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CultureThe Witcher 3 Is Getting Ported To PS5 And Xbox Series X
The beloved 2015 role-playing game The Witcher 3 will get a next-gen port that includes faster loading times, development studio CD Projekt Red announced this morning. The expansive open-world RPG has no release date, but, come on, this is the next-gen where nothing has release dates, anyway. In its announcement, CD Projekt notes that the…
By Stephen Totilo Published September 4, 2020 -
CultureMorning MusicPilotwings’ Mellow Jazz Showed SNES Had A Sound All Its Own
Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s new, daily hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-ass sounds they make. Today our ears will take flight with one of the very first soundtracks composed for the Super Nintendo. It was not a banger. Pilotwings (longplay) was one of the very first games for the Super…
By Alexandra Hall Published September 4, 2020 -
Kotaku EastJapanThe Death Stranding PC Case Is Subtle
With Death Stranding released on PC this July, emblazoned computer hardware and gear was only a matter of time. Here’s a look at the game’s upcoming PC case. Mind you, this (above) is a rendition of the actual case… It’s subtle, sure, but I don’t know how functional it is. Are those air vents enough?…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 4, 2020 -
Kotaku EastJapanThis Isn’t An Enormous Nintendo Switch, It’s A TV
The Nintendo Switch is a neat handheld you can connect to the television. One Twitter user, however, decided to turn a TV into a giant mock-up Switch. The result is excellent. Kai.mariosfun created this Switch-themed television board, with each of the giant faux Joy-Cons doubling as cabinets. The design is creative and wonderful. I love…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 4, 2020 -
CultureTrack: Drive-In Saturday (Live) | Artist: David Bowie | Album: Something In The Air
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 4, 2020 -
CultureOdds and EndsOh Man, Look At Nike’s “Doraemon” Dunks
Dropping later this month—or maybe even later this week—this upcoming colourway of Nike’s resurgent Dunk line has been dubbed the “Doraemon”. It’s not an official licensed deal between Nike and the blue cat, hence the lack of overt branding, but thenlike Nike’s “Gundam” Air Max 98, it doesn’t need to be when the homage is…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 3, 2020 -
CultureOdds and EndsNearly Every Super Mario Game Posing For A Family Photo
In case you’ve ever wanted to see it, here is every major game from the Super Mario series (and some spin-offs), all gathered together for a beautiful group shot. So yes, that’s why Super Mario RPG and Super Mario Kart aren’t there, which despite the names aren’t members of the Super Mario platforming family. (It…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 3, 2020 -
CultureSkullgirls Developer Lays Off Everyone Who Hadn’t Already Quit
Lab Zero Games’ controversial owner Mike “Mike Z” Zaimont fired the studio’s entire staff last week following a series of high-profile departures, leaving several full-time employees and contract workers scrambling for support. News of these mass layoffs became public yesterday thanks to former Lab Zero artist Jonathan “Persona” Kim, who helped promote fellow departee Marial…
By Ian Walker Published September 3, 2020 -
OpinionImpressionsIron Harvest Has Some Problems
Iron Harvest should, by all accounts, be just the game for me. It’s set in a universe I dig, and has a lot in common with Company of Heroes—a game I’m on record as saying is “the perfect RTS” And yet every time I force myself to sit down and play it, something just feels…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 3, 2020 - Uncategorized
The A.V. Club One-season what-ifs: 14 TV series that should’ve stopped after one season | Deadspin NFL’s ‘Social Justice’ Program Won’t Make a Difference Until Players Push Harder | Gizmodo Mulan Is an Epic Martial Arts Film With Social Relevance | The Root Making More Room for Active Mothers, Nike Introduces Its First Maternity Line…
By G/O Media Published September 3, 2020 -
CultureValorant Temporarily Jettisons Omen After Accidentally Making Him Godlike
Team-based shooters like Valorant regularly add new heroes, but they’re not generally in the business of banishing them. Unfortunately, after a recent update, Valorant’s shadow-dwelling Reaper riff, Omen, transcended the game’s figurative and literal boundaries, which forced Riot to give him the (temporary) boot. This week, a Valorant patch not intended to make Omen briefly…
By Nathan Grayson Published September 3, 2020 -
UncategorizedAttention Highlight Reel fans! While the long-running show featuring amazing (and ridiculous) gaming feats is no longer running on Kotaku, you can keep up with it—and support the creation of new episodes—over on Patreon, where host Chris Person is giving the show new life. Go to Patreon to find out more about what Chris has…
By Stephen Totilo Published September 3, 2020 -
CultureOdds and EndsNintendo Just Threw Super Mario Galaxy 2 Down The Memory Hole
One of the best mainline Mario games ever was nowhere to be found during today’s Super Mario Bros. 35th Anniversary Direct Nintendo celebrated 35 years of Super Mario Bros. today by announcing that a number of the most beloved games in the series would finally make their way onto Switch, including Super Mario All-Stars, Super…
By Ethan Gach Published September 3, 2020 -
Tips & GuidesSo, Is Marvel’s Avengers An Endless Grindfest Or Not?
There’s a cloud hanging over Marvel’s Avengers. Since the third-person action game was confirmed to be a Destiny-style online game, one question has persisted: Just how much of a grind are we looking at? Is Marvel’s Avengers, officially out tomorrow for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC, more of an endless toil than an entertaining…
By Ari Notis Published September 3, 2020 -
CultureOdds and EndsHalo 3 Mod Turns Everybody Into Rats
Halo 3 has a rat. It looks like what would happen if you genetically modified a potato to give it legs. So of course, the rat is beloved by the Halo community. Now, thanks to the magic of modding, you can play Halo 3 as the Halo 3 rat. Originally just a background prop in…
By Nathan Grayson Published September 3, 2020 -
CultureSerious Sam 4 Devs Dropped ‘Planet Badass’ Subtitle Because It Wouldn’t Make Sense In Other Languages
The latest installment of the tongue-in-cheek Serious Sam franchise was first announced in 2018. While the game was known then as Serious Sam 4: Planet Badass, it will arrive on PC and Stadia later this month without the subtitle. Why this happened is different depending on who you ask. According to a comment on the…
By Ian Walker Published September 3, 2020 -
OpinionFree-To-Play Online Games Still Aren’t Really Free On Xbox One
Yesterday, Rocket League developer Psyonix announced that when the game goes free-to-play later this year you’ll no longer need a paid subscription to play it online on PS4 or Switch. Unfortunately, that won’t be the case on Xbox One. Rocket League will instead be the latest in a long line of free-to-play online games that…
By Ethan Gach Published September 3, 2020 -
CultureSchool’s Out In Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 Due To Covid-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has turned schools into a very different place, with numerous countries closing schools or adding new safety measures and rules for children and teachers. These changes are a part of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2’s reimagined School level. The new Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater game, out tomorrow, takes all the levels from…
By Zack Zwiezen Published September 3, 2020 -
CultureNintendo’s New Mario Games Have A Purchase-By Deadline, And It Sucks
No one does things more strangely than Nintendo. In an ambush Mario Direct this morning, the 35th birthday of the world’s worst plumber was celebrated with all manner of surprise announcements. The most surprising feature of all being that two of the products would be time limited. Both the triple-pack of remastered Super Mario 3D…
By John Walker Published September 3, 2020
