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Unsolved Mystery: Which Game Industry Exec Did Joe Biden Just Call A ‘Little Creep’?

The New York Times published a sprawling interview with Vice President Joe Biden today in which the 2020 presidential candidate calls someone high up in the video game industry a “little creep,” and I’ve been thinking about it ever since. The remark came during a conversation with the Times’ editorial board, which is made up…

By Ethan Gach Published January 17, 2020

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Palestinian-American Smash Player Uses Top Ranking To Advocate For Palestine

Spending time in the fighting game community makes you accustomed to referring to people by names like SonicFox, HotDog29, and Dr. PeePee. The latest rankings of Super Smash Bros. Melee players are full of such names, and one high-level Smash competitor is using his gamer tag for an explicitly political purpose: advocating for a free…

By Ian Walker Published January 17, 2020

Culture

What Are You Playing This Weekend?

The weekend is for a long weekend right after I had some vacation time, so I’ve already done all my chores and can play games for three days guilt-free. What a world. The inevitable has happened again: I was playing a ton of Breath of the Wild, put it down for too long, and now…

By Riley MacLeod Published January 17, 2020

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What’s the hardest challenge you’ve beaten in a game? On this week’s Kotaku Splitscreen, we talk about tough fights we’ve had in Sekiro, Gears 5, and Hollow Knight, and invite listeners to tell us theirs via [email protected]. Get the MP3 here

By Maddy Myers Published January 17, 2020

Opinion

Dying Like An Idiot In Disco Elysium Just Makes Success More Satisfying

I died 40 minutes into Disco Elysium. Tired, I had left my hotel room and interviewed a cafeteria manager downstairs. I ran away when he said I owed money on a bill. I tripped, crashed into a woman in a wheelchair, and fell to the floor, where I had a fatal heart attack. I was…

By Heather Alexandra Published January 17, 2020

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There are already so many versions of Goku in Dragon Ball FighterZ, what’s one more? Gematsu reports that Ultra Instinct Goku will be joining the fighting game as its next downloadable character. More information is expected during the World Tour finals next month.

By Ian Walker Published January 17, 2020

Culture

Here’s Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Starring The Goose

The PC version of Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot has been out for less than a day, and already Goku has been transformed from fighting legend to untitled goose. Behold the chaos that mad modder Mastaklo has wrought There are currently three mods on the Video Game Mods Kakarot website. One is a Latin American translation…

By Mike Fahey Published January 17, 2020

Culture

Destiny 2‘s Latest Puzzle Is Turning Out To Be Brain-Breakingly Complex

Destiny 2 players have hit a brick wall in their quest to solve the popular online shooter’s latest puzzle. Now they’re pulling marathon sessions searching for the next breakthrough in a community-wide effort that is turning out to be the Destiny equivalent of mapping the human genome. The game’s Corridors of Time area is a…

By Ethan Gach Published January 17, 2020

Culture

Video Game Delays Cause More Crunch

These days, most video game fans are sympathetic to delays. They recognize that more time makes for better games, and that game development is too complicated for anyone to accurately predict release dates very far in advance. So after a string of high-profile delays this week, including the role-playing game Cyberpunk 2077 and an action…

By Jason Schreier Published January 17, 2020

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Originally slated for a February 28 release, the intriguing Iron Man VR has been delayed to May 15. According to developer Camoflaj, the PlayStation VR exclusive was pushed back in order to deliver on their vision and meet the high expectations of their community. Plus it’s delay season, so these things just happen.

By Mike Fahey Published January 17, 2020

Culture

Now There Are Official Pokémon ASMR Videos

Want to listen to Chespin munching on a stack of sweets? How about Charmander curled up next to a crackling fire? Now you can, courtesy of Pokémon Kids TV’s official ASMR videos. Auditory sensory meridian response, or ASMR, is a tingling sensation that comes from listening to certain sounds. Lips smacking, keyboards clicking, chewing, hair…

By Mike Fahey Published January 17, 2020

OpinionImpressions

Tokyo Mirage Sessions Is Great On Switch

Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Encore arrives on the Nintendo Switch on January 17, bringing the excellent Wii U role-playing game hardly anyone played to a much larger audience. While the Shin Megami Tensei/Fire Emblem crossover has more than enough style and charm to stand on its own, Atlus added a bit more story and a…

By Mike Fahey Published January 17, 2020

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Big-Headed Anime Fortnite Figures Are Coming

Japanese toymaker Good Smile Company makes big-headed anime figures out of everything from Blizzard hero shooters to scary clown movies. It was only a matter of time before they started in on Fortnite. Already big-headed, the bright pink cuddle team leader is a great place to start. I don’t play Fortnite, but I love the…

By Mike Fahey Published January 17, 2020

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Track: The Last Of The Famous International Playboys | Artist: Morrissey | Album: World Of Morrissey

By Brian Ashcraft Published January 17, 2020

CultureCosplay

Adult Video Star Does A Very Good Nier: Automata Cosplay

Kana Momonogi has uploaded several images of her 2B from NieR: Automata cosplay. The images have gone viral online in Japan and appear to be work safe. Well that’s good, I reckon! Besides appearing in adult films, Momonogi is a singer in the idol group the Ebisu Muscats, which is largely made up of porn…

By Brian Ashcraft Published January 17, 2020

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Weathering With You Is A Good, But Flawed Follow Up To Your Name

When originally released in 2016, the acclaimed Your Name became the highest-grossing anime in Japan ever. Today, its follow-up, Weathering With You, was released in Japan. The movie shares many thematic and stylistic themes with Your Name. The result is good but flawed. Warning: This review includes some light spoilers. Weathering With You tells the…

By Brian Ashcraft Published January 17, 2020

Culture

Near Namsam Tower. Seoul, South Korea. By Fares. JPGs is a photo peek into wherever gamers might find interesting. If you’re a photographer and have images you want to share, drop us a line

By Brian Ashcraft Published January 17, 2020

Culture

When Zelda Meets Horizon Zero Dawn

Victor Herranz is a 3D artist at Gameloft, who figured he’d combine two of the best games of 2017 in one character. You can see more of Victor’s stuff at his ArtStation page

By Luke Plunkett Published January 16, 2020

Culture

Man “Hijacks” Airport Monitor To Play PS4 Game

A “young man” waiting at Portland International earlier today, perhaps bored as we all are by the drudgery of airports, figured he could just unpack his PS4 console, plug it into an airport information monitor and start playing some Apex Legends right there on the spot. Local radio station KXL(via The Oregonian) report that the…

By Luke Plunkett Published January 16, 2020

Culture

Let’s See How Construction On Nintendo’s Theme Park Is Coming Along

Super Nintendo World is due to open in around six months time, which is why we’re starting toget stuff like big shiny music videos. For something a bit more real, though, let’s check out some aerial footage of the park under construction at Universal Studios Japan, see how things are coming along. For reference, the…

By Luke Plunkett Published January 16, 2020