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Comedian Speedrunner Will Tell you Everything You Wanted To Know About Paper Boy
Usually speedruns are about breaking the game to reveal hidden secrets that help players finish it as quickly as possible. Speedrunning Paper Boy, on the other hand, means delivering every single bundle of newsprint with precision and grace. If you’ve ever played Paper Boy, one of the first ever management sims to appear on a…
By Ethan Gach Published October 29, 2017 -
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We Talk Assassin’s Creed Origins And NeoGAF On Today’s Splitscreen
On this week’s episode of Kotaku Splitscreen, recorded between marathon writing sessions for both me and Kirk, we’re talking about the new Assassin’s Creed and NeoGAF’s implosion. First we dig into the good and bad of Assassin’s Creed Origins, which Kirk has been playing for five days straight and has many thoughts about. Then (32:06)…
By Jason Schreier Published October 29, 2017 -
Culture
Sunday Comics: Video Game Themed
Welcome to Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics that usually occurs on Sunday except when it doesn’t. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira. Published October 27. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published October 23. Read more…
By Ethan Gach Published October 29, 2017 -
CultureWolfenstein: The New Colossus Has Already Been Beaten In Under Eighty Minutes
The newest game in the Nazi-slaying series is pretty short, at least if you’re a speedrunner. Released only a day ago, The New Colossus digs deep into American politics and the country’s legacy of racism and bigotry. The game doesn’t pull many punches, right from the very beginning. Of course, you could also blaze through…
By Ethan Gach Published October 28, 2017 -
Culture
This Week In The Business: Single-Player’s Not Dead Yet
QUOTE | “As a company we love single-player more than anything, and believe in it absolutely – for storytelling and a sense of immersion in a world, multiplayer games don’t rival single-player games.” – Rockstar Games director of design Imran Sarwar insists the success of Grand Theft Auto Online and lack of narrative-driven GTA V…
Brendan Sinclair Published October 28, 2017 -
CultureNine Terrible Reasons To Hate Super Mario Odyssey, If You’re A Monster
Can you imagine what it would be like to hate Super Mario Odyssey? I’m especially qualified to say “No,” given how many thousands of hours of my life I’ve devoted to the enjoyment of digital jump gauntlets starring Mario. In the name of fresh video content, I thought-experimented my way into the mind of my…
By Tim Rogers Published October 27, 2017 -
Culture
What Are You Playing This Weekend?
The weekend is for trying to remember your GeForce password because you forgot your screenshot keybinding and the Steam overlay doesn’t work for Wolfenstein 2. Basically, the weekend is for locking yourself out of your graphics card. Again. I started Wolfenstein 2 last night, and though I only got about an hour in I’m really liking…
By Riley MacLeod Published October 27, 2017 -
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Surgeon Simulator Devs Say They’ll Cancel Next Game If It Doesn’t Get Enough Players During Free Week
Surgeon Simulator developer Bossa describes the upcoming free week for its new game, Decksplash, as a “first of its kind” experiment. If 100,000 people play it during that timespan, the studio says it will release the Splatoon-but-with-skateboards competitive game into Early Access. And if not? It gets the axe. One part high-stakes gamble, one part…
By Nathan Grayson Published October 27, 2017 -
Culture
To Be, Or Not To…Well Hello There
Sam Hogg is an artist from the UK who has done work for companies like Fantasy Flight, Cryptozoic and Playground Games. You can see more of Sam’s work at her personal site To see the images in their native resolution, click on the “expand” button in the top-left corner. Fine Art is a celebration of…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 26, 2017 -
CultureCosplayThe Best World Of Warcraft Cosplay Has Real Owls
Owls are cool. All cosplay needs more owls. But especially Tyrande cosplay, since the character actually has one in the game. This is Narga, a cosplayer from Russia who is straight up one of the absolute best on the planet at this. You might remember her from that Dawn of War shoot we featured last…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 26, 2017 -
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As 1.0 Approaches, Battlegrounds Is Having Some Growing Pains
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is, without a doubt, the breakout hit of the year. It’s sold more than 15 million copies and is the most popular game on Steam by a country mile (full of people trying to kill each other). All this, and it’s still in Early Access. You’d think it has a bright future ahead…
By Nathan Grayson Published October 26, 2017 -
CultureEvil Within 2 Monster Is Over It
On today’s Highlight Reel we have distorted For Honor characters, arrow physics, weird Witcher NPCs and much more! Watch the video then talk about your favorite highlight in the comments below. Be sure to check out, like, and share the original videos via the links below. Subscribe to Kotaku on YouTube for more! Catch up…
By Chris Person Published October 26, 2017 -
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Valve Overhauls Steam Curators
Back when the feature first launched, Steam curation was supposed to be a guiding light through winding caverns of crap. Flash forward a few years, though, and curators are less relevant than ever. With a new update, Valve hopes to change that. Sometime in the next few weeks, Valve is planning to overhaul Steam curator…
By Nathan Grayson Published October 26, 2017 -
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There Should Probably Be An Uncharted Children’s Book
Janice Chu worked at Naughty Dog earlier this year on Uncharted: The Lost Legacy. Specifically, on the game’s cute-as-a-button closing credits. You can see more of Janice’s work at her ArtStation page To see the images in their native resolution, click on the “expand” button in the top-left corner. Fine Art is a celebration of…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 25, 2017
