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CultureMorning MusicDemon’s Souls Understands There’s Beauty In Silence
Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s daily hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-ass sounds they make. Today, we return to one of the most influential games of the last decade on the eve of its PlayStation 5 remake. From Software’s Demon’s Souls (playlist /longplay /VGMdb) became the template for many games to…
By Ian Walker Published November 4, 2020 -
Kotaku EastJapanAnime Holograms To Work At Japanese Hotel
Next January, the Henna Hotel (“Strange Hotel”) in Tokyo is doing a collaboration with The Idolmaster, the Bandai Namco sim filled with anime-style idols. As part of the tie-up, there will be more than simply Idolmaster art plastered in rooms and cut-out cardboard versions of the characters. At the check-in counter, holograms of the idols…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 4, 2020 -
Kotaku EastHere’s a League of Legends Statue That Only Costs $1,000
Open your wallets! Irelia from League of Legends is getting a limited edition statue that costs lots and lots of money. Shanghai-based collectible maker Infinity Studio crafted this 1/4-scale statue to mark League of Legends’ tenth anniversary. Measuring 24.8 inches, the detailed figure is limited to 800 pieces and made from polystone, PVC, and fabric.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 4, 2020 -
CultureThe Political Donations Of Top Video Game Execs
An elderly man contest is happening today. It is the product not of a functioning democracy, but a system fueled by corporate lobbying, vast fortunes, and the whims of the wealthy. So let’s have a look at what some video game executives have been up to recently. (This information was obtained using OpenSecrets.org, a database…
By Nathan Grayson Published November 3, 2020 -
CultureApex Legends Gets A New Map (And A New Season) Tomorrow
Apex Legends’ new season launches tomorrow, alongside the game’s arrival on Steam. I’ll admit this hellscape of a year has given me little time for Titanfall developer Respawn’s battle royale, but the upcoming season’s changes could entice me back in—at least until I fall off the game’s new map too many times, which I undoubtedly…
By Riley MacLeod Published November 3, 2020 -
CultureKotaku Game DiaryAs Destiny 2‘s Commander Zavala, Lance Reddick Finally Gets To Be The Good Cop
I am a lapsed Destiny 2 player. In anticipation of the Beyond Light expansion coming out November 10th, I thought I’d reacquaint myself with the game which I hadn’t touched in years. Even though I probably should have waited for Beyond Light and its promise of a revamped and heavily streamlined new player experience, one…
By Ash Parrish Published November 3, 2020 -
CultureTwitchPokimane’s New $5 Donation Cap Sends Ripples Through The Twitch Community
Giving money to streamers can be weird. It makes sense when a streamer is a scrappy up-and-comer for whom even a few coins in the cup can make a difference, but we live in an era in which big streamers are millionaires with exclusive contracts and brand deals. While popular streamers have expressed awareness of…
By Nathan Grayson Published November 3, 2020 -
CultureRIP Destiny 2’s Useless Spicy Ramen Coupon
A bunch of old items are vanishing from Destiny 2 players’ inventories next week when its expansion Beyond Light launches, including an expired ramen coupon handed out years ago. Now players are celebrating the memento before it disappears, and its creator says he had originally hoped to do more with it. As first spotted by…
By Ethan Gach Published November 3, 2020 -
CultureThe Head Of Xbox Says The Gaming Industry Needs More Black Leaders
Time passes strangely these days, so it is easy to forget things that happened or were said or were pledged just five months ago. But it was indeed in June 2020 that institutions around the world, including video game companies, vowed to do better by their Black customers and Black workers for the cause of…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 3, 2020 -
CultureOdds and EndsWatch Dogs Legion’s Podcasts Are Great When They Aren’t Constantly Restarting
I love listening to podcasts while I drive because I am sick in the head, so naturally I do the same thing when driving around in Watch Dogs Legion. Unfortunately, I spent my first few hours cruising the game’s London in a stolen hatchback while the same podcast reset over and over every time I…
By Ethan Gach Published November 3, 2020 -
CultureOdds and EndsDawn Of The Final Day
While doomscrolling through Twitter the past few days, I noticed a lot of people making the same Majora’s Mask joke. Today does feel like the Final Day, doesn’t it? Either the moon will crash into the Earth, or the clock will reset and Americans will have another chance to maybe get it right this time.…
By Ash Parrish Published November 3, 2020 -
OpinionWhat Call of Duty’s Warzone Needs For Cold War
Warzone will be coming to Black Ops: Cold War in December. While the battle royale is exciting to play and also spectate for major tournaments, improvements like better anti-cheat, improved challenges, and map changes could really enhance the Warzone experience for the upcoming year. Basically, stop all the hackers and take some notes from Blackout,…
By S.E. Doster Published November 3, 2020 -
CultureMorning MusicAlundra, My Big Beautiful Elven Son, Play Us Some Songs
Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s daily hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-ass sounds they make. Today we’re listening to the soundtrack from Alundra, a 1998 PlayStation game in which you invade people’s nightmares and solve Zelda-like dungeons to help them wake up. Alundra’s a weird one (playlist /longplay /VGMdb). It was…
By Ethan Gach Published November 3, 2020 -
CultureOld School Runescape Just Broke Its Concurrent Player Record
Hi, yes, the 2013 version of Old School Runescape (which is actually from 2007), which you may not have played or even thought about for a decade, is now as popular as ever thanks to some recent changes made by the development team. It was announced yesterday that 157,445 people were playing the game at…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 2, 2020 -
CultureOdds and EndsOh No, Watch Dogs: Legion
The biggest selling point of Watch Dogs: Legion is the vast array of randomized characters you can recruit to your underground army of revolutionary activists. But sometimes NPC professions and backgrounds line up in unfortunate ways. A pediatrician. Who recently ended a personal relationship with a patient. Okay, yeah, maybe don’t invite Shannon Dickey to…
By Ian Walker Published November 2, 2020 -
CultureCosplayMy Heart Is Fully Open For The Nanny & Married With Children Cosplay
Look, I deeply admire the craft and ingenuity that goes into serious, elaborate cosplay, but I have a very special place in my heart for stuff like this. This isLadee Danger—who you might recognise as Ciri in the banner post for this sub—absolutely nailing Halloween as both The Nanny and Peggy from Married with Children…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 2, 2020 -
CultureOdds and EndsTearing Open A PS5 Controller To Feast On Its Insides
Wait, no, it’s just to take a look at how the new DualSense controller works, and how it all came together. Sorry, these teardown videos always get me feeling a little carnivorous. This great video by TronicsFix opens up the pad, very gently, and pokes around at all the components and pieces, partly so we…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 2, 2020
