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CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: Everything’s Coming Up Robotnik
Dr.Robotnik, or Eggman if you prefer the worse name, is the main villain of the Sonic games and the new movie. In the movie, he is played by Jim Carrey. Let’s take this version of the ol’ doctor and add him to other games! Your challenge this week: Add Jim Carrey’s Robotnik to stuff. Look,…
By Zack Zwiezen Published February 16, 2020 -
UncategorizedSomeone Accurately Recreated Red Dead Online In Dreams
Red Dead Online is a game that has improved a lot since it first launched back in late 2018. But it still has some issues. One of the most annoying is how often players get kicked from the game, often randomly with no warning. Someone recreated that experience in Dreams Using Dreams, PlayStation user RikisCafe…
By Zack Zwiezen Published February 16, 2020 -
CultureSunday Comics: Peeps?
Hello! It’s time for Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Corpse Run by Alex Di Stasi. Published Feb. 13. Read more of Corpse Run Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Originally published Feb. 10. Read more of Awkward Zombie Clueless Hero…
By Zack Zwiezen Published February 16, 2020 -
CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: Valentine’s Day Cards, Winners!
Last weekend, I wasn’t here but you all got the mission to create some gaming themed Valentine’s Day cards. Special thanks to Peter and Narelle for keeping the ‘Shop Contest train going while I was away. Our winning image this week comes from Buchi Chu who created a cute and funny card, with some fantastic…
By Zack Zwiezen Published February 15, 2020 -
CultureYou Wanna Ride The Rollercoaster?
This week on Snapshots, scary big monsters, starry skies in Fallout 4, cool spaceships in No Man’s Sky, some sweet neon signage in The Division 2 and a creepy rollercoaster in Fallout 76. I played some of those new missions in The Division 2 and they feature some wonderful art and visuals. Check that stuff…
By Zack Zwiezen Published February 15, 2020 -
UncategorizedMario Maker Contest: Water, Water Everywhere, Winners!
Last week I asked you all to create underwater or water-themed levels for Mario Maker 2. You could include big oceans, water-filled tunnels or small lakes. Whatever felt right to you. I got some good stuff this week. Well, as good as a water level can be. Which in this case, at least for some…
By Zack Zwiezen Published February 15, 2020 -
UncategorizedThe Weirdest Part Of The Sonic Movie Is A Giant Owl
There are some weird moments in the new Sonic The Hedgehog film, released this week. Like, a strange and totally forced Zillow ad during one early scene in the film. But the weirdest moment happens right at the start of the film and involves a new character not seen in the Sonic games. If you…
By Zack Zwiezen Published February 15, 2020 -
CulturePokemonMawile Will Eat You Up In One Big Chomp
Every Pokemon is interesting and worth talking about. I don’t play a ton of Pokemon, but I do enjoy the universe and I love learning more about the creatures in it. So, Here’s Another Pokemon! It’s Mawile! Mawile Details Type: Steel/Fairy Average Height: 2′ 00″ Average Weight: 25.4 lbs. First Added In Generation III I’ll…
By Zack Zwiezen Published February 15, 2020 -
CultureMorning CheckpointBe Very Suspicious, Anything Could Be A Cake
Hello! This week we play some creepy demos, learn about the new Division 2 expansion, find out what’s hidden in the files of Pokemon Home, watch Fred Flintstone eat too much and cut up some disturbingly real-looking cakes. Great Kotaku Content From The Past Week I never thought about how Fallout 4‘s VATS system could…
By Zack Zwiezen Published February 15, 2020 -
UncategorizedEpic Boss’ Confusing Comments About Games And Politics Don’t Add Up
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney gave the keynote speech at this week’s DICE conference in Las Vegas. The talk touched on many topics, including data privacy, loot boxes, and the problems with a lack of cross-platform games. It also seemed to call for keeping politics out of games, or at least out of marketing, or…
By Riley MacLeod Published February 14, 2020 -
CultureCoffee Talk Is A Sleepy Little Game In A Magical, ‘Post-Racial’ World
I’ve been holding off on playing Coffee Talk even after reading Heather’s positive impressions the other day. It wasn’t until Kotaku’s Senior Editor Natalie Degraffinried was in town when I finally had a good excuse to play it, which we did for the first time together on video. What I wasn’t fully prepared for was…
By Paul Tamayo Published February 14, 2020 -
UncategorizedHQ is shutting down, according to a report by CNN Business. The mobile trivia game was immediately popular when it launched in 2017, but slowly fizzled out until today, when CEO Rus Yusupov emailed the company’s 25 employees to tell them investor funds have dried up and the company is dissolving.
