Zack Zwiezen

Red Dead Online Ain’t Wild West Enough

Lately, Rockstar has been adding a bunch of new game modes into Red Dead Online. Which is good. The game is lacking content and players need more to do. But these new modes aren’t the content Red Dead Online I really want. These modes are sometimes fine, but rarely take advantage of RDO’s incredible and…

It’s Pizza Time In Halo: Reach

Halo: Reach is a very good game and will soon be coming to PC and Xbox One via an update to The Master Chief Collection. This news prompted a bit of a meme, where folks started sending pizzas to 343 Industries. That inspired one modder to brings pizzas to Halo: Reach. Created by Halo modder…

‘Shop Contest: Nintendo Secrets, Winners!

Last week I challenged the wonderful readers of Kotaku to reveal some Nintendo secrets. After learning that Nintendo has some Kirby secrets, I wondered what else the company was hiding? You folks delivered a wide variety of secrets. Our winning image this week was created by Mrichston who reveals that Master Chief is a master…

Our First Look At Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, A Single-Player Game Starring A Jedi Survivor

Today at Star Wars Celebration in Chicago, Respawn Entertainment, makers of Apex Legends and Titanfall, showed off their next game, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. The game will star Cameron Monaghan as Cal Kestis, a Jedi Padawan who survived Order 66 and the destruction of the Jedi Order. Monaghan is best known for his roles…

Twitch Releases Free-To-Play Karaoke Game That Includes Over 1000 Songs

Twitch has released a new, free-to-play karaoke game called Twitch Sings. Harmonix and Twitch partnered together to develop the game, which was first revealed last year. Twitch Sings is launching with close to 2,000 songs and will get new songs over time. The game will tie in directly with players’ Twitch accounts, letting them stream…

Skarmory Is A Bird Made Of Swords And Knives

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 Skarmory! Skarmory Details Type: Steel/Flying Average Height: 5‘ 07“ Average Weight: 111.3 lbs. First Added In Generation II Skarmory…

Let The Dog Do His Job, You Jerk

Today we talk about the origin of our online usernames, hang out with Snoop Dog, figure out what is going on with Dragon Age 4, watch a jerk ruin a dog’s day and find out bees are evil creatures. It’s Morning Checkpoint! Great Kotaku Content From The Past Week Like most weeks, Kotaku was filled…

Red Dead Online‘s New Modes Are Hit And Miss

Over the last few weeks, Red Dead Online has received four new game modes, all focused on player vs player competition. These modes come at a time when many players are frustrated with what they see as the game’s lack of content. These new modes are, at least so far, the main way Rockstar has…

The Week In Games: Can You Dig It? [Update]

I wonder how much longer the Vita will keep getting new games released on it. I know indie devs have supported it for some time now, but it feels like the Switch has taken on the role of “Portable console that is perfect for smaller games.” Do you think that when the inevitable PS5 is…

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Glitchy Shovel Knight Is Mesmerizing

YouTuber and game modder, CodenameGamma, recently uploaded a video of some oddly mesmerizing and strange looking Shovel Knight gameplay. Look at all those little pixel art knights. The video was created after CodenameGamma accidentally discovered a way to spawn hundreds of characters. They were trying to do something else and instead, happened to find a…

The Poor Life Of The Division 2‘s Drone Controller

Within the White House of The Division 2, players can find multiple friendly NPCs. These characters give you missions, bounties and more. Most of these characters have names, even characters you rarely talk to or interact with. But one important woman at your White House base has no name is also living in pain. This…

‘Shop Contest: Nintendo Secrets

Earlier this week we learned that the true nature of Kirby’s feet will never be revealed. This is secret knowledge that will not be made public. What else are you hiding….? Your challenge this week: Do what Ninten-don’t and reveal some secrets about some of their popular characters. Does Mario actually have three brothers? Is…

Game Of Thrones Actor Kit Harington Won’t Shut Up In This VR Gaming Skit From SNL

Modern video games are more complex and narratively rich than past video games. But sometimes you don’t feel like talking and just want some action, except the game, REALLY wants to talk to you. A lot. That’s the basic setup from last night’s SNL skit “New Video Game.” The skit features Kit Harington from Game…

Sunday Comics: I Can Make Pizza!

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 April 1. Read more of Awkward Zombie. Corpse Run by Alex Di Stasi. Published April 4. Read more of Corpse Run  Clueless Hero by Luis…

Cheating Too Much Could Break GTA San Andreas

When I was younger, I played a lot of Grand Theft Auto San Andreas. I would also use a lot of cheat codes while playing the game. If a mission was too hard, I would cheat. But I would additionally use some of the silly cheat codes to cause mayhem and have fun. This ended…

YouTuber Recreates New Super Mario Maker 2 Features In Original Super Mario Maker

Super Mario Maker 2 looks amazing and I’m excited to play the new game. For those, who like me, are excited popular YouTuber and Mario expert Ceave Gaming has figured out how to recreate some of the new features seen in Super Mario Maker 2 in the original game. Ceave Gaminghas done some amazing things…

‘Shop Contest: Happy National Pencil Day, Winners!

Last week I challenged you, fine folks, to add some pencils to the world of video games. It was National Pencil Day and it felt appropriate to celebrate. But now the holiday has passed and I’ve got all these pencils. Thanks, I guess? Our winning image this week was created by Neuroplastique II who reimagines…

The New Shazam Movie Has Some Odd Video Game References

This weekend the newest DC superhero film, Shazam, was released. Critics enjoyed it. I liked it a lot too. Though while the action and jokes are strong in Shazam, there are some weird video game references that caught me off guard. To be very clear, I don’t have screenshots of most this stuff because of…

Star Wars Battlefront II Players On Opposite Teams Work Together For A Brief Moment

During a match of Star Wars Battlefront II, a player found an enemy player trapped in a small hallway behind some doors. They could have left the other player, the trapped player was in the enemy spawn after all and would die if they moved closer. But instead, something else happened and created a fun…