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My Son And I Have Issues With The Latest Paw Patrol Game

Paw Patrol: On A Roll is a capable, kid-friendly platform game. Heroic hounds of every rescue discipline travel left to right, collecting items and using their special skills to save humans and animals in peril. It’s fun, but after a dozen missions, its endless instruction repetition and a lack of equal puppy representation frustrates even…

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Track: Acid King | Artist: Malibu Ken | Album: Acid King Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Track: Arriving Somewhere But Not Here | Artist: Porcupine Tree | Album: Deadwing Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Overwatch director Jeff Kaplan has acknowledged that new hero Ashe has aim issues Players have been complaining that it feels harder to aim with Ashe than heroes like McCree and Soldier 76, and Kaplan explained that it’s because of an issue with her aim-down-sight animation. It can feel “a bit off” if you’re playing at…

The Art Of Insomniac’s Spider-Man

Insomniac’s Spider-Man for the PS4 is out, it’s good and it looks good. Because of that, let’s take a look at a range of concept and promotional art that went into the game’s creation. Most of the images you’ll see below are also available in Marvel’s Spider-Man: The Art of the Game, a new book…

Valve Says Steam Link Hardware Is ‘Almost Gone’

It seems like only yesterday that Valve declared it was making hardware. In reality, Steam controllers, Steam machines, and an odd little gadget called the Steam Link came out back in 2015. Now, three years later, the most useful of those devices is about to enter retirement. While Steam machines and Steam controllers didn’t exactly…

The Singular Life Of Twitch’s Most Foul-Mouthed Streamer

To hear her tell the story, Twitch streamer Sweet_Anita has lived a fascinating and unusual life. Here’s what you might learn watching her stream the first-person shooter Overwatch: Anita takes care of 35 animals, including rabbits, rats, and chinchillas, although in the past, that number has swelled to 200. Her mother contracted an illness from…

What We Liked And Didn’t Like About Pokémon Let’s Go

Mike Fahey and I have been battling all up and down Kanto in Pokémon Let’s Go. Now that our respective quests are at an end, we sat down to talk about Master Trainers, playing with kids, and how weird Pokémon type weaknesses are. Gita Jackson: Hey Fahey! It’s amazing to be in the presence of…

The Inexplicable Sexiness Of Ivy Valentine

Negotiating the complexities of playing a powerful warrior steeped in the male gaze

Pokémon Let’s Go‘s Leveling System Raises Some Morbid Questions

If Pokémon Let’s Go is banking on my nostalgia, it’s working, but it’s also bringing to mind some disturbing questions about the nature of Pokémon. ’90s kids’ idle fantasies of weed-whacking our way through forests alongside some loyal, sweet Pokémon companion are realized in the latest Pokémon game, which even lets you pet and play…

Track: When I Grow Up | Artist: Garbage | Album: Version 2.0 Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Really Big Whopper Coming To Burger King In Japan

Later this month, a very special Whopper is going on sale in Japan. Packed with five flame-grilled patties, this Whopper will be available only for a limited time. The special Whopper goes on sale November 29 in Japan, which is “good meat day.” It’s not a national holiday, but a pun. November 29 is 11-29.…

World Of WarCraft Cosplayers Are Out Here Re-Writing Canon

I know, we’ve already run our BlizzCon cosplay gallery, but there was a special event being held at the show this year that I thought deserved its own spotlight. It was called Project Ebon Blade, and involved dozens of World of Warcraft fans trying out a new twist on the game’s canon. With outfits based…

Ninja Keeps Reporting Fortnite Rivals, And It’s Not Sitting Well With Fans

It’s one thing for a regular player to report somebody who might be cheating or griefing in a game like Fortnite, but when a Twitch star does it? Then it unavoidably carries a different weight, especially when it’s the Twitch star, Tyler “Ninja” Blevins. Over the past week, Blevins has found himself surrounded by an…

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Joakim Ericsson is a Swedish concept artist and illustrator who has worked on games like Overkill’s The Walking Dead You can see more of Joakim’s stuff at his ArtStation page

One Punch Man Cosplay Lights It Up

This is fullhealthcosplay with an absolutely astounding take on Genos from One Punch Man Just so you can see more angles of the lights + smoke display, here are some more vids:

Valve Says It Will Reduce Artifact’s Hidden Costs, Following Fan Complaints

Artifact is, for better and worse, shaping up to be a very Valve card game in that it’s a clever, complex re-imagining of DOTA 2—complete with lanes and heroes—but it’s also heavily tied into a real-money marketplace. In fact, there’s currently no way to earn new cards without spending at least a pinch of your…

What We Adored About Netflix’s She-Ra Reboot

Back in 1985, Mattel and Filmation launched She-Ra: Princess of Power, a spin-off of the popular Masters of the Universe cartoon. Over two decades later, She-Ra and her friends step out of He-Man’s shadow in Netflix’s She-Ra and the Princesses of Power. How good is it? Maddy Myers and Michael Fahey discuss. Maddy Myers: I…

Shadow Of The Tomb Raider‘s New Tomb Is As Awkward As The Rest Of The Game

Some games’ post-release plans are stingy, others generous, some comically convoluted. And then there’s the seven-part plan for Shadow of the Tomb Raider, an awkward game that is now getting some awkward expansions. On paper before release, it all seemed pretty good. Shadow of the Tomb Raider would be a sequel to the excellent Rise…