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CultureKotaku Game DiaryI’m Better At Fall Guys When Blasting Death Grips
I prefer games that don’t require much auditory attention so that I can listen to music while I play. Fall Guys is perfect for this since I can grind out match after match and not really miss out on anything. And while I generally prefer softer fare like The Mountain Goats or Phoebe Bridgers, I’ve…
By Ian Walker Published August 12, 2020 -
CultureCosplayCosplayers Were Very Ready For Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
It took amazoniancosjust a month from first laying eyes on Ubisoft’s design for Eivor earlier in the year to getting this costume together. Except for the blood, that was just for the day. All photos by So Say We All
By Luke Plunkett Published August 12, 2020 -
CultureOdds and EndsMario Kart Mod Adds A Racetrack To Breath Of The Wild
You’re playing Breath of the Wild, enjoying the vast expanse and the sun-drenched solitude, when suddenly, on the horizon appears…Luigi Circuit from Mario Kart Wii? This new mod from Waikuteru is one of the most impressive Breath of the Wild-related things I’ve ever seen. They’ve added an entire Mario Kart track to the game, and…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 12, 2020 -
CultureTony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 Renames Trick To Properly Honor Its Deaf Creator
While the upcoming Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater remasters are pretty similar to the original games apart from a fresh coat of paint, a longstanding trick has had its name changed to better honor the man who invented it. In skateboarding—both real and virtual—a “Mute Air” is when you grab the front of your board with…
By Ian Walker Published August 12, 2020 -
CultureTwitchShroud’s Twitch Return Pulls More Than 500,000 Concurrent Viewers, Despite Technical Troubles
Aim god Michael “Shroud” Grzesiek returned to Twitch today, after a saga that included an exclusive deal with Microsoft-owned streaming platform Mixer last year, Mixer’s sudden demise in June of this year, and a months-long period of uncertainty about where he’d land. He was greeted by hundreds of thousands of viewers. And technical problems. Grzesiek…
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CultureDelisted Scott Pilgrim Game Still MIA, Frustrating Creators And Fans
Although beloved independent comic book Scott Pilgrim concluded in July 2010, it received film and video game adaptations shortly afterward that firmly lodged the series in mainstream pop culture. The movie is fine, but the game is considered a lost gem due to its delisting from digital storefronts only a few years post-release. Now, on…
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CultureExisting Copies Of Control Won’t Be Upgradable To The Next-Gen Console Versions
We were so close to cross-gen game upgrades being a simple and painless ordeal across the board, but now 505 Games has gone and announced that while Control is coming to PS5 and Xbox Series X, people who already own the current version of the game will need to buy it again on next-gen. The…
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CultureHow’s It Going? It’s Not Cheating Edition
It’s not like I did it on purpose. Welcome back to our daily open thread. So I was playing Fall Guys last night, as I do, and in the middle of one of those damn team tail grabbing games I tried to squeeze past a spinning hammer at the top of the arena and was…
By Mike Fahey Published August 12, 2020 -
CultureOdds and EndsThe Second Fan-Made Animal Crossing Quality-Of-Life Update Video Makes My Heart Ache
Back in May, YouTuber Nick Ha and friends put together a faux quality-of-life update video for Animal Crossing: New Horizons featuring dream changes that would make the game so much nicer to play. Now they’ve released part two, with even more outstanding changes. Buying multiple Nook Miles Tickets at once? Calling NPCs in chat? Setting…
By Mike Fahey Published August 12, 2020 -
CultureThe Ultimate Neo Geo Home Arcade Machine Is Coming To North America
The Neo Geo sure has been enjoying a real retro renaissance over the past couple of years. We’ve gotten the Neo Geo Mini arcade machine, the Neo Geo Arcade Stick Pro, and now we’re getting the SNK Neo Geo MVSX, a full-size arcade cabinet with 50 games for $500. Maybe they should have led with…
By Mike Fahey Published August 12, 2020 -
CultureMorning MusicFaxanadu Sounds Equal Parts Dark, Mysterious, And Catchy
Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s new, daily hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-ass sounds they make. Today we’re listening to Hudson’s Faxanadu for the NES. It’s dark and moody, like 2020, but in a more endearing way. Faxanadu was a NES/Famicom action-RPG that hit Japan in 1987 and the U.S. in…
By Alexandra Hall Published August 12, 2020 -
CultureRed Dead Online Is So Busted Horses Are Flying And It’s Raining Alligators
For much of the week, Rockstar’s Red Dead Online has been all kinds of broken for players, with folks reporting everything from deserted landscapes to magical horses to the presence of a lone, mysterious bald man, sometimes the only NPC on the map. The cause appears to be related to the game’s recent 1.21 title…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 11, 2020 -
CultureOdds and EndsTiny Sega Consoles Are For Action Figures, Not Action People
What are these, Sega consoles for ants? figmaPLUS, a line specialising in accessories and settings for figma action figures, is releasing this line of Sega consoles that includes the Master System, Mega Drive, Game Gear, Saturn and Dreamcast, all in a scale so tiny that any figmas you might own can hold them in their…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 11, 2020 -
CultureOdds and EndsSniper Elite’s Board Game Has A “Hitler Shot In The Balls” Miniature
Like every other video game ever made that has sold more than four copies, Sniper Elite is being turned into a board game and sold on Kickstarter. And If you pay a little extra for the “Deluxe Upgrade Kit”, you get a plastic miniature of Adolf Hitler getting a bullet in the ol’ meat and…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 11, 2020 -
CultureFantasy Football Champion Disqualified Over Allegedly Racist Comments
Aleksandar Antonov, the winner of this season’s official Premier League fantasy football competition—the world’s biggest, with over 7 million players worldwide—has been stripped of his title after comments he made about a black player were forwarded to the game’s organisers. As The Guardian report, Antonov was told by the Premier League on Tuesday morning that…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 11, 2020 -
CultureFall Guys’ Worst Mini-Game Will Appear Less Frequently After Update
Chaotic battle royale Fall Guys is getting its first big update tomorrow, which will reintroduce a stage from the beta, fix a few bugs, and most importantly change the frequency of Royal Fumble’s appearance as the final round. Jump Showdown is a mini-game returning from the Fall Guys beta. It’s like a more aggressive version…
By Ian Walker Published August 11, 2020 -
CultureXbox Series X Launches In November
Until today, we only knew that the next Xbox, the Xbox Series X, was coming out sometime later this year. Now we’ve got a firmer date: November. Microsoft made the announcement as part of a post also acknowledging Halo Infinite’s delay to 2021. “We have plenty to keep you busy until Chief arrives: There will…
By Nathan Grayson Published August 11, 2020 -
CultureHalo Infinite Delayed To 2021
343 Industries has announced that Halo Infinite will launch in 2021, missing its original “holiday 2020″ release window. “The decision to shift our release is the result of multiple factors that have contributed to development challenges, including the ongoing COVID-related impacts affecting us all this year,” studio head Chris Lee explained via Twitter. “I want…
By Ian Walker Published August 11, 2020 -
CultureTwitchPost-Mixer, Popular Streamer Shroud Is Returning To Twitch
Last year, noted man with godlike aiming skills Michael “Shroud” Grzesiek was among a handful of top Twitch stars who shocked viewers by departing the Amazon-owned platform for Microsoft’s Mixer. In June of this year, Mixer suddenly died. Now, after a couple months of silence, Grzesiek is returning to Twitch. Grzesiek spent the past couple…
By Nathan Grayson Published August 11, 2020
