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How A High School Smash Bros. Joke Became A World-Famous Saying

In 2014, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime, beloved among the Super Smash Bros. competitive community, formally blessed the group before that year’s EVO fighting game tournament. It was the first year that Nintendo had officially sponsored the event. “Today, you’re all showing your abilities at Super Smash Bros. Melee,” he said in a video…

Player Catalogues List Of Games That Still Have Poorly Implemented Subtitles

Just from playing games, I know that the subtitles they offer are often too small, have weird line breaks, or don’t show up properly against the background of the game. This handy Reddit post offers a more detailed look at just how bad the situation can get in certain games. Over on the PC Gaming…

Street Fighter Champion Gives Up Thousands In Protest Of Japanese Bureaucracy

This past weekend, a legendary Street Fighter player placed first in what was perhaps the most stacked Street Fighter V tournament ever, but he will only be taking home a fraction of his prize money. That’s due to Japan’s heavily restrictive laws on competitive gaming and his own personal principles. Yusuke Momochi is one of…

Final Fantasy XIV Director Talks Class Changes, Music, And Role-Playing

Final Fantasy XIV’s latest expansion, Shadowbringers, brought a sweeping storyline and tons of job adjustments that streamlined how the game played. Last month, we emailed questions to Final Fantasy XIV director Naoki Yoshida (through Square Enix PR) about class adjustments, roleplaying, and how the game’s music is composed. Heather Alexandra: One of the goals for…

I Stopped Playing Control Because I Don’t Want It To End

Control checks a lot of my boxes when it comes to not only games but media in general. I love conspiracies and secretive government agencies and stories about human beings trying to grapple with the supernatural. Control is a game about all of those things, and you can fly. I love Control so much that…

The Week In Games: Duck… Duck… Untitled Goose Game!

Have you ever dreamed of being a goose who annoys people? Well, then you’ve probably already heard about Untitled Goose Game, which is coming out later this week. If you haven’t heard about it, well I’m happy to be the one to introduce you to your dream game. When I about 8 years old, my…

Twitch Suspends Streamer After She Wears Chun-Li Cosplay [Updated]

Last night, Twitch suspended art streamer Quqco after she livestreamed herself wearing cosplay of Chun-Li from Street Fighter, Dexerto first reported Quqco is a small streamer who often draws pictures from her favorite gaming franchises live on Twitch. Yesterday, she was wearing Chun-Li’s signature blue qipao and bun covers, and soon after, she received notice…

Dragon Quest‘s First Three Games Coming To Switch

The first three games of famous Japanese role-playing game series Dragon Quest are coming to the Switch, Square Enix announced this morning. On September 27, 1986’s Dragon Quest, 1987’s Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line and 1988’s Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation will be available on the Nintendo Switch. Originally, when…

Track: Magic | Artist: The Cars | Album: Heartbeat City

The Witcher, Only It’s The 1980s

Roman Tishenin is an artist from Russia. You can see more of Roman’s stuff at his DeviantArt and ArtStation pages.

Resident Evil 4 Player Completes Game With 0% Accuracy

Straight speedruns and feats of skill are always impressive, but sometimes it’s just as impressive to see a game completed where someone has found an interesting way to make things hard for themselves. That’s what Manekimoney has done here with a Resident Evil 4 playthrough that was completed with 0% weapon accuracy. That means using…

Track: Panini | Artist: Lil Nas X | Album: EP 7 

‘Shop Contest: Oh No, Claptrap

Borderlands 3 is out and that means Claptrap is back. Dread it. Run from it. Claptrap still arrives. He’s here to be funny and annoying. Oh and also meta. So let’s get meta and add Claptrap to some other things. Your challenge this week: Add Claptrap into video games, movies, TV shows or whatever. I…

Sunday Comics: You Must Be Really Sore

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 Sept. 9. Read more of Awkward Zombie Corpse Run by Alex Di Stasi. Published Sept. 12. Read more of Corpse Run Clueless Hero by Luis…

‘Shop Contest: That Weird Switch Teaser, Winners!

Last week, Nintendo dropped a strange teaser for a weird Switch fitness…thing.Now we know what it is and it looks kinda cool! But last weekend we had no idea. So I asked you wonderful Kotaku readers to get creative with the teaser and you didn’t disappoint. Our winning image this week comes from sciteach who…

Discord Nitro Games Are Going Away Next Month Because Most Users Weren’t Even Playing Them

Discord announced it will be removing all games from Nitro, almost one year after adding a collection of games to the paid subscription service. On October 15, 2019, users will no longer have access to 100+ games that were included with the service. According to a post on the official Discord blog, the removal comes…

Shedinja Is Just A Dead Corpse That Steals Souls

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 Shedinja! Thanks for the suggestion GlydeBane! Shedinja Details Type: Bug/Ghost Average Height: 2’07” Average Weight: 2.6 lbs. First Added…

A Telephone Pole Made Me Cry

Hello! This week we watch someone get killed by Minecraft creepers, discuss why gingerbread people need a toilet, get puked on, learn more about Apple Arcade, date Colonel Sanders and say goodbye to a telephone pole. Great Kotaku Content From The Past Week Why do they have a toilet? What is coming out of them?…

Track: Keep Your Mouth Shut | Artist: Anthony Green (ft. Summer Swee-Singh) | Album: Would You Still Be With Strings

The Secret To The Success Of Bastion, Pyre, And Hades: No Forced Crunch, Yes Forced Vacations

It’s been ten years since Supergiant Games opened its doors. The team put all of their hopes into the studio’s debut game, Bastion, an action-RPG with a narrator. It succeeded with flying colors. Since then, the studio has released Transistor, Pyre, and Hades, every single one receiving critical acclaim and financial success. The team’s big…