some books, or do what I…

Track: Happy New Year | Artist: ABBA | Album: Super Trouper

Sunday Comics: Almost Done

Hello! It’s time for Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Corpse Run by Alex Di Stasi. Published Dec. 31. Read more of Corpse Run Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published Dec. 28. Read more of Awkward Zombie Clueless Hero by…

‘Shop Contest: 2021

It’s a new year. We are in the futuristic-sounding year of “2021!” How exciting. Let’s have some fun… in the future! (Which is now.) Your challenge this week: Make Some Games More 2021-y. This is a more freeform and open contest than usual. I figured this could be a fun way to start the year…

Nier: Automata’s “Final Secret” Has Been Found And It Lets You Skip The Whole Game

A new secret cheat code has been found in Nier: Automata that lets players skip the entire game after only beating the first boss. This new discovery has also been confirmed to be the “final secret” that the game’s developers teased a few years ago. Released back in 2017, Nier: Automata is a game with…

How To Watch Awesome Games Done Quick 2021

Awesome Games Done Quick, back for its 12th year, startstoday. After a terrible 2020, these fun and impressive speedruns might just be the best way to kick off 2021. Like last year, all donations will go to the Prevent Cancer Foundation. However, because of covid, the event is being held virtually, to help keep everyone…