Someone Actually Hit Every Target In Super Smash Bros. Melee’s Credits

As a game that’s been played both casually and competitively for almost two decades, Super Smash Bros. Melee is pretty much figured out at this point. But one thing has always eluded diehard fans, at least in terms of recorded footage: a perfect run of the credits sequence. That changed two days ago. It started…

How To Play A Single-Player Game With Two People

A co-op game doesn’t necessarily have to be a multiplayer game. You can turn any single-player game into a cooperative one by simply…taking turns passing the controller back and forth. What a concept! But before you start, keep in mind that there’s a code of etiquette at play. Stick to it as best you can…

WallStreetBets Mods Are Now Battling For Control Over The Subreddit [Update: Reddit Intervenes]

A couple weeks ago, most people hadn’t ever heard of WallStreetBets, the edgelord Reddit hangout for renegade investors and amatuer traders. Now it’s blown up to over 8.5 million users, and a war has broken out between the old mods and the new for control over the community and its future. “Big drama going down…

Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Earthblood Is Dumb Fun ‘90s Me Would Have Loved

A man walks into a room filled with armed employees of an evil corporation that profits off harming the planet. Heavy-metal music kicks in as the man transforms into a fur-covered whirlwind of claws and fangs. One murder-filled moment later the music fades and the beast reverts to human form, quietly exiting the now egregiously…

Here’s How Video Game Embargoes (And Other Restrictions) Work

The recent Cyberpunk 2077 review fiasco has people asking (again) why reviews of big budget games are what they are. Let’s talk about it. This won’t be the first time I’ve covered the topic here. About eight years ago, halfway through the Obama administration, I wrote about the strings attached to many major video game…

Latest Division 2 Patch Brings Bland Resident Evil Items And A Beautiful New Next-Gen Framerate

On February 2 The Division 2 received its latest update, Title Update 12.1, which added a bunch of Resident Evil-themed items as part of a new apparel event. More importantly, it updated the PS5 and Xbox Series X/S versions to run at 60 frames per second, allowing console players to experience The Division 2 at…

Congress Wants To Ask DeepFuckingValue Some Deep Fucking Questions About GameStop

Rep. Maxine Waters announcedthat Reddit investor DeepFuckingValue, aka YouTuber Roaring Kitty, aka former insurance marketer Keith Gill, will testify before Congress about what the hell has been going on with GameStop’s stock later this month. Waters made the announcement on Cheddar TV yesterday following Gill’s posts on the WallStreetBets subreddit, where he goes by the…

Destiny 2‘s Raid Rocket Launcher Is Supposed To Be A Lot Easier To Get

Eyes of Tomorrow is one of Destiny 2’s best rocket launchers. It’s also one of its rarest, and some players who have spent months trying to get their hands on one have still come up short. They’re especially shocked now that one of Bungie’s developers has confirmed it’s supposed to be easier to get the…

It’s Official, Lego Is Making A Sonic The Hedgehog Set

Early last year theLego Ideas program began looking into the possibility of turning a fan-made Sonic Mania Green Hills Zone design into a real Lego set. This morning The Lego Group makes it official. Lego Sonic the Hedgehog is happening. Lego Ideas is a program in which fan builders submit their creations for judging by…

Man Arrested After Selling A Hacked Sobble From Pokémon Sword and Shield

People in Aichi Prefecture, Japan have arrested a 23-year-old man for violating the country’s Unfair Competition Prevention Act. According to Asahi News, the suspect is accused of selling a modded Sobble. Last April, the suspect, an unemployed Nagoya resident, allegedly hacked the character via computer and sold it to a Kyoto man for 4,400 yen…

Yoko Taro Thinks Nier Violates Square Enix’s Own Guidelines For Fan Creations

Square Enix has published Japanese-language guidelines for derivative fan creations. These guidelines cover Nier Replicant, Nier Gestalt, Nier: Automata, Nier Re[in]carnation, and Nier Replicant ver.1.22474487139… In short, all the Nier games! As noted on Inside, these guidelines are broken down into several points, prohibiting things like payment for fan work, the use of Nier assets…

This Violin-Playing Cosplayer Is The Hero We Need

Meet the Violin Samurai. The YouTuber dresses up as iconic characters in ramshackle costumes and then plays video game music. If only he could see half the time! In the clip below, for example, he spends the first section trying to get his costume (and the music) right. The actual performance is about three minutes…

Track: Tokyo Midnight feat. Botani | Artist: Niko Niko Tan Tan | Album: Tokyo Midnight (single)  

Dune: Imperium: The Kotaku Review

Because the movie business is in a state of absolute chaos right now, the Dune reboot, which was supposed to be the big holiday movie of 2020, is now going to be the big holiday movie of 2021 instead. Just don’t tell this accompanying board game, which went ahead and released in December 2020 anyway.…

Guy Goes On Super Nintendo World’s Rides, Films Them

Universal Studios’ Super Nintendo World was supposed to open in Japan this week before being indefinitely delayed due to the ongoing covid-19 pandemic. That said, folks who recently had a chance to visit the park during a special preview day are apparently still allowed to share footage from their experience, giving us some nice first-person…