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OpinionThe PS5 Is Back In Stock
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By Ethan Gach Published March 12, 2021 -
CultureGenshin Impact KFC Crossover Events In China Shut Down Over Covid-19 Concerns
A weekend crossover event between the wildly popular Genshin Impact and Kentucky Fried Chicken had to be shut down at Shanghai and Hangzhou locations after apparently violating China’s ongoing covid-19 prevention measures, the fast food chain announced on Chinese social media site Weibo today. Genshin Impact-themed KFC restaurants across China attracted huge crowds overnight as…
By Ian Walker Published March 12, 2021 -
ReviewsToysHasbro’s Bringing Back Sweet 1980s Ghostbusters Toys
Continuing to capitalize on the fact that it’s easier to get adults to buy toys than try to pull kids away from screens, Hasbro’s tapping into late ‘80s nostalgia with new releases of Kenner’s classic The Real Ghostbusters toys, including the iconic Ecto-1 and the terrifying toilet ghost. Spinning off from the 1984 comedy classic,…
By Mike Fahey Published March 12, 2021 -
CultureWarzone Is (Slowly) Teasing A Zombies Event
With the arrival of Call of Duty’s Season 2 on February 25, zombies took the story spotlight. Black Ops Cold War got a great Zombies “Outbreak” mode, and Warzone’s Verdansk map got a ship full of the undead. Warzone is slowly being infected by the undead, leading up to a potential new mode or map.…
By S.E. Doster Published March 12, 2021 -
Tips & GuidesSo, Which Bethesda Game Pass Game Should You Play First?
Starting today, you can play a bunch of Bethesda-published games on Game Pass, thanks to Microsoft and ZeniMax’s recent marriage. Some were previously available. Many are new. However you slice it, if you’re a member of Microsoft’s games-on-demand service, you now have 20 largely excellent games at your fingertips. You obviously cannot play all of…
By Ari Notis Published March 12, 2021 -
CultureKotaku Game DiaryFeels From Heals: Healing In Final Fantasy XIV Is Super Rewarding
The first thing I did upon setting foot in Foundation, the hub world central to Final Fantasy XIV’s Heavensward expansion, was sign up for the Astrologian and Dark Knight job class. This is extremely out of character for me because I only play damage dealers in MMOs, and Astrolgian and Dark Knight are healer and…
By Ash Parrish Published March 12, 2021 -
OpinionPokemon Go‘s Eggs Aren’t Lootboxes, They’re Fun Presents
Pokémon Go developer Niantic is testing a feature that lets players see what might be inside the game’s eggs before they walk the many miles to hatch them. It appears this is a response to the argument that the game’s eggs are akin to lootboxes. There is an awful lot that could be better about…
By John Walker Published March 12, 2021 -
ReviewsMultiplatformCrash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time: The Kotaku Review
The marsupial of legend returns and he’s never been so fluffy. But there’s nothing soft and cuddly about Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time. In true Crash fashion, this cute and colorful platformer is here to kick your ass. Originally published 10/10/2020. Re-upped for the next-gen and Switch release. The Crash series has never been…
By Mike Fahey Published March 12, 2021 -
CultureApril Fallout 76 Update Will Finally Let Players Have Multiple Camps
Camp building is at the center of Fallout 76 and the game’s April 27 update will finally let players create, store, and manage multiple campsites, a massive boon to the game’s more industrious architects. Called “Locked and Loaded,” the April update, which also includes a new loadout manager to quickly swap between character builds, will…
By Ethan Gach Published March 12, 2021 -
CultureG.I. Joe And Cobra Face Off In World Of Tanks
Following up on last year’s bizarre crossover between World of Warships and Transformers, Wargaming and Hasbro have partnered again for the somewhat more sensible pairing of G.I. Joe and World of Tanks. We have the obviously evil red and black tank versus bulbous and friendly green tank, as the Joes’ B.T.T. (Breakthrough Tank) trades ordinance…
By Mike Fahey Published March 12, 2021 -
CultureWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?
The weekend is for being happy. The weekend is also for cyanide. Combine the two, and what do you get? Man, I don’t know. While I try to figure it out, I’ll be playing Cyanide & Happiness: Freakpocalypse, a point-and-click adventure about a horrible boy named Coop who is horrible. Seriously, he is just the…
By Mike Fahey Published March 12, 2021 -
CultureLoop Hero Will Soon Let You Save The Dang Game
The deck-building, dungeon-making roguelite RPG Loop Hero is getting some much needed quality-of-life improvements in an upcoming update, the game’s developers announced yesterday. The most important of these fixes? Finally letting you save your game. Technically, Loop Hero does that already, saving all progress automatically as you complete expeditions. But there’s no way to save…
By Ethan Gach Published March 12, 2021 -
ReviewsToysLo-Fi Chill Beats Anime Girl Now A Collectible Statue
The face of lo-fi chill beats music on YouTube is being turned into a 12 inch collectible statue because if you love something set it free, or in this case make a toy out of it. Lo-fi chill beats became a thing back in the summer of 2018, with channels blowing up on YouTube that featured…
By Ethan Gach Published March 12, 2021 -
CultureMorning MusicBurning Rangers‘ Music Makes Me Want To Kick A Fire’s Ass
Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s ongoing hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-ass sounds they make. Today we’re setting the morning on fire with the rock, pop, rap, and techno-jazz of Sega’s Burning Rangers. And then we’ll put it out, which is only polite. Way back in 1998, during the final months…
By Mike Fahey Published March 12, 2021 -
Kotaku EastJapanGlitch Turns Breath of the Wild Into A First-Person Game, It Seems
Mods already make first-person views possible in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. One player, however, has apparently figured out how to do that without one. As Twitter user A.xk pointed out, the glitch can be unlocked by following these inputs: New item hold glitch ↓ camera ↓ item hold ↓ item hold cancel…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 12, 2021 -
Kotaku EastOfficial Pokémon Sunscreen Coming To Asia
When you think of Pokémon, you probably don’t think of sunscreen. Well, maybe you do. I know I don’t! Yet, Shiseido is rolling out Pocket Monster emblazoned Anessa sunscreen in its native Japan as well as in mainland China and Hong Kong. The concept seems to be that the Pokémon sunblock protects wearers as they…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 12, 2021 -
CultureTrack: These Days | Artist: Nico | Album: Chelsea Girl
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 12, 2021 -
CultureOdds and EndsBloodborne’s Doll Used To Have A Lot More To Say
Everyone’s favorite video game archaeologist Lance McDonald is back with a new Bloodborne video. This time around, he’s exploring unused dialogue for the Doll, the 2015 game’s level up-granting NPC. And while the alternate voice acting is neat, it’s what she used to say that really piqued my interest. Bloodborne, like most From Software games,…
By Ian Walker Published March 11, 2021 -
CultureAnother Paradox Game Jumps To The Tabletop, Blows Past Kickstarter Goal
After the so-so Crusader Kings effort, another Paradox strategy title—Stellaris—is on its way to board gaming after successfully meeting its Kickstarter funding goal. Not that the goal was ever in question—for a major board game on Kickstarter it rarely is—but still, at time of publishing almost 6000 people have backed it/pre-ordered a copy, for around…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 11, 2021 -
CultureOdds and EndsI Am Sorry, Christopher Nolan, The Ideal Way To Watch Tenet Is On A Game Boy Advance
Film director Christopher Nolan spent much of 2020 pleading the world to risk illness and death to go watch his ho-hum movie about special agents who can play with time in a theater, because that was the place it needed to be seen. He was, of course, wrong. As WULFF DEN shows in this video,…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 11, 2021