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Even Outriders Has Flat-Earthers

Outriders is set on an exoplanet roughly a dozen light years away from Earth, so it’s no surprise the game features some anomalies, like electromagnetic hurricanes and tank-sized, fire-spitting arachnids. But perhaps the strangest entity in People Can Fly’s loot-shooter is also a familiar one: human beings who believe the planet is flat. Giovanni “Hailstorm”…

By Ari Notis Published April 13, 2021

CultureOdds and Ends

It Didn’t Take Kingdom Hearts PC Mods Long To Go Off The Rails

Kingdom Hearts III has been out on PC for less than two weeks. Anyway, here’s Thomas the Tank Engine If you’ve played a Kingdom Hearts game before, you can probably already guess what Thomas’ nightmare visage takes the place of: Yep, the tram in Twilight Town. “I wanted to bring in a bit of that…

By Nathan Grayson Published April 13, 2021

Culture

Nintendo Unveils New Blue Switch Lite, Which May Also Be Purple

After a year and a half of noncommittal colors like grey, turquoise, bad mayonnaise yellow, and coral, Nintendo gives us a Switch Lite that’s confident enough to call itself blue, even though it’s sort of purplish, depending on your eyes and/or display settings. The new blue Switch Lite, due out May 21, is blue in…

By Mike Fahey Published April 13, 2021

Culture

Black Is Magic: How Magic: The Gathering Is Transforming One Teacher’s Game Club

On the wall in Mike Lawton’s classroom rests a cardboard cut-out of a Black man. It’s not Martin Luther King Jr. or any other famous Black figure from history—it’s a mage—dark skinned and powerful-looking as a spell shoots from his fingertips. It’s Teferi, one of Magic: The Gathering’s most powerful main characters known as Planeswalkers,…

By Ash Parrish Published April 13, 2021

Culture

Fortnite Says Ahoy To Horizon‘s Aloy

Aloy, the protagonist of robot-dinosaur-busting game Horizon Zero Dawn and its upcoming sequel, Horizon Forbidden West, is the latest crossover character to join Fortnite. She’ll be playable starting April 15. Aloy’s addition is part of Fortnite’s “Primal” season, which added crafting, wildlife, and a new biome to the game. It also saw the death of…

By Ari Notis Published April 13, 2021

ReviewsBacklog

Why Did No One Tell Me About Maneater?

There are backlogs, and there are theoretical backlogs. Those games you never bought, but heard about, thought about getting, and then never did for whatever reason. I’m finding this fallow period for big game releases an excellent opportunity to reach into that pile of potential purchases, and grab something I missed. Like, say, Maneater When…

By John Walker Published April 13, 2021

Culture

Crusader Kings III Will Soon Let Modders Create Same-Sex Marriages

While Crusader Kings III shipped with the ability for characters to have a same-sex relationship, that could only happen behind the scenes, with concubines and marriage reserved for a man and a woman. After feedback from fans and modders, that’s about to change. As part of a blog post outlining some changes to the way the…

By Luke Plunkett Published April 13, 2021

ReviewsKeyboards

Kinesis’ TKO Is My New Favorite Compact Keyboard

Kinesis Gaming’s new 60 percent keyboard is a lot more than just small and portable. The TKO Tournament keyboard’s got hot-swappable switches, an optional triple-split spacebar, and the ability to tilt up either side for maximum ergonomic comfort. It’s more than I knew I needed in a tiny keyboard. When I turn to a 60…

By Mike Fahey Published April 13, 2021

Culture

First PS5 Update Introduces Loads Of New Stuff

The first major update for the PlayStation 5 console is due to land on Wednesday, April 14, and among the additions and improvements to the console are the ability to keep games on USB storage, new social features, and changes to the PlayStation app. Sony announced the update on the PlayStation Blog, saying that while…

By Luke Plunkett Published April 13, 2021

Kotaku EastJapan

Satoru Iwata Seemed Like A Truly Good Dude

Former Nintendo president Satoru Iwata made a huge impact on gaming. The exec had the rare combination of technical knowledge and business savvy. He also seemed like a really good dude. Sadly, Iwata passed away on July 11, 2015, at the age of 55. In the newly released English translation of Ask Iwata, which is…

