Zack Zwiezen

The Week In Games: Busting Makes Luigi Feel Good

Luigi we all love you and your funny antics. But we also love sending you into scary and haunted places and making you catch ghosts. I’m so sorry, but you have to do it all again in Luigi’s Mansion 3, releasing this week for Nintendo Switch. Spooky ghost stories! Do you folks have any? Personally,…

Track: This is Halloween | Artist: Various | Album: The Nightmare Before Christmas: Offical Soundtrack #SpookySongs

Halloween Events In Video Games Are Just The Best

Without a doubt, Halloween is my favorite time of the year. I can’t get enough of the creepy decorations, the spooky movies, the fall weather, and all that wonderful candy. And over the last few years, my excitement for Halloween has grown thanks to video games like Plants Vs. Zombies: Battle For Neighborville and Grand…

Another Popular Twitch Streamer, King Gothalion, Moves To Mixer

You can now add another popular Twitch streamer to the growling list of streamers making the switch to competing service Mixer. This time it’s Cory “King Gothalion” Michael making the move to stream on the Microsoft-owned Mixer. Over on Twitch, Michael has over one million followers. But he announced today on Twitter that he is…

You Can Play Virtua Tennis On The Dreamcast Using A Fishing Rod Controller

Have you ever wondered if it is possible to play a tennis video game using a fishing rod controller? Probably not. But it turns out this is possible on a Dreamcast. You can even play fighting games with the same fishing rod accessory and use a mouse to play Mr. Driller. The Dreamcast was a…

‘Shop Contest: Luigi’s Other Creepy Adventures

Next week is the release of Luigi’s Mansion 3, which continues Luigi’s odd side gig of ghostbusting. He seems a bit too cowardly to be in the ghost hunting business, but at least he is facing his fears. From what I’ve heard though, he actually has even more creepy adventures outside of the main games.…

Chance The Rapper Is A Clueless Esports Reporter In This League Of Legends SNL Skit

Keeping track of everything happening during a match of League Of Legends can be tricky, even if you are an experienced player or an announcer. But it is completely impossible if you usually cover NBA games. That’s the situation Chance The Rapper’s Saturday Night Live character faced in a skit featured last night on the…

Sunday Comics: FIREBALL

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

‘Shop Contest: Big Pikachu, Winners!

The big boy himself, chunky Pikachu, is back in the new Pokemon games thanks to some weird power-up thing. To celebrate this great news, I asked you fine folks to take big boy Pikachu and add him to games or movies or TV shows. Our winning image this week comes from Haunted Channel who adds…

Ice Age: Scrat’s Nutty Adventure Feels Like A PS2 Game And That’s A Good Thing

The last Ice Age film or short came out back in 2016. There has been the talk of a new film or TV series, but nothing has actually released in the last 3 years. Until late last week. For some reason the world received a new Ice Age video game, starring Scrat. It’s weird that…

Red Dead Redemption 2, One Year Later

Red Dead Redemption 2 launched a year ago today, on October 26, 2018. It’s been a busy year for the game and developer Rockstar. The company has faced criticisms over crunch, the main game eventually released to great reviews, Red Dead Online launched to less great reviews, then got updated more and more, fans walked…

Haunter Has A Very Deadly Tongue

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 Haunter! Haunter Details Type: Ghost/Poison Average Height: 5′ 03″ Average Weight: 0.2 lbs. First Added In Generation I This…

That Time The Joker Played Pokémon Poker

Hello! This week we watch WWE2K20 break in a million ways, watch Conan O’Brien and Kojima hang out, learn about a bunch of game delays, celebrate Halloween in Borderlands and remember that time The Joker met Ash Ketchum. Great Kotaku Content From The Past Week Nothing to see here folks. This is certainly not an…

MediEvil Looks Great But Has A Lousy Camera

When I think of classic PlayStation games, I think Crash and Spyro. If I think a bit harder I eventually remember MediEvil, a wacky, gothic-inspired action-adventure game released in 1998 for the original PlayStation. It didn’t set the world on fire, but it did get a sequel before the series mostly went dormant. Now, after…

The Week In Games: Outta This World

The Outer Worlds comes out this week. For many fans, this is the true follow-up to Fallout New Vegas they’ve been waiting for. But it isn’t the only big and exciting game coming out this week. Get ready folks, it’s a busy week! I have constantly mixed up The Outer Worlds and Outer Wilds when…

Track: Terror Time Again | Artist: Skycycle | Album: Scooby-Doo On Zombie Island Official Soundtrack #SpookySongs 

A Lot Of Work Went Into Creating Over 5000 Gun Sounds For Borderlands 3

The Borderlands series has always been known for having billions of guns, with each gun randomly generated. But all of these weapons also make noises when they shoot, like the loud crack of sniper or the blast of a rocket launcher. And as explained by the senior sound designer at Gearbox, Joshua Davidson, it took…

‘Shop Contest: Big Pikachu

Chunky Pikachu has returned. The true and original form of the world’s most famous Pokemon is back and bigger than ever in the new Pokemon games,Sword and Shield. Let’s honor this giant’s return with some Photoshop creations. Your challenge this week: Add this big Pikachu to video games, movies, and TV shows. To help make…

HONK! Someone Modded The Goose Into Resident Evil 2

The goose, star of the mega-popular Untitled Goose Game, is now ready to honk and annoy the stars of Resident Evil 2. Thanks to talented modder Alister, the goose is on the loose in Raccoon City. God help us all. The mod is not yet finished, but the final version will include honks. Also, you…

A Mom Rates All The Characters In Fire Emblem: Three Houses Based On Their Looks

I don’t know much about the Fire Emblem series, but that hasn’t stopped me from enjoying a Twitter thread that has recently gone viral. Created by Twitter user eiouna, the thread is all about their mom and what she thinks of all the men featured in the most recent Fire Emblem game, Three Houses. The…