Zack Zwiezen

The Weird Story Behind Doom’s Rare “Ouch Face”

I don’t remember the exact situation I was in when I first saw the face, but I was surprised. I was playing Doom on a crappy Dell computer at the time. I was no older than 10. What was that? Why did the Doomguy look like he had just stepped on a LEGO brick with…

Red Dead Redemption 2 Players Are Using Canoes To Escape The World

The world of Red Dead Redemption 2 is large. Though after you spend enough time running around the deserts and swamps of RDR2, you might want to take a vacation. Maybe go visit a new exotic land? Some crafty players have figured out how to do just that and all it takes is a canoe…

A History Of Bowling In Video Games

How many bowling games do you think have been made? I looked around and via the Giant Bomb wiki it seems like there have been almost 100 bowling games or games that include bowling mini games. Which seems like a lot. How many different versions of bowling games does the world need? It seems like…

Groundhog Day: Like Father Like Son Is A PSVR Game And A Sequel To The Bill Murray Film

Groundhog Day: Like Father Like Son is a new PSVR game that is a follow up to the 1993 comedy film, Groundhog Day starring Bill Murray. The game is being developed by Tequilla Works and MWM Immersive and published by Sony Pictures Virtual Reality. Groundhod Day: Like Father Like Son will tell the story of Phil…

The GTA San Andreas Mission So Bad, Rockstar Had To Fix It

There have been a lot of missions in the Grand Theft Auto series. Hundreds of various missions tasking players to kill drug dealers, steal cars, destroy rival gangs and even do some yoga. Not all of these missions have been great and a few of them are completely awful. But one mission in Grand Theft…

Square Enix has announced that the next raid in Final Fantasy XIV will be based on Nier: Automata They revealed the news at FFXIV Fan Fest 2019 and also announced that the new raid will be designed by Nier creators Yosuke Saito and Yoko Taro 

Resident Evil 2 Stats Reveal Players Have Seen Millions Of Cockroaches & Killed Lots of Zombies

Capcom has released some new stats about Resident Evil 2. Most of these stats are what you would expect, number of kills or time played. But Capcom is also tracking some weirder in-game actions, like how many players are staring at a specific dead body. RE2 has been out for just over a week and…

GTA Online Adds RC Cars In Latest Update

Grand Theft Auto Online’s newest game mode isn’t about powerful supercars or big armored tanks. Instead, this new mode focuses on something tiny and fast: remote controlled cars.The RC Bandito is a small RC car that first appeared last month in the Arena War update, which added a whole new deadly game show to GTA…

The Week In Games: Grab Your Keyblades & Get Ready!

Sora, Goofy and Donald Duck team up once more to take down evil in this week’s biggest release: Kingdom Hearts 3. I hear a lot of folks enjoy them some Kingdom Hearts and they now will finally be able to play this long awaited sequel. Which is great! Hope it was worth the wait! As…

500+ Games Are Backward Compatible On Xbox One And More Interesting Stats

ResetEra user MauroNL spent some time putting together a comprehensive list of stats and dataabout the Xbox One backwards compatibility program. Using Wikipedia, Xbox.com and other tools, MauroNL figured out how many games are backwards compatible on Xbox One and how many have yet to receive support. MauroNL also put together some interesting stats about…

CSGO Super Fan Traveled To A European Castle To Compare It To A Popular Map

3kliksphilip is a popular Counter-Strike: Global Offensive YouTuber who has created fascinating videos about the chickens in CSGO and black holes in some CSGO maps. His latest video is all about comparing two castles, one real and one virtual. Predjama Castle in Slovenia is a real castle that is actually built into the side of…

Fortnite Save The World Is A Weird, But Fun Co-op Game

Fortnite is arguably the biggest game in the world right now. It certainly feels like it is. Nearly everywhere I look I see kids doing Fornite dances, ads for the game, people streaming the game and even Halloween costumes. But it also seems like most folks are focused on Battle Royale and not the other…

A Wonderful Look At The Art and Design Of Astro Bot Rescue Mission

Japan Studio posted a short, but fantastic blog post earlier this week showcasing the art and design process behind the PSVR game Astro Bot Rescue Mission. Astro Bot Rescue Mission was a gorgeous game to play in VR and that art was created with a lot of thought and care. When making props and environments,…

A Modder Is Trying To Recreate The Legend Of Zelda In Doom

Doom and Zelda don’t have a lot in common beyond heroes killing a bunch of monsters. But one modder, Exkodius, has spent the last three years trying to recreate the original The Legend of Zelda in the Doom engine. Their work so far is impressive, with fantastic visuals that immediately capture the look of a…

Sunday Comics: WHEAT!!!

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 January 21. Read more of Awkward Zombie Corpse Run by Alex Di Stasi. Published January 26. Read more of Corpse Run Double XP by…

EA and Bioware posted an update about the Anthem VIP demo errors players are currently encountering. Bioware’s Head Of Live Service, Chad Robertson, apologized to players and assured fans that fixes are on the way soon. Bioware is also giving players who are affected by the issues a bonus skin.

Resident Evil 2 Remake On PC Has A Fantastic Graphics Menu

Resident Evil 2 is getting positive reviews from both critics and fans. I’ve been playing the game and I have to agree with most folks’ thoughts on the game. The RE2 remake feels like a wonderful mix of classic Resident Evil gameplay and modern Resident Evil mechanics. But I don’t see as many people praising…

Latest Minecraft Update Accidentally Adds Wall Running

The latest snapshot update for the Java version of Minecraft added some new things, like a stone cutter and new ways to modify stone blocks. But the new update also added the ability for players to wall run. This new ability isn’t mentioned anywhere in the blog post announcing what the latest snapshot is adding…

Star Wars Battlefront II Modders Are Already Removing Count Dooku’s Head

Star Wars Battlefront II’s recent update added Count Dooku, a fan favorite Sith villain from the Prequel Trilogy. This new character is fast, deadly and also fans are decapitating hims using mods. Within less than 24 hours after Dooku was released, modders had already removed the Sith’s head and hands from his in-game model. This…

Loot Boxes Are Changing In Fortnite Save The World

The Loot Llamas in Fortnite Save The World are changing and becoming less random. Currently, Loot Llamas work like most other loot boxes: Players buy them and then open the llamas to find out what random items they’ve received. Epic Games has announced that an upcoming update will soon change this process. In the update,…