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CultureThe Best Sandwiches Japan Has To Offer
Some Japanese sandwiches are terrible. Others are okay or even very good. However, these Japanese sandwiches are world-class. Go into your typical Japanese supermarket, and there simply isn’t a wide variety of bread, sliced cheese, meats and condiments. Department stores and fancy groceries are bound to have more variety, but your typical Japanese supermarket doesn’t…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 14, 2019 -
CultureE3Square Enix Doesn’t Know Where Some Of Its Old Games Are
Square Enix, one of the largest video game publishers on the planet, is interested in getting its entire back catalogue of games together so it can sell/stream them to you online. But there’s just this one tiny problem: some of the older games are missing. In an interview with Game Informer this week at E3,…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 13, 2019 -
CultureHow Is The Original Contra Still So Got Damn Good
Contra Anniversary Collection surprise launched earlier this week, and with it came the first official rerelease of the Nintendo Entertainment System version of Contra in a long while. And I have to ask: How is it that this game is still so freaking good? I try my best to not wear my rose-colored glasses when…
By Chris Kohler Published June 13, 2019 -
CultureValve’s Auto Chess Game Is Called Dota Underlords, Open Beta Next Week
A few weeks ago, Valve announced that it’d be making its own version of the massively popular Dota 2 mod Auto Chess. Today, it revealed that it’s called Dota Underlords, and it’ll go into open beta in “approximately” one week. And if you’ve purchased the Dota 2 International Battle Pass, you can already start playing…
By Nathan Grayson Published June 13, 2019 -
CultureE3The Witcher 3 On Switch Runs 720p Docked, 540p Handheld
The Witcher 3 getting a Switch port is excellent news, as long as players are prepared for a version of the game that looks nowhere near as good as its console and PC cousins. Tweeted on Tuesday and confirmed to Kotaku by CD Projekt Red today, the Switch version of Geralt’s adventure runs a step…
By Mike Fahey Published June 13, 2019 -
CultureE3A Firefighting Game That Makes Fun Of The Gig Economy
Embr’s house groaned as fire licked away at its supports. Collapse was imminent. With a panicking resident slung over my shoulder, I sprinted for a second story window. Outside were three other residents I’d rescued. I took solace in the fact that, no matter what happened next, I’d done some good here. I jumped, and…
By Nathan Grayson Published June 13, 2019 -
CultureE3The Genesis Mini Is A Beautiful, Tiny Time Machine
Putting your hands on the controller for the Sega Genesis Mini is like traveling back in time, mushy D-pad and all. The Sega Genesis that I had growing up was actually my older brother’s. He wouldn’t let me touch it unless he wanted to play Sonic 2 or NBA Jam in our shared bedroom in…
By Gita Jackson Published June 13, 2019 -
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Hollow Knight: Silksong Is Drawing Crowds At E3 For Good Reason
There’s been a long line of people queuing up at Nintendo’s booth every day here at E3 to play the sequel to Hollow Knight on the Switch. These people have good taste. Hollow Knight was a great modern execution of classic Metroid-style 2D exploration and combat, set in gorgeous, mostly subterranean areas. Its sequel, Silksong,…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 13, 2019 -
CultureE3Empire Of Sin Is The Gangster Game Brenda Romero Always Wanted To Make
Empire of Sin, a complex tactics game about running a mob empire in Prohibition-era Chicago, is the game Brenda Romero always wanted to make. When you talk to John Romero, the renowned creator of Doom and now part of the husband-and-wife team Romero Games, he gushes about Empire of Sin. It’s a complex web of…
By Gita Jackson Published June 13, 2019 -
CultureKotaku Game DiaryCollection Of Mana Is 3 Amazing Games With Not Enough Extra Features
One of the first Switch games I bought, way back in the spring of 2017, was the Japanese version of Collection of Mana. It was a very simple package: emulated versions of the first three games in the Mana series, and little else. Two years later, the U.S. version is out, and not much has…
By Chris Kohler Published June 13, 2019 -
CultureE3Something Feels Off About The Avengers Gameplay Demo
Crystal Dynamics’ take on Avengers looks like a slightly skewed version of the Marvel Cinematic Universe—just similar enough to pique your interest, but just different enough to make you feel itchy. Five of the most film-famous Avengers star in a 25-minute gameplay demo that Kotaku saw behind closed doors at E3: Thor, Iron Man, Captain…
By Maddy Myers Published June 13, 2019 -
CultureE3Fire Emblem: Three Houses Is Definitely Going To Make Me Cry For My Precious Children
You’re not going to be able to play Fire Emblem: Three Houses without going through some kind of emotional pain. In many ways, emotional pain is what Fire Emblem games are all about. Traditionally, they’re tough tactics games with permadeath, meaning that once your favorite characters are gone, they’re gone forever. Thought the newer games…
By Gita Jackson Published June 13, 2019 -
CultureVery Cool Portraits Of Every Single Smash Bros. Ultimate Character
Freelance artistJorge Marme has for the last few months been working on a project where he draws every single Smash Ultimate character, from the original roster through to the DLC. He’s now done, and the results are fantastic. You can see a selection below, but there are more—along with Marme’s other stuff—at his Instagram page…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 12, 2019 -
CultureE3When Crash Invaded The Fortnite E3 Booth
Here’s something silly. The people promoting the Crash Bandicoot racing remake, Crash Team Racing, were walking through E3’s South Hall with a Crash mascot, having some fun as they went along. I caught sight of them in the Fortnite booth, where Crash posed in front of the battle bus. And here he is dancing with…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 12, 2019 -
CultureTwitchPopular Streamers React To Dr Disrespect’s Twitch Ban
Yesterday, popular Twitch streamer Guy “Dr Disrespect” Beahm walked into an E3 bathroom and walked out without a Twitch channel. This action likely violated the platform’s terms of service. His E3 badge got revoked shortly after. It’s incredibly rare for a streamer of Dr Disrespect’s popularity to get banned, and already, it’s creating ripples. Streamers…
By Nathan Grayson Published June 12, 2019
