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Viva Piñata‘s Soundtrack Makes Me Happy To Be Alive

Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s daily hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-ass sounds they make. Today we look back at a game that is the exact opposite of 2020: the nice, soft, fun, and colorful world of Viva Piñata and its fantastic soundtrack. Before Rare was making a game about pirates,…

Sunday Comics: Excuse Me

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 Sep. 24. Read more of Corpse Run Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published Sep. 21. Read more of Awkward Zombie Clueless Hero by…

‘Shop Contest: Getting A PS5, Winners!

Last week, I challenged you all to create images featuring the pain, confusion, and frustration many felt while trying to pre-order PS5s. And as usual, you all (well… most of you) did a great job! Our winning image this week comes from Richardrae1 who depicts the famous battle, you know the one. The Battle At…

Hello And Welcome To My Sewer!

This week on Snapshots we have some lovely Ghost of Tsushima screenshots, a free couch, a diving Spider-Man, a creepy werewolf, some gorgeous sunsets, and one disturbing looking sewer monster. “Yes, I drink a lot of Mtn Dew? How can you tell?!” Shit. I think I just dunked on myself. Kotaku Snapshots is a weekly…

You All Need To Pet The Dog In Hades More

You would think a big, fluffy dog in a video game would receive tons of pets from everyone. But apparently, this isn’t the case as only 12% of Hades players have pet Cerberus 10 times or more according to data from Steam. This fact comes from theCan You Pet The Dog Twitter account. Ten times…

Kirlia Can Rip Holes In Spacetime And Also Loves To Dance

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 Kirlia! Kirlia Details Type: Psychic/Fairy Average Height: 2′ 07″ Average Weight: 44.5 lbs First Added In Generation III Sometimes…

Here’s Our First Look At Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity Gameplay

Today, during the 2020 Tokyo Game Show, Koei Tecmo revealed the first gameplay of Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity. During a longer stream presented by Koei Tecmo, the first gameplay was revealed. GameXplain broke out this part of the stream into a separate and easy to watch video.   The new footage included the first…

Time For An Awkward Cyber Dance Party

This week we learn about weird ways Bethesda got Morrowind working on Xbox, find out what’s inside Kirby, check out the new trailer for the upcoming Destiny 2 expansion, and virtually dance to a new…Vin Diesel song? Great Kotaku Content From The Past Week A great dive into how one of the most nefarious and…

Mafia Definitive Edition Is A Great Remake Of A Clunky Classic

The original Mafia, released all the way back in 2002, has become harder and harder to go back to over the years. It’s clunky, doesn’t look amazing, and suffers annoying quirks. Mafia Definitive Edition, a complete remake that just came out today, is a useful way to go back and experience what is still a…

The Division 2‘s Newest Mode Is All Action And I’m Into It

A strange skyscraper filled with lots of enemies and an always-changing floor layout is the star of the new Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 update, which also kicks off the game’s third season. The Division 2’s latest update, Title Update 11, went live earlier this week. It fixed a bunch of bugs, added some new…

Microsoft Now Has 23 First-Party Studios, Here’s What They’re Making

Let’s take a look at what all these studios are working on and what we can expect from them in the coming months and years.

The Week In Games: Let’s Get Serious For A Moment

Serious Sam 4 is out this week on PC and Stadia. You know what that means? It’s time to run backwards while shooting hundreds of enemies with rockets. I’ll never say no to some Serious Sam action. While I still prefer classic shooters like Doom, Half-Life, and Quake more, they ain’t nearly as charming as…

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Let’s Compare Every PlayStation Console’s Launch Lineup

Next-gen is almost upon us, and both Microsoft and Sony have finally revealed which games are launching alongside each console in November. Some folks are disappointed by all the ports and cross-gen games. But is this any different than with previous PlayStation launch lineups? Let’s go digging and find out. To keep this more organized…

‘Shop Contest: Getting A PS5

Where were you when the internet completely stopped everything it was doing and began frantically trying to grab a PS5 after the became available to pre-order with no warning? I was at a computer, luckily. Your challenge this week: Show the struggle and chaos of PS5 pre-order day. Yes, earlier this week the PS5 went…

Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare Is Music To Cower To

Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s new, daily hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-ass sounds they make. Today we’re checking out the spooky soundtrack to Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare, one of the best video game expansions ever released. Best? Yeah, I really mean that. If you locked me in a room…

Sunday Comics: Sure Thing!

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 Sep. 17. Read more of Corpse Run Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published Sep. 14. Read more of Awkward Zombie Clueless Hero by…

‘Shop Contest: Talk Like A Pirate Day, Winners!

Last week, I asked you folks to create some pirate-themed images so we would be ready for today, which is Talk Like A Pirate Day. Sometimes I plan these things out! Our winning image this week comes from Richardrae1 who shows us why Doom’s demons are better off staying on Mars. Wait..just a second. *Clears…

Butterfly In The Sky…

This week on Snapshots we have some lovely superhero photos, a couple of great sword fights, an angry lion, a nice looking car in Forza Horizon 4, and one big butterfly. Wait, nevermind. That’s just an optical illusion. Everyone relax. False alarm. For now. Kotaku Snapshots is a weekly look at some of the best,…

The Next Red Dead Online Update Might Include Zombies

Dataminers have been digging into the files of Red Dead Online and have discovered 50 new character models that appear to be zombies. Other discoveries include new creepy music, a Halloween Outlaw Pass, and spooky cosmetics. As seen in a videoposted yesterday by YouTube channel and dataminer Red Dead Guides, it appears zombie models are…