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OpinionImpressionsIf You Like Celeste But Wish It Had More Swords, Try Scourgebringer
It only took about 15 minutes of zipping around in Scourgebringer for my fingers to start feeling sore. One moment, bell chimes were echoing through a peaceful room. The next, I was tearing through enemies in every direction while some heavy metal kicks up. I’ll strap ice to my knuckles if that’s what it takes…
By Ethan Gach Published February 7, 2020 -
CultureDragon Ball Z Abridged Comes To An Abrupt End
I’ll never forget the period of time during which a bunch of my friends got super into Dragon Ball Z Abridged, a YouTube series that cuts up episodes of Dragon Ball Z and stitches them back together with loads and loads of jokes. It was a different era of YouTube, the internet, and my life;…
By Nathan Grayson Published February 7, 2020 -
UncategorizedThe makers of tactical stealth game Mutant Year Zero are back with a new one called Corruption 2029 It looks a lot like Mutant Year Zero but with futuristic cyber-soldiers swapped in for mutant ducks and pigs. The game will be out February 17 on the Epic Game Store.
By Ethan Gach Published February 7, 2020 -
CultureFans Can Now Vote For The Best Pokémon, Which Is Koffing
As part of its upcoming Pokémon Day celebration, The Pokémon Company has partnered with Google to poll fans on their favorite pocket monsters. With almost 900 of the little buggers from which to choose, it’s going to be hard for any one Pokémon to stand out, but that hasn’t stopped fans from advocating on behalf…
By Ian Walker Published February 7, 2020 -
OpinionImpressionsIf You Like Phoenix Wright And Animal Puns, Don’t Skip Aviary Attorney
Do you like Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney? Do you like animals? Do you enjoy laughing? You seem like the perfect audience for Aviary Attorney, then. Perhaps you remember when this game debuted on Steam a few years back. Maybe, like me, you noticed it but didn’t end up playing it. Well, now it’s on Switch,…
By Chris Kohler Published February 7, 2020 -
UncategorizedBlizzard has addressed concerns surrounding glitches that arose during the world-first race to complete the Mythic difficulty version of WoW’s latest raid, Ny’alotha. Game director Ion Hazzikostas told Kotaku the team plans to “improve our internal testing processes as well as our responsiveness,” given that these races are often streamed live. Check out my updated…
By Nathan Grayson Published February 7, 2020 -
CultureAnthem Still Hasn’t Taken Down Its Christmas Decorations Either
Anthem’s most recent update came out near the end of January. It fixed some bugs and shortened wait times for the game’s recently added time trial races. One thing it didn’t do was bring an end to Anthem’s Icetide celebrations. “Decided to have a dip back into Anthem,” GamesRadar Editor-in-Chief Sam Loveridge posted on Twitter…
By Ethan Gach Published February 7, 2020 -
UncategorizedTekken series director Katsuhiro Harada has finally responded to the popular fan request that Yakuza protagonist Kazuma Kiryu join the cast of Tekken 7 Apparently, the Bandai Namco board members believe Harada himself is a better fit for Yakuza. I’ll take either option, to be honest.
By Ian Walker Published February 7, 2020 -
UncategorizedThe Pokémon Trading Card Game enters the Sword and Shield era today with the release of the first expansion based on the Switch game. The Sword & Shield expansion introduces Pokémon V, special pocket monsters with the ability to evolve into Pokémon VMAX, including Dynamax and Gigantamax Pokémon.
By Mike Fahey Published February 7, 2020 -
CultureWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?
The weekend is for being so behind on my half-marathon training because I hurt myself, but knowing that trying to catch up will only make me hurt myself again. So I’m looking forward to the push-pull of “I should run some more” and “I should not run some more.” Sports! The weekend is also for…
By Riley MacLeod Published February 7, 2020 -
CultureWhat We Loved And Hated About Mythic Quest, A TV Show About A Fictional Game Studio
My coworker Ethan Gach and I watched press screeners of the first season of Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet, a sitcom that premieres on Apple’s new streaming service on February 7. Mythic Quest is a workplace comedy about a video game studio. We’re pretty mixed: Parts of the show are hilarious, others are touching, and some…
By Maddy Myers Published February 7, 2020 -
Uncategorized40 years ago today: Olympic athlete Valerij Yakushin, luge competitor for the Soviet Union, crouches down to look into the eyepiece of Midway’s Submarine arcade cabinet in the game room at the Olympic Village in Lake Placid, New York on February 7, 1980.
By Chris Kohler Published February 7, 2020 -
ReviewsToysVideo Game Characters As Horrific Rubber Ducks
There is a line of toys called Tubbzthat consists of rubber ducks cosplaying as video game and pop culture characters. Today Numskull Designs announced wave two of the line, featuring characters from Street Fighter, Sonic the Hedgehog, Doom, Resident Evil, and The Last of Us. I find them quite disconcerting. I like a good PVC…
By Mike Fahey Published February 7, 2020 -
ReviewsToysUnassuming Cube Transforms Into Awesome Lego Robot
Making a box out of Lego bricks is easy. Making a smooth cube using flat Lego pieces slightly more challenging. Creating a smooth cube with cool decorations that transforms into a small robot with a ton of personality, as Lego engineer Moko has? That’s master builder stuff. Moko’s Cube-Robo, via The Brothers Brick, is a…
By Mike Fahey Published February 7, 2020 -
CultureTrack: Folsom Prison Blues | Artist: Johnny Cash | Album: The Best Of The Johnny Cash TV Show
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 7, 2020 -
Kotaku EastJapanPreviously, Kotaku reported that after March 31, Nintendo would no longer be servicing first-gen Wiis in Japan. Nintendo has changed the cutoff date for RVL-001 Wii repairs in Japan to February 6. The company projects it will quickly run out of necessary parts.
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 7, 2020 -
Kotaku EastJapanMasahiro Sakurai Says There Are Too Many Fire Emblem Characters In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Even before last month’s DLC was added to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, the game already had too many Fire Emblem characters! Developer Masahiro Sakurai is well aware of this fact. In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, the playable Fire Emblem characters include Marth, Roy, Lucina, Ike, Robin, Corrin, Chrom and Byleth. In the most recent Weekly…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 7, 2020 -
CultureCoronavirus Won’t Impact Switch Sales In North America And Europe
Yesterday, Nintendo announced that Switch production and shipment to Japan from China will be impacted by coronavirus. Nintendo has issued a statement to Kotaku saying Switch sales and shipments for North America and Europe won’t be delayed. As Kotaku also previously reported, pre-orders for the Animal Crossing Switch were moved from February 8 to TBA…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 7, 2020
