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CultureThe Noid Is Back To [Checks Notes] Fight Crash Bandicoot and Self-Driving Cars
The Noid, Domino’s annoying pizza-destroying mascot from the ‘80s, is coming back to stop self-driving pizza delivery cars, and also to fight Crash Bandicoot. That’s not a sentence you expected to read, and I didn’t expect to write it, but here we are. Welcome to whatever version of reality this is. Announced today, Domino’s is…
By Zack Zwiezen Published April 26, 2021 -
CultureLeaked Documents Show EA Really Wants You To Buy FIFA Loot Boxes
EA purposefully drove players toward gambling-like microtransactions in FIFA 21, according to an insider who leaked internal documents to the CBC. “Video game company wants to make money” isn’t exactly a bombshell, but in light of EA’s long-held stance on loot boxes and microtransactions, the 54-page document might raise an eyebrow. FIFA 21 features microtransactions…
By Ari Notis Published April 26, 2021 -
CultureApex Legends Is Getting An Arena Mode
Apex Legends Season 9 starts next week. Ahead of its launch, developer Respawn detailed the game’s upcoming Arena mode, which sees two teams of three face off in a series of rounds. As detailed in a blog post, Arena will be a permanent mode. Players can be revived if knocked down but not respawned. Rounds…
By Riley MacLeod Published April 26, 2021 -
CultureHere’s May 2021’s Xbox Live Games With Gold
April is almost over, which doesn’t seem right. I’m 99% sure yesterday was the start of April. How is it May already? Makes no sense. Well with a new month comes new free games for Xbox Live Gold members. As ever, these games are only “free” if you have an active Xbox Live Gold subscription.…
By Zack Zwiezen Published April 26, 2021 -
AnimeDespite R-Rating And Pandemic, Demon Slayer Sets Box Office Record In North America
Earlier this spring, when it was announced that Demon Slayer was getting a dreaded R-rating in the US, there was concern that this could impact the movie’s performance. Those concerns, it seems, were wrong. According to AFP, Demon Slayer earned $19.5 million in the United States and Canada during its opening weekend, which is the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 26, 2021 -
UncategorizedStudio Ghibli Producer Says Hideaki Anno Wants To Make A Live-Action Nausicaä Film
One of Hideaki Anno’s earliest gigs was animating the seminal God Warrior sequence in Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind. Now, according to Studio Ghibli producer Toshio Suzuki, he’s interested in making a live-action film. Considering how Anno has been working on a handful of feature films of late, including Shin Godzilla, Shin Ultraman,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 26, 2021 -
CultureThe Week In Games: Pokémon Paparazzi
New Pokemon Snap is out later this week on the Nintendo Switch. So grab your camera and get ready to snap some photos of Pokémon while singing Lady Gaga’s Paparazzi. I’ll be busy playing Returnal on PS5, but I will get around to New Pokemon Snap eventually. However, will it still be new by the…
By Zack Zwiezen Published April 25, 2021 -
CultureOdds and EndsThe Low Poly Dog From Modern Warfare Is Perfect
It turns out, digital dogs don’t need a lot of polygons to be good boys. Thanks to the Low Poly Animals Twitter account for sharing this low level of detail model from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. I love this dog. I want to protect this dog. Nobody insult this cute, low poly pup. We’ve…
By Zack Zwiezen Published April 25, 2021 -
CultureOdds and EndsResident Evil Village’s Demo Contains A Small Nod To The Merchant From Resident Evil 4
Resident Evil Village has some confusing demo nonsense, with limited times and different windows of availability. But if you do get a chance to play the demo you’ll hear a nice little reference to the Merchant from Resident Evil 4 aka the best character in that game. In Resident Evil Village’s “Castle Demo,” you encounter…
By Zack Zwiezen Published April 25, 2021 -
CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: Lego Luigi
After a few early leaks, Nintendo and Lego officially confirmed that Lego Luigi is coming to joining his Lego brother in block jumping adventures. Sounds like a fun Photoshop contest to me! Your challenge this week: Share Lego Luigi with the world! Sure, Lego Luigi doesn’t come out until August, but we can have fun…
By Zack Zwiezen Published April 25, 2021 -
CultureOdds and EndsSomeone Created An Evil Minecraft Mod That Camouflages Creepers
Most mods I download or see add helpful features or neat new elements, like a cool weapon or better sound effects. However, not all mods are helpful or fun. Some mods are downright evil, like this new Minecraft mod that uses different textures to hide Creepers based on what biome they are in. This evil,…
By Zack Zwiezen Published April 25, 2021 -
CultureSunday Comics: Gotta Go Fast
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 April 22. Read more of Corpse Run Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published April 19. Read more of Awkward Zombie Clueless Hero by…
By Zack Zwiezen Published April 25, 2021 -
CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: More Donald Ducks, Winners!
After a weekend away, Kotaku’s wonderful(?) ‘Shop Contest returns. Last time I was around these parts I asked you all to create images featuring Donald Duck. Before I announce the winner, let me just check my email real quick. Just a moment. Hmmm… oh no. Alright, well none of you won anything. In fact, quite…
By Zack Zwiezen Published April 24, 2021 -
CultureJust Another Day At The Office
This week on Snapshots, some extra photos from the past two weeks. I had last weekend off. To make up for the lack of screenshots last Saturday here are some extra cool ones today from games like Control and Horizon: Zero Dawn! Office Worker: “Working hard, or hardly working?” Masked ghoul: *screams for 10 mins*…
By Zack Zwiezen Published April 24, 2021 -
CultureOdds and EndsDo You See The Penguin?
I found something unexpected in a random cave in Outriders. It’s a formation of rocks and shells that looks a lot like a penguin. Or at least, I think it does. Perhaps I’m just losing my mind after a year of pandemic-induced lockdown. You can find this formation of rocks in the “Wreckage Zone” area…
By Zack Zwiezen Published April 24, 2021 -
The BestsLet’s Rank All The Doom Games, From Worst To Best
1993’s Doom is one of the most important, popular, and influential games ever made, and it spawned a whole franchise of (mostly) great shooters. To put it another way: Doom is very good. But even the best franchises have high points and low points. Before we jump into hell and start killing demons, a bit…
By Zack Zwiezen Published April 24, 2021 -
CulturePokemonTrubbish Is A Bag Of Garbage That Contains Deadly Gas
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 Trubbish! Trubbish Details Type: Poison Average Height: 2′ 00″ Average Weight: 68.3 lbs. First Added In Generation V I’ve…
By Zack Zwiezen Published April 24, 2021 -
CultureOdds and EndsEnemy: Tempest Of Violence Is Pure Distilled Batshittery (And I Love It)
I’ve never owned an Amiga, but I am obsessed with Enemy: Tempest Of Violence, a Swiss-developed Amiga game released in 1997. Buckle up, this is about to be a ride. My partner and I have a ritual in which we watch Twitch on the weekends before bed. My partner is a cantankerous old man (even…
By Ash Parrish Published April 23, 2021 -
OpinionEnough With The Red Screen Of Almost-Death
Returnal, a relatively punishing action game out next week for PS5, treats your character being near death the way many games do. When your health gets dangerously low, your screen displays a series of cracks (meant to mimic a busted visor) and starts pulsating red (meant to mimic…the blood rush of adrenaline?). These “red screens…
By Ari Notis Published April 23, 2021
