Super Mario Bros 35‘s Novelty Doesn’t Last Long

Super Mario Bros. 35 is an interesting social experiment: Pit 35 players against one another in a contest for survival while playing through classic Super Mario Bros. levels. Unfortunately its charm is already wearing thin. Out today on Switch for players with a paid subscription to Switch Online, Super Mario Bros. 35 borrows the basic…

Please, For The Love Of God, Let Masahiro Sakurai Rest

So…Steve in Smash Bros. Ultimate, huh? Great. I have no dog in this Smash Bros. fight—while I don’t hate that Steve was announced, I was personally hoping for Overwatch hero Tracer, especially after this cryptic tweet from the Overwatch League a few days ago. Whatever your thoughts are on Steve, what I truly hope is…

Apex Legends Is Getting Cross-Play On October 6

PS4, Xbox One and PC players of Apex Legends will soon be able to shoot and ping together, development studio Respawn Entertainment and publisher EA announced today. Cross-play will be offered starting October 6 and will be enabled by default on all platforms. Players will be able to opt-out of cross-play if they wish. Respawn…

Everything You Need To Know About Hades’ Endgame

Hades doesn’t really start until you beat it. In many roguelikes, you’re encouraged to play through the game ad infinitum. Hades is no different. Once you beat the final boss (well, for the first time), a new gameplay mechanic opens up, and the game fundamentally changes. After you take down Hades, you’re soon sent right…

Smash Bros. Ultimate‘s Next Fighters Are Steve And Alex From Minecraft

Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai announced today during a brief video that Steve from Minecraft will be joining the game’s roster. He’ll be joined by Alex, Zombie, and Enderman. Steve and co. will be able to use pickaxes, throw down blocks, and even have a crafting ability. Sakurai added that every stage currently in…

Stadia Doesn’t Even Work On Google’s New Chromecast

Google revealed its new Chromecast device yesterday and it does a lot more than the previous versions. One thing it doesn’t do, however, is stream Stadia games. Officially called ‘Chromecast with Google TV’, the new device comes with a remote and functions more like a standard streaming box, letting you watch stuff on Netflix or…

Going Under’s Lo-Fi Soundtrack Makes Me Feel Like I’m Not Working At All

Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s daily hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-ass sounds they make. Today, we’re heading into the office in Going Under, a roguelite dungeon crawler where work is hell. Going Under (playlist / longplay) is a game about navigating the hellscape of working in America. In Going Under,…

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Artist Animates Anime-Style Among Us Kills

Okay, hear me out. What if Among Us, but anime? Artist and content creator Landonardo recently shared a couple of great videos featuring his takes on what anime-style kill animations would look like in Among Us, the multiplayer deception game from 2018 that only recently went supernova on Twitch I’m crossing my fingers he hits…

Spelunky 2 World Record Speedrun Is Only Three Minutes Long

The current world record Spelunky 2 speedrun is a sight to behold and won’t take up hours of your time. A legendary Spelunky speedrunner by the name of d_tea recently uploaded a video in which they complete the sequel in just under three minutes. While the run is obviously full of the precise running and…

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Genshin Impact Is More Than A Breath Of The Wild Clone

There’s a lot to like about Genshin Impact, a free-to-play action-RPG that came out this week for PC, PlayStation 4, and mobile. While it might look a bit like Breath of the Wild, with its art style and mechanics, Genshin Impact stands on its own thanks to its combat, its quest and leveling systems, and,…

Pokémon Go To Pokémon Home Transfers Will Be A Little Annoying

The Pokémon Company announced yesterday that Pokémon Home support for Pokémon Go will arrive before the end of the year. But when it does it sounds like it will come with a weird caveat. Pokémon Home is the new version of the Pokémon Bank which lets you house Pokémon from just about every modern game…

Hades: The Kotaku Review

Hades is my game of the year. It’s also the game of the year. I don’t mean to say that Hades is objectively the best, because that’s an impossible metric (and also Baldur’s Gate 3 isn’t out yet). Rather, developer Supergiant’s Greek mythology-flavored action roguelike is, improbably, the game that best characterizes the year 2020.…

Black Ops: Cold War Zombies Revealed, Will Connect To The Game’s Battle Pass This Time

Cross-play and Battle Pass Progression are finally coming to Call of Duty’s Zombies mode with the launch of November’s Black Ops: Cold War, meaning playing the popular mode will be less of a departure from the rest of the Call of Duty experience. That was the stand-out detail from today’s reveal video and trailer, which…