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CultureGlobal PS5, Xbox & GPU Shortage Partially Blamed On $1 Parts
As we talked about last week, the global supply shortage affecting all kinds of products, from consoles to phones to cars, is down to a lack of semiconductors. More specifically, though, one of the biggest culprits is a shortage of tiny parts that cost around $1. As this Bloomberg report points out, a global shortage…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 5, 2021 -
CultureKotaku Game DiaryWhen My Disco Elysium Character Gave Up I Was Like Yeah, I Get It
I have never felt more in tune with a video game character than when Disco Elysium’s detective protagonist, his morale utterly devastated after a series of failed skill checks, tells his partner to fuck off and prematurely brings the game to a close. Disco Elysium: The Final Cut arrived on PlayStation 5 (as well as…
By Ian Walker Published April 5, 2021 -
CultureClassic Half-Life 2 Mod Neotokyo Gets A Singleplayer Spinoff
Neotokyois an absolute PC gaming classic, a (somehow) free mod for Half-Life 2 that remains one of the prettiest and coolest multiplayer shooters on the planet. And now, 12 years after its first release, it has a single-player experience for fans to play through. NEOTOKYO° Kshatriya is a little rusty around the edges, but in…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 5, 2021 -
CultureDiscord Deleted Thousands Of Violent Extremist And Criminal Servers In 2020
Thanks to the endlessly depressing extent to which covid has kept everybody trapped inside, Discord is more relevant than ever. But as the company revealed in its latest transparency report, that has led to new challenges—and improved efforts to confront other challenges it probably should have put more effort into sooner. Discord, which is reportedly…
By Nathan Grayson Published April 5, 2021 -
CulturePC RPG Installs Mystery Program, Fans Freak Out
Fans of the RPG Another Eden—out this month on PC—this week discovered that, alongside installing the game itself, copies of the game obtained on Steam were also installing something called ‘wfsdrv’ which seemingly had nothing to do with the game. Initially believed to be some kind of driver, then suggested as something more sinister, fans…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 5, 2021 -
CultureSomeone Might Have Found A Canceled Castlevania Dreamcast Prototype
In a mysterious new video (h/t Polygon), an off-camera player navigates through what appears to be a prototype of Castlevania: Resurrection, a canceled Sega Dreamcast game from the early 2000s. If legitimate, this is the first time gameplay footage has been made publicly available. The brief video appeared on a newly created YouTube channel and lacks…
By Ian Walker Published April 5, 2021 -
CultureDisco Elysium: The Final Cut, As Told By Steam Reviews
A free update to a masterpiece? That adds full voice acting, new quests, and a slew other of bonus features? Gee, I’m sure Steam users are hating that. I joke because Disco Elysium’s new Final Cut version might be the surest possible layup in Steam history. The original, released in 2019, was a role-playing masterpiece…
By Nathan Grayson Published April 5, 2021 -
CultureApex Legends Will Get ‘A Ton Of Titanfall’ Next Season
Since Apex Legends launched in February 2019, players have been wanting more crossover content from its related Titanfall universe. Over the weekend, developers at Respawn hinted that we’ll be getting a lot more Titanfall in the game’s next season. As reported by Dexerto, on a recent panel called BrownGirlGamerCode, Game Director Chad Grenier said, “We…
By Riley MacLeod Published April 5, 2021 -
CultureOdds and EndsSquare Enix: That ‘Redneck Mob Storming D.C.’ Line In Outriders Is Pure Coincidence
There’s an offhand line in Outriders that sure sounds like a reference to the failed January 6 insurrection in Washington, D.C. According to the game’s publisher, any connections one could make there are “purely coincidental.” Developed by People Can Fly and published by Square Enix, the class-based looter-shooter Outriders officially released last week for everything…
By Ari Notis Published April 5, 2021 -
CultureThe Week In Games: It’s An Odd, Odd, Odd, Oddworld
