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CultureSplitscreen
Has South Park’s Humor Changed, Or Have We?
This week on Kotaku Splitscreen, Jason and I take on South Park. We talk about the new game, The Fractured But Whole, as well as the show as a whole: its comedic sensibility, how its jokes function, and the baggage South Park has accumulated over the last 20 years on the air. I’ve excerpted a…
By Kirk Hamilton Published October 22, 2017 -
Culture
Sunday Comics: Reaper’s New Costume
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 17. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published October 16. Read more…
By Ethan Gach Published October 22, 2017 -
Culture
Which Original Xbox Games Do You Most Want To See On The Xbox One?
With new speculation about which games Microsoft will have available at the start of it’s Xbox to Xbox One backward compatibility program, it’s a good time to remember just how many great games were exclusive to the old platform. Earlier today Twitter user h0x0d leaked twelve different games they claim to make up the first…
By Ethan Gach Published October 21, 2017 -
Culture
This Week In The Business: Place Your Bets
QUOTE | “For example, if the player purchased a particular weapon, the microtransaction engine may match the player in a gameplay session in which the particular weapon is highly effective, giving the player an impression that the particular weapon was a good purchase. This may encourage the player to make future purchases to achieve similar…
Brendan Sinclair Published October 21, 2017 -
CultureSnacktaku Eats A Venison Sandwich At Arby’s HQ
On October 21, Arby’s brings deer meat to the masses, selling a limited number of venison sandwiches at its more than 3,300 U.S. locations. Not trusting our ability to wake up before noon on a Saturday, Snacktaku hit up Arby’s headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia for an early taste test. Arby’s first introduced the venison sandwich…
By Mike Fahey Published October 20, 2017 -
Culture
What Are You Playing This Weekend?
The weekend is for spending time with the cat you’re watching, i.e., turning down social obligations to pet a cat. Also, video games. I just got a Switch (I know!) which means I have been playing Stardew Valley for the first time (I know!). I have very little idea what I’m supposed to be doing…
By Riley MacLeod Published October 20, 2017 -
Culture
When TIE Fighters Are Imagined By Car Designers
Jason Battersby is a designer at Audi, but in his spare time he dabbles in concept art as well. So enjoy this TIE Fighter design, and think of it as a collaboration between the Galactic Empire and a German car manufacturer. He calls it the Tie-X, and has even given it a little backstory: Out…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 19, 2017 -
CultureFIFA Defender Breaks Neck, Allows Goal
Today on Highlight Reel we have neck pain, MGO grenades, CS:GO clutches 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 all the…
By Chris Person Published October 19, 2017 -
Culture
How To Throw Your Video Game Controller
Video games are a lot of fun, but they can also be frustrating. From time to time, you may even get frustrated enough that you want to throw something. Good news! Your controller is right there in your hand. I’ve often heard people refer to a game as “controller-throwingly difficult.” This is an evocative description,…
By Kirk Hamilton Published October 19, 2017 -
CultureCosplayGiant Transformers Cosplay Crushes New York
There was a lot of quality cosplay at this year’s New York Comic Con, but perhaps the most impressive of all was this enormous Bumblebee outfit that despite its size was still able to walk its way across the showroom floor. It was made byThomas DePetrillo from Extreme Costumes. Here’s how it looks from the…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 18, 2017 -
CultureDivinity Original Sin 2 Player Collects Paintings Of Boss, Beats Him With Them
They say that pride goes before a fall. One Divinity: Original Sin 2 player decided to interpret the saying literally, killing jerk boss Bishop Alexander by having a plethora of paintings of himself—the surest sign of hubris—fall on his head until he died. In Original Sin 2, there are paintings of various characters scattered around…
By Nathan Grayson Published October 18, 2017 -
CultureCosplayBy Luke Plunkett Published October 17, 2017
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Culture
Setting The Mood For Assassins Creed: Origins
Raphael Lacoste, senior art director at Ubisoft, needed to set the scene for the series’ shift to Egypt for Origins when development began a few years back. So he came up with these. These are from around 2014, and aren’t necessarily indicative of specific locations or scenes from the game. They’re just reference for the…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 17, 2017 -
CultureFed Up With Janky Steam Games, Guy Clones One In 12 Minutes
In his Steam review of a game called Glitch Simulator 2018, user IAmPattyJack claimed that “anyone can make it in roughly 25 minutes.” But as it turned out, he was wrong. It only took him 12 minutes and 18 seconds. Glitch Simulator 2018, from the esteemed creators of hits like ISIS Simulator and Suicide Simulator,…
By Nathan Grayson Published October 17, 2017
