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CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: Steve Kornacki, Winners!
Remember the election? It feels like 21 years ago, but it was actually just 11 days ago. That seems impossible. But ‘tis true! Anyway, Steve Kornacki stayed up for way too long during that day and the nights that followed, and to thank him we have added him to a bunch of video games and…
By Zack Zwiezen Published November 14, 2020 -
CulturePlayers Are Trying To Figure Out How To Unlock A New Mysterious Door In Demon’s Souls
The Demon’s Souls remake on PS5 seems to be hiding a new mystery behind a locked door and while the community is working on how to open it, nobody has figured it out yet. Demon’s Souls was first released on the PS3 back in 2009. The newly released remake, one of the few PS5 exclusives,…
By Zack Zwiezen Published November 14, 2020 -
CultureOdds and EndsMeet New York’s Greatest Superhero, Spider-Brick
Sure, sure, New York City has a bunch of superheroes and supervillains. But none of them excite me, a person who loves masonry and small items. That was until Spider-Brick showed up on the scene. Spider-Brick, like any good superhero, has a happy accident to blame for their existence. In this case, Rob Sheridancollided with…
By Zack Zwiezen Published November 14, 2020 -
CultureSpider-Man: Miles Morales Has An Amazing Photo Mode
Not long ago I said Ghost of Tsushima had the best photo mode in any video game. Well, while its photo options are still great, the new Spider-Man: Miles Morales game on PS4 and PS5 has it beat. Already players are creating some amazing shots with it only a few days after it was released.…
By Zack Zwiezen Published November 14, 2020 -
CultureMountain Dew Hot Sauce Is Good (In Small Amounts)
A few weeks ago I got an email from some folks at Mountain Dew. They wanted to send me something. I was intrigued. I said sure, send it my way. A few days later I found a small box on my doorstep and inside was Mountain Dew-infused hot sauce. My first thought was simply “Oh…
By Zack Zwiezen Published November 14, 2020 -
CulturePokemonAlomomola Provides Great And Free Healthcare
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 Alomomola! Alomomola Details Type: Water Average Height: 3′ 11” Average Weight: 69.7 lbs First Added In Generation V Imagine…
By Zack Zwiezen Published November 14, 2020 -
CultureKotaku Game DiaryI Love Being A Lazy Hacker In Watch Dogs: Legion
When it comes to finishing missions and doing side quests, Watch Dogs Legion gives you a lot of options. You can run in and shoot everyone, sneak around using stealth, recruit an enemy, and use them to walk into a hostile area unnoticed or you can just sit in your car and be lazy. This…
By Zack Zwiezen Published November 14, 2020 -
CultureMorning CheckpointWelcome To The Goose Parade
This week we talk about Bloodborne, visit the “Rose Garden”, look at some ugly teeth in Demon Souls, check out what’s new in Animal Crossing and watch a goose parade! Great Kotaku Content From The Past Week I’ll hold back any Watch Dogs Legion jokes… Without a big sea change in how music and sound…
By Zack Zwiezen Published November 14, 2020 -
CultureOdds and EndsSpider-Man Remastered’s Terrible-Looking Boat NPCs Now Hide A Fun Easter Egg
Spider-Man: Remastered on PS5 contains an easter egg connected to scary-looking boat passenger NPCs seen in the original PS4 game. Spider-Man on PS4 was a gorgeous game, but if you dared to get your suit wet, you could swim out and see something not gorgeous. The people riding around in the boats were hideous monsters…
By Zack Zwiezen Published November 13, 2020 -
CultureSplitscreenIt Sucks When Games Don’t Respect Players’ Time
Somehow, it’s already November. But also, good lord, it is finally November. Such is the duality of 2020, a year born from a freshly molted tuft of Satan’s black wings. Thus, this week’s episode of Splitscreen is about time. What’s its deal? Who decided it was a good idea? Also, more pertinently, which games use…
By Nathan Grayson Published November 13, 2020 -
