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AnimeEarwig And The Witch, Studio Ghibli’s Debut CG Feature, Is A Good First Effort
Earwig and the Witch opens with a familiar scene. An old Citroën races down the road, immediately invoking Hayao Miyazaki’s 1979 anime The Castle of Cagliostro. But here, the Citroën 2CV is yellow and in hot pursuit, with its grill turning into needle-like teeth, barreling towards a woman with curly red hair escaping on a…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 1, 2021 -
CultureReport: Nintendo Gives Non-Answer When Asked About New Switch Model
Despite years of rumors and reports indicating that upgraded Switch hardware is in the works for 2021, Nintendo continues to dance around the question of a Switch Pro. During a quarterly earnings report Q&A earlier today, company president Shuntaro Furukawa said there were no plans to announce a new Switch model anytime soon. Nintendo had…
By Mike Fahey Published February 1, 2021 -
CultureYakuza: Like A Dragon Is Really Into Peking Duck
Yakuza: Like A Dragon is many things: a satire, a melodrama, a business/real estate simulator, and a dungeon-based RPG. It is also a 60-hour public service announcement for Peking duck. Growing up in New York as a second-generation Cantonese-American, I rarely ate Peking duck. Instead, I ate Cantonese roasted duck, which is filled with a…
By Kevin Wong Published February 1, 2021 -
CultureThe Week In Games: Ah-hooooo, Werewolf: The Apocalypse
Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Earthblood comes out later this week for all the consoles and PC. It stars a werewolf. You probably guessed that. Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Earthblood is a long name. You probably wouldn’t be able to say it all before a werewolf transformed before you and attacked. Give it a shot during…
By Zack Zwiezen Published February 1, 2021 -
CultureMorning MusicNamco’s Critical Velocity OST Is Another Jazzy PlayStation 2 Gem
Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s ongoing hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-ass sounds they make. Today let’s check out a combo of two of my favorite things: PlayStation 2 B-titles and jazz fusion. When I was conducting my deep dive into the PlayStation 2 library early last year I managed to…
By Alexandra Hall Published February 1, 2021 -
CultureWell, Nintendo Is Still Doing Incredible
Today, Nintendo released its financials for the nine-month period ending December 31, 2019. Once again, the company posted some truly staggering figures. Net sales were up 37.3 percent year on year, while operating profit increased an eye-watering 98.2 percent, doubling last year’s results and reaching nearly $5 billion. During the same period, Nintendo sold 24.1…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 1, 2021 -
CultureOdds and EndsUltimate Epic Battle Simulator 2 Will Put “Millions” Of Characters On The Screen
Ultimate Epic Battle Simulator could do some very cool things with thousands of soldiers/ducks/zombies on the battlefield at once. Its upcoming sequel has only one place it can go to push the envelope. Ultimate Epic Battle Simulator 2, due sometime in the fall for the PC, does all the stuff the original did, like a…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 31, 2021 -
CultureA Four-Year-Old Muslim Boy Was Reported To A Terrorist Watchdog For Talking About Fortnite
The Guardian reportsthat the British government’s Prevent system, a community terrorism watchdog brimming with baked-in racism, once received a tip about a four-year-old boy who was overheard talking about Fortnite, which resulted in police turning up at the family’s home. The boy was reported in 2019, having been overheard after school saying his father had…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 31, 2021 -
CultureEnormous Dark Souls Mod Adds Halo’s Blood Gulch, Completely Changes Multiplayer
Modder InfernoPlus,the same guy who turned Mario into a battle royale game, has done wonders with Dark Souls, releasing an ambitious mod that transforms the game’s multiplayer and turns the map into something decidedly less horrific. Dark Souls: Remastest is “a multiplayer focused mod for Dark Souls: Prepare To Die Edition that adds a variety…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 31, 2021 -
CultureTrack: Aloo Gobi | Artist: Weezer | Album: OK Human
By Zack Zwiezen Published January 31, 2021 -
CultureOdds and EndsA First-Person Shooter Where You Can Fire 8 Guns At Once
One gun in a shooter is boring. Two guns are a bit more interesting, but still nothing new. Three? You got my attention. Four? Five? Eight?! Whoa… Now we’re talking. As spotted by Warp Door, RAYKA is a small and free first-person shooter made by Voxel for the recently ended 9th Kajam game jam event.…
By Zack Zwiezen Published January 31, 2021 -
OpinionImpressionsImmortals Fenyx Rising’s First DLC Is Mostly New Puzzles And Not Much Else
On January 28, Immortals Fenyx Rising’s first DLC, A New God, was released. Set after the events of the main game’s original ending, A New God is an odd expansion and epilogue that fans of Immortals might enjoy, but only if you really need more puzzles. Also spoiler warning: I’m going to be talking about…
By Zack Zwiezen Published January 31, 2021 -
CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: It’s Never Too Late For The Tall Lady
I resisted the siren’s call one week. But this week I can’t again. We need to do a tall lady from Resident Evil Village contest. It has to happen. Your challenge this week: Add the Tall Lady to more video games. This is a video game blog, at least that’s what they keep telling me.…
By Zack Zwiezen Published January 31, 2021 -
CultureSunday Comics: Loves To Party
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 Jan. 25. Read more of Corpse Run Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published Jan. 25. Read more of Awkward Zombie Clueless Hero by…
By Zack Zwiezen Published January 31, 2021 -
CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: Muncher, Winners!
Last week we met Muncher, a new ghost from the upcoming Ghostbusters film. He’s a big jolly-looking blue blob. But the internet was all obsessed with tall vampire ladies and Bernie Sanders, as usual, so Muncher got overlooked. But not around these parts! Our winning image this week comes from EpicTacoSam who creates the ultimate…
By Zack Zwiezen Published January 30, 2021 -
CultureThat’s A Big Horse
After a quick break, Snapshots is back! This week we have some very colorful photos from a wide selection of games including Horizon Zero Dawn, Immortals, God of War, Control, and more! This big horse is a fraud! It’s just an optical illusion. I’m very sorry. Kotaku Snapshots is a weekly look at some of…
By Zack Zwiezen Published January 30, 2021 -
CultureHere’s A Full Playthrough Of That Canceled GoldenEye 007 XBLA Remake
Back in the day, Rare was working on a remake of their popular N64 shooter GoldenEye 007. It was almost done, but due to some rights issues, the game was canned. Over the years footage and screenshots have leaked, but now we have a full 4k/60 FPS longplay to see what might have been. Like…
By Zack Zwiezen Published January 30, 2021 -
CulturePokemonSliggoo Accidentally Shoots Its Friends With Acidic Goo And Eats Them
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 Sliggoo! Sliggoo Details Type: Dragon Average Height: 2′ 07” Average Weight: 38.6 lbs First Added In Generation VI As…
By Zack Zwiezen Published January 30, 2021 -
CultureOdds and EndsHitman 3 Has Some Weird Easter Eggs, Like A Talking Hippo
The Hitman games have always had some weird secrets and Easter eggs. And Hitman 3 continues the tradition, including some truly strange and cool secrets, like a talking hippo, a UFO abduction, and a hidden ending. Also, SPOILER WARNING. I know a lot of folks don’t care about how certain missions end or the overall…
By Zack Zwiezen Published January 30, 2021
