The Week In Games: Outriders On The Storm

Outriders, the next big online looter shooter, releases later this week for consoles and PC. See, the headline is a pun based on the classic song “Riders On The Storm.” BUT also, there is a deadly anomaly storm featured prominently in Outrider’s intro. So there are really multiple layers to the joke, which according to…

Killer Loops With South Asian Flair Helped Skyblazer Stand Apart

Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s ongoing hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-ass sounds they make. We haven’t been covering many chiptunes lately, so today let’s start remedying that by checking out a somewhat unknown SNES gem with a sound all its own. It feels surprisingly rare to find a game that’s…

Shin Ultraman Movie’s Release Delayed By Covid-19

Originally scheduled for “early summer” in Japan, the upcoming Shin Ultraman movie will be delayed. According to the official site, the scheduled release has been impacted by covid-19. Shin Ultraman will now get a new theatrical debut date, announced at a later time. Shin Ultraman is the latest collaboration between Evangelion creator Hideaki Anno and…

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Crash Bandicoot On The Run Won’t Let Me Jump On Bounce Crates And It’s Very Annoying

Some habits are hard to break. Like reaching for a light switch after it’s been removed or trying to jump on the bouncy crates in Crash Bandicoot games. Yet that’s exactly what the new mobile Crash game wants me to do. I hate it. I hate it sooooo much. Our own Mike Fahey covered the…

Someone Made A PS5 Out Of Brass

After watching this video, I still think the hardest part of making a brass PlayStation 5 is actually finding a PS5 to modify. The all brass PS5 was created by YouTuber DIY Perks using a standard, boring plastic console. He removed the outside plastic bits and used them as guides, remaking the pieces in shiny,…

‘Shop Contest: National Something On A Stick Day

Oh hey, you probably expected something about a boat or a canal. Nah. We doing food on a stick! To celebrate National Food On A Stick Day! Your challenge this week: Take food (on a stick) and give it to video game characters. Or perhaps they go on a stick? Yes, I know. You all…

Here’s “Zero To Hero” From Hercules Recreated In Animal Crossing

Those crafty and talented Animal Crossing: New Horizon players are at it again. This time someone spent two months recreating the “Zero To Hero” song featured in Disney’s animated Hercules film from 1997. This impressive feat of editing and creativity was made by Reddit user Melhunnibee. According to Reddit comments left by the user, this…

Sunday Comics: The Ultimate Life-Form

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 March 25. Read more of Corpse Run Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published March 22. Read more of Awkward Zombie Clueless Hero by…

‘Shop Contest: The Rock Edition, Winners!

It’s almost a week later and we still don’t officially know if the Rock is in Fortnite. But who cares about that? We got awards to give out and a contest to run. Our winning image this week comes from Mrichston who creates something haunting and nightmarish. I can’t stop looking at it. I forgot…

This Is Embarrassing!

This week on Snapshots we got a bunch of cool superhero screenshots, some colorful photos, a creepy cave, a giant hole, and one unlucky cowboy who can’t stop his horse. This is a great photo. Then you notice the look on the horse’s face and you realize this is actually an AMAZING photo. Kotaku Snapshots…

Outriders Will Permanently Mark Players Who Cheat

Outriders releases in less than a week and if you were planning on cheating, be warned: You’ll be forever branded a dirty cheater and won’t be able to play with rule-following players via matchmaking. In a pre-release blog post on Steam, Outriders developer People Can Fly laid out a bunch of information about things like…

The Nintendo 3DS Was Released 10 Years Ago Today In North America

On March 27, 2011, Nintendo released the 3DS, its handheld successor to the uber-successful Nintendo DS. Since then it has sold over 70 million units worldwide and had a host of great games released for it over the last decade. I was lucky enough to snag a 3DS around the time when it launched. While…

Wailord Is Huge, But Not Big Enough To Block A Canal

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 Wailord! Wailord Details Type: Water Average Height: 47′ 07″ Average Weight: 877.4 lbs. First Added In Generation III If…

Halo: Infinite Devs Destroyed A Piano To Create Some In-Game Sounds

As my great uncle often said, “To create art, sometimes you must destroy an old, unwanted upright piano.” He was a strange man. In the latest Inside Infinite blog, 343 Industries shared a bunch of details and information about how it’s creating the sounds in the upcoming Halo Infinite. There’s a surprisingly large amount of…

Ghost Of Tsushima Film Announced, Back 4 Blood Delayed, Xbox Live Name Change, And More

This week on Morning Checkpoint we talk about how great SonicFox is, dunk on Shinra, find out what games are now delayed, fondly remember demo discs, and say goodbye to Xbox Live and hello to Xbox Network. Great Kotaku Content From The Past Week SonicFox is the best and I’m so happy to see them…