CulturePolice Evacuate Ubisoft Montreal HQ Amid Hostage Rumors, Say No Actual Threat Identified [Update]
Police were outside the Peck building, which houses some of Ubisoft Montreal’s offices, responding to a possible hostage situation Friday afternoon. Update – 3:58 p.m. ET, 11/13/20: The Montreal police are now evacuating the building and wrote on Twitter that “No threat has been identified for now.” TVA Nouvelles is now calling the 911 call…
By Ethan Gach Published November 13, 2020 -
CultureOver 100 Backward Compatible PS4 Games Might Have Some Issues On PS5
Though the vast majority of the 4,000+ PS4 game catalogue works without a hitch on the new PlayStation 5, around 115 games in the US PlayStation Store are tagged with a warning: “When playing on PS5, this game may exhibit errors or unexpected behavior and some features available on PS4 may be absent.” That doesn’t…
By Mike Fahey Published November 13, 2020 -
CultureOdds and EndsI Love Assassin’s Creed Valhalla‘s Excellent Anime Reference
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, the latest Ubisoft murder tourism sim, is a massive game. It’s brimming with intriguing activities and brief vignettes, many of which go places big-budget action games tend not to. For instance: Tucked away in one of Valhalla’s early areas, you may even find an amusing reference to a popular anime and manga…
By Ari Notis Published November 13, 2020 -
CultureOdds and EndsThe PS5 Music Is A Whole Existential Mood
Last night I set up my PS5, started to download some games, and was immediately sucked through a haunting wormhole of self reflection by the next-gen system’s brooding menu music. I’ve been following all of the pre-release news and read dozens of PS5 reviews, including Kotaku’s own, so I had a pretty good idea of…
By Ethan Gach Published November 13, 2020 -
CultureRemastered Nioh Collection Coming To PS5 In February
Samurai action games Nioh 1 and 2 are getting next-gen upgrades, including graphical enhancements and higher framerates, on PS5 come February 5. In a post on the PlayStation Blog, Team Ninja creative director Tom Lee writes that both games will support 4K, run at 120 FPS, have much faster load times, and let players bring…
By Ethan Gach Published November 13, 2020 -
CultureMorning MusicPhil Collins, Leonard Nimoy, “Sugar Tit’s,” And A Kick-Ass Double Dragon II Vocal
Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s daily hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-ass sounds they make. So, you want a kick-ass Double Dragon II arrange album? Got you one right here. Plus, uh, some other things. Buckle up. 1990’s NES version of Double Dragon II: The Revenge (playlist / longplay) was a…
By Alexandra Hall Published November 13, 2020 -
CultureKotaku Game Diary‘Who Even Are These People,’ And Other Questions From A Newcomer’s Time With Destiny 2: Beyond Light
Over the past two days, I’ve played around 10 hours of Destiny 2. I have no idea what is happening. I’m a Destiny newcomer. While it is technically true that I played exactly one hour of the first Destiny back in 2014, I barely remember it. When I began playing Destiny 2 with friends a…
By Nathan Grayson Published November 12, 2020 -
CultureYou Can’t Duplicate Items In PS5 Demon’s Souls (Update: Sony Confirms)
The first thing I did in the PlayStation 5 remake of Demon’s Souls—after getting my ass handed to me by the Vanguard demon and being sent to the Nexus, of course—is stop by Blacksmith Boldwin to see if the classic, supremely useful duplication glitch was still a thing. Sadly, it is not. The duplication glitch…
By Ian Walker Published November 12, 2020 -
CultureOdds and EndsNo, I Won’t Ride The Big Wolf In Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, released earlier this week, has some wild, strange, and magical elements in it. But while it might contain witches and impossible future technology, I draw the line at a specific inclusion. I won’t ride the giant wolf, Ubisoft. I won’t do it. In Valhalla, players have access to a horse, allowing them…
By Zack Zwiezen Published November 12, 2020
