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CultureActivision Blizzard Pulls Its Games From Nvidia’s Streaming Service
Nvidia’s GeForce Now game streaming service only came out of beta last week, and it’s already lost some major games. This week, Activision Blizzard pulled its entire catalog, including Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Overwatch, from the monthly subscription service. “Per their request, please be advised Activision Blizzard games will be removed from the…
By Ethan Gach Published February 12, 2020 -
UncategorizedNeed For Speed Series Returns To Criterion As EA Repurposes Ghost Games Studio
Following a four-game run with Swedish developer Ghost Games starting with 2013’s Rivals, the Need for Speed series is back in the hands of Burnout developer Criterion Games. According to a Games Industry report, Ghost Games, the subsidiary formerly known as EA Gothenburg, is reverting to its original name and being repurposed as an engineering…
By Mike Fahey Published February 12, 2020 -
UncategorizedYggdra Union: We’ll Never Fight Alone is coming to the eShop in Japan in March. The excellent tactical RPG originally came to the GBA in 2006 before later getting ported to PSP. It’s also on smartphones but only in Japan. It would be amazing to have on Switch.
By Ethan Gach Published February 12, 2020 -
OpinionImpressions‘Art’s Dream’ Is A Stunning Showcase Of What’s Possible In Dreams For PS4
“Art’s Dream,” which was created by Media Molecule to demonstrate the versatility of PlayStation 4 creation tool Dreams, is a two-hour point-and-click adventure, platform puzzler, brawler, side-scrolling shooter, vehicle shooter, and more. All that, plus it’s got four musical numbers. Early adopters of Dreams have been putting Media Molecule’s robust set of creation tools to…
By Mike Fahey Published February 12, 2020 -
UncategorizedFuncom’s April Fool’s 2019 prank turned real game, Conan Chop Chop is no longer coming out on February 25. The cartoony hack-and-slash game has been pushed to the second quarter of 2020 so developer Mighty Kingdom can *reads through press release* um, finish making it.
By Mike Fahey Published February 12, 2020 -
CultureTrack: At the Door | Artist: The Strokes | Album: The New Abnormal
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 12, 2020 -
CultureCosplayOur Favorite Cosplay Of This Winter’s Wonder Festival
Actually, it’s always time to cosplay. But sometimes, it’s good to have an excuse to dress. This past weekend’s Wonder Festival figure expo provided just that. Cosplayers gathered in Chiba, Japan to show off their cosplaying skills:
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 12, 2020 -
CultureThe Internet Reacts To Pokémon Home‘s New Professor Oak
Pokémon Home launched on the Nintendo eShop last night, surprising players with a new character named Grand Oak. He joins the likes of Professor Oak and his cousin Samson Oak from Sun and Moon as the last addition. In Japanese, the character’s name is Dai Ookido (ダイオーキド), which means “great” or “grand” Ookido. In Japanese,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 12, 2020 -
Kotaku EastJapanThis Month Shows Off Excellent New Anime And Video Game Figures
Over the weekend, the Wonder Festival figure expo got underway in Chiba, Japan. There were lots of cool figurines and statues on display. Some were mass-produced, some were prototypes, and some were fan-made. Many of them looked fantastic. Let’s check out some highlights!
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 12, 2020 -
CulturePokémon Home App Includes Bonus, Uh, Gif
The Pokémon Home app that’s now outhas a little surprise tucked away inside its files (at least on Android): this very good gif. If you open up the app’s APK, there’s a folder for gifs, which includes five Pikachu animations related to the program, and one that’s not. The gif was originally made by nippori way…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 12, 2020 -
UncategorizedEvery Marvel vs. Capcom Character, Together At Last
Artist Chris Cayco, who we’ve featured a few times before on Kotaku, grew up playing Marvel vs. Capcom (and Marvel vs. Street Fighter) games. His tribute to this, which took him over 175 hours, was to combine every single character to ever appear in Capcom’s crossover series in the one enormous image You can see…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 11, 2020 -
UncategorizedRed Dead Timelapse Is Just The Cutest Lil’ Thing
The world of Red Dead Redemption 2 is vast and realistic, but with a few camera tricks it can be made to look like a tiny little model railway set. This timelapse, tilt-shifted video was made by Red Dead Online Guides, and like so many other videos about Red Dead is great to watch just…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 11, 2020 -
CultureFire Emblem: Three Houses Is Being Demade To Look More Like Older Games
Know what I loved about Three Houses? Almost everything! Know what I didn’t love? A lot of the game’s 3D visuals, from the monastery to the battle mode, looked like ass—something this ambitious mod project is looking to fix. FE: Three Houses GBA Demake is an attempt to entirely remake the game with retro pixel…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 11, 2020 -
Tips & GuidesHow To Make Short Work Of Mama Tick In The New Dead Cells DLC
Dead Cells is a satisfyingly complex roguelite with fast-paced combat, Metroid-style exploration, and gorgeously rendered medieval environments. It will also kick your ass in a thousand ways. This week, Dead Cells added yet another method of ass-kicking: Mama Tick. Mama Tick is the boss of “Bad Seed,” the new Dead Cells DLC that’s out today…
By Ari Notis Published February 11, 2020 -
CultureIt’s Really Hard To Play Basketball In Spider-Man
If you’re like me, you came across one of the basketball courts in Spider-Man’s New York City, spent some time failing to make a basket, and then moved on to fighting the next group of bank-robbing goons. But one YouTuber made it his mission to learn everything he could about how basketballs work in the…
By Ian Walker Published February 11, 2020 -
CultureI Can’t Believe This Game Boy Advance SP Still Works
Uh, that doesn’t look good. Or at least that’s what I thought when I brought my Game Boy Advance SP down from the attic. You see, my niece had recently fallen in love with Pokémon Sword, and was now as obsessed with Pokémon as I was around her age. I wanted to show her Pokémon…
By Ethan Gach Published February 11, 2020