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CultureOdds and EndsThis Lion King Speedrunner Is A Queen
Damn! Damn! I don’t think you understand how difficult this is to execute. Mere mortals who play this game have about a 50/50 chance of grabbing onto any swinging rock, with failure almost always resulting in insta-death. And she just… does it. On the hardest difficulty with zero lives. Eight is a straight-up badass.
By Ash Parrish Published August 18, 2020 -
CultureOdds and EndsSuperliminal Is My Favorite Game Of SGDQ So Far
God I love Games Done Quick. The biannual speedrunning charity event is like a video game holy week for me. I watch everything. It’s on when I work, when I’m eating (if I eat at all), it’s on when I sleep. I am always watching, which actually sounds kinda sinister. The 3D puzzle platformer block…
By Ash Parrish Published August 18, 2020 -
UncategorizedBaldur’s Gate 3 is entering early access on September 30. Developer Larian announced the date as part of a livestream today. As with Divinity Original Sin 2, early access players will get to try out the game’s first act. Difference is, BG3‘s first act is much larger than DOS2‘s. It’ll last around 25 hours, with…
By Nathan Grayson Published August 18, 2020 -
CultureKiller7 Isn’t Coming To Switch After All [UPDATE]
Update (8/18/20, 1:23 p.m. ET): Sadly, my hopes for a Switch port of killer7 have been dashed. Speaking to Kotaku, Engine Software vice president of development Ruud van de Moosdijk said that his company had discussed porting killer7 to Switch with Grasshopper Manufacture while development on the PC version was ongoing, but Grasshopper eventually decided…
By Ian Walker Published August 18, 2020 -
CultureEverything Announced During Today’s Nintendo Indie World
Did you catch Nintendo’s Indie World presentation today on YouTube? Nintendo showed off more than 20 indie hits on their way to the Switch, including a handful that are out later today. Don’t worry if you missed it, we kept track. First off we’ve got the big news. Supergiant’s Hades, that silly Epic Game Store…
By Mike Fahey Published August 18, 2020 -
CultureUntitled Goose Game Is Getting Multiplayer
Untitled Goose Game, the game about a goose on the loose, is about to become a game about geese on the… leese? Today during Nintendo’s Indie World showcase, developer House House announced that co-op is coming to Untitled Goose Game on September 23 as part of a free update. In just one week, you and…
By Nathan Grayson Published August 18, 2020 -
CultureSupergiant’s Hades Is Coming To Switch
To kick off today’s Nintendo Indie World showcase, Bastion, Transistor, and Pyre developer Supergiant announced that its most recent game, Hades, is coming to Switch this fall. Hades is a narrative-driven roguelike rooted in Greek mythology. The Switch version will have cross save functionality with the PC version, so if you—like me—have already sunk countless…
By Nathan Grayson Published August 18, 2020 -
CultureHow’s It Going? Flight Stick Edition
Dammit, Microsoft Flight Simulator. Welcome back to our daily open thread. Good morning. I’ve spent the opening hours of my day on the website of one Thrustmaster because Microsoft Flight Simulator demands it. I own more than three dozen mechanical keyboards, but none of them are adequate to control a Cessna. They work okay, and…
By Mike Fahey Published August 18, 2020 -
CultureNext-Gen Arkane Game Deathloop Delayed To 2021
Deathloop, Arkane’s upcoming time-based immersive sim, has been delayed to spring of 2021, the studio tweeted today. And just like that another next-gen game falls out of this year’s lineup. The studio cites work-from-home and “the health and safety” of staff as reasons for the delay, writing, “This extra time will allow our team to…
By Ethan Gach Published August 18, 2020 -
CultureFall Guys Creators Incite Twitter Brand Bidding War For Charity, And It’s Beautiful To Watch
Since the launch of wildly successful battle royale Fall Guys, Twitter brands have been falling over themselves to get their products and/or services represented as in-game costumes. Yesterday developer Mediatonic launched a two-week “Battle of the Brands” event, with the brand that donates the most to gamer charity Special Effect securing the coveted tie-in. As…
By Mike Fahey Published August 18, 2020 -
CultureReport: Batman Developer Rocksteady Accused Of Failing To Address Sexual Harassment [Update]
Female staffmembers at Rocksteady Studios, best known for the Batman: Arkham series, sent a letter to management back in 2018 complaining about sexual harassment, according to a new report by the Guardian The letter, reportedly signed by 10 of the 16 women on staff at the time, cited a number of persistant issues including transphobic…
By Ethan Gach Published August 18, 2020 -
CultureMorning MusicThis Cassette Tape Made Double Dragon Sound Awesome
Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s new, daily hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-ass sounds they make. Double Dragon’s super-famous 1987 soundtrack interests me for two reasons: It kind of sucked on its original arcade hardware, and a much better version came out on a cassette tape! Okay, “sucked” is a bit…
By Alexandra Hall Published August 18, 2020 -
UncategorizedOver 150 Capsule Toy Machines Installed In Tokyo Train Station
Do you like capsule toys? Akihabara Station is now home to a wall of over 150 gachapon vending machines. Called Kenelestand, the slick-looking gachapon area was designed by well-known designer Akira Mabuchi. As Spoon & Tamago points out, what makes these capsule toys so interesting is that they are aimed at adults, instead of children.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 18, 2020 -
AnimeAsh From Pokémon No Longer Has Superhuman Strength
Ash Ketchum’s strength is legendary. He can carry heavy Pocket Monsters with ease. He can lift logs and throw them. Rather, he could. In the latest episode of the Pokémon Journeys anime, Ash and Goh tried to lift a heavy log but they could not. Ash said it was “impossible.” Remember, in 2006, Ash lifted…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 18, 2020 -
Tips & GuidesIf Microsoft Flight Simulator Looks Frozen After You Start It, Relax
I cleared my afternoon today to play the new Microsoft Flight Simulator on PC, and was surprised to find the game was only a 500mb install. I should have known better. The 500mb install was just the client, and upon starting up the game I was greeted with an accessibility menu screen. After clicking through…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 18, 2020 -
CultureOdds and EndsSome Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater Mysteries, Solved
The older Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater games had some weird hidden stuff tucked away, which over the years have inspired countless urban myths and tall tales. Now Ralph D’Amato has tried to set the record straight on some of them D’Amato, who worked on the series from its inception, all the way through to 2007,…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 17, 2020 -
CultureThe Reigns Team Are Making An Animal Farm Game
Nerial, the team behind the excellent Reigns, are now working on a game based on George Orwell’s Animal Farm It’ll be a “narrative” game, where you can, “Throw out exploitative farmers. Found a new Republic. Guide its leaders. All animals are equal. You decide which animals are most equal of all.” The game is being…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 17, 2020