By Brian Ashcraft Published April 13, 2021

CultureOdds and Ends

Anime Sure Makes Dandruff Exciting

This is, perhaps, the most exciting dandruff ad made in the history of the entire world. It’s pretty goofy but real good. As pointed out by Robotopia on Twitter, Head & Shoulders has kicked off an anime-themed campaign in Japan with a flakey super-spy named “Ando.” Geddit?? The relationship between the spy and the inspector…

By Brian Ashcraft Published April 13, 2021

Opinion

I’m Finally Happy I Bought An “Old” Graphics Card

Let me tell you about an emotional rollercoaster I’ve been on for the past eight months. It’s a cautionary tale, about the perils of obsessing over PC hardware, but also one of celebration, a triumph against the odds. In 2015, I purchased an all-new, pre-built gaming PC—the first time I’d ever done that—and had such…

By Luke Plunkett Published April 12, 2021

Culture

Big Bowser Penis Has Been Removed From Patreon

AkkoArcade is a 3D modeller who specialises in adult props for NSFW Source filmmaker clips. Earlier this week one of their creations—a large, veiny dick intended for use with Bowser movies—has had to be removed from Patreon after a takedown notice was issued against it. WARNING: NSFW IMAGERY BELOW As The Daily Dot report, the…

By Luke Plunkett Published April 12, 2021

CultureOdds and Ends

Same. Exact. Energy.

The time had finally come for me to check out id Software’s unapologetic 2011 Mad Max ripoff Rage, and true to its reputation, I spent the first couple hours just trying to get it to run smoothly like a game built on a normal engine. Megatextures, am I right? But I succeeded, and promptly ran…

By Alexandra Hall Published April 12, 2021

OpinionImpressions

The Year Is 2021 And I Just Played A New Official Halo 3 Map

The Master Chief Collection’s latest season, Season 6: Raven, launched last week on April 7 for Xbox and PC. I’ve been busy with Outriders, so I didn’t get to check it out until now. This update adds a lot, but the most exciting new piece of content is a new map for Halo 3 The…

By Zack Zwiezen Published April 12, 2021

Culture

Outriders Should Have A Horde Mode (And Other Thoughts)

If nothing else, Outriders is a polarizing game. Sure, People Can Fly’s loot-shooter has been plagued by some serious launch-window turbulence, but the issues are merely unpleasant set dressing for a fundamentally terrific game. Two of us on staff—weekend editor Zack Zweizen and staff writer Ari Notis—can attest, as we’ve both been playing more or…

Ari Notis & Zack Zwiezen Published April 12, 2021

ReviewsBacklog

Terminator Resistance Harkens Back To When The Franchise Ruled

Terminator: Resistance is another Terminator game, and those have been mostly awful. But I was surprised to find that this hidden gem isn’t a boring Call of Duty clone as the screenshots implied, but actually a remake of the classic Terminator shooters Bethesda developed back in the 90s. And it made Terminators scary again, something…

By Zack Zwiezen Published April 12, 2021

Opinion

Marvel, Give Me A Dora Milaje Video Game Already

Marvel Studios, Disney, whoever’s in charge of licensing Marvel properties nowadays, come, let me bend your ear for I have a proposition that is guaranteed to increase your already-incalculable fortune. Are you ready to hear my 1000% foolproof money printing idea? Here goes: Dora Milaje video game. If that declaration wasn’t enough to sell you,…

By Ash Parrish Published April 12, 2021

OpinionAsk Kotaku

What’s Your Worst Gaming Habit?

It’s Monday and time for Ask Kotaku, the weekly feature in which Kotaku-ites deliberate on a single burning question. Then, we ask your take. This week we Ask Kotaku: What’s your worst gaming habit? Lisa Marie My worst gaming habit is easily never finishing games. I’ve played a ton of games, but I’ve finished very…

By Alexandra Hall Published April 12, 2021

Culture

Outriders Can’t Catch A Break

It’s been a long week-and-a-half for the loot-shooter Outriders, a game rocked by eleven days of missing functionality, server issues, and player uproar. The latest wave of problems started Friday afternoon when developer People Can Fly pushed out a patch for PC and PlayStation consoles, with an Xbox version to follow at a later, unspecified…

By Ari Notis Published April 12, 2021