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By G/O Media Published October 16, 2020 -
CultureFall Guys‘ Most Boring Level Is Getting Way Deadlier
Much like last month’s addition of a giant spinning hammer, Fall Guys is set to receive more variations that spice up some of its existing mini-games. Mediatonic’s first preview of these remixed stages reveals an interesting spin on Perfect Match, one of the game’s more boring levels. It’s no secret that Fall Guys has some…
By Ian Walker Published October 16, 2020 -
CultureSplitscreenMalfunctioning Controls, Gross Noises, And Other Personal Video Game Hells
Only two episodes in, the new Kotaku Splitscreen has already gone to hell. It was bound to happen, but I never thought we’d get there so fast. This week, we journey to the heart of hell and perform a dissection, picking apart the vaunted warm place’s past and present as it pertains to games. Do…
By Nathan Grayson Published October 16, 2020 -
CultureKotaku Game DiaryIn Baldur’s Gate 3, Some Of The Simplest Abilities Are The Most Powerful
I’m new to Baldur’s Gate, so the concept of video games based on Dungeons & Dragons mechanics is completely foreign to me. As I navigated the game I encountered a number of occasions where I’d get my tiefling’s well-crafted ass handed to me in battles because I was too underleveled or too unlucky with my…
By Ash Parrish Published October 16, 2020 -
CultureXbox Boss Phil Spencer On Series X Launch, Halo Infinite & Bethesda
There’s nothing normal about interviewing Xbox chief Phil Spencer these days. First, there’s the location. We’re in a pandemic, of course, so our latest interview wasn’t at a gaming trade show, nor did we do a call from our work offices. On Wednesday afternoon, I logged into a Microsoft Teams video call from my home.…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 16, 2020 -
CultureNext-Gen Versions Of Marvel’s Avengers Delayed As Studio Works To Improve Game
Last week, developer Crystal Dynamics told Kotaku that future updates to Marvel’s Avengers were en route. Yesterday’s 1.3.3 patch added some quality-of-life fixes and extra content—including a new base, an astonishingly entertaining new moveable chair, and a new type of high-level mission—to the game. But, according to a blog post published today by publisher Square…
By Ari Notis Published October 16, 2020 -
CultureRetro Experts Analogue Making A New TurboGrafx and PC Engine Console
Analogue is well known for creating some incredible high-end, high-definition retro consoles based on classic machines like the Sega Genesis and Super Nintendo. The company’s latest focus is NEC systems, like the TurboGrafx-16 and PC Engine, announcing today the new Analogue Duo. It will be out next year for $200 and like previous Analogue consoles,…
By Zack Zwiezen Published October 16, 2020 -
CultureWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?
This weekend is for playing video games. All weekends are for playing video games. I don’t know why past curators of “What are you playing?” pretended there was anything else to do. Let’s goooooooooo! This particular weekend I am playing a game based on the latest version of one of my favorite childhood toys, the…
By Mike Fahey Published October 16, 2020 -
CultureDecades Later, Final Fantasy VIII Is Getting A Physical Release On PS4
Last year’s surprise remaster of Final Fantasy VIII is getting a physical version on PS4 in Europe and a few other countries, because it’s 2020 and there are no rules. Square Enix announced the unusual collector’s item on Twitter earlier today with a price tag of €19.99. In addition to Europe, it’ll also be available…
By Ethan Gach Published October 16, 2020 -
CultureMorning MusicResogun’s EDM Is An Ode To The Parties We Missed This Year
Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s daily hangout for folks who love video games and the cool sounds they make. Today, as we rapidly approach the launch of a new mainline PlayStation, let’s take a trip back in time and celebrate a game that anchored the launch of the last mainline PlayStation: Resogun, the ostensible alien…
By Ari Notis Published October 16, 2020 -
Kotaku EastSouth KoreaMan Lights 100 Cigarettes In Internet Cafe, Gets Arrested
South Korean news reports that a 20-something man has been arrested after lighting up around 100 cigarettes in the smoking room at an internet café According to The Korea Times, the suspect opened seven packs of cigarettes. He then began lighting, smoking them with both hands, and throwing the butts on the floor. Smoke began…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 16, 2020 -
CultureLet’s Watch Hayao Miyazaki Have An Ice Cream Float
Earlier this year, the Ghibli Museum was temporarily shuttered due to coronavirus concerns. In July it opened at reduced capacity, and regular ticket sales resumed last month. The museum also decided to revamp its café Hayao Miyazaki and producer Toshio Ghibli recently checked out the renewed Mugiwara Boushi Café. It’s been turned into a self-service…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 16, 2020 -
CultureTrack: Teen Age Riot | Artist: Sonic Youth | Album: Daydream Youth
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 16, 2020 -
AnimeLatest Evangelion Trailer Reveals A January Release Date
The years-in-the-making Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 was supposed to be out this year. It was delayed due to covid-19, and the eagerly anticipated movie’s latest trailer now reveals a January 2020 release date. Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 is slated to be the fourth and last entry in the Rebuild of Evangelion series. Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo, the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 16, 2020 -
CultureNintendo Goes After Zelda Fan Game For Violating Copyright
The Missing Link, a new Zelda fan game made by a team led by prominent Mario modder Kaze Emanuar, has had its website and trailers taken down by Nintendo. We wrote about the game back in July 2020, which was actually 37 months ago, and it looked great! Made using mostly recycled assets from both…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 15, 2020 -
CultureTotal RecallJapanese Farm Hides One Hell Of A Video Game Collection
I have seen some impressive game collections in my time, but few that can match either the scale or presentation of this one, which is basically sitting in the middle of some farm fields in Japan. In this episode of Collector’s Quest (via former Kotaku editor Chris Kohler), Nintendo super-fan and author of the incredible…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 15, 2020 -
CultureOdds and EndsThe Story Of Crow 64, A Game That Did Not Exist
Earlier today, filmmaker Adam Butcher uploaded a new video to YouTube detailing the history of Catastrophe Crow, a forgotten Nintendo 64 game whose mysterious creator went missing before the game was completed. A few simple Google searches will reveal that the game and its developer are fake, of course, but that doesn’t keep “What Happened…
By Ian Walker Published October 15, 2020 -
CultureOdds and EndsMiles Morales Has Lost His Air Jordan 1s, Which Sucks
So one of the best things about Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, and really about Miles Morales in general, is that he’s an extremely relatable kid. That was true of his personality and exploits, sure, but it even went as far as his shoes In Spider-Verse, one of the things that most grounds Miles is the…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 15, 2020 -
CultureSega Releases Unfinished, Troubled Golden Axe Demo That Was Cancelled Years Ago
A long time ago, in a far away country, a team of Sega developers started work on a collection of 2.5D remakes of some of the company’s classic series. The project was cancelled and never released, but Sega this week just decided fuck it, and released the Golden Axe one on Steam anyway. Called Golden…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 15, 2020