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CultureActivision Wins ‘First Amendment’ Call Of Duty Lawsuit
In 2017, Activision was sued by AM General over Call of Duty’s accurate depiction of Humvees. In its defense, the publisher said the vehicle’s inclusion was a “first amendment” issue, a point a federal judge agreed with today while dismissing GM’s case. As Law360 report, U.S. District Judge George B. Daniels decided, “If realism is…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 1, 2020 -
UncategorizedAnimal Crossing Is Letting Me Wear $1,000 Jackets I Could Never Afford
While it’s perfectly expected and cool that people are using Animal Crossing’s design tools to create unique and interesting clothes, some players are simply using them to craft recreations of outfits they already own. Or, in this case, might never own. Outside of video games, I’m kinda into techwear, a style of clothing that’s about…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 1, 2020 -
OpinionImpressionsThe Division 2‘s First Season Is Pretty Good, So Far
With the release of Warlords of New York last month, The Division 2 added a big new playable area to the game. But this large update also added seasons, complete with special events and battle passes. We are now a few weeks into the first season and so far, so good. For the most part.…
By Zack Zwiezen Published April 1, 2020 -
OpinionImpressionsAnimal Crossing‘s Bunny Day Mascot Is A Lot To Deal With Right Now
The passage of time is a big deal in the Animal Crossing series. New Horizons players were today treated to a ton of changes as their islands transition into spring, which brought with it new critters to catch and cherry blossom trees to diversify the landscape. But with the game’s first holiday right around the…
By Ian Walker Published April 1, 2020 -
Tips & GuidesThe Do’s And Don’ts Of Visiting Friends In Animal Crossing: New Horizons
One of the true pleasures of Animal Crossing: New Horizons is the sense of connection. It’s not just that Nintendo’s life sim has achieved near-universal ubiquity in a matter of days. It’s the fact that you, alongside up to seven other players, can go and visit a friend’s island. There, you can do what you’d…
By Ari Notis Published April 1, 2020 -
OpinionImpressionsPaper Beast Is My New Favorite PSVR Game
Sorry, Astrobot Rescue Mission, but you’ve been dethroned. I, a tough customer when it comes to PSVR, have found a new PSVR game to incessantly rave about. It’s called Paper Beast, and it’s a virtual safari of some very strange animals. I should have expected to be amazed by this game. Paper Beast was made…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 1, 2020 -
OpinionImpressionsMount & Blade II: Bannerlord Is Blowing Up On Steam And I Can’t Stop Playing It
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord is an open world third-person strategy game that overwhelms you with options and choices and helps calm you back down by letting you rampage across giant medieval battlefields. Even though it’s a janky early access game, all I want to do right now is keep playing it. Clearly I’m not…
By Ethan Gach Published April 1, 2020 -
CultureTwitchTwitch Just Made It Harder To Be A Jerk In Chat
A good Twitch chat is like a serene sea: always welcome, but all too rare a respite from the choppier waters of the internet. Over the years, Twitch has given chat moderators tools to lock out ugliness-spewing ne’er-do-wells, but a number of loopholes have allowed dedicated trolls to slip back under the gates with relative…
By Nathan Grayson Published April 1, 2020 -
CultureSources: Despite Huge Sales, Borderlands 3 Developers Are Getting Stiffed On Bonuses
The video game Borderlands 3 was a big sales success when it launched last fall, according to its publisher, 2K, which described it as “a billion-dollar global brand.” That’s why it was shocking to employees at Gearbox, the developer of the game, when the studio’s CEO, Randy Pitchford, told them yesterday that they would not…
By Jason Schreier Published April 1, 2020 -
UncategorizedBethesda won’t be holding any sort of digital news event in June around when E3 would have been, the company’s VP of marketing, Pete Hines, announced on Twitter today. Other publishers have mentioned working on alternate plans following the event’s cancellation, though nothing firm has been announced yet.
By Ethan Gach Published April 1, 2020 -
UncategorizedUncharted 4 And Dirt Rally 2.0 Are April’s PlayStation Plus Games
Ducking in under the wire, April’s PlayStation Plus games are here. As always, these games are only “free” if you have an active PlayStation Plus membership. April’s PS Plus games are Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End Dirt Rally 2.0 Both games will be available to download April 7 through May 4.
By Riley MacLeod Published April 1, 2020 -
CultureHow’s It Going?: Home Edition
Welcome to Wednesday. We’re halfway to the weekend! Like many of you, I’ve been spending a lot of time in my house. I live alone, which I used to really value when I saw people more often, but now it’s pretty lonely. I’m realizing that a lot of things I like about my apartment, I…
By Riley MacLeod Published April 1, 2020 -
CultureThere’s A Pong RPG Coming Out This Spring
Last week Atari released a new Missile Command game. This week Atari announced a new Pong. In Pong Quest, developed by UK design duoChequered Ink, players explore fantasy dungeons inspired by other Atari classics while smacking balls back and forth. As silly as it sounds, it is a completely real game coming to consoles and PC later…
By Mike Fahey Published April 1, 2020 -
CulturePeople Are Already Playing Final Fantasy VII Remake In Australia
When Square Enix announced physical copies of Final Fantasy VII Remake would ship to Europe and Australia earlier than its April 10 release date due to the covid-19 pandemic, we didn’t think they meant this early. The eagerly anticipated game is already in the hands of many Australians, as evidenced by a growing number of…
By Mike Fahey Published April 1, 2020 -
Kotaku EastRecycled Metal Reborn As Excellent Sculptures
This is the work of Kreatworks, a studio in Phatumthanee, Thailand that specializes in recycled metal art. The members of the studio have over ten years experience making these steampunk and dieselpunk infused works. The sculptures can range in size from 50 cm to 270 cm, and each one is coated in a lacquer to…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 1, 2020 -
Kotaku EastSouth KoreaK-pop Star’s April Fools Joke: Pretending To Have Coronavirus Covid-19
Today is April Fool’s Day. Pranks probably aren’t a good idea this year! Pretending you have covid-19 is definitely not. K-pop star Jaejoong, member of the popular group JYJ, announced his fake sickness on Instagram earlier today. Jaejoong wrote that he had contracted the virus, adding (as translated by Koreaboo), “It was careless of me…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 1, 2020 -
CultureCosplayMan Brings Tom Nook To Life With His Nipple
These are trying times. One man keeps making the internet a better place with his low-cost cosplay. Thank goodness for that! Kotaku first profiled Anucha “Cha” Saengchart (aka “Lonelyman”) and his inexpensive cosplay way back in 2014. Since then, he’s continued to delight and amuse. His latest Tom Nook creation is something else. This isn’t…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 1, 2020