This week Oddworld: Soulstorm drops on PS5, PS4, and PC. Get ready to “help” your fellow Mudokons. (You’ll probably get a bunch of them killed. It’s okay. It happens.) I won’t name any names, but within Kotaku there are some folks who enjoy these games and the world. And then there are others, like me,…
By Zack Zwiezen Published April 5, 2021 -
CultureOdds and EndsA Song In Balan Wonderworld Sounds A LOT Like A Song From Ghostbusters
I’m not saying the composer on Balan Wonderworld ripped off a classic tune from the Ghostbusters film soundtrack, but the similarities are striking… GigaBoots on Twitter was one of many who spotted the similarity between the Balan Wonderworld track “The Firefighter with Heroic Aspirations: Main Theme” and the instrumental Ghostbusters theme. And yeah, played back…
By Zack Zwiezen Published April 4, 2021 -
CultureSolo Players With Nvidia GPUs Can Pause Always-Online Outriders
Outriders is an always-online game that you can play entirely solo. Normally, you can’t pause it even when alone. But a clever PC player figured out a way to pause the game using their Nvidia GPU. Like Dark Souls and The Division, when playing Outriders, even alone, you are unable to pause the game. The…
By Zack Zwiezen Published April 4, 2021 -
CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: Easter Sunday 2021
To those who celebrate, Happy Easter! To those who don’t care or just realized today is Easter Sunday, happy Sunday! A year ago things were bad. Today, things are…still bad. But getting better! I think. Your challenge this week: Help video game characters celebrate Easter! Don’t worry, Agent 47 just got his second shot. He’s…
By Zack Zwiezen Published April 4, 2021 -
CultureOdds and EndsMonster Hunter Food Recreated In Real Life Looks Delicious
Sure, the hunting monsters is cool and all. But I think the best part of the Monster Hunter games is all the good food. Like the big “Chef’s Choice Platter” from Monster Hunter World, which was recently recreated by the YouTube channel Binging With Babish. It should be noted that I’ve never played a Monster…
By Zack Zwiezen Published April 4, 2021 -
CultureSunday Comics: Khezu?
Hello! It’s time for Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Corpse Run by Alex Di Stasi. Published April 1. Read more of Corpse Run Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published March 29. Read more of Awkward Zombie Clueless Hero by…
By Zack Zwiezen Published April 4, 2021 -
CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: Food On A Stick, Winners!
Food is good. Food on a stick…even better. Last week, in honor of the lazily named National Food On A Stick Day, I asked you all to create images featuring food, sticks, and video games. Our winning image this week comes from Kaput Noob. It turns out two big corn dogs can still look cool…
By Zack Zwiezen Published April 3, 2021 -
CultureHawkeye Did You…Fart?
This week on Snapshots, we’ve got some desolate landscapes, a cool-looking hovercar, a curious bear, a lonely flower, an old guy wearing a hat, and a superhero in a green cloud of… gas? “I really hope that’s a deadly neurotoxin and not a hot, wet fart cloud.” Kotaku Snapshots is a weekly look at some…
By Zack Zwiezen Published April 3, 2021 -
CulturePokemonVullaby Wears A Skull To Protects Its Ass
Every Pokemon is interesting and worth talking about. I don’t play a ton of Pokemon, but I do enjoy the universe and I love learning more about the creatures in it. So, Here’s Another Pokemon! It’s Vullaby! Vullaby Details Type: Dark / Flying Average Height: 1′ 08″ Average Weight: 19.8 lbs. First Added In Generation…
By Zack Zwiezen Published April 3, 2021 -
CultureMorning CheckpointMLB The Show Coming To Game Pass, LEGO Star Wars Delayed Again, Sony Closing PS3 Store In July, And More
This week on Morning Checkpoint we watch a very rich person forget to pay their bills, learn how valuable your old Pokemon cards might be, find out which games will be free on PS Plus and Xbox Live Gold next month, and learn about more delays. Great Kotaku Stories From The Past Week Oh no,…
By Zack Zwiezen Published April 3, 2021 -
CultureHideaki Anno Is Directing Shin Kamen Rider
In 2023, a new Kamen Rider film will be released. Called Shin Kamen Rider, it will be the latest reimagining of one of Japan’s most iconic heroes. Evangelion creator Hideaki Anno will be at the helm. Anno just finished Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time. The Kamen Rider series debuted in 1971 and features a…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 3, 2021