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Sega’s Dreamcast Remembered By 8 Of Its Most Important Developers

2019 marks the 20th anniversary of the release of the Sega Dreamcast—hence the flashbacks!—and to mark the occasion, the team at Archipel, the same guys behind the excellent toco toco series, sat down for a talk with some of the most important developers to ever grace the console, from Tetsuya Mizuguchi (Rez) to Yoot Saito…

Track: B.O.B. | Artist: OutKast | Album: Stankonia  

‘Shop Contest: Freelancing After Making

Super Mario Maker 2 was recently released and I’ve got Mario Maker 2 on the brain. I also wonder if making levels pays very well? Probably not. So construction Mario and his bro must work some side gigs to help make ends meet. Your challenge this week: Show us what Mario and Luigi do when…

Sunday Comics: I’m A Good Person!

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

‘Shop Contest: National Fried Chicken Day, Winners!

I love fried chicken. From a fast food joint, a local diner or homemade, I love it all. So in celebration of National Fried Chicken Day, I asked you wonderful readers to create some images featuring video game characters and fried chicken. You didn’t disappoint. You folks also made me hungry and now I crave…

Drampa Will Burn Your House Down

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 Drampa! Drampa Details Type: Normal/Dragon Average Height: 9′ 10″ Average Weight: 407.9 lbs. First Added In Generation VII Sometimes…

Isabelle Is Having A Good Time

Hello! Today we learn about a canceled Toy Story game, get some flashlights, drink some “Vacation Juice” and watch some chickens talk about kart racing. It’s Morning Checkpoint! Great Kotaku Content From The Past Week Like most weeks, Kotaku was filled with some great stories. Here are a few of my favorites! This sounds like…

What Are You Playing This Weekend?

The weekend is for finally pulling my stock bags out of the freezer and making soup stock, even though it’s a zillion degrees outside. That’s a long, hands-off process, though, so there’s plenty of time to play video games. I’m excited to check out Sea of Solitude, which came out today. Look out for my…

Track: Believe | Artist: The Chemical Brothers | Album: Push the Button Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment. 

A Nice Stroll. Matsumoto, Japan. By ShuYung Wu. JPGs is a photo peek into wherever gamers might find interesting. If you’re a photographer and have images you want to share, drop us a line!

Gwent Is Still The Best-Looking Card Game Out There

Daniel Valaisis is an artist at CD Projekt Red, the developers of The Witcher and Cyberpunk 2077 The pieces you’re seeing here were all done for the latest Gwent expansion Novigrad, which has only recently gone live. You can see more of Daniel’s work at his ArtStation page

I Will Never Make A Mario

Super Mario Maker 2 gives players a chance to flex their creative muscles and craft their own levels. These can be difficult, trap-laden hell worlds, oddball narratives, or classic platforming romps. As I’ve started playing, I’ve realized that I’m never making a Mario. And while that means missing out on a large part of the…

Track: Bigmouth Strikes Again (Glastonbury 2019) | Artist: Johnny Marr | Album: The Queen Is Dead Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment. 

A River Runs Through It. Seoul, South Korea. By Anthony Dell’Ario | Official Site JPGs is a photo peek into wherever gamers might find interesting. If you’re a photographer and have images you want to share, drop us a line!

Cosplayer’s Giant Rifle Prompts Sheriff’s Warning

A cosplayer taking some photos earlier today at Seacliff State Beach in Monterey Bay got a little more attention than she was expecting, when concerns from other beachgoers and a local news crew prompted a warning from the Santa Cruz Sheriff’s Office. Speaking to KRON 4 news, the representative took the opportunity to remind cosplayers…

Dota Underlords, As Told By Steam Reviews

Are you someone who still battles in video games by using your fingers to directly input commands, like some kind of barbarian? That’s old hat. Today, auto-battlers are all the rage. Simply buy some guys, arrange said guys, and they (the guys) will do the battling for you. With Dota Underlords, Valve rushed to capitalize…

Let’s See How Much Fun We Can Squeeze Out Of The Last Half Hour Of E3

Yes, E3 2019 ended three weeks ago. However, in my nightmares, I’m still there, slamming energy drinks and binge-sitting in every gamer chair my eyes can see. As long as my neck still hurts from the flight back, I cannot refrain from scraping the bottom of the E3 barrel. Watch me try and fail to…

Good Luck Stopping Students From Playing Stadia Games In Class

If Google Stadia games work as advertised, it’ll become all too easy for students everywhere to play video games on their school-issue laptops instead of listening to their teachers’ lectures. On this week’s Kotaku Splitscreen, we answer questions from listeners, including one from a high school teacher about how much of a pain Stadia will…

I Love When Video Game Music Is So Good I Forget To Actually Play The Game

One of my favorite games of the last several years is Facepalm Games’ The Swapper.I like it for a lot of reasons: it’s got this beautiful stop-motion clay art style, an immediately compelling hook in the titular Swapper, a gun that lets you clone yourself and zap your consciousness between those clones, and a disconcerting…

Track: Lost in the Supermarket | Artist: The Clash | Album: London Calling  Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.