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Culture
Steam Removes Game About Hiding Porn From Your Parents
At first glance, You Must Be 18 or Older to Enter doesn’t look like porn. There’s far more ASCII than ass, and the game says its goal is to explore the awkward, scary feelings that accompany a person’s first steps into sexuality. However, last week Valve yanked it because it decided the game is porn…
By Nathan Grayson Published December 11, 2017 -
CultureSuper Mario Odyssey Player Beats Game Without Jumping
Mario is synonymous with jumping, so the prospect of playing Odyssey without vaulting into the air probably sounds ludicrous. But, as it turns out, the game only considers very specific acts to be a “jump,” prompting one YouTuber to see if he could finish the game while keeping the jump counter at zero. Mario Odyssey,…
By Patricia Hernandez Published December 11, 2017 -
Culture
The Week In Games: Ōkami For The Holidays
The brush-stroke action game arrives on modern consoles in five years after its last port. If you haven’t played it before you’re officially out of excuses. Hailed for its visuals when it came out over a decade ago, the Zelda-like is also full of interesting combat punctuated by the occasional (and sure, not always great)…
By Ethan Gach Published December 11, 2017 -
Culture
On The Origins Of Sombra
Ben Zhang is a concept artist at Blizzard, where he’s worked on small, unheralded indie projects like Hearthstone and Overwatch You can see more of Ben’s work at his 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 the…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 10, 2017 -
CultureCosplay
Cat Cosplay
Hi everyone. This is Waffles the cat. Waffles maybe likes to cosplay, or is maybe just chill enough to sit still long enough to take a photo in costume, which as far as cats are concerned is practically the same thing. Waffles is something of a social media celebrity, but we’re not interested in his…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 10, 2017 -
CultureSplitscreen
Destiny 2‘s Lack Of Cross-Play Is Tearing Us Apart
Destiny 2 is a mess right now, as we discuss on today’s episode of Kotaku Splitscreen, but for Kirk and me, worst of all is that we’re not playing together anymore. First, we talk about the news of the week including Mega Man 11 (15:09), Curse of Osiris breaking things, and Xenoblade 2. Then, Kirk…
By Jason Schreier Published December 10, 2017 -
Culture
Sunday Comics: Time To Get Festive
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 December 9. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published December 4. Read more…
By Ethan Gach Published December 10, 2017 -
CultureTrack: Subterranean Homesick Alien | Artist: Radiohead | Album: OK Computer
By Ethan Gach Published December 9, 2017 -
Culture
PUBG‘s Desert Map Makes The Game Feel New Again
The desert. Unanimously voted “the place nobody really wants to be” every year since the beginning of time, it might seem like an odd spot for PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds’ second-ever map. Despite the oppressive conditions, however, the map is a breath of fresh air. The map, called Miramar, is more than just a reskin of PUBG’s…
By Nathan Grayson Published December 8, 2017 -
Culture
What Are You Playing This Weekend?
The weekend is for snow, one of the greatest things that exists. Also, video games. I am making all sorts of Witcher 3 progress again, delightfully. I’m also going to check out Floor Kids on my Switch, as well as the host of super-exciting changes in The Long Dark’s latest patch. So much to do! What…
By Riley MacLeod Published December 8, 2017 -
CultureAssassin’s Creed Hippo Joins The Order
Today on Highlight Reel we have Rainbow Six plays, stealthy hippos, a frozen Link 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 on…
By Chris Person Published December 8, 2017 -
CultureMario Deserves Better Than Knock-Off Lucky Charms
The most exciting thing about new Super Mario Cereal is the box. That’s just sad. Announced last week and showing up in stores starting December 11, Super Mario Cereal is essentially a generic Lucky Charms knock-off. It’s got star-shaped oat bits and three types of vaguely Mario-ish marshmallows. It’s not bad, it’s just not anything…
By Mike Fahey Published December 7, 2017 -
CultureSouth Park: The Fractured But Whole Uses Little Details To Make Its Characters Human
South Park: The Fractured But Whole has sentiment. This might be a surprise given the television show’s notoriety for crass, irreverent humor. Shock humor can grab an audience’s attention, but it can’t maintain it, and that’s why The Fractured But Whole uses small details to give its bawdy cast of nine-year-olds humanity. It’s difficult to…
By Kevin Wong Published December 7, 2017 -
CultureAfter Two Years Minecraft Finally Gets A New World Record
Ender Dragon is Minecraft’s final boss, a serpentine collection of dark blocks that launches fireballs at the player. Minecraft speedrunners have long struggled with it, but this week speedrunners finally discovered how to bypass the Dragon altogether. It’s already led to a world record. Part of what makes the fight against the Ender Dragon time…
By Ethan Gach Published December 6, 2017 -
Culture
Crappy Games Keep Trying To Steal PUBG‘s Name On Steam
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds? That’s old hat. These days, I’m all about, um, *checks list* PlayerUnkn1wn: Friendly Fire, PlayerUnkn4wn: Zombie, and Battle Pixel’s Survival Over the past few months, a handful of games with names suspiciously similar to PUBG have made it onto Steam, seemingly undeterred by silly things like Valve’s strenuous approval process (lol) or trademark…
By Nathan Grayson Published December 6, 2017
