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Twitch Streamer ‘Trained For 3 Months’ To Try And Break 569-Hour Streaming Record

Humans do lots of inadvisable things in public for attention (see: hot dog eating contests, “the worm”). There is, though, a fine line between inoffensively asserting your existence and setting a bad example by putting yourself at risk. This is the debate at the heart of record-setting. Right now, Twitch streamer Andrew “GiantWaffle” Bodine is…

Track: Daijoubu | Artist: Radwimps | Album: Weathering With You Complete Version 

The Week In Games: The British (Pokémon) Are Coming!

A brand new Pokémon game is releasing this week. I’m not even a big Pokémon fan and I’m still excited about Sword and Shield, the first big main entry Pokémon RPG to land on home consoles. Sure, not all the Pokémon from the past are coming back, but I doubt the internet will get angry…

Sugar, Spice And Everything Nice

Alfred Achiampong is a character artist from Ghana. You can see more of Alfred’s stuff at his ArtStation page

Esports Team Gets Its Own Adidas Sneaker, And It’s Not Terrible

In the interests of fairness, after panning the last sportswear giant x esports deal I came across, it is now time to compliment one. Adidas have released a sneaker based on a French esports team, and I like it. This is the AM4 VIT.01, and it’s based on Team Vitality, a French esports organisation that…

EA Staff Twitter Accounts Hacked After YouTuber Gets Banned For ‘Vulgar’ Comments

A number of Electronic Arts employees have had their personal Twitter accounts hacked after a prominent FIFA player received a lifetime ban from official events for his “abusive, harassing, and vulgar” behavior. The player, Kurt “Kurt0411” Fenech, has been the subject of several disciplinary moves by EA over the last few years, which are outlined…

Super Mario 64 Land, An Enormous Fan-Made Mario Game, Is Out Now

Superstar Mario modder Kaze Emanuar, whose work we’ve featured here a ton, has a huge new project out today: Super Mario 64 Land, an all-new Mario game based on Super Mario 64 that adds new levels, new bosses, new powerups and new music. There’s a catch—it’s technically a mod for Super Mario 64, not a…

‘Shop Contest: Sesame Street’s 50th Anniversary

This week, Sesame Street started its 50th(!) seasonwith a big episode, filled with guest stars and callbacks to old segments and characters. Let’s celebrate the wonderful Sesame Street by bringing these characters into 2019 and into modern video games. Your challenge this week: Place characters from Sesame Street into video games. I’ve provided you with…

Sunday Comics: I SAW IT FIRST!

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. Corpse Run by Alex Di Stasi. Published Nov. 7. Read more of Corpse Run Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published Nov. 4. Read more of Awkward Zombie Clueless Hero by…

‘Shop Contest: Sports, Winners!

SPORTS! That’s the content I crave right now. Sports and only sports. I don’t want any damn politics or opinions. I just want sports content. So last week, I tasked you fine Kotaku readers with providing me with sports images featuring video game characters. Our winning image this week comes from sciteach who shows what…

Oranguru Is Probably A Rick And Morty Fan And Wants To Debate You

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 Oranguru! Oranguru Details Type: Normal/Psychic Average Height: 4′ 11″ Average Weight: 167.6 lbs. First Added In Generation VII Apes…

I Prefer Boneless Donuts

Hello! This week we get ready to play Death Stranding, learn what Luigi and Geralt have in common, watch a trailer for a new Vampire: The Masquerade game, play a game starring John Goodman and eat some boneless donuts. Great Kotaku Content From The Past Week I a great dive into a game that most…

Planet Zoo, As Told By Steam Reviews

If you’re the sort of person who sees packs of animals majestically gallivanting about in forests or on the National Geographic channel and thinks “I need to manage those,” you’re in luck: Planet Zoo is now out on Steam. But does it have Steam users squawking, or do they want to lock it up and…

It’s Hard To Play Death Stranding When You Have An Actual Baby

All three of us on Kotaku Splitscreen have begun to play Death Stranding, but only one of us did so with a newborn baby in the mix. Jason explained to me and Kirk this week that it’s just not cool to put your baby down for a nap and then get prompted to rock your…

Elite: Dangerous Players Compete To Decide The Fate Of The Ancient Ship

There’s a meditative quality to soaring through Elite: Dangerous’ vast reconstruction of outer space, but every once in a while, players discover something that jolts them out of their hyper-space stasis. Earlier this week, it was an ancient ship full of still-living passengers that turned heads, reinvigorating the game’s community after a sleepy few months.…

What Are You Playing This Weekend?

The weekend is for finally throwing out all the takeaway containers that don’t have lids, because my tendency to think “I could use this, I’ll save it!” has tipped over into a frightening compulsion. The weekend is also for playing video games. I’m on the fence about playing Death Stranding: I have very little patience for…

Strip Clubs? Nah. The New Bachelor Party Is A Weekend Of Video Games

This weekend, Andrew Lin, a 31-year-old associate VP at a professional services firm from Queens, New York, will wed his girlfriend of seven years. Before that, he wanted to throw a common prenuptial bash: a bachelor party. Strippers, gambling, debauchery? Not for Lin and his friends. They got together for a weekend, stocked the fridge,…

Nintendo Just Released A Wacky Ambulance Game

A new Nintendo-published game, The Stretchers, just came out on the Nintendo eShop. It’s a co-op game where you and a friend load people onto an ambulance and take them to a hospital, and it looks very silly. The Stretchers comes from the same people that made Little Nightmares, Tarsier Studios, and it manages to…

Track: Everyday Life | Artist: Coldplay | Album: Everyday Life 

Edible Japanese Gardens Turn Snack Time Into Zen Time

If you’ve ever been to Japan, maybe you’ve visited one of the country’s numerous gardens. They are wonderful places to enjoy nature and contemplate life. What if you could make your own Japanese garden? Out of candy? And then eat it? You can! As Netgeek reports, there are DIY candy kit versions of Japanese gardens.…