Zack Zwiezen

Mario Maker Contest: Pipes, Pipes And More Pipes, Winners!

Last week I asked you, folks, to create some Mario levels featuring pipes! You delivered, giving me a diverse set of levels featuring every color and shape of pipe. Mario would be proud! This week I got some of the best levels yet! Most of the entries I enjoyed a lot, even if they weren’t…

There Are Now 100 Hidden Action Figures To Find And Collect In GTA Online

The world of Grand Theft Auto Online is filled with crime, action, and destruction. Often players are given jobs that involve robbing banks, assassinating enemies, stealing cars or blowing up drug dens. But in the latest GTA Online update, players have a decidedly more mundane task: Collect 100 action figures for a toy collector. To…

Exploud Screams So Loud It Causes Earthquakes

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 Exploud! Exploud Details Type: Normal Average Height: 4‘ 11″ Average Weight: 185.2 lbs. First Added In Generation III You’ve…

Is It The X Button Or The Cross Button?

Hello! This week we run around the dark woods, talk about K.K. Slider, destroy a perfectly good pool, run a TV network, fix a six-year-old typo and argue over what to call a button on a controller. Great Kotaku Content From The Past Week Like most weeks, Kotaku was filled with some great stories. Here…

Next Week’s Big Red Dead Online Update Will Include Bounty Hunting

The next big Red Dead Online update arrives next week and will add new roles, such as becoming a bounty hunter. Each new role will come with new gear, abilities, and clothing. Rockstar is also promising improvements to the combat and movement controls. After a long period of silence, Rockstar has finally revealed more details…

The Week In Games: Brr! It’s Cold In Here!

Do you love Monster Hunter: World? Do you love snow and ice? Well, then you are going to be very excited this week! A brand new expansion for Monster Hunter: World releases later this week. Speaking of cooler weather, around where I live the temperature is starting to dip below 80 more and more. Summer…

I Love The Posters Found In Control

Control is a wonderful game. I can’t stop thinking about it and I can’t wait for the weekend to end so I can get back to playing it instead of working. But while many are talking about the incredible visuals or exciting action, I want to take a moment to showcase a small part of…

The Mobile Port Of GTA San Andreas Contains New And Secret Cheat Codes

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas was ported to mobile devices back in 2013 and then this version of the game was ported to PS3 and Xbox 360, as well as a few other places. GTA fans and modders have recently found that in this mobile version of the game there are a host of new…

‘Shop Contest: Why So Serious?

The world will get a new Joker film in October. But some folks, including some film critics, have already seen the film and the reviews are surprisingly positive. Maybe this new Joker movie is actually really good?! Or maybe it’s terrible? I don’t know. But regardless, let’s have some fun with this new Clown Prince.…

Sunday Comics: Why Is Everything Burning?

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. Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published Sep. 1. Read more of Awkward Zombie Corpse Run by Alex Di Stasi. Published Aug. 29. Read more of Corpse Run Clueless Hero by…

‘Shop Contest: Happy Birthday, Winners!

I’m back after a weekend away. Did you miss me? I had a wonderful birthday and vacation and now I return to judge your creations for our latest contest. I asked you folks to throw me some video game parties and most of you did just that. Our winning image this week comes from sciteach…

Mario Maker Contest: Pipes,Pipes And More Pipes

Mario loves pipes. He travels in them, jumps on them and leaps over them. As a plumber, pipes and Mario are forever linked together. So let’s celebrate Mario and his wonderful pipes. Your Challenge This Week: Create levels that feature pipes! Theme: Pipes You can use any theme and game, just make sure your course…

Watching an artist sing their own song in the fake language found in The Sims series is always a treat. Even better when that artist seems super excited and happy while recording the gibberish. Beau Young Prince is featured in this clip on their Twitter account singing in smilish and reading the lyrics from a phone.

Warframe’s Latest Update Adds Playable Guitars

Sometimes space ninjas want to take a break from shooting and killing. Instead, they want to create sweet music. The latest Warframe update gives players that ability, adding a fully playable guitar-like instrument into the game. These new instruments are called Shawzinand they were added in the latest update that just hit PC this weekend.…

Back To The Future With Only Half-Life Sound Effects Is Wonderful

The sound effects from the original Half-Life are burned into my brain after playing the game nearly every year since it came out back in 1998. So hearing these iconic sounds and voices inserted into famous scenes from classic 80s films creates a weird mix of nostalgia and humor. And surprisingly this mash-up actually works.…

Sudowoodo Is Loved By Millions Of Old People

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 Sudowoodo! Sudowoodo Details Type: Rock Average Height: 3‘ 11″ Average Weight: 83.8 lbs. First Added In Generation II Sudowoodo…

Please Don’t Kill My Emoji Family!

Hello! This week we explore The Oldest House, yell about Fortnite, watch a weird wrestling match, listen to Claptrap, call Lovecraft a stupid child and kill our emoji family. Great Kotaku Content From The Past Week Like most weeks, Kotaku was filled with some great stories. Here are a few of my favorites! Control is…

I Watched Korn Play A Concert In An MMORPG And It Was Surprisingly Great

Adventure Quest 3D is an MMORPG that I didn’t know about until last week when I found out that that the 90s metal band Korn was going to perform a digital concert in the game. Naturally, I downloaded the game, created an account, raced through the tutorial, and got ready to headbang to some beatboxing.…

The Week In Games: Totally Rad

Yo, this upcoming week is totally tubular and rad. Like, you know it is just super rad. Very gnarly. Other 80s slang and phrases. Rad is coming out next week. I love the look of this game, but it doesn’t sound like it is very……rad. See what I did there? Moving on. Next weekend I…

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