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CultureNazi Moron Arrested Over Multiple Swatting Calls
Last week the FBI arrested 19-year-old John William Kirby Kelley, who it’s alleged was part of a group responsible for a range of dangerous swatting incidents. Kelley was also, and I type this with my most surprised face, part of a number of openly racist Steam groups. A release from the ADL, who assisted the FBI…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 15, 2020 -
OpinionImpressionsThe Darwin Project Brings Goofy Charm To The Battle Royale Genre
Snowy battle royale game The Darwin Project left a two-year early access period on PC and Xbox One for its full release yesterday, also releasing on PlayStation 4 for the first time. The full release includes some notable changes to players’ abilities. After a few hours with the final release on PC, I’m not sold…
By Riley MacLeod Published January 15, 2020 -
AnimeChairman Rose Steals The Show In New Pokémon Web Series
In the first episode of Pokémon: Twilight Wings, a new seven-part animated YouTube series set in the Galar region of Pokémon Sword and Shield, a hospitalized young boy looks to the suave and stylish Chairman Rose to help make his pocket monster dreams come true. Rose does not disappoint. The episode, titled “The Letter,” is…
By Mike Fahey Published January 15, 2020 -
UncategorizedWe Keep Having The Same Video Game Arguments And It’s Driving Me Bonkers
In a 2016 interview, Escape From Tarkov designer Pavel Dyatlov said women weren’t in the game because they ”can’t handle that amount of stress.” After renewed scrutiny of the comments last week, studio Battlestate Games took to Twitter to distance themselves from Dyatlov’s statements. They noted that “game lore” and the extra production needed to…
By Heather Alexandra Published January 15, 2020 -
CultureThis Interactive Timeline For Netflix’s Witcher Is Super Helpful
The Witcher TV show is atotally enjoyable fantasy romp that is nonetheless difficult to parse due to its multiple timelines. Fortunately, there’s now an interactive timeline of the show’s major events and characters’ births that breaks down the show’s world building into a series of easily digestible blips. Going into Netflix’s adaptation, which draws from…
By Ethan Gach Published January 15, 2020 -
OpinionImpressionsWorld Of Warcraft‘s New Update Unleashes Eldritch Horrors On Azeroth
Twisted creatures from nightmare realms invade Azeroth in this week’s Visions of N’Zoth update for World of Warcraft. Am I talking about the minions of titular Old God N’Zoth, who seeks to engulf the world in his dreadful embrace, or the thousands of fox-eared Vulpera now trampling the planet in the name of the Horde?…
By Mike Fahey Published January 15, 2020 -
ReviewsToysLook At This Little Corgi Burger
Look at this plush corgi cheeseburger. As both Kotaku’s resident toy and snack aficionado, I’ve been mesmerized by this glorious thing for days. Do I tag it “Toys”? “Snacktaku”? Both? Probably both. It’s a seven-inch plush double cheeseburger with a corgi face for the top bun, which is completely silly and I love it. It’s…
By Mike Fahey Published January 15, 2020 -
CultureMobius Final Fantasy Ends Service On June 30
Mobius Final Fantasy, one of the prettiest and most unique mobile FF spin-offs, will soon be no more. Today Square Enix announced the game will be going down for good at the end of March in Japan, with the global version continuing until June 30. Mobius Final Fantasy is a free-to-play turn-based role-playing game for…
By Mike Fahey Published January 15, 2020 - Uncategorized
Fortnite’s 11.40 patch adds the ability to “sidegrade” at least one weapon: the example given is the assault rifle, which can be turned into the heavy assault rifle. The patch also reduces the materials needed to upgrade weapons at benches and fixes some bugs.
By Riley MacLeod Published January 15, 2020 -
CultureTrack: True Love | Artist: Elliott Smith | Album: Heaven Adores You
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 15, 2020 -
Kotaku EastJapanWhat Happens When Guile Lets His Hair Down
For years, we’ve seen Guile’s hair when it’s up. The iconic character has even been used to sell hair gel in Japan. But what happens when he lets it down? Twitter user Ishiyuki has provided this helpful guess as to how his hair works. It shows the different lengths of Guile’s hair to achieve this…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 15, 2020 -
Kotaku EastJapanJapan Has A New Evangelion-Themed Train
This isn’t the first Neon Genesis Evangelion train. It probably won’t be the last, either. Back in 2015, there was an Evangelion bullet train that ran between Osaka and Fukuoka. There was also this Asuka-themed Fuji Railway train. Starting this month, an Evangelion-wrapped train is running from Chubu Centrair International Airport in Aichi Prefecture to…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 15, 2020 -
CultureDestiny 2 Players Are Hard At Work Puzzling Over Mysterious Symbols
A new quest has been stealthily added to Destiny 2 today that has players trying to navigate a time maze using symbols gathered from around the solar system. Osiris, who’s become somewhat infamous for not telling you about his quests, got a new one as part of today’s weekly reset called Exploring The Corridors of…
By Ethan Gach Published January 14, 2020 -
OpinionNetflix’s New Reality Show About Catfishing Is, Itself, A Catfish
A Netflix reality TV show lets contestants “catfish” each other in competition for a $100,000 prize. But just like its catfishing contestants, what The Circle says it is, and what it is really about, are quite different things. The Circle, which debuted earlier this month, claims to be a show in which “anyone can be…
By Nathan Grayson Published January 14, 2020 -
UncategorizedApex Legends Gets A Slew Of Temporary Modes, Starting Today
Apex Legends’ “Grand Soiree” event kicked off today. For the next two weeks, the game will feature a series of special modes, along with unique challenges and rewards. I tried out the first of the new modes today to see how they freshen things up. Each mode lasts two days. The first mode, available today…
By Riley MacLeod Published January 14, 2020 -
CultureThe Pokémon Cakes Episode Of Food Network Challenge Is A Glorious Mess
In last night’s episode of competitive cooking show Food Network Challenge, four professional bakers attempted to create cakes resembling popular pocket monsters. Some were much more successful than others. In the first round of the new episode, which is available online at the Food Network website, bakers were given two hours to create an edible…
By Mike Fahey Published January 14, 2020 -
UncategorizedSnipperclips developer Tom Vian joins me (Tim Rogers) and Getting Over It’s Bennett Foddy in the Kotaku Goblin Bunker to stream Snipperclips, a game that I love an extreme amount. If you’re as excited as I am, prove it with lots of capital letters in the chat
By Tim Rogers Published January 14, 2020 -
CultureTekken-Style Health Bars Make Watching Taekwondo So Much Better
Martial arts competitions can be a little confusing to the untrained eye. The scoring systems simply favor landed hits, no matter how slight or imperceptible. During a recent exhibition, the Korea Taekwondo Association demonstrated a brand new piece of technology designed to make the sport more spectator-friendly, essentially turning competition into a real-world fighting game.…
By Ian Walker Published January 14, 2020