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CultureOdds and EndsSpider-Man Remastered’s Terrible-Looking Boat NPCs Now Hide A Fun Easter Egg
Spider-Man: Remastered on PS5 contains an easter egg connected to scary-looking boat passenger NPCs seen in the original PS4 game. Spider-Man on PS4 was a gorgeous game, but if you dared to get your suit wet, you could swim out and see something not gorgeous. The people riding around in the boats were hideous monsters…
By Zack Zwiezen Published November 13, 2020 -
CultureOdds and EndsI Love Assassin’s Creed Valhalla‘s Excellent Anime Reference
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, the latest Ubisoft murder tourism sim, is a massive game. It’s brimming with intriguing activities and brief vignettes, many of which go places big-budget action games tend not to. For instance: Tucked away in one of Valhalla’s early areas, you may even find an amusing reference to a popular anime and manga…
By Ari Notis Published November 13, 2020 -
CultureOdds and EndsThe PS5 Music Is A Whole Existential Mood
Last night I set up my PS5, started to download some games, and was immediately sucked through a haunting wormhole of self reflection by the next-gen system’s brooding menu music. I’ve been following all of the pre-release news and read dozens of PS5 reviews, including Kotaku’s own, so I had a pretty good idea of…
By Ethan Gach Published November 13, 2020 -
CultureOdds and EndsNo, I Won’t Ride The Big Wolf In Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, released earlier this week, has some wild, strange, and magical elements in it. But while it might contain witches and impossible future technology, I draw the line at a specific inclusion. I won’t ride the giant wolf, Ubisoft. I won’t do it. In Valhalla, players have access to a horse, allowing them…
By Zack Zwiezen Published November 12, 2020 -
CultureOdds and EndsMichael B. Jordan Wants Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 On PS5 And I Can’t Argue With That
Creed and Black Panther star Michael B. Jordan already has a PlayStation 5. Such is the life of a celebrity. In a recent Instagram post, Jordan wrote that while he thinks the PlayStation 5’s gameplay and graphics are “🔥,” he also wants to see a certain old-school fighting game make a resurgence on the next-gen…
By Ian Walker Published November 10, 2020 -
CultureOdds and EndsThis Is A Blog About Bloodborne
After the events of this weekend, I’m reminded of when I finally beat Father Gascoigne in Bloodborne. I remember being dead silent after delivering the final blow, worried that somehow he would rise again, fully healed and stronger, to resume the fight. I held my breath until “Prey Slaughtered” finally left my screen. Only then…
By Ash Parrish Published November 9, 2020 -
CultureOdds and EndsBall Guy Haunts Pokémon Trading Card Game
Remember the Ball Guy from Pokémon Sword and Shield? He’s back! In card form. This card is part of the Pokémon trading card game’s upcoming “Shiny Star V” expansion, which launches in Japan on November 20. I’m honestly horrified; just look at his knees! Why are they so realistic?! As if there wasn’t enough going…
By Ian Walker Published November 6, 2020 -
CultureOdds and EndsFan’s LEGO Among Us Set Looks Perfect
LEGO IDEAS, the ALL CAPS website where fan designs, including licensed ones, can get voted on and turned into official LEGO sets, currently has a very nice Among Us playset up for discussion. Made by MinifigInDisguise, it includes The Skeld along with a number of special Among Us minifigs, a ghost and two pets. At…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 5, 2020 -
CultureOdds and EndsXbox Series X Has Too Many Horrifying Holes
As reviews for the Xbox Series X arrive, I’m here to talk about one aspect of the console that could impact your desire to buy one, as it has mine. I am a trypophobe, and I cannot own an Xbox Series X because of all its damn holes. [Since this post discusses a phobia, we…
By Ash Parrish Published November 5, 2020 -
CultureOdds and EndsRelax, With A Game About Owning A Fish Tank
If Blinkclick Games wanted to make the most relaxing management game possible, they’ve certainly picked the right subject matter with their upcoming Fishkeeper It’s a management game in the vein of stuff like Planet Zoo, only on a much smaller scale, since you’re being tasked here with simply…filling a fish tank. Now we’ve all enjoyed…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 4, 2020 -
