Zack Zwiezen

Modder Breaks Out Of PT And Explores The Town Of Silent Hill

PT is a game that is mostly about exploring the same creepy hallway over and over again. But at the very end, players do get a peek at the outside world and get a small glimpse of the town of Silent Hill. And now a modder has figured out a way to explore this area…

Let Them Fight

Hello! This week we get excited about Wake Island’s return, check out some underrated games from the past decade, find some weird dancing crabs, get a new look for Batman and watch a cat dominate another cat. Great Kotaku Content From The Past Week Call Of Juarez: Gunslinger is one of the best games from…

The Week In Games: The Goose Is Loose On PS4 And Xbox One

HONK! The internet’s favorite game, Untitled Goose Game, is coming to PS4 and Xbox One this week. Meanwhile, the rest of the week is mostly empty. As usual, this close to Christmas means fewer games are coming out. These next few weeks are the perfect time to catch up on games you wanted to play…

Track: Christmas In Hollis | Artist: RUN DMC | Album: A Very Special Christmas #XmasSongsILove

There’s A Creepy Ghost Secretly Following You In Super Mario 3D Land

Ghosts are part of the Mario universe, no doubt about that. But there’s one ghost in Super Mario 3D Land that is unlike any other ghost. And because it is easy to miss, most players have no idea it’s even there. As explained in a recent video from YouTuber, SwankyBox, this spooky spirit looks like…

‘Shop Contest: Baby Yoda

Baby Yoda has quickly become one of the only good things about 2019. I love the little kid, but I was hesitant to do a Baby Yoda contest because frankly, the internet has already created some great images featuring “The Child.” But then EA added him to The Sims 4 and I saw my opportunity.…

Every New GTA Online Arcade Game, Reviewed

The latest GTA Online update added a brand new heist, which is cool and all. But it also added player owned and operated arcades. These arcades are mostly for show, a front for a hidden area to set up a big heist. But you can still buy and play 12 arcade games that were added…

Sunday Comics: It’s Priceless!

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. 12. Read more of Corpse Run Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published Dec. 9. Read more of Awkward Zombie Clueless Hero by…

‘Shop Contest: $120k Banana And Some Duct Tape, Winners!

Modern art is sometimes complicated, strange and incredible. Then sometimes a dude sticks a banana on a wall and makes a $120k selling it. And then someone else eats it as part of their own art performance. Anyways, I asked you folks to create some artwork of your own featuring either this expensive fruit or…

The Outer Worlds is getting some story DLC next year.Developers Obsidian Entertainment has announced plans to expand the story of The Outer Worlds via DLC released in 2020. And that’s all we know. The Outer Worlds will be coming out for Switch next year too.

Before GoldenEye On N64, There Was This GoldenEye Game

GoldenEye for the N64 is a bona fide classic. The game was groundbreaking, one of the first truly good first-person shooters on a console and its multiplayer mode is still beloved to this day. But, two years before this classic game was released, another video game version of GoldenEye was released. It wasn’t as good…

Mario Maker Contest: New Stuff, Winners

Last week Nintendo updated Super Mario Maker 2 and added a bunch of new items, enemies and objects to the game. The most exciting new item was a power-up that turns Mario into Link from the Legend of Zelda series. So I asked you fine Kotaku readers to create some Mario levels featuring any of…

PlanetSide Arena Is Shutting Down After Only 4 Months (Update)

Some games last for years and years. Other games disappear in less than one. PlanetSide Arena, which launched back in September 2018 2019, is closing down next month. The announcement was made yesterday on the game’s Steam page via a blog post from the developers at Daybreak Games. (Correction: 4:15 PM – I got my…

Cofagrigus Will Eat You And Turn You Into A Mummy

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 Cofagrigus! Cofagrigus Details Type: Ghost Average Height: 5′ 07″ Average Weight: 168.7 lbs. First Added In Generation V Tomb…

Where Did All The Cheez-Its Go?

Hello! This week we buy Baby Yoda, defeat the problems clown, learn more about Shovel Knight’s long dev cycle, watch Ninja fail at slicing bread, meet one ugly bird and waste all our Cheez-Its. Great Kotaku Content From The Past Week I love Shovel Knight and the story behind these games makes me love all…

Red Dead Online’s New Mooonshiner Role Is The Best Yet

Red Dead Online’s latest update is focused on moonshine, illegal booze crafted by folks in hidden stills deep in the woods. In this new update, players make and sell moonshine, take out the competition and even get revenge on the government goons trying to stop them. The slightly high price of entry might make it…

GTA Online’s Latest Update Adds A Huge New Heist

Grand Theft Auto Online got a new heist today, a rare and wonderful occurrence. The Diamond Casino Heist update includes a new heist, as well as new music, weapons, collectibles, and balance changes that make it harder to grief other players. The big star of this new update is, of course, the heist. After the…

The Week In Games: Giant Robots!

MechWarrior 5 headlines a week filled with smaller games and ports. I know a lot of folks are pumped for MechWarrior 5 and I hope it’s great! I never played any of the MechWarrior games, but I did play a lot of MechAssault on Xbox. I also remember watching people playing MechWarrior 4 on G4,…

Track: Don’t Shoot Me Santa | Artist: The Killers | Album: Don’t Waste Your Wishes #XmasSongsILove

Red Dead Online’s Trader And Collector Roles Need More Content

Back in September of this year, Rockstar added roles to Red Dead Online. These roles greatly improved the game, giving players something to work towards and also offered players new content and abilities to unlock while earning some in-game cash. But these roles haven’t received equal amounts of love and this has some community members,…