Twitch is introducing a new feature that gives streamers access to rights-cleared music. “Soundtrack by Twitch” will circumvent the DMCA takedown issues that have plagued streamers for years (and especially recently) by giving them access to Twitch-curated songs that the company actually has the rights to include in broadcasts. The feature also separates music into…

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Nintendo is announcing Smash Bros. Ultimate’s next fighter tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. ET. The presentation is set to be three minutes long and conclude with a message from game director Masahiro Sakurai. Anything but another Fire Emblem character please.

Ar Tonelico‘s Music Chants Discordantly, Whispers Seductively

Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s daily hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-ass sounds they make. Today we’re going to attempt to look past how blatantly horny the Ar Tonelico series is so we can focus on how good its music is. I wish us all luck. Created by Gust, the Japanese…

Kirby Is Now Selling Hamburgers In Japan

Since Kirby sucks up anything imaginable, it was only a matter of time before the character began selling hamburgers. That time has come. Mos Burger, the wonderful Japanese fast-food chain, has released burgers in Kirby paper packaging. The burgers themselves are Mos Burger’s typical meals—which are delicious and excellent in their own right. But check…

Anime Studio Bones Did A Pokémon Music Video And It’s Glorious

Famed anime studio Bones did a special Pokémon music video for the Japanese rock group Bump of Chicken. And the result is wonderful. The video jumps through a bunch of different anime styles, from contemporary to 1980s animation. It’s a pleasure to watch and makes me wish this was the blueprint for either a feature…

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Galarian Slowking Is One Messed Up Pokémon

Nature is scary, especially when its flora and fauna are capable of supernatural feats. The Pokémon Company wants to make sure we don’t forget this harsh reality in the next Pokémon Sword and Shield expansion, which introduces a terrifying new addition to the Slowpoke family. As the name suggests, Galarian Slowking is a variant of…

What Your Favorite Hades Weapon Says About You

In Hades, each Infernal Arm you use to escape from Hell has its own unique abilities. The different weapons—combined with the various perks and god-given boons you can choose and the artifacts you can equip—ensure no two escape attempts are quite the same. Like the gods, I do not play favorites when it comes to…

Diablo IV‘s Skill Trees Are Literally Trees

Diablo IV director Luis Barriga and lead system designer David Kim returned today to share their progress on Blizzard’s upcoming dungeon-crawling sequel by way of a new quarterly check-in. This included a look at the updated Diablo IV skill tree, which is literally a tree. Where before the game’s skills were arranged in a basic…

That’s Not Right…

Flight Simulator pilots discovered a trippy glitch over the weekend that causes the earth to open up and warp space-time like a black hole. The glitch is located in Brazil, around the coordinates 6°02’19.9″S 36°27’17.1″W. Things look normal at first as players pull off the rugged, country airstrip, but immediately ahead is a vortex of…

Randy Orton’s Tattoo Artist Sues Take-Two For Using Her Designs In WWE Games

Take-Two and World Wrestling Entertainment are headed to trial after a judge ruled WWE 2K games copied the work of an artist responsible for some of pro wrestler Randy Orton’s tattoos. Orton’s arms are fully inked from shoulder to hand, an intrinsic part of the four-time World Heavyweight Championship belt holder’s stage appearance. According to…

Let’s Debate The Merits Of Super Mario Sunshine

Super Mario Sunshine. Mario’s second foray into a three-dimensional plane built on the foundation of 1996’s Super Mario 64. It gave Mario a new way to get around (the F.L.U.D.D. jetpack-gizmo) and sent him out of the Mushroom Kingdom. It also featured an unmistakable pro-environment bent, wherein Mario had to clean up an island coated…