By Ian Walker Published February 14, 2020 -
CultureJedi: Fallen Order Almost Couldn’t Include The Word ‘Jedi’
At the D.I.C.E. Summit in Las Vegas earlier this week, Respawn Entertainment director Stig Asmussen sat down for a brief fireside chat about Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. The talk provided a peek behind the curtain on the game’s development, including the revelation that the studio almost had to tiptoe around using the official Jedi…
By Ian Walker Published February 14, 2020 -
Tips & GuidesPSA: If You’re Just Starting Dreams, Leave The Motion Controls On
I don’t know about you, but I’m no fan of motion controls. In Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, I immediately deactivated the tilt. I would’ve turned off the motion controls in Detroit: Become Human, if doing so wouldn’t also minimize the narrative stakes. The worst Super Mario Party mini-games are those that require physical Joy-Con movement.…
By Ari Notis Published February 14, 2020 -
UncategorizedThe ‘Nintendo Play Station’ Will Sell For Over $400,000
Bidding on the so-called ‘Nintendo Play Station,’ a prototype of a doomed collaboration between Nintendo and Sony, has reached $350,000 as deep-pocketed collectors put up ever-increasing amounts of money in hopes of owning the rare device. The console, which is essentially a Super Nintendo Entertainment System paired with a CD-ROM drive and manufactured by Sony,…
By Chris Kohler Published February 14, 2020 -
CultureWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?
The weekend is for a three-day weekend, which should always be the length of weekends. I am going to do chores, and do nothing, and play some video games. I started tinkering around with The Swindle on my Switch last night. It’s a stealth robbery game I played a lot of when it came to…
By Riley MacLeod Published February 14, 2020 -
CultureWhy The Heck Is Mew Hanging Out With Professor Oak
It’s fitting that Pokémon Masters, DeNA’s mobile take on the ever-popular series, used Valentine’s Day to introduce some of my earliest loves: Professor Oak and Mew. The sync pair is currently free for every player who logs into the game until March 15 Pokémon Masters marks the first time Professor Oak himself has stepped into…
By Ian Walker Published February 14, 2020 -
CultureFinal Fantasy XIV‘s Wedding Attire Will No Longer Be Tied To Character Gender
There’s a saying among some Final Fantasy XIV players: “glamour is the true endgame.” While there are plenty of high tier raids and continuing story quests, fashion is a key component of the game, and today brings some good news for players who put fashion first. In the lead-up to the next round of fresh…
By Heather Alexandra Published February 14, 2020 -
CultureThe Final Fantasy VII Remake Opening Is A Little Longer And A Lot Prettier
The opening movie for Final Fantasy VII starts with a field of stars, fades into Aeris, pulls back to reveal the city of Midgar, and then follows Cloud and Barret’s train to its destination. The Final Fantasy VII Remake opening does that too, only prettier and with a lot more Midgar. As iconic as it…
By Mike Fahey Published February 14, 2020 -
UncategorizedUntitled Goose Game And Control Clean Up At The 2020 DICE Awards
A short but delightful game about a rambunctious waterfowl took home top honors at last night’s DICE Awards, joining games like Overwatch, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, and Fallout 4 in the pantheon of Game of the Year award winners. Meanwhile, Remedy’s Control snagged four awards of its own. Untitled Goose Game…
By Mike Fahey Published February 14, 2020