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CultureBlack Widow Model Is Pretty Damn Lifelike
With Endgame now out, I thought tonight might be a good time to take a look at this incredible 3D model of Scarlett Johansson/Black Widow made by Abdelrahman Kubisi andJeremy Celeste This wasn’t made for the movie—or any Marvel movie—it was just a personal project between the pair. Get a load of the detail: And…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 25, 2019 -
CultureCosplayGallerySome Of The Best Star Wars Cosplay For 2019
Earlier this month, Chicago played host to Star Wars Celebration 2019, the biggest convention/party for Star Wars fans on the planet. And where there are loads of Star Wars fans, there’s some A+ cosplay. Mineralbluwas there taking photos for us, and you can see some of the best of it below. If you need an…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 25, 2019 -
CultureHow Panzer Dragoon Defined The Sega Saturn Era
From its early days of promise to its heartbreaking failure, the Sega Saturn was a fascinating game machine. If there’s one game series that is emblematic of Sega’s ambitious, quixotic 32-bit console, it’s Panzer Dragoon. It began as a graphical showcase of the console’s abilities, and finished its Saturn life as a role-playing game that…
By Chris Kohler Published April 25, 2019 -
CultureSplitscreenDays Gone Is Certainly A Video Game
What’s the deal with Days Gone, a video game about killing zombies and being sad on a motorcycle? On today’s Kotaku Splitscreen, we discuss. I’m back from vacation, joining Kirk and Maddy once again to talk about all sorts of video games including Mortal Kombat 11, Baba Is You, Hitman 2, Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, and…
By Jason Schreier Published April 25, 2019 -
CultureKotaku Game DiaryMy First Captures On The Switch, PS4 And Xbox One
I’ve spent a lot of time this console generation honing my screenshot-taking reflexes, and now my Switch, PS4 and Xbox One are full of pictures and videos I’ve captured. But what did I capture first? On my Switch, it was Link in his 100-year underwear, just waking up at the start of The Legend of…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 25, 2019 -
CultureKotaku Game DiaryFinding The Metagame In Atlantic City
While visiting Atlantic City’s greige boardwalk last Sunday, I set foot in my very first casino, a come-as-you-are joint called Bally’s with years’ worth of cigarette smoke ground into its red carpet. It was Easter—not a great day to commune with sin—but a day off nonetheless. Passing the ringing slot machines, I sat down at…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published April 24, 2019 -
CultureSekiro Speedrunners Are Using A Glitch To Swim Through The Air
Speedrunners use a variety of tricks to reduce Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice from a difficult combat gauntlet to a breeze. The fastest Any% runs now take less than 30 minutes, with the current world record at 24:37 at time of publication, held by Distortion2. Some tricks involve dying in the right place to avoid a…
By Heather Alexandra Published April 23, 2019 -
CultureKotaku Game DiaryThe Fortnite World Cup Is Worth Watching, Despite Its Flaws
Over the last two weekends, I’ve obsessively watched the Fortnite World Cup tournaments. I turn on the long broadcasts while cleaning the house or cooking, certainly tormenting my neighbors with hours of esports shoutcasting. It’s introducing me to new players and techniques, and it’s inspiring me to get better at the game. Watching competitive Fortnite…
By Riley MacLeod Published April 23, 2019 -
CultureOld Consoles Are Murderous Death Machines
Ah yes, the Nintendo 64 and Sony PlayStation, machines we remember best for their ability to *checks notes* fire devastating plasma beams and railgun blasts out of their arms. These are the work of artist Gerald Gordge, and you can see more of his stuff at his personal site
By Luke Plunkett Published April 22, 2019 -
CultureCosplayFallout Cosplay Video Brings The Series To Life
There’s some very good Fallout cosplay on show here, but the real star of this short video might be the location, a giant old furnace that looks like it fell straight out of Fallout 4 The video was done by Legend of Micah, while the cosplayers are credited at the end of the clip.
By Luke Plunkett Published April 22, 2019 -
CultureTwitchTwitch Removes ‘Joy Of Sex’ Category, Popular Streamer Heartbroken
Twitch’s rules largely state that sexual content is not allowed, with some “educational, scientific, artistic, newsworthy, or academic” exceptions aside. And yet, for years, the platform had its own category called “The Joy Of Sex.” Now it’s gone, and one popular streamer and his fans are in mourning. “The Joy Of Sex” category’s existence is…
By Nathan Grayson Published April 22, 2019 -
CultureKotaku Game DiaryI Tried To Defeat Water In Dwarf Fortress And Failed
Dwarf Fortress is full of hidden horrors, like Forgotten Beasts that breathe poison or giant metal Titans with impenetrable skin, or even just the regular old Goblin coming to kidnap one of your children. But these abominations pale in comparison to the challenge I tried to overcome a couple weeks ago, Dwarf Fortress’s first real…
By Gita Jackson Published April 22, 2019 -
CultureThe Week In Games: Get Over Here!!!
It’s time once again for decapitations, burning flesh and other grisly deaths. Mortal Kombat 11 is out this week. In the words of Scorpion “Get over here and play my game. Thank you.” I love me some Mortal Kombat. I’m not a huge fighting game guy and I’m not great at them, but I always…
By Zack Zwiezen Published April 22, 2019 -
CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: Easter Sunday 2019
It is that wonderful time of the year when bunnies lay eggs and Jesus did something. I think? I actually don’t know much about Easter and stopped celebrating it years ago. But I like the pretty colors and eggs! Your challenge this week: Help video game characters celebrate Easter! Agent 47 will celebrate any holiday…
By Zack Zwiezen Published April 21, 2019
