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CultureDestiny 2’s Newest Subclass Will Work Very Differently
Bungie is radically reworking how build customization works for Destiny 2’s upcoming Stasis subclasses. We got our first look at these new Stasis subclasses in all of their crystalline glory during Gamescom Opening night. Now Bungie has put up a blog post that breaks down how they’ll work in more detail, and it’s a big…
By Ethan Gach Published September 1, 2020 -
CultureMoon Designer Credits Toby Fox With Motivating Western Release
If you’re enjoying Moon: Remix RPG Adventure’s newly released Switch port, you probably have Undertale creator Toby Fox to thank. In a recent VICE Games interview, Moon scenario writer and designer Yoshiro Kimura credits Fox with providing the “emotional motivation” necessary for the developers to finally bring the game west. “We’re from different generations, but…
By Ian Walker Published September 1, 2020 -
CultureVlambeer Is Closing Down
In 2010, two Dutch students—Rami Ismail and Jan Willem Nijman—founded an independent video game studio. It would start with some fishing, go on to release games like Nuclear Throne and Luftrausers, and now in 2020 is shutting down like a rock band deciding yeah, you know what, enough is enough. So broken is this industry…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 1, 2020 -
CulturePokémon Masters EX Hashtag Looks Real Bad In Lowercase
Last month, the mobile game Pokémon Masters underwent some changes. In addition to new story events and trainer pairings, it also received a new name: Pokémon Masters EX. But we’re not here to talk about any of that. We’re here to talk about how the game is getting promoted on Twitter, chiefly through a hashtag…
By Ari Notis Published September 1, 2020 -
CultureBiden Campaign Brings Centrist Yard Signage To Animal Crossing
It’s September 1, the 2020 election is barely two months away, and the Biden campaign has hit the ground running with some very official Animal Crossing: New Horizons designs for players to show support for the Democratic ticket throughout their islands. As The Verge reports, there are four separate designs. The first features the official…
By Ethan Gach Published September 1, 2020 -
CultureFortnite’s Latest Marvel Map Change Adds A Black Panther Statue
Since Fortnite’s Season 4 started, the map has been getting new landmarks at a furious pace. The latest is a monument to the Marvel superhero Black Panther, a giant statue called Panther’s Prowl. The Panther’s Prowl monument is just west of Misty Meadows. Like many of the new Marvel POIs, it’s less of a landmark…
By Riley MacLeod Published September 1, 2020 -
CultureHow’s It Going? Hooray September Edition
It’s still hot outside, the sun is still shining bright, but there is an end in sight. Welcome back to our daily open thread. It’s going to be another month before the leaves start changing in my area, and who knows when the temperatures will drop from “it burns” to “this is nice,” but it…
By Mike Fahey Published September 1, 2020 -
CultureSay Goodbye To Summer In Animal Crossing: New Horizons
It’s September in Animal Crossing: New Horizons unless you’re a dirty time traveler, and the onset of Autumn brings new bugs, new sea critters, new crafting components and recipes, and no more Sundays wasted on August firework shows, thank goodness. Last month’s fireworks were nice, but giving up a rotating visitor every Sunday so Red…
By Mike Fahey Published September 1, 2020 -
Culture8BitDo’s New Arcade Stick Is Quite Charming
The fine folks at 8BitDo sure know how to put together attractive controllers. This is their new arcade stick for the PC and Nintendo Switch. It’s super-moddable, supports wired and Bluetooth connections, has easy button mapping, and even has a turbo function. All that tech, yet it still looks like a time traveller from the…
By Mike Fahey Published September 1, 2020 -
CultureMorning MusicObscure Puzzler Detonator Has The Most Gorgeous, Melancholy Soundtrack
Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s new, daily hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-ass sounds they make. Today’s pick comes out of left field: an obscure PlayStation 2 puzzler that randomly happens to have an achingly gorgeous soundtrack. At the dawn of this year I was hip-deep in obscure corners of the…
By Alexandra Hall Published September 1, 2020 -
Kotaku EastJapanRecreating Gundam Box Art With Gundam Models
Gundam models have excellent box art. Twitter user Cody has brought classic mecha art to life with a three-dimensional plastic model. The result is very impressive—and the painting alone took 15 hours. As you can see Cody painted the model to resemble the flat box art. Cody has done other pieces that, likewise, are recreations…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 1, 2020 -
CultureTrack: The Big Ship | Artist: Brian Eno | Album: Another Green World
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 1, 2020 -
CultureNintendo Allows Cancelations For Digital Game Pre-Orders (In Japan, For Now)
Previously, if you pre-ordered a digital Nintendo game and then changed your mind, tough! As soon as the order was placed, your credit card was charged. That’s now changed—in the Japanese eShop, at least. Starting today, customers can cancel their pre-order games up to seven days before release, free of charge. After that window has…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 1, 2020 -
CultureA Fresh Take On The Legend Of Zelda
Anu Chouhan is an illustrator and character artist from Canada working in the video game business. While I’ll be posting a whole range of her work below, it’s this Zelda stuff up top that’s got me particularly smitten: it’s a depiction of Nintendo’s series as an ancient Indian Epic, inspired by the Vedic and Mauryan…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 31, 2020 -
CultureKotaku Game DiaryMoon Taught Me To Appreciate Its Weird World The Hard Way
Moon: Remix RPG Adventure is a niche “anti-RPG” from 1997 that last week made its way westward, for the first time ever, via Switch. While the digital manual provides some much-appreciated assistance, I recently found myself stuck in a game-ending situation that would have been entirely avoidable had I respected the game’s world. The main…
By Ian Walker Published August 31, 2020 -
CultureKotaku Game DiaryWasteland 3, From The Perspective Of A Wasteland Newcomer
Early on in Wasteland 3, you’re forced to make a choice. The family of one of your party members, a young woman named Lucia Wesson, was recently killed. An early quest has you stumble upon a camp of downtrodden apocalypse survivors, where you meet Lucia’s ex-boyfriend. Even if he didn’t technically pull the trigger, he’s…
By Ari Notis Published August 31, 2020 -
CultureRidley Scott On Fortnite’s Apple Trailer: “The Idea Was Terrific, The Message Was ‘Ehh'”
Hollywood legend Ridley Scott might be better known for films like Alien and Gladiator, but he also found time in the mid-80s to make Apple’s famous 1984 commercial. With Epic Games very recently and publicly recreating the ad, only now with an anti-Apple stance, Scott has some thoughts. To recap! Here’s Scott’s original commercial, which…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 31, 2020 -
CultureHorizon Zero Dawn PC Patch Fixes Bug That Kept Aloy Stuck As A Child
Growing up is a normal part of life. Except for certain Horizon Zero Dawn players on PC who remained stuck as young Aloy after their games crashed in the middle of a cutscene. Out today, the game’s 1.03 patch on PC fixes a number of bugs, of which the PC version has had many, including…
By Ethan Gach Published August 31, 2020
