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Kotaku EastJapanJapan’s Super Nintendo World Looks Amazing, Sure, But Also Kind Of Small
Yes, we can all probably agree that the upcoming Super Nintendo World looks incredible. On the inside, it’s amazing, but on the outside, it looks somewhat small. This is something that we’ve previously heard. When Bloomberg’s Kurumi Mori checked out the park in a press previewlate last month, she did say, “I do want to…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 7, 2020 -
AnimeNew Code Geass TV Anime Announced
A new Code Geass anime has been announced. Titled Code Geass: Z of the Recapture, the series is the follow-up to the 2019 film Code Geass: Lelouch of the Re;surrection Code Geass first aired on TV in Japan from October 2006 to July 2007 and was followed by a sequel series the following year. Feature…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 7, 2020 -
CultureTrack: Hakushunmu | Artist: My Hair Is Bad | Album: Life
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 7, 2020 -
CultureOdds and EndsNBA Team Releases Incredible Video Game Tribute For Basically No Good Reason
The schedule for the upcoming NBA season was released the other day, and feeling like they had to do something to mark the occasion, the Utah Jazz went and made this video game montage highlighting some of the better matchups. Street Fighter, Outrun, Mario, Pokemon, there’s loads to get through. The Joe Ingles likeness in…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 6, 2020 -
CultureThe Week In Games: Wake Up Samurai, Cyberpunk 2077 Is Almost Here
After countless delays, literal years of hype and trailers, and a ton of controversy, Cyberpunk 2077 is here. Easily the most anticipated game of the year for a lot of folks, Cyberpunk 2077 featuring Keanu Reeves drops later this week on PS4, Xbox One, PC and Stadia I’ll be sitting out Cyberpunk 2077 for now. I…
By Zack Zwiezen Published December 6, 2020 -
CultureTrack: Wonderful Christmastime | Artist: Paul McCartney
By Zack Zwiezen Published December 6, 2020 -
CultureOdds and EndsI’ll Never Get Tired Of Sending Enemies Flying In Immortals
Immortal Fenyx Rising, Ubisoft’s cartoonish take on an open-world game, has fine combat. It’s not amazing, being lifted straight from Assassin’s Creed Odyessy, but it works and it feels nice. However, killing enemies in Immortals is amazing because they don’t just collapse and die, but instead shoot off into the sky, like Team Rocket or…
By Zack Zwiezen Published December 6, 2020 -
CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: Monoliths
Over the last few weeks, strange monoliths have been appearing around the world. Is it the work of aliens? Secret government agencies? Time travelers? Bored artists, who have a bunch of free time during the pandemic? (It’s probably that last one…) And now I hear they are appearing in video games?!?! Your challenge this week:…
By Zack Zwiezen Published December 6, 2020 -
CultureMorning MusicSplinter Cell: Chaos Theory’s Soundtrack Was Perfectly Chaotic
Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s daily hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-ass sounds they make. Today I’m talking, quietly, about Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory’s soundtrack. You might not think Tom Clancy games from Ubisoft have great soundtracks, and for the most part you’d be right. That’s not to say the music…
By Zack Zwiezen Published December 6, 2020 -
CultureOdds and EndsThis SNL Skit Is All About Begging Santa For A PS5
Right now, many people are desperately trying to buy a PS5. It’s been a real shitshow. In fact, it has gotten so bad that even Saturday Night Live has jumped in with a skit all about one man, Stu, begging Santa to get him a PS5. Stu is a clear parody of Eminem’s “Stan,” including…
By Zack Zwiezen Published December 6, 2020 -
CultureSunday Comics: Ray Tracing
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 Dec. 3. Read more of Corpse Run Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published Nov. 30. Read more of Awkward Zombie Clueless Hero by…
By Zack Zwiezen Published December 6, 2020 -
CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: New Steppenwolf, Winners!
Time in 2020 works differently than in previous years. So the new Steppenwolf both feels ancient and yet somehow not that long ago. It’s odd. But yes, two weeks ago, we got our first look at the new Steppenwolf from the upcoming Justice League rerelease and it looked…uh… bad. Our winning image this week comes…
By Zack Zwiezen Published December 5, 2020 -
CultureThese Shoes Were Made For Crawling
This week… more screenshots from Miles Morales! But I’m not complaining! That game has such a great photo mode that I expect I’ll be getting screenshots from it for years to come. Some other great screenshots from Control, Assassin’s Creed, and more. Correction: SpecterOwl’s photo was actually from someone else! Removed the incorrect image and…
By Zack Zwiezen Published December 5, 2020 -
CultureMonster Hunter: World Review Bombed On Steam As Backlash To Movie Grows In China
In the last 48 hours Monster Hunter: World has received over 2000 negative reviews on Steam after a racist joke in the Monster Hunter film has led to a backlash in China and calls to ban the film. Daniel Ahmad, a senior analyst at Niko Partners, tweeted a clip from the Monster Hunter film yesterday…
By Zack Zwiezen Published December 5, 2020 -
CulturePokemonHuntail Is An Ugly Snake And A Bad Omen
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 Huntail! Huntail Details Type: Water Average Height: 5′ 07” Average Weight: 59.5 lbs First Added In Generation III You…
By Zack Zwiezen Published December 5, 2020 -
CultureOdds and EndsTurns Out Sully’s Plane From Uncharted Can Be Found In A Last Of Us Multiplayer Map
Rodney Reece, a former Naughty Dog developer, revealed on Twitter recently that Sully’s plane from Uncharted can be found in The Last of Us. And based on how folks are reacting to it, this seems to be something nobody noticed before. Probably because they were too busy surviving. The plane can be found in the…
By Zack Zwiezen Published December 5, 2020 -
CultureMorning CheckpointBring Back Colorful Consoles & Controllers
This week we learn how much it sucks to have Covid-19, yell objection in a “courtroom,” hangout with Kratos in Fortnite, check out Cyberpunk 2077‘s photo mode, sit on a Pokemon and reminisce about the old days, when consoles came in many colors. Great Kotaku Content From The Past Week Finally, Ditto is worth a…
By Zack Zwiezen Published December 5, 2020 -
CultureTwitchStreamer Finds Extremely Rare Pokémon, Freaks Out
Sometimes, with everything on fire and no end in sight, it’s nice to have a wholesome moment to remind us there are still beacons of light in this cruel world. I think this clip of Twitch streamer AjentVee getting super mega ultra excited over finding a rare Pokémon fits the bill. Let’s watch. Nice! Right?…
By Ian Walker Published December 4, 2020 -
CultureOdds and EndsNew To Dragon Age? Start With The Third Game, Inquisition
In honor of the Dragon Age games arriving on Xbox Game Pass and in celebration of today’s Dragon Age Day—and as some much-needed self-care, because the news surrounding this hallowed Day has been nothing if not depressing—I’m here to offer a tip to any Dragon Age newcomers eager to explore the world of Thedas for…
By Ash Parrish Published December 4, 2020 -
CultureTwitchTwitch Removes ‘Blind Playthrough’ Tag After Disability Criticism
Since 2018, Twitch has had a tag system that allows streamers to categorize their broadcasts according to their content’s contents and give viewers an at-a-glance idea of what they’re about. Tags also tie into Twitch’s still-rudimentary (but increasingly prominent) recommendation system. Until very recently, “blind playthrough” was one of these official Twitch tags. Now, however,…
By Nathan Grayson Published December 4, 2020