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There’s a Mega Man Zero / ZX Legacy Collection (yes, that’s the official name) and it’s coming to PS4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC on January 21, 2020. It’ll include Mega Man Zero 1 through 4 as well as both Mega Man ZX games which are more Metroidvania-inspired.

By Ethan Gach Published August 27, 2019

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EVE Online Hosted A Fan Festival At One Player’s House

Player meetups for EVE Online are as much a part of the game’s culture as its spaceships. These gatherings run the gamut of size and spectacle, from small groups drinking with friends at their local bar to the massive annual Fanfest gathering in Reykjavik, Iceland organized by the game’s publisher, CCP. This year saw something…

By Lee Yancy Published August 27, 2019

OpinionImpressions

Hands-On With The Nintendo Switch Lite: Sturdy, Stylish, Comfortable

The Nintendo Switch’s gimmick is the ability to “switch” between playing on your television and handheld mode. The Nintendo Switch Lite is a cheaper but no less impressive console focused exclusively on portable fun. I enjoyed a hands-on demo in New York and walked away much more impressed than I expected to be. Viewed from…

By Heather Alexandra Published August 27, 2019

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The developers of Cuphead have made the game’s excellent soundtrack available for purchase as sheet music. It’s very cool to see they’ve made separate arrangements for high school jazz band, high school concert band, professionals, and barbershop quartets

By Joshua Rivera Published August 27, 2019

OpinionImpressions

World Of Warcraft Classic’s Rocky Launch Is Kind Of Nostalgic, Sure

Overcrowded starting areas, login queues in the tens of thousands, rampant lag, server disconnects—oh yeah, I am feeling that old school MMO vibe in World of Warcraft Classic In the video below (mind the hot mic, it’s been a while) I take my first steps 15 years back in time. My gnome rogue, Gerbil, entered…

By Mike Fahey Published August 27, 2019

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Fortnite’s 10.20 patch includes a Borderlands crossover that resembles the game’s planet Pandora. It also adds a new item, the Shield Bubble, that defends against projectiles and explosives. Sounds a lot like Apex Legends’ Gibraltar’s dome, doesn’t it..

By Riley MacLeod Published August 27, 2019

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Mario Kart Tour, Nintendo’s next mobile game, is getting its full release on September 25

By Luke Plunkett Published August 27, 2019

Culture

A Collection Of Beautiful, Hand-Drawn Maps For Video Games And RPGs

We’ve got a very cool feature for tonight’s Fine Art: the work of Francesca Baerald, an Italian artist who has drawn gorgeous fantasy maps for companies like Square Enix, Fantasy Flight, Games Workshop and Dark Horse. You can see more of Francesca’s stuff at herpersonal site and ArtStation page

By Luke Plunkett Published August 26, 2019

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Six Counter-Strike Players Arrested Over Match-Fixing Allegations

Victoria Police announced on Friday afternoon that six Australians have been arrested in connection with an investigation into rigging Counter-Strike: Global Offensive matches, the first major case of its kind in Australia. An investigation began in March this year after a betting agency tipped off police about suspicious activity around a CS:GO tournament. “It’s alleged…

Alex Walker Published August 26, 2019

CultureCosplayGallery

Our Favorite Cosplay From Anime Expo 2019, North America’s Biggest Anime Con

Anime Expo, held every year in Los Angeles (at the same venue E3 is at), is the biggest anime show in North America, having run for 27 years and attracting over 110,000 people through the gates in 2019. That means there was a lot of fantastic cosplay on show, much of it captured by Mineralblu…

By Luke Plunkett Published August 26, 2019

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Super Mario 64 Is Being Remade Inside Super Mario Odyssey

If you ever wondered what it’d be like to play through Super Mario 64, only with Cappy doing his thing, here’s your chance to (hopefully) find out. Super Mario 64 Odyssey is a new project being worked on by a team of Mario modders that’s trying to rebuild every level from the 1996 classic inside…

By Luke Plunkett Published August 26, 2019

CultureTwitch

Over A Million People Are Watching World of Warcraft Classic On Twitch

After two years of anticipation, WoW Classic is finally live. Top streamers from every corner of Twitch are streaming it right now, resulting in an audience of over one million concurrent viewers—and some seriously congested starter areas. As of this writing, the slavering horde of Horde (and Alliance) fans topped out at 1.1 million people.…

By Nathan Grayson Published August 26, 2019

Culture

Before Destiny 2: Shadowkeep, Here’s What You Need To Know About Eris Morn

When Destiny launched in 2014, it wasn’t really a place you went for rich, interesting characters. Sure, they were around, but it would take some time before they’d be fleshed out. Commander Zavala, Ikora Rey, and of course, Cayde-6 are all much more memorable now than they were five years ago. That’s not just because…

By Joshua Rivera Published August 26, 2019

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Emulator Can Now Use Machine Learning To Translate Games (Poorly)

The developers behind RetroArch, the popular one-stop shop for retro gaming emulation, announced a new feature over the weekend: translating Japanese text to English on the fly. The results aren’t great, but they’re better than nothing and likely to improve over time. RetroArch’s new “AI Service button” uses a Google API to scan whatever is…

Ethan Gach & Chris Kohler Published August 26, 2019

Culture

Ion Fury Developer Backtracks, Says It Won’t Remove Gay Joke Because Of ‘Censorship’

Upon its release, Ion Fury seemed like a bullet-proof success. The Duke Nukem and Shadow Warrior-inspired retro shooter launched earlier this month to rave reviews, with many praising its bloody, chunky blend of old and new. But, shortly after, players discovered homophobic content in the game, and some began to circulate screenshots of transphobic and…

By Nathan Grayson Published August 26, 2019

CultureYouTube

Five Awesome Sims YouTubers To Watch

Playing The Sims can be a huge time sink—if you’re at all particular about building houses or the way your Sims look, you can spend at least an hour setting things up before you actually let the simulation begin. And that’s before you even get to things like Legacy Challenges, which are supposed to run…

By Gita Jackson Published August 26, 2019

Culture

Dungeons & Deceptions: The First D&D Players Push Back On The Legend Of Gary Gygax

Everybody calls Rob Kuntz last, he says. Those who want to know about the history of Dungeons & Dragons start with co-creator Gary Gygax’s kids, one of Gygax’s biographers, or D&D publisher Wizards of the Coast. As they’re wrapping things up, they might get around to dialing up Kuntz, a 63-year-old game designer. And once…

By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published August 26, 2019

CultureKotaku Game Diary

My Co-op Gaming Night Turned To A Couple Sad Hours Of Downloading Updates

Recently, a close friend of mine returned after having been out of town for a little while—like way out of town, where time zones made real-time communication out of the question, even though we live in The Future. To celebrate his return to my time zone, we decided to play some games together online and…

By Joshua Rivera Published August 26, 2019

ReviewsMultiplatform

Control: The Kotaku Review

Control is the latest game from the makers of Max Payne, Alan Wake, and Quantum Break. It’s a twisted, haunting odyssey through an old post-WWII office building under siege by parasitic beings from another dimension. Control has all the standard elements of a regular third-person shooter, but its exhaustive world building and all-consuming eeriness make…

By Ethan Gach Published August 26, 2019

Culture

Track: Daily Battles | Artist: Thom Yorke & Flea | Album: Motherless Brooklyn OST

By Brian Ashcraft Published August 26, 2019