Zack Zwiezen

Red Bull Summer Edition Is A Great New Flavor And Bad New Slushie

Summer is fast approaching. Days are getting warmer. The sun seems brighter and I’m wearing more shorts. And Red Bull has released a new Summer-inspired flavor but in two forms. The traditional canned energy drink and an icy slush drink at Sonic. Which is better? Read the headline. And the rest of this post! This…

‘Shop Contest: National Eyewear Day

I wear glasses. Many of you wear glasses. And it turns out next week, on June 6, there is a holiday for all of us: National Eyewear Day! Congrats. So let’s give video game characters glasses! Your challenge this week: Give video game characters, creatures and etc glasses or sunglasses. Technically, according to NationalToday.com, sunglasses…

How’s It Going?: Cleaning Edition

Another Sunday, another open thread. Come on in, take a break, grab a snack and chat with folks about…anything you want! The last few days have been a wild time for my girlfriend and me. Good wild! We got approved for an apartment and signed a lease. It’s bigger and should work better for us…

Sunday Comics: Are You Okay?

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 May 28. Read more of Corpse Run Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published May 25. Read more of Awkward Zombie Clueless Hero by…

‘Shop Contest: Shark, Winners!

You thought you were safe just because you weren’t in the ocean? Nope! Sharks are everywhere this week after I asked you folks to spread sharks where they don’t belong. Our winning image this week comes from Badonkagronk who reveals the origins behind the Baby Shark song. I’m not surprised. So many different sharks in…

Dancing In The Moonlight

This week on Snapshots we look at some lovely sunsets, a strange monster, a cool jump, a small bird in Red Dead Redemption II, a creepy face, and spot some zombies enjoying a nice run through the dark. It’s caught me in its spotlight. Kotaku Snapshots is a weekly look at some of the best,…

Tips For Getting Your Image Picked!

If you are reading this, you take screenshots a lot! I assume. And you are interested in getting some of these screenshots picked by me to appear in our weekly Snapshots feature. (Again, I’m assuming. It would be weird if you didn’t and were reading this.) Here are some tips! 1. No HUD Or In-Game…

Riot Reveals New Valorant Agent, Reyna

The official Valorant Twitter account released a short teaser today showing off a new character coming to the game. Her name is Reyna and she reminds of someone… Reyna is from Mexico and after teasing the character recently, Riot showed off about 30 seconds of gameplay in a small video. The video also seems to…

The Best Video Games Starring Sharks

There have been a lot of video games released over the years that feature sharks, but not as many let you play as these smooth and deadly beasts. And often shark games aren’t very good. But some stand out. Here are the best shark games ever made. Jaws: Unleashed I remember being very excited to…

Munchlax Hides Food In Its Body Hair And Then Forgets About It

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 Munchlax! Munchlax Details Type: Normal Average Height: 2′ 00″ Average Weight: 231.5 lbs First Added In Generation IV When…

The first DLC for Minecraft Dungeons will be released in July and will add new missions, weapons, and a jungle area. Mojang also revealed a second DLC called “Creeping Winter” will be released later this year and that crossplay is coming in a free update, though no release date was given.

How’s It Going?: Lazy Edition

I’m sure you all have been waiting for a long time. So, I’m happy to announce that our daily open thread is…open! These last few days I’ve been extremely lazy. I had Monday off and then had Tuesday and Wednesday off too. (Weekend Editors have weird work weeks.) So I mostly just…did nothing. Which was…

Creepy Monkey

Hello! This week we talk about the latest big-budget video game flop, discover how gross pelicans can be, check out the new Fast & Furious game, play video games while eating, and meet a creepy monkey in Animal Crossing. Great Kotaku Content From The Past Week I have a few rules in my home. But…

GTA Online‘s Mini Cooper Week Hasn’t Won Over The Haters

Small cars are the focus of the latest Grand Theft Auto Online event, and the community has reacted with jokes, anger, and a bit of confusion. For those who are upset, it seems you can blame a classic film from the 1960s for this week’s Mini Cooper themed festivities. The Weeny Issi is GTA’s parody…

Amazon’s Crucible Is Looking Like Another Battleborn

Last week, Amazon Games released Crucible, a free-to-play, team-based shooter, to mild excitement. Eight days later, Crucible players are almost nowhere to be found on the (Amazon-owned) Twitch streaming service, a strong sign that the community around the game seems to be already dwindling. Crucible, currently available only for PC, pits players against other players…

The Week In Games: Dungeons And Creepers

Minecraft Dungeons releases this week and brings simple hack and slash action to almost every platform out there. I’ve been playing Dungeons for a few days and I’m enjoying it. It’s not a new Diablo or something that has the same depth as that game or other similar dungeon crawlers, but it’s enjoyable. And it…

Track: Rain On Me | Artist: Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande | Album: CHROMATICA 

Counter-Strike expert and Youtuber 3kliksphilips uploaded a short video going over the history and background behind the famous “Door Stuck” video. For over a decade the video has been parodied by countless fans and now you can learn a bit more about how and why it was made and those involved.

9 Questions I Have About That Weird Box Breaking Game In Final Fantasy 7 Remake

I recently finished Final Fantasy 7 Remake and yet something still lingers in my mind. It’s not the ending or the weird meta-references that went over my head. No, I’m still thinking about that weird mini-game where Cloud breaks a bunch of boxes set up by small children. This doesn’t seem to be a thing…

Fan Discovers Division 2 Audio Files That May Spoil Months Of Upcoming Storylines [UPDATE]

A datamining fan has found and shared what seems to be the possible next few months of story updates for The Division 2 buried in the new Public Test Server build of the game. On May 22nd The Division 2 got a Public Test Server and players could download and play this new version of…