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OpinionCrash 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…
By Zack Zwiezen Published March 28, 2021 -
CultureOdds and EndsSomeone 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,…
By Zack Zwiezen Published March 28, 2021 -
CultureShop Contest‘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…
By Zack Zwiezen Published March 28, 2021 -
CultureOdds and EndsHere’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…
By Zack Zwiezen Published March 28, 2021 -
CultureSunday 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…
By Zack Zwiezen Published March 28, 2021 -
CultureShop Contest‘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…
By Zack Zwiezen Published March 27, 2021 -
CultureThis 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…
By Zack Zwiezen Published March 27, 2021 -
CultureOutriders 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…
By Zack Zwiezen Published March 27, 2021 -
CultureOdds and EndsThe 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…
By Zack Zwiezen Published March 27, 2021 -
CulturePokemonWailord 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…
By Zack Zwiezen Published March 27, 2021 -
CultureOdds and EndsHalo: 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…
By Zack Zwiezen Published March 27, 2021 -
CultureMorning CheckpointGhost 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…
By Zack Zwiezen Published March 27, 2021 -
CultureSplitscreenWhere Did Gamer Snacks Come From, Anyway?
There are snacks, and then there are snacks for gamers. Through chalky chemical combinations of dubious repute, they will somehow make you aim better in Fortnite. How did we reach the point where snacks for a hobby that takes place primarily on the couch are basically workout supplements? On this week’s food-focused episode of Splitscreen,…
By Nathan Grayson Published March 26, 2021 -
CultureAnimal Crossing Sanrio Amiibo Cards Sell Out Immediately, Make Everyone Sad
The Target-exclusive six-pack of Animal Crossing: New Horizons Sanrio Amiibo cards went on sale this morning at 9am and sold out almost immediately. Moments later the six-dollar packs started showing up on eBay for upwards of $100. Is anyone surprised? Despite Target restricting online orders to store pick-up and limiting sales to two per customer,…
By Mike Fahey Published March 26, 2021 -
CultureTwitchTwitch Stop Sign Stream Temporarily Stops After Address Leaks, Neighbors Receive Pizzas
This week on Twitch, a stop sign became a saga. Stopsigncam, a 24/7 stream of a single intersection in Salem, Massachusetts where drivers regularly blow through a stop with no concern for their lives or others, blew up thanks to a viral TikTok. But at the peak of its popularity, it went offline. Since Wednesday…
By Nathan Grayson Published March 26, 2021 -
CultureFinally, A Video Game About The Boat
You’ve no doubt heard by now about (literally) the largest story in the world. Three days ago, the Ever Given, a 1,300-foot freight liner, grounded on both shores of the Suez Canal, blocking any passage for any other boats. Despite the best efforts of engineers, tugboats, and one very determined bulldozer. It’s still stuck. As…
By Ari Notis Published March 26, 2021 -
CultureEvery STALKER 2 NPC Has A ‘One-Of-A-Kind Smile’
GSC Game World’s Zakhar Bocharov stopped by today’s ID@Xbox presentation to show off more of STALKER 2, the upcoming sequel to the cult classic, post-apocalyptic shooter series that’s been in production in some form for over a decade. While we still don’t have any actual gameplay, Bocharov provided a brief look at a few character…
By Ian Walker Published March 26, 2021 -
CultureSonicFox Showed Up To A Mortal Kombat Event In Typical SonicFox Fashion
Yesterday the WePlay Esports Ultimate Fighting League kicked off a live Mortal Kombat 11 tournament featuring a handful of international players including Dominique “SonicFox” McLean. The opening ceremony was like any typical esports event, complete with a DJ and the kombatants (official term, Ed Boon says it’s required) standing solemnly on stage before the karnage…
By Ash Parrish Published March 26, 2021 -
CultureA New Melty Blood Fighting Game Got Announced Out Of Nowhere
Japanese developer French Bread recently revealed a new entry in the fighting game series that put it on the map: Melty Blood. I know, I know, but stick with me. This is pretty cool and a big deal for folks who live and breathe fighting games. First, the nitty gritty: Melty Blood: Type Lumina is…
By Ian Walker Published March 26, 2021 -
CultureNobody Saves The World Is A New Action-RPG From The Guacamelee! Devs
Drinkbox Studios, the makers of popular brawler Guacamelee!, have a new game on the way. It’s an action role-playing game called Nobody Saves the World In Nobody Saves the World, the world in question needs saving from a doomsday event called the Calamity. Though it shares a name and purpose (destroy everything) with the Calamity…
By Ari Notis Published March 26, 2021