CultureOdds and EndsI Miss The Crazy Batshittery Of The Original Tomb Raider Trilogy
Since mounting anxiety has robbed me of higher cognitive thought, let’s talk about dinosaurs—specifically, why the hell are there dinosaurs in the first three Tomb Raider games? To be clear, I don’t mind that they’re there—they’re challenging to fight and make for some thrilling jump-scares. I’m also aware of how odd it is to focus…
By Ash Parrish Published November 4, 2020 -
CultureOdds and EndsWatch Dogs Legion’s Podcasts Are Great When They Aren’t Constantly Restarting
I love listening to podcasts while I drive because I am sick in the head, so naturally I do the same thing when driving around in Watch Dogs Legion. Unfortunately, I spent my first few hours cruising the game’s London in a stolen hatchback while the same podcast reset over and over every time I…
By Ethan Gach Published November 3, 2020 -
CultureOdds and EndsDawn Of The Final Day
While doomscrolling through Twitter the past few days, I noticed a lot of people making the same Majora’s Mask joke. Today does feel like the Final Day, doesn’t it? Either the moon will crash into the Earth, or the clock will reset and Americans will have another chance to maybe get it right this time.…
By Ash Parrish Published November 3, 2020 -
CultureOdds and EndsOh No, Watch Dogs: Legion
The biggest selling point of Watch Dogs: Legion is the vast array of randomized characters you can recruit to your underground army of revolutionary activists. But sometimes NPC professions and backgrounds line up in unfortunate ways. A pediatrician. Who recently ended a personal relationship with a patient. Okay, yeah, maybe don’t invite Shannon Dickey to…
By Ian Walker Published November 2, 2020 -
CultureOdds and EndsTearing Open A PS5 Controller To Feast On Its Insides
Wait, no, it’s just to take a look at how the new DualSense controller works, and how it all came together. Sorry, these teardown videos always get me feeling a little carnivorous. This great video by TronicsFix opens up the pad, very gently, and pokes around at all the components and pieces, partly so we…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 2, 2020 -
CultureOdds and EndsGiving Super Mario A Bloodborne Soundtrack
“Let’s make it satanic.” Here’s composer Alex Moukala taking some vintage Super Mario music and turning it into the kind of bone-chilling score you’d hear in Bloodborne If you dug this—and how could you not have—he’s done some similar stuff recently, like giving Final Fantasy VII some Sonic beats: And this Persona 5 banger: He’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 1, 2020 -
CultureOdds and EndsYakuza 0 and Part Time UFO Are Giving Me My Crane Game Fix
Crane games are sinister, alluring bedevilments with their bright flashing lights and happy jingles that tempt suckers like me into feeding them money. For just a few dollars you too can own this ugly yet endearing horse plushie you have no space for but look how precariously it’s perched and how its long neck is…
By Ash Parrish Published October 30, 2020 -
CultureOdds and EndsWatch This Great Documentary On Shinji Mikami
If you’re a fan of Capcom, Clover, horror, or just good video games in general, please set aside part of your week to enjoy this hour-long documentary by Archipel on Shinji Mikami, the legendary director of everything from Resident Evil to God Hand to Vanquish
By Luke Plunkett Published October 29, 2020 -
CultureOdds and EndsPart Time UFO Has A Very Good Dog Butt
Part Time UFO, the HAL Laboratory mobile game ported to Switch today, is a charming little project about an alien helping the people of Earth tidy up with its spaceship’s arcade-like claw. It also has a very good dog. I don’t really have much to say about Part Time UFO other than that. It makes…
By Ian Walker Published October 29, 2020 -
CultureOdds and EndsCase Closed: Mankrik’s Wife Found In Shadowlands
The folks at Blizzard: SVU have finally put to rest a 16-year-old cold case—Mankrik’s wife has been found. As reported by Wowhead, Olgra, wife of Mankrik, can be found in World of Warcraft Shadowlands’s Maldraxxus zone, where vengeful and warlike spirits are sent to rest. According to Wowhead, reporting on the Shadowlands beta, Olgra is…
By Ash Parrish Published October 29, 2020